City Unguarded and Thieves Busy in Early City Hours
A chaotic city report details widespread thefts as patrols were thin and stations crowded with victims. Names include George L. Butters, Lawrence Poole, Mary P D Morey, Henry Kingston, John J. O Leary, Norman Fitz, and Mrs F B Kennard among numerous lodge and residence thefts.
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Bunco
George L. Butters
Boston
Lawrence Poole
Rockland
South Station
Dory
Theresa D. Baker
Shea
Mary PD. Morey
Compton Street
Fiat
South End
Henry Kingston
John J. O'Leary
Norman Fitz
Hanover
Quinn Sees Waste In Stony Brook Bill
Representative Quinn denounces the Stony Brook bill at the State House saying Boston would spend 2.1 million outside the debt limit for sewerage work and accusing contractors of political gain. Representative Bennett opposes delays and proposes competitive bidding for conduits in Boston and work above the Charles River dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinn
Stony Brook
Boston
Philadelphia
State House
Bennett
Saugus
Charles River
Med Facs Vandalism Strikes Sever Hall at Harvard
A Harvard Sever Hall break in last Friday night by students believed to be Med Facs damaged multiple panes and statues and left gas jets on throughout the night. The incident is being investigated by campus authorities and police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sever Hall
Harvard
Dorchester Catholic Club Public Debate May 5
The Dorchester Catholic Club will host a public debate at Connollys Hall Field's Corner on Thursday evening May 5 at 8. The question asks if the United States should sympathize with Russia in the present war. Speakers for the affirmative are John P. McVey John J. Cummings and James Baldwin. The negative includes Henry J. Dixon Joseph Cahalan and Francis J. Garland. The event is open to all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Club of
Dorchester
Connolly
Field’s Corner
United States
Russia
John P. McVey
John J. Cummings
James Baldwin
Henry J. Dixon
Joseph Cahalan
Francis J. Garland
Notable Figures Observe Global Events And Careers
Henry Norman reports on the Czar’s vigor and clarity in the Far East. Dr. Quitman Kohnke departs New Orleans for Texas to plan a mosquito control campaign. Lt. L H Chandler earns a Japan study assignment after leading torpedo boat flotilla maneuvers. Pedro Alvarado, Parral mine owner, is cited as Mexico’s wealthiest man, formerly a laborer. Levi B. Davis, 61-year veteran Michigan traveling man, began at 21. Taft enjoys Senate ties, frequenting the chamber more than other cabinet colleagues since joining the Cabinet, often resting on a divan and visiting the Senate during sessions.
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Henry Norman
Far East
Quitman Kohnke
Board of Health of
New Orleans
Texas
L. H. Chandler
United States Navy
Moody
Japan
Pedro Alvarada
Parral
Chihuahua
Mexico
Levi B. Davis
Mt. Clemens
Michigan
Taft
Senate
Cures consumption and fuels healing claims
A claim asserts the product cures consumption and prevents wasting away by nourishing the body, building new tissue, and healing the lungs with a guaranteed result.
Ex Speaker fatigued by New York hustle to settle in Dubuque
The former Speaker of the national House of Representatives says he tired of New York rush and bustle where cars will not stop for a passenger who cannot keep up. He plans to settle in Dubuque and then visit his son in Los Angeles for a long stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
House of Representatives
New York
Lively
Dubuque
Los Angeles
British naturalist returns with Cayman bird specimens
Dr Bowdier Sharpe of the British Natural History Museum has recently returned to England with several rare bird specimens from the Cayman Islands, adding to his reputation as a leading authority on avian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdier Sharpe
British Natural History Museum
England
Caymen Islands
Crash in a Schoolhouse at Maplewood
Maiden May 2. Saturday morning at the Maplewood School a box holding nearly 1200 pounds of small stones used as a clock striker weight fell about 20 feet when its supporting cable broke. Stones broke through plaster into the large hall below used as a classroom and nearly demolished the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maiden
Maplewood School
Larry Hogan’s Alarm Watch Tested After Blast
In a dramatic incident described in dialect, Larry Hogan faces a blast impact while in the air. Denny claims he loaned a dollar watch to Larry and now will see if it withstands a hard fall as guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry—Hogan
Denny
Larry
Philosophy Farmer Dunk See Here
Farmer Hornbeck argues a horse seller misrepresented a horse that balks when hitched. The exchange centers on fault and warranty in a livestock sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Dunk
Farmer Hornbeck
Animals Arrive on Way to Fair at City Port
After 18 days from Antwerp the Johnston liner Barnes More reached White Spirit pier with 4000 tons of cargo. 80 000 cases of glass and 20 baskets of live pigeons for Elmer D B Rice of Melrose Mass. Also a white yak and two llamas sent by the Louisiana Purchase Commission for the St Louis fair. Captain Walker reported a hurricane wrecking Milverton between April 1 and 3 with one crewman killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Johnston
