Massachusetts Legislature Fast Funds Taunton Insane Asylum Repairs
In a rapid 36 minute session the Massachusetts Legislature appropriated 53000 for Taunton Insane Asylum repairs after a fire. Senator Nye introduced the resolve, with swift Senate and House action and Governor Bates signing. The episode sparked commentary on legislative procedure and the apparent hypnotic influence in earlier liquor case hearings.
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Massachusetts
Nye
Cape
Senate
Taunton
John L. Bates
Committee On Public Charitable Institutions
More Divorces in Bay State Reported at Meeting
Speaking before the National League for the Protection of the Family the Rev. Samuel W. Dike said Massachusetts had about 100 more divorces in 1903 than the year before. He noted Indiana leads with one divorce per eight residents, Connecticut’s divorce rate stayed low, and clergy collaboration aided its figures. Officers elected included Nathaniel Shipman, William Lawrence, Seth Low, George Harris, Samuel Dike, and William Benedict.
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National League For the Protection of the Family
Samuel W. Dike
Auburndale
Massachusetts
Indiana
Connecticut
Nathaniel Shipman
Hartford
Conn
William Lawrence
Boston
Seth Low
Plans for Woman's Relief Corps Convention
The executive committee met at G A R headquarters in the Old Booth building to organize the National Woman's Relief Corps convention. Mrs Mary E Gilman of Massachusetts was named chair of a 50 member committee. officers include Mrs Maria W Going secretary and Mrs Mary E Knowles and Mrs Angie Robinson as vice presidents. The group voted for monthly meetings on the third Wednesday, sent sympathy messages to bereaved members, and added three new names to the general committee. Tre Mont Temple in Mont Temple? Tre mont Temple for Aug 17 and 18 was secured by the G A R committee.
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National Woman’s Relief Corps
Booth Building
Mary
Gilman
Department of Massachusetts
Department Council of Massachusetts
Maria W. Going
Charlestown
Mary E. Knowles
Angie Robinson
Emma B. Lord
Agnes Parker
Barton
Tremont’ Temple
Amelia Bingham's Husband Fights with Critic
Lloyd Bingham, husband of Amelia Bingham, and Acton Davies, dramatic critic of the Sun, fought in a Hoffman case cafe last evening. The clash followed Davies's prophetic article predicting public rebuke for Bingham's performances amid sharp remarks on acting quality and scenery.
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New York
Lloyd Bingham
Amelia Bingham
Madison Square Theatre
Acton Davies
Thevening ‘Sun
Hoffman Case Cafe
Davies
Johnson
Weather Forecaster Smith Faces Public and Probes Thermometers
Norman profiles John W. Smith Boston weather forecaster amid public mockery over blizzards and cold spells. He explains limits of three day forecasts, notes January’s colder run, and suggests thermometer placement to improve readings while deflecting blame from himself.
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John W. Smith
Boston
Smith
New England
Mr. Smith
Post
British Northwest
Canada
Threats 10 Lynched Woman's Assailant Identified in Lynn
An 86 year old Lynn Swampscott resident, Mrs. Johnson, describes a brutal assault by a mulatto man as she walked near Essex street. Neighbors James Lyons and James Keefe aided her escape. Police pursue leads in Lynn Danvers Salem and Peabody areas as state police investigate.
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James Lyons
James Keefe
Essex Street
Lynn
Swampscott
Keefe
Lyons
Mr.Keefe
Mr. Lyons
Johnson
Salem
Woman Attempts Suicide After Losing Job At Newton Home
Miss Ingar Peterson, a Norwegian domestic at Mrs Flora Martin of Auburndale, tried to swallow iodine after learning she would lose her place. She later returned to the residence and attacked herself with a carving knife, slashing her neck and limbs before police intervened and she was taken to Newton Hospital with serious injuries.
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Newton
Ingar Peterson
Flora Martin
Melrose Street
Auburndale
Waltham's Oldest Citizen Laid To Rest
Waltham honors Pauline Waite age 97 at Mt Feake Cemetery after a fall caused a broken hip. Died Monday. would have turned 98 next month. Funeral at 2 pm at daughter Mrs Leonard Stanley's Taylor street home with Rev J W Higgins and Rev Jesse Wagner officiating. Large crowd attended.
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Waltham
Mt. Feake
Pauline Waite
Leonard Stanley
Taylor Street
J. W. Higgins
Immanuel Methodist Church
Jesse Wagner
Armstrong Transfer Employees Hold Social Hall Event
About 400 attended the Armstrong Transfer Company Employees Beneficiary Association gathering in Paul Revere Hall Mechanics Building last evening. A concert preceded the dancing and the grand march was led by association president William J. Farrow and Miss Laura B. Kelley with B. J. Mulraney as floor director.
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Armstrong Transfer
Armstrong Transfer Company
Paul Revere Hall
Mechanics’ Building
William J. Farrow
Laura B. Kelley
B. J. Mulraney
Mavis Trio Delights Union Hall Members and Friends
The Boston Young Men's Christian Union hosted an entertainment night at Union Hall featuring the Mavis Trio with Nettie F. Boynton Grace Kellogg Mae Brown and Nettie Chase with pianist and guest reader Walter Bradley Tripp delivering a spoken performance.
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Union Hall
Boston Young Men's Christian Union
Mavis
Nettie F. Boynton
Grace E. Kellogg
Mae T. Brown
Nettie Chase
Walter Bradley Tripp
Bolton 10 Lead City Republicans in election of officers
At a Wesleyan Hall meeting the Republican city committee elected ex Alderman Fred E Bolton as president with no dissent. Eugene L Bassett Ward 20 was chosen secretary Edward G Graves became vice president and Guy A Murchie treasurer.
