A. A. Pope Heads Postal League
The Postal Progress League held its annual meeting at Twentieth Century Club rooms in Boston. Colonel Albert A. Pope was elected president with William B. Howland as treasurer and James L. Cowles as secretary. Vice presidents included Edwin D. Mead Edwin Ginn Josiah Quincy Albert E. Winship John De Witt Warner Mahlon A. Winter and Cyrus Northrop. Executive committee members were Simon Brentano Patrick Farrelly Henry A. Liebrecht Frank N. Doubleday Edward H. Clement George M. Whitaker Frederic A. Whiting Herbert E. Davidson and Richard L. Gay. Reports from the secretary and treasurer were read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A. Pope
William B. Howland
James L. Cowles
Richard L. Gay
Edwin D. Mead
Edwin Ginn
Josiah Quincy
Albert E. Winship
John de Witt Warner
Mahlon A. Winter
Cyrus Northrop
Simon Brentano
Patrick Farrelly
Henry A. Liebrecht
Frank N. Doubleday
Edward H. Clement
George M. Whitaker
Frederic A. Whiting
Herbert E. Davidson
Herman Gets Decision Over Jack McClelland in KC Bout
In Kansas City Missouri on January 28 Kid Herman of Chicago won a 20 round decision over Jack McClelland of Pittsburg at the Missouri Athletic Club. Herman led early while McClelland pressed for a knockout in the later rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kid Herman
Chicago
Jack McCleLland
Pittsburg
Missouri Athletic Club
Herman
McClelland
Lodge Rally to Roosevelts in Mass Delegation
Senator Lodge orders that Massachusetts delegates must back Theodore Roosevelt at the June 21 Chicago convention. He appoints George H. Lyman, George A. Hibbard and Jeremiah J. McCarthy to steer the delegation, while Bates is pressed to aid the effort and ex-Governor Long’s delegate bid faces opposition from Roosevelt backers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cabot Lodge
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
George H. Lyman
George A. Hibbard
Jeremiah J. McCarthy
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Lodge
Bates
Long
McKinley
Scram l
McCarthy
William F. Draper
Hanna
Hopedale
Thomas B. Reed
Senator Proctor
Vermont
Messrs
Lyman
Hibbard
State Committee
Surveyor McCarthy
Postmaster Hibbard
Boston
Edwin A. Curtis
Lyman and
Bridge to Soldiers Field Planned Over Charles River
In Cambridge, a $100,000 bridge is proposed to span the Charles River from Harvard Square to Soldiers Field at Boylston Street end. State Senator D W Lane of Harvard introduces the bill detailing a 60 foot wide drawless design, 26 feet above mean high water, to replace the unsafe old bridge seen as crowd danger during big games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Senate
D. W. Lane
Harvard
Charles River
Boylston ‘Street
Cambridge
Harvard Square
Soldiers Field
Allston
Harvard Lampoon
Catholic University to Enlarge Scope
The Catholic University trustees met in Washington and laid plans for growth. A department of pedagogy and a bureau of statistics in Catholic education will be added, with a national reach. Scriptural instruction will be broadened into a new Scriptures department, and a chair of American history funded by a Knights of Columbus donation of 30 000 dollars was announced. An April general secretary selection and a Pope Pius X thank you were noted, with an estimated 100 000 dollars raised in American church collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Catholic University
Cardinal Gibbons
Ireland
St. Paul
Keane
Dubuque
Williams
Boston
Spalding
Peoria
Maes
Covington, Ky
Foly
Detroit
Horstman
Cleveland
Harkins
Providence
Messrs
Michael Jenkins
Baltimore
Thomas E. Waggaman
United States
Bureau of Statistics In Catholic Education
Bureau of Statistics of Catholic Education
Knights ‘of Columbus
Prus X
Farley
New York
Burleson Travels 3000 Miles To Pay Poll Tax
Congressman W S Burleson arrived in Austin from Washington to pay his poll tax of $1.75, asserting the payment allows him to retain his privileges as a voter and office holder in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W.S. Burleson
Washington
Texas
Representative McManus Pushes $25,000 wrongful death limit
Natick representative McManus introduces a bill to raise the cap for wrongful death suits to 25 000 dollars from the current 5 000. New York has no limit on such suits, highlighting cross state differences in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McManus
Natick
New York State
Librarians Clash Over Purchase of Current Fiction
The Massachusetts Library Club held a morning debate in the Public Library lecture room on restricting current fiction. Librarian Wadlin urged restraint testing value after a year. Sam Walter Foss supported liberal buying, arguing censorship is futile in a modern writing age. Others urged moderate or liberal policy, with various views from Miss Rollins, Miss Loring, Miss Chandler, and several librarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Library Club
