Public Library trustees pick William F Kenney of Allston
The selection by Mayor Fitzgerald of William F Kenney to fill the Public Library vacancy caused by Solomon Lincoln's death is praised. Kenney’s journalism background at the Boston Globe and his literary temperament are noted as assets for the board and its liberal, popular stance.
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Fitzgerald
William F. Kenney
Allston
Public Library
Solomon Lincoln
Kenney
Boston Globe
Ice Trust Plans Minimal Winter Ice Cutting in Maine
Word from Maine indicates the ice trust will cut little or no ice this winter citing overcut last year and full houses. The explanation claims summer demand exceeded supply and that Maine ice harvest will be tied to Hudson River levels, forcing summer buyers to accept artificial supply limits.
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Maine
Ice Trust
Hudson River
Last of 43 locomotives arrives to aid Boston and Albany
After three years of promised upgrades, the Boston and Albany finally receives the last of 43 new locomotives. Officials and riders hope this marks the start of the promised improvement after service deteriorated from bad to abominable during the rollout.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Eddy foundation pledge reshapes charge against church
The Christian Science founder Mrs Mary Baker Eddy announces plans to endow a Christian Science institution for the poor and general good. She names a one million dollar investment, aiming to prove the faith helps all mankind without charging for treatment. The move counters a long standing accusation that the sect profits from its services.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Institution
Eddy Foundation
Yale football season nets large profits amid costs
Statisticians at Yale see the football program as a central feature of university life. It brought in about $80,000 in revenue while running costs were around $40,000. The piece notes two financial triumphs alongside sentimental factors.
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Yale
Yale Football Spending Surpasses Academic Grants, Study Suggests
The article argues Yale’s football funds this year exceeded the university’s aid to 229 needy students and would cover 10 new professors at 3750 dollars annually. It notes the football budget would rival salaries of top administrators and key faculty, prompting a critique of athletic spending versus academics.
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Yale
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale Corporation
Princeton
Harvard
Hadley
Wealth and labor shape fortunes in changing economy
In Malden and across the United States the rich feel pinched by market shifts, while those who work with hands and brains gain. Labor secures higher wages and living costs ease, as the well to do face a tougher era and holiday shoppers crowd streets and shops.
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Stuyvesant Fish
United States
Honor the Hero Lays Treasured Captain in Neglect
A Boston reader urges the Post to revive Captain Samuel Nicholson from neglect in the old North Church coal bins. He recalls Nicholson, second in command of the Bon Homme Richard, and asks patriotic groups to exume and reinter his remains with proper ceremony. The writer, 81, laments the sainted city’s seeming sacral neglect of a naval hero.
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Samuel Nicholson
Old North Church
The
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Sunday Post
Old Christ Church
Boston
Old Church
Bostonian Society
Daughters of the Revolution
John Paul Jones
France
America
Faneuil Hall
Old State House
Old South
North End
Stenographer Busy, Wishes Not to Bother George
A fragmented note reads I have another telephone put in I hate to bother my stenographer when she's talking to her George. The line hints at a domestic scene with a note about a spouse or friend in conversation.
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George
Camel Ink Drinking Camel Tale Traced to Wickety Wop Island
A reader questions if camels drink ink and a hoax-like reply claims the Sacred Black Camel of Wickety Wop Island drinks ink, leaks ink via its tail into pails, and even yields ink by wringing. The piece, signed by Editor All Sorts, preserves outlandish fiction as a humorous event.
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Josephine
Lynn, Mass
Dorchester
Mass
Wickety Wop Island
Geozlety Glunk
Greewich
Man Proposes Woman Disposes in Refrigerator Heart Tale
A wry exchange pits a persistent suitor against a distant woman who rejects marriage while the man believes he has won by losing. He cites the father’s supposed approval after a failed lending attempt as comic proof.
Better Bait and Hats Duel for a Blonde
A speaker jokes about winning a woman's interest with fashion. A friend counters choosing a cap or an autumn hat adorned with ostrich plumes priced at 59 dollars.
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Gunner
Jove
Guyer
Christmas crowds persist despite rain and redoubled charity
The Observant Citizen reports heavy rain failed to curb Christmas shopping crowds in the streets. Shoppers remained good natured as they jostled umbrellas, with a last chance to donate to the Salvation Army dinner today. Local residents note social rounds, theatre plans, and community holiday events across Newton Centre and Boston, including W. F. E. B. Ryder acting as Santa at the post office and Rosters of local figures attending gatherings.
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Lottie Alter
New York
England
Miss Alter
London
Marion J. Shirley
Barney Gilmore
Utica
Newton Centre
W. F E. B. Ryder
Santa Claus
Boston
Harry Dahlberg
Bobo Ob
The Loveliest Girl in the World Tea Tale
John Danforth and Marjorie weave a story together over tea in the library turning their laps into chapters. The crown and cross in their teacups mirror a growing romance as debugging editor deadlines press and love blooms between the two authors.
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Danforth
John
Marjorie
Crown
Cross
Mr. Holmes
Aged Writer Faces Blank Mind and Aunt's Call
John Danforth, a celebrated short story writer, struggles with a 5000-word piece that refuses to form. The telephone rings and his aunt invites him for tea, adding a domestic interruption to his creative frustration.
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John Danforth
President Bliss Left No Will
It was learned yesterday that the late William Bliss, president of the Boston & Albany, left no will, and as a result his half million estate is being held up until the Probate Court can settle the matter.
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William Bliss
Bo&ton & Albany
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