Balfour's Irish Local Government Bill Introduced in Commons
The Irish local government bill was introduced by Mr. Gerald Balfour in the House of Commons. It would distribute local administration to county councils urban and rural district councils and boards of guardians with elections by parliamentary franchise. The bill assigns fiscal duties to county councils and redraws boundaries while excluding criminal jurisdiction. Dublin Belfast Cork Limerick Londonderry and Waterford would form present county councils.
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London
House of Commons
Gerald Balfour
Ireland
Balfour
Boards of Guardians
England
Dublin
Belfast
Cork
Limerick
Londonderry
Waterford
John Morley
John Dillon
Irish Parliamentary Party
John Redmond
Edward J. Saunderson
Tim M. Healy
Mike Davitt
Death of Michael B Coogan noted Boston attorney dies after short illness
Michael B Coogan a well known Boston lawyer died Sunday morning after a brief illness. He leaves a widow and four children. He was a member of the Boston Bar Association the Charitable Irish Society Catholic Union of Cambridge Redberry Council K of C Washington Club and moved to Dorchester recently. Requiem high mass will be said Tuesday at Father Scully's church Cambridge and interment at Arlington.
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Michael B. Coogan
Commonwealth
Coogan
Boston Bar Association
Charitable Irish Society
Catholic Union of Cambridge
Redberry Council
K. of C
Washington Club
Dorchester
Norfolk Street
Father Scully
Past Sachems Meet at Red Men Banquet
The Past Sachems Association of the Red Men held a banquet at the United States Hotel last evening. Officers nominated: G. W. Comack president. A. Gilmore first vice president. Charles S. Warren second vice president. W. S. Kempler third vice president. M. M. Clark fourth vice president. N. E. Converse fifth vice president. W. A. Jordan secretary and treasurer, reelected for the fourth time. About 7% attended. Speakers included George McKee, Hon. Charles A. Russell of Gloucester, Great Sachem Charles A. Weaver, and Grand Samas Archer of Rhode Island.
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Association of the Red Men
United States
G. W. Comack
Stoneham
A. Gilmore
Swampscott
Charles S. Warren
Malden
W. S. Kempler
Brighton
M. M. Clark
Winchendon
N. E. Converse
Worcester
W. A. Jordan
Comack
George McKee
Charles A. Russell
Gloucester
George Washington
Charles A. Weaver
Massachusetts Order
Samas Archer
Rhode Island
Pacific Coast tourist car service expands nationwide
The Canadian Pacific tourist car service to the Pacific coast will run daily except June, starting with the Portland Vancouver car passing Montreal on Wednesday Feb 23. New departures from Montreal on Monday Tuesday and Saturday join existing Boston and Portland services plus the Toronto Vancouver car via Carleton Junction for Friday. Contact H J Colvin district passenger agent 197 Washington street for accommodations.
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Pacific Coast
Euneey
Portland
Tebbitt in Court Defaulters Held on Jewelry Cash Bonds
Abraham and Emma Tebbitt, named as Boston defaulters, faced preliminary trial in Regina before Judge Richardson on multiple informations by Boston police official W. B. Watts. The session adjourned before verdict, and the court seized the couple’s property including jewelry, 600 in cash and 2000 in bonds, sealing it in the vaults. Mrs. Tebbitt likely to be released.
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Winnipeg
Man
Regina
Abraham
Emma Tebbitt
Boston
Richardson
W. B. Watts
Boston Police
Woodbury Facial Soap and Cream Advertised for 20 Cents
A Woodbury advertisement touts Facial Soap, Facial Cream, Facial Powder and Dental Cream as refined cosmetics. A sample of each costs 20 cents for three weeks of use. Sold by John H. Woodbury in Boston.
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Woodbury
Sohn H. Woodbury
Boston
Americans Abroad at Castle Square delight Boston audience
The Castle Square Theatre company presented Sardou's Americans Abroad at Castle Square last night to strong applause. Cast led by J H Gilmour as Gilbert Raymond and Horace Lewis as Richard Fairbanks, with solid turns from MacKay, Cummings, Masson, Morison, Lawrence, Sanders, Odell, Morgan and others. Geisha and Julia Marlowe noted for upcoming engagements. Marlowe praised at Hollis for Countess Valeska and Ingomar. Mary Stuart and Magda on schedule.
