Debate Over Modern Garb for Wolcott Statue in Boston
Boston artists clash over a proposed full length statue of Governor Roger Wolcott in modern clothes. Some call for classical dress or a mural tablet while others urge open competition among sculptors and direct, authentic representation of Wolcott in contemporary attire.
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Boston
Post
Roger Wolcott
Vrus
Darius Cobb
Samuel J. Kitson
Wolcott
Robert Kovaus
Kraus
Governor Wolcott
State House
Art Commission
Kitson
Jane N. Hammond
Grundmann Studios
Miss Hammond
Nathan Hale
Messrs
Cyrus
Daniel Webster
Tod
America
Italy
Danvers Fire Destroys Home of Samuel H. Ware
A house owned and occupied by Samuel H. Ware at Danvers Centre burned late tonight causing extensive loss. No exact figures on damages are provided.
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Danvers
Samuel H. Ware
Danvers Centre
Wie
Whitney's DEA and Lawson attack on gas probe in state house
Thomas W. Lawson voices disbelief at legislators pursuing a gas investigation, accusing McPherson of exposed frauds and contending truth will out. He predicts a public clash over corporate investigations and mocks those crushing dissent at the State House.
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Whitney
McPherson
Representative McPherson
Framingham
North Pole
State House
Davy Crockett
Thomas W. Lawson
McPherson Replies To Whitney On Public Interest
Mr. McPherson rebuts Henry M. Whitney alleging he is involved in petty blackmail and accuses Whitney of dodging accountability. He attacks Whitney’s claims about corporate returns and demands release of books from the New England Gas and Coke Company to end costly blackmail accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPherson
Henry M. Whitney
Whitney
New England Gas and Coke Company
Little Agnes Mack Reported Missing in Charlestown
Police from Station 15 search after Agnes Mack, 7, left 182 Main Street at 5 PM to play nearby and did not return by 11:30 PM. Despite patrols, officers found no trace. parents report she can name her address and describe herself. She wears a black brown plaid dress, blue reefer jacket, red black cap, and black shoes.
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Charlestown
Agnes Mack
Main Street
Agnes
Helpless in Ice Off Port Washington
Four men aboard a naphtha launch have been trapped by ice floes in the bay off Port Washington since Wednesday afternoon. Rescue efforts failed amid extreme cold, lacking provisions and fuel, raising fears the crew may be dead before aid arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Port Washington
Police name Pasquale Tunonzo as suspect in Zuella stabbing
Police say Pasquale Tunonzo is the prime suspect in the December 8 stabbing death of Giuseppe Zuella at 6 Canty Place. The medical examiner found a fatal stab wound and investigators say they have evidence of Tunonzo’s guilt.
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Pasquale Tunonzo
Giuseppe Zuella
Canty Place
Zuella
Lunonzo
Dynamite blast in Mexican mine kills eighty seven
A Chihuahua special reports hundreds of tons of dynamite in an underground San Andres mine in the Sierra Madres Durango region exploded with great force. The blast destroyed part of a miner village and killed 87 people while injuring many others. No miners were seriously hurt.
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Deinvesr
Col
Chihuahua
Mex
San Andres
Sierra Madres
Durango
Fire destroys eight and a half story Charlestown dwelling
Last night a kerosene lamp overturned in the 069 Main street house burning the eight and a half story wooden dwelling occupied by George McDonald and owned by the Cutter estate. The fire gutted the structure causing an estimated loss of 2000 francs.
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Main Street
Charlestown
George 31. McDonald
Cutter
Fosburg Case Increases Family Secrecy Ahead Of Trial
In Pittsfield on Feb. 7 the Fosburg family halted public comment as lawyer Seneca Taylor left. The government expects a surprise for the defense when the case goes to trial, with Beatrice and Mrs Fosburg kept from speaking. Police say they have the defendant cold, while warring family factions guard crucial witnesses and facts.
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Wire Gang
Charles K. Hibbard
R. L. Fosburg
Fosburg
Robert S. Fosburg
Beatrice
New York
Fosbure
William Tb.llunkett
North Adams
McWhinley
Fosburgs
Hackett Ties Highlighted in Fosburg Case as Evidence Grows
Detectives for the Fosburg family allege the wire gang murdered May Fosburg and point to William J. Hackett as a suspect. A cloth top patent leather shoe size 8 found on the Fosburg stairs matches Hackett’s recent purchases, suggesting a link to the burglary.
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Taunton
Robert Stewart Foshburg
May Fosburg
William J. Hackett
Fosburas
Wvosburg
New York
Hackett
Cold hands robbery puzzles city streets
A night of crime ends with an unidentified prominent man’s home on Castle street robbed as a young woman gains 56. Police report delayed details from Station 1. Additional thefts at 6 Oxford street, 40 dollars. 6 Oxford street, 55 dollars. 24 Oxford street, 26 dollars.
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Castle Street
Station 1
David Mitchell
Oxford Street
Mary George
Mary Ace
Miss Agnes Hodges Returns Home After Wander
Bristol Connecticut February 7 Miss Agnes Hodges a Smith College student who wandered from an estate in a mental confusion after grip illness returned home to North street tonight. She could not explain her actions though she seemed unharmed by the experience.
