Opinion bill killed in Senate amid party split
The public opinion bill which would let voters express views on public questions was killed outright in the Senate yesterday due to parliamentary handling by Senator Leyi Greenwood and the absence of several supporters. Five lawmakers are noted as not recorded yesterday, including Republicans Charles S. Chase Joseph S. Gates and Arthur L. Nason and Democrats James H. Doyle and James P. Timilty. The measure is dead for the session.
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Charles S. Chase
Dighton
Joseph S. Gates
Westboro
Arthur L. Nason
Haverhill
James H. Doyle
Boston
James P. Timilty
Roxbury
Senate
Leyi Greenwood
California
Sunkist
Sankist
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange Ae
Senator Malley Seeks Delayed Vote on Senate Bill
Senator John Malley of Springfield pressed to push the bill to Monday delaying action. He argued it was unfair to vote with only 50 present. Greenwood moved to reconsider the vote that refused to reject the bill as recommended by Ways and Means. If reconsideration succeeds and action turns adverse no further reconsideration would follow.
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John Malley
Springfield
Senate
Greenwood
Senate Reconsiders Public Opinion Bill Amid Debate
The Senate narrowly reversed a favorable vote on the public opinion bill 13 to 66, then adopted Ways and Means guidance 9 to 11 with seven pairs. Several senators shifted positions, with some voting for then against, while others abstained, highlighting the bill's longstanding status as progressive yet contentious, and its limited binding effect compared to other states.
Foss Challenges Teachres Reconsideration Rule
Governor Foss argues the Legislature had no right to reconsider a vetoed teachers salary bill and seeks an official opinion. He cites parliamentary rules and the constitution while noting past rulings by Speaker Sanford and Lt. Governor Frothingham. The governor also urges Bureau of Statistics for county accounts work and mentions a stock transfer tax bill advancing from Ways and Means with two dissenters.
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Attorney-General
Sanford
Frothingham
Bureau of Statistics
No Pay Raise for Hub Firemen
Boston Mayor Fitzgerald told firemen they should not expect a raise for a long time and implied the same for policemen. A firemen’s committee visited the mayor to plead for higher salaries for the fire department.
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Fitzgerald
City plans 392000 for new streets this year
At a meeting between Mayor Fitz gerald and the Board of Street Commissioners the city agreed to spend 392000 on new street layouts and construction in the Hub. Southampton street leads the list with an estimated 85000 cost while New Haven road will contribute 10000 and the L road pledges additional paving.
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Ten Years of Successful Business for Phelan and Steptoe
P M Phelan and Edward Steptoe celebrate ten years as Boylston street hatters and haberdashers. They started at 42 Boylston in 1901, moved to 38 for larger trade, and now split their space: 42 for neckwear shirts and furnishings while 38 houses hats. The firm sells Stetson Guyer hats and Manhattan shirts. Growth suggests another expansion may be needed soon.
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Edward Steptoe
Boylston Street
Manhattan
Williams Libel for Divorce Filed in Buf Folk Court
Mrs Margaret Williams of Roxbury files libel for divorce from Richard C Williams in Buf folk Superior Court alleging he committed statutory offences on several dates in 1911 and other days.
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Roxbury
Buffolk Superior Court
Richard C. Williams
Bankers Jury Out With Case
The trial of Arthur B. Sederquist Harry F Curtis D Eustace Bigelow and John E Barry ended yesterday as the jury retired at 420 p m to deliberate. The case cost Suffolk County about 50000 and was among the county's longest trials with 58 days of actual trial and 65 days of jury appearances.
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Harry F. Curtis
D. Eustace Bigelow
John E. Barry
Suffolk
Court House
Cost Totals Rise in Long Trial With Jury and Court
A conservative daily estimate places court operations at 3800 dollars per day and the trial costs near 50,000 dollars. An accountant’s nearly 20,000 dollar bill adds to expenses, with 10,000 more for witnesses, detectives, stenographers, and defense counsel. Assistant District Weber concluded witnesses were discharged and Judge Jenney began charging the jury after noon.
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McGarr
Pinkerton
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Webber
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Patient Fleeing Ward Suffers Erysipelas
A patient who escaped from a city ward attempted to scale a fence to the street when William Serian, an orderly, fell ill after observing a man in night clothes running away past the window. The fragment describes a pursuer and a pursuer’s illness.
