Salvation Army clashes with Overseers over street collections
Tense dispute pits Salvation Army against the Board of Overseers of the Poor over licensing and rules for collecting funds on public and private property for Thanksgiving dinners. Officers warn of arrests if collectors appear on public streets while supporters accuse officials of persecution and seek cheered loopholes and exemptions.
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Salvation Army
Board of Overseers of the Poor
O’meara
Pemberton Square
Ainslee
Army
Adam Gifford
Fowler
Gifford
Mechanics Building
People’s Palace
Boston
Boston Elevated Company
Boston Post
East Brookline Street
William P. Fowler
Kimball Building
Martha Fleming
Salvation Army Collectors
Roxbury *Crossing
Cecilia Casey
Pape's Diuretic Promises Quick Kidney Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as a safe, effective cure for backache kidney misery and bladder issues. It claims rapid relief after several doses and urges readers to buy a fifty cent treatment from any drug store, endorsing the Cincinnati company Pape Thompson & Pape.
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Pape
Pape, Thompson & Pape
Cincinnati
Boston Officials Deny Charges in Appraisers Dispute
The Boston treasury office faced denials from officials over a clash involving Mr. Shaw and the selection of a site for appraisers stores. Winthrop J. Hodges attended a New York conference. Acting Chief Blaney and Deputy Appraiser George refused comment as merchants’ charges echoed past tensions over duties and payments.
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Treasury Office
Shaw
Winthrop J. Hodges
New York
Blaney
George
Boston
Sugar trust indictments to widen in new probes
High officials in Fraucis New York report more sugar trust indictments are expected and that some prominent customs service officials may face charges as investigations extend.
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Fraucis
New York
Sugar Trust
Customs Service
Lipkowska Sings Lakme and Encounters an Elephant
The Boston Opera Company performed Lakme with Lydia Lipkowska in the lead and a strong cast. Critics praised the ensemble, staging, and Lipkowska's vivid portrayal though noted occasional pitch imperfections. After the second act, an elephant appeared on stage as a lucky charm for Lipkowska, a superstition of hers.
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Miss Lipkowska
Lakme
Reynolds Denies Sugar Trust Blocking Influence
James RB Reynolds former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and new tariff board member says there was no attempt by the sugar trust to sway actions or prompt instructions beyond fair administration. He notes the Sugar trust case and a 2 000 000 fund tied to the department and states an order barred Mr Parr from receiving any share.
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Washington
James RB. Reynolds
the Treasury
New Tariff Board
Sugar Trust
Reynolds
Parr
Department
Sugar Trust Investigation Claims and Testimony
The passage outlines claims by Mr. Parr about hindrance to investigations into sugar trust activities and his role in related proceedings. It discusses his trip to the West allegedly at the request of District Attorney Stimson, debates over vessel Stry releases in 1907, and the involvement of sugar examiner Bates in 1908. The speaker denies any league with the sugar trust and asserts no evidence of influence during four and a half years in office.
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Sugar Trust
Mr. Parr
Parr
Bates
Europe
Customs
Brown football critic paddled by students
Vernon E. Babington class of 1911 admitted writing an anonymous letter to a local newspaper accusing Brown University's coaches of favoritism. He was paddled and ducked by the student body today in Providence.
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Providence
R. I
Brown
Vernon E. Babington
Student paddling and pump water punishment at school
Babington claimed unfair treatment after being barred from the football squad. Captain Regnier asserted the discipline stemmed from his condition. Students chose Regnier as the authority and a paddle was used while a pump streamed water. After three minutes the crowd signaled to stop.
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Babington
Regnier
Express Cuts Off Boy's Head In Dorchester Accident
Benjamin Goldberg aged 17 a newsboy of 7 Wall Street West End was killed instantly by an inbound train on the New Haven Hartford line near Dudley Street station Dorchester last night.
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Benjamin Goldberg
Wall Street
West End
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Dudley Street
Dorchester
Laurier Expects No Tariff War Over Trade Treaty
Ottawa November 15 The question of the United States placing Canada on the unfavored nations list if the Franco Canadian trade treaty passes was raised by Mr. Borden. Sir Wilfrid Laurier replied that Canada’s treaty and legislation contain no discrimination against the United States and he believed the American surtax would not be applied to Canada.
