Sunday Baseball May Be Voted On In State
Rep James H Mellen proposes local option on Sunday baseball allowing 500 city petitioners or 100 in a town to seek a public park for orderly play under police protection If approved by voters it would end illegal games and curb trouble with police Provincetown and naval authorities are cited as backers of the measure emphasizing orderly play and public safety
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James H. Mellen
Worcester
Mellen
Provincetown
North Atlantic
City Officials Face Pay Cut Over Charter Flaw
City Hall unrest grows as a charter flaw shifts terms for the Mayor and council leaders from January into February. Officials claim they lose pay for the window January 7 to February 2 though the extension covers an extra month. Mayor Hibbard alone stands to lose over 185 dollars in salary.
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City Hall
Gallivan
Hibbard
Egg boycott trims price as meat clubs rise
In Cleveland on January 20 eggs fell two cents amid efforts of the 30 cent egg club, alongside the no meat clubs. The meat boycott also led to the dismissal of about one third of drivers at the Cleveland Provision Company, which runs a slaughterhouse and 27 retail stores.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland Provision Company
Meat Boycott Spreads to Railways Signers Reach 24,000
The Lake Shore and Erie railways see thousands pledge 30 day meat abstinence. Tonight more than 22,000 signed the regular roll and railroad workers report over 2,000 more signing today. The total 24,000 signers likely represent about 60,000 meat abstainers across families.
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Lake Shore
Erie
Union Men Abstain from Meat in Omaha Crusade
Omaha January 20. An anti meat crusade begins with over 2000 men pledging to refrain from eating meat for 80 days. Union leaders say by week’s end all 8000 union workmen will join the club.
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Omaha
Woman Provides for Her Pets in Will
Boston probate notices reveal Mrs. Tabor’s will detailing bequests for pets to Maud Smith, C B Lyda, and others, plus care provisions for Maud Smith and a home for her. The estate lists $50,000 in real estate and $23,000 in personal property with executors named G C Lorimer and Charles S Norris.
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Maud Smith
C. B. Lyda
Arlington
Charles S. Norris
Frank Dane
Salem Street
Malden
Tabor
Five Cents Savings Bank
Union Savings Bank
Wildey Savings Bank
Boston
Portland Street
American Baptist Missionary Union
American Baptist Home Missionary Society
Warren Bank
Charlestown
Austin Street
Provident Savings Bank
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Franklin Savings Bank
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Malden Savings Bank
Salvation Army
Medford Savings Bank
Old Ladies’ Home
Cambridge
Arlington National and Savings Bank
Tabor Old Folks’ Home
Malden Trust Company
G. C. Lorimer
D. D
Tremont Temple
Melrose
Home Savings Bank
F Boston
Norris
Frances
Women in Court as Shoplifters
Three women and one man appeared in Municipal Court on shoplifting charges. Mrs Mabel Irving, a New York woman, was released after her husband pleaded for her. Mac Fein of Hartford received one month in Charles Street jail. Margaret Wise of Somerville was fined 30 dollars and Henry Adrian 10 dollars.
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New York
Mabel Irving
Mac Fein
Hartford
Conn
Charles Street
Margaret Wise
Joy Street
Somerville
Henry Adrian
Boston May Join Fight Against the Beef Trust
Boston voices protest against rising meat prices as workers and city leaders weigh mass meetings in Faneuil Hall. Editors and labor figures cite feed costs, profiteering, and wage needs as drivers of high meat prices. A Brockton crusade against food costs sparks union action.
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Boston
The
Beef Trust
Cleveland
Faneuil Hall
Brockton
Central Labor Union
Wages Raise Urged as Solution to High Prices
Henry Abrams labor leader and secretary of the Cigarmakers' Union argues that higher wages are the only solution to rising prices of meats and essentials. He aligns with the Cleveland United Trades and Labor Council which condemns the anti meat pledge. Abrams calls for universal wage increases to lower meat costs.
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Boston
Henry Abrams
Cigarmakers’ Union
United Trades and Labor Council of
Cleveland
Mr. Abrams
Higher Living Standards and Meat Prices Rise in Boston
Mrs Ellen H Richards MIT instructor tells a Post reporter at her Jamaica Plain home that prices for all necessities are rising rapidly. She notes discontent with the high cost of living, especially in Boston where meat prices are driven by demand for specific cuts.
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Cyrus Hapgood
Boston
Post
West
Ellen H. Richards
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hliot Street
Jamaica Plain
Smallpox cases rise in Wakefield town outbreak
Wakefield reports two more smallpox cases bringing total to 22. Murray White, 69, at 2% Albion Street, and 10 year old Edward Hallahan of 49 Richardson Street are isolated with 14 patients at the town’s isolation house. A house to house survey in the French quarter is planned tomorrow to locate suspected cases.
