Newton Hats for Hatpins Stir Debate in Legal Affairs
Mrs Mary Louise Goodhue of Cambridge and Rep William L V Newton of South Boston urged passing a law to curb dangerous hatpins. They proposed fines up to 100 dollars for hats with pins protruding more than half an inch. Rep Hart of Ward 24 argued for a 20 dollar fine after recounting a conductor jabbed in the eye by a hatpin.
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Mary Louise Goodhue
Cambridge
William L. V. Newton
South
Boston
Committee On Legal Affairs
Goodhue
James A. Hart
Ward 24
Hart
Churches Hunt for Ministers in Boston Area
Thirteen Boston churches seek pastors with eight more in nearby cities also hunting. Several clergymen are on leave due to health, others have recently returned or are traveling to prepare for future duties.
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Boston
Clergy Complain of Unnecessary Duties and Vacancies Across Churches
Clergy voice fatigue over social duties and Monday morning meetings while congregations face pastoral vacancies. Several churches in and around Boston report pastors leaving for health, missionary, or new posts. several others seek replacements, with several ministers traveling or ill.
How I Killed My Superfluous Hair
A correspondent shares a personal account of a new Japanese method to permanently remove hair. She describes prior failures with depilatories and electrolysis, then finds a simple at home process. She invites readers to request full details with a stamped reply for private guidance.
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Srey
Stieff Piano Co Banquet Strengthens Boston Branch Ties
Charles M. Stieff hosted the Boston branch annual New Year banquet at the Hotel Lenox. He urged mutual cooperation to meet intense industry competition and outlined plans to make the year a record breaker. He stressed responsibility to the firm and concerted action across the industrial system.
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Charles M. Stieff
The
Stieff Piano Company
Boston
Lenox
Mr. Stieff
Reverend Weeks May Leave Springfield for Boston Church
In Springfield on January 31 1900 or 1901? reports say Dr W W Weeks pastor of First Highland Baptist Church is courted by the First Baptist Church of Boston in Back Bay. Officials note Weeks preached there last Sunday creating favorable impressions and a call seems likely though church leaders deny a new appointment has been made.
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Church of the Disciples
Charles G. Ames
D. D
Dorchester
Episcopal
South Boston
New Mexico
Arizona
St. Peter's
Jamaica Plain
Carroll Perry
St. Paul’s
Brookline
John Hopkins Denison
Central Church
Denison
Italy
George A. Gordon
Old South Church
Boston
Thomas van Ness
Second Church
Alexander Mann
Trinity
Henry Hallam Saunderson
Austin Street Unitarian Church
Cambridge
Joseph Gibbs
Waltham Presbyterian Church
George Hodges
Episcopal School of Cambridge
Paul R. Frothingham
Arlington Street
John McGaw Foster
Church of the Messiah
William Harman van Allen
S. T.D
Church of the Advent
Herbert Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Oregon
Springfield
W. W. Weeks
First Highland Church
Weeks
First Baptist Church of
Back Bay
Francis H. Rowley
First Highland Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
America
Paris
Europe
Music Lover on Probation for Violin Larceny
Charles J. Cross, a lumber man and sailor, pleaded guilty to stealing a valuable violin from Gustave Fiedler, brother of conductor Max Fiedler. He was placed on probation with a plan to repay Fiedler five dollars weekly for the instrument. Cross had pursued music for years, learning from Fiedler after requesting lessons, then stealing the instrument when Fiedler was away. He was tracked to a Maine wilderness about forty miles from the nearest settlement after a year-long chase.
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Charles J. Cross
Gustave Fiedler
Max Fiedler
Symphony
Fiedler
Cross
Maine
Columbus Avenue
Chase Cross
Divorce Claim Alleges Stolen Jewelry and Threats
Mrs. Ela A. LeRoy told Judge White that her husband James LeRoy stole her jewelry and pawned it to block a divorce suit. She described cruel and abusive treatment, including being struck and pushed against a wall with life threats. Judge White reserved decision.
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Ela A. LeRoy
Judge White
LeRoy
James LeRoy
Funeral of Admiral Matthews Today
The funeral of Rear Admiral Edmund O. Matthews will be held this morning from his home at 125 Walker Street Cambridge. The body will be transported to Newport, Rhode Island, for interment.
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Admiral Matthews
Edmund O. Matthews
Walker Street
Cambridge
Newport
R. I
Holy Name Smoke Talk in Everett Tonight
The Holy Name Society of the Immaculate Conception Church in Everett will host a smoke talk at Whittier Hall in Everett Square tonight. Louis K. Rourke, Boston public works commissioner, will be the principal speaker with Rev. Father Butler also addressing members.
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Holy Name ‘Society of the Immaculate Conception Church of
Bverett
Whittier Hall
Everett Square
Louis K. Rourke
Motor Boats Draw Crowds At New England Show
The annual motor boat and engine show draws enthusiasts and the public, with New England leading in coastlines lakes and rivers. The Boston event showcases new, lower priced boats and refinements, turning the show into an educational display with experts ready to demonstrate products. The exhibition runs three more days and closes Saturday evening.
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Boston
New England
VoIiva vows tobacco ban and vigilante action in Zion City
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, successor to the late John Alexander Dowie at Zion City, declares he will regain power in April elections. He renews war on tobacco users and says a vigilance committee will horsewhip on sight any user. He also vows to bar industries that hire tobacco users.
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Chicago
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Zion Tabernacle
Voliva
Onions Prove Fatal Feast for Big Bear
James Call of Hackledam Sullivan County New York tows a dead bear into Monticello after the animal raided his storehouse and pantry. Though offered up to $20 for the carcass, Call kept the skin and meat claiming the bear stole apples and potatoes. A bag of onions allegedly caused the bear to sneeze and prompted Call to shoot.
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Monticello
N. Y
James Call
Hackledam
Sullivan County
Carl
Gloucester Fishermen Picket Over Canadian Reciprocity
Seventeen Gloucester fishermen picketed in Washington to urge Assistant Secretary Andrews to consider Canadian reciprocity. They warned the Gloucester fishing industry would collapse if such an arrangement became policy. Andrews, from Indiana with a Gloucester summer home, invited the skippers to his hotel cafe lunch and theatre visit.
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Washington
Gloucester
Pennsylvania Avenue
Andrews
Indiana
Blizzard Plan Ready by Boston Elevated Official
A new snow layout anticipated as the best in the country was perfected last summer and autumn by Super intendent George R. Tripp of the Boston Elevated Railway transportation department and a corps of expert assistants.
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George R. Tripp
Transportation Department
Boston Elevated Railway
Plans for snow ridden city railways proven a railway theory
Officials planned a detailed snow response for each mile of track with precise staffing by inch of snow and weather. inspectors from other cities praised the layout as superb. Yet two months into winter no significant snow fell to test the system, leaving the plan a theoretical exercise.
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Louis K. Rourke
Mr. Rourke
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