City Hall Public Garden dispute stirs Boston politics
Mayor Fitzgerald backs a City Hall built in part on the Public Garden with Josiah Quincy as board chair, while Ex Mayor Green and others oppose using the garden citing destruction of a breathing space. Quincy supports the plan though prefers not to discuss details publicly.
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Josiah Quincy
Samuel A. Green
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Financial Centre
Tremont Street
Court Square
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Strong Arm For Chinamen Arrested In South End Case
Arthur Whitehead, 30, jailed on vagrancy charges by Station 9, allegedly confessed to Special Officer Kean that he assaulted Willie King, a Chinese laundry owner at 11 Columbus Ave three years ago amid Chinese society feuds. King survived severe injuries. Whitehead was rearrested on an assault warrant after the vagrancy case was dismissed in Roxbury court.
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Willie King
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Man leads horse forty miles to Sandisfield from Hudson
Louis Reuben of New York could not drive a horse, so he led the animal by the bridle from Hudson, N Y, to Sandisfield a forty mile trek to aid a Hebrew colony. He paused only at Great Barrington, twenty eight miles from Hudson, making the arduous journey on foot beside the wagonload of provisions.
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Louis Reuben
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Hudson
N. Y
Sandisfield
Reuben
Dale
Boy Killed Crossing Tracks Near Great Barrington
Great Barrington Jan 5 Robert Schilling ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Schilling of Lee was struck and instantly killed by a freight train on the river skating homeward bound. He attempted to cross the New York New Haven Hartford tracks in front of the freight and was struck by the engine.
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Great Barrington
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Robert Schilling
Lee
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Thieves Burn Hennery After Stealing 20 Chickens
Great Barrington suspects set fire to Michael Mangion's hennery to hide the crime, burning the structure to the ground along with 80 remaining birds after stealing 20 leghorn chickens.
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Great Barrington
Michael Mangion
Harmless Samaria prescription touted to curb alcohol craving
Dr Xavier Corot’s Samaria prescription, described as tasteless and effective even when given unknowingly, reportedly cures many alcohol addiction cases. The Samaria dispensary at 1287 Broadway, New York, offers a free trial to anyone who writes or calls. Medical men claim it to be the only harmless remedy for the liquor habit.
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New York
McCall Seeks 15000 For Roosevelt Travel Costs
Washington January 6 A bill by Representative McCall Republican from Massachusetts proposes Congress set aside 15000 annually to cover the President travel expenses with payments contingent on presidential certification. The current system has the President travel as a rail guest with railroads while passes are restricted to the President by the Pennsylvania.
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Representative McCall
Massachusetts
Congress
Pennsylvania
Lindsay Boys' Club forms at St Pauls Church in Garland Street
The Lindsay Boys' Club of St Pauls Church met for the first time in the Sir Galahad House rooms on Garland Street last evening. Elected officers include Thomas McCardin as president, Charles J Schroeder as vice president, Max Henry Newman as secretary, Alfred Lee as treasurer, with W H Birchhead of the Episcopal Seminary as athletic committee chairman and the Rev Sher rard Billings as spiritual adviser.
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Thomas McCardin
Charles J. Schroeder
Max Henry Newman
Alfred Lee
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Epipiscopal Seminary
Sherrard Billings
Change in Masses at St. Mary's Waltham
In Waltham on January 5 arrangements are made for new mass times at St. Mary's Church. Rev Timothy Brosnahan will celebrate two Sunday masses at 9 15 o clock once repairs finish. Children will attend service in the basement and weekday morning masses will be held in the newly remodeled basement.
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Waltham
St. Mary's Church
Timothy Brosnahan
Concert and dance by American Watch Company Band in Maynard Hall
In Waltham on January 5 the concert and dance directed by the American Watch Company Band at Maynard Hall drew a large crowd, marking one of the season’s most attended events.
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Waltham
American Watch Company
Maynard Hall
Waltham Rifles Title Restored by Company F M V M
Waltham January 5. Company F Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia in Waltham will assume the title Waltham Rifles, a name it used about thirty years ago before it was dropped from use.
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Waltham Rifles
Fragmented Local Notice Summary Incomplete Text
A damaged OCR fragment yields partial phrases with unreadable characters and illegible names. The readable bits mention a local notice action but lack dates places or officials to identify the event.
Holy Jumpers Show Limits of City Purity
Reverend Dixon defends the Holy Jumpers against Boston officials at Faneuil Hall, arguing religious liberty shields their meetings. He cites unseemly exhibitions elsewhere and says he has no quarrel with the Jumpers while urging the mayor to apply standards evenly across show places.
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Boston
A. C. Dixon
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
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Whelton
Faneuil Hall
Woman Hoarder in Stocking Found $1700 in Raynham
Jan 5 Whitman report says Raynham town officials seek $1500 from the estate of Hannah K Wilbur. For 20 years she was assisted by the town and hid cash in a stocking. A room search uncovered 1700 in cash, many worn bills, old scrip, gold coins, silver, and a large bundle of coppers.
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