Bequests From Dorchester Printer Create Convalescents Home
The will of late Frank Wood of Dorchester leaves about 145000 in bequests for public benevolence. Land on Morton street Dorchester roughly 40 acres is placed in trust to his wife Lillian Neale Wood and Robert F. Herrick with 50000 for building the Convalescents Home and the Home for Incurables.
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Frank Wood
Dorchester
Boston
Wood
Morton Street
Lillian Neale Wood
Robert F. Herrick
Convalescents’ Home
Home For Incurables
Wellesley College Receives 10000 for Annie M Wood Scholarship
The will allocates 10000 to Wellesley College for the Annie M Wood scholarship and lists multiple bequests to Berea College Hampton Institute Tuskegee Institute and Northfield Schools with specified income use for needy students and seminary work. Lillian Neale Wood and Emma J Fitz as trustees receive 26000 to invest for the Children s Home in Walpole with fallback to convalescents homes in Dorchester. Remaining estate funds go to the Convalescent Home and Home for Incurables.
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Wellesley College
Annie M. Wood
Berea College
Berea
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institution
Tuskegee
Ala
Little Wanderers
Boston
Congregational Church Building ‘Society
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
American Missionary Association
Congregational Home Missionary Society
Congregational Women's Board of Missions
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Boston City Missionary Society
Evangelistic Association of New England
Northfield Schools
Northfield
Mass
Northfield Seminary
Lillian Neale Wood
Emma J. Fitz
Robert F. Herrick
Morton Street
Dorchester
Mr. Wood
Penhard lecture on the U S alkali industry by Pennock
John Pennock president of the Solvay Process Company in Syracuse gave an illustrated Harvard lecture to the Boylston Chemical Club at the Harvard Union. He spoke on The Alkali Industry in the United States and showed views of the Solvay plant producing alkalies on a large scale.
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John ©. Pennock
Solvay Process Company
Syracuse
N.Y
Boylston Chemical Club
Harvard
Harvard Union
Pennock
United States
Solvay
Reading Common caretaker dies at 74
Orne Green aged 74 longtime caretaker of the Reading Common died at his home 162 Main Street Reading He served in Company G Thirteenth Massachusetts Regiment and was a member of Veteran Post 194 G A R
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Orne Green
Reading
Main Street
Green
Massachusetts Regiment
Governor Walsh Interprets Supreme Court On Adjutant Tenure
The governor cites a Supreme Court opinion on adjutant general tenure allowing state regiments to keep adjutants even against commander's wishes. Traditionally company commanders named adjutants, but the ruling permits an adjutant to refuse resignation when pressured by a commander.
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Walsh
Supreme Court
Governor seeks to curb tenure law for adjutant general
A legislative committee voted eight to three to repeal the 1912 act and reduce the adjutant-general tenure from five years to one. Governor Walsh backs the move to appoint his own military secretary, but faces opposition from many Democrats while Republicans including Major Sherburne of Brookline push the change. The committee report is held for Supreme Court decision.
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Committee On
Walsh
Legislative Committee On
Supreme Court
Adjutant-General
Major Sherburne
Brookline
Prosperity Conference Opens With Governor Walsh Address
At Ford Hall this morning at 9:30 o clock the Prosperity Conference opens with Governor Walsh to address 800 State citizens. John H Fahey president of the Chamber of Commerce will open the conference prior to the Governors talk. The Governors topic Some Special Problems in the Advance of Massachusetts will address future development of the state.
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Walsh
Ford Hall
John H. Fahey
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Massachusetts
Massachusetts City Conference Plans Monthly Gatherings
The governor aims to make the city conference a monthly event with the governor as host and staff as ushers. A morning session will feature a question box and talks by B M Rastall of the Municipal Service Bureau and Chester F Allen on competition with western promotion officers. The Boston Chamber arranges a buffet lunch and afternoon discussions on city planning, town and country cooperation, and development strategies.
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B. M. Rastall
Municipal Service Bureau
Boston Chamber of Commerce
McKibben
Kingsley Hall
Massachusetts
Chester F. Allen
City Planning Board Commission
Fishermen's Claims Heard Over 1887 Seizure Off Nova Scotia
Claims totaling 43000 dollars filed with the British American Pecuniary Claims Commission allege Canada seized the seines and boats of Gloucester schooners Argonaut and Jonas H French in 1887 within the three mile off Nova Scotia. Defendants say vessels drifted beyond the limit.