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Castle Square Theatre Company
Sardou
J. H. Gilmour
Gilbert Raymond
Horace Lewis
Richard Fairbanks
Charles Mackay
Landolphe
Tony Cummings
Cassimmir Lajolly
W. C. Masson
Pendleton
Butler
Lindsay Morison
Lord Saltonstall
Lillian Lawrence
Mary Sanders
Jessie Fairbanks
Maude Odell
Baroness de Beaumont
Lizzie Morgan
Mme. Olivares
Marean
Ralke
Pete
Miss Marlowe
Julia Marlowe
Hollis
Countess Valeska
Gillette's Secret Service closes week with strong crowds
The closing week of William Gillette and Secret Service began last evening with enthusiastic audiences and hints of continued popularity. Meanwhile Jack and the Beanstalk at the Museum drew long lines at opening, with a steady stream of buyers throughout yesterday as the engagement prepares to start Monday.
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William Gillette
Secret Service
Boston Museum
Capt
Thorne
Jack and the Beanstalk
Grand Opera House Delays Do Not Deter Lively Farce
A storm delayed a train by over eight hours bringing Fun Aboard the Pacific Mail to Pittsburg. The Grand Opera House show ran past 11 pm with audience fascination, led by R B Graham as Sylvanus Urban and features by Sidney Price Riley Hatch and Maggie Cline. A matinee is announced.
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Grand Opera House
Pacific Mail
Pittsburg
Bristol
R. B. Graham
Sylvanus Urban
Sidney Price
Riley Hatch
Helen Jowell
Mme
Alexa
Trish Queen
Maggie Cline
McCloskey
Melba
The Ballet Girl at Park Theatre Fueled by Shriners
The Ballet Girl filled every seat during the Boston engagement at Park Theatre with Aleppo Temple members and guests. Notable attendees included Hutchinson, Cutting, Fisher, Knowles, and several temple dignitaries. The show featured new features and songs by Hepner Edwards and Crater, with strong audience response to dances and a Parisian danseuse. An extra matinee is planned for today.
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Park Theatre
Merry Shriners
Boston
Aleppo Temple
Charles C. Hutchinson
Massachusetts
Walter Cutting
K. T
Rhode Island
Henry H. Fisher
Alvin Knowles
Kismet Temple
Brooklyn
Babbitt
Maine
Ilustrious Potentate Miller
Springfield
Caleb Saunders
Lawrence
Shriners
Mr. Throe
Miss
Tremont Theatre Opens with Abundant Charming Musics
The Tremont Theatre presents an evening of charming music with a selection of light compositions. Performers deliver melodic pieces that showcase skill and stage presence, drawing applause from a receptive audience.
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Tremont Theatre
Howard Week Features Reilly and Wood Burlesque and Sothern Engagement
At the Howard this week the leading acts include Reilly and Wood with Pat Reilly Irish comedian and a strong dancing lineup plus Frobel and Ruge Deonzo brothers Lane sisters Fanchonettis and Eulalie Doulalie. Irene Hild soloist and Animated Song Sheet draw crowds. O'Brien and Havel top the local bill with A Newsboy's Courtship. Sothern engagement at Hollis opens with The Adventure of Lady Isula.
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Howard
Reilly and Wood Burlesque
O’brien
Havel
Irene Hild
Reilly and Wood Company
Pat Reilly
Gardners
Frobel
Ruge
Deonzo Brothers
Lane Sisters
Fanchonettis
Eulalie
Doulalie
Saharet
Frank D. Bryan
Eldridges
the Howard
Aloe
Whitely
Bell
Jutesman
Walsh Sisters
Marion
May
Mamie Payne
Godfrey and
Ruggles
Riggs and Leary
Carrie Monroe
O'Brien
and Havel
Gardner Brothers
Deonzo Frobel
Rage
Lane
Fang ‘Onetti
Skee
Opera Firm's New Members Join Damrosch Ensemble
Eugene Tompkins and Charles Hman accepted invitations to join the Damrosch opera company as it rests today, expanding the company’s ranks and offerings.
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Damrosch Opera Company
Eugene Tompkins
Charles Hman
New Grand Theatre production and Blue Grass at Grand Theatre
The article previews a new Grand Theatre presentation Never Again with changes in cast led by Ferdinand Gottschalk Maggie Holloway Fisher and Marie Derickson. It also reports Miron Leffingwells Blue Grass at the Grand Theatre stock company with John Brand Isabel Pitt Lewis Bessie Hunter and others delivering a Kentucky drama plus vaudeville acts. The Aquarium features Ives Wilson Nina and Zorros along with other acts in a full day program.
