Massachusetts Debate on Immigration Bill Fails Narrowly
The House rejected the immigration bill by a tight margin of 101 to 104. The vote reflected tensions over national policy and local opinion. Rumors circulated about a potential presidential appointment, with debates on who would lead the post in question and where the successor would come from.
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Ely
Amand
John
Fens
Massachusetts
New England
House
Danforth
Ohio
International American Bank
Grow
Rep
Penn
Union
Rodbinson
Dem
Ind
de Armond
Committee On Rules
DeArmond
Choate’s Civic Role in War and Diplomacy
In the debate on national duties and international cables and telegraphs, Mr. Choate emphasizes the home government’s control and the sovereign nation’s task in wartime. He argues for the nation’s authority to coordinate communications and support essential services through its official channels.
Boston Aldermen deadlock shapes City’s power balance
In Boston the aldermanic race leaves the board tied six Democrats six Republicans. The impending vacancy in the Board of Apportionment and the new law on temporary chairmanship raise questions about who presides and votes. The Common Council stands 44 Democrats to 31 Republicans, with factions potentially denying a guaranteed president and AP point.
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Board of Aldermen
Board of Estimate
Board of Apportionment
Alderman Presho
P Sych
Common Council
Boston
Observant Citizen and Local News Items Collide in Odd Snippets
The article blends casual notes on temperature reports, noting official zero readings while Northfield Vermont hits 24 below. It mentions Boston College ice polo team forming, a veteran journalist Henry Hills and his scoop habits, L O Perkins resigning from Rainsford Island, and Colonel Henry Lee's estate valued around $2000 with no public bonuses.
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Northeld
Northfield
Henry Lee
Inda
Quips and Quotations From Newspapers and Senators
A collage of wry lines and anecdotes from Chicago Tribune Life and Detroit Free Press satire. It includes Senatorial anecdotes about printing quotes, a ship captain in fog, and a joke about paying fines, jail, and Christmas tokens.
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Depew
Chicago Tribune
Ree
Chicago News
Statesman
Detroit Free Press
The Pest's Original Short Tories A Heroic Schoolteacher
On an October day Ethel Goldsmith leaves Crestwell to teach infants. A cyclone wrecks the schoolhouse. she ties the children with a rope and guides them through the storm. She faints, is cared for by Mrs Lathrop, Kingston Lathrop seeks forgiveness, and Ethel later marries Wingston Lathrop amid village celebration.
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Ethel Goldsmith
Crestwell
S D
Ethel
Kingston Lathrop
Wingston Lathrop
Lathrop
Lfe
Notable Figures and Odd Theories in Brief
A assortment of curiosities includes Senator Foraker as a modern art enthusiast with a prized amateur collection in the Midwest. Thomas George of Wales argues Stanley was Howell Jones, son of a Carmarthenshire farmer. Prince George of Greece, Crete’s governor general, adopts a reformist motto. Two-Boots-Standing-Together loses power in Tuscarora leadership after backing women’s rights. Miss Willian Suussell declines a Waldorf doll show due to a garbled remark about age. Buckingham Smith links Yankee Doodle to a Biscayan sword dance, praising Spanish influence on American airs.
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Thomas George
Wales
Stanley
Explorer
Howell Jones
Joshua Jones
Carmarthenshire
Willian Suussell
Professional
Woman's League
Waldorf-Astoria
Lilian
Buckingham Smith
Madrid
Biscay
Spain
Vote on Turpie's Amendment to Postpone Comes Today
Senate debate centers on Turpie's motion to postpone the Nicaragua Canal bill until Jan 10 amid arguments on government ownership versus private sponsorship. Other topics include pension policy, registry of foreign built vessels, and comments on the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
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Turpie
Washington
Senate
Messrs
Harris
Money
Stewart
Morgan
Great Britain
Cleveland
Mr. Money
Mr. Morgan
McManus & Co Clothiers and Furnishers on Washington Street
McManus and Company operates clothing and furnishing store at 670 and 672 Washington Street near the Beach corner, offering men's wear and related goods.
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Washington Street
Funeral of John S Gardner at Church of the Advent
The funeral for John S. Gardner was crowded at the Church of the Advent Brimmer street. The service followed Episcopal burial rites with Rev J Wynne Jones and Rev William F Dakin officiating. The choir led hymns Abide With Me and Jesus Lives as pallbearers and ushers were named. Interment took place at Mt Auburn Cemetery.
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John S. Gardner
Church of the Advent
Brimmer Street
Episcopal Church
J. Wynne Jones
William F. Dakin
With Me
J. G. Coolidge
J. L. Coolidge
Wiliam Sandicott, Jr
Henry Higginson
C. L. Pierson
E. W. Hooper
K K. Perkins
James Jackson
H. G. Curtis
George B. Shattuck
Fr. W. Hunnewell
W. S. Bigelow
J. C. Warren
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Eighty Years of Benevolent Work by Boston Society
The Boston Fatherless and Widows Society held its annual meeting at 121 Commonwealth Avenue. Mrs. Egbert Abell presided and Mrs. A. J. Gordon opened the session. Secretary Miss Harriet E. Freeman reviewed a year of charitable work, with officer elections naming Mrs. Egbert Abad as president, Thomas J. Emery as treasurer, and Miss Harriet E. Freeman as secretary.
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Boston
Fatherless and Widows’ Society
J. N. Fiske
Commonwealth Avenue
A. J. Gordon
Egbert Abell
Harriet E. Freeman
Egbert Abad
Thomas J. Emery
New Limoges Chop Set Shapes and Staffordshire Porcelains
Landing new Limoges chop sets with a round platter and 12 plates for lunch display. Prices range from 5 to 120 dollars. Also offering fine Staffordshire specimens in the collection.
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Limoges
Staffordshire
Christmas novelties from China Pottery at department stores
Buyers seek festive mementoes as china fnereries priced from $1.00 to $28.00 are showcased in Art Pottery Rooms Lamp Glass and Dinner Set floors. The offerings include English French German and Oriental potteries gathered by foreign buyers in the past season.
Faitey Beauty at Musi under Ausocius auspices
Fragmentary notes show a poetry page with garbled phrases about a beauty event and a presiding figure. The readable parts mention a Bolan celebrity and a quirky audition mood. No clear dates, places, or organization names are ascertainable from the text.
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Good Old Commonwealth
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Marion Place
Pverett
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Crete
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