Women’s Clubs Meet Today Urge Arbitration Efforts
Women’s clubs nationwide schedule meetings to advocate arbitration over war for settling international disputes. The nationwide observance links to a Hague conference on the 18th marking the third anniversary of the international peace congress held there. Boston groups shift their meeting to May 22 with talks by Benjamin F. Trueblood and Lucia Ames Mead. American Peace Society officials also met at 81 Beacon Street with plans for the Boston committee’s report on May 22.
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The
Hague
Boston Peace and Arbitration Committee
Boston Equal Suffrage Association
Benjamin F. Trueblood
Ll.d
American Peace Society
Lucia Ames Mead
Boston Peace Committee
Glasgow
Beacon Street
Robert Treat Paine
Trueblood
Boston
Competitive Examinations Arranged for Parochial Pupils Diocesan
The Archdiocese schedules open competitive exams for all parochial schools at St Marys School North End under Rev Louis S Walsh supervisor. Prizes include gold medals and scholarships to promote school achievement. Archbishop John Williams approved the plan. Examinations run four Saturdays from May 17 with tests in Christian doctrine language spelling grammar arithmetic and history geography plus memory checks and conduct rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s School
North End
Louis S. Walsh
Salem
John Williams
United States
Elevator accident at Baldwin works in Boston
May 14 report from Philadelphia Boston states two men were killed and three injured at the Baldwin locomotive works when an elevator carrying a 6400 pound engine tender fell from the fourth floor. One victim Charles Coleman 27 of Boston died instantly. another man died at hospital. The workers were installing a hydraulic aft for the Boston Elevator Company when a steel cable parted and the lift plunged onto them.
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Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Charles Coleman
Boston
Boston Elevator Company
Coleman
Lamp Attack Injures Woman in Middlesex Street Row
Mary Russell, 25, of 62 Emerald Street, was struck by a lighted lamp during a drunken quarrel on Middlesex Street. An unknown man threw the lamp, cutting her on the head. She was sent to City Hospital. All parties described as colored.
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Mary Russell
Emerald Street
Middlesex Street
City Hospital
Low round trip rail fare Chicago to California
Corrodingly low rates from the East. Tickets on sale May 47 to June 8, and Aug. 2 to 8 good for return 60 days. Fastest time, finest scenery. Tickets and steams car reservations at Northwestern line, 268 Washington street.
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Chicago
California
Steanns
Northwestern Line
Washington Street
Union Hall Concert By Boston Conservatory Pupil Group
A delightful concert was given last night at Union Hall to B Y M C Union members and friends by advanced pupils of the Boston Conservatory of Music under director Herman P Chelius.
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B. Y. M. GC. Union
Union Hall
B. Y. M. C. Union
Boston Conservatory of Music
Herman P. Chelius
Laetive Bromo Quinine Tenet Box Label Note
A fragmentary caption asserts the Grove and the caution that the claimed genuine Laetive Bromo-Quinine Tenet must bear the name on every box as a safeguard for authenticity. The text appears as an incomplete promotional or regulatory line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wy Grove
Pharmacy Class of 1902 Holds Pierce Hall Reception
Two hundred students and professors in evening dress attended the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy reception at Pierce Hall. Dean Baird and Professors Jordan Piper and Scovill were among the faculty present. the reception committee included Herbert F. Hawthorne and B. P. Hall with officers and helpers arranging the event.
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Pierce Bfall
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Baird
Jordan
Piper
Scovill
Herbert F. Hawthorne
B. P. Hall
S. T. Marshall
Xerxes Macurda
Hawthorne
C.A. Hall
J. P. Lyston
Victor B. Dion
Frederick Bennett
Knickerbocker Limited Takes Shore Line Route
Increased demand for parlor car seats on the 19 m Air Line Limited 65 hour train forces transfer to the Shore Line route starting the 19th. The train will be renamed the Knickerbocker Limited and will run entirely with parlor cars, sharing the route with the Bay State Limited.
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Boston
New York
Shore Line
Tehan's Inn Reopens With Same Management at Court Street
Tehan's Inn at 128 Court street reopens and resumes former management. The establishment retains its quaint German furniture and paintings and adds a ladies dining room on the second floor with special conveniences. Carriage entrance at Howard street. A Sunday and holiday menu is offered.
