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Naphen Bill Could Save Castle Island Park
Boston park advocates urge Congress to act on Naphen’s local bill to save Castle Island Park from wharf development. Senate support mirrors House action as Maine liquor law enforcement sparks debate on propriety and public duty.
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House Committee
Boston
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Massachusetts
Democratic anti trust bill proposed to ban trusts from tariff free list
The Democratic minority on the Washington House judiciary committee urges Congress to place on the tariff free list articles produced without trust control. They name steel, paper, paper pulp, agricultural implements, window glass, salt and more. The plan aims to curb trust extortion, contrasting with publicity or rebates as ineffective. The piece also notes support for John D. Long in Massachusetts during his illness, praising his public career and expressing hope for his swift recovery.
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House Judiciary Committee
Washington
Congress
Oo. K
Gaston
Cigarmakers’ Union
Paine Hall
Judiciary Committee
Republican Congress
Republican Party
Abolition movement gains respect in death penalty debate
The winter revival of the drive to end capital punishment gains momentum with educated, reasoned argument and broad support. Petitioners claim death is neither a deterrent nor reformative and harms public morals, urging Legislature to abolish it, a view echoed by former attorney general Hosea Knowlton and many progressive readers.
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Hosea M. Knowlton
The
Commonwealth
Prohibition Enforcement Fails in Maine Sheriff Slain
The article exposes corruption and moral decay in Maine under prohibition. Sheriff Pearson attempted honest enforcement in Portland and uncovered a degrading, demoralizing state of affairs, paying with his life for zeal.
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Maine
Pearson
Portland
Personal notices and meetings mark Boston area events
Dr. Leighton Parks is home ill on Brimmer street. United States Trust Company directors are re-elected: Long, Shuman, Bancroft, Spencer, Fitzpatrick, Ratshesky, Curtis, Alley, Holden, Ratshesky, Gargan, Pillsbury, Phelps, Anthony, Bates. Charles W. Johnson to join Philadelphia’s Wagner Free Museum collection at the Society of Natural History in Boston about March 1 as dipterist expert. Rev. Edward Everett Hale to preside at Parker Memorial meeting for Mrs. J. E. D. Sharp’s Liberal work and later read from The Man Without a Country for playground funding. Massachusetts Rhode Island Y. M. C. A. boys’ conference speakers include Kilborne, Hinckley, Wright, Gilkey. 49 departments, 6000 boys, ages 12 to 16, meet in Worcester February 20–22.
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Emmanuel Church
Brimmer Street
The
United States Trust Company
John D. Long
A. Shuman
William A. Bancroft
Caleb §. Spencer
T. B. Fitzpatrick
A. C. Ratshesky
Edwin A. Curtis
Frederick J. Alley
Joshua B. Holden
A. Ratshesky
Thomas J. Gargan
A. E. Pillsbury
James T. Phelps
BE. W. Anthony
John L. Bates
Charles W. Johnson
Wagner Free Museum of Science
Philadelphia
Museum of the Society of Natural History
Johnson
Edward Everett Hale
D. D
Parker Memorial
J. E. D. Sharp
Hale
South Congregational Church
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Orange
N. J
W. Hinckley
Goodwill Farm
East Fairfield
Lloyd B. Wright
Pittsburg
Charles Gilkey
Harvard University
Young Men's Christian Associations of
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Worcester
Card of correction to Cook County coal inquiry
A letter to the editor from AN Justi Commissioner dated Jan 26 refutes a Jan 20 editorial claiming grand jury findings about coal operators in Illinois and Indiana. He asserts the grand jury did not mention the Illinois Coal Operators Association and cites the attorney general’s statement that the association handles labor disputes and mining rates locally.
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Northern Illinois Soft Coal Association
Indiana Association
Ilinois
Indiana
Grand Jury
Tinois Coal Operators’ Association
New England
Justi
Dangerous gap between car and station platforms
John J. Ocker from 83 Bedford Street Boston writes to the editor warning of a dangerous three inch gap between streetcar and station platforms. He cites a near fall last summer and personal bruising from a foot slipping through the space. He urges corrective safety measures to protect passengers.
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John J. Ocker
Bedford Street
Boston
Mass
Skinny the Thief or The Selfless Pickpocket
All Sorts features Miss Hortense Muffit narrating the tale of Skinny Jimmy Wilson a ragged semi orphan child who finds a dropped pocketbook containing 1000 dollars Then he keeps only 950 and returns 50 to his cruel father illustrating his unselfish character despite harsh surroundings The piece blends domestic hardship with a moral twist in a period voice.
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Wilsom
Reese
Callie Miss Muffit
Jimmy
Goodguggleluck and railway sneezes in Boston gossip
A collage of comic quips from Boston rail travel and a light notice column. The piece riffs on a brakeman’s shout believed to be Goodguggleluck possibly a station name or a sneeze, and notes thunder as spring nears. It also teases readers to travel with a Greek lexicon and jokes about trusts and consumer cultures. A book notice promotes Cutthroat Charley with exaggerated peril and vitality.
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Ben Jonson a boy announced in 1574 Westminster
A snippet notes on Ben Jonson born in 1574 at Westminster after family doctor’s announcement. It recalls his stepfather bricklayer, marriage, tavern life, a duel with Gabriel Spenser ending in Spenser’s death, brief prison, and later plays like Every Man in His Humor Volpone and The Silent Woman.
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Westminster
Ben Jonson
Ben
Shakspere
Shake
Jonson
Volpone
Dorchester Parish Whist Party Draws Large Crowd
About 500 people attended the annual whist party and dance of St. Peter's parish at St. Peter's Parochial School Hall Dorchester last evening. The event surpassed last year in success and a substantial sum was raised. Rev. Father Kenney and Rev Father Blunt led the event with help from many parish youths, and attendees enjoyed a delightful evening.
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Bowdoin Street
Dorchester
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Payson Porter
Baker Park
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New England Conservatory of Music
Boston Latin School
E. A. Fallon
John White
J. A. Cahalan
Public fog scene and a quiet Boston romance tale
A bustling Boston night under a heavy fog features an ex actor drawing a crowd with dramatic mischief on Court Avenue. Amid pedestrian jeers and a stray auto scare, a later tale unfolds of Nellie reuniting with Dick Halloway, revealing past engagements, a sudden sleigh accident, and a prosperous Boston couple’s reconciled life two months later.
End of Season Sale On Shopworn Shoes
Shopworn shoes in men’s boys’ women’s girls’ and infants’ stock will be offered at remarkable reductions. These odds and ends are first class with wear not harming quality, an excellent opportunity to save money as prices are cut to clear.
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Bangor
Maine
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