Man Fined $20 for CrueIty to Dog in Handbag
In Providence on April 6 Judge Howard B. Gorham fined William A. Bolstter $20 and costs for cruelty to animals after he carried a fox terrier in a handbag between Valley Falls and Providence and forgot to release the dog. Bolstter pleaded guilty and works in Providence.
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Howard B. Gorham
Sixth District
William A. Bolstter
Bolstter
Rolsiter
Supreme Court to appoint three to apportion county expenses
The Supreme Court in equity may appoint a three member commission, none of whom are Suffolk county residents, on petition by Boston or Chelsea or Winthrop or Revere. The panel will apportion county expenses among the four localities under a House committee on counties resolve reported yesterday afternoon.
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Chelsea
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Revere
Suffolk County
Committee On Counties
Mayor declares war on Brighton abattoir and calls for shutdown
Mayor Fitzgerald announced that the Brighton abattoir should be wiped out of existence. He and officials from the State Board of Health and Metropolitan Park Commission inspected the facility and returned to City Hall where he urged revoking its license, citing it as Boston's only slaughterhouse for years.
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Brighton
Walcott
State Board of Health
de Las Casas
Engineer Goodenough
Metropolitan Park Commission
City Hall
Boston
Brighton Abattoir
Stadium
Samuel H. Durgin
Board of Health
Thomas Jordan
Co. S. Allen
Mayor vows to wipe out Brighton Abattoir amid health fears
The Boston mayor labels the Brighton Abattoir a public health menace and an eyesore hindering park plans and proposes removal. Officials including Cyrus Hapgood and J A Hathaway defend the facility as essential, modernized, and economically vital with thousands employed.
Reunion of Massachusetts Catholic Foresters at St Rose Hall
Fully 200 members and friends of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters gathered last evening in St Rose Hall Worcester Street for the 31st annual reunion of that branch of the organization.
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Cathedral Court
Taft and other leaders urged good citizenship at Dorchester meeting
Letters from Taft Lodge Cannon and Draper read to 1490 Dorchester voters at the Twelve Men's Club of the Niles Church event. George J. Watson presided as George W. Penniman and former Governor George H. Utter spoke, stressing active civic duty and party caucus participation.
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Rhode Island
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New Examination Test at Harvard
Beginning in 1914 Harvard will require all A B graduates to show reading knowledge of French or German. The language test will be determined by an oral examination before entrance to the junior class and offered at multiple points for candidates to complete before the junior year.
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Harvard
Ex-Governor Guild Speaks at New England Historical Society
Ex-Governor Curtis Guild Jr. was the chief guest and speaker at the New England Historical Genealogical Society meeting in Pilgrim Hall Con gregational House Boston. He spoke on Gustavus Adolphus and his link to the Puritan uprising as President Cunningham announced a portrait gift by J H Caliga of antiquarian Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters.
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New England Historical Genealogical Society
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Congregational House
Beacon Street
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Gustavus Adolphus
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Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters
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George Washington
John Harvard
Roswell Votes Dry. Veal Elected Mayor by 39 Vote Margin
Roswell New Mexico reports a dry election with George T. Veal winning the mayoralty by a 39 vote majority. The city becomes the first in the state to go dry according to figures released today.
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Roswell
N. M
George T. Veal
New Mexico
Sunday Baseball Feared by City League
The Sabbath Protective League opposes Sunday games on city playgrounds citing a potential drive toward Sunday baseball by major leagues. It vows to block attempts that draw the public to playgrounds or similar venues.
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Park Commission
Ex Governor Bates Opposes Sunday Baseball Report Stance
Ex Governor John L. Bates and Rev Dr Kneeland critique the Park Commission report on Sunday baseball and Sunday amusements. Kneeland argues the public and private distinction is wrong, urging a conservative Sunday for workers. Brookline pastor Van Ness supports using lawful playgrounds for Sunday amusements.
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Martin D. Kneéland
Commission
Thomas van Ness
Brookline
Ex Mayor Hibbard Summoned by City Council
Ex Mayor George A. Hibbard was summoned to explain why he asked Chief Counsel Michael J. Sughrue of the Finance Commission to probe city departments last year. The special council committee issued the summons and considered photographing Sughrue’s bills for office hire during his district attorney tenure.
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George A. Hibbard
Michael J. Sughrue
Finance Commission
Sughrue
Committee Reviews Bill for Sughrue Work in Street Dept
At yesterday's session the committees examined Guy Co. Emerson and Deputies Sullivan and Pratt over a $1000 bill submitted by Mr. Sughrue for work linked to the street departments. Emerson said Sughrue was hired by the Mayor and notified by ex Mayor Hibbard that he was retained to conduct investigations. He added the work aided annual reports but mainly benefited contractors and engineers. The committee will meet next Thursday to hear ex Mayor Hibbard.
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Sullivan
Pratt
Sughrue
Emerson
Hibbard
O Connell Bill Extends Civil Service Preference to Veterans
Representative O Connell of Massachusetts introduces a measure to grant civil service preference to all honorably discharged veterans. The bill also bars discharge, removal, or suspension without the veteran's consent after a full hearing, aimed at curbing yard workforce discrimination.
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O’connell
Massachusetts
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