Two Brockton Women to Wed Hefler Brothers in California
A party of 20 threw rice and old shoes as Miss Lora Shoughton and Miss Lena Ashmore left Brockton for Los Angeles to wed William and Frank Hefler. The couples planned a double wedding upon arrival, with both brides bringing wedding gowns and gifts. The story details Shoughton’s work at a local boarding house and Hefler brothers’ careers in California.
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Brockton
Lora M. Shoughton
Lena Ashmore
Boston
Los Angeles
Cal
William H. Hefler
Frank Hefler
Shoughton
Mary J. Herrod
North Main Street
Chelsea
William Hefler
D. W. Field Shoe Factory
California
Jackson
N. H
Miss Ashmore
Shoughron
Loita Crabtree Appears in Court as Witness
Lotta the entertainer known as Loita Crabtree, famed for her Boston stage impersonations, testified yesterday afternoon in the Supreme Judicial Court as a witness in her own behalf in the case of John J. Caddigan.
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Loita Crabtree
Lotta
Lotta M. Crabtree
Supreme Court
Reynolds
Case Claims Commission
Remedy Found in Dr Williams Pink Pills for Neuralgia
Mr Porter of Raymond New Hampshire crediting Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing years of neuralgia pain. He reports relief began after first box with complete cure after six, and notes pills purify blood without narcotics. Also mentions sale by druggists and free nerv ous disorder booklet from Schenectady New York.
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Mr. Porter
Dr. Williams
Charles H. Porter
Raymond
New Hampshire
Providence Trolley Bills in Senate and House Reports
The Senate committee on street railways reports two bills on the Boston and Providence trolley proposal. The majority bill regulates eminent domain for land taking. the minority supports a special act for the Gaston Powers Shaw route. The majority argues against broad special legislation to reduce lobbying and session length, while the minority favors a targeted act aligning with state policy on street railway eminent domain.
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Committee On
Senate
Boston
Providence
Cummings
House
Pingree
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Pulliam pledges $100 for Rogers benefit
President Harry C. Pulliam of the National Baseball League sent a $100 check toward the Rogers benefit and urged promotion of the event to managers owners and baseball men who were friends of Mr. Rogers.
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Harry C. Pulliam
National Baseball League
Rogers
Valentino Death Sentence Standed By New Jersey Board
Trenton May 4 The New Jersey Board of Pardons refused to commute the death sentence of Anna Valentino who is slated to be hanged at Hackensack on May 12.
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Trenton
N. J
Board of Pardons
Anna Valentino
Hackensack
Who will lead the reciprocity drive in Massachusetts
Massachusetts politics swirl over whether Henry M. Whitney and Eugene N. Foss will lead the reciprocity movement this year. Reports say Whitney may cede leadership to Foss to boost Republican support, while both men and several party figures avoid comment.
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Massachusetts
Henry M. Whitney
Chamber of Commerce
Eugene N. Foss
Whitney
Mr. Foss
Curtis Guild, Jr
Leutenant
James M. Hall
Cambridge
Hall
Eben 8. Draper
William B. Plunkett
National Manufacturers’ Association
Atlanta
Georgia
Canada
Death of Brookline shoe man John D. Young at 72
After a three month illness John D. Young a Brookline prominent citizen and longtime shoe manufacturer died at his home 370 Washington street Brookline aged 72 He led the firm John D Young & Sons for 50 years and is survived by his wife and two sons.
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John D. Young
Brookline
Washington Street
Young
John D. Young & Sons
Lincoln Street
Lydia E Pinkham Offer Invites Women for Private Health Aid
A historic appeal urges women to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice for female weaknesses. The letter emphasizes confidentiality, notes letters are read by women, and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from Lynn Massachusetts as a remedy. It urges immediate action, stating many have recovered and inviting correspondence for guidance.
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Hasen
Tee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Baby Lonergan's Lost Dime Returned to Her
The Boston Post helped return Baby Lonergan's 10-cent piece missing from a pocketbook left at a Roxbury department store. The purse contained a note and articles about Mr Lonergan's elevator accident death. the finder mailed the bag with the coin back to Mrs Lonergan at 57 Centre Street. The family thanked the Post and hope the kind act pleases God as the child sings of her papa's dime returning.
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Baby Lonergan
Boston Post
Roxbury
Lonergan
New York
Baltimore
Evelyn
Post
Evelyn Lonergan
Lynn Rebekah Officer Elected Massachusetts President
May 4 report from Lynn notes Mrs Harriett E Moody of Lynn Beulah Lodge elected noble grand and president of the Massachusetts Rebekahs at the seventh annual assembly session in Boston. Moody, a native of Elliott Missouri, has lived in Lynn 30 years and served as deputy for nine lodges and first president of the Past Noble Grands Association.
