Medical institute pioneers new era in patient care
Dr Darius Wilson and Dr Nettie Mosher Wilson establish the National Association of Physicians and Surgeons at 18 Boylston street. The facility touts large reception and life chambers, electric therapies, and zero charges for consultation. They claim high cure rates and invite referrals from cured patients.
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Darius Wilson
Boston
Nettie ¥. Mosher Wilson
Tremont Street
Wilson
Iness
Medical Institute
Nettie F. Mosher Wilson
National Association of Physicians and Surgeons
Boylston Street
Continental Clothing House
Association
Congress Tariff Revisions Adjust Wool and Textile Duties
The article outlines tariff changes across wool, blankets, dress goods, webbings, lumber, silk, and paper products. It details new ad valorem rates and pounds per duty, shifting classifications for wools, adjusting blanket duties, modifying dress fabrics, and altering silk and paper schedules, with several House bill provisions struck or replaced.
Free transfers face committee vote amid House pressure
The House Committee on Street Railways reports against free transfers but notes a split within the panel. Only two dissented, Representatives Rourke and Emerson, both Boston lawmakers, while others remain undecided or cautious due to the elevated rail plan and pending hearings. The move spurs potential House action to override this advisory stance.
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House Committee On
Hides Tariff Debate Warns of Export Confusion
Boston leather merchants and shoe makers oppose a 112 cent per pound duty on hides, arguing refunds on exported leather will be impractical. Devlin Bros. calls the export clause unworkable, noting tanneries use both domestic and foreign hides and customs officers cannot reliably distinguish them.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Post
Devlin
Devlin Bros
Leather prices may rise slightly as hides cost shifts noted
Experts foresee little impact on overall leather prices though sole leather could rise about 2 cents per pound. Industry figures dispute lasting effects on shoe costs while acknowledging short term shifts as hides fluctuate. some traders welcome any demand boost amid a dull market.
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Devlin
Colburn
Colburn, Tuller & Co
Samuel Stearn
Stearn Bros
Moody Boynton Speaks on Money Trusts at Democratic Club
The Massachusetts Democratic Club met at the American House with about fifty members. Vice-president W. H. Baher chaired in the president’s absence. E. Moody Boynton spoke on The Money Trusts and the Advance Agents of Prosperity, defending money as a measure of exchange and endorsing bi metallicism while denouncing trusts and corporations.
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Massachusetts Democratic Club
American House
W. H. Baher
E. Moody Boynton
Leaking Schooner Ethel Granville Capsizes Off Pollock Rip
The 108 ton schooner Ethel Granville from St John N B ran aground and capsized fourteen miles northeast of Pollock Rip during a Sunday voyage to Middletown Conn. Crew clung to the hull until fog lifted and reached the High tship in a yawl. Captain Ned Evans of the Kate Jones towed the derelict toward Vineyard Haven with Monarch in tow. The vessel is owned by R C Elkin of St John N B.
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Vineyard Haven
Ethel Granville
Howard
St. John
N. B
Middletown
Conn
Pollock
Ned Evans
Boston Towboat Company
Kate Jones
Nantucket Shoals
Monarch
Boston
Norfolk
Grand Lake
R. C. Elkin
St. John, N. B
Trench Cave-In Harms Workers on Willow Street
In West Somerville near Somerville avenue a water main job by Metropolitan Construction Co caused a trench collapse. Albert Duprey Michael Brennan and John Duffy were trapped. Duprey and Brennan suffered serious injuries including broken bones and rib fractures. Duffy was only slightly hurt.
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Willow Street
Somerville
Somerville Avenue
Metropolitan Construction Company
Albert Duprey
Michael Brennan
John Duffy
Duprey
Brennan
Duffy
New Bedford
Civil suits filed over street department frauds
The city plans civil actions against ex Clerk Mulrey with damages set at 20000 dollars. The sheriff seizes land on Wave avenue and two Cliff street lots in Winthrop, totaling 5000 and 18187 square feet, held in the name of Maria O Mulrey.
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Law Department
Mulrey
Mulvey
Wave Avenue
Cliff Street
Winthrop
Maria O. Mulrey
Maria O. T. Mulrey
Eighteenth Birthday Celebration at Walter Wilson Home
The South End residence of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilson shone last night for Newton B Short’s eighteenth birthday. Alter Hart delivered the presentation, gifting a gold watch and chain. Attendees included Lillian Wilson Helen Wilson Sadie Green Hattie Scannell Emma Goodwin Emily Schultz Mabel Fife and numerous friends and family members.
