Observant Citizen Notes Local Quirks and Civic Moves
Observations on small town life include a price change at a snack stand, Chief Justice Rugg’s seven year term for Suffolk county duties, and Whipple’s remark about Dr Mary Walker as a self made figure. Also details on Wrentham duck raising, a Back Bay visitor recalling neckholding ducks, and local clerical moves and praise for prayer from Darius Cobb.
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Rugg
Supreme Judicial Court
Suffolk County
Knowlton
Sherman L. Whipple
Massachusetts Ice Dealers’ Association
Mary Walker
Wrentham
New England
Back Bay
Massachusetts veterans pick days for encampment amid Civil War echoes
A Boston column notes the Grand Army of the Republic set dates for its annual encampment, recalling Civil War milestones including the April 2 1865 Petersburg assault and Lee's surrender at Appomattox on April 9. It also covers local minutiae from city hall, rapid transit updates, a near-silent fire incident, and academic figures tied to Boston’s historical pageant plans.
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Massachusetts
Grand Army of the Republic
Petersburg
Army of the Potomac
Lee
Appomattox
Wrestlers clash over Turks in F. Gotch era note
A 1912 column by Walt Mason mocks foreign wrestlers and Turks in a sports satire, condemning prejudice while recounting antics of F. Gotch and opponents as the riot of bravado and photography shots unfolds. It also notes Adams Street streetcar demonstration open cars.
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Gore
F. Gotch
Farmer Gotch
Mahmout
Abdul
Walt Mason
Easter Plans and Concerts Across Greater Boston
The Rev. William Harman Van Allen conducted a Three Hour service in Providence at the Church of the Transfiguration yesterday afternoon. In East Boston Maverick Congregational Church the free speech series ends for Easter week. An Easter concert by children is set by Pastor Rev Albert R Williams. Roslindale Congregational Church to feature violinist Miss Louise Serra and cellist Ralph Smalley in its Easter program.
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William Harman van Allen
Ss. T. D
Church of the Advent
Brimmer Street
Providence
R. I
Maverick Congregational Church
Boston
Albert R. Williams
Roslindale Congregational Church
Louise Serra
Melrose Highlands
Ralph Smalley
Symphony Orchestra
Barclay Couple Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
More than 650 relatives and friends gathered at 19 Hinckley Street Dorchester to honor Mr and Mrs Charles E Barclay on their twenty fifth anniversary. Mrs Barclay formerly Jennie Frances Hadley of West Medway Massachusetts and the ceremony was performed by Rev Joseph E Barry chaplain of Lafayette Lodge Roxbury. Barclay is a Boston commission merchant and president of Barclay Brown Bird with offices at 131 State Street.
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Charles E. Barclay
Hinckley Street
Dorchester
Barclay
Boston
Joseph E. Barry
Lafayette Lodge of Masons of
Jury Probe Opens in Weil Case Bribe Attempt
A federal grand jury began investigating an attempt to bribe a Weil juror. Several witnesses testified including two women. The government reportedly identified the man who approached Juror Joseph Kelley and will seek an arrest warrant once the evidence is complete.
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Weil
Federal Grand Jury
Joseph Kelley
Violet Girl Reunited in Summer Ball Romance
Edith Brown fondly recalls Ralph Benton meeting a mysterious Violet Girl at a Cambridge ballroom. A year after promising to write, Benton learns she faced sorrow and hardship and finds her again on the veranda as the couple reclaims a shared memory from the Motor Club event.
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Ralph Benton
Motor Club
Benton
Friend Reveals Betraying Seller in Car Sale
A buyer recounts suspecting a friend before learning the car came from a betrayal. The exchange highlights misplaced trust and a surprising purchase twist.
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Patrick Donahue
Clerk Campbell
Superior Civil Court
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Nashua
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Cyrus Richardson
Cambridge
First Congregational Church
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City Hall
Boston City Counsel
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Field’s Corner
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East Cambridge
John A. MacLean
E. Frank Baxter
George St. Clair
Ophir
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Toole
Salt Lake City
Isaac Goldberg
Harvard
B. Omansky
Technology
Henry Schnitkin
A. Marcus
Harvard Law School
Sarah A. Roosov
Greater
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Henry W. Chalmers
Beachmont
Charles A. Eastman
Amherst
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Eastman
the Beef Trust
George Matthew Adams
Roosevelt
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Adams Street
Greater Boston
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Raymond
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Edith Brown
Cottage Street
Cambridge, Mass
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