No New Schools Spark Grovelands Meeting Clash
North Groveland residents overturned South Groveland votes to build new schoolhouses after a stormy town meeting with strict entry and a later city council action in Cleveland placing the Everett Moore syndicate under a seven banker committee due to temporary financial strains. The committee reports the 130 million dollar capitalization and solvent condition despite market pressure.
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Ohio
Grovelands Syndicate
Groveland
South Groveland
Cleveland, O
Everett-Moore
Michigan
Everett-Moore Syndicate
Grady-Pledges Nolan Support at 1901 Boston Council Farewell
The 1901 Boston Common Council adjourned after a year of service with speeches praising the body and its members. Grady pledged loyalty to Dolan as president and offered ongoing assistance, while Kiley lauded restored financial powers and a year of heavy borrowing, totaling over 6.7 million in pen loans.
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Common Council
Riley
Grady
Dolan
Davenport
Ward 2
Daniel J. Kiley
Ward 6
Charlestown
Kiley
Board of Apportionent
Boston
Stranger Bit Levy Thumbs in Street Attack
Samuel Levy of 9 Winchester street arrived at the Emergency Hospital with his left thumb bitten off after an intoxicated man on Pleasant street pushed him and, in a struggle, bit and amputated the digit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Levy
Winchester Street
Levy
Pleasant Street
Fusilier Veterans Elect Major Hatch to Another Term
The Fusilier Veterans' Association elected Major Cyd Hatch commander for another term after a unanimous vote over John G. Munro. About 100 members attended as plans for the annual ball were discussed and Major Hatch received a military cape from Major C. J. Chapin. New officers include Captains J. P. McMahon H. R. Sims Co Fl Langill F P B Marter and lieutenants A W Guptill Mark Brown Peter Dowd F H Collins. Captain Fred A. Fales became secretary and Capt George Bleiler Jr. treasurer with Major Chapin reappointed trustee.
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Fusilier Veterans’ Association
Cyd. Hatch
John G. Munro
Major Hatch
Fusiliers
C. J. Chapin
C. J. Hatch
J. P. McMahon
H. R. Sims
Co. Fl. Langill
F. P B. Marter
A. W. Guptill
Mark Brown
Peter Dowd
F. H. Collins
Fred A. Fales
George Bleiler, Jr
Major Chapin
Man Injured by Box of Wildcats in Roxbury
J. J. Kelly of Boston Forwarding and Transfer Company dropped a crate of wildcats on a platform in Roxbury en route to a show. A savage animal reached for his hand, causing him to release the crate and drop it on his toe. Four toes were fractured and he was treated at the Emergency Hospital.
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J. J. Kelly
Carlow Street
Roxbury
Boston Forwarding and Transfer Company
Bostock
Elly
Dover Strike Is Adjusted At Cocheco Mills
The weavers at the Cocheco mills have settled their dispute and will resume work tomorrow morning after a strike that began last Monday.
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Dover
N. H
Cocheco Mills
Tuberculosis Expert Questions Contagion Link
Dr. S A Knopf challenged US policy stating tuberculosis is not contagious and patients can work with precautions. He urged a government commission with the President as honorary member to study the disease and seek effective treatments, welcoming input from the medical profession.
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New York
S. A. Knopf
Academy of Medicine
United States
Charlie Pattee a Big Hit at St John’s Minstrel Show
Members of St John’s Club of Winthrop entertained friends in Wadsworth Hall with a minstrel show. Charles Pattee, a prominent lawyer, startled the audience by impersonating a colored lady in a buck and wing routine, drawing three encores. The act was a surprise hit as tickets sold out quickly, prompting a second performance for overflow.
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St. John's
Winthrop
Wadsworth Hall
St. John’s Episcopal Church
F. H. Appleton
W. T. Kershaw
C. H. Dunham
W. J. Kershaw
Charles Ehrmann
Bones
Edward Kitson
Adolph Becker
C. Tasker
E. Burwell
H. Nelson
G. C. Edwards
E. F. Pike
A. Burwell
A. E. Kemp
G. W. Pigeon
E. W. Souther
G. Buchanan
John Richardson
C. Ordway
Mr. Pratt
Charles Pattee
Reforming Women at Sherborn Seek Home Skills
The annual report of the Woman's Reformatory at Sherborn notes that simple in-house programs spark inmates to learn homemaking with economy and order. It praises educated inmates for cooperation with staff, discipline, and plans to reenter society. The sewing class, over a year old, has proved successful with proficient hand sewing, cutting, mending, and garment making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Reformatory
Sherborn
Brown Club Dines at Hotel Westminster
The Brown University Club held its 8th monthly dinner last evening at Hotel Westminster with about 20 members present. Guests included Professor Charlton Black who spoke on University Life and Dallas I. Sharp Brown who read excerpts from his new book Wild Life. An informal smoke talk followed.
