Taft Leaves Tariff Revision to Wilson and Congress
President Taft will not press Congress to cut tariffs further. In a general message he says tariff revision should be handled by President-elect Wilson and the newly elected Congress on a revenue only basis. He notes a new Congress favors tariff for revenue over protection.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Wilson
Supreme Court
Panama Canal
Goethals
Great Britain
United States
Taft's final general address favors gradual Philippine independence
The President argues against immediate Philippine independence and argues for gradual self-government. He endorses currency reform, reassesses naval buildup, and urges militia and army measures. He notes the budget balance near $170 million and calls for national planning, while criticizing exclusive colonial policy.
Fr Murphy to Talk on The Cross and Dragon
The Rev Frederick A Murphy O F M a Boston missionary on a lecture tour for Catholic orphanages in central China will speak in Boston College Hall on James Street The talk is the second in his series after China and its religions and will cover the progress in mission fields
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Frederick A. Murphy
Boston
China
Boston College Hall
James Street
Father Murphy
Rheumatic Relief Promised by 861 Remedy Advised
Results from Eimer & Amend's 861 Rheumatic Remedy are very satisfactory. Reliable druggists carry this advised remedy.
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Eimer & Amend
Advi
Permanent Bureau of Immigrant Affairs Considered in Massachusetts
Professor Emily Balch of Wellesley College spoke to the Twentieth Century Club about creating a permanent Bureau of Immigration in Massachusetts. A bill to form a three member commission to study immigrant social industrial and educational conditions will be introduced next Legislature. The commission would report to the Governor and a permanent bureau could follow. Edwin D. Mead presided.
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Balch
Lawrence
New York
Massachusetts
Philip Davis
New Jersey
Davis
North End
Cc. S. McGowan
The
International College At
Springfield
John Daniels
Hughes
Max Mitchell
Emily Balch
Wellesley College
Twentieth Century Club
Edwin D. Mead
Boston Trustees Seek Tax Refund in City Superior Court
The Boston Personal Property Trust sue the city of Boston to recover 7890.04 dollars paid under protest in 1912. Trustees Moses Williams Charles Francis Adams II Lawrence Minot and Arthur Cabot argue most bonds and securities they hold are owned by nonresidents and not taxable in Boston. Tax challenged was on personal property valued at 486000 dollars.
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Boston Personal Property Trust
Superior Court
Boston
Moses Williams
Charles Francis Adams 2d
Lawrence Minot
Arthur Cabot
Foss to Be Taft Guest at White House Lunch
Massachusetts Governor Foss arrived in Washington from Richmond where he attended the House of Governors. He will lunch with President Taft at the White House tomorrow as part of a group of governors invited to the occasion. Foss said he has not been offered a Cabinet post and expects Wilson to pick his own Cabinet after Bermuda vacation.
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Washington
Foss
Massachusetts
Richmond
House of Governors
Taft
White House
Wilson
Arrest of Alleged Pickpocket in Grove Hall Car
Patrick Foley aged 84 of 658 Sixth Street South Boston is accused of attempting to pick pockets on a Grove Hall car in Newspaper Row. Nathan Miller of 32 Wellington Street reports being jostled while holding a strap and bundle, a hand reaching his pocket. Foley, a former Charlestown State Prison inmate, was arrested after witnesses and an officer stopped the incident. bail was posted.
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Patrick Foley
Sixth Street
Boston
Grove Hall
Newspaper Row
Nathan Miller
Wellington Street
Miller
Foley
City Hall Avenue
Charlestown State Prison
Actress Edith St. Clair wins suit against Klaw and Erlanger
New York reports Edith St. Clair, actress, won a $22,500 suit after a jury upheld her contract with the theatrical firm. The trial featured claims of blackmail and duress by Abraham L. Erlanger as he argued the agreement was made to ease his wife’s illness and pending divorce. The contract provided $2,500 a year for 10 years but was fulfilled for only one year.
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New York
Edith St. Clair
Klaw & Erlanger
Abraham L. Erlanger
Miss St. Clair
No Telegraph Service Stirs Stoneham Civic Pride
Stoneham laments loss of local telegraph as messages must route through Wakefield central office. Stoneham Board of Trade urges restoration of the town telegraph, after its local office was withdrawn and messages relayed via Wakefield.
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Stoneham
Wakefield
Stoneham Board of Trade
East Wind Kills Man in Barre Vermont
A severe east wind in Barre Vermont killed Lill Tucker a 36 year old meat peddler when a falling tree branch crashed through his wagon striking him instantly. He left a widow and three children.