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Pegeite
William Serian
Mayor criticizes Boston crossing guards performance
Boston Mayor FitzGerald blasts the citys crossing policemen as inferior to peers in other cities. He urges a New York study trip for about 200 to observe better technique and return with improved practices.
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Fitzgerald
O'Meara
New York
O’meara
Spring Festival to Be Witnessed Today in Mechanics Building
The 23rd annual spring festival led by Mrs W S Butler features a rich program for hundreds of children and adults. Lilla Wiles Wyman highlights new material with the Druid Stone ballet pantomime, a French folk tale origin depicting Druids, Moon Maids, sylphs, and fairies. Over 100 children perform, with principal dancers including Edna Power, Florence Merideth, Alice Diaz, Kathlene Lilly, and many others, in a night of elaborate dances and color.
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Eleanor Weeks
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Edith Stewart
Clayton Robinson
Lucretia Craig
Theresa Weiscoff
Gertrude Dolan
Marjory Eccles
Stella Best
Amelia Burnham
Sand statue on Atlantic City boardwalk revealed as iron framework art
City workers demolished a sand sculpture on the Atlantic City boardwalk and found a reinforced iron framework beneath a sand coating. Police report three main “boss sculptors” oversee the seaside exhibits, while student helpers mourn the loss of the artwork.
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Two Isaac Taylors Die in Same Night at Mt Union
In Mt Union Pennsylvania on Wednesday night two men named Isaac Taylor, aged 90 and 65, died within three hours of each other. Longtime residents and church members, they were regarded as the town's ablest citizens.
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MT. Union
Penn
Isaac Taylor
Four Salaries for Same Time Jobs Found for Alfred Fry
Alfred Brooks Fry of New York City holds three federal offices and a New York State post with four separate salaries. J Knox Taylor testifies to the House expenditures committee that Fry earns 1400 dollars yearly as superintendent of the Federal building in New York and 1400 as Treasury chief clerk, plus pay as Ellis Island construction engineer through Commerce and Labor, and as a New York Canal Commission employee.
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Alfred Brooks Fry
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New York
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Fry
Ellis Island
Department of Commerce and Labor
New York Canal Commission
22 Varieties of Mosquito Pests in New Haven
The annual mosquito census by the Board of Health reports 22 varieties of mosquitoes in the New Haven area. Experts attribute the decline to efforts including city street oiling, which is credited with reducing the pest population.
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Board of Health
Red Cow Vanishes After Prosecutor Moves Family Milking
Newcastle Indiana June 2 H H Evans prosecuting attorney turned a red cow into a field with 10 others. The next morning he sought the family milk supply and found the red cow missing.
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Newcastle
Ind
H. H. Evans
Cow Painted Red Turns Black in Prank Investigation
Evans hunts the prankster after a red cow was blackened by paint in a barnyard incident. Investigation seeks a person who bears a grudge or aimed to mock him.
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Evans
Cassidy wins $540 in cockfight dispute suit
In Lancaster, John A. Cassidy of Philadelphia was awarded $540 by a jury in a civil case tied to a chicken fight planned for January 20, 1910, in Baltimore. Each side posted $500. police interrupted the event and the stake holder paid the sums after the referee ruled. Cassidy pursued the $500.
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Penn
John A. Cassidy
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Bai
Cassidy
Among the Churches of Greater Boston
Noonday service at St. Pauls Church Tremont Street today led by Rev. R. M. Harper with last service until Oct 2. June 1 1i rector Rev. Edmund Rousmaniere preaches anniversary sermon at St Johns Providence centennial. Stoughton Street Baptist Church Uphams Corner Dorchester hosts Pastor Fetler from Moscow under arrest and with bond posted to secure his return for World's Baptist Alliance in Philadelphia.
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Tremont Street
R. M. Harper
Edmund §. Rousmaniere
St. John’s Church
Providence
William Fetler
St. Petersburg
Russia
Stoughton Street
Upham’s Corner
Dorchester
World's Baptist Alliance
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Pastor Fetler
Holy Moscow
M. Pobiedonostseff
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Fetler
Russian Empire
America
Battleship Nebraska Sails for Provincetown Summer Maneuvers
The battleship Nebraska departed yesterday from the navy yard to Provincetown for summer target practice and maneuvers. The voyage reflects ongoing training and naval operations.
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Nebraska
Navy Yard
Provincetown
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