Senate halts Wood Grant and Bell army promotions
Washington report on Senate military affairs committee action shows opposition to promoting Wood Grant and Bell over older officers under the new field service rule. The panel plans to advance Miles Wheaton Davis Chaffee MacArthur and others, while delaying Wood Bell and Grant to permit further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leonard Wood
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Wood
Jed D. Grant
J. Franklin Bell
Seventh Cavalry
Nelson A. Miles
Young
MacArthur
Chaffee
John C. Bates
Loyd Wheaton
Seventh Infantry
George W. Davis
Twenty-third Infantry
Theodore Schwan
Samuel S. Sumner
Sixth Cavalry
Robert H. Hall
Fourth Infantry
Robert P. Hughes
George M. Randall
Eighth Infantry
William A. Kobba
Bell
Grant
General Bells
General Wood
Miles
Brooke
Otis
Merriam
Wheaton
Davis
Hall
Hughes
Army
West Point
Senate
Lst
Eben Barker
Massachusetts
Revenue Cutter Service
John Boedeker
Leutenant
Barker Attacks Reading System Supt Wheeler Over Lumber Deals
A dispute erupts as Superintendent Wheeler awards city lumber contracts to J. O. Wetherbee Curtis & Pope and C. W. Leatherbee in various districts while George F. Barker alleges a false city hall claim and asserts his own bid was fair. Barker defends his independence and contends Wheeler manipulated the process, with testimony from Barker at the Interstate Commercial Company office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Wheeler
J. O. Wetherbee
East Boston
Charlestown
City
Curtis & Pope
South Boston
Dorchester
GC W. Leatherbee Lumber Company
Alderman Miller
Roxbury
West Roxbury
Brighton
George F. Barker
Curtis & Pope and Leatherbee & Co
Barker
East
Boston
C. W.leatherbee Tourater Company
Curtis & Pope Lumber Company
Curtis& Pope Lumber Company
C. W. Leatherbee Lumber Company
Interstate Commercial Company
State Street
Mr. Wheeler
Jesse Gove
Street Department
Tarker
Hert
Reading committee calls for library system overhaul
A Boston Public Library examining committee criticizes the current method of selecting fiction and suggests a reconstruction after a thorough review. The panel reports to the trustees with recommendations for changes aimed at improving how new books are evaluated and accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Board of Trustees
Boston Public Library
Pearson to Resign After Saloons Closed in Portland
Sheriff Samuel F. Pearson announces his resignation following his achievement of closing 386 saloons and kitchen bar rooms in Portland Maine. The move caps years of aggressive enforcement amid local pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Samuel F. Pearson
S. F. Pearson
Resignations Loom Over Portland City Office
In a month the city official will resign and his chief deputy Rev. Henry T. Skillings will submit his resignation tomorrow. Both men decline comment. Citizens blame political interference by Republicans opposing a dry city campaign, saying it spurred the retirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Skillings
Portland
Czar Honors French Officials Amid Fallout Rumors
Paris Feb 8 Emperor Nicholas II conferred honors on French premier Waldeck Rousseau and ministers Dupuy Millerand Mougeot. The awards include the Grand Cross of St Stanislaus Newski and St Anne, seen as a reply to nationalist claims of strained Franco Russian ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Nicholas
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Wildey Savings Bank Money Deposit Policy
Wildey Savings Bank announces interest begins from the date money is deposited on or before February 18. The notice appears in the Boston News Bureau summaries.
Britain Prepares Counter Proposal on Nicaragua Canal
London reports a forthcoming reply to the United States on the Nicaragua Canal that will not meet the Senate amendments as a flat refusal but will be a counter proposal. Lord Pauncefote is expected to handle the communications and negotiations, with months likely to pass before a conclusion as the Hay Pauncefote treaty lapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States Nicaragua Canal Project
Senate
Lord Pauncefote
Hebewise West End Family Converts to Judaism in Boston
Mr and Mrs Benjamin Henry long time Christians with two children have embraced Judaism. After years of internal conflict and outside influence the family held a Sunday ceremony at 14 Parkman street led by Rev D Kallen joining Harris and Miss Henry and their parents to the faith Rabbi M Friedeman will provide instruction and Mr Henry plans formal Hebrew congregation membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Henry
West End
Mr. Henry
Henry
Cupid
Boston
Harris Henry
Henrys
Parkman Street
D. Kallen
M. Friedeman
Weekend Weather Outlook For Local Area
A cloudy Saturday with rising cloud cover followed by snow or rain at night. Sunday brings more snow or rain, but warmer temperatures and a shift to easterly winds.
Weather forecast for New England and New York
Forecast for Saturday and Sunday calls for Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut fair Saturday with snow or rain Sunday and rising temperatures. Eastern New York expected rain or snow Saturday with Sunday clearing and winds turning southeast.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Ultonia Sails for Liverpool with Cargo and Passengers
The Ultonia of the Cunard line departs for Liverpool at 1 p m carrying 150 steerage passengers and a cargo totaling 3575 tons wheat and corn 1700 tons bacon 75 tons butter and cheese 430 tons steel 775 tons cotton 1500 tons flour 250 tons hay 8000 barrels apples 100 tons pulp 250 tons lumber 500 tons beef 545 head cattle and 500 tons miscellaneous.
