Brilliant Scene at Maguire Club Ball in Paul Revere Hall
The first grand Maguire Club ball drew 1200 guests in Mechanics Building with a concert by Stone's Orchestra. Women wore white lace and silk gowns amid incandescents. dignitaries including Colonel William A. Gaston and Hon. Andrew J. Peters attended. Michael F. Shay led the grand march with escort to his daughter Mary L. Shay.
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Maguire Club
Paul Revere
Mechanics’ Building
Stone
Michael F. Shay
Mary L. Shay
Lansdowne
Harry P. Nawn
Rose Nawn
Grace Shay
Clara Kinahan
Helen Mellyn
Anna Downey
Louisa Kinahan
Helen Dillon
Anna Noone
Gertrude Fleming
Elizabeth T. Lavey
Katherine G. Finneran
Teresa B. Finneran
Minnie Lavey
Ella Hughes
Grace
Mary JL. Moran
Agnes E
Curran
Gertrude EF. Ward
Anna Ward
Tragic Cemetery Case Ties to Missing Woman
A months-long mystery culminates with the discovery of Mrs. Harrington's body in a Brockton cemetery. Police seek a female witness who saw a struggle at the gates, while her identity remains confidential. Domestic strife and inconsistent alibis surround the case as investigators piece together the timeline and possible foul play.
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Boyden
West End
Bill
Annie L. Ridgeway
Miss Ridgeway
Betwen
William Harrington
Cincinnati
Harrington
Thomas Harrington
Dover Street
Paine
John de Costa
Quincy
New Plan to Elect Boston Aldermen
John M. Berry petitioned the Legislature for an act to elect Boston Aldermen by the Gove proportional representation system with every legal voter voting for one person. The proposal marks the first attempt to change the current method of alderman selection in the city.
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Boston
John M. Berry
Radium in the Sun and Stars
Professor Monroe B. Snyder of the Philadelphia Observatory reports the discovery of radium in the solar photosphere and radium emanation in the solar corona and auroral earth streamers. He also notes radium and emanation, likely coronium, are widely distributed in stars, nebulae, and possibly comets.
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Philadelphia
Monroe B. Snyder
Philadelphia Observatory
Big Poultry Show Opens with Big Turnout at Mechanics Building
Five or six thousand visitors gathered for the annual poultry show at Mechanics building. Hens and pigs on display, bantams draw interest, incubator exhibits run hourly, and J Fred Watson begins judging light Brahmas as the event opens.
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Mechanics Building
Rackham
Plymouth
Middle West
J. Fred Watson
G & C Merriam free atlas offer tied to Webster dictionary
Advertisers urge readers to order Webster's International Dictionary with leather binding for $1 down and small weekly payments. The first 600 respondents receive a free 19th century New General Atlas of the World with colored maps. Coupon return to Boston office for delivery.
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G. & C. Merriam Company
Boston
Boylston Street
J.Q. Adams & Co
Dorchester Lads to Raise Money for Fall River Children
Washington Athletic Club of Dorchester, about 14, plans a concert at Highland Hall on February 8 to aid poor children in Fall River. President Wood leads a committee of local youths presenting recitations and piano solos with tickets at 25 cents.
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Washington Athletic Club
Dorchester
Fall River
Santa Claus
the Post
Albert Wood
Erie Street
Kenneth Thompson
Morse Street
Gerald Poole
Lester Ruhl
Charles Shea
Wilfred Jones
Nathan Clark
John Glawson
Highland Hall
Warren Street
President Wood
Harry Wood
Boston and Albany Railroad Relief Ball Held at Paine Memorial Hall
The seventh annual ball of the Boston and Albany Railroad Relief Association took place at Paine Memorial Hall with national colors and mottoes. President F. E. Whitcomb led the grand march with his wife, followed by Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Adams and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lewis. The intermission featured the Pinwheel Comedy Four and other performers, while F. E. Whitcomb oversaw floor management with a team of 10 aides. music was by the Waverley Orchestra.
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Boston & Albany Railroad Relief Association
Paine Memorial Hall
F. E. Whitcomb
C. F. Adams
W. A. Lewis
Pinwheel
J. Ware
W. Corcoran
W. Marr
R. Forbes
John Donahue
P. J. Connors
R. Kiley
E. J. Miller
Waverley
Liquozone Promises Germ-Killing Cure for All Diseases
An advertising missive promotes Liquozone as a universal germ killer and nerve and blood food. It claims medicine cannot kill internal germs, offers a free first bottle, lists numerous diseases, and asserts a $1000 germ-killing guarantee.
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Liquorone
Meyer
Test of Liquo Zone Supplies For Unaffiliated Hospitals
Some prefixed hospitals not yet using Liquo zone will receive supplies for a test. The program aims to evaluate integration and efficiency across remaining facilities.
