Women who are helping the progress of the world
A collection of testimonials praising Peruna the catarrh remedy. Women including Mrs. Sarah Milliman of Buffalo and Miss Marie Lepschaw of Portland describe relief from neuralgia biliousness indigestion and catarrh after using Peruna. Additional notes praise Peruna for strengthening health during demanding work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Lepschaw
Second Street
Portland
Ore
Garment Workers’ Union
Peruna
Hartman
Vanderbilts Visited by Pretend German Count
A refined man claiming to be Adolph Radel, a German count, attempted to call on Mrs. Vanderbilt at Bellevue Hospital New York and was detained after presenting a card at the door. He wore a gold watch with inscriptions from German and European rulers and a silver filigree pendant, claiming royal gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adolph Radel
Bellevue Hospital
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Count Adolph Radel
Germany
Leopold
Franz Josef
Edward VII
Steamer Kingstonian Battles Fire En Route to Boston
A conflagration in Hold 2 of the Kingstonian, loaded with cotton oil and animals, delayed the voyage to Boston by four days after a three day blaze. Captain Kerruish and crew of 60 fought the flames aboard, saving much of the cargo despite livestock losses from smoke and possible spontaneous combustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingstonian
Boston
Kerruish
E. C. Wattle
Philadelphia
Tasco Held After Hotel Burglary Spree In Back Bay
Percy A. Tasco a young colored man was arrested on the Yarmouth boat after being charged with burglaries of Harold W. Estey’s Newbury street apartments and the Hotel Aubry at 149 Newbury. Mrs I Harris Metcalf’s rooms were also entered in a related break in. The incidents form part of a long series of Back Bay thefts troubling police captain Dennis Donovan in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy A. Tasco
Yarmouth
Harold W. Estey
Back Bay
Newbury Street
Hotel Aubry
Boston Cigarmakers Union condemns American Civic Federation
The Boston Cigarmakers Union 97, a major Massachusetts labor group with about 2000 members, passed a resolution last night denouncing the American Civic Federation. The meeting was well attended and highly animated, with attendees insisting they spoke as individuals rather than as union representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Cigarmakers’ Union 97
Massachusetts
American Civic Federation
Boston
Civic Federation
Cigarmakers’ Union
Hyde Sues Alexander over Trustee Removal and Accounting
James W. Alexander, president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, was served with a summons and complaint in a suit by James H. Hyde, William H. McIntyre, Annie F. Hyde, and Mary B. Riply. Plaintiffs seek removal from his post as Hyde stock trustee and an accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James W. Alexander
Equitable Life Assurance Society
James H. Hyde
William H. McIntyre
Annie F., Hyde
Mary B. Riply
Mr. Alexander
Hyde
Arbutus Club Dance Draws 200 at Catholic Union Hall
The Arbutus Club composed of Boyle Bros employees hosted a successful dance at Catholic Union Hall last evening with about 200 attendees. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Boyle and Miss Catherine Plunkett among others. Floor supervision was by Edward Co Monahan with assistance from William G. Dacey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbutus Club
Boyle Bros
Catholic Union Hall
T.F. Boyle
EB. J. Boyle
Catherine Plunkett
Lawrence T. Plunkett
Alice Plunkett
Edward Co. Monahan
William G. Dacey
Helen V. Curran
Sadie O'Neil
Anna F. Drury
Daniel J. Larkin
Lloyd N. Young
High School Prize Drill Parade At Mechanics Hall
A large display as 650 schoolboy soldiers marched in the annual prize drill at Mechanics Hall. Brighton’s Company F and Company B from Dorchester won top prizes in the main class while Company M Brighton and Company B Dorchester led junior divisions. A formal dress parade concluded with 17 men performing two series of drill evolutions under the officer of the day for judge assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics’ Hall
Annual prize drill by district high schools draws cheers
Mechanics' Hall hosted a crowded prize drill with high school companies and their young ladies. Teams displayed color schemes from Dorchester to East Boston as the senior company competition remained tightly contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics’ Hall
Dorchester High
Charlestown
West Roxbury
Dorchester
Brighton
South Boston
East Boston
Brighton High
James B. Jacobs
South Boston High
Charles D. Kean
John L. Binda
Roxbury High
Charles H
Joseph A. Curley
Condemnation of tainted money in church ethics debate
At Huntington Hall the American Social Science Association heard Prof. F L Baldwin of Boston University urge "tainted money" be condemned. He argued funds from corrupt wealth undermine church credibility and moral leadership, urging scrutiny of gifts from notorious donors and warning against aiding capitalism’s abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Baldwin
Boston University
Huntington Hall
American Social Science Association
John Graham Brooks
Cambridge
Baldwin
Church
Ford
Daniel Evans
American Board
John D. Rockefeller
Church Universal
Prize Awards At School Rifle Competition Named Winners
John Dunn of the school committee presented individual prizes to Sergeant Harry L. Rhapies of Company E Charlestown first, Sergeant Henry Cleary Company A Roxbury second, with honorable mentions for Sergeant Charles Sullivan East Boston Sergeant Edward Boynton South Boston and others. Judges were Captain Charles Hillman Captain William Perry and Lieutenant David Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dunn
Harry L. Rhapies
Charlestown
Henry Cleary
Roxury
Charles Sullivan
East Boston
Edward Boynton
South Boston
Thomas Godwin
Thomas Sheehan
Saul G. Bridges
West Roxbury
Henry Joy
Dorchester
J. J. Devereaux
Chelsea
Henry Peterson
Brighton
Charles H. Hillman
Eighth Infantry
William H. Perry
David Hanson
Drug Kills Young Croker in Oklahoma Ranch
Herbert Croker died at a ranch in Oklahoma after a brief illness said to be minor. A cable to his father in Ireland confirmed the death as the second family loss this year following Frank Croker’s death in January. Herbert, nearing 28, was a Cornell graduate who worked at Lewis Nixon shipbuilding in Elizabethport New Jersey and was an avid golfer and dog lover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Ireland
Frank Croker
Herbert Croker
Cornell University
Lewis Nixon
Elizabethport
N. J
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Sarah Milliman
Johnson’s Park
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Dressmakers’ Union
The
Maccabees
Bowing
Miss. Marie Lepect
Ortland, Orf
Kassatt
W. 13Th Street
Des Moines
Laurael
Josephine St
Syracuse
Aarms
S. B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Ara
Adah
Sarah Millbuffalo
Miss. Mae Marine
Beatrice
Laura Engel
Vanderbilts
Bellevue
TASCO
Alexander
Arbutus Club Party
Company M
West Roxbury High School
Mechanics
H. I. M. King Edward
CREX
China
Japan
American Grass Twine CO
Paul Mew
York
Hartous Ling Ahocolates
Young Croker
Rey
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