Boston Mayor urges wider ad campaign to boost city
Mayor Fitzgerald calls for a $50,000 advertising drive to promote Boston as a commercial hub. He envisions a citizen committee, detailed city description in book form, and relaxed blue laws to attract visitors and industry. He warns higher taxes without new business and cites current debt and state charges.
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Fitzgerald
Boston
New York
Lynn
Brockton
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Probing for Rutland Today Ends Without Written Charges
The Governor's council plans a public inquiry into the Rutland Sanatorium over the Bowditch Otis dispute. No complaints were filed by February 7, so the session may focus on internal management issues and wider criticisms, with Lieutenant-Governor Draper presiding.
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Bowditch
Douglas
Guild
Samuel J. Wider
Bartlett
Draper
Testimonial Presented to Dr Bowditch by Rutland Sanatorium Patients
A beautifully illuminated testimonial signed by 400 former Rutland Sanatorium patients and ex patients was presented yesterday to Dr Vincent Y Bowditch formerly visiting physician at that institution. The book form memorial bound in English pig skin features a cover designed and illuminated by a former patient. Presentation took place at the doctor's home 506 Breatcon Street.
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Rutland Sanatorium
Vincent Y. Bowditch
Bowditch
Sanatorium
Breatcon Street
Mistook Acid for Medicine In Roxbury Man
Fred Crowell a 38 year old married man at 12 Leyland street Roxbury swallowed carbolic acid by mistake yesterday afternoon while taking his usual indigestion remedy He was taken to City Hospital by police from Station and remained in a dangerous condition at midnight though somewhat more comfortable.
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Fred Crowell
Leyland Street
Roxbury
Crowell
Fire destroys Poughkeepsie by plant
Poughkeepsie City and Wappingers Falls Electric Railway Company plant and equipment were wrecked by fire this morning leaving the city without surface railway service. Twenty two of twenty three electric cars burned. Loss placed at 150000 with about 80000 covered by insurance.
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Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Poughkeepsie City & Wappingers Falls Electric Railway Company
Poughkeepsie
Relief Corps Meet Tuesday In Massachusetts
Mrs Harriet A Ralph department president of the Woman's Relief Corps of Massachusetts attends the upcoming meeting. Local members plan discussions on relief activities and organizational goals for the year.
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Relief Corps
Harriet A. Ralph
The
Woman’s Relief Corps
Department of Massachusetts
Harriet W. Ralph
Woman's Relief Corps of Massachusetts
Twenty seventh annual convention plans announced
Arrangements announce the 27th annual convention to be held Tuesday and Wednesday February 13 and 14 at the People’s Temple corner of Columbus Avenue and Berkeley Street this city. Officers will be elected reports presented and other matters discussed with sessions starting at 10 a.m. daily luncheon served each day and supper Tuesday evening by the Ladies Aid Society. The 20th anniversary of the order will be celebrated at 8 p.m. Wednesday February 14.
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People’s Temple
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley Street
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Church
People
Cruiser Tennessee Sets Speed Trial on Owl's Head Course
Rockland Me Feb 11 The armored cruiser Tennessee achieved 22.36 knots on a standardization trial over the Owl's Head mile, with 126.3 screw revolutions per minute needed for contract speed. Tomorrow will test 327 revs for four hours toward Boston Light, completing government speed tests. Trials ran 8:40 to 12:30 with ideal seas and tide-assisted peak.
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Rockland
Tennessee
Government
Boston Light
Square Deal for the Boys Speech by Judge Lindsey
Judge Ben B Lindsey of Denver urged a square deal for youth in Boston at Faneuil Hall stating boys deserve trust and education over punishment. He called many reforms overdue, noting misdemeanor arrests should lead to school rather than jail. He cited a peanut theft case and navy eligibility barred by past charges.
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Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Col
Faneuil Hall
Sle
City History Club of
Boston
Liam
Navy
Boston's Juvenile Justice Standards Defend Local Reforms
Justice Joseph D. Fallon of South Boston defends Boston's humane juvenile system against Western critics. He cites Rainsford Island, Lyman School, Concord Reformatory, Lancaster Industrial School for Girls, and West Roxbury parental school, plus trials for minors under 17 and required notices.
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Lindsey
Denver
Reform School
Buena Vista
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Boston
Times
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Lyman School
Westboro
Concord
Lancaster
West Roxbury
State Board of Charity
America
Joseph D. Fallon
South Boston
Catch the Boy at the First Step
A Boston reader from Feb 11 urges mercy and reform over punishment for boys. He advocates catching the boy at the first step, guiding conscience, and offering chances to become a better citizen rather than stigmatizing with prison garb.
