Busy Day for Acting Mayor Doyle Opens Brief Regime
Chairman James H. Doyle of the Board of Aldermen spent a quiet first day as acting Mayor. He greeted visitors, explained he could not sign loan bills or make new appointments, and accepted cigars from friends. He lunched at the Parker House and planned a similar routine the next day with a fresh box of cigars.
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James H. Doyle
Board of Aldermen
Collins
West
Doyle
Parker House
Lomasney
Slattery
Judge Fessenden Opposed to Divorced Women Re suming Maiden Names-Other Cases Yesterday
Judge Fessenden urged against restoring maiden names where a child existed and offered a hearing for one libellant. In Suffolk county divorce court sessions, cases before Judge Holmes and Judge Fessenden included dissolution requests for desertion, non-support, and abusive conduct.
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Fessenden
Suffolk County
Holmes
Prof Field’s worm powders advertisement warning
An old newspaper fragment promotes Prof Field’s worm powders claiming lasting effectiveness. It urges readers to try the remedy and notes availability at all druggists.
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Field
Long Deadlock Broken in Cambridge Cemetery Election
Cambridge cemetery commissioners elected George D. Ford unanimously as superintendent after a lengthy deadlock. Ford, previously deputy master of Middlesex county jail at East Cambridge, succeeds C. W. Childs who resigned after a salary cut. The board and city officials had pressured for a elección amid months of indecision.
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George D. Ford
Cambridge Cemetery
Ford
C. W. Childs
McNamee
Carpenters Win Wage Increase Across District
At a Carpenters District Council meeting it was reported few Boston and East Boston men on strike for a $3 daily minimum remain idle. The secretary said 3700 carpenters secured higher wages in the past week, with about 175 out of work under the strike.
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Carpenters’ District Council
Boston
Labor Men Angry With School Board
The Allied Printing Trades denounce the Boston School Board for rejecting the union label on school books. They say pledged members Brett Kenney and Storrow voted against the label supporting a report on textbooks they claim harms workers and their children. They argue the vote underscores a need to rebuke those who ignore the working class in school matters.
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Allied Printing Trades
Boston School Board
Messrs
Brett, Kenney
Storrow
Committee On
Allied Printing Trades Council
Messrs. Gallivan
McDonald
Carpathia sails from Liverpool with record 1917 aboard
Cunard steamer Carpathia departs Liverpool for East Boston with 151 second class and 1766 steerage passengers, totaling 1917. Cap tain James C. Barr commands the vessel on its first trip to this port, noted as the largest initial passenger total for a new ship in two classes. The ship measures 560 feet by 641 feet, with 9000 indicated horsepower and a speed of about 14 1 2 knots.
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Cunard
Carpathia
Queenstown
Liverpool
James C. Barr
Sylvania
Customs and Immigration
East Boston
Saxonia
New York
Women delegates tour Boston sites in organized sightseeing
One hundred delegates from the National League of Women Workers divided into two groups from Franklin Square House and the Women’s Industrial and Educational Union to view Boston landmarks. They visited the State House the Museum of Fine Arts the Public Library and historic North End sites. Edith M. Howes of Boston was elected national president at yesterday’s meeting.
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Boston
National League of Women Workers
Franklin Square House
Women’s Industrial and Educational Union
Boylston Street
State House
Museum of Fine Arts
North End
Faneuil Hall
Christ Church
Paul Revere
Copp’s Hill
Massachusetts Association of Women Workers
Edith M. Howes
Connecticut vote blocks women suffrage bill in House
Hartford May 6 The bill granting women the right to vote in Connecticut, favorably reported by the committee on woman suffrage, was rejected in the House after a brief debate by a vote of 10 to 60.
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Hartford
Conn
Committee On
House
Enrolment Ends as Boston Police Finish Census
A weary Boston police force completed the enrolment of polling returns, ending the city’s initial experience under a new law. Commands from Dudley Street, East Boston, and Ward divisions reported polls present or accounted for, with total figures expected to exceed last year’s 11,000 in South End wards and wards 6 and 8 showing surprising gains despite foreign-born populations.
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Dedham Street
Boston
Coleman
Dudley Street
East Boston
Wescott
Bailiwick
South End
Arizona Welcomes President Roosevelt at Grand Canyon
President Roosevelt was greeted warmly in Arizona where he rode 12 miles, addressed graduates, and praised Arizona’s regimental veterans. He paid respect to Governor Brodie and Indian guests, noted issues with tribal welfare, and later visited a miners’ camp before departing for California.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Arizona
Roosevelt
Flagstaff
Bucky O'Neil
Brodie
Butler
Columbia University
Rixey
California
Noddle Island Miniature Yacht Club Challenge Trophy
The Noddle Island Miniature Yacht Club Challenge Trophy will be contested at Lynn on May 16, inviting clubs to compete for the trophy in a regional miniature yacht event.
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Post Man
Noddle Island
Lynn
Widow of author of America dies at Newton Centre
Mrs S F Smith widow of the Rev Dr Smith author of America died at her Newton Centre home from old age. She was born in Haverhill nearly 90 years ago and lived in Waterville Maine after marriage when Dr Smith was a Colby College professor. The couple later settled in Newton Centre where they made their home. Dr Smith died in November 1895.
