Norris Talks on Council
Ex Alderman Michael W Norris, recently retired from the City Council, shares advice for incoming city fathers. He recalls eight years in the Common Council and three in the Board of Aldermen, praises public service, laments only partial reform, and argues for a mix of older and younger members while noting limited corruption beyond questionable land deals.
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Michael W. Norris
Norris
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
David F. Barry
Dean
John H. Lee
South Boston
A .Ost
Worris
Thomas’ N. Hart
Nathan Matthews, Jr
Edwin A. Curtis
Josiah Quincy
Thomas N. Hart
P. A. Collins
East
Boston
John L. Bates
Massachusetts
Bates
A. C. Burrage
Burrage
Sprague
Fitzgerald
Francis C. Lowell
United States Circuit Court
George von I. Meyer
Italy
Joseph A. Conry
William S McNary
George
A. Crocker
Josiah
John H. Colby
Richard Sullivan
Joshua B. Holden
Frederick S. Gore
John ‘Quinn, Jr
Charles B Folsom
William J. Donovan
Isaac P. Hutchinson
Republican City Committee
Abraham C. Ratshesky
Perlie A. Dyar
Marian H. Briggs
National Congress
United States
House of Representatives
Troops Guard Waterbury as trolley strike flares
Eight companies of the Connecticut National Guard and two gatling guns are sent to Waterbury under Brigadier General Frost amid riot threats during a trolley strike. Crowds dispersed by police, no new violence. Governor Chamberlain orders militia after local efforts fail to curb unrest.
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Waterbury
Conn
Connecticut National Guard
Frost
South Norwalk
Chamberlain
Kilduff
Board of Public Safety
Burpee
Sewall
Dunham
New Haven
Governor Chamberlain Responds to Waterbury Riot
In Meriden on February 1 Governor Abiram Chamberlain spent a busy day following the Waterbury trolley strike riot. He said the situation demanded immediate action after violent incidents last night and early this morning. Albert B. Dunham, high sheriff of New Haven County, was summoned to assist.
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Meriden
Conn
Abiram Chamberlain
Waterbury
Brass City
Albert B. Dunham
New Haven County
New Haven Crowd Hisses Departing Militiamen
New Haven Conn February 1 crowds jeered as the Second Regiment prepared to leave for Waterbury. About 800 soldiers from New Haven and Hartford arrived by train and marched under police escort amid hoots groans and insults. Company K Hartford was busy departing at the car barns while Company D stood watch at the Bank Street power house.
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New Haven
Conn
Waterbury
Hartford
Bank Street
Schooner Lyman M. Law Abandoned Off Highland Light
Pamet River life savers report the schooner Lyman M. Law abandoned four miles off Highland Light after a gale. Captured by North Star at Provincetown Harbor, the crew’s hurried departure left aboard deck belongings and five feet of water in the hold. Why they left remains unknown.
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Highland Light
Pamet River
Lyman M. Law
Philadelphia
Boston
Provincetown Harbor
North Star
Cape
Law
Sherwood
Captain Bowley
Coal Tons Arrive in Boston Harbor in January 1908
A total of 641,219 tons of coal reached Boston harbor in January 1908. Foreign and domestic ships brought 260,792 tons of soft coal and 13,941 tons of hard coal from the Province and Europe, with American vessels delivering 236,674 tons hard and 139,812 soft. The Minnetonka loaded 6140 tons of foreign coal at Newport Wales and sails for Newport News for American cargo.
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Boston
Pinemore
Liverpool
Evelyn
Newport News
Charles A. Campbell
Norfolk
C. C. Co. No
Baltimore
Monitor
Philadelphia
Bear Ridge
Saucon
East
Bethayres
Shenandoah
Richardson
Maple Hill
Marion
Paxtang
Europe
Minnetonka
Newport
Wales
Atlantic
British Empire
City Council Criticism and Open Expenditures
The speaker cautions a council member to expect criticism even when honest and upright. He notes petty offenses spark talk of corruption, but asserts there is no unlicensed irregularity or reckless spending. Public funds are spent in open session, with expenditures visible to all.
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Sadie” Teruput Ouly
Municipa
Blessing From Pope May Reach Boston College Alumni
The blessing sent by the Pope to the Catholic alumni of Boston College may be given next Sunday. Van J. of the Church of the Immaculate Conception is noted in the report as part of the referenced Catholic community event.
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Van
Church of Te Immaculate Conception
Boston College
Papal Blessing at Sailors' Club Auxiliar y Meeting
In Charles City on a morning at the Crown vest iliary, the ladies' auxiliary club received papal blessings from the Rev. L. T amid a gathering of the Sailors' Club.
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Sailors’ Club
Charlesay
Rev
L. T
Mystery of Three Women Arrested by Inspector Knox
Police at Station 4 probe three women jailed by Inspector Knox on Saturday as shoplifters. One claimant, Annie Roberts, may be Bessie Mitchell tied to a rogues gallery. The other two are Frances Clark and Jee Brooks, ages 35 and 26, who refuse residence details and may use fictitious names.
