Inaugural Plans Up to President Wilson Inauguration
Washington Jan 27 Only the signature of President Taft is now needed to the Congressional resolution authorizing the inaugural committee to erect stands on public space string overhead wires or conduits for special illumination borrow flags and ensigns from the War and Navy Departments to carry out its plan for the ceremonies incident to the inauguration of President elect Wilson The resolution passed the Senate today and had already been approved by the House.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Wilson
Senate
House
Inaugural Parade Plans Include Suffrage Stand and Governors
The resolution kept intact without amendment after a suffrage advocates delegation sought a south Treasury stand for the March 3 parade. Senator Sutherland warned of cuts between the Treasury War and inaugural committees. Officials note War Department objections would be avoided, while Wilson Clubs claim honor in the procession. Governors from most eastern states and half western states are expected to attend, as General Wood finalizes parade staff with two new aides-de-camp.
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Treasury Department
Sutherland
War Department
Fre
Custis
Wilson Club
Trenton
N. J
Staunton
Virginia
Mississippi
Wood
J. D. Bloodgood
Jefe A. Costello
Department of the District of Columbia
Minister Challenges Pastor over Prison Conditions Claim
Warren Bailey secretary of the Massachusetts Prison Commission challenged Rev. George L. Cady pastor of Pilgrim Church Dorchester to provide proof of charges about prison conditions at a meeting of Congregational ministers in Pilgrim Hall yesterday.
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Warren Bailey
Massachusetts Prison Commission
Pilgrim Hall
George L. Cady
Pilgrim Church
Dorchester
Secretary Bailey Defends Prison Policies Before Clergy
Secretary Bailey challenged Dr. Cady’s charges about the Charlestown State prison during a pulpit audience of about 100 clergymen. He denied neglect within the Prison Commission and argued his duty extends to defending the department against unjust accusations while asserting parole decisions are scrutinized and linked to future prospects for released prisoners.
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Dr. Cady
Bailey
Prison Commission
Cady
Department of the Commonwealth
Charlestown
Loan Exhibition by D A R in Melrose for Scholarship
The Daughters of the American Revolution Old State House Chapter hosts a Wednesday afternoon and evening loan exhibition at Mrs. Franklin P. Shumway’s Bellevue avenue home in Melrose. A chained 600 year old Bible and other colonial articles will be shown to raise funds for a Boston University scholarship for a young woman.
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Old State House
Daughters of the American Revolution
Franklin P. Shumway
Bellevue Avenue
Melrose
Boston University
Shirley House May Be Saved Landmark Back Bay Roxbury
Public spirited residents form the Shirley-Hustis House Association to preserve the Shirley mansion on Shirley street Roxbury dating from 1750. Officers include President Mrs Dwight M Prouty and Treasurer Charles F Read. The once famed site hosted Washington and Civil War banners, later confiscated and occupied, now stands in need of restoration funds.
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Back Bay
Roxbury
Shirley Mansion
Shirley Street
Dwight M. Prouty
Charles If’. Read
The
Bostonian Society
Nelson V. Titus
Charles M. Hamlin
Henry D. Sleeper
Washington
Braddock
Monongahela
Commonwealth
Boston
Cadets
Eustis
Mme. Eustis
Hugh O’brien
Debaters Elect Officers at Boston College Chapter
The Marquette Debating Society of Boston College elected its officers for the second term. John F. McCabe was named president, Frederick Wennerberg vice-president, Thomas Donnelly treasurer, Michael J. Norton secretary, and James Carens sergeant-at-arms.
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Marquette Debating Society
Boston College
James Street
John F. McCabe
Chelsea
Frederick W. Wenneberg
Roxbury
Thomas Donnelly
Lynn
Michael J. Norton
Dorchester
James Carens
Newburyport
Eastern railroad men plan strike as vote continues
New York workers push ahead with a strike vote after a conciliatory statement from Eastern railroad managers failed to halt the process. Elisha Lee warned a nationwide shutdown if the vote is favorable, with conduct urged to vote according to intent and not mislead officers.
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New York
Eastern Railroad
Elisha Lee
Conference Committee
Mississippi
Virginia
Brotherhood
Bigamist Paul Steinberg Faces Bigamy Charge in New York
Paul Steinberg told the court that four years ago he married a younger woman with his first wife's consent and used her $80 dowry to send the first wife back to Russia. He said the plan faltered as the first wife returned to New York seeking support for five children, leading to missed payments and his arrest. The court postponed sentence for further inquiry.
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New York
Paul Steinberg
Russia
Steinberg
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Relief for Cold and Catarrh
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as instantly opening nostrils and relieving catarrh. It claims the balm dissolves in heat, heals inflamed membranes, clears air passages, stops discharges, and ends cold symptoms by morning. Painful breathing, headache, and stuffed noses are described as quickly alleviated.
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Ely
Doty Named Medical Director for Major Telephony Pension Fund
Dr. Alvan H. Doty, longtime New York port health officer credited with draining Staten Island swamps, is appointed medical director of the employees benefit fund of American Telephone and Telegraph Western Union Telegraph and Western Electric. He will supervise distribution to about 200,000 workers amid port health surveillance and quarantine duties. The appointment follows his decade of service and a December 1911 removal by Governor Dix.
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Alvan H. Doty
Port of
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Electric Company
Theodore N. Wail
Doty
Staten Island
Dix
Judge Reprimands Officers for Arresting Youth
In South Boston Police Court Judge Fallon criticized Division 6 officers for arresting Frank J. McDonald aged 21 of 23 Ward Street on drunkenness charges last Saturday night. Three officers testified McDonald drank, smelled of liquor, and staggered, but the judge still reproved the arrest.
