Tufts College Asks A Million Endowment Drive
Medford January 31 Tufts College head Elmer H Capen urges immediate endowment of 1 000 000 to crown 50 years of existence He outlines needs including a 100 000 library building a lecture hall another 100 000 engineering building a new chemical building 90000 central heating project and a women s gymnasium with at least 75000 for construction plus overall fundraising for the endowment
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Medford
Elmer H. Capen
Tufts College
Friends of Tufts
College of Letters
Asaemoli
Weymouth Fears Freshest Flood Threat to East Weymouth
Jan 31 Weymouth residents fear a warm southwest rain could burst dams between South and East Weymouth. High water from ponds and snow melt endangers unused mills and the Weymouth Iron Company plant. A dam failure upstream could flood houses stores and buildings below the car barn.
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Weymouth
East Weymouth
Great Pond
Weymouth Iron Company
General Guild On Patriotism at Barnard Memorial
Lieutenant-Governor Guild urged stronger patriotism at the Barnard Memorial annual meeting in Renton Street chapel. He cited past displays of loyalty and contrasted wartime devotion with current attitudes, noting Sunday school growth and $302.60 on hand alongside rising attendance.
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London
Strand
Prince of Wales
Edward
Beacon Street
Spain
Guilt
Barnard Memorial
Warrenton Street
Suit talks over late train delay at Springfield
Thirty five passengers stranded four hours when a New York to Boston through train broke down at Springfield on January five plan legal action. They allege the train was misrouted and arrived late in Worcester, prompting indignation on the depot platform and a $2 contribution from each signer. W L Anderson of Dorchester High School represents the group in talks with S R Wrightington as counsel. Letters from Worcester and some Boston men have been received, and claims are expected soon.
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Springfield
New York
S. R.wrightington
State Street
Worcester
Boston
W. L. Anderson
Dorchester High School
Wrightington
Anderson
Stevens 10 Consult Dugan Over Hayden Murder Indictment
District Attorney Stevens will consult with Captain Dugan to decide if Frank Hayden alias Skerry should be indicted for murdering a gang member during the East Boston robbery at the Metropolitan Coal Company safe. State Officer Neal cites evidence Hayden fired the fatal shot.
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Stevens
Dugan
Frank Hayden
Lynn
East Boston
Metropolitan Coal Company
Hayden
George C. Neal
Wade
Post
Skerry
Mrs. Jacob H. Hecht Bid to Boston in Farewell
Mr. L. D. Brandeis delivered a eulogy for Jacob H. Hecht at the club named in his honor at 17 Allen Street last evening. Mrs. Hecht attended and said a brief farewell before leaving for the West to reside in the future.
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L. D. Brandeis
Jacob H. Hecht
Allen Street
Mrs. Hecht
West
Emmons Defends Reform Policy at Boston Rally
Judge Emmons leads a reform meeting with labor leader George McNeill and Rev P S Henson backing the policy. Emmons champions lawfulness, warns against excess, defends Sunday concerts as balancing evils, and notes police balance enforcement with public order amid praise and shock from attendees.
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George E. McNeill
P. S. Henson
Temple
Judge Emmons
Lcon
Phantom of the Beach Haunts Hull in Ghostly Patrol
Hull residents report a ghostly mariner haunting the beach between Allerton and Surfside on stormy nights. Witnesses include John Spearwater Edward Maher Harry Tremaine and others who link sightings to the late Captain Jack Hayden buried in Hull’s cemetery. Some believe his spirit seeks release from the coffin to roam the bay.
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Hull
Allerton
Surfside
John R. Spearwater
Edward Maher
Harry Tremaine
William McCarthy
Lewis Hidredge
Michael Ryan
T. C. McBride
George Jones
Jack Hayden
Stony Beach
Captain Jack
Ull
Allerton Station
Ite Tre
Stephen Norton
John Hayden
H. T. Litchfield
John ‘Hayden
Captain Hayden
Mr. Mitchell
Police Halt Roxbury Whist Party Over Gambling Prizes
A Roxbury Highland Hall whist party was stopped by a Station 9 patrol for prize gambling. Spokesman Louis Hollander denounces Judge Emmons's puritanical actions, arguing residents’ rights and local amusements are under attack.
