Boston Post Examines Manna’s Senate Tactics on Shipping Bill
The Boston Post critiques Manna’s efforts to force a ship bounty bill through the Senate. It notes letters to Republican Senators urging prompt action, public pushback from reform-minded lawmakers, and Hanna’s overreach. The piece urges resisting higher steam rail fares in Boston beyond five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manna
Senate
National Committee
Frye
Hanna
Cleveland
Boston Subways Blocked by Public Rights Concern
City residents face risk of surrendering underground highway rights to a private company if Boston builds subway lines. Critics argue the subway is a public asset and should remain under citizen control, deterring future privatization and foreign or syndicate ownership risks.
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Hart
Boston
Elevated Railway Company
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston & Albany Railroad
Massachusetts
Vanderbilt
American Bell Telephone Company
New York
Washington Street
Boston W Elevated Railway Company
Five-Cent Fares Proposed for Boston Transit
Citizens press a five cent fare across electric and steam roads within Boston arguing it prevents discrimination and boosts development in Roslindale. The text urges action to revoke franchise grants if two street railways fail to agree on a uniform fare and curb profiteering.
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Boston
Roslindale
Retreet
Tive
Student comedy at B U charms with classic Malaprop figures
The piece promises top student performers drawn from the college. Mrs Malaprop Sir Anthony and Bob Acres return in fresh student interpretations. Elaborate costumes scenery and a fine orchestra enhance this red letter event at C L A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. U
Malaprop
Sir Anthony
Bob Acres
How the days prompt a worker’s refrain in verse
The poem asks which day prompts sleep or reluctance to work and answers with each weekday. It ends by noting the sequence Monday through Sunday and attributes the lines to the St. Louis Post-Despatch.
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Stern
St. Louis
Etta Ward Sparks a Boston Ball Tonight in Clever Scheme
In 1900 era Boston Miss Ward challenges society with masculine ideas and a chemist professor as ally. A Bachelors' Club hatches a plan to win her, lures her to a debate night, and a staged gas outage leads to a staged chase and a bonding moment with Louis Fredericks. The caper ends with an implied engagement.
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Etta
Ward
Henrietta
Carlisle Doyle
Carrie
Miss Ward
Wenrietta
Bachelors’ Club
Doyle
Hattercine
Louis Fredericks
Fredericks
Mr. Fredericks
Louis
Mars
Venus
Ned Hattercine
Gassett
Cadet Hazing Banned By New Military Academy Rule
The Military Academy appropriation bill now before Congress includes a rule to prevent hazing. Any cadet found guilty will be expelled and barred from reappointment or commission. Senate passage signals strong stance, challenging West Point traditions and testing discipline methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Academy
Congress
Corps of Cadets
Army
Navy
Senate
West Point
Collectors Trade Patience In Cracked Kitchen Encounter
A hobo, posing as a collector, engages a woman at her kitchen door claiming he gathers items like stamps and gems. He subtly boasts of erudite collecting tastes and finally explains he collects cooking and old clothes, then departs with a calm lesson on disappointment.
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Germany
Chicago Post
A Different Sort Love Letters Prompt British Lords
A Philadelphia North American joke notes an American heiress overwhelmed by English love letters, mainly from lords, reflecting social snobbery and wit. The exchange contrasts English ardor with American casualness in a brief humorous quip.
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Philadelphia
Fifteen Minute Dressmaker Call Causes Clash
A Yonkers Statesman joke about a business man debating a telephone bill. The owner asks who his wife talked to for fifteen minutes and learns it was her dressmaker. The man protests there was no such call in her history.
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Yonkers Statesman
Salem Mayoral Availability Noted In Winter Commentary
The column contrasts winter joys with dangers as Salem’s Mayor Hurley stays on call from morning till night. It notes local figures including Surgeon-General Blood and Lonnie Lawrence Dennis, mentions a revival at St Paul’s Church, and reports on Concord’s Our Paper and Boston University theatre plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ybib
Lonnie Lawrence Dennis
St Paul’s Church
Camden Street
Preparation Rumor Sparks Stage Talk
The Chicago Post notes a quip about a man preparing for the stage. The piece cites idle chatter claiming he has been practicing pedestrianism as part of the joking speculation.
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Chicago Post
Odd Bits of News From Distant Lands and Times
The piece notes Los Angeles population growth by 100000 in twenty years and its 1781 Spanish founding. It mentions Oceanic funnel size, silk worm disease risks, heavy winter travel to southern California, crowded hotels, 44000000 bushels of wheat grown in Africa, and Australia's wheat output about 35000000 bushels annually.
