Spofford Named New Civil Engineering Head at Technology
Professor Charles M. Spofford of Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute will lead the civil engineering course at Technology, replacing Professor Swain who departs for Starvard College. Spofford, Tech alumnus (BS 1893), taught nine years at the Brooklyn institute and designed bridges for Boston. In 1905 he joined Brooklyn Polytechnic as civil engineering professor.
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Charles M. Spofford
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Technology
Swain
Starvard College
Spofford
Tech
Boston
Spofferd
Brooklyn Polytechnic
Civil Engineering
Marriage Ignored in Lynn Says Swift
Morrison J. Swift, leader of the unemployed, told a Social Science meeting in Huntington Avenue that in Lynn many couples live together without marriage. He cited builders creating two-person dwellings and said such arrangements, with no children, were common as a practical response to the present industrial system.
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Lynn
Morrison J. Swift
Social Science
Field
Sheafe's Hall
Huntington Avenue
Swift
Blizzard Buries France as Deaths Rise in Cold Snap
Snow has fallen in Paris for 48 hours and a blizzard grips France. Many deaths from exposure are reported. Alpes-Maritimes sees several inches of snow while Cannes and Antibes endure severe winter conditions. Southern resorts suffer the worst cold in years with no improvement in sight.
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Paris
France
Department of
Alpes-Maritimes
Cannes
Antibes
World Famous Modiste Sale Brings Paris Goods to Boston
Chandler and Co offer Miss M A Foley French dressmaking stock in Boston for three days. The sale includes gowns, lingerie, waists, and lace pieces from Worth and others, with 20 to 50 percent off. Large stock, 160 staff, and shipments from Paris describe the magnitude and variety of fabrics and ready to wear.
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Chandler & Co
M. A. Foley
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Paris
Worth
Ducati
Paquin
Dumay
Doucet
Carne
Martial Et Armand
Beshoff
David
Jeanne Halle
Ham's dry talk in Watertown urges saloon ban
In Watertown under the No-License league, Hon. Guy A. Ham of Boston spoke at Town Hall before about 250 attendees. He shared liquor questions experiences and pressed for barring the saloon, with Representative James H. L. Coon presiding.
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Watertown
Guy A. Ham Oat
Boston
Ham
James H. L. Coon
Cannon Backs House Rules Defending Speaker
Washington february 28 incensed by an attack on the house rules by Edward B Higgins president of Success Magazine speaker cannon has published a letter defending the rules He says the rules may not be ideal but have stood the test and evolved since jefferson and madison laid foundations for a growing nation The criticism shows Higgins knows nothing of the rules or their administration
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Washington
House of Representatives
Edward B. Higgins
Success Magazine
Life
Cannon
Legislators to See Sketch at Keith's Theatre
Mr. B F Keith invites lawmakers Suffolk bar members and police officials to a special 1 o clock Tuesday morning reading at his theatre of Circumstantial Evidence. The one act play is viewed as strong support for defendants facing circumstantial cases amid Beacon Hill capital punishment debates.
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B. F. Keith
Suffolk
Beacon Hill
Armstrong
Weith
Cabriolet Hat Sparks Fashion Furor Across Nation
A fashion column proclaims the Cabriolet hat a new craze, likening it to a mobile display with a high crown and edible or decorative additions. It imagines fruit, flowers, or even a tiny kitchen on top, with ribbons and lace enhancing the look while warning of costs.
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Miliners' Association
St Augustine Lyceum to mark 85th anniversary with reunion
St Augustine's Lyceum of South Boston will observe its 85th anniversary with a grand reunion and banquet at Young's Hotel on March 16. Governor Draper, Mayor Hibbard, and church and civic leaders are invited as part of a large gathering planned by the general committee. William S. McNary will serve as toastmaster. the event celebrates decades of local membership and service.
