Demand for Free Coal From Boston Merchants
The Boston Associated Board of Trade unanimously endorsed free coal on the free list urging Congress to remove the duty immediately. The demand aligns with Faneuil Hall mass meetings and music trade resolutions, while reciprocity with Canada is viewed as a separate goal to pursue later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Rice
Boston Associated Board of Trade
Boston
Faneuil Hall
New England
Congress
Associated Board of Trade
Canada
Neglected Sidewalks Cause Many Injuries in Boston
A Sunday night surge of injuries from slipping on icy sidewalks prompts criticism of city cleanup. The piece blames retained packed snow and repeated neglect by police to require snow and ice removal, noting hospital cases and an officer's extended insensibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Public Fault Over Boston Sidewalk Neglect Spurs Opinion
Comment argues the city of Boston bears responsibility for sidewalk neglect. It urges public opinion to demand accountability and implies ongoing concern over municipal duties.
Give the People a Show in Congress Trust Debate
In Congress the struggle over the trust matter centers on protecting investors and consumers from deception about stock and bond valuations. The piece argues trusts should reveal their true condition and profits, and questions if workers’ gains offset the burden on the masses who buy trust products. It calls for tariff removal to give the people a chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Gunton's
Coal arrives in Boston in unprecedented volumes
In the past 72 hours Boston has received over 100000 tons of coal, mainly by water with limited rail delivery. Much is anthracite and destined for interior towns and manufacturers. Public pressure is pushing rapid discharge, easing local distress and promising price relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Richardson Case Holds Miss Richardson For Grand Jury
Judge Bosson rules to hold Katherine V. Richardson for the grand jury in Chelsea District Court. The decision concerns probable cause, not guilt, and follows the rule that the matter goes to the grand jury for further consideration to expose the conditions behind suspicions for the community’s advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosson
Chelsea
Katherine V. Richardson
Grand Jury
Social notes at New Year in Boston area
Mrs William P Fay and daughter Miss Katherine Fay and Mr Holker Abpott left their Wellesley home New Year’s Day and stay at the Berkeley rest of season. Miss Fay, president of the Vincent Club, will plan vaudeville or other event for Vincent Hospital at Copley Hall in spring. Forty fourth Massachusetts Regiment Assocation will meet at Young’s Hotel January 22 at 5 p m with Lieutenant Governor Guild delivering The History of the Sword. Captain Richmond P Hobson guests of Mr and Mrs John Ritchie Jr Roxbury late January. Central Congregational Church Providence calls Rev Edward F Sanderson formerly of Beverly. Jacob Sleeper fellowship at Boston University 1902 awarded to Frederick P Webber yielding 500 a year for European study. Miss Elizabeth Chapman private secretary to Colonel Gaston returns to work after Lakehurst vacation. formerly assistant to Colonel Edward F M Sweeney in gubernatorial campaign management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Fay
Katherine Fay
Holker Abpott
Wellesley
Berkeley
Miss Fay
Vincent Club
Copley Hall
Vincent Hospital
Fortyfourth
Massachusetts Regiment Association
Young’s Hotel
Guild
Richmond P. Hobson
John Ritchie, Jr
Warren Street
Roxbury
Boston
Central Congregational Church of
Providence
Edward F. Sanderson
Washington Street Congregational
Beverly
Sanderson
Hartford Theological School
Frederick P. Webber
Boston University
Jacob Sleeper
University
College of Liberal Arts
Europe
Elizabeth Chapman
Gaston
Lakehurst
N. J
Chapman
Edward F. M. Sweeney
A Daring Holdup By Signor Amzi Nitt
A fiction column tells of Professor Fatigg bound for Florida who halts a washed away Virginia bridge to save a southbound express. He carries the lattice back into place, but drowns in pneumonia and is buried in a pauper’s grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor Fatigg
Florida
New England
Fatigg
Virginia
Willie
Gawd
William Fatigg
A New Wrinkle In Wireless Power Idea
Albert G Whitney, a Chicago inventor, proposes projecting a 250 mile high cable to conduct electricity down to Chicago. He claims enough current could power the city but refuses to reveal how the cable would be launched. Scientists doubt the feasibility while awaiting developments with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert G. Whitney
Chicago
Marconi
