Three Jersey City Men Arrested Over Scandal Involving 12-year-olds
Chief Murphy disclosed a Jersey City scandal tied to earlier Hoboken cases. Three men aged 46 to 56 were arrested after charges by two 12-year-old girls, Ethel Watson and Birdie Johnson, with twelve others giving statements. One girl attempted to drink carbolic acid. two named accusers will press charges. all three suspects to be rearraigned.
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Jersey City
Murphy
Charles K. Cannon
Hoboken
Higgins
John Speicher
William Augustus Hummer
Erie Street
Thomas E. Adkins
Grove Street
Ethel Watson
Birdie Johnson
Woman's Honor Is Rearing Children at Lincoln Talk
In Lincoln Nebraska Professor Ross of Nebraska State University urged scholars to have four children per family to sustain the race. He warned one may die one may not marry and one may go to war leaving two to perpetuate the family citing the pursuit of wealth as choking birth rates and praising maternal childrearing as noble.
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Lincoln, Neb
Ross
Nebraska State University
Kiss Rewarded by Jury as Much as a Stove in Virginia Suit
In Pittsylvania County Virginia an elderly man and his much younger wife disputed a $10 stove. The wife offered a kiss in settlement and the man kept the stove, but the jury ruled the kiss worth as much as the stove, awarding ownership to Mrs Ellison. The decision stands with no appeal.
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Richmond
Pittsylvania
Ellison
Women weigh age rule in voting record debate
A group of Castilian Club women sparred over requiring ages on voter registrations. Some urged dropping the age detail as irrelevant, others supported optional or 21 plus recording, while one speaker argued politics reflect male biases and national performance.
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Virginia Gonsen
Castilian Club
Cincinnati
Printers Union Endorses Eight Hour Day Plan
Indianapolis Ind Nov 2 At the headquarters of the International Typographical Union the referendum count shows six propositions carried. Only the proposal to raise president and secretary salaries fails. The eight hour day starts Jan 1 1906 with an assessment to fund it. United Typothete plans to contest. The final count is due tomorrow.
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Indianapolis
Ind
The
International Typographical Union
United Typothete
Senator Callender to preside at mock trial in Mattapan
Senator Edward B. Callender of Dorchester will assume the role of judge at a mock trial at Oakland Hall in Mattapan tonight. Local candidates for the House will serve as jurors to ensure a fair and impartial proceeding.
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Callender
Edward B. Callender
Dorchester
Oakland Hall
Mattapan
Pardoned Cambridge man reunited with wife after release
John J. Fitzgerald of Cambridge walks free from Charlestown State Prison after a governor signed his pardon for a May history of a false rape charge. He praises lawyers Donovan and Witte for securing his release, forgiving the accuser, and plans to see his baby Helen.
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John J. Fitzgerald
Cambridge
Charlestown
Fitzgerald
Margaret Alice Keene
Brighton
Helen
MIT Instructors Form Instructors' Club of Technology
MIT instructors and assistants form a club named the Instructors' Club of Technology. About 40 members joined, with Henry S. Pritchett and Alfred B. Burton attending a Tuesday meeting where officers were chosen. President E. S. Foljambe leads, with N. R. George as vice president and E. H. Kenison as secretary and treasurer. A constitution committee includes the officers and C. F. A. Winslow.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thave
Instructors’ Club of Technology
Henry S. Pritchett
Alfred B. Burton
Dr. Pritchett
E. S. Foljambe
N. R. George
E. H. Kenison
Club
C. FE. A
Winslow
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Extend Low Fee Offer
Ten days more remain for the Osmo-Chemic clinic to honor the lowest fees in New England. They offer free X ray examinations and trial treatment as their offices in Boyleton Building stay crowded, claiming remarkable success with Radiant Light remedies.
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New England
Diogenes
Alexander
Osmo-Chemic Co
Boyleton
Osmo-Chemichysicians Offer Ends November Thirteenth
Public notice urges immediate treatment at Osmo-Chemic scientists Office Room 10 No 18 Boylston St before November 13 at 5 PM with old low rates. The ten-day window warns the sick not to wait as trains and towns head to be cured.
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Boylston St
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Claim Superior X Ray Method
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians proclaim themselves the original X-Ray specialists with apparatus superior to Boston or New England rivals. Using Radio-Active Solution and the Improved Osmo-Cemic Screen, they claim to detect disease in any body part readily. The service is offered without charge.
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Boston
Newland
Osmo Chemic doctors praised for kidney liver relief
Alvin R. Sherman of Grant Street East Weymouth Massachusetts reports sudden right abdominal pain and gas, later diagnosed as congested kidneys and gall bladder catarrh. After thorough examination and treatment he notes steady benefit and high regard for the physicians.
