Taft threatens Senate vote to force Canadian reciprocity
President Taft clear on calling an extra Congress session in March if the Senate and House do not vote on the Canadian reciprocity agreement. Senators Hale Heyburn Warren Nelson appear gloomy as the McCall bill gaze nears a vote amid inner Senate discussions. The apparent McCall bill majority grows daily.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Senate
House
Hale
Heyburn
Warren
Nelson
Crane
Massachusetts
Carter
Montana
Trade lobby pauses as tariff clash stalls reciprocity plan
Senators Hale Warren and Smith saw all major industries backing Gloucester fishermen and mills but woolen and other sectors hesitated. Fears of a Senate defeat triggering a tariff revision delay manufacturers support for reciprocity wanes as House leaders pursue tariff information ahead of possible extra session.
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Hale
Maine
Warren
Wyoming
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Gloucester
Steel Corporation
Chemical
Mother of Rev Lucius Bugbee Dead
Mrs. Emily Bugbee Johnson eight and one years old mother of the Rev. Lucius H. Bugbee pastor of St. Mark's M E Church Brookline died at her son's home on Longwood avenue yesterday. Born in Davenport county New York she wrote religious poems after the deaths of both husbands and spent time in their later years with her son.
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Emily Bugbee-Johnson
Lucius H. Bugbee
St. Mark’s M. E. Church
Brookline
Johnson
Longwood Avenue
Davenport County
New York
NicER THAN POWDER EASIER TO APPLY
Mrs Mae Martyn writes for the Los Angeles Times about a liquid complexion preparation favored by society women. A home lotion made from spurmax and glycerine dries quickly leaves a pink white glow and does not rub off like powder.
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Mae Martyn
Los Angeles Times
Family Found Dead in Brooklyn Home After Gas Incident
New York city police believe a death by own action and murder pact occurred in a Brooklyn residence at 700 Sulion street. Frank Bernard 42 his wife Mamie and their two children George 4 and Daniel 2 were found dead from gas fumes with the gas jet tip removed amid reports of near starvation. Bernard once an athlete and later a trainer for the Twenty third Regiment Pratt Institute Polytechnic Institute and Hamilton College.
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New York
Frank Bernard
Mamie
George
Daniel
Sulion Street
Brooklyn
Bernard
Twenty-third Regiment
Pratt Institute
Polytechnic Institute
Hamilton College
Hyde Park Citizens Vote Investigation
Hyde Park residents packed Waverly Hall to hear defense of the water plant sale. Speakers led by Judge Charles F. Jenney urged the purchase as beneficial, while critics claimed it ignored expert reports and risked bonds and town finances. The investigating committee and lawyers were named, and the motion to sue for excess price passed with broad support. A health bill and a railroad station matter also moved forward.
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Charles F. Jenney
B. C. Jenney
James E. Cotter
Boston
Robert B. Martin
Justice Jenney
Lester P. Winchenbaugh
Edward E. Badger
Frederick J. Kennedy
George 8. Melville
Irving ©. Webster
Adolph Luck
George W. Pfeiffer
Winchenbaugh
Post
Roscoe Walsworth
Burke & Walsworth
Murray
N. Y
Hyde Park
Ex Wife of Gaynor Marries Harvard Man in Secret Trip
The former Mrs. Gaynor wed Gammons, a Harvard clubman, after a secret New York visit. She had left an abusive match with the "Black Hand" leader, later joining a Amherst college man Rufus Gaynor. She had financial and social tensions with the Gaynor family and studied at the Conservatory of Music. The piece also lists Democratic campaign contributions and committee expenses.
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Gammons
Harvard
Westmorley Hall
Gaynor
Conservatory of Music
Back Bay
New York
Rufus Gaynor
Amherst College
Bestir
City Committees Report Campaign Spending and Balances
The Democratic city committee spent 14 544.64 on political activities in the past city campaign while the Public School Association used 9 881.04 for operations. Democratic receipts totaled 12 850 leaving 1 694.64 owed. Public School receipts were 11 082.68 leaving a 1 201.64 balance.
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Democratic City Committee
Public School Association
Papes Cold Compound Promises Quick Grippe Cure
An advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound ends grippe and relieves severe cold symptoms after two to three doses taken every two hours. It touts three years of research costing over fifty thousand dollars and states the formula contains no quinine. The 25 cent package is marketed as a harmless remedy with no other medicines required.
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Pape
City Election Candidate Papers and Campaign Expenditures
The city election documents show the nomination papers for two candidates. Campaign expenses include $679 in extra payroll, $1,619.80 for advertising, and $1,859.09 for postage.
Double Bill at Opera House Delights Boston Audience
Last night at the Boston Opera House Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel was staged for a second time with Debussy’s L’Enfant Prodigue opening. The cast included Mme Nielsen, Mr Lasalle, and Pierre Letol. Performers Goritz Wickham Alten Mattfeld Claessens drew praise for lively, credible portrayals and refined stage presence. The review lauds the German music as simple and generous, suited to both children and adults, while noting minor duration in the final scene and praising effective witch makeup.
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Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel
Boston Opera House
Debussy
Mme. Nielsen
Mr. Lasalle
Pierre Letol
Massenet
Germany
Mr. Goritz
Peter
Miss Wickham
Miss Alten
Gretel
Miss Mattfeld
South Boston's World Port Promises Big Growth
George G. Crocker, chairman of the Transit Commission, tells the Chamber of Commerce that South Boston offers unmatched freight and passenger shipping, storage, and manufacturing potential. He says the land could not be bought for hundreds of millions in New York and could help Boston compete with Philadelphia Baltimore and Montreal as the Cape Cod and Panama Canals open. He urges the Chamber to lead the great changes, noting the N Y N H & H railroad's progressive support.
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Boston
George G. Crocker
Transit Commission
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Montreal
Crocker
Cape Cod Canal
Panama Canal
Big Four” Joint Commission
Chamber of Com
Bust enhancement inquiry prompts Dr. Kelly Co. treatment claim
A reader asks for a safe way to increase bust size without widening hips. The doctor’s column cites a Dr. Kelly Co. prescription, promising four to six inches growth in a month, with a free trial offer via mail. She warns against bust pads, flesh builders, and tonics that enlarge hips and limbs.
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Ethel W
Dr. Kelly Co
Buffalo
Dr. Kelly
Will of Elizabeth Ward Filed. Estate Placed in Trust
The will of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, who died January 28 in Newton Centre, leaves a $95,500 estate in trust to husband Herbert D. Ward. Dated January 2, 1910, the simple will places realty and personal property with the husband, with a posthumous memorandum kept private by trustees Asa P. French and James J. Allen Jr. The memorandum, not public and not disclosed, may outline plans linked to animal welfare.
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
Newton Centre
East Cambridge
Herbert D. Ward
Asa P. French
United States District Attor
Doctor's Boy Eats Poison in Medford Private Hospital
Herbert Packard four year old son of Dr. George Packard of 70 Salem Street Medford consumed several sugar coated pills in his father’s private office. The pills were poisonous and the child remains in a serious condition at the hospital with doubtful recovery. A nurse found him on the floor and the doctor worked over him late into the night. The father is prostrated.
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Herbert Packard
George Packard
Salem Street
Medford
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Martin M. Lomasney
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Joseph J. Lannin
Charles Hi. Slattery
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Francis M. Carroll
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Morris Ll. Morrison
Hebrew Citizens’ League
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Hebrew Democratic Club
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Labor Committee
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M. J. Lehry
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