Virginia Senator Moves to Strengthen Protections for School Girls
In Richmond on December 19 Senator McCune introduced a bill to make veering toward female students a misdemeanor with fines of 10 to 50 dollars or imprisonment. The measure would bar men from school premises without consent, aiming to curb flirtation and protect pupils amid ongoing reforms in Virginia's legislature.
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Richmond
McCune
Virginia
Senate
cCune
Barksdale
Halifax
Diamonds and wealth spark tax court clash in Baltimore
In Baltimore on December 19 society watched a dispute between Appeal Tax Court judges and Mrs. Isaac E. Emerson over jewelry losses from a burglary. Diamonds valued at nearly 15,000 were recovered, while 30,000 in gems in a bureau were not. The court questioned Emerson’s tax returns for only 6,150 in household effects while Mr. Emerson argued the jewelry was habitually worn and thus not taxable.
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Baltimore
Appeal Tax Court
Isaac E. Emerson
Bromo Seltzer
Tax Court
Emersons
Emerson
Secret Marriage Ends in Double Tragedy in New York
In New York a month after a secret wedding Sadie Rooney 22 and her mother Mrs. Sarah Stager were buried in Lutheran Cemetery Williamsburg. Sadie married Joseph Rooney with her mother's opposition and the family poverty after the father’s death led to tensions and tragedy.
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New York
Sadie Rooney
Williamsburg
Sarah Stager
Stager
Sadie
Joseph H. Rooney
Pockerly
Bushwick
Central Body Forms Boston Railroad Unions
The steam railroad men of Boston moved to unite the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Locomotive Firemen and Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors into a single strong body to protect their interests. Separate under current structure they could not aid each other in a strike, a meeting yesterday afternoon in the Boston Theatre initiated the effort with more gatherings planned. Speakers included P M Arthur BE Clark F P Sargent and P H Morrissy.
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Boston
Boston Theatre
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of
P. M. Arthur
BE. B. Clark
F. P. Sargent
P. H. Morrissy
Fire Rages Through Marguerite Off Beverly Farms
A three masted schooner Marguerite en route from St John to New York with laths aboard caught fire while anchored off Beverly Farms near Dr tech residence. Crew tried to fight it but the blaze spread, and firemen could not reach the vessel, which burned to the water’s edge as it drifted away.
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Salem
Marguerite
St. John
New York
Beverly Farms
Dr. Tech
Beverly
Death of Dr Treffle Garceau Roxbury Resident
The death of Dr Treffle Garceau yesterday afternoon at his home 22 Highland street Roxbury ends a long respected elder of the Highland district. After a year long illness he died suddenly of apoplexy. He was a Boston School Board member fifteen years ago and a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the Roxbury Medical Club.
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Treffle Garceau
Highland Street
Roxbury
Highland District
Garceau
Boston School Board
Massachusetts Medical Society
Roxbury Medical Club
Arctic Air Brings Ice to Bay Vessels
A howling northwest gale yesterday kept few vessels from arriving in the bay. The first sign of Arctic weather appeared as ships moved in, their bows crusted with ice and spray freezing on contact.
Two More Burglaries Hit Roxbury District
In Captain Hurley’s Roxbury district two homes were broken into last night despite patrols by Station 9 officers in citizen clothes. Charles W. Robinson of 2 Burton Avenue reported a rear window entry with a thorough search but nothing stolen. A. E. Howes of 78 Winthrop Street had a similar entry but fled before taking items.
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Captain Hurley
Roxbury
Station 9
Charles W. Robinson
Burton Avenue
A. E. Howes
Winthrop Street
Murder in New York City doggett case described
The Herald will report that District Attorney Scott and Captain McClusky are reviewing a murder case involving Peter Doggett a 30 year old man. He was allegedly killed by being thrown into a dough mixing vat at 427 West Fifteenth street on August 28 and cut to pieces. Doggett's sister says her mother in Ireland is the sole witness now there.
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New York
The
Herald Tosmorrow
Avmaes Scott
McClusky
Detective Bureau
Peter Doggett
West Fifteenth Street
Doggett
Ireland
Be Game Club elects officers and backs candidates
The Be Game Club at 1448 Columbus avenue elected Lambert J. Reynolds as president John T J Kelly as vice president Garret J Roach as treasurer James J Casey as financial secretary John P Leonard as recording secretary Patrick F Donovan John T Lennon Edward C Kelly John J Hanrahan join the board of trustees They endorsed Josiah Quincy for Mayor and all seven Democratic candidates for the Board of Aldermen The annual ladies night is set for Jan 4.
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Be Game Club
Columbus Avenue
Lambert J. Reynolds
John T. J. Kelly
Garret J. Roach
James J. Casey
John P. Leonard
Patrick F. Donovan
John T. Lennon
Edward C. Kelly
John J. Hanrahan
Board of
Josiah Quincy
Board of Aldermen
Quincy Rallies in East Boston for Quincy Ticket
Two Hebrew rallies in East Boston at Ohel Jacob Hall and Lyceum Hall drew 800 and 300 attendees respectively. Speakers included John F. Fitzgerald, P. J. Kennedy, Joseph Conry, Isaac Heller, and Abraham Alpert with Louis H. Ginsburgh presiding at the second meeting.
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Josiah Quincy
Boston
Ohel Jacob Hall
Nathan Block
Isaac Heller
John F. Fitzgerald
P. J. Kennedy
William J. Donovan
Joseph Conry
Isaac Rosnosky
Abraham Alpert
Louis Pinanski
Levi Jacobson
Lyceum Hall
Louis H. Ginsburgh
Fitzgerald
Samuel H. Borofsky
Woman Aged 25 Tries To Die In Public Garden Rescue
Mrs. Ella M. Burnham of 36 Edinboro street vanished at midnight and was found two hours later near the water's edge in the Public Garden. Two men saw her, notified police, and she was returned home after medical concerns were noted. She has been suffering from painful troubles.