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Station 4
Knox
Washington Street
Annie Roberts
Bessie Mitchell
Illory
Appiaent
Newton
Tarbox
Howevr
Frances Clark
Jee Brooks
Worthy Her Noble Name and Grand Ocean Vessels Weathered
Incoming steamers report turbulent seas and narrow escapes as gales and heavy seas delay coastal progress. The Britisher Pinemore logged 15 days to East Boston after Liverpool departure with 4000 to 5000 tons of general cargo. The Pinemore, a 7807 gross ton four masted steel steamer built in 1898 at Glasgow, endured hurricane force storms near 45 20 N 38 43 W with barometer at 29.04.
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New York
Europe
Stanwood
Boston
Dominion Atlantic Railway
Yarmouth
Atlantic
Liverpool
Pinemore
Boston Light
Glasgow
William Johnston Co
London
Woman's death investigated at Briggs's undertaking rooms
Mrs. Susan Hardy aged 43 of 223 Harrison avenue lies dead after a day spent with her neighbor Mrs. Gray who said she was beaten by her husband John D. Hardy a Roxbury janitor. Patrolman Calder and Lt. Jones investigated the scene and Hardy awaits inquiry at Station 4.
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Briggs
Howard Street
Artex Atitnist
Stedman
Susan Hardy
Harrison Avenue
John D. Hardy
Station 4
M. J. Gray
Grays
Calder
Jones
Hardy
Roxbury
Five Men Rescue Woman From Drowning At East Boston Wharf
Mrs Kate Malles wife of a crew member on the schooner Ada Knight narrowly escaped drowning near Marquand's wharf East Boston early Sunday morning. Five seamen hauled her aboard after she fell between the wharf and the vessel. Dr Hartnett revived her and found she was uninjured.
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Kate Malles
Ada Knight
Marquand’s Wharf
Boston
Dr. Hartnett
Mrs. Malles
Adelina Stanley’s Hard Luck in Boston-Dorchester Saga
Adelina Stanley a Dorchester widow says Edward Bonner her alleged fiancé vanished on the eve of their marriage taking $700 in cash and her bank book for 1500. She recalls meeting him during his Spanish American War recovery when she nursed him as a Red Cross member. Bonner reportedly served in the war and promised marriage.
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Chicago
Adelina Stanley
Boston
Newport Street
Dorchester
Edward Bonner
Bonner
Dorchester Residents Question MrsStanley Name Origins
Residents of the Dorchester house where Mrs. Stanley is said to have lived claim she adopted her surname from a second husband. They think her first husband was named Bonner.
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Dorchester House
Stanleys
Bonner
Shrines Blessed at St Peter's Dorchester Ceremony
The shrines recently erected in St Peter's Church Dorchester were blessed last evening by Rev Father Ubaldus pastor of the Franciscan church North End An appropriate sermon was delivered by Rev Father Ronan The shrines drew hundreds of visitors throughout the day yesterday.
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St. Peter's Church
Dorchester
Father Ubaldus
North End
Father Ronan
Masses Face State of Slavery Warns at Warren Ave Church
Rev. Herbert Johnson denounces the American billionaire as a danger to the republic and to industrial equality. He argues vast wealth allows control over work and pay, fuels class hostility, and rests on law violations and ruthless business practices. He calls for accountability and cites a death’s head emblem for the Standard of Trust.
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Herbert 8. Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Johnson
Billiionaire
Clara Barton Letters President Roosevelt Over Red Cross Role
New York Feb 1 Clara Barton president of the American Red Cross explains to President Theodore Roosevelt that the constitution allowed a presidential board of consultation and that changes in the articles caused accusations of usurpation. She urges respectful obedience to the command structure and disclaims improper authority. A memorial to Congress had claimed Barton altered by laws to seize power.
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New York
George B. Cortelyou
United States
American National Red Cross
Clara Barton
Roosevelt
Arthur
Miss Barton
Red Cross
APS
Congress
Coal bill in pocket may identify dead man
Gloucester February 1 A man about 40 presumed to be George Newcomb from Cape Cod was found dead on the deck of the schooner Matthew Kenney at the Atlantic Halibut Company wharf. A coal bill from an East Boston firm was the only clue to identifying him.
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Gloucester
George Newcomb
Cape Cod
Matthew Kenney
Atlantic Halibut Company
Boston
Schwab Family Presented to Pope in Private Audience
In Rome on February 1, Mgr Kennedy rector of the American College presented Charles M Schwab’s father, mother and sister to the Pope. The pontiff granted them the apostolic benediction in a private audience.
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Rome
Mgr. Kennedy
The
American College
Charles M. Schwab
Reception to Canon White in Boston College Hall
The Irish societies of Boston hosted a reception for the Very Rev. W. Canon White of Loughglynn Ireland at Boston College Hall last evening. He lectured on The Land War in the West of Ireland and was met with hearty applause from a large audience after an early concert.
