Yale Gets Fund From Lewisohn For Jewish Literature
New Haven Conn May 9 President Arthur T Hadley told the Yale corporation that funds provided by Adolph Lewisohn of New York City have established a temporary instructorship in Jewish literature. He also announced the Lumbermen union increased its pledge to the university for the professorship from 65 000 to 160 000.
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New Haven
Conn
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale University
Yale Corporation
Adolph Lewisohn
New York City
Lumbermen’s Association
Adams Letter On Volunteer Officers' Retired List
Alfred Weston U S N argues General Adams misstates plan to create separate retired lists for Union Civil War volunteer officers age 70 and up. He says Congress and states have supported the measure as justice, urging fairness in retirement pay and rank adjustments for veterans.
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Sim
Charles Francis Adams
Adams
Army
Navy
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Gen
Critoni
Fiat Justitia Ruat Colum
Alfred Weston
Trouble Soon Gone And Never Returned
A reader from Hamilton Georgia recalls childhood scalp disease cured by Cuticura Remedies. After months of hair loss a doctor prescribed the remedies, which cleared the condition in weeks. The writer states further benefit for hand eruptions and reports ongoing relief.
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Jessie Fuchanan
R.F.D
Hamilton
Babies Skin Should Know Cuticura Soap
An old advertisement extols Cuticura Soap as pure sweet and economical for babies skin. It urges moms to choose this soap for gentle cleansing and care, claiming it offers softness and protection for young children.
Women Heads of Mass Club Heads to Cincinnati Convention
Fifty presidents from Massachusetts left Boston on a special train to attend the 10th biennial convention of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of the United States in Cincinnati. The group will meet local club presidents and convene at the Grand Hotel, with sessions at Music Hall starting Wednesday. Topics include conservation, suffrage, labor, household economics, food sanitation, forestry, art and civics, closing May 18 with various excursions planned. Notables include Miss Georgia A. Bacon, Mrs. May Alden Ward, Mrs. George Weiss, and numerous club leaders from across the state.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Georgia A. Bacon
State Federation
Worcester
May Alden Ward
New England
Woman’s Club
George Weiss
Berlin
Germany
Professional Women’s Club
Marion H. Brazier
Sara T.&. Leighton
State Board
Alvin R. Bailey
Francis Stanley
Newton
B. F. Bates
Dorchester
Charles H. Bonney
Cantabrigia of
Cambridge
J. Stearns Cushing
Adelaide M. Godding
Jennie B. Wadleigh
New Hampshire
F. C. Richardson
The
Charity Club
Annie Sanford Head
Alice Parker Lesser
Daughters of Massachusetts and
Portia Law Club
M. L. Thacher
Dorchester Woman's Club
Frank P. Shumway
Lelia C. Pennock
Somerville Clubs
William Morris
D. B. McPherson
Mattapannock Club
South
Myra B. Lord
H. S. Fowle
Hatherly Foster
Katherine E. Flagg
C. H. Adams
Joseph N. White
Frank S. Streeter
New Hampshire State Federation
Henry Ashley Smith
Lowell
Ella C. Richards
Weymouth
George W. Pfeiffer
Boston Political Club
Hyde Park
Funeral for Mrs J J Crowley in Brighton District
The funeral for Mrs Jeremiah J Crowley of Brighton district will be held today at her 72 Surrey street home and St Col umbkille's Church. A solemn high requiem Mass is set for 9 30 a m. She supported St Columbkille's Church activities and is survived by her husband and several children.
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Jeremiah J. Crowley
Brighton
Surrey Street
St. Columbkille's
Crowley
St. Columbkille’s Church
Be Wise ITS FREE Be Wise ITS FREE
An advertisement urges readers to send for a trial package of a pile cure promising quick relief from painful piles. The notice emphasizes the offer as free and persuasive, typical of late era medical ads. It highlights a treatment claim without detailing clinical evidence or ingredients.
Whose Child Is This Prize Feature in the Post
The Post offers a five dollar gold piece to a photographed child who matches a featured image. Thirteen children were rewarded yesterday, with seven from Boston and surrounding areas named by full addresses and schools.
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Post
Commonwealth Avenue
The
Greater Boston
Washington Street
Town Meeting At City Hall Draws Public Audience
Tonight in the City Council Chamber the Mayor and City Council will host a town meeting to listen to residents’ wishes across the city. Invitations have gone to improvement associations to send representatives, but the public is welcome to attend and speak.
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City Council
City Hall
Veteran Boston Policeman Dead At Home
Police Officer Liam F. Lewis of East Dedham Street Station died at his Dorchester home after a month long illness. Born in Boothbay Maine, 59 years ago, he joined Boston as a reserve officer on February 18 1878 and remained at Station 5 without transfer.
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Liam F. Lewis
Dedham Str
Allston Street
Dorchester
Lewis
Boothbay
Boston
Thesus Men Help Open the Bungalow
The Jount Pleasant Association and their lot at Pavie open a bungalow project. Community members celebrate the opening with local officials and residents in attendance.
Notable Guests at Dinner by The Thesus Club of Boston
The Thesus Club of Boston attended the hosts dinner and presented a large American flag. President William J. Keenan gave the address with Edward F. Shea replying. President Edward McGlone chaired the event. The Associates, including John Dalton J F B Shea William Gookin George Courtenay and Frank King, provided music. Thomas Smith acted as chef and master of ceremonies for the excellent dinner.