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Bristol
Conn
Agnes Hodges
Smith College
North Street
Fire in Baku claims hundreds perishing in blaze
A special dispatch from Baku reports about 500 persons dead in the conflagration. The fire remains out of control as flames sweep the area, alarming authorities and residents alike in the city of Baku.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
The
Rossiya
Baku
Bay Ice Tests Strength of Gloucester Ships in Severe Gale
A nor westerly gale battered Gloucester harbor as the steamers Agnes and the Norwegian steamer Svmra fought heavy ice and freezing spray. The Agnes remained stuck amid ice up to her rigging while the Svmra endured its worst weather on the run from Louisburg to port.
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Page
New Gloucester
Agnes
Svmra
Harbitt
Louisburg
CC. B
Two Roll Calls And No Quorum In Senate Ship Bill Fight
The second night session of the Senate to push the ship subsidy bill faced repeated failed attempts to reach a quorum. President's gavel sounded as Mr Jones Ark called attention to the absence of a quorum with thirty six senators present.
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Washington
Senate
Jones
Ark
Mr. Jones
Ship arrivals and voyage notes in New England harbor
The Symra was coated in the usual style and crew burned oakums saturated with kerosene to release winches and anchors on drop to mudhook. The Saxon King under Captain James arrived from Rotterdam and Antwerp after eighteen days, anchored off New England docks until dynamite bound for Canada was removed into hulks, then reached Mystic wharf. Other steamers Rigged out include the Halifax Ascundion Hector, and tug N P Doane returning from Salem with four masted schooner Clarence H Venner.
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James
Rotterdam
Antwerp
New England
Bond
Canada
Mystic Wharf
Halifax
Ascundion
Hector
N. P. Doane
Fee
Salem
McClure Defense Wraps Up Evidence in Rutland Bank Heist Case
In Rutland Vermont on February 7 the McClure case neared verdict as testimony and two closing arguments concluded. The defense argued bank directors knew Marvin McClure was receiving funds from Merchants National Bank, while a third defense argument began when the court adjourned.
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Rutland
Marvin A. Mclure
Merchants’ National Bank
McClure
Lonnie Lawrence Preacher at St Pauls Revival
Lonnie Lawrence the one year old boy preacher spoke on Jonah during revival meetings at St Pauls Baptist Church corner Tremont and Camden streets. He then went among the audience urging many to become Christians and several responded for prayers.
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St. Paul's Baptist Church
Tremont and
Camden Streets
Lonnie Lawrence
Jonah
Envoy Jan Theron Returns After Trial at Ansvogelkop
Bloemfontein reports Jan Theron, a peace envoy, has returned following a trial by Commandant Grobelaar at Ansvogelkop. He faced charges for penetrating the fighting line and bringing in undesirable documents.
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Bloemfontein
Jan Theron
Grobelaar
Ansvogelkop
Senate Debates Subsidy Bill Amid Quorum Clash
Night sessions sparked protest as 41 Senators formed a quorum short of attendance, later rising to 46. Aldrich pushed amendments reducing ship speed subsidies and pay, while Allen Butler Turley Tillman Frye clashed over tariff and freight impacts. Adjournment followed amid another adjournment motion. pension appropriation bill passed at day session.
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Sewell
N. J
Teller
Aldrich
Butler
Turley
Tenn
Tillman
Frye
Jones
Senate
Sea Board Air Line facility fire at Savannah suburbs
A fire destroyed the shows and round house of the Sea board Air Line in Savannah suburbs at 11 o'clock. Property loss is estimated near 59,900 dollars with the structure heavily damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Seaboard Air Line
Attack on Modderfontein Reported In New Casualty List
London reports a February 2 attack on Modderfontein with nine killed and thirty-one wounded. The earlier January 30 raid saw Boers seize 200 troops. CAPS TOWN notes no major invasion yet by Christian De Wet, but small parties cross the Orange River, the largest about 200 near Bangor Station five days earlier.
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London
War Office
Modderfontein
South Africa
Caps Town
Christian Dewet
Orange River
Bangor Station
Grand march at Prince Edward Island Club dance
About 20 couples joined the grand march in Paul Revere Hall for the Prince Edward Island Club event. Leaders included E. W. Doyle and Mrs. J. Dorian with others following, featuring vivid outfits and escorts. Guests included Michael McPherson of the Maritime Province C Club and Robert Somerville of the Newfoundland Mutual Benefit Association.
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Prince Edward Island
Paul Revere Hall
E. W. Doyle
J. Dorian
Miss Clairva
C. Campbell
W. J. Smith
Miss Campbell
Joseph A. MiueDonald
Etta J. Sinnott
Tremont Cycle Club Ball Held at Bethesda Hall
The Tremont Cycle Club annual ball drew a large South Boston crowd at Bethesda Hall. Floral fern decorations adorned the room as couples including Mr. and Mrs. Frisbee Maural Mire J McIntyre and many others attended the social event.