Barnesmore
T. W. Walker
White Spirit
Elmer DB. Rice
Melrose
Mass
Louisiana Purchase Commission
St. Louis Fair
Walker
Milverton
Liverpool
Eng
New York
Leith
Sinclair
HOPPY FORFEITS TO ROXBURY LATIN SCHOOL
Hopkinson School did not appear at Franklin Field to play the scheduled game with Roxbury Latin School, resulting in a forfeit announced yesterday afternoon. Roxbury Latin School officials confirmed the forfeit and noted no injuries or delays were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoppy
Roxbury Latin School
Hopkinson School
Franklin Field
Chinese In Terror Over Police Listing
Police report a easier listing this year though Chinatown posed the main challenge. Officers Gallagher Hughes worked hours in crowded Oxford place Harrison avenue quarters to calm wary residents. Beacon Chambers tops hotel lists with over 200 names secured. Ward 8 lodging houses at 1 and 3 Lowell street were watched, while 34 Lowell basement at Sam Sing laundry hid four men under beds in fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinatown
Gallagher and
Hughes
Oxford Place
Harrison Avenue
Beacon Chambers
Sergeant Carr
Hall
Lowell Street
Sam Sing
Is Kid Brown Dead or Alive in Delardo Missing Case
Fred Delardo of Somerville has been missing since August 2, 1902. Known stage name Kid Brown, he was a buck and wing dancer. Insurance companies withhold payment to his widow in New York until proof of death is established. His wife had been told he was killed by a train in Pittsburg a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Delardo
Somerville
Delardo
Kid Brown
New York
Melrose Bakery Strike Ties Up Major Plant
May 2 the Friend Brothers bakery in Melrose remains completely tied up by a strike. The company operates a large plant in Lowell and runs Middlesex county’s largest baking operation. Customers are told bread is unavailable for now. Jesse A. Dill supports non union bakers and furnishes bread to Friend Brothers stores. Victor A. Friend notes no near prospects to resume full operations.
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Melrose
Friend Brothers
Lowell
Middlesex County
Jesse A. Dill
Victor A. Friend
Master Bakers’ Association
Missouri explosion caused by flare back in smokeless powder
Washington May 2 The court finds the Missouri explosion was caused by a flare back from an unlikely mixture of oxygen and latent gases in smokeless powder. Officers and crew of the Missouri are relieved of all responsibility for the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Missouri
Postum Cereal Turns Health Around Says Family
A user reports severe headaches nervousness and biliousness from coffee. After switching to Postum food coffee two years ago the family claims stomach and nervous troubles vanished. A neighbor with side pains recovered enough to resume work and sewing after quitting coffee for Postum. The testimonial notes others cured and points readers to a booklet The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Cattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Mormon Tells Queer Story In Smoot Inquiry
Angus M. Cannon Jr. testified in Washington before the Senate privileges and elections committee that he lied about President Joseph F. Smith performing plural marriages. He confessed to spreading false tales to Gentiles in Utah, claiming Smith wed his cousin Abram Cannon to Lillian Hamlin on a steamer near Los Angeles in 1896, saying he did it while drunk as a joke on Gentiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Angus M. Cannon, Jr
Angus M. Cannon
Salt Lake
Lillian Hamlin
Los Angeles
Somerville Man a Bridegroom at 74 Surprises Town
Daniel Chase aged 74 marries his housekeeper Miss Emeline Grimes in Somerville. The groom, a well known local figure, has been seen as having more than a friendly interest in the bride. Emeline Grimes is 47. Chase is prominent in Masonic circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Daniel Chase
Emeline Grimes
Mr. Chase
St Josephs Minstrels In Somerville Benefit Show
St Josephs Catholic Union of Somerville held a minstrel show last evening at the Boys School Hall Washington street Somerville before a full hall. The interlocutor was ex Alderman James W Kenney and the program featured up to date coon songs by Michael Wheuley Joseph Rogers George Doherty Harry Kirk James Rhode and Clement Shaw with other songs by Patrick McCulpher John McGann Frank Rogers and Dennis Mulqueeney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph’s
Somerville
St. Joseph’s Catholic Union of
Washington Street
James W. Kenney
Michael Wheuley
Joseph Rogers
George Doherty
Harry Kirk
James Rhode
Clement Shaw
Patrick McCulpher
John McGann
Frank Rogers
Dennis Mulqueeney
Ashley and King Draw in 15 Rounds in New Bedford
In New Bedford on May 2 George Ashley and Tommy King of Fall River battled 15 fast rounds to a draw. Fall River’s Guy Ashley and Peter Sullivan also boxed 15 rounds with Sullivan taking the decision after punishing his opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
George Ashley
Tommy King
Fall River
Guy Ashley
Peter Sullivan
Sullivan
Talking Machine Offer Promises Free Goods and Jewelry
