Stock suit seeks $50,000 over alleged fraud in Maine firm
Howard Blanding sues William O. Gay Herbert Provandie Sophie Dumaresq and William Richardson executors under Philip K. Dumaresq will in East Cambridge alleging they misrepresented a secret metal formula for Idium to induce purchase of 200 shares in Idium Metals Company. He paid 6500 for shares and 2762.29 for corporate rerouting, now claims worthlessness.
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William O. Gay
State Street
Herbert F. Provandie
Melrose
Sophie H. Dumaresq
William S. Richardson
Boston
Philip K. Dumaresq
Superior Court
East Cambridge
Howard Blanding
Providence
Gay, Provanche and Dumaresq
Idium Metals Company
Maine
Gay
Dumaresq
Blanding
Elydium Laboratory Company
Suit Over Idium Metals Sale Claims Hidden Value
The suit centers on a sale of 200 shares of Idium Metals Company of Boston. The plaintiff alleges the deal involved a secret process for making idium and that the broker overstated its worth. He says he was told the company was a young concern and a little gold mine with affairs that were all promising.
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Idium Metals Company of
Boston
Parts of Skeleton Found in Clamshells
Workmen on E. W. Pearson's Marlboro street estate in Newburyport found several skeleton parts embedded in clam shells while digging soil for greenhouses. The preserved teeth and upper skull suggest Indian origin, with other bones poorly preserved.
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Newburyport
E. W. Pearson
Marlboro Street
Miss Julia Lathrop Named Pioneer Head of New Children's Bureau
Miss Julia C Lathrop of Chicago will head the new Children's Bureau within the Department of Commerce and Labor. She becomes the first woman to lead a U S government bureau and will earn 5000 dollars annually, reflecting a landmark appointment urged by child labor reform groups.
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Washington
Julia C. Lathrop
Chicago
Jane Addams
Hull House
Children’s Bureau
Miss Lathrop
Taft
NEW Children’s Bureau
Uncle Sam Pays $1.77 Debt After 49 Years
In Saint Paul a $1.77 check arrived for Charles A. Rose, document clerk, clearing a debt dating to 1863. The payment, received by Julius Schmahl, Secretary of State, marks the long overdue settlement of Uncle Sam’s obligation from a transfer of volunteers.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Uncle Sam
Julius Schmahl
Capitol
Charles A. Rose
Sam
Mr. Rose
Home No Place for Puppy Love
Mrs Florence Lake state lecturer of the W C T U told county convention at Morgan Hill that children should not be exposed to the antics of lovers and newly married couples arguing that puppy love has no place in a child’s home and environment.
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San Jose
Florence Lake
Poslam Promises Quick Skin Healing for Various Ailments
An advertisement claims Poslam cures skin infections and itching from abrasions to conditions like eczema acne psoriasis and seven year itch. It touts antiseptic healing with quick relief and notes Poslam soap and a free sample offer from Emergency Laboratories New York.
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West 25Th Street
New York City
Tuberculosis Medicine Saved This Man life
A Philadelphia area testimonial claims Eckman’s Alterative cured a life threatening abscessed lung after pneumonia. The notice promotes the medicine for bronchitis asthma hay fever throat and lung troubles and cites a $500 reward for evidence about a stolen 1912 Packard limousine in Boston.
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Eckman
Philo
Reilly
Riker- Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton Drug Dept
Eckman Laboratory
Phila
Boston
Minckley & Woods
Managers
Federal Insurance Co
Kilby St
16 000 Soldiers of South Parade at Confederate Veterans Meet
In Macon Georgia on May 9 16 000 soldiers of the old South marched before about 50 000 visitors to close the Confederate Veterans annual reunion. The parade stretched over a mile through 16 blocks of shaded streets as veterans and sponsors rode in automobiles and carriages. General Bennett P Young of Louisville Kentucky was elected commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans.
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Macon
Confederate Veterans
Bennett P. Young
Louisville
K.y
Army of Tennessee
United Confederate Veterans Today
Paul Revere Social Club Ball Plans Tonight
The ninth annual May party and ball of the Paul Revere Social Club will be held this evening at Roughan Hall in Charles Town. Music publishers from city firms will be represented. Officials include President Joseph Campana, Chief Marshall Frank Forgin, Chief of Aids Ernest Tremont, and Ethel Brodney.
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Paul Revere Social Club
Roughan Hall
Charlestown
Joseph Campana
Marshall Frank Forgin
Aids
Ernest Tremont
Ethel Brodney
Wholesale writs target rich debtors in Greenwich
Debtors facing 31 attachments in Greenwich as 185 claims are turned over to William D. Bosler to pursue aggressively. Many are prosperous Manhattan commuters with ample means, including grocers doctors dentists plumbers bakers builders and architects. Writs of attachment at $1 each issued by Deputy Sheriff Patrick Finnegan are returnable May 21.
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Greenwich
Conn
William D. Bosler
Cedar Street
Bosler
Patrick Finnegan
Greenwood Holds Line as Foss War Veterans Veto Blocks Bill
President Greenwood of the Senate backed Governor Foss by voting against the Spanish war veterans preference bill, preventing its passage over the veto. The roll showed 26 Yes? against the veto and 13 for, with Greenwood absent and minutes noting his lone affirmative vote would have made the bill law.
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Greenwood
Senate
Foss
Civil Service
Adams
Allen
Barlow
Brown
Burke
Chace
Clark
Coolidge
Denny
Grainger
Halley
Hatton
Horgan
Hunt
Joyce
Lomasney
Mack
McCarthy
Nason
Newhall
Powers
Quigley
Ross
Schofield
Stowe
Trinity
No—Barnes
Bennett
Blanchard
Eldridge
Hersey
McLane
Mulligan
Pearson
Schoonmaker
Stearns
Tinkham
Vinson
Wheeler
Veto Sustained on 26 to 14 Vote in Senate
The record notes Greenwood directing the clerk to call a name and the chamber voting no. The veto found support with a 26 to 14 tally. Senator McCarthy is mentioned in the sequence of remarks.
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Greenwood
Senator McCarthy
Foss Tax Bill Defeated in House on Classification Amendment
Governor Foss backed a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to classify property for taxation but the measure failed 39 to 173. The proposal would remove the word proportional from the existing rule and could permit lower rates for new industries or forests for encouragement. Lomasney denounced it as un-American for creating property classes under a non-existent framework.
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Foss
Lomasney
Governor Urges Senators Preference
The governor signaled support for the Donahue bill in a message delivered yesterday afternoon. He urged senators to back the measure, stressing its anticipated benefits and alignment with current policy goals.
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Donahue
Governor pushes changes to rate powers and Senate stance
The governor urges expanded Insurance Commissioner authority to adjust liability insurance rates under the workers compensation law, arguing current rates are insufficient. He ties the move to broader debates as moderates and conservatives confront Senate defeats and voters express presidential preferences at the polls.
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Senate
United States
Which Hen Is Right About Sitting Setting Hen
A poultry instructress asks students which term fits a hen: sitting or setting. A student replies indifferently and adds a joke about a hen cackling, wondering if she is saying or lying.
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