The Milverton Letters Darken a London Evening
Holmes and I confront Charles Augustus Milverton the master blackmailer who buys and sells compromising letters. He targets Lady Eva Blackwell amid a looming marriage to the Earl of Dovercourt, as Milverton plots leverage against wealthy victims. An ominous encounter unfolds in Milverton's reception room.
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Watson
Milverton
London
Eva Blackwell
Earl of Dovercourt
Hey
Charles Augustus Milverton
Mr. Pickwick
Holmes
Wilverton
Mr. Holmes
Pond Called Before Board On Garbage Plant Dispute
The Somerville Aldermen voted 18 to 1 to summon Mr Pond to appear at the next meeting regarding statements about money deemed improper. About 100 Ward 5 residents formed a committee to raise funds for legal counsel to oppose a nearby garbage plant.
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Somerville
Annibal
Pond
Bingham School
Counsegl
Cole's First Promotions
Colonel Charles H. Cole, chairman of the Police Board, announced promotions last night elevating Patrolman James D. Conboy to inspector and Patrolman James J. Cratty to sergeant. Conboy will continue as inspector of carriages at police headquarters. Cratty will serve in Division 12 at City Point, filling the vacancy from Sergeant J. F. Hanrahan's dismissal. Cole quips he will lead the simple life, with no social duties to crowd his evenings.
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Charles H. Cole
Police Board
James D. Conboy
James J. Cratty
Jayuaica Plain
Conboy
Sergeant Cratty
Division 12
City Point
J. F. Hanrahan
Cratty
Jamaica Plain
Sherlock Holmes Adventure Promised in Next Sunday’s Post
Readers are teased with a thrilling Sherlock Holmes exploit preview and promise of full coverage in the next Sunday issue of the Post. The note hints at a dramatic mystery to unfold.
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Sherlock Holmes
Post
Ubero Affair Shocks Ex-Executives Ashore at Ivernia
Ex-President Arthur Steadman and Frederick C. Hood react with surprise as Ubero collapses into receivership. They plan to meet the receivers and seek facts to aid stockholders claiming injury. The pair also seek to locate Owens, the promoter linked to Ubero’s earlier history.
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Arthur Steadman
Uberope Company
Ivernia
Rubber and Coffee
Steadman
Frederick C. Hood
Ubero
Hood Rubber Company
Europe
Hood
Owens
Borges
Cuticura Remedies Credited With Saving Her Life
A mother recalls six month old daughter’s severe eczema and how four boxes of Cuticura Ointment two cakes of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Resolvent cured her. She asserts the remedies saved her child’s life and urges others to try them.
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Cutiura
G. A. Conrad
Lisbon
N. H
Cure Permanently Reported After Five Years
A notice asserts a cure is permanent after six years with no recurrence of the disease. It promotes Cuticura products for skin conditions in babies and mothers, claiming instant relief, better sleep, and economical treatment with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
Attachments on Peary's Roosevelt Ship Put by Three Firms
In Portland on May 4 three firms filed attachments totaling 4600 dollars against McKee & Dix, builders of the Roosevelt, Peary's Arctic ship. The claims from J A & W Bird Co Boston 1600, Duplex Roller Bushing Co Rockland 2000, and I L Snow Co Belfast 1000 threaten the hull and delay, though work continues with machinery installed and masts set. Peary declined comment but expects sailing on schedule.
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Portland
Robert E. Peary
Roosevelt
Boston
Duplex
Rockland
I. L. Snow & Co
Belfast
Peary
McKee & Dix
Bucksport
Wellesley Embraces Rockefeller Gifts Amid Controversy
Wellesley College accepted an $800,000 electric plant and a matching endowment from John D. Rockefeller over three years ago. Faculty remain reticent as Chancellor Andrews of the University of Nebraska voices approval of gifts from Rockefeller and several women’s schools. Dean Pendleton confirms the past gifts and notes openness to future support despite the tainted money debate.
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Wellesley
Wellesley College
Standard Oil King
Andrews
University of Nebraska
Rockefeller
Pendleton
Miss Pendleton
Caroline Hazard
Nebraska College
Harbor Yields Two Bodies In Decomposition
Boston Harbor released two badly mutilated and unrecognizable bodies found yesterday. One was recovered in the Charles River by harbor police. the other near the Cow Pasture in Dorchester. Clothes suggest identities, including a potential match to Thomas Walsh, swept from a lighter near the Warren Bridge last winter.
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Boston Harbor
Charles River
Harbor
Thomas Walsh
Warren Bridge
Dorchester
Local Variety Night Ends With Encore Performance
A community program hosted by Commodore F. W. Rauskolb featured John T Hurley and P J McMahon, a finale titled John Ab Bnooster and His Famous Sub ene Band, monologue by Bert Day, and acts by M J Canole M Fy Cronin J A Canole and J J Norton with The Philosophical Coons. Master John Nellis performed Down by the Garden Gate followed by Yacht Club Banjo and Mandolin Club. A one act comedy Deception closed the show and will be repeated tonight.