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Ferdinand Gottschalk
Katzenjammer
Maggie Holloway-Fisher
Marie Derickson
Mme. Vignon
Hugo Toland
Vignon
the Grand
Miron_ Leffingwell
Blue Grass
Grand Theatre Stock Company
Grand Theatre
Kentucky
John Brand
Hug É
Isabel Pitt Lewis
Mary Brand
Bessie Hunter
Mrs. Raymond
Gertrude Roberts
Olive Tremaine
Frederick Murray
Berthelot
James K. Keane
Nicholas Decatur
Mark Kent
J. Fitz
Clarence Jones
George W. Watson
Hercules
Joseph DeGrasse
Joseph Donahue
C. F. Leon
M. Stoker
Blue Grass District
Carrie Tutein
al Young
Boston
Lavarine
Leseur
Louis Beauvais
Norwood Brothers
Ventinis
Miles
Ireland
Gardner Knocks Luke Stevens Cold in Ninth Round
Oscar Gardner known as the Omaha Kid stops Luke Stevens of Buffalo with a left hook in the ninth round at the Olympic Athletic Club. Both fighters weighed 122 pounds and Stevens led early before Gardner mounted the knockout. Gardner's left eye bled from rounds earlier as he tired. In the undercard Dick O'Brien defeated Peter Lacey after ten rounds, while Sammy Callahan lost to Louis Roeder on a foul in the fifth of the second bout.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Oscar Gardner
Luke Stevens
Olympic Athletic Club
Stevens
Gardner
Dick O’brien
Peter Lacey
Pittsburg
Peter Maher
O'Brien
Sammy Callahan
Louis Roeder
Woman in Black Returns to Columbia Theatre for Week
The Woman in Black resumes a week run at the Columbia Theatre last evening. The play introduces a ward politician and hypnotism, with James Lackaye as the political boss, supported by Helen Blythe and others. An extra matinee is offered this afternoon and the bill repeats all week.
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Helen Blythe
Charles B. Harkins
J. F. Bryan
Delia Stacey
McBridge Edges Shortell in Three Round Card
Dan Mc Bridge of New York won a decision on a foul over Tommy Shortell of Brooklyn in three rounds at the Palace Sporting Club. Shortell had the better of the bout but was warned for hitting low. Patsy Corrigan stopped Eddie Mack. Young Sykes defeated Patsy Callahan in one round.
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Trenton
N. J
Dan Mc Bridge
New York
Tommy Shortell
Brooklyn
the Palace Sporting Club
Shortell
Patsy Corrigan
Eddie Mack
Newark
Young Sykes
Philadelphia
Patsy Callahan
Olivette and Vaudeville Shine at Olivet Zoo Auditorium
Stormy weather does not dampen interest in the Zoo Auditorium program this week. Audran's Olivette opera comique from the Harvard Opera Comique company joins a vaudeville mix with two daily performances, extending the show from noon to 1 PM and offering popular price access to light opera.
Monument Funded For Fort Lafayette Maine Heroes
Representative Cummings of New York introduced a House resolution to appropriate 100000 for a monument at Fort Lafayette in New York Harbor honoring the men killed on the Maine. The funds would be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.
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Washington
Cummings
New York
House
Secretary of the Navy
Fort Lafayette
New York Harbor
Maine
New England Baby Show to Open in Boston
The New England Baby Show runs March 14 to 19 at Horticultural Hall Boston under the New England Baby Show Association. It aims to display infant physical and moral development and present foods medicines and devices including rubber products and glass to aid infant sustenance and health.
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New England
Keough Faces Middleton in Three Night Pool Match Start
Large Murray and Irwin crowd witnesses Jerome Keough, pool champion, overcome a 50 point handicap in the opening game against Middleton. Today at 2 30 Arthur Barnes meets Keough while Middleton contests the second match tonight as the series continues. Scratches listed for Keough and Middleton.
