Sunday show debate and permissive sports on Lord's Day
The debate outlines police power to issue permits for work on Sundays and limits on activities. It notes fishing golf and baseball are allowed if no admission is charged and rights of others are not violated. It covers majority and minority perspectives on Sunday shows and licensing by metropolitan boards and local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Meara
Boston
Moran
Mahoney
Mellen
McManus
Ross
Sunday law committee ready to present to Legislature
The Sunday law committee prepared a report on Sunday work to be presented to the Legislature tomorrow. A split between majority and minority plans a fight over open Sunday shows with park commission vs local authorities handling licenses. The committee lists specific Sunday work exceptions and notes the bill’s test for the new Legislature amid big investments in Sunday amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Park Commission
Revere
Nantasket
Park Commissioners
Revere Selectmen
Hull Selectman
Boston
Friends of the Open Sunday
Prophet Predicts Six Weeks More Winter Weather
James Hall a 75 year old farmer and weather prophet of Rockdale reports being chased by a bear while hiking near his home. He claims the bear sighting reinforces his forecast of six weeks of severe winter weather and notified local hunters who assisted in the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarrington
James Hall
Rockdale
Mr. Hall
Hall
Brain
Bruin
Snow Forecast for Boston Area Turns Tuesday Snowy
Snow is expected Tuesday and Wednesday in Boston and vicinity with clearing by Wednesday morning. Temperatures remain mostly steady and northeast winds blow along the south coast as New England faces continued cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Woodchuck Seen Out at Greene Lake by Greene Lake
Telegram from Washington Junction Maine reports a woodchuck on a stump at Greene Lake at 4 20 p m staying out through the afternoon. Message signed E Haddock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Post
Washington Junction
Greene Lake
Mrs G C Lee Seriously Ill In Chestnut Hill
Mrs George C Lee grandmother of Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth lies seriously ill at her Chestnut Hill home. Family physicians attend her daily as the condition worsens. President Roosevelt has been notified and keeps informed of her sickness. The ailment is described as necrosis of the arteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Lee
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Chestnut Hill
Lee
Roosevelt
Engineer's Experience With Father John’s Medicine
A Marblehead chief engineer reports losing weight from a cough then regaining health after using Father Johns Medicine. He states the remedy built him up and cured his cough and urges others with coughs or colds to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
W. F. Rogers
Marblehead
Mass
President Roosevelt Attacks Mr Hanks Over ICC Charges
In a Washington letter Roosevelt refutes Boston businessman Mr Hanks and Mr Harriman regarding ICC statistician errors. He says Hanks failed to substantiate charges about the Interstate Commerce Commission and its work. Continued on Page 5 Fifth Column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Hanks
Boston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Hanks
Harriman
Neill
Garfield
Adams
Tug derails electric car on Charlestown line
A Boston and Northern line tug collided with the Chelsea drawbridge in Charlestown, derailing an outward Salem car and causing a panic as passengers tumbled. The draw gear failed and the wrecking crew took about half an hour to restore the car. A second blockage occurred near Gray Street delaying outward Washington avenue cars for about thirty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Northern
Charlestown
Chelsea
Salem
Washington Avenue
Chelsea Street
Gray Street
Lady Grenfell Dies at Government House Ottawa
Lady Grenfell eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Grey died at Government House Ottawa after a relapse from typhoid fever. She had been briefly recovering when illness returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Lady Grenfell
Lord
Lady Grey
Government House
Beauty for Bostonians: Mme Ruppert Offers Free Face Bleach
Mme Ruppert, famed authority on facial beautification, states she will continue giving free bottles of her face bleach to every woman visiting the toilet goods department at Houghton & Dutton in Boston this week. The remedy claims to remove freckles pimples and skin blemishes and has drawn many callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme
Rupert
Houghton & Dutton’s
Boston
Mme. Ruppert
Sanford's Ginger Named Best Cold Cure by Ad
Advertisement claims Sanford's Ginger is the safest preventive for coughs colds and grip andesty. It asserts healthfulness and dependability as a home remedy.
Thaw Insane by Brooding Over White’s Alleged Wrong
Defense argues Harry K. Thaw was insane from hereditary mental illness and crippling stress over alleged wrongs by Stanford White. Counsel claims Thaw felt impelled by Providence and that his mind revolved in a whirl of madness driving his actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Harry Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Stanford White
Thaw
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Madison Square Garden
John B. Gleason
William Thaw
Pittsburg
May McKenzie
Man killed on Boston Elevated track in Needham incident
Civil war veteran John Wright living at 253 Central Avenue Needham was ground to pieces on the Boston Elevated incline between North Station and Haymarket Square just before 6 PM. The mangled remains prompted a long delay in service as officials mystery surrounds how he came to the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wright
Central Avenue
Needham
Boston
North Station
Haymarket Square
Johnson
Wright
Charlestown Navy Yard
Royal Arms Scotch Whiskey Sold at All First Class Hotels
A classified item announces Royal Arms Scotch Whiskey available in all first class hotels, signaling widespread distribution and upscale market reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arms
Brave Death in Fire At Appleton Street
Firefighters faced flames from cellar to attic as Thomas Watson, an elderly invalid bedridden for 15 years, refused rescue along with his wife. Ten occupants were saved despite the blaze threatening many lives and the intense effort by crews battling through smoke and ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Watson
Appleton Street
Watson
Faith and Fire in Boston South End Rescue
Two residents survive a major basement fire in Boston South End after a perilous hour. Firefighters, including Patrolman Oaks and Protective Company 2, carried a mother to safety and then rescued Elva Maryle and Pierce Hayner as flames consumed the building. Mrs Watson prayed aloud as rescuers urged escape. The couple, found alive, credited divine aid amid a $2000 inferno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Fire Department
South End
Boston
Watson
Oaks
Station 65
Paine Memorial Hall
Edwards
Elva Maryle
Pierce Hayner
Mr. Watson
Mrs. Watson
Aldrich Undergoes Operation at Homeopathic Hospital
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, noted author, is reported improving after a Sunday operation at the Homeopathic Hospital. His condition is described as comfortable and encouraging after the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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Fitchburg
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Trixie Friganza
Nellie
Volta
Kaufmann Troupe
Os Ow Drew
Maree Gee Jack Wileon Digon
Aia Are
E. Haddock
G. C. Lee
Bostonian
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Peril
T. B. Aldrich
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