Aldermen Hear Minot Charges Stir City Hall Debate
City Hall and political circles buzz as Laurence Minot’s charges at a Unitarian Club dinner prompt talk of official action. Aldermen and Mayor Collins respond with calls for specific accusations and district attorney referral, while others urge timing and secrecy on disputed public matters.
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Board of Aldermen
Laurence Minot
Unitarian Club
Mr. Minot
Suffolk County
City Hall
Minot
Tinkham
President Lincoln
Dr. Pierce
W.I. A. Fitzgerald
Democratic City Committee
Nolan
Bowen
Board of Estimate
Collins
Messrs
Brandeis
Farwell
South
Boston
Stewart
Centenarian couple mark 65th wedding anniversary in Framingham
Mr and Mrs Micah Leland of Framingham noted their 65th wedding anniversary, their combined ages totaling 178 years. Born in 1811 and 1816, he was a whipmaker turned farmer, active at the polls for 71 years. she, frail yet long lived, was born in Framingham in 1816. They wed in 1837 and have six grandchildren and four great grandchildren, with four generations in two family lines.
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South Framingham
Micah Leland
Framingham
Mr. Leland
Sherborn
Mass
Nathaniel S. Bennett
Leland
Boston Post seeks oldest New England married couple
The Boston Post invites readers in New England to submit photographs and a 200 word sketch of the oldest married couple in their area. Include birth and marriage dates, address, number of children, and life details. The prize Morris Chair and Rocking Chair will be sent prepaid to the couple, with a date for photo deadline announced.
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Boston Post
New England
Post
Boston
High diver Arthur Holden leaps 92 feet into Hudson River
Arthur O. Holden, reputed world champion high diver, jumped backward from a 92 foot pile driver in Jersey City into the Hudson River. He completed a somersault during the descent and swam afterward to cool off.
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Jersey City
N. J
Arthur O. Holden
Hudson River
Danvers Boy Averts Panic Heroic Fire Save
Lewellyn McCarthy a 15 year old Danvers resident reacted quickly when a candle ignited altar cloths at Annunciation Church on Good Friday. He used a fire extinguisher to halt the blaze until help arrived, preventing a larger panic and potential loss of life. His family notes his calm, leadership, and future ambition to be a newspaper man. He is praised by the town for his actions.
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Danvers
Lewellyn McCarthy
John F. McCarthy
Sylvan Street
Tapleyville
Annunciation Church
Lewellyn
McCarthy
James McCarthy
John
William Lewellyn
Boston
Spain
John McCarthy
Lewellyn McCarthy & Co
Attorneys At Law
Two Cambridge Runaways Create Panic on Massachusetts Avenue
Two serious runaway accidents occurred yesterday in Cambridge. William J. Coveney and William J. Phelan were thrown and injured when Coveney's carriage collided with an approaching automobile on Harvard street. Coveney and Phelan were treated, Coveney at a hospital and Phelan at a doctor’s office. A second runaway struck the Lamore bakery window, sending glass flying and causing panic among pedestrians as a livery horse dashed down Massachusetts Avenue before being restrained.
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Cambridge
Massachusetts Avenue
William J. Coveney
William J. Phelan
Harvard Street
Mr. Coveney
A. L. White
Phelan
Mr. Phelan
Crowley
Smith
Young Men's Christian Association
Lamore Bakery
Guild of St Elizabeth Easter Whist at Hotel Somerset
The annual Easter whist of the Guild of St Elizabeth will be held at the Hotel Somerset on Tuesday afternoon April 14 from 2 30 to 5 o'clock. This whist tea supports educational and industrial work at the guild house 59 East Springfield Street for the benefit of South End children.
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Guild of St. Elizabeth
Somerset
Association
Guild House
East
Springfield Street
South End
Cambridge Fire Alarm Crippled by Resignations
Arthur Jewell, at the Cambridge fire alarm headquarters, sent his resignation to Mayor McNamee and will reach his Honor today. Salary cuts for Jewell and other department members occurred around March 80, and Thomas Shaw also resigned after his cut. Jewell and Shaw were the only technicians able to make the necessary connections, leaving the system in a precarious state.
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Arthur Jewell
Cambridge
McNamee
Mr. Jewell
Thomas Shaw
Jewell
Mr. Shaw
Belknap's Body Arrives in Boston for Private Brookline Funeral
The remains of Rear Admiral George K. Belknap United States Navy arrived in Boston on the Shoreline express and were taken to 1055 Beacon Street Brookline for a private funeral at 3 p.m. Accompanied by Boatswain James Matthews, the procession proceeds to Washington by Federal express at 7 p.m. for services in St. John's Church. Pallbearers include Rear Admirals Remey Taylor Benham Greer Farquhar and Commodore Wallace. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery.
