Rumor Grows on Kennedy Fire Head in City Mayoral Shuffle
Rumors swirl around Mayor-elect Fitzgerald as he plans staffing after the November mayoralty campaign. Potential appointees include Patrick F. Kennedy for fire commissioner and Patrick Weyes for a top fire post. Other names and possible postings circulate, with White denied as a false secretary offer and Boudrot expected in the collector’s office.
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Fitzgerald
Dorchester
Hwever
Patrick F. Kennedy
East Boston
Patrick Weyes
Fire Department
Somerville
Hibbard
James C. White
Statistics Department
Hartwell
White
William A. Boudrot
George R. Miller
Boudrot
John F. Dever
EK. J. Leary
John J. McCarthy
Massachusetts Nest of Owls
McCarthy
James A. Gallivan
Rich Dividend on Harvester
International Harvester announces a 20 million dollar stock dividend for seven years' profits to the holders of its 60 million dollar common stock. Directors also recommend setting aside 3.2 million dollars from last year’s earnings as a 4 percent cash dividend on common stock.
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New York
International Harvester Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Board of Directors
Junk heap claim swirls around Citizens' Municipal League
Mayor-elect John F. Fitzgerald's paper declares the Citizens' Municipal League has gone into the junk heap and predicts the Good Government Association will follow. The Republic contends the league offered little impact, noting seven of nine league endorsed candidates won without its backing.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Citizens’ Municipal League
Good Government Association
the Republic
Municipal League
The
Republic
Fitzgerald
Juick
Home Wrecked by Vaudeville Divorce Suit
Herbert E. Porter of Revere sues for divorce from Angelina Porter claiming she left him to pursue vaudeville with another woman. He says during months prior to her departure there was no food at home and he had to cook for himself.
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Herbert E. Porter
Revere
Angelina
Prep School Founder John P Hopkinson Dies in Cambridge
John P Hopkinson founder and proprietor of Hopkinson Preparatory School in Boston died at his Cambridge home after a long illness. He was about 70 and brother of Mrs. Charles William Eliot. He founded the Hopkinson School in 1869 and retired eight years ago. Survived by his widow, three daughters, and a son.
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John P. Hopkinson
Hopkinson Preparatory School
Boston
Cambridge
Charles William Eliot
Harvard University
Hopkinson
Bostonatin School
Harvard College
Hopkinson School
Union, St. Botolph, Tavern
Unitarian Clubs
Few Lawyers to Many Cases
The legislative commission on civil case delays reports recommendations to reduce backlog. Proposes replacing employer liability suits with a workman’s compensation system and restricting liability for railroads. Also suggests no attachments before action accrues as legal work is concentrated among a few lawyers.
Cambridge YWCA Fund Sees Subscriptions Rise
The thermometer shows $2567.75 in new subscriptions, pushing the Cambridge YWCA fund toward the $3900 goal as donations accumulate yesterday.
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Cambridge Y. W. C. A
Sugar Man Higher Up Indicted in Sugar Fraud Case
New York January 14 Charles R Heike secretary and treasurer of the American Sugar Refining Company was named by the federal grand jury as among those indicted for conspiracy to defraud and for making false entries Harry W Walker assistant superintendent of the Williamsburg docks of the American company was also indicted with other company employees previously named in indictments
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New York
Federal Grand
Charles R. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
Harry W. Walker
Williamsburg
American Company
Destructive Seas Threaten Newburyport Shoreline
In Newburyport on January 14, two Boston schooners M L Wetherell and Ada K Damon lie stranded near each other as furious seas lash the Atlantic coast. High tides threaten Salisbury Beach with potential cottage damage and more structures could collapse if the storm continues into tomorrow morning.
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Newburyport
M.L. Wetherell
Ada K. Damon
Boston
Atlantic
Salisbury Beach
Indictments allege false sugar entries by refinery officials
Meike Walker Ernest Gorbracht once Williamsburg refinery supervisor James Bendernagel former cashier Jean Voekler and James Halligan checkers named in six count indictment with Oliver Spitzer and four island prisoners. accused of underweighing four cargoes of Cuban sugar at the customs house causing government duty losses. Special Prosecutor Frankfurter notes bail exists for most defendants and Heike and Walker are to surrender. arraignment before Judge Hough imminent.
