Lords Reform Dominates Campaign Shifts in London
London reports a dramatic campaign shift as Lord Lansdowne’s reform plan is eclipsed by Balfour’s tariff issue. Rosebery declares the House of Lords powerless while Liberal leaders call referendum plans dangerous and unworkable. Churchill faces suffrage disturbances as Ulster opposition to home rule grows amid rising fundraising for armed preparations.
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London
Lord Lansdowne
House of Lords
Balfour
Lord Rosebery
Manchester
David Lloyd-George
Llandrindod
Wales
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
Bristol
Churchill
Sheffield
Rosebery on Deathbed Repentance and Balfour Referendums
Lord Rosebery asserts deathbed repentance can be sincere and valuable if genuine. He argues Mr. Balfour’s adoption of the referendum faced pressure considerations and questions its legitimacy.
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Lord Rosebery
Balfour
Sherman Leaves for Washington Home
Vice President and Mrs. Sherman depart Utica New York for Washington to formally open their winter residence. Mrs. Sherman's mother Mrs. Lewis Babcock, previously seriously ill, has recovered enough to leave.
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Utica
N.Y
Sherman
Washington
Lewis Babcock
Perkins Kite Flier Falls Near Kansas City
Samuel F. Perkins of Boston fell 125 feet in a kite stunt near Kansas City as a 60 mile per hour gale toppled the big kites. Parachute-like smaller kites broke his fall from 125 feet after rising to 150 feet. he escaped serious injury with only minor hurts.
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Kansas City
Samuel F. Perkins
Boston
Perkins
Home Furnishers' Association Holds Springfield Meeting
The Home Furnishers' Association of Boston held its first outside city meeting in Springfield hosted by local merchants. Mayor Edward H. Lathrop welcomed delegates at the banquet, with speeches from Charles Spratt of New York and Charles W. Bosworth of Springfield. Henry L. Kincaide presided as toastmaster as remarks followed from several Boston Holyoke and Springfield leaders.
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Springfield
Home Furnishers’ Association of Boston
Holyoke
Edward H. Lathrop
Charles Spratt
New York
Charles W. Bosworth
Henry L. Kincaide
Quincy
Charles E. Osgood
Boston
William H. Williams
Lowell
Henry D. Scofield
Charles B. Hitchcock
Hugh macLean
George L. Hersey
Madam Butterfly shines at Boston Opera House in Nielsen title role
Audience including Nellie Melba and Adolph Borchard hears Puccini's Madam Butterfly with Ailee Nielsen as Butterfly and Jadlowker as Pinkerton. Nielsen's diction lauded. Jadlowker praised. ensemble praised though Suzuki criticized. Tomorrow's bill features Debussy and Rachmaninoff.
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Nellie Melba
Adolph Borchard
Boston
Boston Opera House
Puccini
Mme. Butterfly
Ailee Nielsen
Hermann Jadlonker
Pinkerton
Ramon Blanchart
Butterfly
Suzuki
Sharpless
Miss Nielsen
Mr. Jadlowker
Miss Fornia
Debussy
Rachmaninoff
Deaths in the Boston area listed with funeral notices
A list of obituaries from Boston area towns dated Nov 29 to Dec 2. Names include Ellen Cady John Coholan Alice Collins Martin Colgan Winfred Dillon Sarah Draper Mabel Ferguson Catherine Hess Charles Howard Samuel Lockhart Julia Lydiard Margaret McCaul John Lee Mary Norton Edgar Palmer William Shattuck Mary Walsh and others. Each entry notes residence, funeral details, church mass time, and inviting relatives and friends.
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St. Philip's Church
St. John
N. B
Collins
Boston
Alice
John Collins
North End
Webster Street
Church of the Assumption
Colgan
West Roxbury
Martin Colgan
Spring Street
St. Theresa’s Church
Dillon
Dorchester
Winfread Dillon
Michael J. Dillon
Floyd Street
St. Matthew’s Church
Draper
Roxbury
Navy
Sarah A
George E. Draper
Dale Street
Westbrook
Ferguson
Mabel A. J. Jackson
John N. Ferguson
Nightingale Street
St. Leo's Church
Esmond Street
Hess
Julia G
Alexander K. Lydiard
Gladstone Terrace
Everett
McCaul
Waltham
Margaret
James F
Elizabeth McCaul
Norton
Mary A. Norton
Cooney
John Norton
East Fifth Street
Gate of Heaven
Palmer
Jamaica Plain
Edgar Palmer
Waterman Chapel
Washington Street
Shattuck
William Co. Shattuck
Trinity Methodist Church
High Street
Charlestown
Elatives
Wai ‘Sh
Arlington
Mary BK. Walsh
John and
Alice Walsh
Beacon Street
Somerville
Mass-sachusetts Avenue
St. Agnes Church
Medford Street
Arlington Centre
Mary
James
New England business leaders form coalition to push trade aims
Boston chamber meeting unites merchants from all sections to defend manufacturing and commercial interests, optimize labor skills, and influence railroad rate policy. Ex Governor Guild cites tariff reform and argues for a tariff commission over Congress changes, urging focus on North South and international markets.
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New England
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Guild
United States
Canada
Mexico
South America
Congress
New England Aims at Bold Cooperative Future
Boston Chamber of Commerce leaders convened a mass meeting to form a regional cooperative organization. Bernard J. Rothwell presided as speakers including A G Duncan John H Fahey John Candler Cobb and ex Governor Curtis Guild Jr urged unified support. A steamship line to Texas was announced as a key first step toward closer South and Southwest trade and broader industrial growth.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
New England
Boards of Trade
Merchants’ Associations
Business Men
Chambers of Commerce
Bernard J. Rothwell
Boston Chamber
Mr. Rothwell
A. G. Duncan
Transportation Committee
John H. Fahey
John Candler Cobb
Curtis Guild, Jr
Texas
Chelsea Voters Back Evening Meetings for Charter Reform
In Chelsea the 1908 fire era commission government is under debate as over 1100 residents attend a Board of Control meeting at The Williams School Hall. Fletcher Osgood pushes for initiative referendum and recall and for all future meetings to be held in the evening and open to the public.
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Williams
Chelsea
Board of Control
Draper
Fletcher Osgood
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Rita Fornia
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Kate Pinkerton
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Goro
Giuseppe Perini
the Bonze
Attilio Pulcini
Yamadori
John Mogan
C. Montella
C. Stroesco
M. L. Rogers
Grace Fisher
Ruby Savage
Marceau
Floor
Gibson
Dresden
Frida
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Oxford
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Bazaar Stores
J. Newman & Sons, Inc
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