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George K. Belknap
United States Navy
Boston
Shoreline Express
Beacon Street
Brookline
James Matthews
Key West
Reginald Heber Howe
Church of Our Saviour
George J. Prescott
Washington
Federal Express
St. John's Church
George C. Remey
Henry C. Taylor
A. E. K. Benham
James A. Greer
Norman V. H. Farquhar
Rush R. Wallace
National Cemetery
Arlington
Engagement announced amid breach suit in Curtis case
G O Curtis announces engagement to Anita Simpson amid a breach of promise suit by Bessie Haley. The union was disclosed to a few friends, with families silent. Anita Simpson, one of four sisters, lives with her mother at 21 Aberdeen street after moving from 558 Newbury street.
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Bessie Haley
G. O. Curtis
Anita Simpson
Miss Simpson
Aberdeen Street
Newbury Street
Cambridge Assessor Victory Dinner Planned
Representative Jeremiah Donovan of Cambridge will celebrate his election as assessor with a dinner hosted by colleagues on the railroad committee. The event is set for next Tuesday evening at the Revere House.
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Jeremiah Donovan
Cambridge
Revere House
Bill to Curb Coal Dealers Takes Shape in Worcester
Representative Mark V. Skerrett of Worcester drafts a bill to curb coal clubs and dealers. The measure would allow court writs to seize dealer property and appoint trustees to operate assets until claims are settled, with citizens gaining direct appeal for relief akin to injunctions. The final draft awaits committee action.
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Mark V. Skerrett
Worcester
Coal Investigation Committee
Skerrett
Arl
Superior Court
Help for Callahan Receives Community Aid
The page reports sympathy for David Callahan of 18 Lansdowne Street Roxbury. Post appeal funds and groceries were sent yesterday. Several physicians volunteered services and Callahan hopes to leave his bed of rheumatism after 18 weeks. He thanks two unnamed sympathizers from Cambridge and Malden and two Roxbury women plus others who did not provide names.
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David Callahan
Lansdowne Street
Roxbury
Post
Callahan
Cambridge
Not Tendered to Corbett for Schoolhouse Commissioner Post
Reports disputed yesterday over whether ex-Senator Joseph J. Corbett has been offered the schoolhouse commissioner job. Mayor Collins declined to confirm any offer, saying a June 1 decision lies ahead. The ward 3 Charlestown figure faces local opposition from Alderman Quigley and allies, as the $3500 per year post remains hotly debated among city Democrats.
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Joseph J. Corbett
General Collins
Collins
Charlestown
John H. Colby
Tplum
Corbett
Colby
Democratic Organization
Quigley
Joseph A. Dennison
Peter F. Tague
John J. Hogan
East Boston Carnival Plans Big Ball at Lyceum Hall
An East Boston Carnival Association executive meeting at the Paris Street gymnasium will review the May 8 ball with Governor Bates as guest of honor. Ball committee chairman Daniel W. Gallagher and secretary George H. Shields will report. 35 local organizations back the event with 3000 tickets issued for the largest ball yet at Lyceum Hall.
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East Boston Carnival Association
Paris Street
Bates
John L. Bates
Daniel W. Gallagher
George H. Shields
East Boston
Lyceum Hall
Feltz posts $1000 to land feather or bantam title fight
Savannah April 10 A certified check for 1000 was deposited with the Morning News sporting editor to bind Tommy Feltz for a match with Young Corbett for the featherweight championship at 122 pounds or with Harry Forbes for the bantam crown at 115 pounds. Feltz says he holds the title in both classes and that neither challenger has fought at his weight in months.
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Savannah
The
Morning News
Tommy Feltz
Young Corbett
Harry Forbes
Feltz
Corbett
Forbes
Harvard Improvement Association hears on street station gas price
Division Superintendent C N Woodward of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad spoke at Greenwood Hall Dorchester, warning of dangers at Harvard street station and urging immediate fixes. A gas price reduction advocacy committee was formed, with Senator Berry addressing the gas issue and Alderman Stewart outlining other local improvements under consideration.
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C. N
Woodward
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Harvard Improvement Association
Greenwood Hall
Dorchester
Harvard Street
Berry
Alderman Stewart
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