Moody Confirmed for Supreme Court and Cabinet Posts
The Senate confirmed William H. Moody for associate justice of the Supreme Court and Charles J. Bonaparte for attorney general. Victor H. Metcalf was confirmed as secretary of the navy, and Oscar S. Straus as secretary of commerce and labor. Minor opposition appeared to Moody and Bonaparte, with several negative votes during the vice vote on Bonaparte. The President also announced nominations for ambassadors to France, Italy, Russia, Brazil, and for an envoy to Peru, with Cortelyou and other cabinet changes anticipated March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
William H. Moody
Massachusetts
Supreme Court of the United States
Charles J. Bonaparte
Maryland
Victor H. Metcalf
California
Navy
Oscar S. Straus
New York
Commerce and Labor
Messrs. Moody
Bonaparte
Mr. Bonaparte
Culberson and
Carmack
Moody
Supreme Court
House
Lodge
Metcalf
Straus
Cortelyou
Treasury
Aldrich
Spooner
Meyer
Garfield
Interior
Henry White
Rhode Island
France
Lloyd C. Griscom
Pennsylvania
Italy
John W. Riddle
Minnesota
Russia
Irving B. Dudley
Brazil
Leslie Combs
Kentucky
Peru
White Chosen First Marshal at Harvard Senior Class
Harvard senior class officers elected after close contests with J. D. White named first marshal and J. Reynolds, Hatherly Foster as second and third. J. M. Morse won secretary, S. T. Gano ivy orator, and H. Hagedorn poet. Other posts went to D. W. Street er and W. Goodwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
J. D. White
John Reynolds
Hatherly Foster
T. Gano
A. H. Elder
Yale
J. M. Morse
S. A. Leland
W. Streeter
D. G. Field
S. T. Gano
S. J. Hirsch
D. W. Streeter
J H. Breck
H. Hagedorn
H. W. Bell
W. Goodwin
R. J. Walsh
H. F. Evans
P. H. Daggett
Cambridge Woman Takes Poison After Family Troubles
Mrs Catherine Evans a 23 year old resident of 223 Harvard street Cambridge told her lodging mistress I have taken carbolic acid and I want to die. She was taken to Cambridge Hospital where doctors say she will recover. Her husband George Evans a carriage painter had lost his job and questions of why she harmed herself arose. She later told nurses she did not want to see him again.
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Catherine Evans
Harvard Street
Cambridge
Cambridge Hospital
Evans
Christmas Shopping Dangers and Healthy Colds Tips
The article warns during Christmas shopping to guard against colds, grip and pneumonia from hot stores to cold streets and crowded spaces. Doctors note seasonal sickness rises and recommend Father John’s Medicine while cautioning against many patent cures containing nerve-deadening drugs.
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Father John
Cambridge subway acts attacked by real estate interests
Opponents led by influential real estate owners file two petitions to renew the Cambridge subway acts. One seeks an elevated line from Fitchburg depot toward Prison Point East Cambridge, the other calls for a West End subway linking to the North station.
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West End
Cambridge
Boston & Maine
Fitchburg Depot
North Station
Prison Point Street
East Cambridge
George Holden Tinkham
Edmund D. Codman
Peter B. Brigham Hospital
C. H. Watson
Robert Homans
William K. Porter
John J. Martin
Wood, Pollard & Co
Thomas Butler & Co
Causeway
Canal Streets
Boston
Haverhill Street
Fitchburg Railroad
North Union Station
Charles River
Prison Point Bridge
Leechmere Square
Boston Transit Commission
Canal and
Causeway Streets
Haymarket Square
Transit Commission
Boston Cambridge subway terminus debate settles on Park Street plan
Cambridge aldermen vote to send a three member committee with the mayor and city solicitor to appear before the railroad commissioners. The panel will argue for the Park Street terminus but the final stance is left to the committee to decide the best procedure.
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Boston
Cambridge Subway
Scollay Square
Park Street
Railroad Commission
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Dow
Henderson
Blanchard
Thurston
Pevey
New Car Fender Demonstration In Legal Speed Test
In West Newton on December 12 Ben jamin Bean 14 and inventor George Hipwood tested a novel electric car fender at eight miles per hour. The device absorbs impact preventing injury, lifting objects from the track and protecting wheels. Three spectators then lay on the rail and were unharmed after being struck. The fender adjusts by motorman control and uses six cushioned steel fingers with springs for safer impacts.
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West Newton
Benjamin Bean
George Hipwood
Hipwood
Young Bean
Newton & Boston
Two boys start new disciplinary class in Roxbury school
In Sarah J. Baker School Roxbury two 50-pound boys and a 200-pound teacher form the new disciplinary class. Principal Charles C. Haines and Mr Rafter supervise a secret private debut with strict guard. The class runs 9 to 2 focusing on clay modelling and sloyd alongside regular work.