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A. R. Sherman
Grant St
East Weymouth
Mags
Alvin R. Sherman
Osmo-Chemic Doctors Credited With Nerve Cure
Mrs J E Mathews of Swamp Scott Mass shares a testimonial after an Osmo-Chemic treatment for spinal neuritis. She reports initial doubt but soon felt improvement and credits the doctors for a pleasant, beneficial cure and urges others to seek their care.
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J. E. Mathews
Paradise Road
Swampscott
Mass
Osmo-Chemie doctors save life of East Cambridge woman
Mrs Susan Cargill of 75 Thorndyke Street East Cambridge Massachusetts recounts severe bowel trouble since July with constant diarrhea and stomach catarrh. After failing other physicians she tried Osmo-Chemic doctors and recovered greatly gaining flesh and returning to work. She praises the treatment as marvellous and life saving.
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Susan Cargill
Thorndyke St
East Cambridge
Mass
No Money Unless Cured Osmo Chemic Physicians Offer Free Trial
Osmo Chemic physicians invite patients treated by others for obesity rupture piles warts moles goitre to seek their care before November 13 for a free examination and trial treatment with the promise of no money unless cured.
Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine In Brief
The Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine Incorporated lists chief physician J L Plunkett M D with permanent offices in Boston Lynn Worcester Manchester Portland Syracuse Albany and Albany New York area addresses. Office hours run 9 am to 8 pm daily with Sundays closed.
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THE
Incorporated
J. L. Plunkett
M. D
Boylston Building
Boylston St
Boston
Mass
Central Square
Lynn
Main St
Worcester
Elm St
Manchester
N. H
Congress St
Portland
Salina St
Syracuse
Pearl St
Albany
Thaw and Miss Nesbit Must Admit Marriage or Quit
Miss Matilda Orland, cook on the steamship Heros, resigns after one month at sea at Girard Point. She cites continuous hard work, poor food, and men’s bad talk as reasons for leaving and plans to work ashore starting today. The captain refused her request for a month's pay, threatening deserter status if she departed.
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Philadelphia
Matilda Orland
Heros
Girard Point
Miss Orland
Separate Suites for Thaw and Nesbit at Hotel Cumberland
Harry K. Thaw and Florence E. Nesbit arrived in New York on the Kaiser Wilhelm II and stayed at the Hotel Cumberland. Owner Edward R. Swett demanded they register as man and wife or leave, noting they had separate rooms despite prior rumors of marriage in Paris. Thaw later agreed to occupy separate accommodations for the night.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburg
Earl of Yarmouth
Europe
Cumberland
Florence E. Nesbit
Mr. Thaw
Miss Nesbit
Paris
Thaw
Edward R. Swett
Mr. Swett
Swett
Feather novelties boosted in Wolf's millinery display
Wolf's My Clothier on Hanover and Portland streets has added two mahogany display cases for feathers and hat ornaments to its millinery department. The new cases match the handsome fittings of the department.
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Wolf's
Hanover
Portland
Campaign of Education Advertisement Card
Shorthand in 20 lessons offered by mail with guaranteed results. No interference with regular occupation. Endorsed by boards of education and leading newspapers. Department 201, Campaign of Education, 211 Townsend Bldg., New York.
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Boards of Education
Campaign of Education
Townsend Bldg
New York
Angry Hen Mother Wrecks Incubator in Philadelphia
The Hen's Revenge a one act tragedy staged at 7728 Germantown Ave. details a Leghorn hen guarding 18 eggs. Michael Colesmo uses an incubator to speed hatchings. The hen attacked the incubator, overturning a lit lamp and destroying the machine with 380 eggs. Fire damaged the house for $50.
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Philadelphia
Germantown Avenue
Michael Colesmo
Colosmo
Boening Recovers After Near Fatal Electric Shock
Elkhart Ind Nov 2 Thomas Boening city electrician at South Bend was dismissed from a hospital after several days with a severe live wire shock. For five hours no heart action was detected by Drs Carter and Daugherty who nearly gave up. A mirror showed he breathed slightly and today his health is fully recovered.
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Elkhart
Ind
Thomas Boening
City Electrician
South Bend
Carter
Daugherty
Boening
Made Boy Smoke 20 Cigarettes in School
Relatives of 12-year-old Arthur Lovemore in Correctionville Iowa threaten criminal action against Superintendent Professor Thomas alleging the boy was forced to stand before the school and smoke 20 cigarettes one after another and swallow saliva as punishment for alleged smoking on school grounds.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Arthur Lovemore
Correctionville
Thomas
King Safe System Dentistry Promises Painless Teeth Now
An old advertisement touts Dr. King’s Painless Dentistry with the Natural Gums feature for undetectable artificial teeth. It promises free painless extractions when sets are ordered, lists prices for full sets, crowns, bridges, and fillings, and notes hours, Sunday service, and lady attendants.
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Oxford
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