Granite State Ban On Probe
Concord New Hampshire February The House indefinitely postponed a resolution directing a special committee on railroad rates to investigate charges of inefficiency and mismanagement in the Boston and Maine railroad. Chairman Pillsbury denounced the move as a malicious attempt to hamper the committee and block a satisfactory report this session.
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Lution
Wentworth
Plymouth
Boston & Maine Railroad
Pillsbury
gown of Lady Helen Vivien Decies wedding in New York
The gown worn by Lady Helen Vivien Decies at her wedding to Lord Decies in St Bartholomew's Church, New York, is praised for artistic beauty and restrained simplicity. It used top materials from Europe and America and reflected the bride's wish to avoid showy effects despite outshining prior American wedding attire.
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Helen Vivien Decies
Miss Gould
Lord Decies
St. Bartholomew’s Church
New York
Europe
America
Campbell Studio
Lady Decies
Satin dress and lilies described for a wedding bride
The article details a bride in soft white satin with a semi Empire train and chiffon bodice embroidered in silver and pearls forming Ascension lilies. A diamond necklace from her father, a bowknot corsage, and a sheer tulle veil complement the ensemble. A chaplet of leaves sits on the bride’s forehead as she leaves church with a sheaf of Ascension lilies.
Bills 649 and 881 Hearings Send Petitions to State House
Louis Starr urges all Boston business men to support bills 649 and 881. He promises to mail copies to anyone who signs and returns petitions. Hearing for bill 649 is Friday at 10 30 in Room 227 Judiciary Committee. bill 881 hearing Tuesday Feb 14 at 10 in Room 249 Legal Affairs.
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Judiciary Committee
State House
Committee On Legal Affairs
Louis Starr
Winter Street
Boston
Bowdoin Alumni Appeal For 240000 For Medical School
Bowdoin College President William Dewitt Hyde appeals to Boston Bowdoin alumni for 240000 to replace and expand medical school facilities with 140000 for laboratories and dispensary and 100000 for a new gymnasium. First 10000 already received from a New York donor, with 130 alumni in attendance.
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William Dewitt Hyde
Bowdoin College
Harvard University
Carnegie Institute
Bowdoin
Boston
American House
New York
Henry N. Quimby
New Hampshire
Donald B. McMillan
Peary
North Pole
Ross Marvin
Cornell
Isaac B. Choate
O. S. Lowell
Henry A. Chapman
Cyrus Hamlin
Maine
Roberts College
Constantinople
Frank A. Smith
D. O. Lowell
Edwin A. Curtis
Henry S&s. Chapman
Stephen E. Young
Alfred B. White
Thomas Pierce
Lloyd George May Resign Amid Ill Health Benches
Naples reports say British Chancellor David Lloyd George is resting in Italy after throat troubles. Sources claim nervous strain and possible resignation pressure, with him staying in Naples for another fortnight or longer as health lags.
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Naples
David Lloyd-George
Lloyd George
London
Italy
Hold Services Today for George A Rich
George A. Rich veteran stage door tender of the Hollis Street Theatre died suddenly of heart disease Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 2 30 this afternoon at Briggs undertaking chapel in Howard street and burial will be in his old home in Maine.
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George A. Rich
Hollis Street Theatre
Maine
Briggs’ Undertaking Chapel
Howard Street
No Chance for Negro Says William H. Lewis at Vendome
William H. Lewis, the colored assistant U S district attorney, told the Unitarian Club at the Vendome that Boston’s outlook for negroes is darker than since the Civil War. He cited Harvard and MIT graduates facing refusal due to color and urged local support. Booker T. Washington and other speakers stressed education and southern cooperation in improving conditions.
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William H. Lewis
United States District Attorney
Unitarian Club
Vendome
Boston
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John D. Long
Hollis B. Frissell
Hampton Institute
Virginia
Booker T. Washington
LL. D
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Mr. Washington
South
Bishop Foley Tells of Task at Charlestown Reception
The Rt. Rev. Maurice Foley bishop of Tuguigarao Philippines spoke at the Bunker Hill Knights of Columbus event in Charlestown. He described a diocese of about 10,000 square miles with 400,000 people and only 40 priests, noting advisers urged him to stay in the U S as long as money remains available to aid the mission. He praised Basilian work among natives and then held an informal reception.
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Maurice Foley
Tuguigarao
Philippine Islands
Bunker Hill Council
Knights of Columbus
Charlestown
Joseph A. Dennison
Foley
Apostolic Delegate
Islands
United States
Submarine Cruiser Seal Is Launched At Newport News Yard
The Navy announces the launching of the Seal dreadnought submarine cruiser at Newport News Shipbuilding. Miss Marjorie Lake, daughter of the inventor, christened the vessel in the presence of navy and company officials. The Seal will be the largest and most powerful submarine in the U S Navy upon completion.
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Newport News
Seal
United States Navy
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Marjorie Lake
Navy
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