Drew Quits in Ward 1¢ Fight
Michael S. Drew withdraws his papers for Representative to the Legislature after a conference with James F. Dooley. Dooley, a Ward 17 candidate, will oppose Jere J. Good for the vacant Curley seat and plans a robust canvass with rallies and seasoned speakers. Dooley serves as treasurer of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Boston and has run before.
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Ward 17
Michael S. Drew
Tammany
James F. Dooley
Jere J. Good
Tammany Club
Thomas F. Curley
St. Patrick's T. A
Society of Roxbury
Dooley
A School Girl Parade On Boston Streets
Edna May leads eight school girls in a parade down Boylston Street to Washington Street as they go shopping for gowns for the canoe song in Ha School Girl. The group stops at the Colonial Theatre then the Touraine for a luncheon.
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Boylston Street
Washington Street
Edna May
Miss May
Colonial Theatre
Touraine
Pierce Denies Crime Increase
The Board of Police reviewed crime numbers while Superintendent Pierd presented secret records. Pierce stated there is not a great amount of crime, and he could not justify higher burglaries in Back Bay or South Boston noting fewer offenses this year than last.
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Board of Police
Pierd
Pierce
Back Bay
Boston
Planning 10 Kill Loan Bill by Republican Council
Republican members met at the Rever e House to discuss plans to defeat Thursday night’s $1,000,000 sewer loan bill. Myron Pierce of Ward II chaired the gathering with about 20 attendees after a 75 cent dinner. some who backed the loan were absent and officials refused to comment.
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Common Council
Revere House
Myron Pierce
Ward II
Fought to Die Blames Lawson
Frank D. Austin 40 of 356 West Forty-eighth Street Manhattan tried twice to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge after losing his fortune of 80000 due to Thomas W. Lawson attacks on Wall Street. Captain Devanney and two detectives prevented the suicide attempt after a struggle on a stopped car amid a panic.
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New York
Devanney
Brooklyn
Austin
Skating Report Highlights Boston Area Conditions
City playground ice quality varied with smooth surfaces noted at Franklin field Gibson Roslindale Jamaica Pond and several others while Charlestown and Charlestown area sites show excellent or fair conditions. Toboggan slide at Franklin Park is reported fine with most rinks in good to fair condition overall.
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Boston
The
Franklin Field
Gibson
Neponset
Randolph Street
First Street
Strandway
Roslindale
Billingsfield
Wood Island Park
Charlesbank
Jamaica
Charlestown
North Brighton
Ward 2
Hammond's Pond
Franklin Park
Prizes Won At Boston Cooks Union Exhibit
An ornate display at the Boston Cooks Union 328 exhibition in Copley Hall featured allegorical figures of pastry and confectionery. Prizes went to Charles Fredey for memorial bridge to Nicholas II, David Contestabile for Port Arthur scenes, Harry Cazalow for a sugar basket, D Maddalena for cottage of sugar, and David Ward for bread.
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Boston Cooks’ Union
Copley Hall
Port Arthur
David Contestabile
Paolo Contestabile
Sam
M. J. Salway
Hector Brugnant
Nicholas II
Russia
Alley B. Irwin
Belle Dunkerson
Charles F. Fredey
D. S. McDonald’s
Seine
Paris
University Club
Harry Cazalow
D. Maddalena
Clarendon Street
David Ward
Conservatory of Music
Grande Sentenced to 4 to 105 Years for Assault
Justice Aiken sentences Gregore Grande to 4 to 105 years in the State prison on a charge of assault with intent to kill against Vincenzo Nardi dated December 1. The defendant reportedly resisted and was not moved.
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Justice Aiken
Vincenzo Nardi
Gregore Grand
Massachusetts schools study hygiene and temperance plan
A special meeting was held yesterday afternoon at Clarendon Street Baptist Church to review hygiene and temperance studies in Massachusetts schools. A committee was selected to prepare a course of study to be recommended to state schools.
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ANT
Clarendon Street Baptist Church
Massachusetts
Young Men's Congress Backs Whipping Post Debate
The Boston Young Men's Congress at Ballou Hall on West Street will convene at 7:30 PM for the first meeting of its second session. Its orders include a resolution favoring the establishment of the whipping post, with all young men invited to join the debate.
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Boston Young Men's Congress
Ballou Hall
West Street
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William H. Pierce
William B. Watts
Daniel E. Curran
Lawrence Cain
Harry Adams
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George H. Moore
Thomas A. Mullen
John L. Kelly
Walter J. Burns
Henry P. Nawn
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F. B. Washburn Company
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Boston & Albany
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Ogone Co
Wabash Ave
Chicago
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Owe “Quillafidresa
Drew
West Virginia
American Stogie CO
Pittsburg
Blames Lawson
Grande
Young Men’s Congress
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Armour & Company
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