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Ella M. Burnham
Edinboro Street
Williams Ireland Ryan Corrigan Martinelli to Attend FR MATHEW CONVENTION
The followers of Rev Theobald Mathew will assemble in Boston in August for their annual temperance convention. Archbishops Ireland and Ryan will attend along with Bishop Cotter Spaulding Corrigan and likely Cardinal Gibbons. Hundreds of priests and Catholic laity will participate, with a pontifical mass at the Cathedral and a banquet planned at Faneuil Hall.
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Theobald Mathew
Temperance
United States
Canada
Boston
Williams
Ireland
Minnesota
Ryan
Philadelphia
Cotter
Spaulding
Corrigan
Cambridge
Boston Union
New England
Faneuil Hall
Father Scully
Husband Likens Wife’s Strain to Suicide Hopes Abroad
Last year Mrs. Burnham grew despondent and on Saturday night wrote a letter which her husband Burnham believed might reveal intent to self harm. He reports their marriage was happy and that illness weighed on her mind. He plans to send her to Amherst Nova Scotia for rest. The wife destroyed the letter and would not disclose its contents.
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Mors
Amherst
Nova Scotia
Boston abstinence convention plans parade and talks
Representatives from fifty nine parishes in the diocese met at the convention called by Father Scully to promote total abstinence. Speakers included Rev. John Mundy, Rev. William Dwyer, and Archbishops Williams and Ireland. A monster 20 000 strong parade is planned with clubs from across New England and national union organizers vow continued statewide action.
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Olic
Boston
Thomas Scully
John F. Mundy
William J. Dwyer
Patrick H. Riley
John Lowery
Archbishop Ireland
Cambridge
Joseph A. Sheehan
Sarah Hammond
Woburn
P. F. McDonald
Dorchester
Patrick Lane
Edwin Mulready
Rockland
Christopher J. Fay
BE. J. Stanton
Joseph Aately
A. J. Hurley
Edmund Phelan
B. J Slattery
Lowell
C. E. Benning
Malden
J. J. Manning
H. E. F. Farrell
Salem
G. W. H. McDonald
Mar
Williams
United States
Catholic Church
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
St. Paul
Ireland
Archdiocesan Union
Father Scully
E. F. Slattery
John M. Grainey
Charles E. Benning
John McSorley
James Lawler
James H. Conley
Charlestown
James O’sullivan
New York
Philadelphia
Springfield
Portland
Providence
Massachusetts
Board of Government
The
Boston Union
Father Cleary
Father Mathew
Father Doyle
National Union
Baltimore
Leo
Governor Wolcott's Police Board Faulted in License Battle
At Tremont Temple Rev. A A Berle denounces Boston Police Board over liquor licenses and accuses Governor Wolcott of failing to trust the board. He cites the Columbia Hotel case, calls for direct action, and urges prohibition as the viable policy amid calls for reform of the license system.
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A. A. Berle
Police Commission
Boston
Messrs. Curtis and Clark
Berle
Roger Wolcott
Commonwealth
Columbia
Lcense
Board of Police
City of
Police Board
Olice Board
Boston Herald
Robert F. Clark
Charles P. Curtis, Jr
Man Weir Ends Life in Manhattan Hotel Over Work Woes
Frederick M. Weir 49 of Chelsea Massachusetts died by self inflicted razor wound at the Hotel Manhattan in New York. He had worked for McKesson Robbins over twenty years and lately felt unsatisfied with his yearly performance. A traveling associate found the body and police noted no clear motive or letters. Weir left a widow and few personal items.
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New York
Frederick M. Weir
Chelsea
Mass
Manhattan
Weir
McKesson & Robbins
Charlies F. Scott
Scott
G. C. McKesson
Eir
McKesson
Weir's Home Life Reveals Tragic Chelsea Death
Frederick Weir of Chelsea died by self harm, surprising many who knew him. A New York trader, he visited Chelsea monthly and last stayed a week ago. He left affectionate notes to his wife Grace Eustis and had worried over a missed business opportunity and fears for future drug sales. He was about 41, survived by his widow, with Eustis and his son traveling to Chelsea to arrange burial.
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Stager
Sadie
Joseph Rooney
Frederick Weir
Chelsea
New York
Grace Eustis
James E. F. Eustis
Commercial Street
Boston
Weir
Review Club
Bunker Hill Tammany Rally for Quincy Mayoral Campaign
The Bunker Hill Tammany Association of Charlestown plans a Charlestown rally at Abbott's Ford Hall this evening endorsing Josiah Quincy for Mayor and the Democratic ticket. Martin P Higgins will preside with speakers Hon John F Fitzgerald Hon James A Gallivan John A Kelcher John J Hogan Joseph A Conry and Hon P A Collins. A fireworks display in City Square and a short street parade precede the rally. Club officers listed include Higgins Duffy Morse Kyle Kelly and Burnett.
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Bunker Hill Tammany Association
Charlestown
Abbottsford Hall
Josiah Quincy
Martin P. Higgins
Tammany Club
John F. Fitzgerald
James A. Gallivan
John A. Kelcher
John J. Hogan
Joseph A. Conry
P. A. Collins
Tammany Association
City Square
Club
M. P. Higgins
Edward A. Duffy
Frank F. Morse
John F. Kyle
Roger J. Kelly
Cornelius J. Rtnett
Arman
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