Paw Paw Elixir Crowds Praise in 1903 Letters
A Boston trio of letters extols Dr Munyon Paw Paw as a cure for nervous dyspepsia and indigestion. A customer reports relief after two bottles, another claims skyrocketing sales, and a dealer notes daily demand. Letters from Knight Sawyer & Co. and Woodward's cite repeated success and an order for large quantities.
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Dr. Munyon
H. Knight
Court Street
Cor
Hanover Street
Boston
Remont Street
My Dear Professor A Public Claim for Paw Paw Elixir
A letter from Paul C. Klein of 187 Tremont Street endorses Paw Paw as a universal cure for dyspepsia catarrh and nervous troubles. He notes many customers thank him for recommending the elixir of life and declares its cure effectiveness.
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Professor Munyon
Professor
Paw Paw
Paul C. Klein
Tremont Street
Boston
Paw Paw Sales Reported Rising at Adams House Pharmacy
A customer letter from F. E. Norris praises Adams House Pharmacy and its Paw Paw product noting daily increases in sales and wide word of mouth cures, calling it one of the best sellers his store has seen due to its curative qualities.
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Adams House Pharmacy
Munyon
Sir
Slugger Attacks and Robs Dr. Mary Hayes
A string of daytime and nighttime assaults in Newtonville and West Newton reports a lone assailant dubbed the bicycle slugger. Victims include Mrs. George Everett and Miss Kate Curley, with a 14 year old attacked in broad daylight near Newton High School. Police and residents fear a serial attacker as investigators note a vacant Williston Mission suspected of housing strangers linked to the case.
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Newton
Myra Hastings
West Newton
Newtonville
Eljiot Avenue
Newton High School
Miss Hastings
Ehot Avenue
Waltham
Watertown
Frank L. Noble
Cox
Wil-liston
Seal
Bulgaria Threatens Action Over Turkish Atrocities
Sofia reports Bulgaria will abandon neutrality and take action if Turkey continues massacres in Macedonia. Premier Petroff warned powers that the Bulgarian government and people cannot witness the destruction of Bulgarians and villages and may act to halt Turkey’s measures.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Petroff
Turkey
Atrocities Reported by Turkish Forces Near Adrianople
Sofia reports Turkish Albanian troops committing massacres and village burnings in the Adrianople vilayet. Bulgarians and Greeks are described fleeing frontier areas as Turkish forces attack insurgents and civilians, with casualties and forced departures noted along multiple villages.
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Garia
Losengrad
Kula
Exekbeer
Taspeta
Asmadgik
Vasiliko
Turkey
Adrianople
Stranger Stabs Patrick Devine on Columbus Avenue
Patrick W. Devine of Roxbury was slashed by a knife-wielding stranger during a brief altercation on Columbus Avenue near his home. He was found bleeding by a Division 10 patrolman and taken to City Hospital after his wounds were dressed. The assailant fled. police have a description and expect a rapid arrest.
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Patrick W. Devine
Culbert Place
Roxbury
Columbus Avenue
Devine
Division 10
Miss Plummer Defends Fathers Chinese Marriages
In Providence a minister, C. H. Plummer, wed Charley Wong and Clara Johnson. His daughter defends the union, says the couple were present and kissed, and notes Wong was well spoken of. Plummer argues love enough for marriage. he remains a popular figure in Providence.
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Providence
R. I
C. H. Plummer
Charley Wong
Clara Johnson
Boston
Miss Plummer
New York
Plummer
Union Sea
Land Mission
Dyer Street
Venezuelan government denounces arbitrators over Caracas Water Works ruling
The mixed tribunal condemned Venezuela to pay $2,000,000 to the Belgian company owning Caracas Water Works. Venezuelan officials and papers denounce the decision as a mockery and threaten resistance, with the press calling the arbitrators robbers and warning of harsh consequences. General Castro leads the government in the stance.
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Willeemstad
Curacoa
Venezuela
Caracas
Fitz
High Court
Dutch West Indies
Pregonero
Castro
German singing societies plan excursion to Thatcher’s Island
Caspar Berry invites members of Boston area German singing societies to a day trip on the steamer New Brunswick along the north shore to Thatcher’s Island tomorrow weather permitting. The voyage starts at 10 30 a m from Lincoln wharf foot of Battery street with return between 6 and 7 p m. Meals will be provided aboard. Participants should ride Atlantic avenue cars or L trains to Battery street.
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Boston
Caspar Berry
New Brunswick
North Shore
Thatcher's Island
Lincoln Wharf
Battery Street
Atlantic Avenue
Parks Union Charter Nullified By International President
New York September 11 President Frank Buchanan of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers annuls Local No 2 of the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union and suspends the local. He charges the local violated May 1 1903 contract with the Manufacturing and Erectors Association by calling a strike.
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New York
Frank Buchanan
International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers
Local No. 2
Housesmiths and Bridgemen’s Union
Sam Parks
Buchanan
International Organization
Employers’ Association
Manufacturing and Erectors’ Association
International Association
Boston Machinists to Form Local Lodge Next Friday
A mass meeting at Tonti Hall was addressed by State President Connolly and Boston Machinists Union 264 organizers. The new Boston local lodge of machinists will be instituted next Friday night at the same venue.