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Tehan
Higgins
Court Street
Howard Street
Miss Margaret Scott Surprised at Cambridge Party
The home of Mr and Mrs J C Scott at 71 Pear Street Cambridge hosted a surprise party for their daughter Margaret last evening. She received a handsome gift from numerous friends. A collation was served and entertainment by renowned artists followed the presentation.
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Margaret Scott
Pear Street
Cambridge
Margaret
Earthquake toll in Guatemala reaches two thousand
The steamship Guatemala reports from May 14 that up to April 20 about 1100 bodies had been recovered at Quezaltenango. Estimates place total deaths at 2000 with unburied corpses creating a pestilence risk. Interior natives flee, farms deserted, famine fears grow, while Pacific coast damage exceeds Atlantic.
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San Francisco
Guatemala
Central America
Quezaltenango
Harris
Pacific
Atlantic
Three Young Women Set for Mission Work Abroad
Farewell services were held at Clarendon Street Baptist Church for Dr Lena Benjamin Miss Evelyn Johnson and Miss Edith Adams as they prepare to serve with the Women's Baptist Foreign Mission Society. Benjamin will lead a hospital for women and children in Mellore India Johnson will teach at a girls boarding school in Yokohama Adams, born in China and educated in England, will aid evangelical and educational work in Hon Yong. The meetings drew many women from Boston and eastern Massachusetts with remarks from church leaders and a Yokohama missionary in native dress.
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Women’s Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Clarendon Street Baptist Church
Lena Benjamin
Evelyn Johnson
Edith Adams
Newton Centre
Pr. Benjamin
University of Chicago
Mellore
India
Levering
Nova Scotia
China
England
Boston
Hon Yong
Massachusetts
Waterbury
The
Mission Society
Grace T. Colburn
Mary A. Hawley
Yokohama
Japan
Partridge Arrested After Theft in Department Store Shakedown
William Partridge of Chicago, 47, with a long police record, was arrested by Inspector Knox in a busy department store for pickpocketing Mrs. Elizabeth Read of Waltham. He carried a handbag, two pocketbooks, and other property valued at 34 dollars. Partridge had previously been arrested in Boston early in his career.
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William Partridge
Chicago
Rogues
Knox
Partridge
Elizabeth Read
Waltham
Knox S
Boston
Inside the Grocery Postum Coffee Story
A grocer recounts switching from high priced coffee to Postum Food Coffee after bilious attacks eased when boiling time was extended. He notes personal improvement and a growing customer base by recommending Postum, attributed to guidance from a wholesale grocer in 1896. Battle Creek, Michigan, company cited.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle’ Creek
Mich
Medford Church Hears Charges Over Pastor Pierson
Union Congregational Church of South Medford debated charges against Rev. Isaac Pierson by the Kings Daughters at a secrecy bound meeting. Daughters accuse him of a harsh lecture belittling them. supporters warned of withdrawal if Pierson remains. Vote postponed for one week as tensions rose.
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Medford
Union Congregational Church of
South Medford
Isaac Pierson
King’s Daughters
N. P. Richardson
William H
Messrs
Percy Hodgeman
William H. Hodgeman
Harry N. Jones
Stanley Whitehead
Oscar F. Hill
George
S. T. Fuller
Thomas Foulkes
J. M. Davidson
George Daniels
Ida May Winn
Mr. Pierson
Boy Arrested on Incendiary Charges in Jamaica Plain
Albert Robinson, 12, was arrested yesterday afternoon on charges of burning a hen house behind 32 Temple Street in Jamaica Plain on May 7. Alice White identifies the location and date.
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Albert Robinson
Temple Street
Jamaica Plain
Alice’ White
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Offer Free Month Treatment
A Boston ad announces a limited time offer by Osmo-Chemic Physicians in the Colonial Building on Boylston Street. Beginning a course of treatment before May 31st includes one month of all medicines at no charge, with free X-Ray exams, claiming to cure chronic diseases and attract patients regardless of illness. Mrs Jennie Wilson of East Boston testifies to eye, stomach, and head improvements after starting treatment.
