Newsboys Scofflaw Crackdown Ends On Grace De Palma
Police crackdown against unlicensed paper sellers nets over twenty arrests of boys and girls. Inspector Welsh leads raids, delivers lectures, and notifies parents of violations. Grace De Palma, seven, spared jail after a first offense, as officials note strict age rules and school committee consent requirements for selling newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inspector Welsh
Police
Station 2
Grace de Palma
Merrimac Street
One Sixth of El Paso Owned by Boston Financier
Boston financier Frank KB Cotton, of Brookline, has obtained a clear title to lands comprising one sixth of El Paso Texas after long litigation. The tract lies in the city center, largely undeveloped, with no houses sold. Cotton, about 70, declined to sell due to prior associate disputes and claims the title is unblemished.
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Frank KB. Cotton
Kent Street
Brookline
Boston
el Paso
Tex
Mr. Cotton
Colt Heirs
Governor Guild
Hundred Conversions Recorded in Winthrop
The fourth and final week of union revival services in Winthrop opened yesterday and ends Friday night with Evangelist Rev. William J. Cozens leaving for Mansfield. The Methodist Church fills nightly. one hundred conversions have been recorded. Tomorrow features 16 meetings in as many homes with music led by Professor A. W. Keene. Soloists include Lewis K. Smith, Miss S. Josephine Wing, and Miss Ethel Towns.
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Winthrop
William J. Cozens
Mansfield
Methodist Church
Town
A. W. Keene
Lewis K. Smith
The
Evangelistic Association
S. Josephine Wing
Somerville
Ethel Towns
Malden
Waltham and Newton Playouts Firemen's Assocs
Waltham and Newton veteran firemen will continue their combined play outs next season. Waltham claimed its first prize in several years in the previous season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Newton
Mrs Borgnia to Be Examined by Dr Jelly Today
Mrs Lucia Borgnia 23 of 107 Richmond Street was deemed insane after a violent spree yesterday. She smashed windows and tried to jump to the pavement before officers restrained her. Dr White judged her insane and she was detained for further examination by alienist Dr Jelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucia Borgnia
Richmond Street
White
Jelly
Woman in iodine poisoning note discovers prayer for recovery
Clara Morrillo, 21, of 13 Auburn Street, drank iodine yesterday morning. Inmates heard her groans and found her with an empty vial, then notified Dr James KH Pryor. She was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where doctors later thought she would recover.
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Clara, Morrillo
Auburn Street
James KH. Pryor
Hancock Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mother Visits Tucker In Cell As Death Looms At Cambridge
A mother's visit brings brief cheer to Charles Tucker who is under death sentence at Cambridge jail. Lawyers report slow progress on appeals with possible Supreme Court action discussed daily. If appeal seems unlikely, prosecutors may seek Governor Guild's intervention to commute the sentence.
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Charles Tucker
Cambridge
Arrest at Sullivan Square Terminal Involves Newspaper Badge
A man who gave the name John L Griffin and a companion were arrested at Sullivan Square Elevated road terminal yesterday afternoon boosting into crowds and acting suspiciously. Griffin wore stylish clothing and carried a fire badge from a Boston newspaper claiming reporter use. Police say charges will be filed against both men.
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John L. Griffin
Sullivan Square
Griffin
Boston
May Fight For Yerkes Home
New York reports indicate executors of the Yerkes estate may seek to dispossess Mrs. Charles A. Yerkes from the Fifth Avenue mansion following her marriage to Wilson Mizner. Charles I. Yerkes, the dead magnate's son, opposes the union and has consulted lawyers in Chicago. The will allows the widow life use of the house then a public gallery, but the stepson argues marriage voids occupancy rights unless she separats from Mizner.
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New York
Charles A. Yerkes
Wilson Mizner
Chicago
Yerkes
Protecting fruit trees from frost with coal ash banking
R T Woodward roxbury horticulturist urges fruit tree owners to bank coal ashes around trunks for frost protection. He notes ashes insulate surface roots and keep trees dormant, advising to leave until early April. Do not use horse manure as it adds heat. Feb 3.
Franklin Day or Webster Day in Massachusetts
Harrison Eliot argues that Massachusetts should honor its own great figures Franklin and Webster with days before honoring outsiders. He praises Olney’s Franklin speech as showing Franklin’s national stature and suggests McCall and Olney as future Massachusetts Senators. He urges Massachusetts to recognize its own sons. February 3, 1906.
