Boston School Spending Sparks Debate At City Club
James J. Storrow warns Boston faces pinched school finances with only small per pupil funding while F King notes low admission pass rates and many subjects taught. He urges local input on school building and moral instruction amid crowded North End facilities. Superintendent Brooks and A T Rafter also speak.
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Tragic Fatality On New Haven Tracks Near Winslow
Norwood reports Wincas Stuckett aged 23 was killed on the New Haven tracks near Winslow station around 9 this morning authorities investigate the scene and identify the victim.
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Wincas Stuckett
New Haven
Winslow
Newport trustee accuses patrolman of insolence
Maxwell Norman of Newport, Rhode Island, a trustee of his father's estate in this city, filed a complaint against Patrolman John J. Matheny of Station 2 for impertinence. Norman says a cab driver blocked his touring car on Beacon Street, and Matheny allegedly refused to record the cab number and insulted him.
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Tremont Streets
Mathony
Dorchester Woman Dies in South Boston Doorway
Margaret Madden, 60, of 62 Romsey Street Dorchester, was found unconscious in the doorway of 280 Dorchester Avenue South Boston and died en route to City Hospital. Officials list natural causes as the likely reason.
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Dorchester Avenue
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City Hospital
Cooper's Digestion Theory Attracts Attention In New York
L T Cooper explains a digestion centered theory claiming most modern ailments arise from stomach trouble. He argues his medicine regulates digestion in six weeks and cites a New York case of improved swelling and sleep after use. The medicine, Cooper's New Discovery, is advertised as widely available nationwide.
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New York
Cooper
United States
Railroads Brace for Regulation and Funding Needs
Senior Vice-President Brown of the New York Central urged cautious, impartial regulation of railroads by state and federal authorities. He noted rail growth outpaced capacity and estimated a need to raise 750 million dollars over 15 years to expand facilities. He warned overregulation has reduced revenue and increased operating costs, urging balanced policy.
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New England
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Peril on an L train as door left open at terminal
Passengers on an S train leaving Dudley street at 8 am endured a dangerous ride when a guard failed to close a centre door on the street side. The doorway stayed ajar from Dudley to Northampton street as passengers clung to straps and each other amid loud train noise.
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Northampton Street
Homesick girl dies by acid in Jersey City
An 11 year old Dora Simon daughter of T Simon of 18 Grove Street died after swallowing carbolic acid at her aunt Mrs Stamm home in Jersey City New Jersey The girl had been staying there about four months Her father received a telegram of the death and a farewell letter in which she said she would like to come home but was ashamed to do so The aunt said the act was probably homesickness and gave no other reason
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T. Simon
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Jersey City
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Italian Residents Welcome Steamer San Giorgio in Boston
Enthusiasm runs through Italian residents as the San Giorgio, first Italian liner to call at Boston for passengers en route to Italy and the Azores, arrives and leaves. East Boston’s National Dock hosts a large crowd with Italy and U S flags displayed. An impromptu reception occurs in the ship’s main dining salon with brief speeches by A Franceschini Italian consul in Boston Pedro Almeida Portuguese consul Charles V Casey Dutch consul in Boston and others.
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Azores
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A. Franceschini
Pedro Almeida
Charles V. Casey
Netherlands
End Gas Victim Found After Ten Days Dead
Ten days after his death in a South End apartment George H. Brigham aged 49 died from asphyxiation due to gas fumes. A friend found his badly decomposed body yesterday after Brigham, a painter, had been missing. he had lived in the Village Street flat since last July, with no known local relatives.
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Village Street
South End
Brigham
Man Dives 30 Feet in Roxbury Sewer to Save Boys
Frank H. Coffin of Peterboro New Hampshire plunged into a sewer trench on Whittier Street Roxbury to rescue imagined drowning boys. He descended about 30 feet before breaking through ice and escaping with helps of Watchman James Murphy and bystanders. The intoxicated diver shouted for others to save the boys as police restrained him on the way to the station.
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Peterboro
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Roosevelt congratulates Alderman-Elect Hale in Boston
President Theodore Roosevelt sends a handwritten congratulations to Matthew Hale of Ward Jl Boston on his election. Hale, connected to Roosevelt by marriage and once tutor to the President’s children, is noted as a strong campaign performer and a “good mixer.” The White House note dated December 16 1908 is addressed to 60 State street Boston.
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Matthew Hale
Ward Jl
Rosevelt
White House
Washington
Mat
Theodore Roosevelt
State Street
Boston
New Turkish Parliament Opens Under Constitutional Government
Constantinople December 17 reports a new constitutional government inaugurated with signs of success. Ideal weather blessed the ceremonies as the Parliament, elected under the Sultan's July constitution, opened without any disorders.
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Sultan Meets Subjects as Kamil Pasha Paves Path to Calm
The Sultan appears openly to greet the people at an auspicious occasion, aided by grand vizier Kamil Pasha who chose a land route through Pera and Stamboul to bring the sovereign closer to the masses. In the throne speech, he cites Bulgaria’s prince and Eastern Rumelia’s governor-general declaring independence and Austria-Hungary annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina, urging parliamentary aid while prioritizing budget, education, and military strength.
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Stamboul
Ali Bjevad Bey
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Rumelia
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Immigrant arrivals in Boston fall from last year in November
Statistics show 2551 immigrants arrived in Boston in November, a decrease from the same month a year earlier. Readers asked about James Watt born in Greenock Scotland and life sketch.
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Boston
Frank Quinn
Burglary Strikes Cambridge Home on Harvey Street
The residence of John J. Kelcher at 51 Harvey Street North Cambridge was broken into around 11 last night. A plate in the dining room sideboard was found emptied of $18. police suspect a window on the lower floor was opened to gain entry.
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Harvey Street
North
Cambridge
New Canadian Railroad Reaches Alberta Province
The Grand Trunk Pacific has crossed Battle River into Alberta and will extend toward Edmonton. G. T. Bell, Grand Trunk general passenger agent, notes Boston and Portland gain direct rail links to the North American continental network. Development draws thousands to lands along Port Arthur to Winnipeg segment.
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G. T. Bell
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No other North American area rivals its natural resources
A quoted observer notes recent visits to a region known for its rich natural resources and suggests that few places in North America match its abundance. The remark frames the area as extraordinary in resource potential.
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North America
Walsh Elected Chancellor by Dublin University Senate
At a Senate meeting the Very Rev. James H. Walsh lord archbishop of London was elected chancellor of the new university in Dublin.
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Senate of the New University
James H. Walsh
London
Care casts toe a box for a week's treatment
Cascarets claim to be the biggest seller in the world with a million boxes dispensed monthly. Drugists report high demand during a typical week for this remedy.
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Cascarets
Nature
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