Court Square Cut in Twain by City Street Board
Boston's Street Commissioners discontinue the rear portion of Court square behind City Hall to allow an arcade linking City Hall to the proposed annex. The area known as loungers row becomes a private way marked Private Way Dangerous Passing. The cut separates the square and closes the rear entrance to Police Station 2 and City Hall.
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Court Square
Boston
Board of Street Commissioners
City Hall
Police Station 2
Maine wreck relics to be donated to cities and societies
Portions of the Maine wreck being cleared in Havana Harbor would be donated under a House urgent deficiency bill. The measure, totaling 900000 for Maine salvage and related costs, allows gifts to Cuba for a Havana monument and to U S cities, military societies, or Maine survivors and heirs, if they cover labor and extraction costs.
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Washington
Maine
Havana Harbor
House
Secretary of War
Republic of Cuba
Havana
Secretaries of War and Navy
United States
Mayor Talks of Dirty Yards in City Hall Hearing
Mayor Fitzgerald denounced filthy back yards on South Huntington Avenue near Fenway and promised house cleaning after a lively City Hall hearing on Elizabeth Devine’s petition to operate a moving picture show at 25 South Huntington Avenue. Clergymen were to be consulted and license decisions would follow their stance.
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Huntington Avenue
Fitzgerald
Elizabeth M. Devine
South
City Hall
Arthur T. Connolly
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Widow Harriman Faces $120 Million Appeal Toll
New York reports that if Mrs. E. H. Harriman answered every donation request in the last year and a half, her fortune would shrink by 120 million dollars. The Bureau of Municipal Research analyzed 6000 begging letters, finding American appeals totaled about 69.78 million. Dr. William H. Allen led the study, noting promiscuous giving could harm charitable aims.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
Railroad Wing
Reward Offered as Church Fire Causes Reading Blaze
Parishioners plan a $30,000 drive to rebuild the old South Methodist Church in Reading after a week old blaze likely started by an incendiary. A $1000 reward is posted for the firebug’s capture as trustees vote to rebuild at once.
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Old South Methodist
Reading
Grenfell Talks in Cambridge at Noble Lecture
Dr. Wilfred Grenfell delivered the last Noble lecture in Sanders Theatre Cambridge before a sizable audience. He discussed practical results of Christ’s teachings and the Master’s influence on daily life, noting the work is by the spirit of Christ if not by service.
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Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
Sanders
Cambridge
Christ
Dr. Grenfell
Grenfell Sermon on Christian Service and Daily Life
Dr Grenfell argues Christianity must prove its value through practical action not sectarian rites. He cites Christ’s spirit guiding Livingstone Gordon and Damien and insists faith requires will and daily brotherhood, linking religious duty to secular tasks and warning against backboneless Christians.
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Spirit of
Christ
Livingstone
Africa
Gordon
Khartoum
Father Damien
Molokai
Dr. Grenfell
Dr. Gren
Labrador
Diamond Dick dies after train collision in Kansas City
Ogdensburg native George B. McClelland known as Diamond Dick dies from injuries after being run down at a railroad crossing in Kansas City Kansas. He was a famed rifle shooter and early Oklahoma doctor who joined Buffalo Bill Wild Bill and Texas Jack in show business.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Kansas City
Kan
George B. McClelland
Diamond Dick
McClelland
Buffalo Bill
Wild Bill
Texas
Jack
Oklahoma
Wolf's My Clothier Christmas Store Ad
An old advertisement promoting Wolf's My Clothier at Hanover and Porkland Streets. It emphasizes value and wide gift selection aimed at affordable, profitable buying for Christmas. The pitch highlights the store as an inspiration for gift buying and stresses savings on each present.
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Wolf's
Hanover
Porktland
Pte. Bof
Substitution Satisfactor y Substitution Satisfactory At Boston Opera
The Boston Opera Company substituted Samson and Delilah for Lucia after Mme Tetrazzini’s sudden indisposition. Maria Gay and G Zenatello starred with strong chorus and orchestral work as Delilah and Samson. The production impressed with scenery, stage effects, and balanced, rehearsed cast despite partial refunds.