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Sarah J. Baker
Perih Street
Roxbury
Arvilla T. Harvey
Harvey
Charles C. Haines
Rafter
Haines
Sarah J. Baker School
Mass
A. L. Rafter
Lawyer Sweeney to speak at Harvard club event
James F. Sweeney of the Boston bar will speak at Holden Chapel tonight before the St. Pauls Catholic Club of Harvard on The Reflections of an Everyday Lawyer. The talk is open to all university members.
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James F. Sweeney
Boston
St. Paul’s Catholic Club of
Harvard
Holden Chapel
University
Jerome Leads Raid on Gambling House in New York
District Attorney Jerome directed a large police raid on a Tenth Street gambling house. 145 men were arrested for refusing to aid police during a felonious act, with bondsmen pressed to verify identities to avoid perjury charges.
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New York
Jerome
Tenth Street
Miles O’reilly
Mercer Street
Secret Marriage Surfaces for Boston Police Captain Foster
Reporters uncover the marriage of Capt. Foster of Boston and Ashmont after a years long secrecy. Neighbors and family deny names or details while a darkened doorway and a child at No 3 Atherstone Street hint at a newly wed life.
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Iran
Foster
Boston
Ashmont
South End
Post
No. 3
Atherstone Street
Johnny
Manley Bride Weds Veteran Officer in Ashmont Home
Mrs. Manley a pretty widow of 3 Atherstone street is now the wife of a veteran policeman. The wedding, said to have occurred around Thanksgiving, ties the family to 794 Washington street, Ashmont, where the officer has lived for years.
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Ashmont
Boy Struck By Double Runner In South Boston
In South Boston a one year old boy named Thomas Cox was struck on Eighth street when a double runner slid into his path. He was found unconscious, taken to Carney Hospital, and diagnosed with a fractured skull with uncertain recovery. His home is 554 East Eighth Street. he is the son of the late Thomas Cox.
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Boston
Thomas Cox
Eighth Street
Young Cox
Carney Hospital
East Eighth Street
Prayer Revival Sparks Conversion After Near Death
Dr Elwood Worcester describes a dying patient revived by prayer and faith leading to the husband’s conversion to Christianity. He emphasizes the movement is not Christian Science and notes two physicians back the therapy.
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Worcester
Post
Vaughan Warns Catholics on Dangers to Faith in Boston
Mgr John Stephen Vaughan of London spoke at Catholic Union Hall on dangers facing Catholics. He warned environment, crowding out of religion by modern society, mixed marriages, secular books, loss of belief in eternal punishment, and perils from the press wealth divorce drink and high criticism. He will preach at the Cathedral next Sunday.
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Mgr
John Stephen Vaughan
Catholic Union Hall
Mer. Vaughan
England
Boston
Catholic Union
William H. O'Connell
Mer
Vaughan
O’connell
Marceau
London
Fire department exhibition in Fort Hill square draws crowds
Firefighters display ladder and hose techniques in Fort Hill square with Aerial Ladders 14 and 18 Water Tower 3 Engines 25 and 39 and Ladder 8 taking part. Chief Mullen and Fire Commissioner Wells attended as cold prevented water use.
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Fire Department
Boston
Fort Hill Square
Mullen
Wells
McDonough
Coats Highlight Warmth and Style in New Collection
A feature on stylish coats emphasizes warmth and design. The piece showcases standout silhouettes and materials, noting how current trends blend comfort with refined fashion for the season.
Remorseful Youth Confesses Fire Set at Home
Joseph P. Monahan a 15 year old of 127 Thorndike street told Captain McBride at Station 3 Cambridge he started a fire in his home with a lamp after a quarrel with his mother. Police learned the blaze at 8 45 burned furnishings and an oil odor filled the parlor before his escape. He admitted intent and was booked for maliciously setting fire to a dwelling and arraigned today before Judge Almy. Monahan previously faced breaking and entering charges at age 12 and was placed on probation.
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Er Tree Morse
Joseph P. Monahan
Thorndike Street
Captain McBride
Cambridge
McBride
Benjamin Scully
Monahan
Joseph
Almy
Young Monahan
Wareham to Own Fire Dept
Wareham residents discuss rebuilding the burnt district and adding fire protection after a major blaze that destroyed A. D. Makepeace’s $30,000 residence. Some say a fire engine could have saved the mansion and halted the fire near Thompson’s general store, where explosives were stored. The cause remains unclear, with a stove overheating suspected in the meat company's back room.
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Wareham
A. D. Makepeace
Makepeace
Meat Company
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MR. Moody
White
Fender
Boy
Newton Trials
Sunes
Sweeney
Raiders
Manby
Ira C. Foster
Mrs. Manley
DR. Worcester
Elwood Worcester
Emmanuel Church Chapel
Samuel McComb
Mgr. Vaughan
P. J Norton
Engine 87
A. A Tapp
Engine 13
J. W. Murphy
J. F. McBride
Chemical 10
Fred L. Carroll
Ladder 14
Andrew J. Hurley
Engine
Michael Ryan
Wateiiec
Adams Square
Brattle Street
Joseph Monahan
Fire Dept
Glengarry
Plimpton-Hervey Co
Washington St
Haymarket Sq
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