Harvard President Sees Electors Overcome Religion in School Boards
President Charles W. Eliot told the Public Education Association that religious differences do not block cooperation among electors. He cited New York Boston and St. Louis as examples and urged faith in at large school boards to advance reform. He noted Catholics Protestants and Jews serving together in Boston.
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New York
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Public
Educcation Association
Idot
Board of Education
Boston
St. Louis
Eliot
New England
Hat Makers Strike Hits Danbury as Possible National Walkout
Danbury Connecticut reports 26 hat factories shut down with large crowds on the streets signaling a strike. The action could expand to about 25 000 workers nationwide with reports that New York and New Jersey plants have joined the stoppage.
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Danbury, Conn
Danbury
New York
New Jersey
Hat makers strike over removal of union label across Connecticut
In several cities 3500 to 4000 workers walked out in protest as Associated Hat Manufacturers halted use of the union label. Idle hatters in Connecticut total near 5000, including New Milford and South Norwalk. In Bethel and Bethel’s Walthausen, who runs hat bodies, closed his shop and dropped the voucher system. About seven hands affected. Workers foresee a long, drawn-out confrontation ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Connecticut
New Milford
Norwalk
John H. Walthausen
Manufacturers’ Organization
Roosevelt vetoes dam bill fearing monopoly in water power
President Roosevelt sent a special message to the House vetoing the James River dam bill. He warned that control of water power is in its infancy and could repeat oil industry monopolies, depriving the public of essential resources and power. He urged safeguards to protect public interests.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
James River
Stone County
Missouri
Alleged Umbrella Stabber Enters Not Guilty Plea
Fred B. De Lue of West Medford pleaded not guilty in City Police Court to manslaughter in the death of Henry C. Fay caused by an umbrella. He was held in $3000 bond for a hearing Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Fay
Fred B. de Lue
West Medford
Woodward's Serves Strawberry Shortcake on Tremont Corner
Amid desolate streets, Woodward's at Tremont and Bromfield serves strawberry shortcake with real berries, rich cake and whipped cream. Women rest there after shopping, and children enjoy this winter staple offered by the shop.
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Fee
Woodward's
Tremont and
Bromfield Streets
Escaped in Death in Messina News Sparks Boston North End Celebrations
Personal letters from Sicily reported by Boston residents tell of escapes from the Messina earthquake. The North End greeted the news with modest, hearty celebrations as families learned their loved ones survived the disaster.
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Sicily
Boston
North End
Messina Earthquake Posts Tales of Survival and Loss
Letters from Naples recount the Dec 27 Messina quake and escape of Domenico Tamagno and family. The correspondence details scenes of collapse, rescue by Cardinal Muto Soccoro’s aid, and a later message from New York about Giuseppe Cotronne who lost his wife and three children on the railway during the disaster.
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Boston
Naples
New York
Domenico Tamagno, Jr
North Street
Domenico Tamagno
Angela Tamagno
Vincentia
D'Amore
Gaetano Tamagno
Tamagno
Messina
Mutus Soccorose
Banca Stabile
North
Richmond Streets
North End
Giuseppe Cotronne
Brooklyn
Cotronne
Hallet Davis Sellers at Big Annual Banquet
The Hallet and Davis Piano Co held its yearly banquet at Young's Hotel for managers and roadmen after a factory tour led by the superintendent and President Kimball. Attendees included executives and managers from across the region, with plans for 1909 discussed at the Boylston street offices.
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Hallet
Davis
Hallet & Davis Piano Company
Young's Hotel
Kimball
Smeith
Boylston Street
New England
Hallet & Davis
H. W. Yeager
Waterbury
Conn
James Parkinson
Providence
BE. N. Kimball
C Co. Conway
E. BE. Conway
James H. Gorham
New Bedford
Mass
C. A. Reid
Plainfield
N. J
E. R. Loughead
Toledo
P. O. Griffith
Newark
Fr. Leonard
Boston
F. N. Goosman
Pittsburg
Penn
H. D. Griffith
T. M. Griffith
Ww. J
R. Hart
H. G. Schafer
A. Forbes
M. W. Lindgren
O. A. Card
Rev Frederick A Moore Named Pastor at Murray Universalist Church
Murray Universalist Church in Attleboro announced that Reverend Frederick A Moore of Saugus has accepted the pastorate. Moore a Tufts Divinity School graduate will lead the Congregation from Sau gus into its future ministry.
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Attleboro
Murray Universalist Church
Frederick A. Moore
Saugus
Tufts Divinity School
Tailored Winter Coats Feature Silk Linings and Velvet Collars
Describes overcoats in grays and browns with worsted lining and silk sleeve lining, length about 45 inches. Also lists black and oxford overcoats in all wool jerseys and friezes, serge or worsted lining, silk velvet collars, and form fitting styles.
Fifth Avenue Property Dispute Over Johnson Estate Heir Seek
Heirs and trustees of the late Caro line FE Johnson contest a will from 1903 that left a Fifth Avenue house to the Whitney family. Ellerton P Whitney is accused of undue influence on Mrs Josephine W Taylor and others. Witnesses describe past transactions and probate accounts as evidence.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Caroline FE. Johnson
Joseph Whitney
Caroline I. Johnson
Ellerton P. Whitney
Johnson
Alicea W. Emmett
East Thirty-Sixth Street
C. R. Clapp
Taylor
Emmett
Mrs Marion Thom and Elizabeth Taylor Home Recipe Method
A pantry recipe lists ingredients for a hot pot mutton dish from Mrs Marion Thom of North Plymouth and an Elizabeth B Taylor note from Worcester. Steps include browning mutton, parboiling potatoes and onions, layering meat and onions, seasoning, and slow oven cooking for three hours then uncovering to brown.
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Marion Thom
Main Street
North
Plymouth
Elizabeth B. Taylor
Lee Street
Worcester
Wanted: Robert A. Harvey Seventeen Aliases Reported
Boston police seek Robert A. Harvey age 55 to 60 with 5ft 8in to 5ft 9in height and dark brown hair. He uses 52 aliases and is wanted on forgery and uttering charges in multiple counts. Chief W. B. Watts issued a warrant and city circulars describe him as florid faced and of medium build.
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Robert A. Harvey
Boston
W. B. Watts
Burglar Identified as Suspect in 1908 New York Murder
William Mason alias William Macey and Thomas Norris identified in Charlestown State prison as the alleged murderer of Abraham Reeder in New York on June 8 1908 while serving a term of three to four years for burglary.
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William Mason
William Macey
Thomas Norris
Charlestown State Prison
Abraham Reeder
New York
Chef Ernest Hall of Ye Park Inn A French Sweetbreads Favorite
Ernest Hall born in Sweden presides over Ye Park Inn culinary department in Hayward place. He trained in Sweden and Hilsinborg then moved to Gutenberg before Boston. Since 1891 he trained under Chef Levin and later served at American House and Parker House before six years as chef at his present post. His Toulouse sweetbreads dish with asparagus and peas is described with steps and Toulouse sauce including Hollandaise wine mushrooms and chicken glaze.
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Ernest Hall
Ye Park Inn
Hayward Place
Sweden
Hilsinborg
Gutenberg
Boston
Chef Levin
Eugene Fellner
Sexchange Place
Parker House
Hall
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Boston School Board
Scott
Sodax Mechanics
M. G. Moulton’s
Ui Uulfinch
Fears Water Power Trust
Ren
No. End
Eiam Vins
Washington and Essex Sts
Boston, Mass
Stein-Bloch
Whitney
Choate
Alice
Josephine Taylor
Sunday Post
Washburn
Crosby Co
Bolo
Iburn
Nepy
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