Grip epidemic spreads across cities and reports loom
A sweeping grip and pneumonia outbreak hits San Francisco Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh and New York with high death tolls and thousands ill. Boston faces risk as physicians urge early prevention, anti cold measures, and use of Hilton Koch specific remedies shipped from Boston.
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Boston
San Francisco
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Alleghany
New York
Hudson
Lroy
Dargin
Health Board
Hilton
Dr. Koch
Lowell
Post
Microbe Trapping Report From La Grippe Observation
In Carcaco on March 29 Dr. William D. Gentry of Chicago trapped la grippe microbes using a prepared slide outdoors and found identical forms in patient mucus. He notes the microbes are round with seven surrounding lines and fine hairs radiating outward. He anticipates a large batch of Hilton’s No 3 cure arriving next week.
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Carcaco
Hilton
Chicago
William D. Gentry
Gentry
la Grippe
Churchmen Down Grip Strain Hits Pittsburg Area
Reports show a 50 percent surge in grip cases among doctors with over 100 patients per physician. Bishop Phelan and Father Nolan are ailing, along with several church and university officials. Local mills and shops including Pittsburg Locomotive Works and Jones & Laughlin’s iron mill halt work as dozens of families battle the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittspurg
W. A. Nolan
Butler Church
Pittsburg
Richard Phelan
W. J. Holland
The
Western University
Nelson P. Reed
Jones & Laughlin
Continental
Jauway
Republic Iron Works
Elba Iron Works
A. M. Byers & Co
The Lowell Doctor Warns About The Grippe Threat
Dr George W Hilton reports on the grip or influenza noting it begins as a cold and urging early specific treatment. He describes coryza and bronchial catarrh with symptoms of lassitude chills headaches and nasal obstruction and explains heating effects on the body from wet clothing and cold drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
George W. Hilton
Atever
Early Signs of Illness in Historical Texts
A fragment notes two phrases about illness: the current of air cooling the surface of the body and a cold starting, followed by a mention that grippe begins with a cold. The terse lines reflect old medical observations on cold exposure and influenza onset.
Sneezed to Death Case Highlights Grip Dangers
Lima Ohio March 28 A young lady sick with the grip sneezed herself to death after a day of illness. Dr Hilton notes colds can lead to grip with shivering and sneezing. The No 8 remedy by Hilton is sold by Weeks & Potter and others. druggists ready to meet emergencies as grip spreads in Boston.
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Lima
Hilton
Weeks & Potter
Goodwin & Co
Carter, Carter & Kilham
Cutler Bros
West & Jenny
Smith, Benedict & Siegemund
Oston
Easter Songs and Sermons at Cambridge Churches
Easter services across Cambridge churches drew large crowds with varied musical programs and flower displays. Highlights included Shepard Memorial Church with Rev. Alexander McKenzie, Old Cambridge Baptist Church sermon by Rev. J. W. Garton, St Marys Church of the Annunciation with Mozart Masses, Sacred Heart with Carter’s orchestra, and St Peters Catholic Church choruses and soloists.
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Cambridge
Shepard Memorial Church
Alexander McKenzie
Anna Sawyer
W. C. Bailey
Hill
Isaac Chase
Old Cambride Baptist Church
J. W Garton
St. Mary’s Church of the Annunciation
Church of the Sacred Heart
John O’brien
Carter
Mary L Quinn
Mary E. Quinn
Nicholas Gallagher
Albert Wait
Joseph Baldwin
Banks M. Davison
P. G. McDermott
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Old Cambridge
Annie Toye
Annie Coleman
Arthur la Point
J. T. Dooley
Harvard Street M. E. Church
Rogers
H. H. Turner
Henry Hackett
M. W. Rogers
L W. Sneath
Charles Olmstead
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Annie Shirreif
Wood Memorial Church
W. A. Barker
Dakin
Universalist
A. E. White
Annie M. Shirreff
M. Gertrude Hillman
George W. Barnes
George H. Munroe
William G. Hambleton
Clarence Lovelace
Broadway Baptist Church
Prospect Street
D. N. Beach
North Avenue Universalist Church
C. W. Biddle
Clara A. Hunt
J. M. Spencer
W. A. Dyer
B. O. Danforth
H. M. Chase
Christ Church
West
Stainer
Lord
Garrett
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
St. James Episcopal Church
Dr. Strong
Dr. Magee
The Artists' Festival Seventh Annual Costume Party
The seventh annual artists festival by the Art Student's Association will be held at the Harcourt Building Irvington street on Monday evening April 20 at 8 o'clock. It will be an informal reception and dancing with a strict costume rule for all attendees. A subsequent informal reception, hosted by Mrs Kitman, is set for March 31 at her studio 184 Boylston street starting 7:30 p.m.