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Station 9
Highland Hall
Roxbury
Judge Emmons
Ward 21
Louis’ Hollander
Whiting Street
Hollander
Post
Pearson
Station.9
Curran
Greater Boston
Louis Hollander
Old Park
Beans Town
Emmons
Boston
Monument Square
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Jay Town
Commissioner Emmons
U S Torpedo Boat Flotilla Heads for Manila via Algiers
The United States torpedo boat flotilla led by Lieutenant Lloyd H. Chandler, escorted by the auxiliary cruiser Buffalo, departed Gibraltar today bound for Algiers on the voyage to Manila through the Mediterranean.
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Mediterranean
Gibraltar
United States Torpedo Boat Flotilla
Lloyd H. Chandler
Buffalo
Algiers
Manila
Jordan Calls Emmons Reforms Puerile in City Policy Critique
Former Alderman Robert A. Jordan denounces Judge Emmons reforms as puerile and village like in Boston. He urges end to bigotry and fanaticism, calling for sound business sense to advance local and Commonwealth interests amid ongoing police reform debates.
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Robert A. Jordan
Aldermanic Association
Judge Emmons
Board of Police
Boston
Emmons
Commonwealth
President's books bring him but little
Washington reports that the President earned $150,000 in royalties from Gebbie and Co. but the true total is under $1000. The error arose from a misreading of Roosevelt's contract, which pays the same royalties for deluxe editions as for ordinary prints.
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Washington
New York
Gebbie & Co
Emmons Snowballed By Gang Of Toughs On Hanover Street
Judge Emmons faced a snowball attack by a group of youths while walking toward the North ferry on a Saturday evening. His hat was struck off three times near Charter street as Patrolman French watched. Citizens who knew the judge did not intervene, and investigators seek the attackers as he prepares to press charges.
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North End
Martin Leonard
Cap” Randolph
Division’ 1
Judge Emmons
Claimant Denies Pinkham Link to Gordon McKay Estate
Fred Simpson of Newton says he never heard of Mrs Anna Barbara Pinkham in connection with Gordon McKay’s fortune. He doubts her claim and notes no known relation to the late McKay. Pinkham remains hospitalized with a dangerous throat aneurysm, condition critical but reportedly improving.
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Fred Simpson
Newton
Gordon McKay
Nellie Abbott
Concord
N. H
Anna Barbara Pinkham
McKay
Pinkham
Edith Lord
Massachusetts
Avenue
Slattery Attacks Tobacco Trust at Ward 17 Meeting
South Framingham politician Edward J. Slattery condemned the Imperial Tobacco Trust of England and the Continental Tobacco Trust of the United States for alleged actions to crush independent tobacco manufacturers and retail dealers. He claimed a plan to drive out union-priced goods and establish cigar shops in major cities.
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Tammany Club
Ward 17
Edward J. Slattery
South Framingham
American Tobacco Company
Imperial Trust of England
Continental Tobacco Trust
United States
Imperial Tobacco Trust
England
Russian reply delayed in Japan crisis at Paris note talks
Paris Jan 31 Another delay in framing and forwarding the Russian answer to the latest Japanese note delays resolution of the crisis until mid next week The foreign minister Count Lamsdorff had hoped final drafting would be ready for the Czar approval yesterday The Empress’s delicate condition and ear problem may affect submission timing.
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Paris
Count Lamsdorff
Czar
Physicians Good Guessers Critiqued by Reverend Piper
The Rev William H Piper overseer of the Christian Catholic Church quipped that physicians know little of the body and are top guessers after noting newspaper misrepresentation hindered church progress. He spoke at Roxbury and addressed what Dowie teaches while discussing beliefs about hell and divine healing.
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William H. Piper
Christian Catholic Church
Yesteray
Boston Doweites
Huntington Chambers
Highland Hall
Warren Street
Roxbury
Dowie
Piper
God
Chicago Suits For $38 666 952
Chicago faces $38,666,952 in pending personal injury suits against the city. City Attorney John W. Smulski's report, released today, says juries caused most claims and that an organized coalition of interests seeks city funds to cover damages. The report urges relief from the council, the Legislature, and the people amid strained finances and insufficient street and sidewalk upkeep.
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Chicago
John W. Smulski
Kee
Smulski
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