Fitzgerald Urges War on Consumption in Boston Speech
Mayor John F. Fitzgerald closed the tuberculosis convention in Horticultural Hall and predicted passage by tonight of a 150000 dollar board of trustees for a tuberculosis hospital. He urged sunshi ne societies to aid patients and prevent spread, stressed ventilation in crowded spaces, and cited tolls of TB on Boston and New York. He urged funding for a consumptives hospital and noted the Brigham fund for indigent care, calling for decisive action and public education to stamp out the disease.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Horticultural Hall
Fitzgerald
Common Council
Boston Board of Health
London
Europe
Brigham
Peter Brigham
William T. Councilman
Harvard
James O’brien
Boston
Brotherhood of Man
Ward 13 Douglas Club Elects Officers
The Ward 18 Douglas Club held its annual meeting at the clubrooms 202 Broadway South Boston. Officers elected include President Jeremiah J. McNamara Vice President James A. Morrison Treasurer James S. McKenna Financial Secretary Benjamin J. Fitzpatrick Recording Secretary John J. McCoy Sergeant at Arms Thomas Walsh and directors Michael W. Norris Edward T. J. Noonan Edward G. Morris John J. Gallagher Thomas Donahue William H. Barry David Hurley Daniel Moynihan Jr Henry Hastings James Sheridan.
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Ward 18
Douglas Club
Broadway
South
Boston
Jeremiah J. McNamara
James A. Morrison
James S. McKenna
Benjamin J. Fitzpatrick
John J. McCoy
Thomas Walsh
Michael W. Norris
Edward T. J. Noonan
Edward G. Morris
John J. Gallagher
Thomas Donahue
William H. Barry
David Hurley
Daniel Moynihan, Jr
Henry Hastings
James Sheridan
Congressman Lawrence Recalls Anti Tariff Stand at Convention
In the House he backs the Philippine tariff bill echoing his earlier role as resolutions committee chair at the Republican State convention. He may have told the stand patters a tale about a girl’s introspective poem Why Do We Live and a Boston editor's reply about the poem.
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Lawrence
Boston
Fred Bolton Faces City Politics With GOP Leadership
Fred Bolton, seeking re election as president of the Republican city committee, is a Ward 21 General Court representative and a member of the committees on cities and metropolitan affairs. Critics allege a Lomasney faction, with the committees likely to reveal the truth as the year advances.
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Fred Bolton
Republican City Committee
General Court
Committee On Cities
Fitzgerald
Beacon Hill
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Mr. Lomasney
East Boston Councilman Faces Columbus Statue Debate
Councilman Thomas Doherty drew light ribbing for asking the Mayor to move Columbus statue from the Cathedral to Copley Square. Yet within his district a sizable group backs the move and Doherty may be planning a long-term effort over the next year or so.
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Thomas Doherty
East Boston
Columbus
Copley Square
Tom
Doherty
Colonel Gaston Remains Prominent in State Democratic Leadership
Colonel William A. Gaston, though claiming to be out of politics, is listed as vice president of the Democratic State committee and appears poised to stay influential in state leadership alongside Chairman Quincy, with their friendship suggesting continuity of the organization into next year.
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William A. Gaston
Democratic State Committee
Gaston
Quincy
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Mayor Dyar Declines Candidacy Yet Promises Fight
Mayor Perlie A Dyar says he is not a candidate for president of the Republican city committee but hints at his own plan to “make the fight.” Frothingham seems politically doomed in the 1ifth district though not deterred, while Dan Lane and Seiberlich figures loom in Roxbury politics as factions discuss options.
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Perlie A. Dyar
Republican City Committee
1Ifth
Louis Frothingham
Congress
Frothingham
Dan Lane
Seiberlich
Roxbury
Major Dyar
Governor Guild rejects rumor of police commission plan
Men close to Governor Guild say there is one thing to forget at once. The Governor did not advocate a single headed police commission or an excise board with Curtis back in power. He has refused to discuss the rumor but reportedly remarked he hadn’t dreamed of it.
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Guild
Curtis
Do Germs Linger On Street Car Straps
Doctors debate claims that every street car strap carries disease germs. Boston physicians call the assertion far fetched while noting general germ presence on surfaces. Other doctors say straps pose little extra danger beyond common contact surfaces.
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Harvey Wylie
Harvey Wyle
Agricultural Department
Washington, D. C
Boston
Wylie
John Duff
Charlestown
Express Crash at Depot New York Kills One
One man was killed and another seriously injured when the Adirondack night express crashed through station bumpers in Grand Central. The heavy seven car train shifted free of its engine, plowed onto the platform, and trapped Pelgrino Landi who died. Porter HM. W. Griffin injured by flying glass while helping a woman.
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New York
Grand Central
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Pelgrino Landi
HM. W. Griffin
Failure Wrecks Depositors at Provident Securities Bank
Hundreds of Provident Securities and Banking Company depositors face ruin after attorney Henry A. Wyman states the bank's assets are insufficient to repay their funds. The failure affects savers from children with metal banks to long time wage earners, with debts pegged at least 182000 dollars and assets listed at 2993.22 dollars.
