Jacksonville Gets Big Meet
Jacksonville Florida was chosen to host the next convention of the Order of Railway Conductors after yesterday’s closing meeting. The city secured 3825 votes of 5500. F J Bradford elected grand inside sentinel, a standard practice assigning the role to a city delegate.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Order of Railway Conductors
F. J. Bradford
Grand
Bay State
Boston
Somerville
J. FE. Archer
Houston
Tex
Board of Trustees
W. J. Durbin
Milwaukee
C. E. Whitney
Sedalia
Wife Finds Affinity After Short Honeymoon Change
San Francisco report states Mrs. Carrie M. Hudson, after a 42 day honeymoon, left her husband and took up with John Silva, an acquaintance of only a few days.
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San Francisco
Carrie M. Hudson
John Silva
Booth Fisheries Names Frank C. Letts President
The Booth Fisheries Company a seven million dollar corporation based in Chicago elected Frank C. Letts president today. Branch offices closed during the Booth failure are reported to reopen tomorrow.
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Chicago
Booth Fisheries Company
A. Booth & Co
Frank C. Letts
Booth
Present Mill Wages Stand in Fall River Mills
Fall River textile manufacturers decide to maintain current wage levels in the print cloth mills for six months. They waive the sliding agreement right to cut wages by about a percentage.
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Fall River
Taft Orders $36 Million War Department Cut Sent
Washington May 24 President Taft sent estimates back to the War Department and signaled a desire to reduce the war budget by about 36 million dollars.
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Washington
Taft
War Department
Swedish Songbird Madame Norelli to Leave Great Barrington
Mme Jean Norelli the Swedish grand opera singer arrived in Great Barrington to rest after a US tour. Upon revealing her identity she faced inquisitive locals and plans to depart for San Francisco for an engagement, while maintaining strict diet at the hotel.
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Great Barrington
United States
Mme
Jean Norelli
San Francisco
J. Barton
Melba
Covent Garden
London
Balloon Weathered Storm Flight Lands Safely
Lightning from a storm cloud flashed near the balloon Massachusetts and thunder roared as the airship ascended from Pittsfield this afternoon but landed safely in Palmer with its occupants unharmed.
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Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Palmer
Balloon flight over stormy skies ends in windy ascent
William Van Sleet of Pittsfield piloted the balloon with Henry Green of Worcester Dr S S Stowell and David McCullen aboard. Charles J Glidden and Frederick A Hawes planned to ascend but balked as wind and squalls rose. A gust toppled the craft after release of the guy ropes, yet the voyage became a dramatic, if risky, spectacle with an electric display.
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William van Sleet
Pittsfield
Henry Green
Worcester
S. S. Stowell
David McCullen
Charles J. Glidden
Massachusetts
Frederick A. Hawes
van Sleet
Guy
Landlord Reveals Transom Peep in Divorce Case
George T. Horan of Charlestown seeks divorce from Helen F. Horan citing a midnight transom peep by Charles E. Wooley, Saxon River hotel landlord. Wooley testified that Mrs. Horan occupied room 19 in summer 1904 while a man registered as William D. Lancaster stayed next door in room 18.
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George T. Horan
Charlestown
Helen F. Horan
Charles E. Wooley
Wooley
A. W. Perry Arrives After Boston Storm Delay
The Plant line steamer A. W. Perry, which left Boston on Saturday, arrived at her wharf at midnight after a severe storm delayed her schedule. The vessel was sighted off the Halifax signal station at 11:30 p. m. The Perry had been due in Halifax late Sunday.
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Halifax
N. S
Plant Line
A. W. Perry
Boston
Perry
Busy day for Unitarians as anniversary events unfold
Boston Unitarians begin Anniversary Week with a packed schedule. Addresses by Rev Samuel M Crothers at King’s Chapel and multiple annual meetings follow at South Church Tremont Temple and Channing Hall. The National League of Unitarian Laymen forms amid speeches by local and national leaders. Governor Draper attends a large Somerset reception with 700 ministers and delegates.
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Samuel M. Crothers
Cambridge
King's Chapel
South Church
Exeter Street
National League
Channing Hall
Beacon Street
Association
Tremont Temple
Samuel Eliot
John D. Long
Berkeley
Marlboro Streets
Curtis Guild, Jr
American Unitarian Association
Unitarian Church
Boston
National League of Unitarian
Edward Cummings
National Alliance of Unitarian Women
Mayor Hibbard
Frank A. Noyes
American Federation of Men's Church
Leon A. Harvey
New York
Hale
Cummings
Women’s Alliance For
George Kent
Providence
R. I
Thomas R. Slicer
Paul R. Frothingham
John H. Applebee
Somerset
Draper
Back Bay
Samuel A. Eliot
Syrup of Figs Promises Constipation Help
An old advertisement touts Syrup of figs as a remedy to overcome constipation with natural methods. It asserts the syrup helps form regular habits and reduce dependence on laxatives, urging purchase from California Company and noting a regular price per bottle.
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California CO
YRUP
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Promise Money Back Guarantee
Advertises Rexall 93 Hair Tonic with a money back offer if unsatisfied. Claims it cures dan druff scalp irritation and falling hair. Available in two sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar at Riker Jaynes Drug Stores and The Rexall Store.
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Rexall
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Cavalieri Hair Care Advice From 1909 Article
The New York Sunday American excerpt highlights Mme Lina Cavalieri urging daily washing of the hair and scalp to remove dandruff and prevent a hot dry scalp. It praises Birt's Head Wash as a superior cleanser made from refined soap and natural ingredients that promote glossy, healthy hair.
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Mme
Lina Cavalieri
New York Sunday American
Cavalieri
Birt
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