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South End
Walter Wilson
Newton B. Short
East Baston
Alter Hart
Short
Lillian Wilson
Helen Wilson
Sadie Green
Hattie Scannell
Emma Goodwin
Emily Schultz
Mabel
No electric car controversy at Back Bay Fens plan
A Boston metropolitan affairs committee viewed the Back Bay Fens premises about electric cars. Senator Quinn reported the panel will reject landowners demand to force car use along easements and tracks, while Storer pressed city rights and a $600000 claim against the city if unmet.
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Back Bay Fens
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Quinn
Post
Boston & Albany
Landsdown Street
Storer
Park
Boylston Street
Pickard
Newton
Hodges
Park Commission
Family visits in murder case at Dover jail
Michael Kelley, father of Joseph F. Kelley, is jailed in Dover New Hampshire on murder charges. Mrs. Kelley, the prisoner’s mother, visited him for nearly an hour in a highly emotional scene, noting the son’s indifferent demeanor throughout.
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Dover
N. H
Michaeel Kelley
Joseph F. Kell
American Wringer Co Ad Promises Repairs at No Charge
The American Wringer Company advertises wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers available at 13 and 15 Broadway extension and 2% and 31 Corn Hill Boston. Repairs called for will be delivered without extra charge. Write or telephone Tregmont 761.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Cornhill
Boston
Bissell
Tregmont
Hair Mattresses Endo Order For 40 Best A F A Ble
Endo orders 40 best quality hair mattresses in two parts. Available at A Warel Manufacturer, location U3 and Hanover. Purchase price set at 10 dollars. Local listing notes arrival and sale details for customers.
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Hanover
Boston Free Transfers Debate Highlights Lawmakers’ Reservations
Representative Rourke argues the free transfer bill harms the West End road with a potential annual loss of 89,900, while Senator Farley and others seek a fair system for Boston and suburbs. Wakefield’s Waterman says not opposed but wants more clarity before decisions. Neill worries a House approval could doom in the Senate.
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Committee On
House
Senate
Gallivan
Representative Rourke
Senator Gauss
Kennedy
Daniel D. Rourke
Freeman O. Emerson
Waterman
Wakefield
Neill
Fall River
State House
West End
Rourke
Committee On Street Railways
Boston
Farley
Representative Waterman
Boston Elevated
Emerson Urges Free Citywide Streetcar Transfers
In a speech, Emerson taunts high transfer costs from South Boston to Cambridge and other routes, noting added transfer stations and demand from residents. He argues Boston trails peers and urges a legislative substitute to implement universal free transfer checks on West End and street railway lines.
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South Boston
Cambridge
North End
Boston
Jamaica Plain
Oston
Somerville
Legislatuire
West Find
West End Street Railway Free Transfers Debate
Mr A Brown and Rep George Brown argue against statewide free transfers for the West End system. They note long rides for five cents, recent expansion, and new transfer stations improving public accommodation. They claim other cities do not match Boston conditions for universal transfers.
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George A. Brown
House
Committee On Street Railways
Westend Street Railway Company
West End
West End Road
Boston
Worcester Comment on Boston Elevates Plan and Bill Opposition
Apprehensive Moriarty from Worcester critiqued the sweeping nature of a proposed bill and favored a modified version. He told Mr. Rourke he supported changes but not the original measure, arguing the committee evidence did not justify it and noting potential for free transfers as a partial goal.
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Boston
Reed elected to Ward 11 Republican committee
William L. Reed, the colored representative in the Legislature from Ward 11, has been elected to the Ward 11 Republican committee in place of Charles E. Harris. Harris’s seat was declared vacant a month ago by the ward committee for assisting in the election of Democratic candidates at the last municipal election.
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William L. Reed
Ward 11
Charles E. Harris
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Mr. Rourke Explains
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O’callaihan & CO
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Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Beaths
Babcock
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William G. Babcock
Bacon
Arlington
Mary A. Bacon
Bigelow
Henry W. Bigelow
Bradlee
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Caleb Davis Bradlee
Harvard
Fanta
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Longwood
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