Offer of graft ties minister to Boston charity case
Boston officials allege misused charity funds as William E. Litchfield of the Boston Chamber of Commerce recalls that George Averill solicited money for the Children’s Health Fund Society without authority. The probe links Averill to past schemes and donor secrecy while noting current disappearance of Averill and treasurer William J. Foley’s murky role.
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William E. Litchfield
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Children’s Health Fund Society
Attorney-General’s Office
George Averill
Edvina Sings Tosca in Boston Farewell
Mme Louise Edvina brings Tosca to the Boston Opera House in her Boston farewell debut in Puccini’s opera. Her celebrated London Covent Garden and Paris Opéra Comique interpretations are noted as uniquely personal. She will delay Europe departure to Feb 18 and tour Canada with the Montreal Opera Company, adding to the tour’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Louise Edvina
Boston Opera House
London
Covent Garden
Opera Comique
Paris
Mme. Edvina
Canada
Albani
Pauline Donald
Edvina
Quebec
Boston Opera Company
Montreal
Mmes. Amsden
Scotney
Claessens
Severoni
Mm.gaudenzi
Ridder
de Potter
Polese
Tosca
Boston
Hoots at Lynn Theatres Over Sunday Vaudeville Ban
Disturbances followed Mayor George H. Newhall’s order banning Sunday vaudeville in Lynn. Olympia Theatre patrons groaned and hissed at soloists, some demanding refunds. Mayor pleased by how performances were conducted despite the backlash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Newhall
Lynn
Olympia Theatre
Weingartner Due in Boston Wednesday
Felix Weingartner, highly anticipated in Boston, is due to arrive in New York tomorrow on the Kronprinzess in Cecilie. Mme Lucille Marcel arrives on the same ship and M Andre Caplet will meet them and take them to Boston for rehearsals of Tristan und Isolde on Wednesday morning.
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Felix Weingartner
Boston
New York
Cecilie
Mme
Lucille Marcel
M. Andre Caplet
Mr. Weingartner
Fight Near Third Rail At Washington Street Tunnel
Passengers in the Union station of the Washington street tunnel watched a rough fight about 5 pm yesterday involving George Mc Carthy and Frank McCarthy of Everett and Oscar Bridgeman a colored porter from Cambridge. The trio rolled near the platform edge as a policeman arrested them. Bridgeman was bailed at Hanover street while the Everett men remained in custody.
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Union Station
Washington Street
George McCarthy
Cortland Street
Everett
Frank McCarthy
Lyons Street
Oscar Bridgeman
Hastings Street
Cambridge
Hanover Street
Bridgeman
Toy Balloon Kill Ends Child’s Life In Rhode Island
In Woonsocket Rhode Island on January 26 Alfred Pepin age 11 swallowed a toy balloon with its wooden mouthpiece and died before reaching a hospital.
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Woonsocket. R. I
Alfred
Eli Pepin
Philadelphia Wins the Kaiser Prize for Jungen Maennerchor
The Jungen Maennerchor of Philadelphia received the Kaiser Prize from Emperor William’s award at a Northeastern Saengerbund meeting in Brooklyn. The silver bard statue becomes permanent property after Philadelphia’s second win.
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New York
William of
Jungen Maennerchor
Philadelphia
Saengerbund
Brooklyn
Founder of Navy Honored At Annapolis Crypt
The body of John Paul Jones, first admiral of the American navy, was laid to rest today in the new crypt under the Naval Academy chapel. Attending were Secretary of the Navy Meyer, French Ambassador Jusserand, and Governor Goldsborough among others.
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Annapolis
John Paul Jones
Naval Academy Chapel
Meyer
Jusserand
Goldsborough
Naval hero laid to rest at Bancroft Hall chapel
A 700 strong brigade of midshipmen escorted the casket from Bancroft Hall to the chapel with the Naval Academy band playing a dirge. The coffin was taken by bluejackets to the crypt, lowered into a marble receptacle, and a marble lid placed. Memorial services followed in the chapel led by Chaplains Scott and Pierce with Pierce delivering the eulogy. The body had rested in Bancroft Hall's rotunda after arriving from France years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Academy
Bancroft Hall
United States Senate
Pierce
France
Hibernians Install New Officers with Monsignor Splaine Guest
Right Rev Monsignor M J Splaine rector of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross was guest at the Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 34 meeting in Parkman Hall. He delivered an address on the duties of the Catholic citizen as officers were installed led by Suffolk County President Frederick J McLaughtlin. New officers include Michael J Ahern president John J Burke vice president Thomas OConnor treasurer Michael ONeill financial secretary A A Morris recording secretary.
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M. J. Splaine
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Division 34
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Parkman Hall
Boylston Place
Suffolk
Frederick J. McLaughtlin
Michael J. Ahern
John J. Burke
Thomas O'Connor
Michael O’neill
A. A. Morris
Monsignor Splaine
Trish
Eight Card Players Detained In Sabbath Raid
Police led by Sergeant Tappan arrested eight men at 4230 Ocean Avenue in Revere for playing cards on the Lord's Day. They were jailed on charges of Sabbath card playing.
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Hight
Ocean Avenue, Revere
Tappan
Charg
U. S. Defied by Stock Exchange
Washington January 26 Members of the House money trust committee prepare a report on the inquiry results when they consider a brief filed by the New York Stock Exchange. The brief denies federal power to compel incorporation or regulate its affairs.