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Los Angeles
Oceanic
California
Africa
Australia
Breakfast and Dinner Menu with House Recipes
The note outlines a breakfast list with Shredded Wheat Biscuits hot milk sugar doughnuts baked apples coffee and more then a dinner item Tot Roast of Beef with mashed potatoes onions gravy pineapple tapioca and dessert options. It includes a detailed pot roast beef recipe and a pineapple tapioca recipe credited to ARS AF Wah lberg at 40 Hewlett Street Roslindale.
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ARS AF
Wahlberg
Hewlett Street
Roslindale
William Maxwell Pyvarts Celebrates 83rd Birthday
In New York on February 6 William Maxwell Pyvarts aged 83 marked his birthday at his residence at the corner of Second Avenue and Fourteenth Street. Prominent lifelong friends of the famed lawyer visited the home for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Maxwell Pyvarts
Second Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Wedding of Miss Hedges Eastwick in Roxbury Church
The bride Miss Belle Madeline Hedges, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Sidney M. Hedges, marries Mr. Charles Henry Eastwick at St James Episcopal Church Roxbury. Reverend Percy Browne conducts the ceremony with a large wedding party and a Somerset reception. Guests include Robert Eastwick and Roy S. Hedges, among others, with a May reception planned at 9 Norwood Street Winchester.
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Belle Madeleine Hedges
Sidney M. Hedges
Norfolk House
Charles Henry Eastwick
St. James Episcopal Church
Roxbury
Percy Browne
Colonel Hedges
Miss Hedges
Mary I. R. Hodges
Emma Eastwick
Robert Eastwick
Roy S. Hedges
Herbert Cy Wirt
Joseph J. Tilinzhast
Courtney Baylor
Rodney MacDonough
Charles G. Harriman
Eastwick
Lucia Dale Barber
Thayer
Bayard Thayer
Francis S$. Watson
Lucius M. Sargent
George Tyson
Simpkins
Francis I. Amory
John J. Batchelder, Jr
Samuel Cabot
Arthur T. Cabot
Hunt Slater
Newtons
Brookline
Boston
Edward B. Haskell
Henry Brooks
Henry A. Priest
George H. Phelps
Henry E. Cobb
William Hollings
Nathaun P. Coburn
Franklin Street
Henry M. Knowles
Beacon Street
Robert Chauncy Stearns
Beatrice Libby
Mr. Stearns
Louise Chandler Moulton
Thomas W. Higginson
Gilbert Parker
Savoy Hotel
Cairo
Upper Egypt
Malden
Mitton Gardiner Tie The Knot In Brookline Home
Miss Alice B Mitton wed George Norman Gardiner Jr at the bride’s Brookline home 1440 Beacon Street. The ceremony, in a parlors bowery of palms and smilax, was conducted by the rector of All Saints Episcopal Church Brookline. The bride wore white satin lace with her sister Elsie Mitton as maid of honor. Best man was Bentley Gardiner with ushers Edmund Scheider Philip Gardiner Alfred Toussiant Hugh Miller Thomas Havens and Arthur Bennink. A large reception followed.
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Alice B. Mitton
Edward J. Mitton
George Norman Gardiner, Jr
Beacon Street
Brookline
Daniel Dulaney Adison
All Saints’ Episcopal Church of Brookline
Elsie Mitton
Bentley Gardiner
Edmund J. Scheider
Philip P. Gardiner
Alfred Toussiant
Hugh Miller
Thomas C
Wether Bee-Glark Bride Weds Winthrop Wetherbee at Trinity
Miss Alice Clark daughter of Benjamin C. Clark of 43 Bay State Road married Winthrop Wetherbee yesterday at Trinity. Ceremony led by Dr. Donald with Ruth and Louisa Williams as flower bearers. Ellery C. Clark served as best man. ushers included Dr. George Sears and Ralph Williams.
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Alice Clark
Benjamin C. Clark
Bay State Road
Trinity
Winthrop Wetherbee
Donald
Ruth
Louisa Williams
Ellery C. Clark
Clark
George Sears
Ralph Williams
Boston College Class Reunion Honors and Elections
The Boston College class of 199 held its annual reunion at the Parker House with President Frederick J. Allchin presiding. Edward M. Sullivan of Ipswich served as toastmaster as speeches were given by several professors and former faculty. Officers elected at the business meeting include John J. O'Brien as president and Vincent L. Kelley as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston College
Parker House
Frederick J. Allchin
Edward M. Sullivan
Ipswich
Charles F. Minhoney
Martin J. Welsh
James C. Gallagher
James F. Drey
Joseph Moore
Dennis Coveney
Francis R. Malin
John M. Solgan
Thomas I. Gasson
Joseph Mutrey
Notable impersonator entertains at Association Hall
Mr. S. Homer Eaton, a talented impersonator, gave an evening performance at Association Hall last night. He was assisted by soprano Mrs. Annie Wing Smith, dramatic tenor Mr. Hallet Gilberte, violinist Mr. Frank E. Kennedy, and accompanist Miss H. E. Kendall, with a good sized audience in attendance.
