No Boost in State Salaries Referred to Rules
Senate moves to curb raises for state workers earning 1000 dollars a year or more requiring governor and council approval. Senator Hays pushes fee revenues into the treasury and seeks full disclosure of personal emoluments from February 1915 to January 1916. The petition and order are referred to the rules committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Martin Hays
Brighton
Treasury
Commonwealth
Senator Hays
Langtry
Committee On Rules
Explains Use of Word Mind in Christian Science Lecture
William R. Rathven argues that healing comes from divine mind, not human, and that in Christian Science mind refers to God when capitalized. He contrasts mortal mind with God and says Christian Science frees people from mortal mind by teaching knowledge of God, citing Jesus as a teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Rathven
First Church of Christ, Scientist
God
St. Paul
Jesus
White rubber uniforms for Boston traffic police proposed
A plan to clothe Boston policemen on traffic duty in pure white rubber for rain will be discussed before the street commissioners at a public hearing today. The suggestion comes from the firm making the traffic semaphore now in use on Tremont street.
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Boston
Tremont Street
Mayor to Take Flag Back South
The old Confederate flag seized from New Orleans City Hall in 1863 will be presented to the Mayor of New Orleans by Mayor Curley. The banner, battle-scarred from age and silk construction, never fought but rested in General Butler’s tent.
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New Orleans
Boston
Benjamin F. Butler
Curley
City Council Delays Actions on Budget and Statues
The council backed a mayor proposed return of the flag to New Orleans officials and deferred a $200 raise for 50 assistant assessors to the next meeting. No action was taken on removing safety islands in Dewey and Park squares, while the Emancipation statue in Park square was referred to the Art Commission.
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New Orleans
Dewey
Park Squares
Watson
Abraham Lincoln
Park Square
Art Commission
Allen
Public tax sale postponed to April 15
The mayor and city officialssaid delinquent property tax sales are delayed to April 15 to help homeowners meet debts. The city collector reported about 8000 unpaid tax bills, many tied to single family homes, and cited mortgage and winter expenses as reasons for the postponement.
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Curley
Cautious Advised On Grip Colds And Poisonous Cures
Public warning urges readers to check labels on grip and cough remedies for dangerous narcotics and poisons. It cautions that five doses can be lethal and notes some medicines should not be given to children. Father John’s Medicine is promoted as pure and safe.
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Father John
Women’s Municipal League Opens Educational Exhibit
The league’s exhibit at the Jordan Marsh Avon Street store drew hundreds, with lectures planned on civic betterment and public health. The display compares clean and dirty stores side by side to show conditions, while members share efforts to unite women and improve city markets and food prices.
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Women's Municipal League
Avon Street
Jordan Marsh Company
T. J. Boulker
League
Woman's Municipal League
North End
West End
Women’s Municipal League
Court Blocks British Plans In Naturalization Case
Judge James M. Morton Jr suspended the usual rule requiring an immigrant's family to be present to gain citizenship. He admitted Alexander Hepburn, a Somerville baker, noting Britain’s refusal to issue passports to his wife and four children in Aberdeen. The decision prompts possible changes in court regulations if Britain maintains the stance.
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United States Courts of Naturalization
James M. Morton, Jr
Alexander Hepburn
Elston Street
Somerville
Hepburn
Aberdeen
Scotland
United States
Great Britain
Morton
Registration Cases Up for Trial Today
Judge Hugo A. Dubuque sits in Superior Criminal Court at East Cambridge as Herbert B. Harris and Arthur K. Reading face trial over alleged Cambridge registration irregularities among ten men.
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Hugo A. Dubuque
Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
Herbert B. Harris
Arthur K. Reading
Cambridge
Dwyer Cites Canavan In Debate On Boston Hangings
A letter to the editor argues Michael J. Canavan’s Bostonian Society dissertation proves all hangings in early Boston occurred on Boston Common. The writer corrects Sir Walter Kendall Watkins and asserts Watkins misreads sources, urging careful study of history.