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Brown University Club
Hotel Westminster
Charlton Black
University Life
Dallas I. Sharp
Brown
Professor Black
Sharp
World walking records set in St Louis 24 hour event
Selton Cartwright and Fahey lowered the 24 hour go as you please record for 16 laps in St Louis. Shelton also set a 50 mile mark of 7 hours 1 minute. Tracey left track briefly due to illness and later returned. Midpoint scores showed Fleming 57 7, Cartwright 130 6, Tracey 126 2, Shelton 143, Febey 135, Hegelman among leaders.
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ST. Louis
Hegelman
Fleming
Cartwright
Tracey
Cavanagh
Hegelwan
Noremac
Hart
Guerrero
Shelton
Kid West
Richardson
Loestein
Febey
Mrs H W Stevens Attempts Suicide at Crawford House
Mrs Harry W Stevens of 41B Gilman street Somerville attempted death by carbolic acid during a moment of temporary insanity at the Crawford House. She was discovered by hotel staff, treated by Dr Thompson, and moved to Massachusetts General Hospital where she was given little chance of survival. A room porter found a nervous young woman registering as Mrs Stevens from Providence and later discovered the sealed letters to her husband and mother.
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Harry W. Stevens
Gilman Street
Somerville
Crawford House
Thompson
Massachusetts General Hospital
Providence
Mass
Vose & Sons
Boylston Street
City
Third Inauguration of Governor Crane Amid Magnificence
State House ceremonies marked the third term of Governor Winthrop Murray Crane with a grand turnout. Dignitaries and smartly dressed attendees filled corridors as the joint convention confirmed Crane, Bates, and other officers. The oath of office was administered, and Crane delivered a lengthy inaugural address drawing steady applause.
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Crane
Winthrop Murray Crane
State House
James B. Crane
Zenas Crane
James A. Crane
George T. Plunkett
Harry C. Bates
Theodore Ll. Pomeroy
Pomeroy
Samuel G. Colt
Herbert S. Johnson
B. Usher
Miss Usher
Edward T. Bradford
Henry G. Turner
Herbert Parker
Jones
Sparks
Dean
Messrs
Russell
Boston
Bartlett
Pittsfield
McNary
Sleeper
Winthrop
Bhibridge
Wareham
Garfield
Brockton
Read
Northfield
Crosby
Arlington
Bates
Olin
Executive Council
Soule
W. Murray Crane
Julia Arthur Denies Returning to the Stage After Tour
Mrs. B. P. Cheney known as Julia Arthur has returned to Boston after a Western tour and denies rumors she will resume performing. She states she has no intention of returning to professional life and is content with her current life. She plans to stay in Boston for the foreseeable future.
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B. P. Cheney
Julia Arthur
Parker House
New York
Ainter
Cheney
Germs Commit Death by Water in Bacteriology Claim
Chicago January 4 bacteriologists of the American Society of Naturalists report that certain germs hate water enough to die to avoid it. They declare water itself is deadly to many germs and milk has destructive attributes within itself.
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Chicago
American Society of Naturalists
Missing William R Taber in Wareham
William R Taber town clerk treasurer and tax collector is absent from his Wareham home since Sunday. Auditors expected his books by January 1 as of date. family was told not to expect him home the following day but his destination remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wareham
William
Venezuelan Rebels Await Warship Libertador Arrival
In La Guayra revolutionary supporters cheer General Matos and expect the Libertador to reach the Venezuelan coast with Matos aboard and 300 volunteers. The ship, former Ban Righ, has reinforced steel, rapid fire guns, and a mixed crew as plans unfold with Colombian actions and Curaçao and Trinidad landing groups nearby.
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Perabras Ducharme
Eduardo Ortega Cordova
Carlos Azugary Egcamier
Tomas Garcia
Mieves Navarro
Christiani Antocles Bartazal
Antoine Espinoza
Merendi Sambrano Rendor
Libertador
Venezuela
General Matos
Port de France
General Transatlantic Company
Martinique
Castro
Trinidad
Curacoa
Woman Burned in Brookline Store Fire
Mrs. Thomas J. Kelleher was severely burned while in a Tobacco shop at 11 Boylston Street Brookline. She was later taken to Carney Hospital in South Boston in critical condition. M W W Quinlan Jr and bystanders covered her with a horse blanket to extinguish the flames.
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M. W.W. Quinlan, Jr
Thomas J. Kelleher
Boylston Street
Brookline
Bidding Frenzy At Gloucester Wharf For Fresh Haddock
Ice coated schooner H W Lufkin arrives at TF wharf with 20 000 pounds sold to a major dealer leaving 15 000 pounds cod unsold. Another Gloucester vessel Senator with 36 000 pounds of halibut and cod arrives. halibut sold but not unloaded after a 10 week voyage amid rough seas.