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S. Homer Eaton
Association Hall
Eaton
Annie Wing Smith
Hallet Gilberte
Frank E. Kennedy
H. E. Kendall
Holmes Lecture on The Paris Exposition at Tremont Temple
Burton Holmes delivered a lecture on The Paris Exposition at Tremont Temple before a large audience. He used original negatives for illustrations with four additional pictures from William H. Rau's collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Holmes
Tremont Temple
Holmes
William H. Rau
Reverend John Cuckson Accepts Plymouth Pastorship
The Rev. John Cuckson formerly of the Arlington Street Church Boston has accepted the call to become pastor of the First Parish Church in Plymouth Massachusetts.
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Plymouth
John Cuckson
Arlington Street
Boston
Funeral for Tufts Professor John P. Marshall
The funeral for Professor John P. Marshall of Tufts University will be held at Goddard Chapel on Friday afternoon.
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Medford
John P. Marshall
Tufts
Goddard Chapel
Senorita Carolina Holman Hii Advocates Chilean School System
In Boston a Chilean speaker urges reform of compulsory schooling. She praises Chilean methods giving optional art and sloyd training, early talent cultivation, and strong teacher selection, contrasting with Boston’s rigidly required subjects. She notes Chilean teachers are chosen for ability and that politics does not influence schooling.
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Carolina Holman Hii
Spa
Metaphysical Club
Don Street
St. James
Lima
Back Bay
Pat
Chili
Boston
Lyman School
Bates
Chill
Republic
Graduat
Chillic
Nunez
Tl Dent
Citizens Demand Five-Cent Fares in Roolitle Transit
Three hundred residents appeared at the State House to press a railways hearing. They seek a law requiring every railroad in Hes to carry passengers for a continuous city trip at a five cent fare within city limits.
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Boston
Roolitle
Committee On Railroads
State House
Hes
Representatives Press 5-Cent Rail Fares at State House Meeting
At the State House a celebration of 5 cent rail fares drew Representative Lewis and advocates from Roslindale. They argued for a city limits ride at 5 cents, citing current 7 to 10 cent rates on various lines and urging the New Haven road to matching fare. George A. Cherry and Mrs. Cherry backed the push, noting existing 5 cent city employee tickets and urging universal citywide access. The room applauded as the committee consideration began and a citywide 5 cent fare was hoped for.
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New Haven Road
Breed
Roslindale
Fara Lara
Stoslindale
Ruslindale
Chairman Turtle
Mr. Cherry
New Haven
Boston
Charleston Irish League aims to form branch meeting set
The committee on organization will hold a public meeting to consider forming a Charleston branch of the United Irish League. The gathering is scheduled for Tuesday evening Feb 12 at St Francis de Sales Hall, Bunker Hill. Father McFadden of Gweedore, Donegal, Ireland, is listed among the speakers.
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Committee On Organization
Charleston
United Irish League
St. Francis de Sales
Hall
Bunker Hill
Spet
Father McFadden
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Standard Old Trust
Hoboken
Rockefeller
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City National Bank of New York
Gage
Treasury Cas
Standard Oil
Hannah McKinley
Sunday Post
W.R. Bassett
Quincy
Robert A. Blood
Charlestown
Mary Georgia Tate
Hurley
Salem
Massachusetts Reformatory
Concord Junction
William Q. Tolman
Stillman
H. G. Linderman
Harieston
Linderman
Boston University
College of Liberal Arts
Jacob Sleeper
Sheridan
University Beacon
Graham
Pennsylvania Railroad
D. N. Bell
Washington St
J. Rh. Wound
Geo. W. Boyd
Puahio
Tarragona
E.L. Monroe Co
Federal and High &Ts
Fairbanks Rock
Evarts
World OF Socist
Mr. L
Jordan
Tuileries
Newton Assemblies
G. Mortimer Chase
Fred Low Cressy
William C. Keen
Frederic Beebe
Harry E. Converse
Fred W. Ives
Harry E. Towle
Frank IF. Chase
Carl T H. Skinner
Victoria E. D. Hamilton
Walton Street
Clarence Hay
Tremont Street
Lyman Abbott
D. D
Abbott
Miss Dodd
Miss McCausland
Amory A. Lawrence
Commonwealth Avenue
Whitney Hall
J. Murray Kay
Edward C. Cabot
Thomas Gannett
William Richardson
Samuel Langmaid
Lauriston L. Scaife
Madelaine Stuart
Gardines — Mitton
Wether
Association Hall Entertainment
Paris
Cuckson
Professor Marshall
Shye Globe “Wernicke Co
Pearl ST
Senorita Kudobra
Neglec
Ctizens
Partr
Idg
Lewis
Irish League
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