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John T. Hurley
P. J. McMahon
John Ab
Yacht Club
Banjo and Mandolin’ Club
F. W. Rauskolb
Cobb Bates Yerxa Co Ball Draws 600 Employees
More than 600 Cobb Bates Yerxa staff attended the third annual ball in Paul Revere Hall. An orchestra of 12 performed while Delbert Lean and others entertained during intermission. Company guests included Henry D. Yerxa P N Parker and Henry Delano with store managers from Boston vicinities and branches in Malden Pall River Taunton Brockton Chelsea Salem.
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Cobb, Bates & Yerxa Company
Paul Revere Hall
Delbert G. Lean
George, Dixon
Frank Goodrich
Henry Drew
Henry D. Yerxa
P. N. Parker
Henry Delano
Boston
Concern
Faneuil Hall
Friend Street
Summer Street
Causeway Street
Chelsea
Salem
Malden
Pall River
Taunton
Brockton
Joseph Graham
F. G. Fish
W. 8. Reid
C. C. Learned
J. R. Faulkner
Minstrel Show Dazzles South Boston Yacht Club at Bijou
The South Boston Yacht Club staged its first grand minstrel show at Bijou Theatre last evening with full houses. Performers included Joseph D. Coughlin with When the Coons Have a Dreamland Burt McArdle with If I Were Only You William J. O'Brien singing There'll Be Nothing but Sweet Dreams Edward Fitzpatrick in Just a Whispered Story Often Told George Hannon in Everywhere William G. Doyle with Sing Me to Sleep and Harry Flynn with There's a Dark Man Coming With a Bundle.
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South Boston
Bijou
Joseph D. Coughlin
Burt McArdle
William J. O’brien
Edward Fitzpatrick
George Hannon
William G. Doyle
Harry Flynn
Alumni Debate Harvard Alliance at Tech Meeting
More than 600 Technology alumni gathered at Huntington Hall to hear faculty and corporation members discuss the proposed Harvard alliance. Supporters cited broader opportunities and McKay bequest income. opponents warned of loss to Tech’s community character and financial benefits.
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Technology
Huntington Hall
Institute
Harvard
Alumni Association
Henry S. Pritchett
Eben
Dean —. Burton
J. P. Munroe
Frank L. Locke
Mr. Freeman
Colonel Livermore
Mr. Draper
McKay
Dean Burton
Tech
Mr. Munroe
Prison Island Site Remains Unvisited by Senate
A Senate rules committee refused permission for investigators to tour Nashawena Island or West Island to study the state prison site. Governor Douglas favors Nashawena but West Island, 1600 feet offshore, was deemed desirable. the panel now cannot visit either location and has not voted on Nashawena.
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Douglas
Nashawena Island
Senate Committee On Rules
Committee On Prisons
West Island
Nashawena
Committee On Rules
Senate wrangles over fair party split in Oregon expedition dispute
Senator Perley Munroe of Worcester proposed a resolution calling for a fair representation in the Lewis and Clark expedition in Oregon. The measure failed 16 to 19, widening the rift between the committee on federal relations and the committee on ways and means.
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Perley Munroe
Worcester Yester
Oregon
Committee On Federal Relations
Committee On Ways and Means
Boston schoolhouse bonds bill passes third reading
The Boston schoolhouse commission bill authorizing bonds up to 1,500,000 within the debt limit for land purchase and school building construction was advanced to a third reading in the House yesterday afternoon.
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Boston Schoolhouse Commission
Nebogatoff Division Sighted Near Jugrah In Ten Days
A Singapore agent reports an unofficial sighting of Rear Admiral Nebogatoff's division off Jugrah. The admiral is expected to take about ten days to reach Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet, according to St. Petersburg telegrams.
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ST. Petersburg
Admiralty
Singapore
Straits Settlements
Nebogatoff
Jugrah
Rojestvensky
Massachusetts boiler safety debate sparks call for reform
Senator Garfield of Brockton urged the Committee on mercantile affairs to back legislation or special measures to prevent a repeat of the Brockton boiler explosion. He condemned current boiler insurance as a makeshift and supported Representative Potter of Worcester’s push for stricter inspection laws.
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Garfield
Brockton
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Douglas
Potter
Worcester
Massachusetts
Wonderful Sanozol Skin Cure Promoted by A J Fulton M D
Advertisement touts Sanozol treatment as an external remedy for eczema lupus herpes ringworm psoriasis and other skin diseases. It claims permanent relief removes pimples and blackheads and improves facial and hand skin with daily use and lotion free. Boston address 39 Tremont St.
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A. J. Fulton
Brooklyn
NEW York World
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Sanozol Laboratory
Dept. B
Elton St
T. Metcalf Co
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