Test Vote For Annexation In Boston Area
The committee on metropolitan affairs of the Legislature conducted a test vote on annexing Hyde Park and Chelsea to Boston. A formal report favoring annexation will be filed Friday and include a referendum at the state election for residents to vote on the measure. Hyde Park has already approved annexation in town meeting. Chelsea advocated hearings on the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Chelsea
Boston
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Grafton Cushing
Ward II
Camorrist Denies Murder In Court With Vehemence
The Camorrist denied involvement in the assassinations, claiming he exposed informer Gennaro Abbatemaggio out of spite. He said Abbatemaggio was a former stable boy who stole from his staff and was dismissed after a string of offenses. He insisted he was in Naples during the deaths and admitted usury but denied crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gennaro Abbatemaggio
Abbatemaggio
Luigi Arena
Cuoccolo
Abbatomaggio
de Marinis
Demarinis
Arena
Carabineers
Bianchi
Naples
Rufian
Abbatemagegio
Camorra Trial Witnesses Interrogate De Marinis
In Viterbo Italy on April 4 the jury heard the interrogation and defence of Giuseppe De Marinis charged with planning the murder of Gennary Cuoccolo and his wife Maria. De Marinis has been repeatedly arrested in Naples with accusations including robbery assault and murder and has served brief prison sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viterbo
Italy
Camorra
Giuseppe de Marinis
Gennary Cuoccolo
Maria
de Marinis
Naples
Contract to curb affection cited in divorce suit
At St. Louis on April 4 Dr R L Barrington. Ethical Society member and pension examiner, testified his wife Mary W Barrington sues for divorce. She identified a contract where he promised not to kiss or caress her and to keep guests to himself. He claimed to judge a child’s TB treatment by hair texture and color.
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ST. Louis
R. L. Barrington
Ethical Society
Utah Place
Mary W. Barrington
Bassieur
Baer
Woman Advocate Seeks Severe Whippings in New York
Mrs. Frederick T. Johnson of Newark urged corporal punishment as the cure for delinquency at a Princeton conference session. She cited a 22 year old inmate at the State Home for Girls who improved only after severe whipping, claiming earlier beatings would have saved her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick T. Johnson
Newark
State Home For Girls
Charities and Corrections Conference
Princeton
Wives Urged to Stay Appealing to Keep Husbands Home
In Washington on April 4 the Rev John E Briggs pastor of Fifth Baptist Church warned that many men turn bad as their wives neglect appearance. He urged wives to remain attractive after marriage, lead in affection, and guide husbands away from wrongdoing, saying even stern measures or humor may help keep families united.
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Washington
John E. Briggs
Fifth Baptist Church
Johns Hopkins Doctor Reports Hair Condition Link in Sickness Fight
Dr William S Baer of Johns Hopkins Orthopedic Surgery told physicians that new findings link a certain hair condition to illness in a health fight. The remarks were delivered in Baltimore on April 4 as part of a medical briefing.
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Baltimore, Md
William S. Baer
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Twelve Girl Students Adopt Baby at Normal School
In Cape Girardeau Missouri twelve girl students at the State Normal School adopted temporary care of six month old Baby Brewster after meeting her at a Mission homeless children shelter. The girls planned to share duties and even opened connecting doors to keep the baby visible from all beds in the dormitory during her stay.
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Cape Girardeau, Mo
State Normal School
Brewster
Mission Building
Men's List of the Do and Dont Sins
Chicago April 4 Frank L Childs assistant corporation counsel spoke to the Irish Fellowship Club on Our Debts outlining sins of omission and commission by men He cited not going to church enough leaving religion to women failing to companion their sons neglecting family needs and riding in autos while ignoring streetcar hardships He condemned giving boys only a book education.
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Chicago
Frank L. Childs
Irish Fellowship Club
Ex‑Hub U S agent dies after long service
Frederick W. Hentz former assistant treasury agent at Boston dies at his Chelsea home. He served fifteen years in the service before retirement.
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U. S
Frederick W. Hentz
Treasury
Boston
Chelsea, VI
Mr. Hentz
Bar Association postpones action until grand jury outcome
The Boston Bar Association council, meeting at the federal building, postponed action on the report against Francis C. Welch and Robert F. Herrick as executors of the Shaw estate. The delay follows grand jury proceedings and the absence of key witnesses, with officials citing not to interfere with ongoing court actions.
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Council of the Bar Association
Federal Building
Francis C. Welch
Robert F. Herrick
Wuiney A. Shaw
Samuel J. Elder
Richard Olney
Messrs. Welch
Herrick
Boston
Pelletier
Grand Jury
Robert S. Gorham
Bar Association
New Stations Planned for New Haven Branch
The New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad plans a $20,000 Neponset station for inbound passengers and a similar Milton station for both directions. Litigation over 23,900 feet of land sits with the city as the line aims to acquire via eminent domain. Existing Neponset station moved back 14 feet to allow a four track system toward Atlantic, with two new larger stations at Harrison Square and Pope's Hill already funded. Elevation work for the Shawmut branch is underway with filling to start soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Neponset
Milton
Shawmut
New Haven
Laban Pratt
Atlantic
Harrison Square
Pope's Hill
Girls Swim Meet opens with new exhibitions at Brookline Baths
Brookline G A A hosts a triangular meet featuring Rock Ridge Waltham and Brookline. Jessie Sutherland and Sarah Reardon perform Monte Cristo dive from the balcony while earning life saving medals. Humane Society medal event draws 55 entrants. Water polo finale caps the evening.
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Brookline
Brookline Municipal Baths
Jessie Sutherland
Sarah Reardon
Sutherland
Monte Cristo
Rock Ridge
Waltham
Chilton Club Opens Home in Commonwealth Avenue House
The Chilton Club for women opened its new Commonwealth avenue home at 152 with 500 members gathering for a luncheon and tours. The remodeled five story brick building features a roof garden, Turkish and electric baths, chef run culinary department, and rooms for dining, reading, library, and private gatherings. Club officers include Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer as president and a board of governors with prominent Boston society names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilton Club
Commonwealth Avenue
Nathaniel Thayer
Thayer
George Tyson
Robert E. Levette
F. L. W. Richardson
Stanley McCormick
Philip Dexter
George T. Rice
Wirth Dexter
Alice Sargent
J. Montgomery Sears
Richard D. Sears
Henry Parkman
Augustus Hemenway
Roger Wolcott
S&s. W
Methodists Meet Today at Cambridge Conference
The 115th annual New England conference opens at Harvard Street Methodist Church in Cambridge and runs to April 10. Bishop Neeley presides. Highlights include church mergers, pastor appointments, and a program featuring a memorial service, a sermon by Rev George Whitaker, D D, and speeches at Y M C A Massachusetts Avenue.
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New England
Harevard Street Methodist
Cambridge
Neeley
Bromfield Street
Tremont Street
John Galbraith
Boston
George Whitaker
D. D
Deaconess Association
New York
Massachusetts Avenue
Board of Education
EB. 8. Tipple
Brotherhood
Fred E. Tasker
Methodist Brotherhood
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