Hart Critiques Press History In Address At Columbia
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard, addressing the joint 25th anniversary meeting of the American Historical Association and the American Economic Association at Horace Mann School, Columbia University, warned that inaccuracy threatens the republic. He also challenged prevailing portraits of the Pilgrim Fathers and Southern cavaliers.
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New York
Daily Press
Congress
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard
American Historical Association
American Economic Association
Horace Mann
Columbia University
Hart
Imagination in History sparks debate on myths and records
Professor Hart critiques historians for bias and falsehoods in American history. He cites the Pilgrim Fathers myth and the Southern cavalier cult as examples of idealized narratives, noting few 19th century Virginia families trace Cavalier lineage among prominent names.
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Hart
Amen Historical Association
Virginia
New York
Carters
Carys
Bryans
Garden to be torn down for modern office building
Madison Square Garden in New York, designed by Stanford White and built for 3 million dollars, has been sold to a real estate syndicate. The structure will be demolished to make way for a new office development following today’s report in realty circles.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Stanford White
Former Vincent Club Girl Becomes Barefoot Dancer
Countess de Pierrefeu formerly Miss Hisa Tudor daughter of William Tudor of 208 Beacon Street will debut on the Boston stage next month in Jordan Hall on February 14 and then seek a long vaudeville engagement. Now a metallurgic engineer’s wife in South Chicago she plans artistic dances performed barefoot in decently designed gowns.
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France
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Wiliam Tudor
Beacon Street
Boston
Miss Tudor
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Chicago
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Post
Roland Gray
Marlboro Street
Sotiety
Jordan Hall
Madame de Pilerrefeu
Release granted for Roland Barnes from Worcester State Hospital
Mrs. Roland Barnes of Cincinnati Ohio secured with the State Board of Insanity in Boston the release of her son Roland B Barnes from Worcester State Hospital where he had been sent after being picked up on Boston Common for acting queer. He was a Harvard College senior when committed.
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Deco
Roland Barnes
Cincinnati
State Board of Insanity
Boston
Roland B
Worcester State Hospital
Boston Common
BRAVES DRIFIS TO CARRY MAIL
West Brookfield December story tells of Mrs Sanford L Dickinson carrying a heavy post Christmas mail pouch on her back along three miles of snow packed roads between West Brookfield and New Braintree post offices She completed the trip minutes behind schedule in good condition in Uncle Sam's service.
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West Brookfield
Sanford L. Dickinson
New Braintree
Uncle Sam
Ellis Opens His Campaign for Re election to School Board
David A. Ellis launched his re election bid by addressing rallies in Knights of Honor Hall Roslindale and Lauriat Hall Dorchester. He highlighted the civil service system for teachers as the board s proudest achievement and argued it removed teaching appointments from politics.
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David A. Ellis
Knights of Honor
Roslindale
Lauriat Hall
Dorchester
Ellis
Boston
Indifferent Sleighing Marks Season's First Day
The Charlies River Speedway opened with poor sleighing as a Saturday snowstorm left ice on the track. Crowds were small and footing treacherous but riders remain hopeful for better conditions as thawing weather and more snow threaten.
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Charlies River Speedway
Soldiers’ Field Road
Metropolitan
Letter to the Editor Clarifies Vote for John F. Fitzgerald
Patrick A. Cotter of Dorchester denies that a political advertisement linked him to John F. Fitzgerald. He states his past vote was for Fitzgerald and confirms he will vote for him again on January 11.
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James J. Storrow
Boston American
John F. Fitzgerald
Patrick A
Cotter
Glenway Street
Dorchester
Highland Street
Roxbury
Release of woman with wooden leg in immigration case
Mrs. Mary B. Ettinger an English cook with a wooden leg faced deportation by immigration officials but was released yesterday from the detention room on Long Wharf. The action came through the counsel of ex Governor John J Bates personal adviser to Rev Mary Baker Eddy. The two women were then driven to the home of Mrs Maria Sill at 51 Falmouth street, a noted Christian Scientist, for protection and shelter.