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Boston
Tonti Hall
Connolly
Boston Machinists’ Union 264
Messenger Boys Union Elects New Officers and Grows
The Telegraph Messenger Boys Union re elected its officers and gained about 40 new members after an active recruitment drive amid ongoing conditions and an energetic campaign by the union messengers.
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Telegraph Messenger Boys’ Union
Journeymen Horse Shoers' Ball at Paine Memorial Hall
Labor notes show the Journeymen Horse Shoers' Union planning its annual ball at Paine Memorial Hall. The Paving Department Union forms a committee to meet the new State commission and push for pension legislation for workers.
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Journeymen Horseshoers’ Union
Paine Memorial Hall
Paving Department Union
New State Commission
Chelsea Teamster Hurt After Sees Horse Throws Man
Justin H. Smith of 115 Dudley Street Chelsea was taken to Relief Hospital with a bad scalp wound and body injuries after a horse bolted and he was thrown from his seat while driving through Commercial Street.
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Justin H. Smith
Dudley Street
Chelsea
Relief Hospital
Commercial Street
Crime at Mafia's Door in New York Mystery Shooting
Arcangelo Rainio a former Italian army officer and secret service associate was shot dead in the hallway outside a saloon at Second Ave and East 113th Street. Two Mafia members are suspected. a bystander Italian man was arrested on suspicion. Rainio had fled Italy fearing Mafia retaliation after assisting convictions. The detective tale centers on a disappearance of Teresa Gianzzo and a robbery alarm preceding the fatal shooting.
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New York
Arcangelo Rainio
Secret Services
Italy
Second Avenue
East One-Hundred and Thirteenth Street
Rainio
Mafia
Teresa Gianzzo
Murer
Middlesex Grand Jury Returns Bills Against Lombardi and Harvard Students
The Middlesex grand jury in East Cambridge returned bills against Lombardi and two Harvard students for breaking and entering. The action followed yesterday afternoon's session.
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Middlesex Grand Jury
Lombardi
Harvard
East Cambridge
Iron-Ox Tablets Promoting Natural Body Health Claim
An advertisement touts Iron-Ox Tablets as a tonic laxative that cleanses the blood by toning digestive organs and stimulating liver and kidneys. It warns against purgatives, notes slow but certain results, and offers 25 cents for fifty tablets from The Iron-Ox Remedy Co. The text also includes a police blotter-style list of indictments for several individuals on various charges.
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Iron-Ox Remedy Co
Detroit
Mich
Caldwell Beats De Guichard in 15 Mile Motorpaced Race
In Hester New Hampshire Caldwell defeats Basil de Guichard in a hotly contested 15 mile motor paced race at the Coliseum track. Caldwell clocked 19 40 2 5 for the victory.
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Hester
N. H
Harry E. Caldwell
Basil de Guichard
Coliseum Track
Caldwell
Remarkable Healer Sparks Boston Crowds
A Boston figure gains fame for curing the sick when others fail, drawing talk among the public and baffling even top philosophers as skeptics wonder at his methods.
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Boston
Lodging House Crooks Caught In City Raid
Police arrested three young men tied to a lodging house theft ring that operated for months. Officers recovered nearly $1000 in goods from 302 Columbus avenue and 155 Carver street including shirts, silverware, crockery, rifles, and revolvers. Stolen items valued at $250 traced to 96 Chandler street and over $200 from the Avalon case were found. A new blackjack weapon was seized.
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Station 5
Burr
Reagan
Columbus Avenue
Carver Street
Chandler Street
Avalon
Lenox Man Charged With Illegally Running Auto
David Wood Bishop of New York, a summer resident, summoned to appear in District Court at Lee to answer two complaints. The first alleges violation of a Lenox town ordinance on operating automobiles and the second charges operating an unlicensed automobile.
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Lenox
David Wood Bishop
New York
Lee
Building Trades Union Meeting Forms Joint Council
At Bricklayers Hall last night representatives from diverse building trades unions met to form a new joint council for mutual benefit and to seek a uniform working and arbitration agreement with employers. Progress shown, but no definite action yet.
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New York
Reverend Praises Dr. Agnew Catarrhal Powder
Rev W H Main of Emanuel Church Buffalo testifies for Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder saying it gave immediate relief from head pain and catarrh. The ad also touts Dr Agnew's Heart Cure as a remedy for an overworked heart and claims rapid benefit.
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W. H. Main
Baptist Emanuel Church
Buffalo
Agnew
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Messenger Boys’ Union
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Sons of St. George
W. Hopkins
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Vanier
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Tomasso Lombardi
Nellie A. Sturtevant
Medford
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Guy L. Hunt
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Harvard Co-operative Company
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Lowell
Theodore Jackson
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William H. Thomas
Cambridge
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Somerville
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Lexi
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Antonio Camuso
Dracul
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Main St
Edw. Rose
Burbank St
Mary Janick
Boylston Pl
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Haven St
C. A. Payne
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Dean St
Norsewood
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