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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1902
Page
2
Two Killed in Lynn Elevator
In Lynn on October 3, Benjamin O. Crane assistant superintendent of A. I. Little & Co. shoe factory and Frances Herlihy assistant forewoman were killed in an elevator accident. Nine others injured including Fannie Moore Mabel Buckley Helen Howard Winnie Keegan and Margaret Connor. The car dropped from about five stories after a break in the machinery and a 600 pound counterweight struck the cage. The elevator had not functioned perfectly for some time and had been inspected the prior Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Johnson
City Hall Square
Winnie Keegan
Margaret Connor
Miss Moore
Miss Herlihy
Matt Randall
Superintendent Hughes
Foreman Hunt
Foreman Lander
Crane
Offer to cure a sick friend with Dr Shoop Restorative
A patient appeals for help to cure a sick friend using Dr Shoop's Restorative with a test offer. He promises payment of costs if unsuccessful, claims high cure rates and requests the book needed to proceed, directing readers to address Dr. Shoop in Racine Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Shoop
Racine, Wis
Mother deserts two children in Medford case
In Medford on October 3 a case of desertion surfaced as two girls aged 9 and 11 were left with neighbors Mrs. and Mr. Plude on Newbern Avenue while the mother allegedly went to Boston for a few hours. The mother Mrs. Hattie Porter vanished after visiting neighbors, with Crandall also missing. The children appear well cared for and the search continues with local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Boston
Calvin H. Clark
George Plude
Newbern Avenue
Plude
James Morrison
Edmund M. Crandall
Winchester
Hattie Porter
Porter
French Schooner Francois Robert Believed Lost With Crew
Halifax reports the French schooner Francois Robert under Captain Greenel left St Pierre Miguel two weeks ago for North Sydney and is feared lost with all five crew members and the captain after recent gales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Francois Robert
Greenel
St. Pierre
Mig
North Sydney
Captain Barnes Seeks Rematch After Drifting Yacht Test
Captain William E. Barnes of the Harbor View Yacht Club complains of a drifting four hour test against Captain Patterson and Hint. Barnes requests a return match, noting each boat has won a race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Barnes
Harbor View Yacht Club
Patterson
Karnes
Transfer of Prisoners Ends at South Boston House of Correction
After four months about 400 prisoners from the South Boston House of Correction have been moved to Deer Island. The last batch departs this afternoon as the harbor transfers continue by boat and van. Over 1200 prisoners are now at Deer Island with many cells vacant, and plans for the vacated South Boston building are undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Correction
South Boston
Deer Island
Peninsular
J. Putnam Bradlee
Loring
Commercial Street
Postum Replaces Coffee in Calisfornia Family Health Tale
A San Francisco couple credits Postum Food Coffee with reversing chronic coffee linked ailments. Mrs. Wright recalls early constipation and headaches from coffee, then relief after switching. She says rheumatism improved, digestion normalized, and headaches vanished, urging coffee's dangers and favoring Postum.
Slaying Attempt on Agnes McThee In Cambridge
Agnes McThee a 25 year old domestic worker for J S Hathaway of Somerville was found unconscious on Chester street Cambridge near the Somerville line just before 11 pm. She was assaulted with an iron furnace wrench and left near the curb as the assailant fled. A witness across Chester street saw a man strike and run off toward Massachusetts avenue. The injured woman was taken to Cambridge Hospital in extremely dangerous condition awaiting further medical reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes McThee
J. S. Hathaway
Somerville
Chester Street
Cambridge
Miss McThee
Massachusetts Avenue
Rindge Avenue
Cambridge Hospital
St Michael Feast Celebration in North End
A two day St Michael festival begins this evening with an 8 o clock parade through North End streets by the St Michael Society. Red fire lights the march and a 9 o clock parade follows tomorrow morning with Italian religious groups. A 3 o clock Banda Rossa concert, Sacred Heart vesper at 7, and a Sunday 8 o clock reception at 117 North Street conclude the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End
St. Michael Society
North Square
Banda Rossa
Church of the Sacred Heart
St. Michael
North Street
Socialist Leader John C. Chase Heads to Boston
Socialists expect John C. Chase to arrive in Boston Sunday morning at 10 30 from the Pacific coast and attend the Apollo Garden meeting that afternoon as part of the state ticket campaign efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army
Washington
Boston
South Station
Department
Woman's Relief Corps
Daughters and Sons of Veterans
W. W. Blackmar
Massachusetts Department
John A. Andrew
Gettysburg
Old Battlefield
George C. Winslow
Grand Army Club of Massachusetts
Baltimore
G. A. R. Club
Maryland
Edward W. Kinsley
Albert A. Pope
John C. Chase
Pacific Coast
Mrs. Joanna Atwood Rowe Celebrates 100th Birthday
Melrose sees Mrs. Joanna Atwood Rowe, visiting daughter Mrs. B F S Patten in Boston? Wait. This is based on Bangor Me. She marks the 100th anniversary of birth. Widow of Lt Moses Rowe who served in the War of 1812.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Joanna Atwood Rowe
Bangor
B. F. S. Patten
Ellsworth Avenue
Moses Rowe
Joyner to Be Nominated for Lieutenant Governor Hopeful
The Hon. Herbert C. Joyner will be submitted to the Democratic State committee this afternoon to fill the vacancy on the State ticket for Lieutenant-Governor. Joyner, a Berkshire County lawyer from Great Barrington, is expected to be ratified by acclamation and praised for his eloquence and Fosbury trial prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Joyner
Democratic State Committee
Joyner
Gaston
John C. Crosby
Fittsfield
Berkshire County
Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts
Mr. Joyner
Great Barrington
Fosbury
Niece of Mrs Paran Stevens Dies Before Stage Breakthrough
Lillian Johns, 30, dies at St Elizabeths Hospital after an operation on the eve of her hoped for stage success. Her friends spoke of brill iant future and she planned to perform with Mrs Le Moynes company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lillian Johns
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Charles T. Reed
California
West
Marietta
Paran Stevens
Lfe
Fannie Reed
Europe
George F. Richardson
Lowell
Mass
Mrs. LeMoyne
Diamonds Stolen From Jamaica Plain Residence
Mary E. Winslow arraigned in West Roxbury District Court on larceny of diamonds valued at 3450 from Mrs. Lilian DeKalb of 80 Pond Street Jamaica Plain. She waived examination, held in 500 for grand jury. investigators say she admitted guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Roxbury
Mary E. Winslow
Lilian DeKalb
Pond Street
Jamaica Plain
Inspector Cleary
Winslow
de Kalb
Howard
Captain Dugan
Hood's Sarsaparilla Offers Cure for Scrofula
An advertisement asserts scrofula can be cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills. It claims the medicines purify blood and restore health, warning against delay and substitutes. It notes heredity or acquisition of scrofula, urging prompt use of the tonics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Promoted As Substitutes
Advert says Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills offer genuine relief for ailments and insists on choosing Hood's with no substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Dr Koch Lung Cure Claimed Cure for Consumption
Dr Edward Koch promotes a new cure for asthma and consumption claiming hundreds of cures from advanced lung destruction. He says his method targets the lungs directly and is stationed at 361 Boylston Street in Boston for free consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Koch
Koch
Boston
Vicinity
Dr. Koch
Boylston Street
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