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Meike and
Walker
Ernest W Gorbracht
Williamsburg
James B. Bendernagel
Jean M. Voekler
James F. Halligan
Custom House
Oliver Spitzer
Checkers
Blackwell's Island
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Felix Frankfurter
Heike
Cuba
Great Shark Captured After Pitch Battle at Portland Port
The largest shark ever brought to Portland arrived aboard the Carrie and Mildred on January 14. Weighing nearly half a ton and over 10 feet long, it resisted capture until a crew armed with axes hauled it aboard and despatched it after a fierce struggle.
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Portland
Carrie
Mildred
Circular Saw Severes Aged Man’s Arm in Mill Accident
Augustus D. Soule, 82, of Centre street Middleboro, slipped on ice and his right arm was severed at the shoulder by a circular saw at his shingle mill. He is reported to be dying. The accident occurred when he fell and his arm entered the saw’s path.
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Middleboro
Augustus D. Soule
Centre Street
Cambridge School Committee Approves Manual Training Funds
The Cambridge school committee voted to spend 2500 dollars from a contingent fund to buy manual training equipment for grades seven and nine across six grammar schools. A letter naming L. Cleveland of Quincy as head master of Cambridge English High School was received. he will assume duties on January 31.
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Cambridge School
L. L. Cleveland
Quincy
Cambridge English High School
Cottages at risk as storm worsens and breakwater fails
Captain Charles reports cottages partially repaired after the first storm and likely to go if the new storm continues. The breakwater and miles of protection were washed away, leaving cottages exposed. Fire crews battled a blaze at the Philadelphia and Reading coal pockets as workers thawed a chute and Fireman John Davis climbed 200 feet to release 50 tons of coal, suffering frostbite.
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Charles
Beach Life Saving Station
Post
Maddock
Plum Island
Central Station
Engine 3
Philadelphia & Reading
John Davis
Engine 8
Davis
Rivals Line Up for Battle Near Acoyapa
Preparations for a clash between Madriz forces and the Estrada army near Acoyapa between Rama and Lake Nicaragua were reported to the State Department via Consul Olivares at Managua.
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Washington
Madriz
Estrada
Acoyapa
Rama
Lake Nicaragua
State Department
Olivares
Managua
Parr to Investigate Cuba's Sugar Trade
Washington Jan 14 Richard Parr deputy collector of customs New York who claimed to be the original informer in the sugar weighing frauds at New York will proceed to Cuba by order of the Treasury Department to inspect transportation methods of sugar exported to the United States.
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Washington
Richard Parr
New York
Cuba
Treasury Department
United States
Farrar and Tosca Conquer Blizzard at Boston Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera drew its largest Boston audience this season as Geraldine Farrar starred Tosca at the Boston Opera House despite a raging blizzard. Martin as Cavaradossi impressed with warmth and fervor, while Scarpia provoked mixed reactions. the critic called the final act a terrifying, powerful confrontation.
Boston Opera Show Sparks Standing Ovation For Farrar and Scotti
The house filled early and grew still more eager as the first act began. A storm of applause followed the second act with Miss Farrar repeatedly returning to the footlights to bow amid bouquets. Riccardo Martin drew praise as a new Boston favorite, but it was Scotti who received the loudest acclaim among the male performers.
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Scorpia
Mr. Martin
Cavaradossi
Miss Farrar
Tosca
Metropolitan
Farrar
Victoria
Riccardo Martin
Boston
Scotti
Farrar Impresses in Tosca at Boston Opera House
Review notes Miss Farrar’s Tosca with strong dramatic force in act two, Riccardo as Cavaradossi, and Scotti as Scarpia. Tango conducts a powerful performance of Puccini’s intense drama with rich orchestration and brutal torture scene, highlighting the city’s reception and past impressions of Scotti.
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Boston Opera House
Miss Farrar
Riccardo
Cavaradossi
Mr. Scotti
Scarpia
Angelotti
Giulio Rossi
Sacristan
Gianoli Galletti
Spoletta
Angelo Bada
Sciarrone
Bernard Begue
Edorardo Missiono
Mme Eames
Enrico Caruso
Boston
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Geraldine Farrar
Melrose
Review OF the Opera
BY Olin Downes
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Cooper
Scollay Sq
Cor
Cornhill
Oxford mix
Tures
Waltham
Boyle Bros
Washington Street
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T nAnant
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Sudbury Sts
Wolf's
Hanover and
Portland Streets
My Clothier
Hanover
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