New College Women Move Into Commonwealth Avenue Clubhouse
The College Club plans a women’s clubhouse at 40 Commonwealth Avenue Boston near Berkeley Street with sleeping rooms and a cafe. Owned by Elizabeth G. Lowell’s estate, it will be ready by July 1 and aims to rival men’s clubs in fittings and amenities.
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Boston
College Club
Elizabeth G. Lowell
Commonwealth Avenue
Berkeley Street
New England
Alice Brown
To Marlboro Street
C. A. Kirkpatrick
Elizabeth S. Houghton
Sara Yerxa
Mary Coes
Radcliffe College
Sara Windsor
Europe
Grundmann
Warren Bank In No Trouble
Peabody April 26 The Warren National Bank reopened after discovering a 3300 shortage in cashier F C Merrill accounts. Directors said faulty bookkeeping caused the deficit and Merrill had made good the amount, eliminating the need for a public statement. Merrill admitted errors accumulated over years and taking responsibility.
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Peabody
Warren National Bank
F. C. Merrill
Merrill
A Few Days in Boston by Edward W Bok
Edward W Bok recounts a comic Boston visit in which street car fares, service, and courtesy contrast with New York, noting hotel, theatre, and dining room quirks. The piece contrasts experiences, ends with gratitude for his Boston wife.
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Edward W. Bok
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Boston
Bok
New York
Three Years Each for Chelsea Soldiers' Home Theft
In the Chelsea case, Robert F. Duval and Henry Ireland were sentenced in Superior Criminal Court to three years in the House of Correction for conspiring to rob the Chelsea Soldiers' Home by charging for butter not delivered, totaling about 1800 dollars. John Jensen, steward at the home, died by suicide during the hearing, and Duval's wife and mother caused a scene after sentencing.
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Chelsea
Henry Ireland
Superior Criminal Court
House of Correction
John Jensen
Steward
Duval
Compromise in Peabody Will Case Settled
The Peabody will dispute ends in a compromise approved by Judge Morton. Executors C F Jenney and D C Hill pay $20,000 to the testator's heirs in addition to $50,000 they receive under the will.
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H. O. Peabody
Norwood
Morton
Supreme Court
C. F. Jenney
D. C. Hill
McKenney and Russell Sentenced to State Prison
H. Merton McKenney and Charles A. Russell were each sentenced to two and a half to three and a half years in the State prison for defrauding Marion C. Smith. They advertised a restaurant for sale and Miss Smith paid $500 for a business later deemed practically worthless. The men appeared surprised by the sentence.
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H. Merton McKenney
Charles A. Russell
Marion C. Smith
Miss Smith
No Alarm Over Debt Sparks Republican Criticism
State Auditor Henry E. Turner, echoing Governor Douglas, pressed the debt issue before the ways and means committee. He quoted the governor’s message noting alarming debt rises and warned the Democratic administration of fiscal risk.
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Henry E. Turner
Douglas
Ways and Means Committee
Republican Party
Turner
State debt and inheritance tax debate voiced by Cobb and allies
The debate centers on whether the direct debt is alarming given 1900-1904 expenditures such as the State House program and wartime and infrastructure costs. Cobb and others argue debt remains manageable, contingent debt is municipal, and state credit is secure, while opponents press for inheritance tax and fiscal reform.
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Commonwealth
Ipswich Representative Comments on Gratuity Bill Adverse Report
Representative Schofield of Ipswich reacted to the adverse report by the ways and means committee on the gratuity bill for veterans. The bill would pay 125 to veterans who never received a bounty, funded from the Cotten claim. The House is not expected to accept the committee view. The bill previously passed the Legislature as the bounty bill but was vetoed by Governor Bates and later ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Larklin of Ward 24 and Bennett of Saugus dissented from the report.