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Vivant
Art Student's Association
Harcourt Building
Irvington Street
Kitman
Boylston Street
Grippe fears loom as 1843 Tyler epidemic recalled
The article warns the grippe or influenza is resurging in Chicago Pittsburg and New York with high death rates from the century old disease. It notes its summer reach and references a Tyler era episode while urging prevention through warmth and tonics and even endorsing whiskey as a remedy prior to breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pittsburg
New York City
United States
John Tyler
Boston
G. O. Taylor
Harvard Athletic Exhbition. five jumpers shine on Ladies Day
Harvard Athletic Association hosts a crowded Saturday meeting with five entrants in the running high jump. G. R. Fearing Jr and A. Nickerson, H. A. A. and N. Y. A. C. athletes clear 5 ft 8 1/2 in. Morse and Haywood miss the next height, while Nickerson raises his own mark. Green and Fearing fail 6 ft 0 1/2 in, Nickerson soars, and Haywood receives handicaps. The event, plus fencing and track contests, entertains a large crowd and honors intercollegiate winners.
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G. R. Fearing
Harvard
J. E. Morse
G. R. Fearing, Jr
A. Nickerson
A. H. Green
H. A
Fearing
Green
Nickerson
Morse
Haywood
C. N. Barney
E. B. Bloss
R. Stone
E. W. Moore
E. C. Moon
New England Baseball Association Divides Gate Receipts
An adjourned meeting at Tremont House set gate receipts at 40 percent to visiting clubs with a $50 guarantee and 60 percent to home clubs, holidays evenly split. The Reach ball was adopted. Umpires T G Hawkes Danvers M J Mahoney Lowell J F Quigley Lawrence W Brown Deering. monthly $100 plus mileage. Managers exceeding $1500 monthly salary face disqualification.
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New England Baseball Association
Tremont House
T. G. Hawkes
Danvers
M. J. Mahoney
Lowell
J. F. Quigley
Lawrence
William Brown
Deering
Association
Inter-Club Bowling Standings Tie for First in Amateur Tourney
The Newtons and the Boston Athletics share first place in the amateur inter club bowling league after a Wednesday night tie at the Casino alleys. Had BAA won, they would have led by two games with three remaining. Standings show Athletics at Williams and a toss up between the leaders. The winter Athletic Association meet followed at Williams College gym with tug of war claimed by Williams and events including jumping, pole vault, dashes, boxing, and novelty races.
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Newtons
Boston Athletics
Williams
the Athletic Association
Williams College
Renssellaer Polytechnic
Troy
Edgerton
Wentworth
Towne
Les
Richmond
Hall
Person
Edson
Hutchins
Dog Show Opens at Mechanics Hall on Beach Day
The New England Kennel Club presents a large beach show at Mechanics Hall starting tomorrow at 10 am. Professor Harry Parker’s troupe will perform at 4 pm and 9 pm daily, with judges including E H Moore Melrose and J W Newman among others, featuring champions from across the country and diverse breeds.
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New England Kennel Club
Mechanics’ Hall
Harry Parker
Ormastitts
E. H. Moore
Melrose
St. Bernards
Dies
Lacy
New York
John Davidson
Monroe
Mich
Cooes
James Watson
Philadelphia
Penn
RK. F. Mayhew
John E. Thayer
Boston
Diffenderfer
Baltimore
J. W. Newman
Messrs. Watson and Lacy
Mechanics Building
Charles Heath
Newark
N.1
Graphic
B. F. Lewis
Edgmark
Mr. Thayer
Lancaster
John A Logan, Jr
Youngstown
R. F. Mahen
W. 3. Dufender
Eon Thayer
Bulldogs
Moore
America
The April Cosmopolitan Highlights Meissonier and War Life
The April Cosmopolitan features George Edgar Montgomery on Meissonier praising the painter’s singular talent. Frederic Villiers continues The Story of a War Correspondent's Life. Elizabeth Bisland writes on dancing through ages and papers on General Sherman and The Farmers' Alliance by Halstead and Peffer. The issue includes strong portraiture and numerous pleasing cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Edgar Montgomery
Frederic Villiers
Elizabeth Bisland
General Sherman
Farmers’ Alliance
Murat Halstead
Peffer
Grebagédoff
Sherman
The Gates on Grandfather's Farm in St Nicholas April
Mrs. Mary Hallock Foote writes The Gates on Grandfather's Farm for the April issue and illustrates the piece in her agreeable style. The issue also features Edward Livingston Welles’s autograph letter by Thackeray to a boy during his first U.S. visit. Other contributors include Tudor Jenks Noah Brooks and J T Trowbridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hallock Foote
Edward Livingston Welles
Thackeray
Welles
Miss Wilkins
Mary Elien
A Day in Early Spring Wildlife Walk
A Cambridge observer recounts a March 25 spring outing from Mount Auburn through Belmont to Concord, noting birds such as Long Sparrows and Bluebirds, animals including a muskrat and otter prints, and sightings of Painted Turtles, Speckled Toriwises, a Barred Owl, a Woodchuck, and a Garter Snake. The trip ends with eighteen bird species, three mammals, two turtles, one snake, and several insects observed near Cambridge.
