Direct election of U S Senators urged in state hearing
In a federal relations committee hearing, Rep Russell Wood urged a constitutional amendment for direct voter choice of Senators, arguing 30 states permit primary votes and 29 have urged Congress to call a constitutional convention. Supporters say elected lawmakers would focus on the people and end pledges to special interests.
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United States
Lodge
Crane
Russell A. Wood
Cambridge
Legislative Committee On Federal Relations
Wood
Senator Lodge
Frank J. Donahue
Boston
Congress
Robert Treat Paine
Representative Wood
Robert Turner
Waltham
White Attacks Speaker Walker in Governor Campaign
Representative Norman H. White of Brookline charges Speaker Walker unfairly backs Foss policy. He accuses Walker of hampering Governor Draper over the Railroad Holding Company and cites past opposition. A pro White card canvass circulates with White’s endorsement appeal.
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Norman H. White
Brookline
Walker
White
Foss
Draper
Indorses
Governor Withholds 12 Million in State Funds
Governor Foss delays $12 million in appropriations as the Legislature remains deadlocked over a proposal allowing the Governor to appoint experts to probe state departments and institutions.
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Foss
Senate clash over governor's expert powers and budget impasse
The Senate pressed the governor to appoint experts with Senate Ways and Means and House leadership aid while Governor Foss and Speaker Walker push for independent power. Walker accuses the order backed by Republicans of hampering the governor and cites a stronger New York law enabling attendance and document requests. Foss withholds about 8.0 million in appropriations as the dispute blocks funding for institutions, reformatories, highways, and commissions. Walker to name his House committee and push rapid budget release amid the new appropriations framework.
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Foes
Speaker Walker
House
Walker
Greenwood
Representative White
Executive Chamber
Highway Commission
Robbers Break Into Warrior Run Jail In Broad Daylight
In Wilkes barre Pennsylvania two masked burglars broke into the Warrior Run jail, released the lone prisoner Stanley Jandus and stole 29 dollars before fleeing. Police sought the two armed men as farmers reported possible break ins along the road after the jail door was found wide open.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
Warrior Run
Stanley Jandus
Jailbreak Fracas Ends With Desperadoes Fleeing Empty Cells
Prisoner Jandus reports $29 stolen after burglars smash the jail lock and flee. Farmers alarmed race to notify police as Jandus leads a posse while officers debate examining the jail. County officials consider posting warnings for lodgers to relinquish valuables.
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Jandus
Lawmaker pushes nine hour day for street railway workers
A joint committee hearing on proposed legislation would limit street railway workers to nine hours per day, within 11 consecutive hours, replacing the existing 10 hours in 12. Supporters argued public safety and fitness, while many employees and their advocates warned of lost overtime pay.
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Committee On
Street Railway and Labor
John J. Conway
Boston
Conway
Gerry Brown
Brockton
William S. Sproule
Lowell
Patrick Shields
Patrick W. Garrity
Bentley W. Warren
The
Street Railway Association
John Benvie
Danvers
Michael D. Sheehan
Middlesex & Boston Street Railway
William H. Morrissey
Taunton
William R. Burke
Milford
Frank P. Green
Fitchburg
Irving P. Folsom
New Bedford
F. J. Mangan
Haverhill
Edward Ellis
Henry J. Kelly
Lawrence
F. E. Rowell
Fall River
Taft names Cardinal Gibson to Indian Commission
President Taft appointed Cardinal Gib bons to the board of Indian commissioners replacing the late Archbishop Ryan.
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Taft
Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
Board of Indian Commissioners
Archbishop Ryan
Rourke Cuts City Salaries With New Public Works Dept
Salaries will save about $9000 a year by consolidating engineering street and water divisions into the Department of Public Works. Abolished posts include city engineer water commissioner and sewer deputy. adds $316000 in new higher salaries. clerical payroll trimmed by about $3000. chief clerk Tremere's pay reduced from 2500 to 1800.
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Department of Public Works
Public Works
Rourke
Fitzgerald
City Department
Henry Manley
Magurn
Tremere
Old Street
Roxbury Church Folk Stage Musical Comedy Tale of the South Seas
St Francis de Sales Church Roxbury members presented Tale of the South Seas in Jordan Hall to an enthusiastic crowd. George F Madden wrote the book and lyrics. The cast featured John Flynn Frank Hogarty William A Carey Patrick Murphy and others as islanders with a large supporting ensemble.
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St. Francis de Sales
Roxbury
St. Frances de Sales
Jordan Hall
Frank Hogarty
William A. Carey
Patrick Murphy
Harry Lane
John Travers
Roy Campbell
John J. Neary
John Guinan
Frank Hagan
Neil Sullivan
Harry Haney
John Pilott
John E. Lynch, Jr
Joseph McManus
Katherine E. Haney
Ruth Doherty
Jennie McGee
Bessie Hagan
Theresa Kilroy
Joseph Brennan
Joseph Keohane
Thomas Conroy
William Phipps
Proposing a Boston Harbor teaming tunnel under discussion
The legislative committee on metropolitan affairs hears Thom as F Giblin and Henry M Whitney advocate a tunnel linking East Boston to Boston proper. Whitney cites ferry losses of 169000 dollars annually and a projected tunnel cost of 150000 per year with four lanes. Mayor Fitzgerald to be heard in executive session.