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Chickering
Harriet. E. Moody
Lynn
Rebekah Assembly
Massachusetts
Rebekah
Harriett E. Moody
Noble Grant
Beulah Lodge
Noble Grands’ Association
Exciting dead heat in the Metropolitan at Belmont Park
May 4 New York SYNONBY and Race King finished so closely that judges could not separate them in the Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park. Over 50 000 spectators witnessed the one mile race with Sysonby edged by Race King for a share of the 14000 purse. Santa Catalina led briefly. Delhi was withdrawn.
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New York
America
Belmont Park
James R. Keene
Sysonby
O. L. Richards
Hardy
King
Sysonpy
Keene
Delhi
Hempstead Plains
Long Island
Santa Catalina
Beldame
Race’ King
Tenny
Shaw
Smith
Plymouth Forest Fire Subdued After Wide Destruction
A forest fire that began in the South Marsh cranberry bog in Plymouth yesterday burned four miles by half a mile, destroying a dwelling a cooper's shop nearly 200 cords of hard wood and pine timber. Firefighters saved several summer cottages at Billington Sea.
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Plymouth
Butt’s Bog
Billington Sea
Steam trolley bill engrossed amid merger debate in House
The steam trolley merger bill passed to engrossment 111 yeas to 74 nays with amendments to ensure bond issues align with public interests and prevent fare hikes. Pairs in favor and against the bill were listed, with defenders and opponents named.
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Walker
Brookline
Ferber
Boston
Conway
Yes—Adams
Lowell
Adams
Haverhill
Ames
Orange
Andrews
Batley
Barker
Bassidy
Bower
Bradbury
Brewer
Cadigan
Callahan
Cook
Cushman
Davenport
Davis
Salem
Doherty
Dowd
Dunham
Nantucket
Edwards
Easthampton
Eisner
Evans
Ewell
Faxon
Fennelly
Fisk
Fiske
Topsfield
Freeman
Gleason
Good
Gove
Grosvenor
Gunn
Hall
Hayes
Hemmenway
Hilliard
Hilton
Holway
Howe
Hoyle
Hubbard
Jackson
Jewett
Jones
Keefe
Kenney
Locklin
Lord
Maxwell
Mayo
McCann
McDonald
J. M. McIntire
McManus
Moore
Morse
Paradise
Parks
Ware
Warren
Weber
Webster
Weeks
Westall
Wheatley
Wheeler
White
Medford
Willetts
Williams
Wooden
Woodhead
Timmons
T. Grady
Graham
Lowney
Snow
Hannan
No—Allen
Brockton
Barr
Barrett
Bearse
Springfield
Bennett
Saugus
Bodurtha
Agawam
Brazzell
Brigham
Clarke
Millett
Mitchell
Mooney
Nelson
Nicoll
O’brien
O'Rourke
Owens
Packard
Phelps
Power
Robbins
Rugg
Salter
Scignano
Sennott
Sheehan
Slater
Slocum
Smith
Templeton
Soule
Stevens
Somerville
Sullivan
Swig
Tanner
Titcomb
Turner
Wellington
Whitcomb
Edgartown
Whitmarsh
Woodward
Hickey
Battis
Cole
Doogue
Flint
P. Grady
Knowlton
Poland
Staples
Shay to Join the St. Louis Cardinals
Danny Shay has agreed to join the St. Louis Cardinals after finalizing terms with team management. He will leave Stockton California on Saturday to report to St. Louis, ending a long holdout over offered figures.
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Shay
ST. Louis Cardinals
ST. Louis
Danny Shay
Cardinals
Stockton
Cal
Brookline chapel honors Dr. Reuen Thomas after 30 years
In the Harvard Congregational Church chapel Brookline over 1500 parishioners gathered to honor Rev. Dr. Reuen Thomas for thirty years of pastorate. He received $5000 in gold and a large loving cup, moved by the tribute.
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Harvard Congregational Church
Brookline
Reuen Thomas
Thomas
Cure Promoted for Leucorrhea With X Zalia Tonic
A dubious advert urges all women to use X Zalia as a medicinal liquid. It claims diluting two parts X Zalia with one part hot water makes an injection for daily use and promises a rapid cure.
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Caldwell
Lora M. Shoughrow
Providence Trolley Bills
Pulliam
Foss
Lynn Rebekah
Glasgow Woolen Mills Co
Washington ST
Mace
X-Zalia
Nature
X-Zalia Corporation
Batterymarch St
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