Douglas the Tailor Receiver warns readers of Boston sale
A Boston receiver announces liquidation of Douglas the Tailor stocks in Portland and Boston stores. He recounts rapid growth, Depression losses, and the need for a rapid markdown sale. He urges customers to inspect the stock before buying, noting no obligation to purchase if unsatisfied.
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Douglas
People’s Bank
Pittsburg
Chicago
Ill
Buffalo
N. Y
East Liverpool
Toledo
Detroit
Mich
Milwaukee
Wis
Kansas City
Portland
Boston
J. F. Munroe
Nomination speeches elevate Bryan Taft and Hughes at club event
Speakers at the Twentieth Century Club praise William Jennings Bryan Sec Taft and New York Governor Hughes. Albert Pillsbury presented Hughes reading an endorsement detailing his fairness vigor and independence from faction. George Williams presented Bryan arguing high finance and privileged parties have harmed the public.
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William Jennings Bryan
Taft
Hughes
New York
Twentieth Century Club
Joy Street
James J. Myers
George Fred Williams
Bryan
Albert B. Pillsbury
Edward B. Chandler
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Democratic Party
New England Rail Plan Proposed by NY NH & Hartford VP
Fitchburg board hears vice president T E Byrnes urge New England railroad merger to create a regional trunk line from the Hudson to Chicago. He argues for own system, local rates, joint southern northern rates, and reduced transportation waste to boost efficiency and trade. He warns against overregulation and seeks rapid modernization.
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Fitchburg
T. E. Byrnes
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Fitchburg Board of Trade
New England
Middle West
Vincent Club Ushers at Ethel Barrymore Charity Event
The Vincent Club members will usher at the Children’s Aid Society benefit presented by Ethel Barrymore at the Colonial Theatre this afternoon. Miss Dorothy Forbes leads the ushers. participants include Mrs Mark Hopkins and several Misses including Rosamond Dixey and Katherine Roosevelt. Charles Frohman funds free theatre for the charity performance of Her Sister.
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Sweet Charity
Vincent Club
Ethel Barrymore
Children’s Aid Society
Colonial Theatre
Dorothy Forbes
Mark Hopkins
Rosamond Dixey
Margaret Stimson
Katherine Roosevelt
Glenor
Lillian Cotton
Dorothea Davenport
Joanne Bird
Katherine Warren
Alice Bradford
Adelaide Jackson
Mary Fay
Jessie Sherman
Ruth Windsor
Nina Burnham
Alice Bowker
Miss Barrymore and Company
Clyde Fitch and
Cosmo Gordon Lennox
Charles Frohman
Lawyers Pick Peter Reinstein Per Diem Court Officer
Peter Reinstein a former Ward 16 constable was named a per diem man in the courthouse by Sheriff Seavey after Hebrew lawyers backed his nomination. The sheriff stated he knew nothing of Reinstein or his residence, and the appointment caused considerable talk at the courthouse.
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Peter Reinstein
Ward 16
Seavey
Reinstein
Boston Irish League Sets Meeting To Back Home Rule
The United Irish League groups in Boston call a joint meeting at the American House next Tuesday to plan action in support of the Irish party. They praise Mr Redmond's House of Commons motion and its strong majority backing home rule as the solution to the Irish issue. Funding has been limited due to a business slump, avoiding pressure on members.
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John Redmond
House of Commons
Friends of the Irish
Boston
Boston Central Council
Boston Central
United Irish League
American House
Redmond
Seek Trace of Mrs Baldwin Missing in West Roxbury
Relatives of Mrs Jennie Baldwin 35 seek police and the Post to locate her fearing foul play. She worked as a domestic at the Highland Club Centre street West Roxbury and disappeared after leaving the day before Thanksgiving. She was married to David Baldwin a Cambridge hack driver but they had not lived together for some time.
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Jennie Baldwin
Post
Speaker Rules Edison and Gas Firms Under Smoke Law
Speaker Cole ruled in the House that Edison Electric Illuminating Company and Boston Consolidated Gas Company fall under the 1905 smoke abatement law. Both firms sought exemption from the bill, and the ruling followed a point of order during debate on an amendment urged by a petitioner.
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Cole
House
Edison Electric Iluminating Company
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Acting Governor Draper Vetoes Meikle Attorneys Bill
Acting Governor Draper vetoed a bill to pay the lawyers for Edgar W Meikle the Lynn youth acquitted of murdering his father. He said the measure is unconstitutional as it uses general taxation for a single individual. Action comes up today in the House.
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Draper
Edgar W. Meikle
Lynn
Senate votes to require lifting jacks on street cars
The Senate approved a bill replacing the committee report to compel street railway companies to equip their cars with lifting jacks. The roll call was 19 for and 17 against, a shift from prior years when the measure often died without debate.
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Senate
Committee On
Education Board Members Barred from Agencies Bill
An adverse report was received in the House on the bill barring any State Board of Education member from employment agency interests. The measure followed Representative Porter of Amesbury who alleges some board members are linked to teachers' agencies.
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State Board of Education
Porter
Amesbury
Engineers Strike Shuts Quincy Quarries
In Quincy on April 1 108 engineers walk out refusing to start engines after manufacturers fail to meet demands. The stoppage halts several quarries and results in hundreds of men idle while about one third of the cutters continue work.
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Quincy
Weavers' Union Withdraws From National Textile Group
In Fall River on April 1 the Weavers Union, the country's largest textile union, voted to leave the United Textile Workers of America, the national body of 163 unions.
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Fall River
Weavers’ Union
United Textile Workers of America
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Health and Economy
Hood's Sarsaparilla is praised as a universal remedy for blood diseases and as a tonic that restores appetite and supports kidneys and liver. The ad argues its economy, noting a 100 dose bottle lasts about a month while competitors run a week or two. It asserts safety purity and reliability.
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Hood
Marital Breakups The Hale and Thore Divorces Granted
Judge Pierce issued divorces to Mrs. Margaret M. Hale on cruelty charges and to Mrs. Anna M. Thore on desertion and failure to support. Hale described her English husband as frequently irritable due to drinking and abusive. Thore testified her husband neglected finances and support since 1899, forcing her to live with her parents and rely on separate support that yielded no payments.
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Margaret M. Hale
Anna M
Pierce
Anna M. Thore
Margaret Hale
Spinners Accept Cut at New Bedford Meeting
Mule Spinners' Union voted by a narrow margin to accept a 10 percent wage reduction at a special meeting in New Bedford attended by more than 500. A lengthy debate showed strong opposition from many before the conservative side won.
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New Bedford
Good Templars 50th Session Opens in Beverly
The Massachusetts grand lodge of the International Order of Good Templars opened its 50th session at Odd Fellows Hall Beverly with a record attendance. Grand Chief Templar Miguel Sereque presided as delegates arrived early and nearly all members were present. Distinguishing officers included Miss Jennie Forsyth international superintendent of junior work Willard O Wylie national grand secretary and Professor John A Nicholls fraternal delegate from New Brunswick.
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Massachusetts
Grand Lodge
The
International Order of Good Templars
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Beverly
Miguel Sereque
Jennie Forsyth
Willard O. Wylie
John A. Nicholls
Grand Lodge of
New Brunswick
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