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Ottawa
Ont
United States
Canada
Borden
Wilfrid Laurier
Carlisle's Illness Worsens in Hospital Stay
New York November 15 there is a deterioration in the condition of former Secretary of the Treasury John G Carlisle who has been treated for serious intestinal disorders at St Vincent's Hospital The update notes a setback in his health while receiving care in the city
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New York
the Treasury
John G. Carlisle
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Aviation study begun in Paris Superior schools
Paris November 15 The study of aviation problems has been inaugurated in the Superior schools by M Doumergue minister of education.
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Paris
M. Doumergue
Splendid Home Cough Syrup Recipe with Pinex
A five minute homemade cough syrup makes a pint for 54 cents and eases deep coughs. Mix granulated sugar with warm water, add 2 1 7 oz Pinex, fill to a pint, and dose every one to three hours. Also works for whooping cough bronchitis hoarseness and chest pain with honey as alternative. Your druggist can provide Pinex Norway White Pine Extract.
Double stamps offered at Wolf's Clothier morning purchases
Announcement states that during morning purchases at Wolf's Clothier at the corner of Hanover and Portland streets customers will receive double stamps until 12 noon each day. After noon, stamps revert to a single issue per purchase.
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Wolf’s
My Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
Haymarket Square
Adams Square
Scollay Square
Friend-Union Street
Subway
Custody Granted in Separate Maintenance Suit
Mary Ware Dennett wife of Hartley Dennett Framingham and Boston architect was granted custody of her two children Carlton 9 and Devon 4 in a separ ate maintenance case before Judge Loved Chamberlain at East Cambridge The decree states Mr Dennett will support wife and children The case was not contested and Dennett had been living at Dr H Lincoln Chases home during the proceedings with Dr Chase acknowledging the affair and Dennett remaining a frequent visitor to the Chase residence The doctor declined to reveal current residence but noted Dennett's ongoing involvement with the Chase household
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Mary Ware Dennett
Hartley Dennett
Framingham and
Boston
H. Lincoln Chase
Loved Chamberlain
East Cambridge
Dr. Chase
Mr. Dennett
Dennett
Mrs. Dennett
Paul Jones Pure whiskey advertised with New Style packaging
An advertisement touts Paul Jones Pure whiskey produced in Kentucky and bottled in a new style package with one ounce more than a full quart. It lists guaranteed purity under the pure food law and provides multiple Boston and nearby distributor addresses.
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Kentucky
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Meara
Santa Claus
Dorry Street
Roxbury
Washington Street
Roxbury Crossing
Big Store
Elwyn G. Preston
R. H. White & Co
Boston Elevated
Boston & Maine
South Terminal Company
A. Z. Conrad
Park Street Congregational Church
John Hopkins Denison
Central Congregational Church
Associated Charities
Malcolm E. Nichols
House
Senate
Friends of the Army
O'Meara
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Richard Parr
Philadelphia
J. B. Reynolds
Treasury Department
Cuba
San Francisco
Mr. Reynolds
Stimson
Department of Justice
Tom
Cecelia Casey
Mark
Tremont
Bromfield
Lipkowska
BY Olin Downes
Delibes
Boston Opera Company
Lydia Lipkowska
Mallika
Bettina Freeman
Eillen
Evelyn Parnell
Rosa
Virginia Pierce
Jason Weiler & Son
Washington Street Cor
Franklin
Boy
Laurier
Carlisle
Acter
Daily Fire Record
Vox
Ceylon Street
M. Cusick
Aes
Revere Street
W. H. Cooley
Paul Jones
C. L. Richardson
Lincoln St
Peter T. Connor Co
Eliot St
James Lyons
Dorchester Ave
P. Kearins
Canal St
John McDonald
Market Street
Brighton
C. S. Johnson
Washington St
J. R. Magullion
Tremont St
Ginn-Whittle & Co
Bunker Hill St
Charlestown
Robert Seaver “& Sons
Centre St
Jamaica Plain
Thos. Casey
Market St
A. G. Pearce
Dudley St
J. W. Sullivan
B. Connor
J. F. Connor
Dartmouth St
Shawmut Exchange
Shawmut Av
Charles J. McCarty
New Palm Room Hotel Highland
Dudley Terminal
Highland Ladies’ Orchestra
Space For Automobiles
Coats
Peoples Credit CO
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