Denies Control in City Sightseeing Stand Dispute
A Boston hearing on Mayor FitzGerald's plan to grant the Street Commission broad control over sightseeing automobile stands features charges by Joseph August that the mayor and associates obtain favorable locations and profits. August claims he paid $500 to enter a partnership for a Tremont Bosworth stand, with others like Reinherz and Dooley implicated. the mayor and supporters deny impropriety and call for action to the district attorney or Finance Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph August
State House
Poston
Fitzgerald
Finance Commission
Augus
Ada R. Batchelder
Street Commission
Dooley
Boston College
August
Board of Street Commissioners
Tremont Street
Boylston Street
Reinherz
Tremont
Boylston
Bosworth Street
Butler
Hamilton Place
Joseph J. Corbett
Columbus Avenue
Bosworth
Charles Reinherz
Salem Street
North End
Philip J. McGonagle
Ward 6
John
Donovan
Sheehan
Kennedy
Sightseeing Automobile Company
Police Commission
Bertram JL. Thomas
Gallivan
Salem D. Charles
Thomas
Joseph D. Corbett
Crawford Street
Boston Marriage License Proposal Sparks Port Talk
City Registrar McGlenen urged a change in the marriage law to allow licenses issued in Boston without delay for couples planning to sail abroad, signaling a push to streamline marriages for travelers via the Port of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGlenen
Boston
Charles River Sickness Sparks Call for River Improvement
Newton and Waltham officials blame the Charles River for sickness and seek a $200,000 appropriation for river improvement to be spent by the Metropolitan Park Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Waltham
Charles River
Metropolitan Park Commission
Cox Urges Ireland and Britain Home Rule Congratulatory Resolutions
Channing H. Cox leader of the House by reason of his chairmanship of judiciary introduced resolutions congratulating the people of Ireland and of Great Britain on the passage of the Home Rule bill for Ireland through the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channing H. Cox
House
Ireland
Great Britain
House of Commons
Dedham Women Embrace Photo Studio Work
Mrs. Jack Fairchild of Dedham plans a photographic studio for children, joining Mrs. Elise P. Cabot in a trend among society women. She will start at 10 a.m. daily and work until 3 p.m., believing regular hours aid body and mind and that professional pursuit is essential, not a costly fad.
Massive Boston Brandy Seizure Sees 3080 Quarts Confiscated
Inspectors from the United States marshal and Pure Food Bureau conducted a major seizure in Boston. They recovered 3080 quart bottles of misbranded imported brandy, with 249 cases seized, amid delays and vehicular mishaps. One officer was injured, and a bystander was pressed into service before quitting over pay. The operation targeted consignments tied to A Blum Jr of New York and A B Christie of Boston, with dealers lamenting losses and misbranding allegations ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Marshal
United States Pure Food Bureau
Atlantic Avenue
Raynor
North End
Marshal Ruhl
Marshal's Office
C. E. Holton
Pure Food Bureau
Donald Cameron
Marshal’s Office
Frank B. Raynor
America
Marshal Cameron
Dr. Raynor
Boston
South End
Marshall Ruhl
Dr. Cameron
Charlestown
United States Authority
A. Blum, Jr
New York
A. B. Christie
V. W. Robert and Cie
Inspector Cameron
West Medford
Albany
Alexander B. Christie
State Street
Somerville
Fire Fights Amid Broadway Cinema Lure
A Broadway theatre audience watched a blaze in an adjoining five story apartment building unfold as firemen fought flames from the roof and behind the screen. The theatre orchestra played on under manager direction while Broadway trolley traffic stalled for about an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Women Vote To Oppose Gag Rule At Boston Meeting
Throngs of women packed the Boston school committee hearing on a petition to abolish the gag rule that limits teachers in politics. The committee faced charges of political immorality and heard discussion of their own political activities during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston School Committee
School Voters’ League
Joseph Lee
Roger Sherman Hoar
Helils
George E. Brock
Hoar
George W. Coleman
Mary Locke
Susan W. FitzGerald
Frank L. Young
Boston
Louis Sullivan
J. J. Storrow
State Federation of Teachers
Ernest Mchkechnie
State House
Charles H. Morrill
Socialist Party
Wendell Phillips Thore
Progressive Party
Lost girl on visit as scores scour city
Edith McManus, a small schoolgirl who left home to visit Aunt Jane, was found safe after a citywide search. Police sought a mysterious man, a pale youth, a veiled woman, and a child with a brown fur stole, while teachers and the School Voters League urged civic involvement. Edith described a late afternoon car ride to visit Aunt Jane and return home after a long wait and hopeful misgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Jane
Edith McManus
Isabel Currie
Copley School
Bartlett Street
Bunker Hill Street
St. Francis de Sales
St. Mary’s
St. Catherine's
Bunker Hill
Warren
Prescott
Harvard
Frothingham
Copley
Frank
Elm
Frank McManus
Red Riding Hood
Post
Northampton
Sixteen Die in Kanawha Miner Riot Firefight
Charleston dispatch reports sixteen dead in a Kanawha county coal field clash today as twelve miners and four mine guards perished. State militia, in five companies, moved into the troubled zone by night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
Express in Danger by Loose Tie
New London Conn Feb 10 The Federal express from Washington due at 7 25 this morning narrowly escaped wrecking and plunging into the Niantic River at East Lyme three miles from New London The locomotive was put out of business yet none of the cars left the rails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
Federal Express
Washington
Niantic River
East Lyme
West Virginia mine clash leaves two dead and rioting halted