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Murray & Irwin
Jerome Keough
Middleton
Keough
Arthur Barnes
Jeffries Yacht Club Elects Officers and Plans Race Meet
The Jeffries Yacht Club held its annual meeting at Maverick House East Boston last evening. Members voted to hold a new race meet and appropriate $200 for it. The season opens May 1 with Elmer F B Gray as commodore and F H Tilton as vice commodore leading a long list of officers and regatta directors.
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Jeffries Yacht Club
Maverick House
Boston
Elmer FB. Gray
F. H. Tilton
W. S. MacLauthlin
A. A. Martin
Alfred EF. Wellington
W. S. McLauthhlin
J. Rood
Charles Jay
Elmer E. Gray
William B. Pigeon
Charles L. Joy
W. B. Starkweather
Ambrose JA. Martin
Jacob Rood
Alfred E. Wellington
George A. Anderson
Walter S. MaLaughlin
Herbert F. Vaughn
John Marno
Frank H. Tilton
H. H. Smith
BD. A. Skinner
Southern specialty and cake walk company at Music Hall
All the stars arrive for the Southern specialty and cake walk at Music Hall tonight. The troupe adds champions from Southern homes and top back and wing dancers along with the animated song sheet and chorus of fifty voices singing latest hits. Captain Bill Daly will judge the cake walk. box office opens at 9 a.m.
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Music Hall
America
Bill Daly
Cane for senior member at Boston plumbers dinner
The Master Plumbers of Boston sat down to dinner at the American House with about 120 attendees. Afterward the Kentucky Concert Company performed while David Carl, president, gave an address and David Smith served as toastmaster. A gold headed cane was presented to William Lamb age 72, the senior member after sixty five years in the trade.
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Keith's
Model Playhouse
Keith
George Evans
Jim Harrigan
Guigere and Boyer
Bessie Gilbert
Gertrude Agnes
Boston
Kentucky Concert Company
David Car
David Smith
William Lamb
Master Key for Health Promoted by Dr Pierce
A physician compares multiple remedies to many keys and lauds Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as the master key for digestive related weakness. A testimonial from J W Brittin of Clinton Illinois credits four bottles with curing liver issues and restoring appetite and stomach comfort. Also recommended are Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a gentle laxative with no griping.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
J. W. Brittin
Clinton, Dewitt Co
P. O. Box
Dr. Pierce
London Gaiety Girls at Palace Theatre Burlesque
The Palace Theatre hosts the London Gaiety Girls company for a week with two large openings. Tot Guichard leads the full troupe in an entertaining outing party skit featuring sharp staging and striking costumes.
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Palace Theatre
London Gaiety Girls
Guichard
Lions Enter Cage At Austin and Stones Musem
Mile. Gertrude Planka entered the lions cage at Austin & Stone's Museum with others watching yesterday morning. She renewed her acquaintance with the beasts as the crowd gathered. The cage remained tense with lions walking and snarling while the professor cautioned no danger was anticipated though temper could be notable.
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Suring
Mlle
Pianka
Austin & Stone's
Mile
Gertrude Planka
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Planka
Fels Naptha Soap Eases Wash Day
An ad copy touts Fels-Naptha soap as reducing rubbing and boiling chores. It claims quick dirt removal in cold or lukewarm water and lists Wels CQ Philadelphia as the source with Grec mentioning the brand lineage.
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Wels & CQ
Philadelphia
Engineers Dance Fourth Annual Ball Draws 300 Guests
The Association of Station Engineers held its fourth annual ball in Paul Revere Hall Mechanics Building last evening drawing about 300 attendees. The grand march featured Thomas B Constant with Emma H Poetters and Thomas I Donahue with Miss Maria Paul, plus around 100 couples.
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Association of Stations Engineers
Paul Revere Hall
Mechanics’ Building
Thomas B. Constant
Emma H. Poetters
Thomas I. Donahue
Maria Paul
Messrs. Henry Ring
Andrew J. Black
Chester W. Brown
H. R. Bradley
T. B. Collins
W. H. Sneeson
E. H. Pearson
W. W. McLean
Timothy Desmond
S. J. Crafts
T. W. Wiley
F. ©. Hinkley
P. H. Hogan
M. H. Dunlay
W. H. Beck
W. H. Sennett
C. H. Rugg
J. B. Black
Emma King
Bertha Klouck
Minnie Black
Katie Ryan
Bessie Bowman
Flavia Bowker
Harriet
Forward
Katlin
Patrick Jeeser
Total Abstinence Society Holds 500-Couple Reunion Ball
The St. Stephen's Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society annual reunion and ball drew over 500 couples at St. John Hall Moon Street last evening. Notables included Mayor Quincy and Congressman Fitzgerald with Chief Marshal Florance J. Molloy leading the grand march at 9 30 p.m. Margarett Kane. The event featured floor director Joseph H. McIntire and division chiefs Francis A. Stevens Dennis T. McCarthy and others.