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Republican City Committee
Wesleyan Hall
Fred E. Bolton
Eugene l L. Bassett
Ward 20
Edward G. Graves
Guy A. Murchie
Boston
Beacon Hill
City Hall
Grocers Denounce Trading Stamps At Banquet
Oscar L. Frost of Melrose and Rev. L. B. Hatch condemned trading stamps as a burden on the public at the Old Colony Grocers and Provision Dealers Union banquet at the United States Hotel. About 160 attended as legislators urged higher standards for grocers and manhood.
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Oscar L. Frost
Melrose
Boston Grocers’ Association
Old Colony Grocers and Provision Dealers’ Union
United States
State Hall
L. B. Hatch
Whitman
The
Union
John D. ,Long
F. G. Wheatley
Abington
F. T. Harvell
Rockland
Robert Mitchell Floyd
Boston
Debut Tonight For Miss Mary Head At Somerset
Mr and Mrs Charles Head host a debutante ball at the Hotel Somerset in Beacon Street’s grand ballroom. Miss Mary Head, eldest daughter, debuts to strong social favor and wealth, known as a gifted conversationalist who has traveled widely. She will wear a white chiffon lace gown from Paris.
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Charles Head
Beacon Street
Somerset
Mary Head
Miss Head
Paris
Olney and Hearst Resolutions Presented at Bryan Club Meeting
Resolutions backing Olney and Hearst for the presidency were introduced at the Bryan Club of North Cambridge last night but action was postponed to the next meeting. Officers elected: John Lynch president, Charles E. Davis vice president, James J. Hill secretary, Nicholas F. Burke treasurer. An executive committee was named: Dennis J. Hayes, John Mahoney, John Buckley, George E. McNeill, and Thomas Cosgrove, pending confirmation.
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Olney
Hearst
Bryan Club
North Cambridge
John Lynch
Charles E. Davis
James J. Hill
Nicholas F. Burke
Dennis J. Hayes
John Mahoney
John Buckley
George E. McNeill
Thomas Cosgrove
Wellesley History Pictured by Local Club
The Wellesley Hills Women's Club met in Mangus Club rooms for a public afternoon program. George K. Clarke spoke on Historical Events in Wellesley and area with prepared stereopticon slides. A club committee is compiling material for a town history to be handed down.
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Wellesley
Wellesley Hills
Mangus Club
George K. Clarke
Marriage of William J. Cullinan and Gertrude Herrick
In Lowell on January 20 at St Peter's parochial residence William J. Cullinan married Gertrude B. Herrick. Groom attended by brother Ralph P. Cullinan bride by Miss Annie J. Devine. Private reception at 1 Central Street. Post honeymoon they will reside after March 1 at 28 Conway Street.
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Lowell
William J. Cullinan
Gertrude B. Herrick
St. Peter’s
Ralph P. Cullinan
Annie J. Devine
Central Street
Cnowley Street
Wife Led Way to Tarraccinio Arrest in Somerville
Virgile Tarraccinio of 82 Fiske Avenue Somerville was arrested in Foxboro by police from Somerville and Boston after a warrant charged him with assault with intent to kill Frederick Peitre of Lynn. He was found hiding in a Foxboro cellar and taken to Somerville Police Court after a Bertillon process.
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Virgile Tarraccinio
Fiske Avenue
Somerville
Foxboro
Carter
Damery
Armstrong
Boston
Shaugnessey
Metropolitan Police
Frederick E. Peitre
Church Street
Lynn
Tarraccinio
Taraccinio
Alphonse Martinnetti
Richardson Terrace
Martinnetti
Peitro
Roosevelt nominates Harvard chum for China post
President nominates Edwin V. Morgan of New York as consul at Dalny China. Morgan, Roosevelts Harvard friend and Aurora New York native, previously served with Adelbert College Cleveland and as secretary of the Samoan commission. He has been secretary of legation at Seoul Corea.
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Washington
Senate
Edwin V. Morgan
New York
Dalny
China
Edward V. Morgan
Mr. Roosevelt
Harvard
Aurora
N. Y
Adelbert College
Cleveland
Seoul
Corea
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Liquor Committee
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Christian Union
the Temperance Union
William H. S. Hayes
Davis
Mr. Hayes
Winslow M. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
B. B. Johnson
Cornelius O’leary
Geome
O'Leary
O’ Leary
Mr. Davis
Rules Committee
House
State House
Women
Caucus
Commonwealth
Deitrick
Committee On Rules
Cambridge
Charles T. Gallagher
Horace’ G. Allen
Boston Bar Association
Superior Court
Curran
Itrick
Herbert Parker
William N. Olin
Henry B. Turner
Edward 8. Bradford
Bates
Walter J. Sleeper
Westford
10Th Middlesex
Benjamin Hartwell
Warren H. Atwood
Ayer
Ayer District
Levi Wallace
Bay State
Pitts-Kimball Co
Crockery
Woman’s Relief Corps Convention
Norman
Weather Man
Weather Prophet Smith
Weather Bureau
RE Nofrien Corrine Sen
SuPy Smith
Mens
Hfe
Mrs. Stevens
Burrill Street
Mavis Trio
Bolton
Lead City Republicans
Olney and Hearst
Wellesley History
Roosevelt
Reading
Union Station
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Wolf’s
Belle
Tremont Street
Metcalf
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