Haile Remembered as Distinguished Massachusetts Public Servant
William Henry Haile died yesterday at his Springfield residence. A noted public figure, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and held multiple posts including Springfield mayor and state senator. He led a large manufacturing business and was regarded for integrity, public spirit, and enduring civic impact.
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William Henry Haile
Springfield
Commonwealth
Haile
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
William J. Russell
End in sight again as MacArthur cites Luzon surrender
The message reports General MacArthur receiving the unconditional surrender of Colonel Simon Tecson, seven officers, seventy-one soldiers of the Filipino army and seventy-nine rebels in northern Luzon. While small, the defeated force marks a shift from prior hostile predictions, suggesting a possible cessation of hostilities and prompting renewed discussion of the wider Philippine resistance and suppression measures.
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Washington
MacArthur
Gbarrender
Luzon
Simon Tecson
Philippines
Lkely
Manila
Otis
Abolition Call for Boston Police Board Reform
A Boston opinion argues that the Police Board should be abolished to restore home rule. It contends the board wields unchecked authority over licenses and enforcement, undermining city control, and notes past resistance to legislative hearings. The piece endorses state legislation aligned with Governor Crane’s home rule stance.
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Board of Police
Boston
Breader
Legislative Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Massachusetts
Crane
General Tung Wu Hsiang Declines Self-Destruction Invitation
A report from Chinese sources suggests General Tung Wu Hsiang will politely decline the emperor's call to commit suicide. The move challenges court etiquette and could affect the planned executions to pacify the country. The general, commanding a large loyal army, may prefer dying in battle over a ceremonial death.
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Tung Wu Hsiang
Tung Fu Lisiungy
Wne
Costly Army Budget Near One Hundred Eighteen Million
A costed Army appropriation bill from the department moves through the process and nears 118 million dollars with a pension allotment approaching 145 million. Incidental expenses are rising, and overall needs show continued growth.
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Department
American Military Budget Burden on U.S. Soldiers Stated
The piece notes that Congressman McClellan's calculations put the United States military cost at 2888 dollars per year per soldier, compared with Germany's 227 and France's 232. It argues this burden falls on workingmen funding pensions and front line pay, criticizing militarism as excessive. The figure cited is 1,851,804.
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United States
Congressman McClellan
America
Observant Citizen II recalls church pulpit and odd memorials
In Hollis Street Thea tre an elder recalls the former church use with a pulpit at center stage and slabs bearing the Ten Commandments. The anecdote prompts a joke as two young ladies listen, while local notices hint at Lent events and a Gray opera in April.
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Hollis Street
Windswept Kansas Saga of the Smasher and Deliverance
A dramatic Omaha era style poem depicts a fierce Indigenous figure in Kansas, smashing huts and transforming the landscape. She confronts threats from distant towns and trains eastward, while messages warn of trapped rodents and dangers. The piece blends mythic imagery with social fear and cultural tension.
Voice From the Dead Wife Returns as Child Knocks
John Vaughan, plagued by memories of a wife he wronged and a missing child, discovers a little girl at his window. She calls him to open the hall window, and presents a valentine bearing the message that his wife Vane is the child’s mother. The scene ends with the girl asking for her mother.
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John Vaughan
Germany
Vaughan
Luft
John
Vaushan
Vane
Valentine
Dorry Vaughan
Society Notes Include Two Local Weddings And Social Events
Miss Estella Frances Cowen will wed Maurice Davenport and Edith Rowe Graham will marry Walter L Sawtelle. Social calendar features Whitney Hall dances, studio receptions, charity whist at Lenox, Hampton Institute benefit patronesses, and society observations at Tremont Theatre. Maddening social whirl includes the Potters at Westbourne Terrace and notable attendees from Cambridge to Quincy.