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Barre
Lill Tucker
Tucker
Rector Asked to Resign at St. Andrew’s Wellesley
The Rev. George Nattress of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Wellesley was urged to resign but refused. He stated Bishop Lawrence supports his position while vestry pressure has stirred strong local sentiment and brought the affair into public view.
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George Nattress
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Wellesley
Lawrence
Parish panel at St Andrews faces rector dispute in January
Lay church officers press for rector Nattress to resign or be replaced as Bishop Lawrence backs him, while supporters urge unity. Vestry, including R Kinsman Sawyer and W N Magoun, report waning attendance and say the annual parish meeting will decide.
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Nattress
Post
Lawrence
Wellesley
St. Andrew’s
Natick
St. Mary’s
Newton
Three Boys Arrested as Roxbury Burglars
West Roxbury police arrested three boys last night for alleged burglary. Leo Callahan and Gordon Shaw are 14 and attend Roslindale Grammar School, while Edward A. Howard is 18.
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Roxbury
West Roxbury
Leo Callahan
Gordon Shaw
Roslindale Grammar School
Edward A. Howard
Birthring Dispute Sparks Salem Superior Court Suit
Catherine A Letts of Lynn sues Donald B F Staples of Lynn in breach of promise seeking 5000 dollars after two years of courtship ended when he gifted a diamond ring for her birthday and then ceased contact. Staples says the ring was a birthday gift and shows a jeweller receipt. Staples’s mother testifies she saw Letts once. Letts says the news disrupted her life and work.
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Catherine A. Letts
Trnsox Street
Lynn
Salem
Donald BF
Staples
Western Avenue
Miss Letts
Donald
Wife appeals to high court in support case
Mabel Littlefield wife of Patrolman Dexter W. Littlefield Roxbury Crossing filed a Superior Court appeal from a Probate Court decree dismissing her petition for separate support. Judge Grant recently found she did not live apart for justifiable cause. She alleges cruel and abusive treatment and failure to provide for her two minor children Mildred 16 and Vera T 14.
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Mabel Littlefield
Dexter W. Littlefield
Roxbury Crossing
Grant
Mildred
Vera T
Diphtheria Closes Harwich Schools
Harwich schools closed by order of the school committee and superintendent due to diphtheria cases in town. Several deaths have occurred and the closure is likely for about two weeks.
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Harwich
Woman Writer to Study Drama Abroad
Mrs. Mary Greer Conklin plans a European sojourn to study continental drama for Professor Baker's play writing course at Radcliffe next year. She joined Radcliffe last year for the drama preliminaries along with English and social ethics work. Before marriage she taught at Wesleyan College in Macon Georgia.
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Mary Greer Conklin
Harvard
Radcliffe
Europe
Baker
Marceau
Boston
Gotham Slavery Exposed in State Tenement Probe
New York December 6 witnesses before the legislative committee investigating state factories and tenements testified to child slavery among the poor. Children forced to endure drudgery and misery aid their parents in the struggle for existence in dark tenements.
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New York
Legislative
Children in labor exposed in squalid homes and long hours
Miss Elizabeth Co. Watson of the Child Labor Bureau shows photographs of mothers and small children laboring at home. A child says she has worked since she was able. Maud E. Miner testifies that conditions drive moral delinquency and that a mother accepts no sun for the baby to do the work. Witnesses cite long hours, alcohol exposure, and dangers from benzine as youths endure unpaid night shifts.
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Elizabeth Co. Watson
Child Labor Bureau
Maud E. Miner
New York Probation Society
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Philippines
National Monetary Commission
Philippine Islands
Treasury
FR. Murphy
Cross and Dragon
Permanent Bureau For Immigrant
Commission
Wellesley Man
R. Kinsman Sawyer
W. N. Magoun
Magoun
Livermore Road
Wellesley Hills
State House
Sawyer
Waban Street
William E. Stanwood
Bradford Road
Frank FE. Buxton
Washington Street
A. Erwin Rankin
Abbott Road
Herbert W. Conant
Crest Road
John Fowle
Weston Road
George C. Anthony
Anthony
Buxton
North End Savings Bank
Emanuel Church
St. Andrew's
Paris
Vienna
England
Germany
William Filene’s Sons Company
Outfitters
Little Brother
Adamson
Adot
Gotham
New England
Plimpton Hervey Co
Progressive House Furnishers
Washington ST
Lama Ih
Santa Claus
North Pole
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