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Post
Max Henry Newman
Davis Street
Boston
Colossus of the 19th Century hailed by pastor
Rev. Dillon Bronson at St. Mark's Church Brookline extolled Lincoln as the colossus of the 19th century claiming his lasting fame from humble origins and urging equal rights for colored citizens within the United States while honoring the martyr president's service to the negro race.
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Lincoln
Republic
Russia
Dillon Bronson
St. Mark’s M. &. Church
Brookline
Washington
Abe
Lincoln Day Proclaimed in Massachusetts Observance Set
Massachusetts marks Lincoln Day on February 12 by proclamation of Governor Curtis Guild Jr. The act calls for statewide recognition with school children, Grand Army survivors, and public ceremonies. Citizens are urged to honor Abraham Lincoln's legacy with bells tolling at 7:22 am and flags displayed from sunrise to sunset.
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Governor Guild
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Curtis Guild, Jr
Kentucky
George Washington
General Court
The
Commonwealth
United States
Grand Army
Tronatla and the Cavernor
Lessons From Lincoln Heard In Boston Pulpits
Boston ministers reflected on Abraham Lincoln s life and lessons his martyrdom imparted in services across churches including Grove Hall Universalist Shawmut and Old South along with pastors from Phillips Broadway Dorchester and Cambridge.
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Abraham Lincoln
Boston
Grove Hall Universalist
Thomas G. Stevenson Post
Abram Conklin
Lincoln
Phillips Church
Broadway
Dorchester Street
Frederick B. Richards
Shawmut Congregational Church
William ‘T. McElveen
Bromfield Street
M.ib
Willard T. Perrin
Old South Church
George A. Gordon
People’s Temple
Charles A
Middlesex Club reception at Hotel Brunswick day events
Day's events highlight a Middlesex Club reception and dinner at the Hotel Brunswick with VIP guests Hon. John W. Yerkes of Kentucky and Tron. Frank W. Mondell, M. D., of Wyoming. Boston schools plan Lincoln Day exercises and the Lincoln Club will dine at the American House. Notables Higginson and Rev. Charles G. Ames among speakers at North Bennett Street Industrial School in the evening.
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Middlesex Club
Brunswick
John W. Yerkes
Kentucky
Frank W. Mondell
M. D
Wyoming
Boston
Lincoln Club of
American House
Thomas Wenoworth Higginson
Henry L. Higginson
Charles G. Ames
Charles S. Hamlin
North Bennet Street
Honest Abe Poem on Lincoln Inauguration Night
Poem recounts Lincoln’s 1865 inauguration ceremony on March 4 at the Capitol. Lawrence Benton portrays the crowd, the guard, and a moment when Lincoln’s oath renews a wish for unity. The mood shifts to tension as an assassin is hinted, yet Lincoln remains safe for the day.
Lincoln Birth Home Hymn Honors Lincoln in Kentucky
A devotional, verse laden tribute celebrates Abraham Lincoln’s birth home in Kentucky. It praises his leadership, calls for unity, and foresees enduring respect for his legacy across nations, mentioning bells, dawn, and the tied memory of his childhood home.
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Kentucky
Lincoln
Extracts From Lincoln's Widely Known Speeches
Excerpts from the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's Second Inaugural remarks. The text emphasizes liberty, equality, the Civil War, sacrifice at the battlefield, and the resolve to preserve the Union and the government of the people.
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Lincoln
Fragmented Lincoln Tribute Quote Echoes in Public Memory
The passage echoes a famous inaugural sentiment urging unity and healing after conflict. It blends calls for perseverance, care for veterans and families, and a pursuit of lasting peace among nations. The quotation remains a touchstone in historical remembrance.
If Slavery Is Right We Would Agree or Object
A historical quotation argues the moral basis of slavery, stating that if slavery is right then opposing laws are wrong and should be silenced, and if slavery is wrong, supporters cannot insist on its universal spread. It contrasts mutual concessions based on whether slavery is right or wrong.
John Browns 1837 Springfield Attempt Described as Absurd
In Address Before Young Men's Lyceum Springfield, John Brown's effort is called peculiar not a slave insurrection but a white led revolt among slaves that the enslaved refused to join. The piece compares the affair to assassination attempts on monarchs, noting the enthusiast ends in his own execution.
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John Brown
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William M. Olin
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God Save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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