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Canon White
W. Canon White
Loughglynn
Ireland
Irish Societies of Boston
Boston College Hall
Division 2 A O H Installs Officers in East Boston
Division 2 A O H installed its new officers yesterday at Hibernian Hall East Boston Col Charles McCarthy and staff conducted the ceremony Michael J McDonnell was named president Michael F McLaughlin vice president Daniel B McInnes recording secretary Jeremiah F Coleman financial secretary and Thomas Arthur treasurer were elected and installed.
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Hibernian Hall
East
Boston
Charles McCarthy
Michael J. McDonnell
Michael F. McLaughlin
Daniel B. McInnes
Jeremiah F. Coleman
Thomas Arthur
Zionists of Greater Boston hold executive council meeting
A meeting of the executive council of the Zionists of Greater Boston was held yesterday afternoon at Zion Hall, 170 Hanover Street. Officers chosen included Isaac Harris as president, Robert Silverman as vice president, A. Hurwitz as recording secretary, A. L. Woldstein as corresponding secretary, and J. M. Koven as treasurer.
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Executive Council of the
Zionists of Greater
Impressed by Dr Pickard at Tremont Temple sermon
The Rev. Dr. W. L. Pickard of Lynchburg VA preached at Tremont Temple yesterday on Jesus of Nazareth as the world's great commoner. His eloquence and delivery drew praise though his candidacy for pastor remains undecided, with deacons considering him for the temple's leadership.
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W. L. Pickard
Lynchburg
Lorimer
Tremont Temple
Pickard
Temple
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus
Christ
Mozart Instrumental Club Helps Sunday Symphony in Boston
At the Boston YMCA Sunday concert the Mozart Instrumental Club assisted the programme. The address was delivered by Rev John Robertson LL D from City Temple Glasgow.
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Boston Y. M. Cc. A
Mozart Instrumental Club
John Robertson
City Temple
Glasgow
Bishop Lawrence Addresses Actors Church Alliance Meeting
The Boston Actors' Church Alliance monthly service at Union Congregational Church featured Rev E E Hale leading prayers for the alliance and its work. Bishop Lawrence spoke on statutes as songs, urging unity among clergy, law, stage, medicine and labor to uplift civilization while condemning immoral or degrading performances.
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Boston
The
Actors’ Church Alliance
Union Congregational Church
Columbus Avenue
West Newton Street
E. E. Hale
Allance
L. Loomis
G. W. Shinn
Alliance
Lawrence
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Somerville High School to Add Extensions Instead of New Latin Building
The Somerville school committee will not erect a new Latin high school this year. The finance committee proposes adding to both the English and Latin high schools to serve temporarily. The plan aims to meet needs for the foreseeable future.
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Somerville High School
Somerville
Elisha Morgan Dies at 70 in Springfield Leader in Industry
Elisha Morgan head of the Morgan Envelope Company and director in several manufacturing firms died this morning after a brief angina attack in Springfield. A Republican, he served as presidential elector in 1888 and 1802 and sat on Governor Russell's council in 1892 and 1893. He was 70.
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Springfield
Elisha Morgan
Morgan Envelope Company
Morgan
Russell
Parker And Olney Booms In Presidential Race
Washington February 1 The Parker Olney boom gains momentum with Olney denying candidacy while praising Parker Democrats say South and Southwest back Parker Roosevelt’s loss fuels Parker appeal Olney Smith Coler visit to discuss Peabody fund Jones warns quiet campaign unity key Bryan unlikely candidate Parker leading in the race debate over candidate loyalty to guide future Democratic unity.
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Washington
Olney
Massachusetts
Parker
New York
Cleveland
Richard Olney
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Bird
Coler
Peabody Education Fund
Mr. Olney
Mr. Smith
New England
Roosevelt
South
Judge Parker
Jones
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
Bryan
Gorman
Presidential booms in Tennessee and Georgia
Tennessee seeks to invite ex secretary of state Richard Olney to address the Legislature as a step toward a 1904 Democratic nomination. In Georgia supporters prepare to launch Justice Alton Parker’s candidacy at the Georgia State Bar Association meeting in June with his consent.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee
Georgia
Richard Olney
Friends of Justice
Alton Parker
New York
Olney
Parker
Georgia State Bar Association
Prussian Minister Von Delbrueck Dies at Berlin
Berlin Feb 1 Herr von Delbrueck honorary Prussian minister of state is dead.
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Berlin
Herr von Delbrueck
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Stewart Wickedest Craft Afloat
The newest naval debutant is the torpedo boat destroyer Stewart. From the New York yard to Annapolis she is hailed as the most powerful afloat, a swift blended design of post Spanish American War build. Powered by twin screw vertical expansion engines of 8000 horsepower, she can reach 29 knots. Armed with two 3 inch guns, five rapid fire six pounders, and two 18 inch Whitehead torpedoes.
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New York
Stewart
New York Navy Yard
Annapolis
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Pope
Zionists Elect
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Y. M. Cc. A. Symphony
Bishop Lawrence
Parker and Olney
Arane
Hawma Furniture
Jo Dana Tremont
Ston
Mass
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