Renewal of Market Leases Faces Larger Council Battle
The city contemplates renewing stalls and cellars in Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market with rent rises after five years. Mayors Collins and Fitzgerald weigh potential increases as committees prepare for a renewed, heated council debate expected to mirror the 191? dispute that ended with a 30 percent hike. Market income now tops 110 000 annually, including other market buildings.
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Faneuil Hall Market
Quincy Market
Collins
Faneuil Hall
Fitzgerald
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
George E. Melway
Faneuil
Board of Aldermen
William Berwin
Aldermanic Committee On
Common Council
Quincy Hall Market
Harvard Mum on Yale Break Echoes Silence
Harvard undergraduates show anxiety over the special committee report on intercollegiate sports while Harvard Yale athletic relations see a temporary discontinuance. Captains and managers ignore the move, noting it changes nothing in games or committee stance. Officials decline to hint at the committee's findings, stressing strict secrecy in investigations.
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Harvard
Yale
Somerville Mother Refuses Adoption Requests for Seven Children
Mrs John Dean of 6 Flint Street Somerville after her husband's death last month says she could never part with any of her seven children. She receives many adoption requests but vows to keep the children together and notes most suitors have no children themselves.
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John Dean
Flint Street
Somerville
Miriam Zartarian Freed After 21 Months in Detention
Miriam Zartarian, aged 17, released from detention after 21 months due to trachoma, declares herself the happiest girl in Boston. She praises her freedom, cites language study in detention, and says she may receive marriage offers from Armenian youths as she reunites with her parents at 1271 Washington Street.
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Miriam Zartarian
Boston
Armenia
Miriam
Washington Street
Pretty Miriam Zartarian Released from Detention Pen
Miriam Zartarian, detained for twenty months in an immigrants pen due to trachoma, was yesterday released. She had been held amid health concerns and administrative processing.
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Miriam Zartarian
J P Morgan Retires From Active Business
New York reports that J P Morgan has been absent from his office since the holidays and has practically retired from business. Wall Street will not seek him except for major financial matters. His banking interests will be led by J P Morgan Jr who has headed the New York and London houses since January 1.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan, Jr
London
Son of Dr Douglas Drowns at Government Works
Superintendent Pierce received a note from Frank Burcock, steward of the government fleet at Vicksburg, Mississippi, asking Boston police to locate Dr. Douglas after his son J. A. Douglas drowned at government works below Vicksburg on January 4.
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Pierce
Frank Burcock
Government
Vicksburg
Miss
Boston
Dr. Douglas
J. A. Douglas
Government Works
Wicked Bird at Poultry Show Frights Visitors in Boston
A Bantiva Jungle game cock named Murderer, owned by George W. Samerson of Weston, astonishes attendees at the Boston poultry show. Samerson claims the Indian bird is possessed, citing its violent acts including a chase of a church deacon and killing seven rival cocks after arrival, while causing local ministers to fear visits.
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George W. Samerson
Weston
Boston
Mechanics’ Building
Emerson
India
Emerson Farm
Boston Man Traces Orinoco River Across South America
Dr. A. Hamilton Rice of Boston and Harvard’s Hiram Bingham depart Jan 3 for an 800 mile overland trek toward Bogotá to locate the source of the Orinoco. They face tropical disease, hostile tribes, poisoned weapons, and yearlong peril while mapping the route.
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Caracas
A. Hamilton Rice
Boston
Mass
Harvard
Yale
Hiram Bingham
Rice
Bogota
Colombia
Bingham
Dr. Rice
Orinoco River
Parima
Prize Cock and Show Winners at Local Poultry Exhibit
Mr Emerson notices a bird named Murderer pecking an old man’s nose as the cock earns admiration at a poultry show. The event also awards W K Vanderbilt a silver cup for his hens, marking a successful day for exhibitors.
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Emerson
W. K. Vanderbilt
Higginson Releases Land for Avenue Pasteur
Major Henry L. Higginson signed the release transferring ownership for a 100 foot wide avenue from the new Harvard Medical School to the Fenway. The land gift, valued at $60,000, is the city’s most valuable for such a project. Higginson had bought the parcels from three different owners.
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Higginson
Avenue Pasteur
Avenue Louis Pasteur
Henry L. Higginson
Major Higginson
Harvard Medical School
Fenway
Tech West Point hockey game canceled due to guarantee issue
The Technology hockey team, not recognized by the Athletic Advisory Council, cancels the February 2 game with West Point because West Point cannot provide a reasonable guarantee.
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TECH
Athletic Advisory Council
West Point
Lynn Fire Inquiry Underway on Harney Shoe Factory Blast
Chief Boiler Inspector McNeil testified before the joint legislative committee on mercantile affairs about the Lynn explosion at Harney shoe factory. He opposed lap seam boilers, noting rising opposition and saying the safety valve has not been located, leaving pressure at failure undetermined.
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McNeil
Joint Legislative Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Harney
Lynn
Jewelry Bowlers Meet at Boylston Alleys Tonight
A special bowling match at Boylston alleys features Smith Patterson Company versus Bigelow Kennard Company. Martin, noted for a phenomenal season, will represent Smith Patterson Company.
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Boylston
Smith, Patterson Company
Bigelow, Kennard Company
Martin
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George W. Fisker
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