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Provident Securities and Banking Company
Henry A. Wyman
Savings Bank Commission
Sunday Post
Wyman
Apes Marry in Formal Judge Led Ceremony
In Harrisburg Illinois last week two apes named Prince Bismarck and Miss Evolution were wed in a ceremony led by Judge H J Henning at Hotel Lotta. The event featured best man George Laubacher and bridesmaid John Kelch with a ceremonial banquet and toasts to the couple's health and happiness.
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Harrisburg
Ill
Prince Bismarck
Miss Evolution
Bismarck
Lotta
H. J. Henning
George Laubacher
John Kelch
Cole and Grady Meet Today at State House
The conference between Speaker Cole and Representative Grady of Ward 6 at the State House is awaited amid scrutiny of committee appointments. Mayor Fitzgerald criticizes perceived bias in several committees and notes little chance to adjust lists, suggesting a personal explanation to Mr. Grady as the mayoral representative. Grady received the appointment request by letter Saturday night for this morning.
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Cole
Grady
Ward 6
State House
Fitzgerald
City Hall
Runaway 50 Years Ago Seeker Returns to Day’s Marble Firm
C J Day a South Dakota marble and granite company owner travels from Jeff Brookings to Rutland Vermont to revisit the old home he ran away from five decades ago. He plans to stay two days in Rutland before continuing to Union Bridge County New York on business. His early life included a Black Hills gold mine stint, followed by marble and granite sales and then running his own Brookings Marble and Granite Company. A sister’s letter prompted the journey.
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Rutland
C. J. Day
South Dakota
Jeff Brookings
Union
Broom County
N. Y
Day
Black Hills
Brookings Marble and Granite Company
Dav
Cop Impostor Prank Triggers Laughter in Worcester
A Cambridge policeman visiting Worcester to escort a man to the asylum mistook Sergeant George H. Hill for an impostor. He revealed a police badge, explained his visit, and Hill joined in the joke, paying for cigars.
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Worcester
Cambridge
George H. Hill
Central Station
Fill
Hill
Sunday eggs fund four missionaries to Japan
Danville Ky January seventh. A Bethel Church missionary society agreement allocates all eggs laid on Sundays to foreign missions. In three months the fund has raised enough money to send four missionaries to Japan.
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Danville
The
Missionary Society of the Bethel Church
Japan
Race for Aldermen chair sparks city hall intrigue
The vote for a chairman of the Board of Aldermen dominates today’s agenda as Mayor Fitzgerald’s allies clash with Alderman Whelton the Lomasony candidate. Rumors of plots and deals swirl. Bromberg, Draper, and Cauley weigh options, with party loyalty and district debt shaping potential votes. The session at 9 promises a likely deadlock and shifting allegiances.
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Board of Aldermen
Fitzgerald
Daniel A. Whelton
Lomasney
Whelton
Carley, Curley
Hennessey
Captain VanSchaick to Face Slocum Disaster Trial
The trial of Captain William VanSchaick, commander of the steamboat General Slocum when it burned in June 1904, is set for Wednesday before Judge Thomas in the U S Circuit Court in New York. He was rescued after jumping overboard.
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New York
William VanSchaick
General Slocum
Judge Thomas
United States Circuit Court
VanSchaick
Police raid South Boston “little game” crackdown ends arrests
Broadway Station officers raided a room at 58 Middle street discovering a quiet little game. Four South Boston youths were arrested last evening with Thomas Mucker, 15, charged with gaming on the Lord's day and John Donovan, 15, Charles Powers, 16, and Francis A Horstaker, 16, charged with being present.
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Broadway
Middle Street
South Boston
Thomas Mucker
Lucas Street
John Donovan
Preble Street
Charles Powers
Francis A. Horstaker
Vinton Street
Quarterly Convention of Norfolk AOH Draws Growth
The Nor folk county board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians held a quarterly meeting at the United States Hotel. County reports show members rising from 2,768 to 38,000 in 1905, a net gain of 232. Two new divisions were formed as County President Cox praised flourishing divisions and strong finances.
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Norfolk County Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
United States
Cox
Salvation Army People's Palace Fund Reaches 100 789
The Salvation Army fund for the People's Palace for workingmen gained 758 in the past week, bringing the total from all sources to 100 789.66. Cash receipts to date include 80 081.66 previously acknowledged and numerous individual contributions of varying small amounts.
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Salvation Army People's Palace
Lawrence Model Houses
Charles Kk. Lauriat
King Edward To Attend Olympian Games In Athens
A telegram from Athens reports that King Edward will visit Athens in the spring to attend Olympian games. The notice cites the event as a royal participation in the forthcoming athletic festival.
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Edward
Athens
London
Fire destroys Elks' new hall in Worcester
Fire this afternoon ruined Sulks Hall in the Franklin block on Main street. Loss set at 7000 dollars and fully insured. The blaze started in the new steel ceiling of the main hall where a Trench Naturalization Society meeting was in progress. A defect in overhead electric wires is blamed. Mrs Nellie Westcott, an elderly resident on the third floor, was found in bed and rescued to an adjoining building with nurse help.
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Worcester
Franklin Block
Main Street
Trench Naturalization Society
Nellieé Westcott
Death of Elliott Danforth Former New York State Official
Elliott Danforth longtime New York State treasurer from 1889 to 1893 and former Democratic State committee chairman died at his home in Albany on January 7. He was born in Middleburg, New York, on March 6, 1850, and had been the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 1898.
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New York
Elliott Danforth
Democratic State Committee
Danforth
Middleburg
N. Y
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