In Mucklow near Charleston a major mine dispute escalated as Fred W. Lester tried to stop strikers from advancing on the town. Two officers were killed and reinforcements fought a guerrilla war while militia arrived to restore order. Trains now carry machine guns as a nightly precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hendrix
Ronda
W. Va
Hendrix
West Virginia
Mucklow
Fred W. Lester
Charleston
Ponda
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Train ties cause Niantic River bridge disruption
An express train struck a tie torn from its fastening by an equalizer bar drop on a prior mail train. The engine sustained heavy damage and was removed, other ties loosened, traffic halted for hours, and no report was filed to New Haven officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niantic River Bridge
New Haven
Fat Men's Club Backs Lowell Branch and Banquet Plans
The United States Fat Men's Club met at the Revere House with about 100 diners. Directors granted Lowell a branch, aiming to form clubs nationwide. A ladies night and banquet was set for March 11 at the Quincy House. A farm project for ill and aging members was delayed to let grass grow and snow melt. J W Wilbur pledged to fund a farm and would confer with officers upon return from the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Revere House
Lowell
Quincy House
J. W. Wilbur
South
Menace in Socialism Highlighted by Bowery Bank Comptroller
William E. Knox, Bowery Savings Bank comptroller, warned at a Boston City Club banquet that rising socialism, which he said won over a million votes, poses a danger and urged savings banks as the best antidote. The event honored Byron W. Moser of St Louis, with greetings from the national group and several bankers and officials in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Knox
Bowery Savings Bank of
New York
Boston
American Institute of Banking
City Club
Byron W. Moser
St. Louis
American Institution of Banking
National Organization
Mrobert H. Bean
David I. Walsh
Francis B. Sears
National Shawmut Bank
George C. Wright
Lowell
Frank A. Drury
Massachusetts Bankers’ Association
Charles A. Ruggles
Boston Clearing House
Charles Lyon Chandler
Department of State
Edison Workers Attend National Theatre Showing
About 800 Edison Electric Company employees from Boston and vicinity filled the National Theatre last evening. Edward Haskins chaired the Edison Association entertainment committee, and the group occupied the lower floor and lower boxes to view the Kinerme sealer pictures installed at the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
National Theatre
Edison Electric Company
Boston
Edward Haskins
Edison Association
Six Year One Term Bill Introduced In Congress
Washington Feb 10 A resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to limit Presidents to a single six year term was introduced by Representative Clayton of Alabama, chairman of the House judiciary committee. The measure could be reported tomorrow as a substitute for the Senate single term proposal awaiting state ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Clayton
Alabama
House Judiciliary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Overheated Furnace Triggers $500 Roxbury Blaze
Fire sparked by an overheated furnace in a Roxbury home at 14 Quincy Street drove Mrs. Cornelius J. Coughlin and her three children to the street shortly after 4 yesterday afternoon. The blaze damaged the two and a half story wooden dwelling, with an estimated $500 in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Street
Roxbury
Cornelius J. Coughlin
Dorchester Woman Found Dead at Home at Six
Mary A. MacDonald aged 41 of 12 Ellsworth Street Dorchester was found dead in bed at six o'clock last night by her eldest daughter Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. MacDonald
Ellsworth Street
Dorchester
Elizabeth
Dancing at Boston University May Go To Trustees
Debated at Boston University whether dancing should be permitted for students. Proponents argue it aids socialization and relaxation, while trustees remain noncommittal amid religious concerns and a delicate position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. U
Trustees
Boston University
Board of Trustees
John L. Bates
Darrow Bribery Case Witness Testifies McManigal
Ortie McManigal testified for the prosecution in the Darrow jury bribery trial in Los Angeles. He recounted visits by his wife and uncle George Behm who urged interview with Darrow and said Darrow would pay $5000 for a chance to talk. He said he feared talking to Darrow could free the McNamaras and make him the goat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ortie McManigal
Indianapolis
Clarence SS. Darrow
McNamaras
George Behm
Darrow
McManigal
Behm
Col Gorgas Leads Mosquito War for Panama Canal
New York, Feb 10 Colonel William Gorgas chief sanitary officer of the Panama Canal Zone sailed today for the zone. A main task in the coming months is to fight mosquitoes and keep Gatun Lake free of breeding vegetation and refuse by artificial means until the canal opens and a running flow is established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Gorgas
Panama Canal Zone
Gorgas
Gatun Lake
Also Mentioned on This Page
John L. DesLauries
Winter Street
Mee
Adams Square
Keppel Myers
Jobccco
Politics In
T. J. Minahan
Boston Central Labor Union
Thomas P. Moriarty
Organized Labor
George C. Mann
West Roxbury High School
Mann
Lee
Cora E. Bigelow
Mary E. Perkins
Mary J. Adams
Catherine McGinley
McGinley
Brock
A. A. Berle
Charles M. Cabot
English
Francis Parkman Parents’ Association
Eliza T. Ransom
FAT Men’s Club
Alice Stone Blackwell
Woman’s Journal
Dillon Bronson
William M. Butler
Joel M. Leonard
R. R. Robinson
H. Clifford Gallagher
Charles Leeds
Josiah H. Benton
Col. Gorgas
Neal Institute
Newbury ST
Back Bay
Worthingtons St
Springfield
Pleasant Ave
Portland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!