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the Post
Myolf
Mount Auburn
Belmont
Waverly Oaks
Concord
Rock Meadow
Beaver Brook
Arlington Heights
Payson Park Lodge
Beaver Brook Cascades
Bock Meadow
Concord Turnpike
Cambridge
Chrysemys Picta
Annemys Guitatus
Pivne
Ios
Hylas
Crocker offers large yardage of dress goods and remnants
A B Crocker and Co lists 50 000 yards dress goods seconds 60 000 yards wainscot seconds 60 000 yards ginghams seconds 50 000 yards quilts remnants 50 000 yards silks remnants 50 000 yards cambrics remnants showing extensive textile stock for immediate purchase or wholesale.
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Wainsock
Qutins
Silesias
Cambrics
Police Commisioners Remove Boston Patrolman for Conduct Unbecoming
The Boston Police Commissioners found Patrolman Frederick L. Benjamin of Division 16 guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer for arresting a citizen without cause on March 12, 1891. He is discharged by general order No. 24, effective immediately. Also notes a dog show opening at Mechanics Hall with numerous notable entrants and judges. A new East Boston chapter reports a New Orleans bishop preaching at Orient Heights M E Church. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as healthful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin
Boston
Kingdon
Transcript
Frederick L. Benjamin
Kosa
Episcopal Primaries Outline Bishop Hopeful Vote
Parish meetings in Massachusetts elect delegates to the annual convention to choose a successor for the late Bishop Paddock. Delegates from 120 parishes and 186 clergy will vote separately, with bishops and standing committees approving the bishop. Names mentioned include Dr. Brooks, Dr. Phillips, Dr. Huntington, Bishop Talbot, and others. Also notes a library books purchase committee approving numerous theological works for General Theological Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Paddock
United States
Trinity
Emmanuel
Boston
St. John the Evangelist
Brooks
Phillirooks
Broad Church
Alam R. Huntington
Grace Church
New York
Talbot
Wyoming
Funeral for Charles F Chickering Draws Piano Tradesmen
The services at Trinity Church honored Charles F Chickering with piano trade leaders present. Floral tributes included a six foot lyre from manufacturers and a miniature grand piano from workers, while casket wreaths and additional tributes arrived from New York. Rev Dr Phillips Brooks led the service with the Handel and Hagan Society assisting. Pallbearers included C J Morrill B J Lang Parker Brown John Dwight Alphensay and Charles lye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Chickering
Trinity Church
California
New York
Phillips Brooks
Handel and Hagan Society
Parker
Messrs
C. J. Morrill
J. Lang
Parker Brown
John Dwight
Alphensay
Charles Lye
Court docket and probate notices from the Supreme and Probate Courts
The Supreme Judicial Court for Commonwealth schedules criminal docket on Monday April 30 while probate court in Suffolk lists numerous matters including licenses to sell personal estate, probate of wills, administrator and guardian accounts, partition and trustee actions. Many named individuals and estates appear with entries such as Mary Brenan, John Crossman, Elizabeth Punt, William Foster, Michael Gleason, John Gorman, Granville Hobb, Mary Mailey, Susan Morrison, Annie Nelson, Elizabeth Otis, J Brooks Parker, Mary Rogers, and George Oxnam among others.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Suffolk
Alexander F. Adie
Lyula Bates
