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Power of Appointment In Boston Mayoral Bill At Issue
The legislative committee on metropolitan affairs debates limiting Mayor Hibbard’s power to appoint officials without confirmation. The debate questions one man rule and whether street, school, building, and election commissioners should be exempt from mayoral control. The piece ponders whether the Board of Aldermen should remain in executive affairs.
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Hibbard
Legislative Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Beacon Hill
Boston
Board of Aldermen
The Plague of Dust in City Streets
The letter criticizes Mayor Hibbard for ongoing dust problems blamed on uncleaned pavements. It cites merchant losses of at least $50,000 on Winter Street and questions why street watering was not used to curb the dust while oil is deemed impractical.
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Winter Street
Boston Opposes Parkways Bill and Plans New Show Town Theatre
Arthur L. Spring attacked the parkways bill before a legislative committee, citing a total debt and rising sinking fund and interest costs that would total 424 263.38. Boston celebrates its role as a show town with plans for a 2000 seat lyric theatre in the Winthrop School site, funded by Charles H Bond, slated to open before year’s end.
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Arthur L. Spring
Boston Law Department
Legislative Committee On Ways and Means
Boston
Charles H. Bond
Winthrop School
Elemental Strife Spurs Widespread Storm Destruction
A sweeping weather event caused hurricanes and tornadoes across the Southwest and Atlantic coasts. Louisiana suffered wide devastation with seven towns wiped out and many deaths. Birmingham and Natchez report heavy losses, while Nebraska and South Dakota see ruined farmsteads and blown structures. Scientists faulted for failing to forecast sunspot effects.
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Arbor Day and the Massachusetts arboriphile
The notice urged practical Arbor Day service by trees and moth control, praising those who remove moths from trees within their jurisdiction. The commentary labels a strong local interest in tree care and pest management in Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts
Arbor Day Fight and Forest Threats Sweep New England
The piece argues for stronger action to protect trees and forests from destruction and pests. It criticizes political leaders and the lumber industry for inaction and urges Arbor Day activism through advocacy rather than mere ceremony.
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Park Commission
White Mountain
New England
Speaker Cannon
Lumber Trust
Milk Standard Battle Warns of Massachusetts Legislature
A Massachusetts debate centers on milk purity to protect babies and citizenship. Proponents urge stronger laws to prevent skim milk marketed as whole milk, arguing existing statutes fail to meet immediate needs. Several measures aim to tighten tests and ensure pure milk for metropolitan consumers.
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Massachusetts
Suffrage in Denmark Expands to Women Across Municipal Level
Alice Stone Blackwell notes Denmark grants communal suffrage to women with Parliament voting 82 to 2 in the upper house and 64 to 25 in the lower. She compares with Norway and Finland recent parliamentary gains and Sweden Iceland municipal votes, praising the “plain people” strength behind reforms. Dorchester, April 2.
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Abraham Lincoln
England
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Finland
Sweden
Iceland
Alice Stone Blackwell
Dorchester
Information Wanted on Carnegie Donation for Fires
A reader asks the editor to inform readers how much money Andrew Carnegie donated to victims of the San Francisco and Chelsea fires, noting the amount was not previously stated in the newspaper.
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Carnegie
San Francisco
Chelsea
Wages of Sin The Writings on Debt and Duns
A reflective piece notes that debt and moral reckoning are tied, claiming creditors never delay or overlook dues. It pairs cautionary wording with a terse moral about timely payments and consequences.
Diagnosing a Rooster and Bluffer Husbands
A reader compares a Plymouth Rock rooster to a deceitful husband in a moralized barnyard tale. The rooster feigns a breakfast plan each morning while the hen hopes for meals, reflecting critique of male bluffing and reliance in marriage.
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Newt
Bugg-Houses
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth
Booze Fighter Never Wins Theme Debated
Unclear OCR fragment hints at a critique or play on words about betting or whiskey. Mentions Booze Fighter and a quoted line urging bets. No clear event, date, or names to identify a full news item.
Editor Corrects Usage of Differ From and Differ With
A reader questions a recent correction on whether differ with or differ from is correct. The author argues differ from is used for opinions and actions, while differ with implies agreement or disagreement with someone. He concludes the proper form is differ from in opinion, and if challenged to differ with him, he would insist he agrees from the other.
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J. W. ¢. Peabody
Mass
Final Harvard lectures end with two talks on disease
The last two free public lectures at Harvard Medical School are tonight and tomorrow night. Dr. Charles Harrington discusses Cocaine Evil and Dr. William T. Councilman covers Tumors. Sunday exhibits in Rooms 201 and 202 showcase chronic rheumatism art and bacterial parasites with explanatory notes. public viewing 2 to 4.
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Harvard Medical School
Charles Harrington
Laboratory of Hygiene
William T. Councilman
Edward H. Nichols
Frank B. Mallory
Bert Wolbach
Chelsea Fire Highlights Dorchester Guild Aid and Local News
The Chelsea fire prompted the Dorchester Guild to aid the homeless with clothing and food distributions. A piano survived on the Chelsea Common, while residents and visitors continued to play it daily. Miss Anna S. Grimes departs with fiancé John M. Hayes after a farewell at South Station.
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Chelsea
Herbert E. Wells
Chelsea Common
South Station
Anna S. Grimes
Roxbury
John M. Hayes
Royalton
Wis
J. E. Hourihan
BE. L. Grimes
J. P. Gorman
Anna Hayes
Josephine Grimes
Emily Lyons
Whatharyn Walsh
Josephine Fitzgerald
M. J. Grimes
Irish Lyrics by Sir Samuel Ferguson
Poem recalling hazel eyes and nutting with a Limrick girl amid Crada woods. The speaker meditates on young love undared, notes imagined distant wars in Spain and Germany, and vows return with knightly fame and payment.
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