A noisy old promotion claims a $50 Columbia Graphophone can be obtained free by sending name and address to Gold & Silver Co. They offer 30 jewelry novelties at 10 cents each to introduce their line and pay agents well. Return postpaid, then $3.00 due for the talking machine. no charge for packing. write to Dept. 30, 23 Liberty Street, Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Gold & Silver Vo. CO
Dept
Liberty Street
Newark
Curley Gains Ground In City Hall Fight Over Statistics Board
Curley accused the statistics department of fostering faddism led by Josiah Quincy and attacked Good Government figures Minot and Billings. Kneeland demanded monthly publication of city employees and contractors while Bromberg backed retention. The heated session ends with Curley’s bill forwarded to the Mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curley
Board of Statistics Department
Josiah Quincy
Good Government Association
Laurence Minot
Edmund Billings
Kneeland
Pget
Mr. Billings
Bravery Medal Awarded to Everett Man for Stopping Runaway Horse
Joseph W. Torpey of 20 Gledhill Avenue Everett received the bronze medal from the Massachusetts Humane Society for halting a runaway horse in Scollay square on March 1. The sleigh horse toppled into a car track, dragging the driver and Torpey before the horse was stopped three feet from an electric light pole. the act saved the driver's life. Torpey recently started his own business and has a wife and seven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Torpey
Gledhill Avenue
Everett
Massachusetts Humane Society
Scollay Square
Mr. Torpey
Elwood Wins Kentucky Derby at Louisville Jockey Club
Elwood a bay colt owned by Co H Darnell won the Kentucky Derby at the Louisville Jockey Club meeting. Ed Tierney placed second with Brancas third. time 2 08 hundredths. Crowd 18 000 witnessed Proceeds as favorite, Brancas second choice, Elwood listed as 6 to 1 or 10 to 1 in some books.
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Louisville
Elwood
H. Darnell
Prince Silverwings
Proceeds
Morse resigns as bath trustees secretary pro tem
Secretary Charles F. Morse of the bath trustees submitted his resignation yesterday and it was immediately accepted. The board voted to keep Morse in office pending a successor. Thomas J. Lane was re-elected chairman without opposition amid controversy sparked by a suspended bath department employee tied to Senator Henry S. Fitzgerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Morse
Morse
Thomas J. Lane
Bath Department
Henrys. Fitzgerald
Bath Trustees
Lane
Danger From Kidney Poison Urges Immediate Attention
The notice warns that kidney disease rises as winter toxins accumulate. Weak kidneys and bladder struggle to expel uric acid and filth. Smith's Buchu Lithia Pills, labeled the Great Urie Acid Solvent, claim to cure diseases of the kidneys, bladder, rheumatism and the blood. The advertisement emphasizes the threat and promotes the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Solvent Foundor Urine Cure for Kidney Disease Promised
Urgent claim that uric acid and kidney disease are rising and deadly. Smith's Buchu Lithia Pills are advertised as a specific for kidneys and bladder, claiming rapid relief without opiates or alcohol. Sold in boxes at "people's price" through dealers or by mail.
Rheumatism of Ten Years Cured
A testimonial from Thomas Woods of Somerville Massachusetts praising Smith's Buchu Lithia Pills for curing ten years of rheumatism. He credits the pills with restoring his health and urges others to try them for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir
TRY THEM FREE SMITHS BUCHY LITHIA PILLS
A bold advertisement promises Smiths Buchu Lithia Pills for kidney and bladder diseases and rheumatism at 25 cents a box with a free trial package and a complimentary book of health advice. It offers postpaid delivery upon sending name and address today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SMITH
Smith's Needle Gut Butternut Pills Offer Quick Constipation Relief
W F Smith Co advertises Smith's needle gud Butternut Pills at 25 cents. Claims cure for constipation headache and sickness in one night. Boston address 125 Summer Street. All genuine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Smith CO
Summer Street
Boston
Mass
Smith
Ten Thousand Attend Boston Letter Carriers Ball
More than 10,000 attended the Boston Letter Carriers Association reunion and ball in Mechanics Hall last evening. The committee included Thomas J. Garrity, Charles H. Norton and Peter Cunningham. Guests of the evening included Judge Dewey, Adjutant General Dalton and Postmaster Hibbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Letter Carriers’ Association
Mechanics’ Hall
Thomas J. Garrity
Charles H. Norton
Peter Cunningham
Judge Dewey
Dalton
Hibbard
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J. Bocchino
Mary Hussey
Mary Burlingame
Dorchester Catholic Club
Father John
Alpha
Alpha Shoe Store
Hanover St
LOS Angeles Co
Oden
David B. Henderson
Philosophy
Dovey
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Lovey
Heck
Mandy
BIG Melrose Bakery
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Billings
Ilar
Heroes OF
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Carnegie
KY. Derby
Thomas Woods
Somerville Ave
Siam
Sheffield
Dentifrice
B. F. Allen CO
Canal St
N.Y
NEW Publications
Marcon
Wireless
Alea Telegraph
Munro
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