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St. Augustine's Lyceum
South Boston
Young's Hotel
Draper
Hibbard
Mgr
Denis O'Callaghan
John J. Harkins
Joseph G. Anderson
V. G
George J. Patterson
James N. Supple
Charlestown
Michael J. Murray
Municipal Court
William S. McNary
Carew
Dorchester
Joseph Francis
Mary Carew
Carrell
Thornley Street
St. Peter's Church
Meeting House Hill
Lynch
Roxbury
Ellen E
James F. Lynch
Boston Police Department
William Brennan
Dunmore Street
St. Patrick's Church
Dudley Street
McGivney
Brookline
Ellen
James McGivney
Mealey
Boyleton Street
Church of the Assumption
Mitchell
Pevear Place
Thomas W. Mitchell
Waterman
Cornelius J
Katherine McLaughblin
Sloane
Union Court
Main Street
St. Mary's Church
Warren Street
McLaughlin
Cambridge
Thomas Henry
Edward
Phebe McLaughlin
Marshall
Cambridge, Street
O’keefe
Boston
Patrick O’ Keefe
Bremen Street
Str of the Sea
Quinn
William
Mary E
Eighth Street
East Cambridge
Cambridge Cemetery
Regan
Roslindale
Daniel Harold Regan
Marietta
Douglas
Daniel Regan
North Hugs
Hs Mo
George Brown
Lindall Street
Ashland Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
Toulmin
Dighton
Mass
William B. Toulmin
Bromfield Street Methodist Church
R C Stetson Dead In Pittsfield
Robert Church Stetson formerly of Boston died in Pittsfield last night after a brief illness. The notice notes his death in the city and identifies him as an ex Boston resident.
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Pittsfield
Robert Church Stetson
Boston
Amber Embrocation Cures B. F. Ry. Staff
Amber Embrocation claims to cure rheumatism neuralgia limbago sore feet sprains and toothache among B. F. Ry. Dig 3 employees including clerk James R Churchill conductors Alex Barney John McAkeon and motormen James Gardiner Isaac D Harris and Hanley. For family use, ask your druggist to get Carter Carter Meigs Co. supply.
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B. FE. Ry
Jamesr. Churchill
Alex Barney
John McAkeon
James (Iardner
Isaac D. Harris
Ex Hanley
Carter, Carter, Meigs Co
Cement Trust Formed in Americas Largest Industry Combine
New York February 28 The cement trust unites 17 firms with 200 million dollars capital in a bid to monopoly control pricing rebates and distribution from manufacture to consumer. Named companies include Atlas Lehigh Alpha American Nazareth and others with Boston as a key distributing city. The merger is led by Noble Jackson Hubbard and five major executives.
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New York
America
Cement Trust
Can
Combine
Atlas Portland Cement Company
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Alpha Portland Cement Company
Alsen's
American Portland Cement Co
American Portland Cement Company
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company
Lawrence Portland Cement Company of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Portland Cement Co
Penn-Alyn Portland Cement Company
Nazareth Portland Cement Company
Catskill Portland Cement Company
Bath Portland Cement Company
Hudson Porthand Cement Company
Heldeburg Cement Company
Egyptian Portland Cement Company
Ae Whitall Portland Cement Company
Bonneville Portland Cement Company
Boston
Noble
Jackson
Hubbard
John B. Lober
Vulcanite Company
J. Rogers Maxwell
Atlas Company
Jersey Central Railroad
R. W. Lesley
American Company
A. F. Gerstel
Alpha Company
H. C. Trexler
Lehigh Company
Trial costs cited for Hains case in Manhattan report
New York February 28 The cost of the trial of T Jenkins Hains for complicity in the murder of William F E Annis totals 35 cents, with expenses from pending email accounts. The trial of Catt hin Peter C Hains Jr who fired the shot and is jailed in Queens is expected to cost about the same.
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New York
T. Jenkins Hains
William FE. Annis
Catt Hin
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Queens County
Heavy seas jar transatlantic liners in voyage reports
Incoming Atlantic liners report violent gales and heavy seas during the voyage. The Cunarder Lucania the French liner La Touraine and the Anchor Line steamer Caledonia sustained deck damage yet no serious injuries were recorded as passengers endured unpleasant hours.
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New York
Lucania
Caledonia
Dr Minifie Says Farewell at Clarendon Street Church
The Rev William C Minifie yesterday completed his work at Clarendon Street Baptist Church and left to join the Chapman Alexander movement. The church drew the greatest throng ever for a farewell sermon and hundreds remained afterward to wish him success in his new field.
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William C. Minifie
Clarendon Street Baptist Church
Chapman-Alexander
Mormons Gain in New England Conference
Mormonism in New England has doubled in a year, announced at the semi annual conference of New England missionaries held at Longfellow Hall Roxbury. Ben E Rich top elder for Eastern States led 88 missionaries in attendance Elder Samuel Girard was installed head of the Roxbury Mormons.
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N. E
New England
Longfellow Hall
Intercolonial
Roxbury
Ben E. Rich
Samuel Girard
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