Luce Seeks Corridor Clear of Hangers-On at State House
Representative Luce of Somerville moves to bar hangers-on from the corridor in front of the House chamber. The order to direct the sergeant-at-arms to keep the front row of columns clear passed without debate. He cites pressure from lobbyists and recounts a coercive ticket price he refused.
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Luce
Somerville
State House
House of Representatives
Chamber
House
Boston
Judge Favors More Saloons in Fight Against Drunkenness
Malden Feb 7 Judge Charles M Bruce of the District Court calls drunkenness a disease and argues more saloons would reduce it by redistributing drinkers. He says sociability and Treats lead to intoxication and endorses business-centre licensing to cut the brewers’ control.
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Malden
Charles M. Bruce
District Court
Bruce
Post
Boston
Temperance
Drunkards Cured In One Day
A odorless and tasteless remedy placed in coffee or food ends the desire for drink within a day. Mrs and Misses across several states report cures. Send name and address to Dr J W Haines in Cincinnati for a free Golden Specific package with directions and testimonials.
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Lola Pendleton
Rocky Mountain
Agnes Carroll
Caledonia
Minn
Mattle Balkins
Vanceburg
Mary L. Halls
Lewiston
N. C
Mabel Zink
Salem
Oregon
Mamie Krieg
Huntington
Ind
Elia J. Clarke
Louisburg
Jennie Lynch
Enfield
Halifax County
J. W. Haines
Glenn Ridg
Cincinnati
Women War In Suffrage Fight In State Hearing
The clash over women’s suffrage widens at the State House as Miss Alice Stone Blackwell leads the suffragists against Mrs. Charles E B Guild and the Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women. A hearing on petitions by the Woman Suffrage League, tied to liquor licensing and municipal elections, followed Blackwell’s long analysis of opposition arguments. Mrs. Guild refused to engage with Blackwell’s points, saying she avoids noting Blackwell’s statements. A second hearing is scheduled with both leaders set to present their views.
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Alice Stone Blackwell
Charles EB
Guild of
Brookline
Massachusetts Association
State House
Committee On Election Laws
Woman Suffrage League
Miss Blackwell
Mrs. Guild
Ball of Yachtmen Draws 300 Couples to South Boston Club
The 37th annual South Boston Yacht Club ball at Paul Revere Hall drew over 300 couples. Highlights included a grand march led by Commodore F W Rauskolb and Mrs P J McMahon, with notable attendees such as ex-senator Daniel V McIsaac and Water Commissioner Charles J Sullivan.
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South Boston Yacht Club
Paul Revere Hall
F. W. Rauskolb
P. J. McMahon
S. Brown
Alice Shaw
Daniel V. McIsaac
Charles J. Sullivan
M. J. Sullivan
J. E. Baldwin
F. J. Linnehan
J. Frank O’hare
Robert Ware
J. Collins
James J. Norton
Mosquito
P. J. Kelley
E. P. B. Rankin
P. Hamilton
City Point
Revere
Cambridge
Winthrop
Wollaston
Jeffries Point
West Lynn
H.S. Brown
J. H. Hayes
E. J. McKee
Thomas Harrison
Pp. J. McMahon
Man Hunt in the West End Ends with Capture
Charles Sinclair fled through Court street to Bowdoin square at 2 30 am pursued by waiters constables and cabmen shouting police murder He entered 181 Court street restaurant tried to leave without paying and damaged a plate glass window A cabman John Mulloy stopped the fleeing man after a fight until an officer arrived Sinclair has a history of maliciously breaking store windows.
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West
Sinclair
Pratt of Newton Dies at Home on High Lane Avenue
Lucius G. Pratt of Newton dies at his home on High lana avenue. He was one of the most widely known men in railroad affairs in Newton.
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Lucius G. Pratt
Newton
Highlana Avenue
Student Porter recounts assault during Wil liston fire
Porter's account at Wiliston Seminary describes being held by a masked man in a black suit and muffler who assaulted him and left a note promising his absence. A theft of money and jewelry occurred while he was away, drawing wide school and town interest as his father, Dr. Porter of New York, arrived.
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Easthampton
Williston Seminary
Porter
New York
MIT Leader Defends Carnegie Fund Plans Publicly
President Henry Ss. Pritchett of MIT denounces malicious Boston Post stories about Andrew Carnegie and the Franklin fund. He clarifies Carnegie did not demand replies or money back and that Carnegie offered to add to the fund, not seek control, amid talks of a Franklin Institute and local institutional ties.