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Boston Opera Company
Mme. ‘Tetrazzini
Lucia
Mme. Tetrazzini
Opera House
Mr. Constantino
Maria Gay
G. Zenatello
Mme. Gay
Delilah
Mr. Zenatello
Samson
Fall of the Temple
Caplet
Lankow
Dartmouth Men In Songs Impress At Boston Club Smoker
Over 800 Dartmouth men attended the Boston Dartmouth Club smoker at the Hotel Bellevue. Notables Clarke Tobin Spuddy Pishon Bucky Chandler Bill Chamberlain and Scotty Perry entertained alongside the Dartmouth Quartet. The event featured luncheon impromptu acts and a program of Dartmouth songs ragtime and popular airs. The gathering closed with a group rendition of the Dartmouth Song and honored the Boston Quintet as honorary members.
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Sons of
Dartmouth
Boston
Dartmouth Club
Bellevue
Clarke Tobin
Bucky
Chandler
Bill’’ Chandler
Scott Perry
Boston Quintet
Dartmouth Quartet
Karl Fowle
Harry McDevitt
Spuddy
Pishon
Charles Warren
Largest Dry Dock Formally Opened in New York
Drydock No 4 at the navy yard the largest in America was opened to the East River today after four years of construction. Thirty workers died and over four hundred were injured in accidents during building. It will be ready for the largest ships in about two months with the battleship Florida likely first to enter.
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New York
Navy Yard
America
East River
Florida
Hair Tonic Formula Promises Hair Growth and Color Return
An advertisement relays a New York Herald hair care feature offering a home made tonic. The recipe uses Bay Rum Lavona de Composee and Menthol Crystals to stimulate roots, stop shedding, and restore gray hair, with a note of successful user reports from Riker Jaynes Drug Co.
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New York Herald
Riker-Jaynes Drug Co
Arrests Grow in Fort Riley Fire Plot
Junction City Kan December 15 Trumpeter John Crile of Battery E Sixth Field Artillery arrested in connection with dynamite explosions and fires at Fort Riley. He is the sixth soldier taken into custody since the probe began after Private Michael Quirk confessed to causing the blasts at the urging of ex chaplain Rev Charles M Brewer.
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Junction City
Kan
John Crile
Sixth Field Artillery
Fort Riley
Crile
Michael Quirk
Charles M. Brewer
Arrest and release in Jalans case at Kansas City
The arrest of Chile and release of Mrs Anna Jordan occurred in Kansas City before Deputy United States Marshal A F Meed reached the scene. Commissioner Chase announced an arrest warrant would be issued immediately and served via the U S marshal's office at Kansas City. Fort Riley officers report nine months of near terror with incendiary fires and death threats.
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Chile
Anna Jordan
Kansas City
United States
A. F. Meed
Chase
Elswick House Loses 2 Men At Sea
The British steamer Netherby Hall, arriving from Calcutta, reported passing the Elswick House bound from Hamburg to Norfolk. After 17 days of storms the Elswick House was damaged and two crew members were washed overboard and lost. the Netherby Hall offered aid but was declined.
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Netherby Hall
Calcutta
Elswick House
Hamburg
Norfolk
Netherby Ffall
Hiswick House
McKenzie Found Guilty in Stock Conspiracy Trial
Allan H. McKenzie a broker of 84 State Street was found guilty last night of conspiracy to steal after a dayslong trial. The jury returned a guilty verdict after retrial instructions following an initial deadlock. He allegedly appropriated 100 Union Pacific shares valued at 9400 from Wesley A. Gove.
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Allan H. McKenzie
State Street
McKenzie
Union Pacific Railroad
Wesley A. Gove
Chase
Boston businessmen explore salesmanship course plans
A Boston City Club dinner discussed a January February salesmanship course led by Nathaniel C. Fowler Jr at the YMCA Union Hall. Speakers included Frank L. Locke and Dr. Stratton D. Brooks. Walter Hawkins urged an advisory board of business men to aid youths, including a physician member for moral guidance. Fowler criticized correspondence schools, favoring live demonstrations.
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Boston
City Club
Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union Hall
Mr. Fowler
Frank L. Locke
Union
Stratton D. Brooks
William Orr
Murderer Near Capture Near Troy
Sheriff Cottrell said the murderer or murderers of the Morner family likely hide within two and a half miles of Troy and may be captured within hours. A $1000 reward was posted by Rensselaer County for information leading to the arrest of Mrs Morner and her children on the Morner farm at Defreestville. Detectives traced Edward Donato missing since the murders to Hudson with a saloonkeeper saying Donato appeared nervous, possibly fleeing.
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Troy
N. Y
Cottrell
Morner
Board of Supervisors
Rensselaer County
Conrad Morner
Blanche
Edith
Arthur
Defresstville
Edward Donato
Hudson
Charles Carosio
Donato
Carosio
Pittsfield
Mass
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