Harvard to Build 72.5 Million Library to Replace Gore Hall
A Harvard library committee proposes a new 72.5 million dollar facility on Gore Hall site facing Appleton Chapel. The plan calls for a 2.4 million volume capacity with modern protection and delivery systems. A near 2.5 million gift is expected, with 2 million for construction and 500 thousand as a permanent fund to support operations.
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Gore Hall
Harvard
Board of Overeers
University
College Corporation
Fortune Teller Offers Life Guidance via Astrology
An advertisement promises to reveal success in love health wealth and marriage through astrology. It claims to predict profession changes future missteps and whether friends are true. Readers are urged to mail birth dates with six pence for a test of luck and guidance.
Three Khoury Brothers Wounded in Grocery Store Shootout
Nicholas Khoury, pursued amid Syrian immigrant tensions, shot his brothers at a Lawrence grocery store. All three were gravely wounded and expected to die within the night. Police and militia had previously hunted Philip Khoury after a 1908 killings spree in Elm Street and Kim Street houses.
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Nicholas
Lawrence General Hospital
Frederick D. McAllister
McAllister
Nicholas Khoury
Philip
Lawrence
Philip Khoury
Elm Street
Caron Pahmdowney
Kim Street
Rilip
Nicheie
Debate on Cambridge Charter Between Harvard Professor and Contractor
Harvard civil engineer Lewis J. Johnson accepts a debate challenge from James T. Barrett over Cambridge's proposed new city charter. The discussion, set for the Democratic Hendricks Club in East Cambridge, centers on the charter Johnson helped design and its potential impact on local government.
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Harvard
Lewis J. Johnson
James T. Barrett
Tomght
Cambridge
Hendricks Club
Halcyon Messaline Petticoats Debut by Hydegrade Fabric
The Halcyon Messaline petticoats use the Hydegrade fabric and carry the Halcyon label. Sold through preferred retail stores, these latest fashions promise premium quality and style.
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Halcyon
Hydegrade
Health Board Plans War on Ash Heap Milk Bottles
Boston's Board of Health plans action against residents who steal milk bottles and discard them in ash heaps. Investigations show junk men buy bottles found on dumps, often filled with ashes and filth, and resell to unscrupulous dealers.
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Health Board
Boston
Board of Health
Adamson's Cough Balsam Ends Cold or Cough
An advertisement asserts Adamson's Cough Balsam clears a cold or cough when applied, claiming quick relief and disappearance of symptoms through its remedy.
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Adamson
The Breadwinner Faces Kidney Ailments Promoted Cure
An old editorial promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney weakness linked to hard work. It cites Home Proof from P. T. Linnehan of South Boston who credits the remedy with relief and notes prior praise from 1905.
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Dean
Boston
P. T. Linnehan
Third St
South
Mass
Doat
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Tan
Holland
Norfolk
Mérode
Merode
New England
Little Wonder
Appleton Chapel
White Rock
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Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Edmund Burke
Boston Proof
Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
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