Bishop Dispute Over Inviting Governor to Methodist Meeting
In a Bromfield Street Church missionary meeting bishops argued over inviting Governor-elect Bates to attend. Bishop Fitzgerald criticized the move as a sharp political line while Mallalieu defended inviting Bates as a church member. The chair ruled the motion out of order after a heated exchange.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Bromfield Street
Fitzgerald
Mallalieu
Bates
John W. Hamilton
Malalieu
Hamilton
W L Douglas Receives Warm Welcome in Brockton
Governor elect W L Douglas was greeted with a rousing reception at the Commercial Club in Brockton where leading business and professional men gathered. The club quarters were adorned with potted plants and bunting as Edward M Thompson and vice presidents A Cranston Thompson and John S Kent escorted him from his residence to the clubhouse.
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Brockton
W. L. Douglas
Commercial Club
Edward M. Thompson
A. Cranston Thompson
John S. Kent
Eyes on Boston voters choose next Street Commissioner
A political ad urges Boston Democrats to vote in the November 7 primaries to nominate and elect a new Street Commissioner. It argues honesty, economy, and party loyalty as the city disburses millions annually, endorsing Salem D. Charles by party and local leader support.
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Boston
City of
Board of Street Commissioners
Salem D. Charles
Vote for an Ideal Democrat and steady official
The speaker argues that the candidate is useful not ornamental and has applied pure Democracy in law and business. With six years of service the Democrat is praised, and citizens are urged to support him unless a stronger reason to replace him arises.
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Boston
Democratic Party
Fair Local Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
Fair Tuesday in the Boston area with diminishing northwest winds. The piece also warns that Father John’s Medicine cures colds and prevents pneumonia but is not a cough syrup or balsam, noting many such products contain dangerous narcotics.
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Boston
Vicinity
Father John
Laxative Mints Promote Cough Drops and Piso's Cure
An old market item touts Laxative Mints as best cough drops and promotes Piso's Cure for consumption as an effective remedy, highlighting a 5 cent price for the mints.
Tuesday and Wednesday Chamois Skins Sale
In Tremont street and Copley square stores an extra large chamois skin is offered for ten cents. Useful for straining gasoline water removal from cars, polishing furniture and silverware, dusters, watch pockets, linings, chest protectors, eye-glasses, penwipers, sachet bags, and cleaning windows and high polished surfaces.
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Tremont Street
Copley Square
Police Testimony Details Widespread Police Clubbing of Crowd
Testimony before Judge Emmons alleges police used clubs indiscriminately during a confrontation near the Rogers building. Witnesses including Tech students residents and business leaders described mounted police charging crowds and striking both men and women as they were pushed from sidewalks into the street.
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Tech
Emmons
Institute of Technology
Arvard
Pritchett
Rogers
Benton
Newbury Street
Sanford's Ginger Cures Colds In a Night
An advertisement claims Sanford's Ginger cures a cold in one night and prevents grip with its ginger formula. The copy promotes rapid relief and preventive effect, naming Sanford's product as a folk remedy.
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Douglas
James N. Fitzgerald
Yester
Merriman C. Harris
Tokio
Japan
Police
TN “Tech
Curtis
Judge Emmons
Adams
Democrats
Salem
D. Charles
Salem D
Charles
Hunt
Metcalf
Theodore Metcalf CO
Tremont ST
Copley SQ
Squad
Everett C. Benton
Belmont
William K. Greeley
Multon Lower Mills
Clarendon Street
Sanford
Ginger
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