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Thesus Club
Boston
William J. Keenan
Edward F. Shea
Edward McGlone
John Dalton
J. F B. Shea
William Gookin
George Courtenay
Frank King
Thomas Smith
Graves' Grain Alcohol advertised by Boston firm
When you buy Alcohol, ask for the standard dependable kind Graves' Grain Alcohol. Available in sealed 8 16 and 32 ounce bottles with the firm name over the cork in each proprietary bottle. Manufactured by Chester H Graves & Sons of Boston and sold by Melvin & Badger, Theo Metcalf Co, Paul Klein, J G Godding Co and many other Boston druggists.
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Graves
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Boston
Mass
Melvin & Badger
Theo
Metcalf, Co
Paul Klein
J. G. Godding & Co
Itch Relief Promise With D D D Remedy Offer
An ad touts instant itch relief from a simple oil of wintergreen thymol and glyc erine lotion in D D D Prescription. The externally applied remedy claims to kill eczema germs instantly and notes the product price of one dollar with a two for special offer for towns.
Pilgrims Return in Comfort From Palestine
Portland May 9 The bark Kingdom has returned from Palestine with the last of the Shiloh colony members at Jerusalem ending Frank W Sandford’s effort to found colonies in Europe. There was probably no acute suffering among the people at Jerusalem.
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Portland
Palestine
Shiloh
Jerusalem
Frank W. Sandford
Europe
Sandford's Jerusalem delegation voyages back home
Ten years after the first Sandford group left Shiloh for Liverpool and the Holy Land, four to twenty of his disciples remain abroad doing missionary work. The mission has been funded by Shiloh remittances totaling between 1000 and 2000 dollars. Ralph Gleason leads Jerusalem operations, while 13 adults from the Kingdom voyage back to Shiloh or Boston. Sandford and crew plan a return voyage via South Freeport.
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Shiloh
Jerusalem
Liverpool
Holy Land
Sandford
Christ
Holy City
Sandfora
Alexandria
Egypt
Joppa
Palestine
Kingdom
Ralph Gleason
House of Elim
Boston
South Freeport
Halley's Comet Flirts With Venus As Dawn Sky Explodes
In an imaginative briefing by Frederic Campbell of the Brooklyn Observatory, Halley's comet is described as crossing Venus' orbit near dawn, dodging Mercury and urging planets to yield. The piece speculates on a dramatic Venus collision and its aftermath, noting Venus' brightness and the potential life of a spectacular world-ending event.
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Department of Astronomy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Institute
Halley
Venus
Coffin Short Over $5000 in Town Funds
West Newbury Massachusetts May 9 a shortage of 6015 in the accounts of the late town treasurer and tax collector Samuel F Coffin a member of the State Legislature was reported to the selectmen. The examination showed that all the money is missing from the town accounts in the Merrimac National Bank of Haverhill with funds in two other banks intact and that all checks making the missing amount were drawn within the past year. The town is protected by bond.
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West Newbury
Mass
Samuel F. Coffin
Merrimac National Bank of
May Not See Comet Tail When Clouds Roll Away
Reports from Harvard Observatory describe a cloudy interval obscuring the comet since Saturday morning. Scientists note the tail's future visibility is uncertain, with past appearances showing a length across a third of the sky. The photograph aimed to compare brightness with nearby stars, using a deliberately out of focus plate.
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Harvard Observatory
Cafeteria style lunch proves high quality at low prices
Scores answered our ad last week and found we do not exaggerate in the least. The Cafeteria style lunch lets us serve the highest quality food at prices not possible with old service. Visit us during bargain time and see for yourself.
Murderer Gil Cole Executed at Sing Sing Prison
Gilbert Cole, a mulatto convicted of wife murder in New York City, was electrocuted at Sing Sing prison on May 9. He reportedly smiled as he entered the death chamber.
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Ossining
N. Y
Gilbert Coleman
New York City
Sing Sing
Coleman
Dishes For Tuesday Feature Classic Stews and Meats
Some of Our Dishes For Tuesday include Vegetable Soup Broiled Scrod Corned Beef Hash Sausage Lamb Chops a la Nel Chicken Pie Roast Prime Rib of Beef Spaghetti Italienne and Home Made Pies. A varied menu with seafood meats pies and Italian inspired dishes.
Puritan Cafeteria for Men and Women at Wahington St
A Puritan Cafeteria operates for men and women on Wahington Street offering meals and seating in a shared dining space. The notice outlines hours and location details for patrons seeking meals in the downtown area.
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Wahington St
Calls Comet A Woman Halley’s Comet Characterized
Mrs. Daniel F. Burke of Chicago likens Halley’s comet to a clubwoman noting she is bright, dangerous, and beloved by observers. The speaker lists qualities such as charm and influence, saying the comet has a large family of followers and is essential to the scheme of things.
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Daniel F. Burke
Chicago
Fatally Shot Little Sister in Vermont Match Shooting
In St Johnsbury on May 9 Louis Martelle aged 16 of Sheffield used a .22 rifle while practicing and fatally shot his six year old sister Beatrice in the head.
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ST. Johnsbury, Vt
Louis Martelle
Sheffield
Beatrice
How She Lost Her High Stomach in One Day
A Boston reader recounts visiting Mrs. Hastings Corset Shop to reshape her figure with the Rengo Belt Corset. She claims dramatic changes from two to three dollars, praising privacy and tailored fittings at 564 Washington Street, Room 27, Boston.
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Mrs. Hastings
Boston
Washington Street
Adams House
Siegel’s
He’s
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