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St. Stephen's Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society
St. John Hall
Moon Street
Quincy
Fitzgerald
Alderman Dixon
Representative Kane
Florance J. Molloy
Margarett Kane
Wiliam H. O’neil
Michael J. Noonan
Joseph H. McIntire
Society
Messrs
Lawrence J. Brenan
Samuel Sharp
Thomas F. Murphy
Francis A. Stevens
Joseph J. Kane
Dennis T. McCarthy
W. J. Kelly
Charles J. McFeely
Alexander Grady
David H. Noonan
Illiam J. O’brien
John J. McCarthy
James Moriarty
Michael J. Maraghy
Pete S. Fitzgerald
John Madden
Fred L. Corcoran
Bargain Sale Draws Crowds At Washington Street Store
Yesterday's bad weather did not deter shoppers from Thomas O Callaghan and Co at 658 to 6568 Washington Street. The firm is closing out fall and winter carpets cloaks suits and more at dramatically reduced prices to avoid carrying stock into the next season. The sale continues all week and out of town visitors are urged to view the offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas O'Callaghan & Co
Washington Street
Dr Bull's Boy Tied to Sudden Colds Causes
The report suggests a linking factor between a child named Dr Bull and sudden colds among people. Authorities caution that the causal connection remains unproven.
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Commons
Tebbitt
Bowdoin Square
Fannie McIntyre
Florence Hale
Nellie Hancock
Sara Burr
Edwin A. Page Master
Wil
E. L. Snader
Lorimer Johnstone
WM. Cullington
Arnold Reeves Carl Feyter Lewis
Marseilles
Pont du Gard
Comte de Morcerf
Fontainebleau
Matinee
Castle SQ
Monte Cristo
Pym
Grand Opera
the Geisha
Mary Stuart
Magda
Keith’s Theatre
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Lothrop
Edmond Dantes
Fanny McIntyre
Mercedes
Nortier
William Cullington
Caderouse
Arnold Reeves
Fernandes
Walter Lewis
Albert
Florence Hall
Carconte
Howard Atheneum
MR. Sothern
ER. H. Sothern
Jay
Lady Isula
Sothern
Zenda
Vanderbilt
Miss Turner
Kennedy
James
Tom McCoy
Miss Fernandez
Shuizes
Max
Lizzie
Aquarium
Washington and
Dover Sts
Miron Leffingwell
K Murray
The
Mr. Jas. K. Kenne
Performanc
Oston Theatre
Walter Damrosch
C. A. Ellis
Tannhauser
Erman
LA Traviata
Italia
Mmes
Ah Oe Barna
Mattfeld
Kraus
Fischer
Risers
M. van Hoose
Staudigl
Rains
Schein
Dam
Rosch
van Cauperen
Salignac
Capanar
Carbone
Boudoure
Viiviant
Bimbont
NO ‘Rdica
Fadski
Toronta
Seygard
van Cauteren
MM. Kraur
Fisch!r
Damrosch
Mmes. Mela
M.M. Salignac
Campanari
Vanni
Vivians
Ste HN Ann
Bimboni
Siegfried
Romeo ET Juliette
Steinway
Boston Music Hall
Graham
Cake Walk CO
Boston Herald
Isaac B. Rich
Fingortar
Valeska
Ingoman
E. H. Sothern
Lady Ursula
Tural
New England Baby Show Association
Bromfield St
Modjeska Joseph Haworth
Camille
Gray
Commodore
Boston Theatre
Ars, Est
Saarr
Eugene Aaheionr
Dward E. Rice’s
Ballet Girl
James Harrican
Tramp
Alice Atherton
Herbert Cawthorne
Susie Forrester
Parker
Cane
Total Abstinence Society
Tremont St
Tremont
Winthrop
Olivette
Quariu
Washington St
Col. Pine
Columbia
Piney Ridge
Gertrude Pianka
Austin & Stone
Thor
Russia
Palace
Choice Sea’ ' Er
Clark
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