Flag on Suffrage Car Draws Patriotism Salute
Esther Frances Boland writes from 809 Broadway South Boston May 12 praising the suffrage parade. She recalls a silk flag on her car and a yellow Votes for Women banner drawing respectful salutes from marines and bystanders on Washington Street. She argues suffragists’ patriotism aligns with historic figures and notes Massachusetts leaders would stand by the Stars and Stripes.
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Post
Washington Street
Mari
Julia Ward Howe
Mary Livermore
Sanitary Commission
Clara Barton
Red Cross
Massachusetts
Esther Frances Boland
Broadway
South
Boston
Soldiers of Peace feature in upcoming Sunday Post Magazine
The Secretary of War writes a striking article for the next Sunday Post Magazine titled Soldiers of Peace. It promises a thoughtful exploration of military roles, civilian cooperation, and national service.
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Secretary of War
Next Sunday Post
Pinklets offered as gentle laxative for sick headache
An advertisement explains that sick headache stems from poison buildup in the digestive organs and a laxative used before prostration can prevent attacks. Pinklets are tiny sugar coated granules claimed to be gentle, non irritating, and effective without upsetting digestion.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Wenz Widow Denies Influencing Will in Contested Case
In Superior Court the widowed Mary Louise Sullivan Wenz denies attempting to influence her husband Henry Wenz’s will. She testifies she knew nothing of will contents and notes her control over his bank account and power of attorney after his illness. The case, with Franziska Wenz’s son James A. Watson as administrator, continues as cross examination proceeds.
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H. S. McClellan
Superior Court of the
Wenz
Mary Louise Sullivan Wenz
Henry Wenz
Franziska Wenz
Brunn
Austria
Henry
Joseph Brettler
Johnson
Franz
Massachusetts Baptists Hold Annual Meeting at Roxbury
The 32nd annual meeting of the Massachusetts Association of Free Baptist Churches convened at the Boston Free Baptist Church on Warren Street Roxbury. The program included a 9 30 devotional, sermons by Rev Ernest A Trites on Undeveloped Power and by Rev William R Wood on What the Church Stands For, plus afternoon meetings of the Young People’s Society Ladies’ Aid and Women’s Missionary Society.
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Massachusetts Association of Free Baptist Churches
Boston Free Baptist Church
Warren Street
Roxbury
William R. Wood
Saco
Ernest A. Trites
General Miles Receives $5000 From Mary S Curtis Will
Probate in Dedham reveals $54,000 personal property and $45,000 real estate in the Curtis estate. The residue is placed in trust for Josephine L H Pope of Brookline, with executors Roland W Boyden and Clarence H Carter. After Miss Pope’s death funds go to charities and local clubs, with further bequests to General Miles and two Unitarian groups.
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Nelson A. Miles
Mary S. Curtis
Brookline
Flint
Dedham
Jamaica Plain
Josephine L. H. Pope
Roland W. Boyden
Beverly
Clarence H. Carter
Boston
Miss Pope
New England
Little Wanderers
New England Hospital For Women and Children
Roxbury Home
Brookline Day Nursery
Brookline Friendly Society
General Miles
American Unitarian Church Association
Curtis
Unitarian Society of
Tufts Junior Prom Shines as Junior Week Opener
The Tufts College junior prom was held last evening in Goddard gymnasium as the opening social event of junior week. Ninety juniors and seniors attended with tickets sold to eligible students. Guests came from Jackson, Wellesley, Lasell, Smith, Simmons, Radcliffe, and Sargent School. The hall featured elaborate Tufts and Jackson banners and large fraternity seals, with clever lighting using hundreds of red lamp bulbs.
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Tufts College
Goddard Gymnasium
Tufts
Jackson
Wellesley
lLasell
Smith, Simmons
Radcliffe
Sargent School
Ground broken for Boston University School of Theology building
The Boston University School of Theology breaks ground on Chestnut street behind Mt. Vernon hall. Dedicatory prayers by Dr. John W. Hamilton mark the event with university leaders, alumni, and students present. The new light lime stone building, 60 feet high, will include a 300-seat chapel named Robinson Memorial, classrooms, and a gym. The project cost about 125000 dollars with initial donations and student pledges.
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School of Theology
Boston University
Chestnut Street
Mt. Vernon Street
University
John W. Hamilton
Methodist Episcopal Church
William F. Warren
Warren
R. R. Robinson
Malden
Dillon Bronson
Brookline
George S. Butters
Auburndale
Richard E. Scully
LeRoy W. Stringfellow
Howard G. Hageman
James Henry
First Citywide High School Orchestra Concert May 2
The city’s first orchestra drawn from Greater Boston high schools will give a public concert May 2 at Jordan Hall with about 100 musicians. Proceeds go to the Washington memorial building fund. Governor Walsh will attend and speak. Guests include Dr Carl Muck, Major Henry L Higgins, Wilhelmina Calvert, and others.
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Greater Boston
Jordan Hall
Washington Memorial Building Fund
Walsh
Carl Muck
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Henry L. Higginson
Wilhelmina Calvert
Tremont Temple
Henry Chadwick
New England Conservatory of Music
Franklin P. Dyer
Boston Public Schools
Augustine L. Rafferty
Richard C. Maclaurin
John A. Avery
Somerville High School
Charles S. Clark
Somerville Schools
George Pratt Maxim
Discovered Cure For Asthma Promises Free Trial Bottle
Chemist Mr D J Lane of 532 Lane Building St Marys Kas announces a simple home asthma remedy. He sent samples to long sufferers who report cures. Lane offers a free bottle by express with payment only if it cures, to be judged by the user within ten days. Write for a bottle. No money needed.
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D. J. Lane
Lane Bldg
St. Marys
Kas
Lane
Express
Old Snow’s store promotes purity and value in whiskey
An old advertisement from Thos. Snow & Son at 59 North Market Street offers Snow’s Old Whiskey in two sizes, 75 cents and one dollar per quart, touting purity full measure and maturity for customers.
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Snow
Thos. Snow & Son
North Market
Fanenil Hall
Mrs McAdoo Thanks Senators For Wedding Bracelet
Mrs Eleonora Wilson McAdoo writes from Cornish New Hampshire thanking Senator Martine and colleagues for the bracelet sent by the Senate on her wedding day. She says the gift gave great pleasure and will remind her of the period and associations with the men making history.
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Washington
Eleanor Wilson McAdoo
Martine
Senate
Cornish
N. H
Advice on weight loss and health tonics from Dr Lewis Baker
Reader questions cover weight reduction with arbolone tablets, headache and dizziness with sulperb tablets, bed wetting remedies for children, kidney concerns with balmwort tablets, catarrh relief by nasal wash, dandruff treatment with plain yellow mingos, weight gain with hypo nuclane tablets, rheumatism with iodide and s alicylate mix, colds with mentholaxene, stomach disorders with triopeptine, and nerve weakness treated by cadomene tablets.
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Catholic Church Hotel
St. Mary’s Catholic Woman's Association of Cambridge
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Julia Ford
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Joseph V. Tracy
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Brighton
Sodalities and Guilds
St. Mary's
Lynn
Church of the Assumption
East Boston
Church of the Most Precious Blood
Hyde Park
St. Ceoilia’s
Ashland
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Everett
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South Lawrence
St. Michael's
Lowell
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Abington
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North Cambridge
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Cardinal O'Connell
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Nahant
William T. O’connor
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Pemat Mela Dime Messenger Service
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