Mr. Whitney
Tom
Harry
Bill Bailey Missing After Telegram Signals Delay
Local column reports Bill Bailey did not return home by 6 30 PM as telegrammed yesterday. Hope he was delayed. later notice from a Quincy correspondent signs as “An Ardent Reader.” Rumor cites Bailey going South until coal prices fall. editor notes possible return in summer. Isabel Mauch, 11, Somerville, Mass., adds a personal note. Stealthy Steve promises to help locate Bill Bailey when time allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bailey
Quincy
Mass
Bill
Bailey
Isabel Mauch
Mansfield Street
Somerville
Steve
Genevieve
Charles James Fox Birthday Anecdote and Oddities
A quirky January 1908 piece recalls Charles James Fox born January 13 1748. It narrates a family naming dispute resolved when the child asks to be Charles James. The note adds Fox as a statesman and occasional poet, humorously linking his birth date to misfortune at cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles James Fox
Charles
Charles James
Charles-James
James
Mr. Fox
Ladderman John McCarthy Promoted in East Boston
Ladderman John McCarthy of Company 2 Paris Street East Boston is elevated to senior ladderman on the recommendation of District Chief Patrick J Keyes. The promotion positions him for future officer examinations as the senior man of his company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCarthy
Company
Paris Street
East
Boston
Patrick J. Keyes
McCarthy
Slippery Streets and Local News From Boston
The Observant Citizen reports treacherous brick sidewalks after a snowy spell with many unrecorded tumbles, noting fires damaging Elmer Chickering’s West Street studio and a 97000 negative loss. It covers theater ticket scams, illness of James K Hackett era, Parker Hill fire brigade drills, and social notes on locals including Engraver Barry, Edward Murphy and Sayward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts and
Commonwealth Avenues
Elmer Chickering
West Street
Fantine Rejects Suit as New Year Eve Confrontation
Fantine rebukes Charley Wilbur for his advances and calls him insufferable citing his aimlessness. On New Year’s Eve, Charley vows to win Fantine while she departs to a watch meeting and narrowly avoids slipping on ice as he unexpectedly embraces her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fantine
Charley Wilbur
Charley
Mr. Wilbur
Harley
Princess Caroline of Reuss to Wed Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst
Caroline Elizabeth Ida of Reuss, age 18, is engaged to Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe Weimar who is noted as one of Europe’s wealthiest rulers and heir to Holland’s throne if Queen Wilhelmina remains childless. She comes from German royal lines and is beloved by 60,000 subjects in her tiny 126 mile principality. The union may lead to Reuss’s annexation by Saxe Weimar as she prepares to rule alongside him.
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Bhrlin
Caroline Elizabeth Ida
Reuss
Wilhelm Ernst
Saxe-Weimar
Europe
Holland
Wilhelmina
Henry XXII
Caroline
House of Reuss
German Empire
Principality of
Grand Duchy
Fantine Receives Hopeful Return From Charley on Probation
Fantine confronts Charley about their future, warns probation is required, and demands he prove his value to her. He vows to become useful and faithful, and he does prove himself, leaving Fantine with no regrets about her choice.
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Boston Post
Democratic Paper
THE
Sunday Post
Post Publishing Company
Washington Street
New York
BE. A. Grozer
the Daily Post
the Sunday Post
Newton Newkirk
the Meat Trust
Signor Amzi Nitt
Signor
Amzi Nitt
Science Advances
Bile Bailey
Sk F
James K. Hackett
Tremont
Pdoward M. Barry
Hollis Street Theatre
Barry
Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Hollis
Theatrical Mechanics’ Association
Edward R. Murphy
Richard ‘Murphy
Dorchester
Fancy
Murphy
Parker Hill
Parker Hill Avenue
Thomas F. Gallagher
Teamsters’ Union
Jeekb
William H. Sayward
Master Builders’ Organization
Sayward
Walter P. Tilton
New England Commercial Travellers’ Association
Meeting House Hill
Bellevue Street
Hancock Street
Mary
Jeek
Fair Collegians
Roosevelt
Groton
Mattapan
Kek
Fleischer
Badger
Franklin Field
North End Park
Ark
Lee
FFA
ITA
Uct
Cezil
Britannica
England
Dean Farrar
John Morley
Lord Kelvin
Richard A. Proctor
Wae Bryce
Matthew Arnold
A. C. Swinburne
Andrew Lang
America
Henry Cabot Lodge
Edward Everett Hale
Arthur Twining Hadley
George W. Cable
Charles A. Briggs
Whitelaw Reid
Pitt
Macaulay
Stevenson
Lang
Briannica
Marvel
Lyman Abbott
Encyclopedia Britannica
David Swing
Fiji Islands
Clement Bates
Cincinnati
Ohio
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