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Boston Harbor
Boston
Legislative Committee On
Thomas F. Giblin
Henry M. Whitney
East
Giblin
East Boston
Brooklyn
Whitney
Frank Wood
Columbia Trust Company
Alfred Cox
Atlantic Works
Senator Grainger
Bagley, Sorensen
O’neill
Hatton
Fitzgerald
Harvard May Hire Official Press Agent
Harvard considers adding a university press agent to issue prompt and accurate announcements. The Harvard Alumni Bulletin urges the move, noting its influential backers and suggesting the plan will soon be implemented.
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Harvard
Harvard Alumni Bulletin
Smoking at Hearing Exposes Legal Affairs Committee
William H. Davis of Everett charged that committee on legal affairs members smoked cigars during a Sunday baseball protest hearing. He cited clergymen and noted the disruption caused by tobacco use as the hearing progressed.
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Committee On Legal Affairs
William H. Davis
Everett
Sunday baseball debate stirs committee hearings
The hearing on Sunday baseball featured supporters like Eugene J. O'Connor and James J. Storrow arguing for opening parks. opponents including Father Ambrose Roche and Robert Luce warned of noise and religious concerns. Pro smoking rules during sessions were noted.
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Senate
House
Eugene J. O'Connor
Eliot
Harvard
Hawthorne Athletic Club
South End
Lynch
Holyoke
Ambrose F. Roche
Watertown
O'Connell
Robert Luce
New England
Davis
James J. Storrow
Martin M.lomasney
Hello girl asks divorce in Worcester court
Mabel F. Pappineau formerly Bruso, a former Worcester telephone operator now in Boston, asked for a decree nisi from William F. Pappineau in Worcester Superior Court alleging abuse and a threat to shoot her, with the judge reserving decision and noting intoxication as a ground. She said the marriage began October 22, 1906, and she left in September 1908 due to work responsibilities.
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Worcester
Mabel F. Pappineau
Bay State House
Boston
L. E. Hitchcock
William F. Pappineau
Hitchcock
Pappineau
Mabel F. Bruso
Cecilia Society and Symphony Orchestra Concert in Boston
In Symphony Hall tonight the Cecilia Society and the Boston Symphony Orchestra present the second of three winter concerts featuring Gabriel Pierne The Children s Crusade The performance begins at 8 o clock with soloists Mrs Corinne Rider Kelsey Mrs Edith Chapman Gould Mrs Frances Dunton Brown Helmnd Clement Claude Cunningham Earl Cartwright Mrs Alice Bates Rice Miss Laura F Eaton Mrs Bertha Cushing Child and Mrs Emily Wentworth Carter.
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Bertha Cushing Child
Emily Wentworth Carter
TIZ Smaller Feet Cure for Sore Tender and Swollen Feet
TIZ promises instant relief and lasting remedy for sore sweaty tender and swollen feet. It claims to draw out poisonous exudations, cleanses pores, and reduces swelling letting wearers fit shoes a full size smaller. Sold by Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago.
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Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
Hat Pin Causes A Death In Maine Seafarer
Captain An drew Englund age 68 of Peaks Island Maine dies at City Hospital after a hat pin scratch on Jan 25 led to erysipelas. He was hospitalized Feb 4 and died early yesterday despite treatment. His death is reported as the first hat pin linked fatality in the United States this year.
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Andrew Englund
Peaks Island
Maine
United States
Englund
City Hospital
North Station
F. P. Pierce
Albemarle Terrace
South End
Page
Dixon
Carpenter James E. Brown Dies After Cellar Fall
James E. Brown a 60 year old carpenter of West Somerville died at Somerville Hospital after falling down cellar stairs at his home just before 6 pm. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy causing the fall and was carried upstairs unconscious with a head wound.
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James E. Brown
Dover Street
West
Somerville
Somerville Hospital
Mr. Brown
Remington Trial Began for Murder in Second Degree
The trial of William R. Remington alias James Riley for murder in the second degree opened yesterday before Judge Jenney in the Superior Criminal Court. Remington is the self-confessed slayer of Max Sorokien.
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William R. Remington
James Riley
Max Sorokien
Jenney
Superior Criminal Court
Murder Confession Ties to Sorokien Store Shooting
After the jury was impanelled, Remington confessed to shooting Sorokien at his Oak Street store. The defendant Hall faced the case with Lavelle for the government as investigators scrutinized the scene and witness testimony. Sorokien was found dead July 31 1910 and his family disputed the suicide ruling as the case continued.
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Thomas D. Lavelle
Martin F. Hall
Remington
Tewksbury
Sorokien
Adams
Max Sorokien
Oak Street
Harrison Avenue
Quincy Juror Venire Gets Lost in Mails
A juror venire for Norfolk county court was misrouted in the mails. Quincy City Council called a special meeting to select a fresh list of jurors. City Attorney McAnarney advised that last night’s meeting could still certify eligibility.
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Quincy
Venire
Norfolk County Court
Ifiyden
McAnarney
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