Massachusetts Anti-Death Penalty League Supports Abolition Bill
Mrs Florence Spooner leads the Massachusetts group urging abolition of capital punishment. The Anti Death Penalty League backs Representative Thomas I Davis order for repeal. Hearing set March 7 at 10 30 a m before the joint judiciary in Room 227 State House.
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Florence Spooner
Massachusetts
Salem
Davis
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Union
Wolcott
Joint Judiciary
State House
Hardy
Passetts T
Lenten Course on Marriage at St. Marys Church
A Lent evening at St. Marys Church North nd featured a sermon by Rev Thomas J Gasson S J professor at Boston College on marriage Its message contrasted marriage as a sacred union with commercial contracts and stressed its divine origin and benediction The event included rosary prayers Lourdes society music and benediction of the blessed sacrament.
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St. Mary's Church
North Nd
Thomas J. Gasson
S. J
Boston College
Father Gasson
Lourdes Society
Mary Barr
City Council Debates Directory Printing Plans
The Common Council discussed funding for a city directory listing residents and business addresses with advertising excluded. A separate order authorized printing 500 city maps for council members and others, with resolutions on resigning Corporation Counsel Babson postponed. Committees were announced and the mayor cited as authority for publishing council proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCullough
Boston Typographical Union
Babson
Kiley
Barrett
Coogan
Fitzgerald
Troy
Mealey
Hughes
McDavitt
McGrath
O'Connor
McGivern
Coughlin
Chester
Ducey
Donovan
Carruth
Joyce
Clark
Common Council
Dock Trust Under Fire in East Boston Hearing
George Burroughs, treasurer of the National Dock Trust, faced cross examination on aldermanic bribery charges before railroad commissioners about track locations in East Boston. Lawyer M C Maguire pressed Wall for Burroughs on the stand and the session extended to 10 30 today as questions focus on funds spent beyond newspaper payments to advance the East Boston project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burroughs
National Dock Trust
East Boston
M. C. Maguire
Wall
Mr. Burroughs
Hall
Maguire
East
Boston
Carnegie Backs Tabor College With 25000 Gift Conditioned
President George N. Ellis of Tabor College received word by telegram that Andrew Carnegie has made a conditional gift of 25000 dollars to the institution. The small Iowa college, distant from rail connections, has persevered and, under Ellis, shown years of steady improvement and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Ellis
Tabor College
Tabor
Parker's
Andrew Carnegie
George W. Ellis
Verdict Awarded to Benjamin Banks in Car Collision Case
In the Superior Court yesterday a verdict for 8500 was returned in favor of Benjamin Banks against Hammond Braman. The suit claimed Braman struck Banks with an automobile in May 1903, causing serious injuries.
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Benjamin Banks
Hammond Braman
Union Men 10 War on Nawn Over Eight-Hour Rule
Hoisting and Portable Engineers' Union No 4 accuses Boston contractor Harry Nawn of resisting the city eight hour day and union wage terms. The union forms a committee to demand Mayor enforcement and payment of the standard rate for ten hour days.
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Harry Nawn
Boston
Nawn
Labor notes and new union drives across Boston and beyond
A. M. Watson receives a gold ring from Agent Camer on behalf of delegates at the Carpenters' District Council meeting. A Hebrew carpenters' union forms in Chelsea. Lamplighters Union 11 943 gains 12 000 petition signers urging Boston to run its own gas lighting. Many unions urge use of the union label on printing. Miss Lida McFealers becomes general organizer of Shirt Waist and Laundry Workers. Hatters vote aid for Chicago glass workers. Powers of Machinists Lodge 264 sees a 50 cent daily wage rise. Boilermakers' Union 9 features speaker Joseph Ahern of New York. Icemen's Protective Union 171 to reorganize with initiation fees set. Bricklayers and masons set state conference in Plymouth March 12. Boston Musicians' Protective Union to committee on parade band employment.
