Harvard Mourns Dean Shaler Death After Long Illness
The Harvard community notes the death of Dean Nathaniel Southgate Shaler at 1 PM after a prolonged struggle with appendicitis and complications. He rose from instructor to dean of the Lawrence Scientific School and was a famed geologist and author.
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Dean Shaler
Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Appleton Chapel
Lawrence
Eliot
Charles Eliot Norton
George H. Palmer
C. H. Foy
James L. Love
Josiah Royce
D. G. Lyon
H. P. Walcott
Lawrence Scientific School
Mark Twain
William Dean Howells
Newport
Cambridge
Lawrence _ Scientific School
Europe
Vesuvius
Massachusetts
Elizabeth
England
Abolishes Police Board Creates Governor Appointed Commission
Text notes abolition of the Police Board and establishment of a single police commissioner plus a three member excise board from two major parties to oversee liquor licenses. The proposal assigns authority to the governor for desistance requests.
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Board of Police
Mellen Seeks New Insurance Board for Commonwealth
Representative Mellen of Worcester urged a full overhaul of Massachusetts insurance systems before a legislative committee. He criticized Governor Guilds commission and proposed a new commission with the insurance commissioner, the labor statistics chief, and three citizens.
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Mellen
Worcester
Legislative Committee On Insurance
Commonwealth
Special Commission
Guild
Bates
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Senate passes police and excise bill on party line vote
The Senate advanced the police and excise bill to a third reading by 283 to 8 with eight Republicans and Democrats voting no or abstaining. Senator John E. Beck emerged as the lone Republican opposition ally of Senator Prentiss Cummings, accusing the Governor of seeking support for the bill. Cummings slammed the measure as coming from another source, while Cox and Taylor warned of liquor interests and the bill’s future political fallout.
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Macleod
Cambridge
Mellen
Boston
Taylor
East Boston
Gartland
Ward 9
Schofield
Ipswich
Logan
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Cusick
Dorchester
Mahoney
Chicopee
Cassidy
Northampton
John E. Beck
Chelsea
Prentiss Cummings
Guild
Executive Chamber
Dana
Guy W. Cox
Ward 10
Governor Guild
Cox
Essex
Boynton Seeks Victory on Charter Renewal
E Moody Boynton pushes bill to renew Boston and Fall River bicycle railway charter as Senate calendar shows expectation of victory. He releases a letter from Professor H C Buck of Chicago University, formerly of Tufts College, praising the single track system.
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E. Moody Boynton
Boston and Fall River Bicycle Railway
Senate
Weeks Picketing Bill Engrossed by House
The Weeks picketing bill passed to be engrossed in the House after noon yesterday. Two amendments were defeated. One by Mr Barnes of Weymouth added a penalty for threats. The other by Mr Clark of Brockton allowed pickets to inform on the actual facts of the strike.
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Weymouth
Clark
Brockton
Senate considers toll abolition and tunnel toll constitutionality
An order introduced in the Senate yesterday afternoon asks the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of abolishing the scent toll through the East Boston tunnel.
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Senate
Supreme Court
East Boston
Commutation Call for Tucker Case Under Public Letter
A letter to the editor argues against commuting Charles L. Tucker’s sentence. The writer asserts innocence until proven guilty and criticizes circumstantial evidence as justice’s misleader. The Governor is urged to delay execution to allow the real murderer’s conscience to act.
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Charles L. Tucker
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Letter Urges Commutation for Charles L I Tucker
A reader signs as F. F. J. urging the editor to seek a commutation from a sentence to life imprisonment for Charles L. Tucker so he may have a chance to prove his innocence. The writer expresses heartfelt prayers for speedy freedom and asserts Tucker deserves it.
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Post
Charles LI. Tucker
Letter to the Editor argues against capital punishment
A reader condemns circumstantial evidence as insufficient for execution. The letter urges commuting Tucker's sentence, saying the evidence did not justify capital punishment and calling for mercy.
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Letter urging commutation for Charles L. Tucker
The writer pleads with Governor Guild to commute Tucker’s sentence, asking mothers to consider their own sons and expressing pity for Tucker’s worried parents. The author hopes the commutation could spare his life and end their anxiety. West Everett. Mrs. B.
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Governor Guild
Charles l. Tucker
Tucker
West Everett
L Car Hurts Medford Lad
Robin Paradise 12 son of Rev F Paradise Grace Episcopal Church was struck by an outward bound Boston Elevated car near Winthrop square while three boys rode cars jumping rides He flew about 20 feet and was found unconscious with a severe scalp wound and internal injuries He was in precarious condition at Grove Street home last night
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Robin Paradise
F. [. Paradise
Grace Episcopal Church
Boston
Winthrop Square
Young Paradise
Grove Street
Sir-Tucker Deserves Chance to Prove Innocence
Letter writer E. P. D. urges sparing Sir-Tucker from execution while doubts about his guilt persist. He argues a life cannot be restored once taken and appeals for a fair chance to prove innocence.
Fiend in Human Form Kills Defenceless Girl
The piece recalls the murder of Mabel Page by an assassin described as a fiend in human form. It condemns the jury that found Charles Tucker guilty and argues for capital punishment to protect wives and daughters.
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Sir
Mabel Page
Charles Tucker
Letter urging electrocution for first degree murderer
A reader argues for capital punishment after a murder conviction, praising severity and urging Governor Guild to stand firm on justice. The writer condemns mercy for the defendant and suggests more deterrence to reduce crime and prison populations.
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Tucker
Miss Page
Reputation of Tucker Raises Questions in Death Case
The text questions the reputation of Tucker, a 24-year-old, amid public fuss over his wife’s death in shallow water. It implies guilt and asks why he commented on the case, noting his presence beside his wife at the watery grave.
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Post
Tucker
Jurors Unanimous on Tucker Guilty Verdict
The text questions the jurors verdict in the Tucker case, arguing the twelve men who presided over the trial were just and intelligent and heard all evidence, delivering a unanimous guilty verdict on the first ballot.
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Tucker
Fire causes burns in Tremont Street incident
Mrs. Patrick Ryan suffered severe burns to the head neck and shoulders from a kerosene torch accident while trying to light a fire at 707 Tremont street. She fled to the hallway screaming. doctors urged City Hospital but she refused. Firemen put out the blaze and the fire burned a mantel destroying a pocket book with $30 inside.
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Patrick Ryan
Tremont Street
The Sunday Post praised as Boston area’s best readable paper
Alfred Farlow defends The Sunday Post as the most readable Boston Sunday paper with bright features and growing circulation. A Chicago dispatch misstates Mrs. Eddy’s family ties to a tumor operation involving Mrs. Glover, and Mrs. Eddy’s secretary denies any knowledge of the case or telegraph confirmations.
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William Glover
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