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Estella F. Cowen
Maurice Davenport
Edith Rowe Graham
Walter L. Sawtelle
Durgin
Charity Whist
Lenox
Harry §. Potter, Jr
Grace Bradley
Kilsyth Terrace
Brookline
Westbourne Terrace
H. Staples Potter
Commonwealth Avenue
Harvard Street
Potter
Press Club
Vendome
Albert S. Bigelow
Fairfield Street
Hastern Yacht Club
Henry S. Hovey
Mr. Bigelow
Somerset
Union
Country
Algonquin
Exchange
Bigelow
Estella Frances Cowen
Robert Cowen
Channing Street
Cambridge
Davenport
Brooklyn
Woodruff Avenue
Edith Rowethim
John It
Emma Burt
May Young
Boardman
Marlboro Street
Heal
Lillian Hunt
Louise Shearer
Alice Shearer
Warner
Marguerite Harriman
Richard Callendar
Vinton Bangs
Joseph Knight
Walter Sawyer
Marty N. Brown
Frederick Adams Law
Irving Wetherbee
Floretta Vining
Ce Tremont
Hampton Institute
oAtls
Fiske Warren
Lois Agas
Cornelia Gbowditch
Charles & Argent
Williams A. Burnham
Thomas Russell
John Lowell
John Lowell, Jr
William H. Aspinwall
Russell S. Codman
BE. Winchester Donald
Richard Olney
Ken Jordan
Curtis Guild, Jr
Arthur Lyman
John Thayer
Bayard Thayer
van Rensselaer Thayer
Mixter
Charles Head
Theodore
Fricasseed chicken and peach cottage pudding menu miss
A lunch and dinner menu lists oranges oatmeal with baked apples sugar and cream fish balls with dropped eggs graham gems coffee stuffed eggs canned pineapple waters chocolate and more. The Miss E. M. Mayhew address appears at 2 Thurston Street Somerville Massachusetts.
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E. M. Mayhew
Thurston Street
Somerville
Mass
Miss Frances E Murray Dies at 70 in St John New Brunswick
Miss Frances WW Murray, regarded as a leading woman humanitarian in St John, New Brunswick, died today at age 70. She is survived by a sister in Massachusetts.
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ST. Jonn
N. B
Frances WW. Murray
St. John
Massachusetts
Street Cars on Boulevard Petition Hears Cross Chelsea Revere Route
Metropolitan park commissioners held a hearing on a Chelsea & Revere Street Railway Co petition to cross the metropolitan boulevard in Chelsea and Revere. Proponents included Frank B. Conger and others. remonstrants were Bentley W. Warren and Mr Foster of the Lynn & Boston railroad. The commission took the matter under advisement.
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Metropolitan Park Commissioners
Chelsea & Revere Street Railway Company
Metropolitan Boulevard
Chelsea and
Revere
Frank B. Conger
Washington, D. C
W. B. Clark
Brooklyn
N. Y
Crarge Hi. Carter
Joseph R. Carr
Chelsea
Arthur B. Champlin
William H. Colcord
Samuel A. Segee
John W. Kearney
Bentley W. Warren
Iir
Foster
Lynn & Boston Railroad
Students Present French Tragedy at Boston Cole Hall
Students of the Boston Cole gave a creditable performance in French of P. G. Longhaye's three act tragedy Rouvines. The thirteenth century settings and costumes impressed. cast included Carey Dore Gagnon Downey Murphy Crowley Waters Walsh Bassett Ford Dore Fulton Moriarty Regan Sullivan and others.
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A. ¢. Donan
TD. Carey
Moriarty
Boston College
Societe Francaise
Bel
Boston Cole
College Hall
P. G. Longhaye
Rouvines
D. C. Carey
L. A. Dore
J. C. C. Gagnon
M. J. Downey
N. A. Murphy
J. A. Crowley
P. J. Waters
N. J. Walsh
J. V. Bassett
J. A. Ford
C. J. Dore
D. H. Fulton
H. C. Moriarty
Proprietor's Diplomacy and a Drunk Patron Dispatched
A broker recalls a restaurant scene where a tipsy customer falls asleep at 6 pm. The proprietor devises a clever ruse using a finger bowl to wake him and discreetly escort him out, aided by a punctual waiter and a loyal young helper. The plan preserves respect and avoids public embarrassment.
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Waliter
Ambassador Potential Noted In Quiet Dining Scene
A diner praises a restaurant keeper for handling a dispute gracefully. He slips a coin to a boy, then departs, calling the keeper a diplomat and saying he would make a successful ambassador. The scene, captured by the Chicago Inter-Ocean, emphasizes calm and satisfaction.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Death of Lt Governor William H Haile in Springfield
Former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts William H Haile died at his Springfield home at 1:15 PM on February 13 after a long illness from Bright's disease. Born September 28, 183, in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, he graduated from Dartmouth in 1856 and practiced law in Springfield. He led Haile & Frost Manufacturing and served in public life, including terms as lieutenant governor from 1889 to 1890 and again in 1900. He leaves a wife and two children, Mrs Cheney Calkins and Mr Henry.
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Edward M. Barry
Old Howard
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Boston
Mr. Barry
James Barry
William H. Haile
Chestnut Street
Mr. Haile
Haile
Chesterfiel
Dartmouth
Springfield
Haile & Frost Manufacturing Company
Ile Wats
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Ise
William E. Russell
Mia
Cheney Calkins
Henry
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