Motoring groups prepare fight against park rule on Commonwealth
Bay State Automobile Association and allied groups plan a public hearing challenge to the Park Commission traffic rule on Commonwealth avenue near the Ericson monument. Leaders including E A Gilmore J H MacAlman C F Whitney Alfred R Shrigley and Charles J Glidden say they will attend and oppose the regulation as dangerous and unfair.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Ericson Monument
Park Commission
Massachusetts
Bay State Automobile Association
E. A. Gilmore
Association
Boston Automobile Dealers’ Association
J. H. MacAlman
Boston Commercial Vehicles Association
C. F. Whitney
Massachusetts Automobile Club
Alfred R. Shrigley
Automobilists
Charles J. Glidden
Glidden
Peabody
Philadelphia
City Hall
Gilmore
Fitzgerald
Boston Post
Arlington Street
Post
Somerset
The
Mr. Glidden
Beautify Complexions with Magatone Lotion Ad
An advertisement touts magatone lotion as a cost effective beauty solution. Dissolve a small original package of magatone in eight ounces of witch hazel and apply daily to cleanse skin, reduce pimples and blackheads, and impart a natural health tint without grease. It claims to prevent hair growth and protect skin from wind and weather.
Mothers Trust Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children
A vintage product notice touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders as a remedy for feverishness headaches upset stomach teething disorders and bowel regulation. Claiming 22 years of use and 10600 testimonials it notes pleasant taste and 25 cent price with samples named Fred and seller Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Gray
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Stains Easily Taken Out Says Anty Drudge
Advice on washday from Anty Drudge highlights using Fels-Naptha to clean clothes with less effort. The method involves soap and a half hour soak in cool or lukewarm water, then light rubbing to achieve a spotless result. Follow wrapper directions.
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Anty Drudge
Anty
Hearing to feature major organizations represented by counsel
The hearing will be heavily represented by the general counsels of the major organizations, with all other large groups also sending counsel. The proceedings are expected to center on the key issues facing the coalition and its members.
Girls Take Phone Reins at City Hall
Miss Catherine Mc Manus and Miss Lena Daily become the first female operators at Charlestown City Hall switchboard in Commissioner Rourke's office. The pair, from Jamaica Plain and Charlestown, handle plugs and switches and are expected to raise phone service quality amid social buzz over their appointment.
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City Hall
Catherine McManus
Commissioner of Public Works
Rourke
Lena Daily
New City Hall
Miss Daily
Miss McManus
Charlestown
Jamaica Plain
City
Bermuda Left Side Road Warning From American Cyclists
The article cautions that Bermuda follows English traffic law with left side rule, while many Americans ride on the right. Conflicts arise when American cyclists meet horse teams driven by English drivers, causing collisions and pedestrians and cyclists being trampled in the dirt.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Bermuda
The Left Lane Rule Debate on Commonwealth Avenue
A columnist argues the Commonwealth Avenue traffic rule favors left side driving for locals while outsiders from America struggle with the unfamiliar right side. The writer warns collisions may escalate from vehicle damage to fatal crashes if the rule remains, calling the rule bad and in need of change.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Instant Relief for Sore Feet and TIZ Advertisement Claim
An old promotional pamphlet touts TIZ as instant relief for sore feet with claims from a policeman in Austin Texas and general statements that it cures tender, swollen feet. The ad asserts TIZ is not a powder, draws out toxins, clears pores, and promises painless feet with continued use at 25 cents per box.
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Emzy Harrell
Austin
Texas
Ross ton dealers seek change over dangerous auto point
President J H MacAlman of the Ross ton Automobile Dealers Association warns the danger point is a death trap for motorists and protests a Park Commission ruling. He says he will attend hearings to represent dealers and push for change, citing hours watching the spot and his readiness to protest again.
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J. H. MacAlman
Rosston Automobile Dealers' Association
Park Commission
Taft urged to end boycott by dissolving enforcing groups
New York May 17 President Taft was asked to end the boycott by seeking punishment or dissolution of organizations enforcing it. The National Association of Manufacturers and the American Federation of Labor accuse those groups of prosecuting boycotts. The resolution asks the president to have the justice department investigate grievances and also condemns the federal eight hour labor law as uneconomic, vicious and dangerous. Directors elected include C M Jarvis George T Coppins Daniel Simonds and R S Hamilton.
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New York
Taft
National Association of Manufacturers
American Federation of Labor
Department of Justice
C. M. Jarvis
New Britain
Conn
George T. Coppins
Boston
Daniel Simonds
Fitchburg
R. 8. Hamilton
Providence
Boston and Maine cuts train service to Troy and Albany
Boston and Maine plans to discontinue the train bound for Troy and Albany on May 22 as part of retrenchment. Merchants, trades groups, and local officials protest, arguing the cut hurts mail delivery, court access, and daily newspaper timing. Greenfield Board of Trade leads the opposition with telegrams to President Mellen.
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Boston
Troy
Albany
N. Y
Fitchburg
Greenfield
Mellen
Shirley
North Adams
Franklin
Greenfield Board of Trade
B. & M. Road
Mass
H. C. Parso
JA. D. Flowtary
Smuggling Trial Details Chinese Bid for U S Entry
Special Agent Clyde B Ambrose testified at the continued trial of Chic Gardinier Goodman Phillips Captain Harvey Daly and Jin Foey May in a conspiracy case. The proceedings cover wholesale smuggling of Chinese opium and silk from Jamaica Liverpool and Mexico into Massachusetts New York and Florida.