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Mary B. Ettinger
Long Wharf
Mary Baker Eddy
John J Bates
Ettinger
Miss Thomas
Maria Sill
Falmouth Street
Deaths in Greater Boston Area Quietly Mark Seasonal Losses
A long list records numerous local obituaries and funeral notices across Cambridge Somerville Malden Dorchester Orient Heights East Boston and Chelsea. Names include Helen Frances Bean Leonard S Bean Rachel Buitekan Henry T G Chapman Zula V Condit John R Coughlin David Lee Crowley Louis Lipp Michael Joseph McGinn Bessie McGinn Arthur O Murray James J Pierney Sarah L Ross Frances F Tabor and others with funeral details and residence addresses.
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Martha D. Chapman
Malden
W. Evans
Park Street
Merville
Mass
Condit
Somerville
Zula V
Harry M. Condit
Medford Street
Lowell
Coughlin
John R
Timothy
Margaret Coughlin
McPeake
Newton Street
St. Joseph's Church
Crowley
Cambridge
David Lee
David J
Catherine Crowley
Blue Hill Avenue
McCur
Boston
Michael Joseph
Patrick
Sabrina McCgue
B Street
St. Vincent Church
McGinn
Orient Heights
Bessie
Charles ©. McGinn
Austin J. Quigley
Saratoga Street
St. Mary’s Church
Star of the Sea
Murray
Arthur O
Owen
Annie Murray
Me.Kenna
Wayland Street
Dorchester
St. John’s Church
Pierney
James J
Margaret
Daniel Pierney
Chelsea Street
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Newfoundland
Ross
Tremont Street
Sarah L
David Ross
Tabor
Frances F
John Tabor
Lewis Avenue
Arlington
Lineman Survives 2200 Volt Strike in Fall River
Starry Chisholm a lineman from New Bedford received 2200 volts when a wire touched street railway conductors. He was thrown 20 feet, revived at Union Hospital, with three fingers on his right hand burned nearly off before he could release the live line.
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Starry Chisholm
New Bedford
Chisholm
Union Hospital
Chelsea Home Loses Bequest
Judge Hammond rules the will from 1863 favors the Massachusetts General Hospital over the Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea. The court dispute centers on a $25 000 residue bequest left by John Ashton to support sick and wounded soldiers. The Soldiers’ Home argued it aligned with Ashton’s intent, but Hammond concluded the Massachusetts General Hospital was intended.
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Superior Court
Massachusetts General Hospital
Chelsea
John Ashton
Spring Jane
Massachusetts Hospital
Old Warship Enterprise to be Burned at Point of Pines
Tow boats Vesta and Artfel towed the old sloop of war Enterprise to the Point of Pines where she was set on the flats for burning. Built in 1875 and the third ship named Enterprise in U S Navy, she was purchased by Thomas Butler & Son after being stricken from service. The vessel lay at an East Boston wharf for months, dismantled and gutted to prepare for the torch.
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Vesta
Foote
Artfel
Kent
Enterprise
Point of Pines
Thomas Butler & Son
United States Navy
Boston
Connelly Ordered to Support Daughter in Probate Court
Mrs. Mary FE Connelly testified before Judge George that she and her husband Daniel Connelly a Roxbury mason and banker separated after years of alleged mistreatment. The court ordered Daniel Connelly to pay $25 immediately and $6 weekly for their six year old daughter Marie.
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Mary FE
Connelly
George
Sle
Daniel Connelly
Roxbury
Marie
Hood's Lotion promises quick drying and skin relief
An advertisement touts Hood's Lotion as fast drying and effective for all skin troubles. It claims being the best and most economical option, priced at 25 cents or 50 cents.
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Hood
Virginia's $50,000,000 claim in old Dominion debt case
A Civil War era dispute heard before special master Charles B. Littlefield questions how Virginia’s internal debt should be apportioned since West Virginia was part of the Old Dominion. The suit seeks $50 million from West Virginia for debts incurred when the two were one state.
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New York
Virginia
West Virginia
Charles B. Littlefield
United States Supreme Court
Old Dominion
Taft Works on Message to Congress on Antitrust and ICC Reforms
President Taft conferred with his Cabinet on final details of a special message to Congress next week. The address will address amendments to the Interstate Commerce and Sherman antitrust laws as Taft begins drafting the document.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
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