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Washington
Canada
Gloucester
Argonaut
Jonas H. French
Foster sale offers handiwork by crippled childrens pupils
Articles crafted by pupils of the School for Crippled and Deformed Children in St Botolph Street are for sale at the Foster sale in an vacant 421 Boylston Street store. Items include baskets wooden toys sewing infants wear cretonne bags and a garden basket with garden tools. The event features hampers porch furniture and many basket designs. The sale runs through Easter.
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St. Botolph Street
Boylston Street
English boy held as thief in Dedham Court
Gilbert Hayes a 19 year old English youth pleaded guilty to attempted larceny in Dedham Court. Mrs Elizabeth Mc Dougall of Norwood identified him as the handbag snatcher from March 27. He is held in 500 dollars bail until today.
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Gilbert Hayes
Boston
Dedham Court
Elizabeth McDougall
Norwood
Four Accused of Abusing Horses Found Guilty in Roxbury
Levi Fishman Joseph Goratsky Israel Crosman and Meyer Whitenberg were found guilty of using horses unfit for service by Judge Hayden in Roxbury Court. Three cases were placed on file while Whitenberg was fined twenty dollars. The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals agents saved Crosman from a fine.
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Levi Fishman
Joseph Goratsky
Israel Crosman
Meyer Whitenberg
Roxbury Court
Hayden
Whitenberg
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Crosman
Moulton Named Police Commissioner in Providence
Providence April 3 Alderman Benjamin P Moulton was elected to the Board of Police Commissioners after a deadlock. He will succeed Chairman William H Luther who died recently, filling the vacancy on the city board.
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Providence
R. L
Benjamin P. Moulton
Board of Aldermen
Board of Police Commisioners
William H. Luther
New Chance for Gunmen Before Sing Sing Executions
Albany April 3. Governor Glynn may grant a respite to the four New York gunmen condemned to die at Sing Sing. If granted, the stay would last until after a second trial of Charles Becker, the ex police lieutenant linked to Herman Rosenthal’s murder. District Attorney Whitman plans a rapid Becker retrial, likely three to six months away.
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Albany
N. Y
Glynn
New York
Sing Sing
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
Becker
Post cane changes hands in Reading
The Boston Post cane for Reading’s oldest resident passed to Hubbard F. Cox, who will be 9 on September 3. The cane was last held by Luther G. Howard, who died at 92. The cane was first presented to J. W. Bruce. Cox is the third holder of the Post cane.
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Boston
Reading
Hubbard F. Cox
Luther G. Howard
J. W. Bruce
Cox
Bigger City Council Bill May Be Killed
The legislative committee on metropolitan affairs fails to agree on a bill to enlarge City Council membership. Strong campaigning by the Boston Charter Association is influencing members who feel pressure from the lobbying.
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Legislative Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Boston Charter Association
Dress dispute in Municipal Court over a white serge suit
Mary F. Flavin, a Boston dressmaker, sues Mrs. Curtis for 115 dollars claiming a white serge suit she made in 1908 was ill fitting and returned unaltered after Mrs. Curtis sailed to Europe. Edwin A. Curtis testified about wrinkles and misfit while denying fault. Flavin described the suit as in perfect condition and fair priced.
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Edwin A. Curtis
Municipal
Mary F. Flavin
Boylston Street
Boston official Curtis faced a posed question about his wife
Mr Curtis, former Collector of the Port of Boston and now a Republican leader in the city and state, also served as United States sub treasurer and mayor. He was stumped by a question about his wife's dress as Mrs Curtis sat in the rear.
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Curtis
Boston
United States
Old torpedo boat Davis to be used as coastal target
The torpedo boat Davis, 154 tons, built just after the Spanish-American War, lies at the Puget Sound navy yard. It has outlived its usefulness and will be converted into a target for the big guns on Pacific fleet armored cruisers.
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Washington
Davis
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Militant suffragette captured in Glasgow mansion
In Glasgow area a caretaker seized a militant suffragette found in a cellar cupboard of a large vacant mansion near Rutherglen. Police arrived too late to stop other suffragettes who fled, leaving cloaks behind. Authorities found petroleum, matches and flammable material planted to start fires.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Rutherglen
New York Jail Ends Outside Meal Privilege
New York April 3. Commissioner Catherine B. Davis ends the practice of outside restaurant meals for wealthy inmates. Prisoners may now buy better food only from the jail caterers, ending the previous privilege.
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New York
Catherine B. Davis
Commissioner of Corrections
Miss Davis
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