Sumner Centenary Tributes Draw Suffolk Hall Echoes
Tributes opened the centenary celebration for Charles Sumner at Faneuil Hall. Speakers recalled his antislavery leadership and warned Massachusetts against political shifts resembling a Maine machine. Albert Pillsbury contrasted Sumner with today’s Senate climate to strong applause.
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Albert E. Pillsbury
Massachusetts Senate
Boston meeting hears Lodge opposed by Berle and others
Rev. Dr. A A Berle and Prof Zueblin denounce Senator Lodge as colored citizens of Greater Boston gather with about 1990 attendees. Bishop Maltalieu and Rev G A McGuire join Mayor Fitzgerald in urging civic action with Sumner as a reference point.
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Senator Lodge
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G. A. McGuire
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Mission
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Fitzgerald
Somerville
Greater Boston
William F. Maltalieu
Methodist Episcopal Church
Berle
Charles Sumner
United States
Brownsville
United States Senate
Greater Boston election reform and anti Lodge push
Governor Foss urged defeat of Senator Lodge in his inaugural speech calling for sweeping reforms. The push targets consolidation of commissions, direct nominations in primaries, popular selection of senators, voter access, and curbs on lobby pre election activity. Also favors inland waterways and an income tax amendment.
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Senator Lodge
Old Guard
Jail woman for beating stepchild
North Adams reports Mrs. Agnes Smith was arrested on January 5 charged with brutally beating her five year old stepson. The case details appear on page two, sixth column.
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Agnes Smith
City Election Countdown and Daily Clock Notes
A compact dated snippet reports a city election countdown with six days into the year and three days remaining until the election. It notes winter length at 73 days left and a sunset time around 10:44 p.m. with 9 hours 12 minutes day length. A lamp timing remark states auto lamps to be lit at 4:56 p.m.
Inaugural Address Continues On Page Four
The brief notice directs readers to turn to Page Four for continued text of the inaugural address and mentions that full text is spread across Pages Eight and Nine.
Weather Outlook for Boston and New England
Forecast says today is fair in Boston and vicinity with a mostly unsettled outlook tomorrow. Temperatures show little change as westerly winds prevail. New England is expected to stay generally fair Friday and Saturday with possible snow flurries in the northwest portion and moderate west and southwest winds.
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New England
Mystery in Death of Girl in Providence Bridge
Providence January 5 police think 18 year old Aliha Pachamski a Polish mill operative fell accidentally from a bridge into the river and drowned today friends suspect she may have been thrown into the water.
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Aliha Pachamski
Woman Found Dead in river Near Atlantic Mills
Miss Pachamski a mill worker lived with her sister at 45 Dike Street and had been in the country about a month. She left the yard at noon for a walk and was later found in the river behind the dyehouse. Dr Longfellow pronounced death accidental drowning. police note possible ice slip though some workers fear assault.
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James McGovern
Martin Freeney
Manton Avenue
Michael Foley
William MecGair
A. H. Longfellow
Longfellow
Pablo's $7.90 Sale Cuts Coat Price Dramatically
The Pablo Selling at 7.90 EF. Gray Co. in Washington and Hanover streets slashes the best $20 over coat in the world to 7.90. This dramatic reduction highlights a limited-time offer aimed at attracting bargain shoppers.
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Winchester Robbery Attempt Ends With Arrest
Pawl Boyce a 15 year old Stoneham boy attempted to rob Miss Ellen Mc Hale on dark Shefticle road demanding $6 tonight. He was arrested about an hour later as he tried to board a Stoneham car. Miss Mc Hale identified him and a revolver was found on him.
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Pawl Boyce
Stoneham
Ellen McHale
Shefticle Road
Boyce
Miss McHale
Precocious youth held on multiple robbery charges
A 15 year old boy, Boyce, arrested on robbery counts after a threatening demand for money. He had prior offenses and probation from earlier break ins at Wedgmere station. Police traced him from description by Miss McHale and found tacks and a chisel in his possession.
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Main Street
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Wedgmere
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McLean Hospital
Canada
H. G. Cobb
Sheffield Road
Carnegie's New Hymn of Peace
Andrew Carnegie distributed thousands of copies of a new hymn of international peace written by George Huntington. The poem urges peace over war and envisions unity across seas with bonds of friendship and divine blessing.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
America
George Huntington
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Oak Park
Ill
Carnegie Foundation
Gray
Boston Nationals Sign Two Contracts In Surprise Move
Tenney purchases Butler from Fall River while Charley White signs on to referee Langford for the upcoming bout as Jeannette fight looms. Harvard faces McGill tomorrow and must perform at peak to win. Long, Harvard’s hurdler, exits college as Malden High honors its football team at a banquet.
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Butler
Fall River
Charley White
Langford
Jeannette
Harvard
McGill
Long
Malden High
Boston & Maine Eyes Large Tewksbury Repair Shops
Lowe Jan 3. Boston and Maine railroad has secured options on nearly 600 acres in Tewksbury. The move may create thousands of jobs and turn Tewksbury into a major industrial town with centralized repair and car constructing shops for the system.
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Tewksbury
Boston & Maine Railroad
New England
Railroad land eyed for repair plant in Tewksbury tract
Surveyors and teamsters test ground along the tracks between Wamesit and Almont in Tewksbury. Boston and Maine officials seek land for a large repair and car constructing plant. Other proposed sites in Saco Portsmouth and along divisional routes exist, but the Tewksbury tract offers best access to the Lowell and Lawrence line and nearby divisions.
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Violinist Nikola Sokoloff-Ties for Lyda Filkins in New York Romance
Surprise greeted Rear Admiral Adolph Marix retired as his adopted daughter Lyda Filkins and Russian violinist Nikola Sokoloff obtained a marriage license in New York. Filkins, 29, is the daughter of actress Grace Filkins, Marix’s wife. Sokoloff, 25, has played with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and debuted in Mendelssohn Hall. The couple’s friends say Filkins’s parents oppose marriage. Details on where the ceremony will be held were not learned.
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Mendelssohn Hall
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Brussels
Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Sokoloff
Fire at Bert Wilder residence in Hingham spreads
A fire at Bert Wilder's home in Hingham escalated early today forcing the town to seek assistance from neighboring departments. The blaze, centered in the village core, raised fears of wider property damage and required rapid response from nearby towns.
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