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Boylston Street
Jennie Wilson
Saratoga St
Boston
Mass
Plunkett
Jennieson
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Offer Free Treatment Before May Thirty‑First
A newspaper notice advertises a limited offer from Osmo-Chemic Physicians in the Colonial building. Patients starting a treatment course before May 31 will receive one month of care and all medicines at no cost. Free X ray evaluation is included, with a guarantee of cure for eligible cases. Out-of-town patients are urged to travel by train for the free treatment.
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Leo Vogel
Pratt Ave
Rogers Park
Ill
Warner
Mary Ronark
Thomas Ave
Memphis
Tenn
Women’s League
George Dessum
Fifth St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Christian Volunteers
Bright
Osmo-Chemiec claim cures catarrh by Boston man
Mr Martin Nissen of Shawmut avenue BostonMass testifies he suffered a severe catarrh He tried many doctors without relief then a friend treated for asthma and bronchitis praised Dr Plunkett He went to him and says he believes Osmo-Chemiec doctors have a wonderful cure for catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Nissen
Shawmut Ave
Boston
Mass
Plunkett
Farewell dinner for Reid at Union League Club NY
The Hon White law Reid, about to depart for London as special ambassador to attend King Edward VII's coronation, was guest of honor at a Union League Club farewell banquet. About 100 leaders from politics, finance, and journalism attended. An oil portrait of Reid hung above the guest, with patriotic music and flowers.
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New York
Whitelaw Reid
Union League Club
London
United States
Edward VII
Ambassador Reid
Cornelius N. Bliss
Levi P. Morton
Morton
Bliss
Corrigan
Mr. Bliss
Edward
Senate
Spain
Republic
Eruptions From Humors Warn Against Drying Treatments
A historical medical column asserts that eczema and related skin eruptions arise from humors, inherited or acquired by poor digestion. It cautions against drying medicines and emphasizes a different treatment approach.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Cure All Humors
Advert reads Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as a blood cleanser that purges humors and strengthens the system. Claims of remarkable cures are promised in mailed testimonials to Lowell Tag.
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Om T
Lowell
Woman Seeks Help for Head Cancer Pain in Waltham
Mrs. Mary B. Smith of Lincoln Street, Waltham, Massachusetts, reports she suffers severe head cancer pain and seeks relief. She describes intense pain and asks for assistance or possible treatment directions.
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Mary B. Smith
Lincoln St
Waltham, Mass
Osmo-Chemic Doctors Cited For Cancer and Asthma Cure
Mary E. Smith of 662 Boston St Lynn Massachusetts testifies that Dr Plunkett's Osmo-Chemic treatment has stopped her asthma pain and that Frank Peck er has been cured of asthma by the same doctors stating the treatment is wonderful for cancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pecker
Boston St
Lynn, Masas
Plunkett
Dame Nellie Prior Recovers After Osmo-Chemic Treatment
Miss Nellie Prior of Danvers Massachusetts reports two years of bronchitis catarrh and stomach trouble left her unable to work before seeking Dr Plunketts Osmo-Chemic treatment. After a few sessions she improves and can work again, recommending the doctors and their new discovery.
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Nellie Prior
Hobart St
Danvers
Mass
Plunkett
Por
Osmo-Chemie Doctors Depend on X Ray for Diagnosis
The Osmo-Chemie physicians only take on cases when they can prove the cause with certainty through a scientific X Ray examination. Their X Ray setup is described as the most elaborate and complete in use.
Free Diagnosis by New Medical Attachments Also in Use
In the country a special Fiuroscopic attachment allows examination of all body parts to determine the cause of illness with certainty. Cone and be examined, it is absolutely free.
Osmo-Chemic Method Promises Cell Level Cure Across Diseases
The Osmo-Chemic physicians claim all diseases arise from nutrient deprivation at the cellular level. By restoring exact nutrition to diseased cells, they assert complete recovery is possible. They position their approach as neither allopathic nor homeopathic, but a fixed law based science.