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Washington
House Money Trust Committee
New York Stock Exchange
NY Stock Exchange brief argues for state over federal regulation
The brief asserts New York can regulate exchange transactions and that Congress has no regulatory power over the exchange. It contends the exchange’s rules safeguard against manipulation and gambling, and that disputes are customer broker matters, not interstate commerce. It cites legal decisions to claim exclusion from federal jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
Congress
New Hampshire Pond Name Change Sparks Public Outcry
A New Hampshire bill seeks to rename Hit Tit or Hitty Titty Pond in Salem and Windham to Shadowlake, drawing fierce protest over preservation of archaic names and New England heritage. The piece laments vandalism against local nomenclature and urges the General Court to reject the bill and restore traditional names.
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Salem
Windham
Senate
House of Representatives
Webster
Franklin
Salisbury
Daniel
Ezekiel Webster
Jeremiah Mason
Jeremiah Smith
Eleazar Wheelock
New Hampshire
New England
Selectman
Council Bluffs
Devil's Lake
Salem and
Rockingham County
Phillips Peter Academy
Robinson Female Seminary
Mr. Webster
New Hampshire General Court
Bootblacks to Meet Labor Leaders Over Possible Spring Strike
Prominent labor leaders will confer with officials of the Boot blacks Union within days to discuss a possible spring strike. The decision followed yesterday’s union meeting at 212 Charter Street North End. The next regular meeting on the second Sunday of February may decide on action.
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Bootblacks’ Union
Charter Street
North End
54 Railroads Ready to Arbitrate Wage Demands
New York January 26. Fifty four Eastern railroads announce willingness to submit to arbitration over wage and work condition demands of 30,000 Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen members. After protracted negotiations ended with a suspension, the union plans a strike vote.
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New York
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Railroads push independent arbitration in firemen dispute
In a statement Elisha Lee reports railroads oppose firemen’s claim that the report shows the burden of a strike would fall on railroads. The roads offer wage increases and urge arbitration by a five or seven member board appointed by neutral authorities similar to the engineers’ case. They prefer Erdman law arbitration, while firemen favor Erdman law procedures.
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Arbitration Board
White
United States Supreme Court
C. P. Neill
United States Commissioner of Labor
Elisha Lee
Funeral of Walter Gallagher Former Youngs Hotel Manager
Funeral services for Walter Gallagher longtime manager of Young's Hotel were held yesterday afternoon at 172 Central Street Somerville.
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Young
Walter 8. Gallagher
Young's Hotel
Central Street
Somerville
Tudor Tea Adv touts canister packaging and yellow foil
An advertisement claims Tudor Tea costs 10 cents per pound to pack in fancy canisters while the consumer pays an extra 19 cents. It also notes a cheaper 2 cent per pound packaging option with a yellow foil packet that allegedly preserves freshness.
New Vienna Hair Style Wins 1913 Prize
The latest coiffure, awarded the 1913 prize at the Austrian hair dressers convention, has captured European fashion. Peter Zehetner won the championship. Vienna women abandon puffs rats and curls for the new style in social life.
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Vienna
Europe
Peter Zehetner
Lost Only Suit as Bed Burned
John Brooks, homeless, narrowly escaped death when a fire started by a lit cigarette consumed his mattress at the Homestead lodging house 120 Eliot Street. Patrolman William Corcoran crawled through a transom and dragged the sleeping man from the blaze.
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John Brooks
Homestead Lodging House
Eliot Street
William Corcoran
Sick for First Time at 111 Years
Denver report on Mary Foley aged 111 who says she has never before been bedbound by illness. She is struck by heart trouble and her doctor fears the worst, marking a rare first sickness in a centenarian.
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Denver
Mary Foley
Iowa heartbreaker held for jury in Des Moines
Florence Gamble 32 known as Iowa's champion heartbreaker admitted to federal officers she corresponded with over 500 bachelors and received money from several. She pled guilty to swindling J L Prater of Arlington Texas for 30 dollars and was bound over to the federal grand jury with a 1000 dollar bond. She wrote Prater asking for 25 dollars to marry and come to Fort Worth.
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Des Moines
Florens Gamble
Iowa
United States
McArthur
Charles Daines
J. L. Prater
Arlington
Tex
Federal Grand Jury
Prater
Fort Worth
Prisoner Requisition Sought for Jewel Theft Return
Chief of Police D. J. Gahan of Elgin Illinois will present requisition papers to the governor calling for the return of Henry Perkin who is wanted for larceny of 56 jewels from an Elgin watchmaker Perkins was found at 63 Dartmouth Street South End A hearing was set for Wednesday but may proceed this afternoon if consents to return are given Without opposition
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D. J. Gahan
Elgin
Tll
Oss
Henry Perkin
Perkins
Hart, Conway and Shields
Dartmouth Street
South End
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Foley
Litchfield
Daniel Waldron
Waldron
Roland D. Sawyer
Hanson
Sawyer
Mr. Averill
Plymouth County
William J. Foley
Salem Street
Malden
Mme. Fedvina
Dover Street Studios
Hoot Singers
Weingartner
Hack
Kaiser’s Prize
BesLauries’ Jewelry Factory
Winter Street
NAVY
Mgr. Splaine
A. C. H. Guest
U. S
THE
NEW Hampshire Out
New York Sun
Bass
Hollis
Quimby
Pearson
Burroughs
Maurice Ketten
Iam
Venus OF Milo
Pifele
Raphael
Piffle
Tudor Tea
Paul Thompson
Neal Institute
Newbury ST
Back Bay
Worthington St
Springfield
Pleasant Ave
Portland
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