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A. M. Watson
Carpenters’ District Council
Cameron
Watson
Chicago
Boston
Lida McFealers
Hat Trimmers’ Union
Glass Workers of Chicago
Hatters’ Unions Executive Board
Powers’ Union 1
Wells Memorial Building
Powers
Machinists’ Lodge 264
Joseph Ahern
New York
Boilermakers’ Union 9
Icemen’s Protective Union 171
State Conference of Bricklayers and Masons
Plymouth
Salary increases for president and officials proposed
Washington March 1 Senator Gal linger introduces a bill to readjust government salaries. Proposed: President 75000, Vice President 15000, Speaker 12000, Cabinet members 15000, Senators and Representatives 7000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gallinger
Mrs. Howard Aids Jail Escape In New York Plot
Mary Howard nee Coyle was jailed in Boston for aiding the escape of her husband Charles alias Kid Howard and Fred Carr from Charles Street jail. Police entertain theories that she sought legitimate motherhood and a name, while Howard allegedly used the plan as a condition for marriage. Carr reportedly stayed loyal until police pressure grew, and his capture chances may improve with the arrest.
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Mary Howard
Coyle
Boston
New York
Charles Street
Charles
Kid” Howard
Fred Carr
Howard
Carr
Long-lost English brother found in Washington state
Florence Newton of Allston reunites with her long separated brother Edward Holmes who had lived in Missouri and England before settling in Bellingham Washington. The Cambridge police traced Newton after Holmes sought relatives, surprising his sister and brother living scattered across England and the United States.
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Florence Newton
Mead Street
Allston
Edward Holmes
Bellingham
Wash
Holmes
Bristol
England
Missouri
Bellingham, Wash
Cambridge
Newton
Falmouth
Mass
San Point
Ida
Fire destroys part of Dwyer barn in Medford
Medford March 2 The barn of Street Commissioner John Dwyer on Spring Street was partially destroyed by a midnight fire, police say incendiary. Damage estimated at 300 dollars. Two men seen in the yard shortly before midnight are believed responsible.
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Medford
John Dwyer
Spring Street
Dwyer Yard
They Wedded in Providence Two Cambridge Youths Wed
A Providence marriage ties Cambridge residents Fenton N. Turner 19 and Dora Isabelle Marston 18. Miss Marston is the daughter of Charles C. Marston, a Cambridge police officer, and Turner’s father is a car inspector for the Boston and Maine railroad.
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Providence
R. I
Cambridge
Fenton N. Turner
Dora Isabelle Marston
Miss Marston
Charles C. Marston
Boston & Maine Railroad
Burglars Operate in City Boarding House
Two men using a jimmy fresh in the early hours broke into rooms at Henry Shepard’s boarding house at 1115 Washington Street. They spoke politely, claimed to have entered the wrong room, and searched many rooms without finding valuables. A man named Charles Quinn was identified and arrested. police expect to capture the second suspect soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Henry Shepard
Washington Street
Charles Quinn
Tnd
New Banking Bill Framed by Bank Commissioners
The bill aims to regulate foreign banking corporations including Provident Company and bars any use of words or marks that imply a savings bank status to prevent public deposits. Savings bank officials would close violators, with a daily $100 penalty. The act excludes certain banks and preexisting supervised entities.
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Legislative Committee
Provident Company
Savings Bank Commissioners
Commonwealth
National Bank Act
I'S
Catarrlets Proclaimed Best Sore Throat Remedy of All
Testimonials from Mrs Mary G Nichols in Rome New York and John C Ray in Rice's Landing Pa praise Catarrlets as a superior daily mouth wash and antiseptic. The ad urges constant use at home for sore throat tonsillitis and prevention with hospital size and mail order options from C I Hood Co Lowell Mass USA.
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Mary G. Nicholson
Rome
N. Y
John C.ray
Rice's Landing
F. S. Palmer
Sunmer
Miranda Eaton
Morrisville
DE. Britton
Newport
N. Fl
Price
C. I. Hood CO
Lowell, Mass
U.S. A
Recovery From Nervous Dyspepsia With Pink Pills
Mrs. J. A. Wyatt of Des Moines Iowa nearly starved due to nervous dyspepsia and gastritis. After doctors failed, she used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, which stopped vomiting and allowed nourishment and recovery within two weeks. She credits the pills with restoring appetite and daily function. Sold by all druggists and Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Wyatt
Seventh Street
Des Moines
Iowa
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