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Jamaica
Liverpool
Mexico
Massachusetts
New York
Florida
Clyde B. Ambrose
Department of Justice
Testimony Reveals Opium and Silk Smuggling Links
Ambrose testified that defendants told him they planned opium and silk smuggling via Jamaica and Boston routes. Letters and a hidden code were read, detailing plans, with Gardinier’s tea shop ties on Cape Cod and a potential part ownership by Captain Daly in the smuggling venture. Court adjourned after Ambrose’s lengthy questioning.
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Ambrose
Gardinier
Wellfleet
Cape Cod
Cape
Phillips
Boston
United States District
William H. Garland
Jamaica
United States
Garland
Liverpool
Mexico
Daly
Adams House
Five Immigrant Girls Wed in Same Church
Five immigrant girls who arrived Tuesday from Italy aboard the Canopic were married yesterday at the Church of St. Leonard of Port Maurice on Prince Street.
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Italy
Church of St. Leonard of
Port Maurice
Prince Street
Fishermen bring in 480700 pounds including haddock and cod
A dozen boats docked at Tahari with total catches of 480700 pounds. Haddock accounted for 147500, cod 201600, hake 55900, pollock 12500, cask 59600, lemonsole 3009, and scrod 15 percent. Boston vessels at Fulton market included Manomet Tecumseh Priscilla Arthur James with various mackerel offerings. Dealers quoted haddock 61-2 cents, cod steak 63-4, hake 23-4 to 21-4. The Satsuma reported near China’s coast a largely stamped out plague and a crew from Asia observed icebergs near Sable Island. Other ships arrived and cargos varied from tea to sugar and coal. Maritime traffic included several steamers and schooners sailing to Boston and Philadelphia.
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Tahari
Boston
Fulton Market
Priscilla
Arthur James
Haddock
Satsuma
Far East
China
Yokohama
Yokkaichi
Kobe
Hiogo
Shanghai
Singapore
Penang
Columbian
Corozal
New York and Porto Rico Company
Naval Carlier Vestal
Lamberts Point
Vestal
Cape Cod Bay
Franconia
Queenstown
Trilby
Charles Mann
Bay State Dredging Company
Magnolia
Shipping News Mini Almanac and Arrivals at Atlantic Ports
The column lists sunrises and lengths of day, high tides, and arrival ships. Vessels include Vestal passing Cape Cod Bay, steamers Columbian and Satsuma from Britain, Paulsen from Matanzas, Gnanica from Cuba, and others bound for Newport News, Norfolk, Philadelphia, and Portland. Tugs Sevier and Catawissa assist.
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Lino Palmer
Hampton
Nathaniel T. Palmer
Adveard SI. Winslow
Newport N. Nie
Collier Vestal
Merithen
Lamberts Point
Cape Cod Bay
Columbian
McDonald
London
Hoyle Bank
Porter
Buenos Ayres
Satsuma
Armstrong
Yokohama
Russ
Paulsen
Matanzas
Cuba
Corozal
Lewis
Gnanica
P. R
Gloucester
McDorman
Baltimore
Newport News
Norfolk
Quantico
Briggs
Philadelphia
H. M. Whitney
Crowell
New York
Belfast
Curtis
Bangor
Ransom B. Fuller
Linscott
Portland
City of Bangor
Colby
Bath
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Bayport
Keene
Lynn
Sevier
Manheim
Phoenix
St. Nicholas
North America
Nelson
Edgewater
N. J
Arlington Man Heads Massachusetts Foresters
At the Massachusetts Grand Court Foresters of America convention in Holyoke William J. Mitchell of Arlington was elected grand chief ranger with George F. James of Newtonville as grand sub chief ranger William F. Duncan of Warren became grand treasurer William H. Stafford of Lowell the grand secretary and Walter F. Flynn of Blackstone the grand recording secretary Thirty-one delegates were named to attend the national convention at Toledo Ohio next August.
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Holyoke
Massachusetts Grand Court of the Foresters of America
William J. Mitchell
Arlington
George F. James
Newtonville
William F. Dunecan
Warren
William H. Stafford
Lowell
Walter F. Xiynn
Blackstone
Tygledo
D. D. D. Prescription For Eczema Sale Adverts
A 25 cent trial bottle of D. D. D. Prescription is pitched as an instant relief for itching from eczema and other skin conditions. The ad claims the wash of Oil of Wintergreen Thymol and other ingredients reaches severe cases and functions as a general household skin remedy. Riker Jaynes Drug Stores promotes the product.
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Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Careful bowel care promoted by Cascarents ad
An early 20th century newspaper advertisement urges readers to use Cascarets to keep the bowels clean and strong. It promises health for the body, claims ten cents per box, and notes Cascarets as the biggest seller with a million boxes a month, available at all druggists.
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Cascarets
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Hamburg
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Menrietta Simmons
Matthew S&s. Greer
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Maud F. Silva
Thos. J. Carroll
Rose Cabral Seuls
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E. Cooney
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