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Wakefield
Albion Street
Murray White
Edward Hallahan
Richardson Street
Catherine
High Price Boycott Hits Nutmeg State
In Naugatuck Connecticut January 20 a butter price rise prompts rubber goods plant workers to sign an agreement to stop using butter until prices fall. Movements may expand to other table luxuries seen as too costly.
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Naugatuck
Conn
Trades Council to War on Meat Prices in Milwaukee
The Federal Trades Council says it will wage a campaign against high meat prices in Milwaukee costing residents to stop eating meat. A mass meeting is set for February 15 in the Auditorium to urge broader consumer abstention until prices fall.
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Trades Council
Milwaukee
Federal Trades Council
Anti Meat Crusade Spreads To St Louis
St Louis rally gathers about two hundred men who sign pledges to abstain from meat until prices drop making a bold anti meat crusade in the city starting January 20.
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ST. Louis
Tribute Dinner Praises Geoffrey Lehy In Boston
Boston social and business leaders gathered at the Boston City Club to honor Geoffrey B. Lehy for his public service on the Finance Commission and his roles with the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange and the City Club. About 350 friends attended the testimonial banquet.
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Boston
Boston City Club
Geoffrey B. Lehy
Mr. Lehy
Finance Commission
Fitzgerald
Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange
Get Together Spirit and Chamber of Commerce praised
The piece extols the get together spirit spread by the Chamber of Commerce in New England and nationally. It lauds Geoffrey Lehy for expanding service and calls for appreciation of simple great men to preserve democratic benefit.
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Chamber of Commerce
New England
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
City Club
National Chamber of Commerce
Geoffrey Lehy
Boston club honors Geoffrey Lehy at banquet
Lieutenant-Governor Frothingham and prominent leaders attended the Boston City Club banquet praising Geoffrey Lehy for uniting men to achieve civic reform. Edward A. Filene lauded Lehy as a modest leader whose efforts fostered cooperation, democracy, and a city civic revival valuable to the nation.
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Mr. Lehy
Frothingham
Ballantyne
Edward A. Filene
Allen T. Treadway
Massachusetts Senate
A. A. Berle
Harold Marshall
Melrose
George S.S. Smith
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Robert A.woods
Clarence Barron
James P. Munroe
Emil Trescher
Louis W. Hill
Addison L. Winship
David F. Tilley
Lehy
Praise Bishop Brady's Work and Patriotism
Resolutions of regret adopted by the Central Branch of the United Irish League honor the late Bishop John J. Brady auxiliary Bishop of Boston. They praise his priestly and episcopal virtues and his devoted support for Ireland, noting a $100 pledge he prepared before death. The resolve expresses hope for Ireland's freedom and prosperity.
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P. J. Timmins
John J. Brady
Central Branch
United Irish League
Boston
Ireland
John Brady
League
Mayor Gaynor moves against police brutality
New York January 20 Mayor Gaynor began active action against police brutality with one officer dismissed two suspended and four ordered to trial on violence charges. The mayor personally heard the cases and sent recommendations to the police commissioner.
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New York
Gaynor
Auditor to Take Oath at Home in Malden
State Auditor Henry B. Turner remains ill at his Washington street residence. Tomorrow at 10 30 a m Councillors Walter Glidden and William F Murray will visit Malden so he can take his oath at home.
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Malden
Henry B. Turner
Washington Street
Walter Glidden
William F. Murray
Mr. Turner
Charity whist party for Free Home at Dorchester
The regular weekly charity whist party in aid of the Free Home for Consumptives in Dorchester will be held this evening at Society Hall 168 Massachusetts Avenue under the auspices of the Young Ladies' Charitable Society.
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Free Home For Consumptives
Dorchester
Society Hall
Massachusetts Avenue
Young Ladies’ Charitable Society
Council to Take Desks and Chairs
The Common Council voted to present its members with the chairs and desks they have used at the end of the term in return for a small compensation. The measure, introduced by Councilman Coleman Kelley, provoked uproarious merriment and nearly turned the meeting into a mock session.
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Common Council
Coleman Kelley
Ward 13
South Boston Council Passes Snow Dumping and Souvenir Orders
The Common Council approved Kelley’s souvenir desk order after debate and a related health issue. Neeley urged gifting desks as keepsakes since the body is ending, while Morgan warned against theft. Casey sought a delay, but votes favored passage. Kelley also moved to curb snow dumping on Eighth Street lot due to drainage and health concerns. The council plans a dinner after next Thursday’s 4 p.m. meeting.
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Kelley
Neeley
Common Council
Morgan
Ward 22
Casey
Ward 14
Board of Health
Eighth Street
South Boston
Commons Council
Council
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