Public Library
Wadlin
The
Sam Walter Foss
Somerville
Mary Rollins
Catherine P. Loring
Beverly
George H. Tripp
Alice G. Chandler
Lancaster
A. C. Wellman
Springfield
Charles K. Borden
Atheneum
Gardiner M. Jones
Salem
Lindsay Swift
Otto M. Fleischner
Boutwell’s 86th Birthday Quietly Observed in Groton
Ex Governor George S. Boutwell celebrated his 86th birthday in Groton on January 28. Despite age, he remains active, visiting his Boston office and sharing views on current politics. He cautioned that present day statesmen must judge for themselves and linked socialism to party changes and public utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton
George S. Boutwell
Exchange Building
Boston
Post
Boutwell
Chelsea Man Injured After Fall From Steamer Preston
Edmond Soley of 14 Wharf Street, Chelsea, fell 30 feet from the steamer Preston at Long Wharf into the hold last night and fractured his skull. His condition was marked dangerous at Relief Hospital and he was transferred to City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Soley
Wharf Street
Chelsea
Preston
Long ‘Wharf
City Hospital
College Equal Suffrage League Entertains at Pot ter Hall
An entertainment by the College Equal Suffrage League was held at Pot ter Hall Huntington avenue last evening. Ushers were young ladies from New England girls colleges. The program opened with The Baron's Wager featuring Ruth Delano and Charles Winslow, followed by a dance by Edith Roche and a short one act comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Equal Suffrage League
Potter Hall
Huntington Avenue
New England
Ruth Delano
Charles Winslow
Edith Roche
Mrs. Ingersoll Found Guilty in New Jersey Assault Case
Salem New Jersey January 28 Mrs Alice M Ingersoll found guilty of assault and battery with intent to kill her husband Duke Ingersoll She faces sentencing Saturday Also defendant William Denelesbach who confessed to shooting Mr Ingersoll will be sentenced on Saturday
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Salem
N. J
Alice M. Ingersoll
Duke Ingersoll
William Denelesbach
Ingersoll
Cunningham 10 Lead Fight On Mayor Daly
Henry J. Cunningham, rehired as Cambridge police chief by Mayor Augustine J. Daly, won the Democratic city committee presidency in a unanimous vote after a heated meeting. He pledged to fight Daly to a finish and name ex Mayor McNamee as a possible next fall candidate, with Edward James as secretary, John Buckley as vice president, and William P. Nickerson as treasurer. The Republican committee also chose leadership with Alderman Willi Davis as chairman, John Allen secretary, and Alfred B. Hughes treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Cunningham
Fred B. Pullen
Augustine J. Daly
Cambridge
Democratic City Committee
Daly
Cunningham
J. Frank Facey
McNamee
Echo
Edward James
John Buckley
William P. Nickerson
Republican Committee
Willi Davis
Willi Davis As Chairman. Mr. Rideout
John Allen
Alfred B. Hughes
Bargain Clothing Sale Expands With New Stock
A local retailer reports brisk demand for suits and overcoats priced at 12 and 10 dollars, with ads highlighting 7.50 for skirts and overcoats. Fresh garments added to meet strong weekend sales. Overcoats 50 in long and half belt, Chesterfields, Scotch Cheviot suits, Men and Youths. Shirts from Manhattan reduced from 2.00 and 2.50 to 1.49, 1.50 grade down to 68c. All sizes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Loftus Co
Washington and
Hanover Streets
Manhattan
No Sleigh Racing Ban Enacted in Brookline Meeting
Brookline voters unanimously upheld a by law prohibiting snow racing on Beacon Street after 13th article consideration at a town meeting led by Moderator Joseph Walker. Henry M. Whitney and about 20 residents had sought repeal to permit the tradition, but the selectmen’s chairman Codman motioned no action and carried without dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Boulevard
Brookline
Henry M. Whitney
Beacon Street
Joseph Walker
Nond
Codman
Board of Selectmen
Combined Elections Would Save $24 000
The Board of Election Commissioners reported to the Common Council that combining State and municipal primaries would save $12 400 and combining State and city elections would save another $12 400, totaling a city saving of $24 800. It notes extra costs for larger ballots and additional election officers not included in the estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Election Commissioners
Common Council
Election Board
the Election Commission
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Clark's Great Transcontinental Race Against Death
The Charles W. Clark special train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe reached Chicago at 1 0 p m after leaving Winslow Arizona Tuesday. The 1663 mile trip took 87 hours 15 minutes averaging 41.12 mph. The run highlighted fast mountain passage while eastward sections lagged. H L Luke relative of Clark traveled from Kansas City to Argentine Kan and learned of his wife's death within hours. Clark and Luke hurried to catch a train for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles W. Clark