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TF Wharf
Gloucester
H. W. Lufkin
T Wharf
Lufkin
Cape Sable
N. S
Senator
Grand Banks
Cunningham Legally Elected First Assistant at Weston Street School
The Weston Street Primary School gains Miss Delia E. Cunningham as a first assistant after the Corporation Counsel Andrew J. Bailey ruled her election legal. The 1901 school committee session in the Mason street building also granted leaves of absence on half pay to three long serving teachers and discussed an amendment to raise supervisors from six to nine. The committee reported expenditures of 2,836,807.34 against appropriations of 2,855,630.24, leaving an unexpended balance of 18,822.90, with increases mainly in salaries and fuel costs. A vote of thanks closed the meeting for William J. Gallivan’s year as chair.
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Mason Street
Andrew J. Bailey
Delia E. Cunningham
Weston Street
Bill W. Willard
Frothingham
Jane EB. Tobey
Almaretta J. Critchett
Emerson
Committee On
William J. Gallivan
Ryan's Case Continued in Municipal Court
William Ryan of the South End faces murder charges for his wife’s death and alleged body mutilation. The case was continued in Municipal Court due to the absence of a key witness, with the government seeking more time before trial.
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William Ryan
South End
Draw in Two-Hour Brockton Wrestling Bout
Billy Watson and Joe Burbank, both of Brockton, wrestled two hours and fifteen minutes without a fall, ending in a draw in the city.
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Brockton
Billy Watson
Joe Burbank
Doyle Again Named Chairman of Board of Aldermen
James H. Doyle chosen by 10 Democrat members as chairman of the Board of Aldermen for the coming year. The 18 member body is expected to give Doyle a solid majority on inauguration day. The caucus also endorsed Edward J. Donovan for city clerk Edward J. Leary for city messenger and John F. Dever for clerk of committees.
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James H. Doyle
Board of Aldermen
Parker's
Mr. Doyle
Doyle
Edward J. Donovan
Edward J. Leary
City Messenger
John
Chickering
Seamen Benefit Concert in Abbotsford Hall
A seaside concert in Abbotsford Hall City square Charlestown last evening entertained over 200 seamen from ships at Charlestown wharves. Alderman Edward L Quigleys organized it with Hawthorne vaudeville company performing. A clock was given to the Catholic Sailors Club by the firemen of the steamship Commonwealth and accepted by Rev Father O Sullivan who later received a check from Superintendent Albert G Ayres. Stan ton H King missionary of the Sailors Haven attended and spoke briefly.
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Abbotsford Hall
City Square
Charlestown
Edward L. Quigleys
Hawthorne Vaudeville Company
Catholic Sailors’ Club
Commonwealth
Father O'Sullivan
Father O’sullivan
Albert G. Ayres
Stanton H. King
The
Sailors’ Haven
Consumption Can Be Cured by Dr Yonker of Kalamazoo
A sensational advertisement claims a doctor from Kalamazoo Michigan has discovered a universal cure for consumption and related lung illnesses. It promises free treatments and proof from state officials and renowned scientists, urging immediate letter requests to the Yonkerman Chemical Company for the miracle remedy.
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Yonkerman
Kalamazoo
Mich
Derk P. Yonkerman
Michigan
Koch
Luton
Pasteur
Yonkerman Chemical Company
Shakespeare Building
Annual Price Reduction Sale at S Vorenberg Co Big Store
The Big Store of S Vorenberg and Co displays 31 diagonal banners announcing their annual price reduction sale. Inside, every department offers broad reductions with original tags kept. Hats gloves shirts underwear and boys outfits are deeply discounted, with hopes customers come early as sizes may quickly break.
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Washington, Elm
Hanover
S. Vorenberg & Co
United States
Prince Albert
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Board of Selectmen
Charles S. Clark
North End
Harry J. Cole
Haverhill
Myron T. Herric
Cleveland
Myron T. Herrick
Dime Savings and Bank Company
Messrserett and Moore
CRADY
Nolan
Stranger Bit Levy Sthumbofe
Gift
Fusilier Veterans
Kelly
Max O’rell
Paul Blouet
Charlie” Pattee
Winthrop Minstrels
Brown Club
DINES
D. L. Sharp
A. O. H. Dance
Charleston
Monument Hall
Ladies’ Auxiliary No. 3
Division $7
H. W. Stevens
Boutwell
Brackett
Albee
Senate
N. W. Everett
Morse
Hampshire
Fitzgerald
Pratt
Plymouth
General Court
House
William R, Taber
Corporation Counsel
Miss Cunningham
Ryan
California
D. P. Yonkerman
Signs OF the Times
Stubblefield
Tex
M. Chapman
Stephens Mills
N.Y
Lida Cermak
Jersey City
Cascarets
Ella Ziegler
Delta
Alice Sewell
Eighth St
Mollie Bowman
Metropolis
Henry Joynt
Wesley
Sterling Remedy Co
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