Observant Citizen and Local News Roundup
A collage of notes on early spring, Harvard faculty retirements, Boston crime inspectors extradition of a Chinaman, local political chatter, a travel party from Boston Chamber of Commerce, tree removals in Mt Pleasant and Dudley Street, and rail car testing in Cambridge tunnels with comments on civic life.
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Philadelphy F
Charles J. Byillock
Harvard University
Roger W. Babson
Wellesley, Hills
American Academy of Social and Political Science
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Walter Ballantyne
Dudley Street
Construction and Critique in a Builder’s Dilemma
A builder toils from dawn to dusk erecting a rough house while a neighbor jeers about its ruin. He defends his effort claiming ambition and effort over perfect plan. The poem warns against relentless critics who block progress and fail to build themselves.
Kate Brews Danger Ride to Foil Robbery Plot
Kate Brewster acts to prove her fidelity by racing to intercept a plot to ambush Darral in Longe Woods. A crumpled note reveals thieves want his papers, and Kate mounts Firefly to reach the scene before harm occurs.
Kate Bravely Rides Through Night To Aid Darral
Kate, a daring horsewoman, races through darkness to a woods edge and then to a village. She reunites with Darral, who vows never to doubt her love as he arranges pursuit of the ruffians and they seek comfort at a village inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate
Long Woods
Will
Firefly
Darral
Darling
School Age Bill Killed in House Vote
The bill to raise the school age to 15 was killed in the House by 77 against 131. Mill city representatives opposed it, arguing it would bar teens from 14 to 15 from keeping their jobs. Representative Underhill of Somerville defended the measure, saying protection of children was needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underhill
Somerville
Fair at Trinity Aids Calhoun Colored School
A parish hall fair at Trinity Church raised funds for the Calhoun Colored School of Alabama. Exhibits included shoe repair, wicker baskets, linen spreads, andirons, pokers, and more. Boys served tea. displays contrasted a mud and log hut under mortgage with a modern sanitary cottage showing land ownership by the colored man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun Colored School of Alabama
Trinity Church
Freckles Vanish With Ethine Double Strength Cure
A skin care ad urges immediate use of ethine double strength to remove freckles before summer. The remedy, developed by a renowned skin specialist, is sold by Houghton and Dutton Drug Co. and Riker Jaynes Drug Co. with a money back guarantee if ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton & Dutton Drug Co
Riker-Jaynes Drug Co
Boston Budget Hearing Set For Next Tuesday
Boston's City Council began formal review of the annual appropriation bill totaling over 20 million dollars. Hearings will start next Tuesday at 7 30 p m with department heads from Assessing, Auditors, Art, Building, Board of Appeal, Cemetery, City Clerk, Collecting and the Consumptives Hospital scheduled for gridiron questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Appeal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grace Norwal
Van-Der-Wurst
Grace
Harvard Medical School
Frederick C. Shattuck
James Jackson Putnam
Edward Hickling Bradford
Philos
Opher
Pilot
Elliot C.bacon
Harvard
London
Ambassador Reid
South America
Dorchester
Franklin Field
Charles E. Hatfield
Lake Winnipesaukee
Charlie” Hatfie
Berkshire Hills
S. EB. Spear
Medfield
United States
Obadiah Gardner
Maine
Gardner
Mayor Fitzgerald
Palm Beach
Amherst
Harris
George B. Rogers
Phillips Exeter Academy
Rogers
Exeter
Conway
Hart
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Oregon
Utah
Boston
Tom Gleavey
Inspector Hart
T Wharf
Mt. Pleasant
Cambridge
Cortland G. Morse
William A. Morse
Richeson
West Roxbury
Centre Street
Cambridge Tunnel
Elastine Editsoo
W. B. Elastine
W.B. Meore
Guarvoce
W. B. Neform
Haese
W. B. Iuferm
Batiste
Arten Brothers
Dour
Carleton E. Garretson
Leslie
The
Sunday Post
Horlick’s
Horlick
WG Rea
Teva
Alice M. Beal
Box
Bucks
Port, Me
Kate Brewster
Longe Woods
Nepdad
Trinity TO Aid
Tyree
Null
Wdi Tyree
Eric A An Rent
J.S. Tyree
Washington, D.C
Conrad
Shadoweld
Cale
Repp
Hamburg
Inter Coats
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