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Winslow
Ariz
H. L. Luke
Mr. Clark
Kansas City
Argentine
Kan
Mr. Luke
New York
Infant's Body Found in Ash Barrel at Harrison Avenue Undertaker
Two ash men at a Harrison avenue undertaker yard were shocked when a box cover fell off and revealed a stillborn infant. The body had been placed on an ash barrel instead of inside the shop. The body was moved to Jones's undertaking rooms and Station 4 notified amid neighborhood excitement before the mystery was solved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Avenue
Jones
Station 4
Dr A K Davidson to Speak on Consumption Tonight
Dr A K Davidson will lecture at 8 o clock before the Civic Service House clubs at 112 Salem street on consumption and how to prevent it St Meyer Bloomfield will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Davidson
Civic Service House
Salem Street
Eeer St. Meyer Bloomfield
Mayhew Loses Confirmation as Somerville Street Commissioner
Edgar T. Mayhew failed to win confirmation as street commissioner at a crowded Somerville Aldermen meeting by a 15 to 6 vote. The session also ratified other appointments including Frank W. Kaan as city solicitor, while John J. Kenney’s constable appointment faced pushback for further review. The Mayor vetoed last meeting orders for printing annual reports and the city manual, objecting to bids determining contractor selection as improper under the charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar T. Mayhew
Chandler
Somerville
Yea
City Hall
Frank W. Kaan
John J. Kenney
Tarbox
Michael Welch Arrested In Atlantic Avenue Break
Michael J Welch believed to be a professional tramp from Portland Maine was arrested by inspectors from Chief Watts's office after a break in at Harris Rosnick's shoe repair shop at 299 Atlantic Avenue on January 22. Fifteen pairs of shoes were stolen and Welch is charged with breaking and entering and larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Welch
Danforth Street
Portland
Watts
Harris Rosnick
Atlantic Avenue
Welch
Local Freight Agents Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
At the annual meeting of the Local Freight Agents Association held after the monthly banquet at the United States Hotel, A. P. Lane of the Metropolitan Steamship Company was elected president. George F. Baion of the Boston & Maine eastern and western divisions became vice president. J. S. Carder, Portland division superintendent of the Eastern Steamship Company, was elected treasurer. W. T. La Moure of the Boston & Maine Fitchburg division was chosen secretary.
Cadets Dress Rehearsal At Tremont Theatre
A large audience attended the First Corps of Cadets dress rehearsal of Cinderella and the Prince at Tremont Theatre yesterday afternoon. Notable attendees included Mrs. Barnet and family, cadets, several members of the dramatic committee, Mrs. Schoeffel and guests, and a parade of society figures and invited performers from the De Wolf Hopper company, Mary Mannering, Fay Davis, John Craig, and Harry Connor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Theatre
Robert A. Barnet
Payson T. Lowell
Charles Rollins
Mr. Perkins
Charles Cole
Dramatic Committee
John B. Schoeffel
Marc C. Clark
Bicknell
William Worcester
Mr. Hyde
Mr. Johnson
Herbert M. Sears
Philip 8. Sears
Charles Hayden
Bates
Aspinwall
Saltonstall
John Craig
Arthur A. Brigham
Henry N. Sawyer
Thomas F. Holmands
J. Clarence Hollander
Lewis C. Benton
Eleanora Sears
T. Frothingham
Thomas W. Cabot
A. Edgerly
William G. Titcomb
Isaac B. Rich
J. T. Eltinge
Eugene White
Wigeglesworth
Thomas L. Drew
Misses Curtis
W. Bartlett Tyler
Henry G Young
de Wolf, Hopper Company
the Tremont
Mary Mannering
Fay Davis
Harry Conor
Ex Gov Long to again lead Total Abstinence Society
Ex Governor Long announced to a Post reporter that he will, without doubt, again accept the presidency of the Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society. He has held the office for 12 years and was re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Total Abstinence Society
Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society
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A. A. Pope
Postal League
Postal Progress League
Twentieth Century Club
Ashburton Place
Jack M’clelland
Chickering
J. J. M’carthy
Sellars
Brother Hagan
Wagan's Corner
Washington & Boylston Sts
Mrs. Ingersoll
James F. Aylward
Jes W. Thurston
Will
Clark
R. R
Aunmarke Wagona
Tremont Street
Mayhew
Michael Welch
Atlantic AV
Washington and Brattle Streets
Sudbury
T. Metcalf Co
Union Station
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Wolf
Washington St
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