Osmo-Chemie Physicians Open Large Boston Office
Osmo-Chemie doctors establish permanent Boston location with long term leases and contracts. They boast the largest and most elaborately equipped physicians practice in the country. Their specialty lies in Thermo procedures and related medical services.
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Osmo-Chemie
Boston
Osmo-Chemic doctors claim stomach cure in Somerville
Mr. Y A Bowe of 16 Homer Square Somerville Massachusetts reports Osmo-Chemic doctors cure stomach disease with magnetic treatment that reaches every diseased cell and an inspiratory method aiding breathing passages. The hot air treatment is endorsed by physicians and scientists locally.
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Y. A. Bowedoin
Homer Sqr
Somerville
Mass
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Offer Free Advice by Mail
People living at a distance are asked to write in detail describing their symptoms and the Osmo-Chemic physicians will forward literature and provide free advice.
Medical doctors list in Colonial Building Boston
J. L. Plunkett MD and J. P. Naughton MB consulting physicians maintain permanent offices in rooms 626, 527, 528, 529, and 530 of the Colonial Building at 100 Boylston Street Boston MA. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 12 m, 2 to 4 p.m., and 7 to 8 p.m. daily. Closed on Sundays.
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J. L. Plunkett
M. D
J. P. Naughton
M. B
Colonial Building
Boyliston St
Boston
Mass
Malden Woman Defends Birds With Water Cure Incident
In Malden, Mrs. Mary Webster sprayed seven year old Willie Doerfler with water from a hose for about twenty minutes when he climbed a tree near her Glenwood Street home to reach a robin nest. Doerfer family suit postponed. trial set for two weeks hence.
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Malden
Mary E. Webster
Glenwood Street
Willie Doerfler
Bartlett Street
Bruce
Mrs. Doerfler
Embassy clothes cause debate in Senate over American style
In a spirited speech, senators defend the President's embassy and refute charges of republicanism undermined by an autocracy. They cite Jefferson and constitutional authority, while noting public opinion backs the mission despite campaign froth. A separate Boston case reports a silk flag valued at 100 and thefts totaling 500 in recovered items.
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Mr. Choate
Republic
Thomas F. Bayard
Edward J. Phelps
James Russell Lowell
Robert Lincoln
John Hay
Columbus
Depew
Senate
Republic of the United States
Mars
Charles Emory Smith
Cornelius N. Bliss
Melville E. Stone
Stephen O'Meara
Ladies Their Guests Toast Boston Baptists Banquet
Last night the Boston Baptist Sunday School Superintendents Association held its annual ladies night in Park Street Church vestry. A banquet served 215 attendees followed by a musical program and local addresses by Rev. Frederick M. Gardner of South Church South Boston and Rev. Edwin H. Hughes of the Malden M. E. Church.
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Boston Baptist Sunday School Superintendents’ Association
Park Street
Frederick M. Gardner
South Church
South Boston
Edwin H. Hughes
M. E
Malden
Stolen Property Found Ties to Stamford Suspect
A large stash of stolen goods was recovered by Patrolman Critchett at a Stamford Street lodging house. Burglar George J F Shirley, arrested May 2, admitted stealing musical instruments in Lowell, and Critchett has traced pawns to recover more items. The search at 22 Stani...
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Ford Street
Shirley
Lowell Knights of Pythias
Pythias
Boston
George J F. Shirley
Critchett
Station 3
Stamford Street
Lowell
Stani
Electrical Contractors Elect Officers at Parker House
The Electrical Contractors' Association of New England held its annual meeting last evening at the Parker House and elected officers F. W. Lord as president, Seth W. Weatherbee as treasurer, and F. L. Barnes as secretary.
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Electrical Contractors’ Association of
New England
Parker House
F. W. Lord
Seth W. Weatherbee
F. L. Barnes
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Tehan’s Inn
Far East
Miss Adams
Eng
Grocery
Medford Church
Parewell
Reid
Baptist Sunday
Graves
Maryland
Chester H. Graves & Sons
A. P
J. S. Waterman & Sons
Eomeral Undertakers
Washington “T
Dudley Street Terminal
Roxbury
McDermott
Jame
Thomas
Dora McDemott
Sheehan
S. Sawyer
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Smale
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