Extensive Moxie fraud unmasked by widespread swindlers
A large New England fraud scheme targets Moxie dealers and temperance beverage suppliers. A gang uses fake advertising agents and elaborate pamphlets to secure one case purchases, promising two free cases after May 15. Moxie executives offer a $250 reward for arrests as police coordes with a nationwide inquiry.
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New England
Moxie Nerve Food Company
Boston
Moxie
Canton
Moxie Company
Archer
F. E. Thompson
Moxie People
Charles A. Doyle
Essex Pharmacy
Brockton
Mr. Doyle
Miss Fearless & Co. Philomathean Enchants Delta Chapter
The Delta Chapter of Sigma Kappa Society presented Miss Fearless & Co in Jacob Sleeper Hall for their annual philomathean. It was the last philomathean of the school year and nearly 200 people attended.
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Delta Chapter
Sigma Kappa Society
Miss Fearless & Co
Jacob Sleeper Hall
Hummel Sentenced for Dodge-Morse Conspiracy
Abraham H. Hummel, lawyer, was sentenced in New York to one year in state prison and a $500 fine for conspiracy in the Dodge Morse divorce case. His conviction was upheld by the appellate division after an earlier Supreme Court verdict.
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New York
Abraham H. Hummel
Dodge-Morse
Hummel
New York State Supreme Court
German Jackies Visit Siegel's in Boston
A group of Kaiser's sailors from the cruiser Bremen toured the Henry Siegel Co. department store in Boston. They explored floors by escalator ate at the Kaffee Klatsch restaurant and photographed themselves in the studio. The store invited crews from other foreign battleships to visit during their stay.
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Henry Siegel Co
Emperor William's
Jackies
Germany
Bremen
Siegel Company
Boston
Eleventh vesper service at Church of the New Jerusalem
The 11th and final 1907 vesper service at the Church of the New Jerusalem on Bowdoin Street near the State House Park will begin at 4 p m next Sunday. Attendance has mostly exceeded church capacity, with Easter program repeated next week for those who missed Easter. Rev James Reed will speak on The Last Four Commandments, and organizers aim to offer the season’s best musical program.
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Church of the New Jerusalem
Bowdoin Street
State House Park
James Reed
Boston political comedy skits with Goo Goos and McNary
A satirical moving picture tableau features Billings of the Goo Goo association in a Boston setting. It mocks holes in city projects and the mayor's campaign, with references to City Hall, Pemberton Square, and Congressman William South Boston McNary leading a "Whitney Band Wagon" crowd.
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Boston
Billings
Domo
B. B. Fitz
City Hall
Bell
Clark
Co-Operative Municipal Auto
North End
Commonwealth Avenue
Fitz
Pemberton Square
Sousa
William Southboston McNary
Whitney
Bandmaster McNary Orchestrates New Air In Boston Whirl
The piece describes bandmaster McNary as a versatile, ear-led conductor who quickly adapts to new tunes. It notes his reach into executive circles and hints at a lively dialogue about local identity with Beans and Fanueil Hall in Boston.
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McNary
Beans
Boston
Roxbury and Dorchester Teams Win Senior And Junior Drills
Cadet drill competition among 11 high schools held at Mechanics Hall in South Boston. Dorchester High won the junior drill with Brighton second. Roxbury High took the senior drill with Brighton second and Dorchester third. Major honors went to Dorchester High and Roxbury High, with captains promoted to majors and Brummett named lieutenant colonel.
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Roxbury and
Dorchester
George H. Benyon
H. B. Allen
Dorchester High School
Carl E. Allison
Roxbury High School
Third Regiment
A. F. Bailey
Brighton High School
Mitchell
South Boston High School
Clark
Dorchester High
Terhune
Roxbury High
Brighton High
Allen
John T. Balkam
West Roxbury
Herbert L. Pope
Charlestown
E. G. DeCoen
John Crowley
Brighton
Charles KE. Howe
R. L. Robinson
Roxbury
William Grady
South Boston
I. Berry
E. B. MclIntosh
E. E. Riley
Wheffoon
Charlestown High
L. J. Killian
West Roxbury High
Maine
East Boston High
Starkey
Crosby
Jakhauh
South Boston High
Brummett
J. Leslie Brummett
Charles H. Cutler
F. F. Cutting
William J. Greene
Thomas J. Kenney
Mechanics’ Hall
Charles E. Howe
E. B. Mcintosh
Quartermaster Allen
Forrest Bercy
Blue Laws Test for Women Hotel Orchestra Members
Six women from the American House hotel orchestra face Municipal Court scrutiny over alleged unlawful labor on the Sabbath. Counsel argues they are as essential as nonreligious staff, citing old statutes from Charles II to today. Judge deferred ruling, with findings due next Thursday.
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Ogden
Whipple, Sears & Ogden
Charles II
Williams Injured After Fall From Ladder at Horti Cultural Hall
James H. Williams, 61, of 89 West Springfield Street, fell about 20 feet from a ladder while cleaning windows at Horti cultural Hall near Massachusetts and Huntington avenues. He suffered a right ankle injury and was taken to City Hospital.
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Horticultural Hall
Massachusetts
Huntington Avenues
James H. Williams
Springfield Street
City Hospital
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S. H. Harrison CO
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Supreme Court
Siegel’s
NEW Jerusalem Services
Moving Picture
The
Holy City
Hasbean
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