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Ultonia
Cunard Line
Liverpool
Cambridge High School presents Early Vows three act comedy
The senior class performed Early Vows in the Newtowne Club Hall North Cambridge with cast including Harold Upham Arthur Hosmer Edward Barrer and Misses Alice MacKusick Catherine Cameron Cecilia Adams. The class earned praise for the polished presentation with dancing to midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge High School
Newtowne Club
North
Cambridge
Harold C. Upham
Arthur D. Hosmer
Edward A. Barrer
Alice EF. MacKusick
Catherine (. Cameron
Cecilia H. Adams
King Edward delays Prince of Wales title during duke’s colonial tour
London reports semi official sources say the Duke of Cornwall and York will not be made Prince of Wales until after his colonies visit. An interregnum without the title is thought desirable. Preparations for the duke’s trip proceed. Sir Dighton Probyn may become keeper of the privy purse and Sir Francis Knollys keeps as private secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Duke of Cornwall
York
Prince of Wales
Dighton MaccNaghten Probyn
Francis Knollys
Resignation Accepted at East Somerville Church
The Rev. R. W. Wallace resigned from the First Orthodox Congregational Church on Franklin street East Somerville. The resignation takes effect April 20 and he will likely deliver his farewell sermon on April 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Wallace
First Orthodox Congregational Church
Franklin Street
East Somerville
Sleigh Crash in Davis Square Ends with Stop by Patrolman
Dr Eugenie M Phillips of Somerville and a passenger were thrown from a sleigh when a horse bolted through Davis Square toward Broadway. The animal was halted just past Thompson Square Charlestown by Patrolman C M Lamb of Division 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenie M. Phillips
Highland Avenue
Somerville
Davis Square
Broadway
Boston
Thompson Square
Charlestown
C. M. Lamb
Division 1
Cambridge plumber James A. Reid dies after long illness
James A. Reid a well known Cambridge plumber died yesterday after a lingering illness. He had worked in Cambridge since 1878 and was born in Boston sixty four years ago. He served in Company A Thirty eighth Massachusetts Regiment during the war and was a member of John A. Logan Post 186 G A R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Reid
Cambridge
Mr. Reid
Boston
Massachusetts Regiment
John A. Logan
Music scores secured for Public Library by local benefactor
B F Keith and others contributed funds to acquire rare opera scores for the Public Library. Lionel Mapleson arranged the loan from the Maurice Grau company, adding notable works by Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi and Meyerbeer. The collection, many in manuscript, strengthens the library’s Meyerbeer Bellini and Rossini holdings. Bangor's F O Beal announces candidacy for Congress in the fourth Maine district after Boutelle's resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Keith
A. A. Brown
Lionel Mapleson
Maurice Grau Opera Company
Dianani de la Couronne
Daniel-Francois Esprit Aubert Puritani
Vincenzio Bellini
Lalla Roukh
Opera Comique
Opera Comique En Two Actes, Felicien Teavid, Don Tasquale
Linda di Chamounix
Luccrezin Borgia
Gaetano Donizetti
Marta
Friederich von Fictow
L’etoile du Nord
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Opera Seria
Gioachino A. Rossini
Europe
Meyerbeer
Bellini
Rossini
Bangor
F. O. Beal
Danger
Congress
Maine
Representative Boutelle
Bank Scandal Shocks Peabody With Foster Arrest
The South Danvers National Bank faces collapse after cashier George M. Foster is arrested for embezzling 8690. Promoter Louis Steinfeld linked to losses of 850,000, with other bank officials likely to be arrested. Receiver Hampton cites loose management and overdrafts. Steinfeld owes 60,000, and the case expands to other managers and possible indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Foster
Louis Steinfeld
New York
South Danvers National Bank of Peabody
Peabody Banking Institution
New York City
Evelyn Fredericks
Steinfeld
South Danvers National Bank
United Ianers' Glue Company
Peabody
Charles A. Hess
Irving B. Sayles
George F. Hampton
Foster
Hampton
United States
Boyd K. Jones
Say Others May Be Implicated In Bank Scandal
Peabody report notes same evidence against Cashier George M. Foster at the wrecked South Danvers National Bank may implicate others. Receiver Major George F. Hampton says Foster overdrew funds and used cash for personal ends, with bank official Sayles filing the complaint. Anticipates possible further complaints and arrests as inquiry widens.
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Peabody
George M. Foster
South Danvers National Bank
United States
Boyd B. Jones
George F. Hampton
Foster
Bank F
Irving HI. Sayles
Lowell
United States District Court
Hale
Fiske
Doctor suffers compound ankle fracture after sidewalk fall
Dr. Alexander McCormack of 251 Lexington Street Mast Boston slipped on Meridian Street near Princeton Street at about 8:30 PM and sustained a compound fracture of his right ankle. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Alexander McCormack
Lexington Street
Mast
Boston
Meridian Street
Princeton Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Cambridge High Pupils
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