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Walter Kendall Watkins
Sunday Post
Watkins
Michael J. Canavan
Bostonian Society
Roxbury
Blackstone
Boston
Mr. Canavan
The
Samuel Shearman
Halsey takes over Chal mers Motor Co Boston branch
O L Halsey of St. Louis acquires Chal mers Motor Company of Massachusetts at 620 Commonwealth Ave Boston. He aims to expand sales in Maine Vermont New Hampshire and eastern Massachusetts with F P Allen as manager and F P Sumner as wholesale representative, promising strong annual prospects.
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O. L. Halsey
St. Louis
Chalmers Motor Company
Massachusetts
Commonwealth Avenue
Halsey
Packard
Chalmers
Boston
Mr. Halsey
F. P. Sumner
Chalmers Company
New England
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Groundhog Shadow Forecast for Candlemas Day
The tale of Candlemas Day and the groundhog predicts winter weather either six weeks of cold if a shadow is seen or an early end to winter if no shadow. Weather forecasts hint at clear but colder conditions, with overlap between folklore and meteorology.
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Woodchuck
Mary Curtis Clark
Bickerstaff St
Ton
Mass
Charles H. Chase
Newton St
Faneuil
Watertown Arsenal
Saint Cyr denies being Thompson in Palm Beach airing
New York World reports Jean Saint Cyr rejects claims he is Texas figure Jack Thompson amid a libel threat. Major Pendleton, friend of Mrs. Annie Armstrong Smith Saint Cyr, describes efforts to warn her and details Saint Cyr’s denial and plan to pursue libel action.
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New York
New York World
Palm Beach
Fla
Jean Harold Edward Saint Cyr
Jack Thompson
Texas
Major E. Gray Pendleton
Philadelphia
Annie Armstrong Stewart Smith Saint Cyr
Pendleton
Saint Cyr
Major Pendleton
France
Paris
French Lick Springs
Woodhouse
Edward Pendleon
Mrs. Smith
Swemm
George C. Boldt
Waldorf Astoria
Waldorf
Ned
Swemn
Thieves Steal Jewelry Worth 500 From Swampscott Home
Jewelry valued at 500 dollars was taken from William Varney’s residence at 61 Devans Road Swampscott. A window was forced while the Varneys were away all day. police were notified when the loss was discovered late in the evening.
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William Varney
Devans Road
Swampscott
Varney
Lynn
Selling Teeth From the Dead Rumor Probed in Boston Undertaker Trade
Police officer William Ready investigated a circular offering to purchase teeth from corpses sent to funeral homes. Undertakers denied involvement as Dr. Mahoney and Mayor Curley were alerted. authorities say a proven case would fall under police, not health, action.
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William Ready
Board of Health
Ready
Dr. Mahoney
Curley
Boston
Inspector Ready
SLAIN BABY WILL BE BURIED TODAY
The funeral for Arline Kern, two year old West Roxbury girl, murdered after being beaten by her cousin Harold Craft, 16, is set for 2 PM at the Kern home 4 Stimson street. Craft confessed to police, was arraigned and held on murder charges.
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Arline Kern
West Roxbury
Harold Craft
Andrew Kern
Stimson Street
Craft
Aged Kidnapper to Leave State
Lowell jan 31. David D. Johnson 74 year old Civil War veteran was spared prison after promising the court to depart Massachusetts at once and never return Following his arrest for kidnapping Effie and Vivian James from their mother Mrs Alice James residence where he boarded
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Lowell
David D. Johnson
Massachusetts
Little Effie
Vivian James
Alice James
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van Loon
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Gerties
Wro
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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Dwyer
Canavan
Boston Neck
Boston Common
Standish
Myles
Ireland
Margaret
George Ireland
Southworth
Lancashire
James Standish
England
Hub
L. Halsey
Chalmers Motor Company of
ST. Cyr
Thompson
Major Pendelton
Pendleton Saint Cyr
Breakers
A. M. Shook
Nashville
Tenn
White’s Ic Sale
Iceach
J. White’s Sons
Haneover Street
Unionment
Undertakers
Phono-Pneumo
Huntington Ave
Mechanics
Samson Steel
Parcel Post
Eagle Lake
Plelacle Lake
Ederal ST
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