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The
Tremont Cycle Club
Bethesda Hall
South Boston
W. W. Frisbee Maural
J. McIntyre
J. Higgins
A. L. Kaufman
E. R. Hodge
Teele
Alfred Byford
Lizzie Hennessy
Mary Foley
Lizzie Archibald
Mary Noonan
Vstelle Hooley
Daisy Jones
Louise Cally
Lilian Cally
Emma Murphy
Mamie Murray
Mary Pike
Kitty Hennessy
Lucy Bertram
Ivy G. Maxwell
James Baldwin
Riviera Resigns From Cuban Constitutional Convention
General Riviera tendered his resignation at the Cuban constitutional convention session in Havana. He cited private business demands, while others say the move aims to dodge debate on the naturalization clause. He previously held the deciding vote in a 15 to 15 tie, with Gomez supporters now claiming balance of power.
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Havana
Feb
General Riviera
Gomez
Mayor dodges probe in Damrell corruption case
Moses H. Steuer accuses Mayor Hart of dodging an investigation into Building Inspector Damrell. Steuer says a private suit must not block inquiry into corruption charges and hints at presenting the matter to the grand jury if no City Hall relief is found.
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Moses H. Steuer
Damrell
Hart
Steuer
City Hall
Lumber Contract Feud Roils Boston Officials and Bidder
In Boston, disputes over city lumber contracts pit Edwin U. Curtis, Jesse M. Gove, and supplier Curtis & Pope against C. W. Leatherbee. J O Wetherbee bid lowest for city core districts, while Curtis & Pope and Leatherbee split the rest. Mayor Taft weighs political influence as Barker pushes to win, claiming no ties to Curtis or Gove.
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Mayorert
J. O. Wetherbee
Boston
Charlestown
Curtis & Pope Lumber Company
C. W. Leatherbee Lumber Company
Edwin U. Curtis
Jesse M. Gove
George Fpf
Barker
Street Department
Taft
Interstate Commercial Company
Court Street
Goves
Mr. Barker
Curtis & Pope
Leatherbee
Ton
Edwin A. Curtis
George R. Miller
Curtis
Post
Curtis & Pope Company
Aldreman Miller
Albany Street
Mr. Miller
Pearson
Wheeler
Bat
Hart
Republican Party
Gove
Interstate Company
John L. Bates
East Beston
Alderman Miller
Leatherbee Company
Lureber
England Will Challenge Davis Cup Next Season
The twentieth annual meeting of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association was held at the Waldorf with James Dwight of Boston reappointed as president. Secretary P E Presbrey reported that the English Lawn Tennis Association notified a challenge for the Davis international cup next season. Re-elected officers include vice president J F Clark and treasurer Richard Stevens, with an executive committee listing several city and club members.
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New York
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
Hell
The
Waldorf
James Dwight
Boston
P. E. Presbrey
G. R. Meburn
English Lawn Tennis Association
J. F. Clark
Philadelphia
P. Kck. Presbrey
Richard Stevens
R. D. Wrenn
Chicago
C. F. Campbell
J. P. Gardner
W. A. Larned
Summit
N. J
D. F. Davis
M. >. Whitman
Bottles In Basket Arrests Shock Cambridge
Two Chinese men Charlie Sing and Lee Lok were arrested in Cambridge on charges of illegal liquor transportation. They were seen at a laundry near Porter’s Station with a basket containing bottles of whisky, followed by two policemen who seized the basket. The men are said to be employed by Y Tank of Boston.
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Cambridge
Charlie Sing
Lee Lok
Y. Tank
Morrison Avenue
Boston
Massachusets Avenue
Porter's Station
James
Association Endorses House Bill on Nomination Filing Time
The group met yesterday afternoon and discussed several legislative matters. The association voted to endorse House Hill 627, an act relative to the time for filing certificates of nomination to fill vacancies caused by withdrawal or ineligibility of candidates.
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Miassachu Tieeiung
Rie Eco
Indorse House Hill
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Cobbs
DEA
M'Pherson
Pasquale Lunonzo
W. B. Plunkett
Hagkett’s
Polige
Miss Hodges
Grept UP Bay
Subsidy Bill
Tje Fee
Ufe
M’clure
Berkshire CC
NTY Superior Court
Pittsfield
Market St
Great Atlantic
Pacific Tea Co
Court St
Sudbury St
Tremont St
Eliot St
Meridian St
Broadway
Chelsea
N. B
Fancy Elgin Creamery
Burnett
Walter Baker
Huyler
Royal
Cleveland
Lea & Perrin
Courtenay & Co
Eagle Brand
Cape Colony
Prince Edward
Island
John Meade
J. W. Bertram
James Rigby
Harry Goodwin
Frank T. Anderan
Mes
Robert W. Perham
James E. McIntyre
George H. Cobb
John A. Murphy
Herbert R. Pike
William Egge
A. Garfield Hamilton
Edward F. Lonergan
George A. Wall
Alva P. Goulding
Walter E. Lover Ing
Timothy F. O’ Leary
Frederick Doherty
Frank Faulkefee
Charles
Johnson
Riviera
Darech
Hari
Curtis-Gove Ficht
England
Navie
San Francisco
Venturi
Naday
Philadelphe
Cae
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