Police Chiefs Elect Welch President At Massachusetts Meeting
Superintendent Redmond Welch of Lowell was elected president of the Massachusetts Police Chiefs Association at the annual dinner and officer elections held at the American House. Henry C. Long proposed a nine member board to consolidate police and city services across Greater Boston, with a governor appointed chairman and eight district heads.
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Redmond Welch
Lowell
Greater
Boston
Long
IM Wendall
Somerville
Bates
Cohnset
Direen
North Adams
Thayer
Fitchburg
Beaty
Ayer
Mannings
Greenfield
Williams
Marblehead
Orey
Brookline
McDermott
Woburn
Hill
Everett
Franks
Lexington
Mason
New Bedford
Pullen
Cambridge
Ewell
Medford
Barry
Marlboro
Grady
Peabody
Mitchell
Newton
McAuliffe
Weston
Welch
Grant
Hyde Park
Shannon
Chelsea
Express Hits Van Two Dead in Absecon Collision
A Pennsylvania railroad express struck a Trenton moving van at Absecon New Jersey injuring three men. The van driver was killed instantly and identified later. George Corbett died in hospital while Devoe died after admission. The crash left the locomotive on the tracks delaying traffic several hours.
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Atlantic Citry
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trenton
Absecon
George Corbett
Devoe
Hotel Sues Mrs Shapleigh Over Furniture Loss
Mrs. Sarah Shapleigh of Newton sues the Hotel Somerset Company for $5000 claiming the hotel converted her furniture and other property from rooms at the Somerset Hotel where she stayed three years. She was $558 in arrears on rent and says she was mistreated by hotel management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Hotel Somerset Company
Sarah C. Shapleigh
Newton
George H. Shapleigh
Shapleigh
Somerset Hotel
Women fail to save boy at Attleboro reservoir
Howard Denton, 14, broke through ice while coasting on a sled and sank in the Attleboro reservoir. Three women, Mrs. Frederick Kendal, Mrs. Walter Fisher, and Mrs. J. J. Leavitt, threw a rope but could not rescue him. After two hours of search by grappling irons, the body was recovered by Superintendent Herbert I. Conant with a long pole.
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Attleboro
Howard Denton
Frederick Kendall
Walter Fisher
J. J. Leavitt
Rewards for finding body save Troop 23 in Long Island
New York on February 6 reports Troop 23 of the Boy Scouts of America holds a $1000 treasury after members spotted a body during a hike near Jamaica Long Island. The reward was paid by Mrs. Joseph H Aldrich for finding Ferdinand H Cook who had been missing a month and took his own life by shooting.
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New York
Boy Scouts of America
Jamaica
Long Island
Joseph H. Aldrich
Ferdinand H. Cook
Cook
Donkey to Lead Washington Inaugural Parade
Preparations for the inaugural ceremonies near completion as the committee allocates 21000 for the reviewing stand at Lafayette Square and the President's stand. A returning feature will be a donkey marching at the head of the Young Men's Democratic Club of Washington, a nod to historic pageantry.
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Washington
Lafayette Square
White House
Court of Honor
Grover Cleveland
Young Men’s Democratic Club of Washington
Plan to Protect Washington With Detektor Aides and Parades
To shield visitors in Washington officials aim to assign many large cities a detail of picked detectives to assist local authorities. The naval parade will include about 3000 uniformed men, with a similar number in army and militia contingents. Civilians will include Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison and about 500 Democrats, while Illinois Governor Dunne and his staff will appear in uniform.
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Washington
Chicago
Carter Harrison
Illinois
Dunne
Senator Cullom Confined With Severe Cold at 83
Washington February 6 Shelby M Cullom senior Illinois senator and dean of Congress is home bound with a severe cold his age 83 heightens concern among friends He is a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln and his illness alarms supporters and colleagues alike
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Washington
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Thief Steals Power Wire and Poles Across Desert Route
Kingman Arizona February 6 report says eighteen tiles of copper wire from the Needles to Tom Reed power line have been stolen and eight tons shipped to Los Angeles. Even power poles were taken. wire valued at 1000 per mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingman, Ariz
Keighteen
Needles
Tom Reed
Los Angeles
Boston Suffragists to March in Washington Parade
Miss Agnes Ryan of 658 Boylston Street Mrs Maud Wood Park and other Boston suffragists head to Washington to march March 3 under General Rosalie Gardner Jones leadership. About 100 marchers will travel from New York in pilgrim cloaks paying $2 for costume and $2 per day for lodging with every state represented in the procession.
