Gilchrist Co Sunlight Sale Marks Fifth Anniversary Week
The Gilchrist Company kicks off its fifth anniversary sunlight sale with crowds flocking to the store. Goods are sold at cost across departments including draperies, dresses, lingerie, millinery, and men’s shirts, with running costs borne by the firm. Special week discounts feature heatherbloom taffeta petticoats, shirtwaists, corset covers, percale house dresses, and a range of suitings and accessories.
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Gilchrist Company
Casey
Batiste
Queen’s
Chambray
Cheviot
Madras
Economy Club Dines at Vendome in Cambridge
The Economy Club of Cambridge gathered at the Vendome for an evening event. Attendees included A. H. Chamberlain, John R. Giles, W. H. Lerned Jr., Max Benshimol, George Giles, Cambridge Common Council president, Judge and Mrs. Stone, ex Senator Dallinger, Senator Macleod, Dr. Fred Jouett, Albert Towne, Lloyd A. Irost, and others. Judge Almy spoke on juvenile crime after dinner.
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Economy Club of
Cambridge
Vendome
A. H. Chamberlain
John R. Giles
W. H. Lerned, Jr
Max Benshimol
George Giles
Cambridge Common Council
Stone
Robert Wolcott
Dallinger
Macleod
George Tarbell
Fred Jouett
Albert Towne
Lloyd A. Irost
Judge Almy
Judge Wolcott
Stoughton Bell
Albert Chandler
W. H W. Lerned, Jr
Almy
Tug Joseph W Ross runs aground near Lovell's Island
The Ross tug Joseph W Ross struck a ledge off Lovell's Island in Broad Sound yesterday morning and nearly sank. Captain Winniberg beached the vessel as it filled with water. crew evacuated to a tender and were later picked up by P O Riordan. Betts Bros. towed the ship to East Boston for repairs. damage described as not serious.
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Ross Company
Joseph W. Ross
Broad Sound
Lovell’s Island
Winniberg
P. O’riordan
Betts Bros. Wrecking Concern
Boston
Fights 22 Years and Still in the Ring
E Moody Boynton continues his long battle for a bicycle electric railway. He says railroads have spent a million dollars opposing it and will seek another round before the street railroads committee. Boynton asks the Legislature to revive the Boston Quincy and Fall River bicycle railway charter for immediate local work.
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E. Moody Boynton
Boynton
State House
Committee On
Boston, Quincy & Fall River Bicycle Railway
Mr. Boy
Notable Boston Escape of Fugitive Puter From U S Marshal
Boston police recounted the dramatic arrest and escape of Stephen A. B. Puter a San Francisco fugitive wanted for land frauds who held a U S Marshal at gunpoint and fled through a crowd into Falmouth Street. Marshal Burns pursued and Puter vanished but was later connected to a Portland Oregon arrest in 1905 and a confession implicated state figures.
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Boston
Stephen A. B. Puter
West
United States
Puter
San Francisco
W. J. Burns
Washington
Burns
East
Back Bay
Peter
Falmouth Street
Portland
Ore
Mitchell
Minard
Emma B. Williams
Sawyer St., Boston
Central Labor Union Demands Higher Wages From Governor Guild
Dennis D. Driscoll president of the Central Labor Union leads a five member committee to urge Governor Guild to raise pay for state workers whose wages lag behind those paid in private employment on similar state projects.
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Dennis D. Driscoll
The
Central Labor Union
Governor Guild
Little Boy Endures Severe Eczema Two Years
A young boy suffered two years of eczema causing constant pain itching and inability to sit or lie still. Despite medical care his condition worsened with skin becoming raw from incessant scratching and discomfort.
Cure for Eczema: Cuticura Remedies Publicized
A mother's testimonial from Philadelphia in 1905 praises Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for curing her six year old son's severe eczema. After two years of spreading rash and failed medical care, two boxes of each product cured the condition with no relapse to date.
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A. J. Cochran, Jr
Columbia Avenue
Philadelphia
Drurgonsa
Otter & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Derisa Free
Will May Solve Parentage Riddle In Tebbetts Will
In a Roxbury case the will of Lynn millionaire Mrs. Georgiana B Tebbetts may settle a long running parentage mystery. Mrs. Jeremiah G Foley of 107 Blue Hill Ave Roxbury stands to receive a large portion of the estate amid questions of a possible undisclosed daughter.
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Georgiana B. Tebbetts
Lynn
Jeremiah G. Foley
Blue Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Theodore
Tebbetts
Woman Holds Man as Thief in Boston Street Pursuit
Effie M. Peabody chased Joseph F. Wineston through the West End after accusing him of stealing 640 dollars worth of jewelry from her Roxbury apartments in October 1905. A citywide alert led to Wineston's capture near Clark Street by Officer Gordon after a sprint through Hanover Street.
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Joseph F. Wineston
Webster Street
Boston
Court Street
West End
Effie M. Peabody
Holburn Street
Roxbury
Bowdoin Square
Wineston
Merritt
Station 3
Hanover Street
Gordon
Clark Street
Pyramid Pile Cure Claim Free Sample Trial
A mail order advertisement asserts Pyramid Pile Cure cures piles and offers a free sample to prove results. It cites long suffering patients, including Isaac Smith of Wharton New York, and promises relief leading buyers to purchase boxes at 50 cents each.
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Isaac Smith
Wharton
New York
Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
Revere Faces 190000 Dollar Tax Shortfall
At an adjourned town meeting in Revere the assessors issued warrants to collect unpaid taxes totaling 190000 dollars. The committee on building a high school urged postponement indefinitely, a recommendation the town accepted.
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Revere
Monterey Vote Rejects License Question by Fifteen Votes
At a Monterey town meeting on March 26 the town voted down the license question by 15 votes, the tally reported as 20 to 35.
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Monterey
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Venware O Waltasao
N. K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
Gilchrist CO
Sunlight Sale
Hotel Vendome
Cluett, Peabody & CO
Monarch
U.S. Marshal
Fenway
Swift
Bill
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Mrs. Peabody of
Man
Committee On Probate and Chancery
Gauss
C. E. Gauss
Main Street
Marshall
Mich
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