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Massachusetts
Ranklin
Webster
Olney
Franklin
Richard Olney
McCall
Senate
Harrison Eliot
Puritan Ancestry Traced From Peregrine White Line
The Wednesday Post outlines a detailed genealogy from Peregrine White the Mayflower’s first child through generations of White and Clapp families. It tracks marriages and births from William White and Susanna Fuller in Leyden to Peregrine White, Sarah Bassett, Daniel Hunt lineage, Cornelius White, Paul White, Experience White, and Samuel Clapp, noting military service in the 1775 alarm and intergenerational ties to Boston, Scituate, Marblehead, and Hanover Street residents. Mrs J W Locækbie signs the piece.
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Post
Sir
Wednesday Post
Peregrine White
Massachusetts
William White
Susanna (Fuller) White
Holland
England
Susanna Fuller
Leyden
William
Susanna
Peregrine
Edward Winslow
Sarah Basset
Daniel
Marshfield
Sylvanus
Jonathan
Sarah
Mary
Hannah Hunt
Samuel Clapp
John Clapp
Minute
Experience White
Samuel
Elizabeth
Temperance
Jerahmeel
Paul
Suffolk County
Nathaniel Barker
Boston
Crane
Mary Bodge
Charlestown
Mass
East Boston
Sophia
Emily
Lydia Bodge
Hanover Street
Sophia Clapp
Micajah Aiken
Maine
Alfred
James
Edmund
Henry Bodge
Josiah Bailey
Charles
Darling Street
Marblehead
J. W. Locaekbie
Exclusion by secession: a wartime letter on immigration
A reader replies to a Mr OConnell's immigration letter arguing that California's Chinese exclusion shows the nation can use peaceful exclusion against Europeans as well. The writer doubts secession as a cure yet urges Congress to pass exclusion legislation in the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’connell
Confederacy
United States
California
Congress
M. M.K
Nuttall Dies After Shock at East Boston Workshop
William Nuttall, a renowned East Boston carpenter, collapsed with paralytic shock at work Saturday around 2:30 p m. He was brought home to 209 London Street where doctors aided him, but he died at 12:15 yesterday morning. Born in Lancashire about 62 years ago, he leaves a wife and stepson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Nuttall
Boston
London Street
Mr. Nuttall
Lancashire
England
Rising Young Man Address by O Connell at Douglas Club
Joseph F. OConnell of Dorchester spoke to the Douglas Club of Ward 18 South Boston yesterday afternoon on The Rising Young Man. The talk highlighted youthful promise and civic duty as part of a local social event.
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Douglas Club
Ward 18
Boston
Joseph F. O’connell
Dorchester
Bearers of Historic Names Unite for Wedlock
Dorothy Quincy of Beacon Street will wed Frederick Russell Nourse Harvard 99 next Wednesday noon at Emmanuel Church. Nourse’s lineage includes Rebecca Nourse of Puritan fame and Oliver Wendell Holmes’s grandmother Dorothy Q. The ceremony will be attended by Elinor Quincy as maid of honor and bridesmaids including Mercer Atterbury Abigail Adams Mary Bigelow and Alice West with Henry Adams, the bride’s uncle, giving her away. A Somerset Club dinner for bridesmaids and ushers follows.
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Dorothy Quincy
Boston Society
Frederick Russell Nourse
Emmanuel Church
Dorothy Q
Massachusetts
Henry Parker Quincy
Beacon Street
Quincey
Quincy
Harvard 99
Henry Adams
Washington
Elinor Quincy
Mercer Atterbury
New York
Abigail Adams
Mary Bigelow
Alice West
Somerset Club
Suburban Mayors Support Fitzgerald Plan for Permanent Council
Mayors and board chairs of Greater Boston cities and towns express strong support for Mayor Fitzgeralds proposal to form a permanent council. Cambridge Mayor Te Thurstons statement favors the plan and notes benefits from the prior meeting and ongoing cooperation with Fitzgerald. The plan would allow municipal votes to guide legislative action and present unified results to the Legislature.
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Fitzgerald
Greater
Boston
Post
C. Te.thurston
Cambridge
Medford Mayor Supports District Council Idea
Mayor Michael F. Dwyer of Medford endorses Boston mayor’s district council concept as a forum for discussing metropolitan affairs and shaping legislative views, while opposing any annexation of Medford into Boston and stressing his city’s separate interests.
