Gold coin shipments from Mexico spark Diaz abdication theories
New York May 8 nearly ten million dollars in fresh Mexican gold coins arrived at the federal treasury and assay office. About half melted into bullion, the rest deposited at the sub-treasury. Officials say the source is unclear but suggest figures close to President Porfirio Diaz. State Department was informed amid secrecy and talk of abdication rumors. Comparable note recalls Dom Pedro’s secret gold transfer before Brazil’s abdication.
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New York
Gob-Treasury
Sub-Treasury
Wall Street
Mexico City
United States
Porforio Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
State Department
Washington
Treasury Department
Dom Pedro
Brazil
France
Paris
Fels-Naptha Ad Promises Easy Laundry and Gentle Hands
Anty Drudge interviews Mrs Youngbride about sore hands from housework and endorses Fels-Naptha. The ad urges using the soap in cool water for all cleaning tasks and washing clothes, claiming it saves effort, prevents nail damage, and is effective for both colored and white fabrics.
Many Babies Enter in Borden Contest
A Boston Post contest draws daily baby photos from New England. A staff sorts and files entries for judging after the first of year. Contest preserves a wide range of babies from tiny infants to four-year-olds with varied looks. All entrants receive at least a keepsake, with big prizes and a handsome illustrated book titled My Biography as top awards.
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Borden
New England
Boston Post
How Old Is Your Complexion A Paris Beauty Claim
This London Graphic snippet reports Claribel Montague recounting an interview with Madame De Veaux of Paris. It claims a magic complexion solution dissolves magatone in witchhazel to remove blemishes stop hair growth and erase shine. It asserts the beauty wand ages skin without powder.
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London Graphic
Paris
Madame de Veaux
Claribel Montague
Cascar ets nightly cure touted in late 19th ad
A bold advertisement extols Cascarets as a natural nightly cleanse before sleep. It claims the product relieves over eating and drinking by morning, urging a 9 PM or 4 AM dose and noting widespread sales of "million boxes a month" in druggists.
Boston Post Circulation Beat Reaches Bangor Fire News
The Boston Post sent 60,000 copies by special train to Bangor Maine, delivering full details of the $6,000,000 Bangor fire four hours before other papers. The move sped news to Pine Tree State residents while ruins still smoldered.
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Boston Post
Bangor
Boston
Pine Tree
Post
Maine
Oere
Surprise divorce for Mrs May Peterson Fay shocks New York set
Divorce granted to Mrs May Peterson Fay of Lexington from Malcolm N Fay a State street broker amid claims of statutory offences. Judge Jabez Fox at East Cambridge Divorce Court gave a nisi decree and custody of Richard Hull Fay. Alimony decision postponed after a further hearing.
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Smart
New York City
Back Bay
May Peterson Fay
Lexington
Wilson Peterson
Malcolm N. Fay
State Street
Jabez Fox
East Cambridge
Brookline
Witnesses Sworn In Libel Case Involving Mrs Fay
Eight witnesses were sworn by Mrs Fay to prove her libel claim but only three were heard. Spectator Mrs Peterson, mother of Mrs Day, observed the proceedings. Mrs Fay described her husband’s alleged behavior and noted they are married.
Colonial Line Earns Praise For New York Boston Service
The Colonial Line steamships between New York Providence and Boston see rising business in under a year. The Concord and Lexington operate from Providence and New York daily, offering efficient travel for businessmen. Reservations may be made through FE Ritchie, agent, 256 Washington Street, Boston.
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New York
Providence
Boston
Concord
Lexington
FE. Ritchie
Colonial Navigation Company
Washington Street
Pardon Hearing Sought for John Dumblas in Worcester Killing
John Dumblas 34 and now in Charlestown State Prison petitions Governor Foss for a pardon after a 13 year manslaughter sentence for the Easter 1903 Worcester case. He seeks relief as brother Anthony Dumblas presses influence from New York shoe business and former employers cite his peaceful conduct. The governor will refer the petition to the council next week.
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John Dumblas
Charlestown State Prison
Foss
Dumblas
Charlestown
Mulberry Street
Worcester
Anthony
Boston
John
Dumbias
Somebod
Michael Riggings
William Makis
Margaret Corporvich
Anthony Dumbias
New York
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Helco Jimei
Alf
Iale
Jimmy
Omiars
Anty Drudge
Mrs. Youngbride
Anty Drudgf
Barbara Hudnut
Strathmore Road
Tiny Miss Hudnut
Paine
Paine Furniture Company
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