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Henry Ss. Pritchett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Post
Andrew Carnegie
Franklin Fund
Mr. Carnegie
Benjamin Franklin
Boston
Carnegie
Cooper Institute
New York
Franklin Institute
Charitable
Mechanic Association
Mechanics
Fear Lodge May Object to City Power Share
Republican factions in Boston show a split over boosting the city committee’s federal patronage influence. Suffolk district leaders urge granting the city committee more power, while Senators Lodge and Crane’s views remain uncertain. The dispute centers on whether the city committee can satisfy Lodge and how he will respond to the Boston petition.
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Boston
Republican State Committee
Suffolk
State Committee
City Committee
Lodge
Crane
Bolton
Republican City Committee
Senator Lodge
East Boston Boys Arrested After Playing Pirates
Three East Boston youths aged 13 and 18 were captured by harbor police for breaking into the tug Annie Emmons at York's wharf and stealing marine gear. Charged items include a gong two Stillson wrenches an axe rubber boots and a fog horn.
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East Boston
Annie Emmons
York’s Wharf
John Gillis
London Street
James J. Coughlin
Augustin R. de Laney
Elbow Street
Cured of Catarrh of Kidneys by Peruna
John T. Sheahan of Chicago, longtime manager at Marshall Field & Co. warehouse, credits Peruna with curing kidney catarrh after trying other remedies. He notes backache as a common early symptom and urges prompt use, offering free medical advice from Dr. Hartman in Columbus, Ohio.
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Peruna
John T. Sheahan
Marshall Field & Co
2D Regiment Infantry
Indiana Avenue
Flat Six
Chicago
Ill
S. B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Bill Conference Update
After a session adjourned yesterday Representatives and Senators from affected districts met to agree on a bill to control gypsy and brown tail moths. Hall moved to accept Jones redraft and conference supported it as a general basis for action. Hayes opposed and Swig won an amendment to refer Taunton street supervisor election bill to the next General Court. A probate committee proposed permitting local funding for an Old Home Week observance.
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House
Senate
Wood
Somerville
Representative Hall
Winchester
George R. Jones
Melrose
Citizens’ Association For
Mr. Hayes
Lowell
Simon Swig
Taunton
Committee On Cities
Committee On Probate and Chancery
Reed
Graves Grain Alcohol Ad Promotes Sealed Bottles
A business notice urges buyers to demand Graves Grain Alcohol and seek the firm name on the face and cork labels. It claims superiority and warns against substitutes, asking customers to consult druggists or grocers for 8 16 or 32 ounce bottles and look for the firm signature.
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Chester H. Graves
Dorchester Bay Dredging Preferred by Dorchester Sailors
A large Dorchester and South Boston gathering urged passage of Representative Walter L. Collins bill to dredge Dorchester Bay shore to mean low water depth 12 feet. The plan estimates 100000 dollars over four years benefiting yachts and freight steamers, with no opposition recorded.
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Dorchester
South
Boston
Committee On Harbors and Public Lands
State House
Walter L. Collins
Ward 20
Dorchester Bay
Collins
J. P. Hawes
Savin Hill Yacht Club
James Stark
South Boston Yacht Club
William Hoague
Savin Hill Improvement Association
Carey
Boston Yacht Club
No One Appears for Governor Butler Statue Bill
The State House committee reported leave to withdraw the petition for an equestrian statue of Governor Benjamin F. Butler. No supporters appeared, while T. L. Livermore of Boston Colonel N. P. Hallowell and James F. Rhodes attended to oppose the bill.
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State House
Benjamin F. Butler
T. L. Livermore
Boston
N. P. Hallowell
James F. Rhodes
Massachusetts House Debates City License Reform and Morgan Daughter Case
The Massachusetts House spends over an hour on two issues, approving a delay on junk storage licenses for city mayors and referring a $1000 payment to Michael Morgan for his drowned daughter to ways and means. Rep McManus recounts the tragedy at Natick gatehouses and urges action guided by conscience.
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Massachusetts
House
Boston
Michael Morgan
Ways and Means Committee
McManus
Natick
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Metropolitan Water and Sewer Commission
Framingham
Wellesley
Representative McManus
Committee On Ways and Means
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W.L. Douglas
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Coltskin
Corona Colt
Brockton
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G. C
E. Eli Calf
West End
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Oty Wall
M.D
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Pritchett
Fear Lodge
Harmony
Marshall Field
Prince Street
N. Y
General Butler
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