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Michael F. Dwyer
Medford
Boston
Greater Boston
Somerville Mayor Opposes Outside Legislation Influence
Mayor Grimmons of Somerville argues that excessive lawmaking comes from outside Greater Boston and that council members’ opinions will carry weight when measures impacting their city are before the Legislature.
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Grimmons
Somerville
Greater
Boston
Malden Mayor Sees Value in Intercity Leader Meeting
Mayor Warren of Malden advocates periodic gatherings of mayors and selectmen to share knowledge. He notes some topics would benefit all towns while others may not interest Newton, and he suggests Malden could gain from such exchanges.
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Yitzgerald
Warren
Malden
Newton
Chelsea Mayor Willard Opens Door to Meeting View
Mayor Willard of Chelsea expresses tentative support for the matter after noting limited knowledge. He plans to attend the meeting called by Mayor Fitzgerald to better judge the merits.
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Willard
Chelsea
Witzgerald
Bailey backs Metropolitan District Council inclusion at dinner
Arlington Board of Selectmen chairman James A Bailey Jr says the Metropolitan District Council would benefit all and he plans to attend Mr Fitzgerald's dinner, noting broad favorable opinion from those he has spoken with.
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James A. Bailey, JR
Board of Selectmen
Arlington
Metropolitan District Council
Dedham Selectmen Chair Denies Invite For Inquiry
Henry D. Humphrey, chairman of the Dedham Board of Selectmen, says he has not received any official word or invitation from Mr. Fitzgerald and will not discuss the matter presently. He adds he only knows what he has read in the newspapers.
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Henry D. Humphrey
Board of Selectmen of
Dedham
Fitzgerald
Mayor Barton Endorses Metropolitan Boston Body Plan
Melrose Mayor Charles J. Barton says forming a metro body would benefit metropolitan Boston by enabling council discussions on projects. He notes cities tax for water and parks and that new enterprises benefiting the district should be explored.
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Charles J. Barton
Melrose
Boston
Man fights to free detained bride from Russia
Solomon Cuppenslack of Lynn campaigns to win release for Getel Garber, 19, from Russia detained by U S authorities for fear she would become a public charge. He seeks immediate marriage near her and vows to return to Russia if needed. Commissioner Billings will review the appeal to determine if she can pass detention gates.
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United States
Solomon Cuppenslack
Lynn
Miss Getel Garber
Russia
Cuppenslack
Commissioner Billings
Surrendered Foreign Post Mercury Declines Managua Appointment
Chester Mercury former Boston resident and new American consul at Managua Nicaragua will not take the post because his wife’s father is an ex president and active political leader there. Mercury ran asphalt and lumber business in Nicaragua and lived in Managua. Appointed December 12 1905 he last visited Boston staying at Garrison Hall Back Bay with his wife who was reported ill from 1908 to 1994. He is described as a young man with wealth and few acquaintances.
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Chester 1. Mercury
Boston
Managua
Nicaragua
Republic
Mercury
Garrison Hall
Back Bay
Tie
Nahant Selectmen Delay Metro Council Talk
J. T. Wilson chairman of Nahant Board of Selectmen says discussion on the Metropolitan Council idea will wait until after a forthcoming meeting and only then will they consider it. He notes no word from Mr. Fitzgerald yet and prefers not to discuss the matter now.
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J. T. Wilson
Board of Selectmen of
Nahant
Fitzgerald
Metropolitan Council
Mayor Warren Voices Opposed City Union Plan
Newton Mayor Edgar R Warren criticizes a proposed Boston expansion arguing it would be inconvenient and unworkable for city leaders. He says a Democratic mayor would not align with Republican counterparts and urges local control without rushing a broader city partnership.
Peabody will contest resumes today in Probate Court
In Salem February 4 the contest over Anna A. Peabody’s will continues in Probate Court. Mrs Blanche Bragdon a cousin and George Merrill an uncle of the deceased are contestants. Proceedings concern the will which set property to Samuel Smith of Berlin New Hampshire after testimony that Indian spirits advised the bequest.
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Salem
Anna A. Peabody
Samuel Smith
Berlin
N. H
Blanche Bragdon
George Merrill
Watch Co Girls Bogus Prayer Card Victims
In Waltham on February 4 authorities report bogus prayer cards circulating to Catholics. Young women from a local watch factory are now the main recipients as unsealed envelopes spread religious mania rumors. Police investigate possible case of religious mania behind the distribution.
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Watch CO
Waltham
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