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Agnes Ryan
Boylston Street
Maud Wood Park
Boston
Washington
New York
Rosalie
Willpool Purchases St Louis Department Stores Group
Announcement from St Louis reports that department stores in major cities formed the American Department Stores Corporation to consolidate purchases. The group vows to cut wholesalers out, aiming for over 75 million dollars in annual buying power. J B Shea of Pittsburgh elected president as the firm plans New York charter and expansion to Chicago Boston San Francisco Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
American Department Stores Corporation
J. B. Shea
Pittsburgh
New York
San Francisco
Boston
Pittsburg
Chicago
Cathedral Repairs Planned After Tremont Wall Cracks
St Pauls Cathedral on Tremont Street shows slow settling with cracks along the south wall near the gallery and a one inch gap. Engineers will report findings. no immediate strengthening planned. Weakness traced to deep foundation excavations for a neighboring store. extensive improvements and south wall repairs are slated for early next year.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
Tremont Street
Needlework Rivals The Artist's Brush
A Gilchrist window on Winter Street shows embroidered pictures so lifelike they resemble oil paintings. Four pieces by Unity embroiderers include Unity depicting three dogs in a scene valued at 2500 dollars, Moonlight Scene with a vessel and lighthouse, The Duchess of Gainsborough, and Maid of the Mist. The needlework took years and used finest silk, with brief work sessions.
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Winter Street
Gilchrist
Duchess of Gainsborough
Boston third in parcel post work
Washington reports January parcel post figures show about 40 million packages handled nationwide. Among the 50 largest post offices, 19,365,483 parcels moved in January, with the last two weeks exceeding the first by over 5 million. Chicago led with 4,163,153, followed by New York, Boston, and Philadelphia totals.
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Washington
Chicago
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Colonial era spring found during telephone project
Workmen unearthed what is believed to be a colonial drinking water spring in Lexington. Laborers digging conduits and manholes for a new telephone headquarters on Muzzey Street uncovered the historic water source once used by early residents and earlier by local Native Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Muzzey Street
Citrus men threaten to repudiate party in Florida
Tampa February 6 Florida Citrus Exchange directors adopted a resolution vowing to repudiate the Democratic party if Congress lowers the citrus tariff below a competitive level. Growers faulted House Ways and Means Committee treatment of their representatives during a tariff investigation.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida Citrus Echange
Democratic Party
Democratic Congress
Florida
House
Ways and Means
New Road Not Raised Yet in New England Rail Plan
George C. Jones, recently named vice president of the Central Vermont and the Southern New England, says funding for the extension to Boston and Providence has not been raised. He denies any agreement between the Grand Trunk and the New York New Haven Hartford that would trigger the $6,000,000 financing.
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George C. Jones
Vermont
New England
Boston
Providence
Touraine
Grand Trunk
New York, New Haven & Hartford
New Haven
Grand Trunk extensions face funding delays and rights talks
Cy Warman said no new developments on financing for the Grand Trunk extensions. He noted President Chamberlin in Montreal expressed confidence that funds for the Southern New England extension would soon be raised. The Grand Trunk would grant Interurban Electric Railway rights of way at Providence Union Station and docks, not linked to Boston expansion or the New Haven traffic plan.
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Cy Warman
Jones
Grand Trunk
Chamberline
Montreal
New England
Chamberlin
Providence Union Station
Providence Docks
Boston
New Haven Road
Canada
Ofice
Transfer Point Shifts for Dorchester Transit Begin Feb Eight
Beginning Saturday February 8, the general inward and outward transfer privileges on Blue Hill avenue Dorchester at Talbot avenue move to the Franklin Park entrance on Blue Hill avenue. The existing transfer between inward Blue Hill avenue cars and outward Talbot avenue cars remains unchanged. The relocation follows a formal request by the Milton Woman's Club and other line patrons.
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Blue Hill Avenue
Dorchester
Talbot Avenue
Franklin Park
Blue Hill
Talbot Avenues
Milton Woman’s Club
Chamber Urges Renewal of Britain Arbitration Treaty
The New York Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution urging the President and Senate to renew the arbitration treaty with Great Britain, set to expire June 5. The action aims to extend the 10-year agreement and maintain formal arbitration between the two nations.
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Great Britain
New York
Chamber of Commerce
President
Senate of the
United States
Harvard Juniors Aim To Cut Taxi Costs For Prom Night
Harvard juniors plan reduced taxi rates for the February 14 prom to curb expenses. Committee head Charles H. Crombie will organize group rides to lower fares, while the class also bans sending flowers to guests to cut florist costs.
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Harvard
Charles H. Crombie
West Roxbury
Harvard Asks to Sell Farm in Bussey Institute Estate
The Harvard University president and fellows seek Supreme Judicial Court permission to sell 118 acres on Washington Street between Forest Hills and Roslindale valued at least 325000. Part of Benjamin Bussey’s estate from 1842, sale proceeds would fund the Bussey Institute. Judge De Courcy reserved his decision.
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Harvard University
Supreme Judicial Court
Washington Street
Forest Hills
Roslindale
Benjamin Bussey
Bussey Institute
de Courcy
Freckles Remedy Promises Clear Skin With Ethine
A prescription drug claim promotes double strength ethine to remove freckles for women with sensitive skin. It assures sun exposure won t ruin results and offers an ounce package through local drug stores with money back if it fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton’s
Expert Tells About Theory Of Diseases
John Beazley Webb explains nervous debility linked to brain overwork and says Tona Vita relieves fatigue and insomnia. He describes symptoms like back pains dizziness run-down feelings and low spirits and notes the tonic is sold in Boston drug stores with many testimonials.
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John Beazley Webb
Boston
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