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South Boston
Fallon
Division 6
Broadway
Frank J. McDonald
Ward Street
McDonald
Woman and Child Die in Outlaw Fight Near Riding Mountain
In a confrontation at John Baran's home near Riding Mountain Manitoba a sheriff's posse clashed with the outlaw. A woman and a child were shot and killed while Baran escaped after the exchange.
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Winnipeg
Man
John Baran
Riding Mountain
Baran
Edey Will Names Wife As Chief Beneficiary In Probate
Riverhead New York January 27 The wife Henry C Edey a retired Wall Street broker killed at their Bellport Long Island home about a month ago is the chief beneficiary named in his will filed today for probate Edey died by his own hand The estate is valued at several hundred thousand dollars The will dated near their separation and reflects the couple s quarrel before the murder Mary H Edey the testator s daughter by former marriage inherits if no other provision applies
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Riverhead
N. Y
Henry C. Edey
Wall Street
Bellport
Long Island
Hedey
Edey
Body of Girl Found In Narragansett Bay
The body of Miss Gladys Hall 21 daughter of a Portsmouth real estate dealer was found in Narragansett Bay after she had been missing since last Thursday. The medical examiner said she died by her own action, drowning.
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Portsmouth
Gladys Hall
Narragansett Bay
Hall
Steele
Miss Hall
Electrocution Bill Moves in Taft Era DC Murder Case
Electrocution replaces hanging as the punishment for first degree murder in the District of Columbia if a bill already passed by the Senate is signed by President Taft after clearing the House. The measure defines the new penalty and awaits signing.
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Taft
Washington
District of Columbia
House
Senate
Remarkable pardon recommendation for Cardenio F King
Governor Foss urged a pardon for former financier Cardenio F King on grounds he will die if kept in prison longer. The proposal requires constant medical supervision and a judge must decide when he is healthy enough to resume serving the sentence.
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Foss
Cardenio F. King
King
Governor Foss Considers Pardon for King on Health Grounds
The governor writes to Lieutenant Governor Walsh asking the Pardon Committee to consider clemency for Cardeno F. King. Advice from Attorney General Swift supports legality of a conditional pardon, to be supervised by a physician and reimposed if health fails to recover. The letter notes King's illness endangers life and references similar cases like Charles W. Morse.
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King
Charles W. Morse
Swift
Walsh
David I. Walsh
Council
State House
Boston
Mass
Cardenio F. King
Khugene N. Foss
Would Adopt Child of 45 in Chicago Court
Mrs. Martha Frances Collins, 65, petitions to adopt Eliza Robinson, a child about four, who has lived with Collins for 40 years, aiming to make her sole legal heir to an estate valued at several hundred thousand dollars. Judge McKinley reserved ruling.
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Chicago
Beck Lectures at Harvard on Italian and French Chansons
Professor Jean Beck of the University of Illinois opened a five part series at the Fogg Art Museum Harvard yesterday afternoon. The remaining lectures are scheduled for this afternoon and Wednesday through Friday afternoons under the Harvard Cercle Francais.
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Jean Beck
University of Illinois
Fogg Art Museum
Harvard
Beck
Harvard Cercle Francais
Col Charles H Jones Noted Editor Dies in Italy
Col Charles H Jones a Confederate veteran and editor of national reputation died yesterday in a sanatorium at Ospedaletti Italy. News of his death was received today by his brother He W Jones of this city. For the past ten years since retirement he had spent most of his time traveling in Europe.
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Charles H. Jones
New York
Ospedaletti
Italy
HE. W. Jones
Jones
Europe
Danderine Hair Cleanse Promises Lustrous Growth
An advertisement extols Knowlton's Dandeline at 25 cents promising cleaner hair with one application. It claims removal of dust oil and dandruff, relief from itching, and accelerated growth for bouncier, softer, longer hair with strengthened roots.
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Knowlton
Maine Governor Haines Declines New England Conference
Governor Foss said he has not received Maine Governor Haines letter refusing to join the New England conference ratified by five governors at the Touraine. Foss noted the commission could be enlarged later and expressed belief Maine would join after further deliberation on local issues.
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Foss
Haines
Maine
New England
Touraine
Republicans push for Taft appointments through closed Senate caucus
The Republican drive to confirm President Taft’s 1800 pending nominations moves to a pivotal moment as leaders seek to force a continuous closed caucus session to overcome Democratic opposition.
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Taft
Washington
Senate
Quezon Denies Island Revolt Plan In House Speech
Manuel L Quezon Philippine commissioner in the House delivered a spirited denial of reports that Aguinaldo and other native leaders were fomenting a revolution. He spoke amid rumors of unrest in the islands.
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Quezon
Washington
Manuel Luezon
Aguinaldo
Confidence Boosting Tona Vita Touted in Boston
English nerve specialist John Peazley Webb promotes Tona Vita in Boston as a tonic that strengthens brain function and energizes the body to combat nervous debility. He cites European hospital use and urges readers with blue mood, insomnia, back or head pains, and fatigue to try the remedy now sold by major drug stores in the city.
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John Peazley Webb
Boston
Urico Endorsed by Users as Remedy for Rheumatism
The article highlights unsolicited testimonials praising URICO for curing rheumatism kidney trouble blood disorders and pimply face. It offers sample mailings and a trial treatment upon request with 10 cents postage.
Proof of Merit for URIC-O Cure Letter
A customer from Boston praises URIC-O for curing rheumatism and plans to use a second bottle. The inquiry advertises URIC-O with a bulk offer to physicians and a price breakdown, urging buyers to insist on URIC-O.
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Uric-O Co
Binghamton, N. Y
J. M. Shears
Boston
Mass
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Gov. Haines
Tona Vita
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