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Newton
S. F. Smith
Dr. Smith
America
Newton Centre
Haverhill
Waterville
McCarthy Urges Engineers Union Membership
Frank H. McCarthy, organizer of the American Federation of Labor in New England, addressed Engineers' Union 16 at its monthly educational meeting urging all craft workers to join the union. He spoke on the trades union movement and its advantages.
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Frank H. McCarthy
New England
American Federation of Labor
Engineers’ Union 16
Trades Union Movement
Lynch to form metal trades district council in Boston
J. Lynch of Washington former president of the Metal Polishers Buffers Platers and Brass Workers Union will be met Thursday night at Wells Memorial Hall by leaders of the Metal Trades Union to organize a district council including all unions connected with the metal line in the vicinity.
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KE. J. Lynch
Washington
Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers and Brass Workers’ International Union
Wells Memorial Hall
Boston
Criticism of Mayor Collins at Savin Hill meeting
A Savin Hill Improvement Association session in the Tuttle House parlor Monday saw committees formed to press the New York New Haven Hartford line for a Savin Hill station and to seek abatement of smoke and garbage nuisances. Mayor Collins and Streets Superintendent Donovan drew sharp criticism for seeming indifference to Dorchester residents’ appeals.
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Savin Hill
Dorchester
Kaiser's Gifts to Germanic Museum Arrive and Set Up
Emperor William's gift to the Germanic Museum at Harvard arrives and is staged in the Rogers building, closing the museum until a June dedication. Valued at 8000 dollars, it includes Berlin citizens' gifts totaling 10000 dollars, with a gold and silver table service from Lueneburg and many reproductions of German sculpture plus numerous art photographs.
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Emperor William
Harvard
Rogers
Berlin
Taining
Lueneburg
Emmons Works Overtime on License Hearing
Judge Emmons the new police commissioner spent overtime handling license hearings in Dewey square. John B Moran represented applicants as the hearing continued past closing, with a decision expected next week. The Hotel Italy license applicants had not yet provided school certificate assurances.
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Italy
Clark
Emmons
Boston
Board of Commissioners
Hmmons
Judge Emmons
Dewey Square
John B. Moran
Missing West Somerville man 86 years old
Charles W. Howard of West Somerville, a well known local figure and railroad brakeman, has been missing since April 27 after boarding a Boston train. He was last seen in West Somerville with furniture moved to 43 Grove Street and drew pay the next day, with no further contact reported.
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Howard
Somerville
Charles W. Howard
West Somerville
Billingham Street
Grove Street
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
Jones barred from boxing Walsh amid weigh dispute
Grif Jones of Philadelphia, bantam world champion, was not allowed by Essex Athletic Club secretary Keevin to box Jimmy Walsh last night. Donnelly said Jones was overweight and failed to appear. A 10 round exhibition between Edwards and Walsh followed, with Brooks over Emgilish in six, White over O'Brien in six, and Sidney over Allen in four.
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Walsh
Grif Jones
Philadelphia
Keevin
Essex Athletic Club
Jimmy Walsh
Dan Donnelly
Jones
Terry Edwards
Young Brooks
Tommy Emgilish
Ted White
Young O’brien
Young Sidney
Bob Allen
Scrofula Inheritance and Common Symptoms Noted
The condition is commonly inherited and many are affected. Pale weak children are commonly afflicted, with neck glands, abscesses, skin eruptions, inflamed eyelids, sore ears, rickets, catarrh, wasting, and general debility observed in numerous cases.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills promises cures
A promotional notice for Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills claims thousands of permanent cures. It invites testimonials mailed on request and lists Hood Company of Lowell Massachusetts as the source.
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C.1. Hood CO
Lowell
Mass
Koch Lung Cure claimed to cure consumption in Newtonville man
C Frank Garmon of 65 Bowers Street Newtonville Massachusetts describes a severe lung illness beginning with catarrh then consumption. After three years of worsening symptoms he began the Koch Inhalation Apparatus treatment at 361 Boylston Street Boston on February 18 1903. Within days he slept better and after one month was pronounced cured by the Medical Council of the Koch Lung Care Institutions of America. He reports three doctors now deem him in perfect health.
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Grace E. Scott
Albert W
Julian Co. Arnould
Hortensen
Boston
Temple Place
Paris
Samuel IX. Goldstein
Boylston Street
P. J Sondheim
Mme. Arnould
Goldstein
United States Hotel
Clarendon
New York
Koch
Koch Lung
Boylston St
Medical Council of the
Koch Lung Care Institutions of America
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Mary &. Sydnor
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Washington, D. C
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Mildred A. Bliss
James A. Bliss
Julian V. Tewksbury
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John Henry
Libellee
Dr. King
King Dental
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Washington St
Visitors Law Historic
Miss Howes
Connecticut
Grant
U. S. Grant
Orangt PeErOe India
Cevion
Engineers’ Union Meeting
Kaiser
Germanic Museum
Hood
H.R Connell
Chemic-Electro Institute
Oylston
C. Frank Garmon
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