Carl J. Benson
John Blackburn
Mary Brenan
Saie
Shiza O
Rimimer
Mary C. Bryans
John Ous Franz Cristian
George P. Christopher
Samme
Henry J. Clinton
Harriet F. Cotting
John C. Crossman
John C. Dupee
Same
Mary A Fellertown
Elizabeth I
John B. Flint
Edward Ford
William Foster
Josephine M. Gale
Suport
Roxberry Bk. Gray
Gleason
Aron
Hayward
Philip Higgins
Eason L. Sdolins
Granville J. Hobb
Augustus
Lemon
Lincoln
John J. Looney
Elizabeth
Lynch Z. Thomas
Ynch
Mary Mailey
Mary McCue
Susan F. Morrison
Annie J. Nelson
Thomas Norris
Lizabeth O O’ Donovan
Daniel C. Orcutt
George D. Oxnam
Elizabeth Otis
J. Brooks Parker
Mary E. Rogers
Joseph Scholfield
Robert G. Shaw
Catherine M. Spurr
Jonah Stedman
Lucy Stedman
Isaiah P. Thompson
John E. Tilton
George B. Upton
A. D. Richardson
William 4H
Harry, Obal
Carrie B. Phillips
Edward
Philips
Edwin Thompson
Julia Marsh
Trusee
Luther Parks
Charles Marsh
Saturday Club Dinners and City Solicitor Club Formation
The legal advisers of sixteen Commonwealth cities excluding Boston formed the City Solicitor's Club at Parker House on Saturday. The Beacon Club hosted General John M. Corse who recounted holding the fort at Allatoona. Hobnobbed by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Frank W. Bird and others led club sittings. Investors were urged to consider municipal bonds offered by Hayes & Sons at 103 State Street for April investments.
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REW
General Theological Library
Mt. Vernon Street
Alvah Hovey
John G. Paton
Stone
Cuvier
Professor Hill
Dale Tyerman
James
de Pressene
Godet
Ely
Hivert
W.L. Mackay
Amanda
McCosh
Boston
Parker House
Beacon Club
John M. Corse
Vendome
General Corse
Allatoona
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Parkers
Frank W. Bird
Bird Club
Quiz
Middlesex Club
Boston Club
No England Club
Messrs. W. J. Hayes & Sons
State Street
Soden Pastiles For Smokers Mucus Relief Card
Advertises Soden Pastiles to clear mucus from throat and stomach, claiming morning mucus buildup after smoking. Says two pastiles before breakfast cleanse accumulations, protecting digestion temporarily. Price 50 cents.
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Gotham
Pittburg
Lowell Doctor
U. S. Gov't Report
Harvard Athletic
New England
Josephine Carson Locke
Prang
Josephine C. Locke
Steinwert Hall
Miss Locke
Ruskin
Freebel
Froebel
Froebe
Locke
Old Colony
Fall River
Mansfield
Bowesville
Nantasket Beach
Brockton
Montello
South Braintree
North Cohasset
Braintree
Pemberton
BASE
Congress Street
Arrell Tee Vaughn Murphy
Buffinton
Radbourne Haddock Sae Srane Mecvill Oan
Fi ‘ Dwyer Hrouthers
Weno
Carney Dowd
Robinson Doyee
Whitney Stricker
Secauas Cats
Aldrewa
Bostons
Ciuba
B.A
Ccccaaneen
Arlington
Woodland Park
A.b.crocker&co
Essex ST
New Orleans
East Boston
Orient Heights M. E
New Chapel
Malialien
Hood
Episcopal
Chickering
Wm.c. Ee
the Post Publishing CO
Washington Street
Mass
Raten Chemical
Mall
Monroe Eraser Meg. CO
la Crosse
Wis
PO Rae
Wilcox & Gibbs
Thornton’s
Federal St
Portland
NEES
Taunton
Coke Riveau
Bassett’s
Whittenton
Wareeg Farware Galeaman
Vermont
New Hampshire
Bolles & Wilde
Pearl St
Leslie
Concord Street
Sawyer St
Emma
Harrison Avenue
John D. Driscoll
Care Carrier
South End
Reed's
Relia Power
Splendid Light
Eliot B. Mayo
Thayer Street
J. J. McNutt
Novelty Wood Works
Wareham Street
City
Sue Vista
Beacon St
Ohio Beneficial Society
Idress Supreme Lodge
Euclid Avenue
Clevebana
Oe Rich Arso 4
Pemberton Sqg
Thea
Ke A
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