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Schofield
Ipswich
Ways and Means Committee
Cotten
House
Ways and Means
Bates
Supreme Court
Messrs
Larklin
Ward 24
Bennett
Saugus
Favorite Prescription for Women Promoted by Buffalo Lab
A historical ad describes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic tonic for women. It claims cures for ovarian inflammation and other female ailments, produced at the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo and used widely across the United States. A testimonial from Mrs. H S Jones of Forest North Carolina cites dramatic health improvement after six bottles.
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Buffalo
N.Y
United States
Pierce
H.S. Jones
Forest
N. C
House Passes Smoke Bill Amid Amendments Cleared
The House advanced a one minute smoke bill to engrossment after amendments were dropped. Debate centered on whether locomotives should be exempt and if the measure could curb a Boston smoke nuisance affecting business health and beauty. A separate bill to appoint Boston a railroad smoke inspector was reported by the committee on cities.
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O’rourke
Worcester
Webster
Moore
Boston
Ferber
Aleo
Thayer
Mooney
House
Committee On Cities
Bellew Near Salary Raise in Senate Favorable Report
Henry E. Bellew, Republican rival to Francis A. Campbell for clerk of the Superior Court, receives a favorable Ways and Means committee report on a bill raising his salary from 0 to 5000. Bellew remains assistant clerk. Campbell fights quo warranto in Supreme Court over his title to the office.
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Henry E. Bellew
Francis A. Campbell
Superior Court
Senate
Ways and Means
Bellew
Mr. Campbell
Supreme Court
Governor Nominates Judges and a Memorial Committee
Governor Douglas sent nominations to the executive council naming a memorial committee for a public tribute to the late Senator Hoar. The panel includes Rev. Rush R. Shippen, Henry L. Higginson, and T. Jefferson Coolidge. Robert Walcott is named associate justice of the Third District Court of eastern Middlesex, and Arthur F. Evans becomes first associate justice of the District Court of Winchendon after Ernest L. Tupper’s resignation.
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Douglas
Executive Council
Senator Hoar
Rush R. Shippen
Brockton
Henry L. Higginson
Boston
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Manchester
Robert Walcott
Cambridge
Third District Court
Middlesex
Arthur F. Evans
Winchendon
District Court of
Ernest L. Tupper
Bill to remove cap on rail death damages rejected by House
The bill to lift the $5000 limit on compensatory damages for railway death claims and allow suits within three years was rejected in the House after debate. The measure sought no limit on damages and extended filing time.
Thief Unlaces and Steals Baby Shoes in Cambridge
Police seek a person who unlaced a baby’s shoes and took them from the feet of a child of Mrs. Stephen Volk of 22 Hew Street. The incident occurred in Central square as a go cart with two shoe pairs stood before a Pearl Street and Massachusetts Avenue store. the mother had stepped inside and returned to find the baby shoeless.
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Central Square
Cambridge
Stephen Volk
Hew Street
Pearl Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Last Washington Tour on Pennsylvania Rail Line
May outing listed with the Last Washington Tour of the season aboard the Pennsylvania railroad. Rate covers necessary expenses except supper returning, totaling $27. Contact George M., Roberts, P. A. N. E. D., 205 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
George M
Roberts
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Laxative Advertisement
A brief 19th century style ad urging constipation relief. It presents pills called Pellets as gentle laxatives for both men and women, claiming slow poisoning from neglecting constipation and promoting the product as a cure. It emphasizes one Pellet for mild relief and two for a stronger cathartic effect.
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Pierce
Woman Fire Incident in Revere Kitchen Blaze
Mrs Margaret Panzer 23 turned to her kitchen at 26 Tapley avenue Revere yesterday afternoon a clothing fire sent her into the room where she fell insensible neighbor Charles Stone with help from Mrs McLean and Mrs Chiary extinguished the flames. Dr Park ordered her removal to Frost Hospital Chelsea where Police Officers McChrystal and Stewart took her.
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Margaret Panzer
Tapley Avenue
Revere
Charles Stone
McLean
McChrystal and
Stewart
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