Society Figures Sail, Marry, and Dance Amid Boston Elite
Brookline couple plans a Pinehurst retreat with their youngest son while social events in Camden and Boston honor Polo cups and three major dances. The Peabodys sail to Europe with daughters, while the Merrill and Allen nuptials unfold in New York and Boston society circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Thayer
Stearns Road
Brookline
Pinehurst
Bobby
Thayer
Camden
Mary Sargent
Charles S.sargent
Rogers L. Barstow, Jr
Marlboro Street
Copley Hall
Richard J. Hall
J. Templeman Coolidge
Harvard Union
Francis Peabody, Jr
Roger Wolcott
Europe
Peabodys
Reginald Foster
Peabody
Dorcey Saved Drowning Lad In Dorchester Bay
Bartholomew Dorcey of Dorchester rescued Johnny Nolan of 187 Freeport Street after Nolan fell through thin ice in Dorchester Bay. Dorcey, aided by Thomas Brennan, pulled Nolan onto ice and they reached shore safely. Nolan was unconscious and later cared for at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartholomew Dorcey
Dorchester
Johnny Nolan
Freeport Street
Dorchester Bay
Nolan
Dorcey
Thomas Brennan
Clarkson Street
Man Found Dead From Gas in Stacy House Room
A 45 year old man identified as John Mahoney registered at Stacy House 333 Tremont street was found dead in a gas filled room with fixtures pulled off and a door sealed with paper. A letter to Dennis Flynn Dorchester says the death was an accident and that his mind is unbalanced. Mahoney was unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stacy
Mother
Manchester
John Mahoney
Mahoney
Jesse Tirrell Dies at 90 on Allston Station Platform
Jesse Tirrell 90 a veteran in the coal and wood business living at 157 Brighton Avenue Allston dropped dead of heart disease on the Allston railroad station platform yesterday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Tirrell
Brighton Avenue
Allston
Advice on Domestic Troubles and Legal Options
The speaker counsels a distressed wife to confide in the minister's wife for help and to consider legal action for separate maintenance if the husband becomes uncontrollable. She notes the cruelties suffered justify seeking support rather than self-reliance through work.
Dear Miss Champagne Letter on engagement ring meaning
A reader asks if a girl wearing a ring on the third finger of the right hand could be engaged. The reply notes engagement rings are worn on the left hand and suggests asking the girl directly to settle doubts about engagement and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Harry S
Trust Your Eyes in Love and Stand Fast
A longtime suitor asks for advice after learning his beloved girl Aten walks with two young men at a church balcony. The adviser urges caution, urging him to confront the girl gently, trust his two years of knowledge, and defend her against disparagement while pursuing honest dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champagne
Boston
A. W
New Cabinet Nominees Named by President
The President sent to the Senate a slate of cabinet nominees including John Hay for Secretary of State, Leslie Shaw for Secretary of the Treasury, Taft for Secretary of War, Moody for Attorney General, Cortelyou for Postmaster General, Morton for Navy, Hitchcock for Interior, Wilson for Agriculture, Metcalf for Commerce and Labor, with Wynne moved to consul general in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
John Hay
District of Columbia
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Treasury
William H. Taft
Ohio
William H. Moody
Mass
Husetts
George B. Cortelyou
New York
Paul Morton
Illinois
Navy
Ethan A. Hitchcock
Missouri
Interior
James Wilson
Victor H. Metcalf
California
Commerce and Labor
Wynne
London
Roosevelt Nominates Cabinet and Ambassadors for Key Posts
President Roosevelt named George B. Cortelyou as Postmaster General and announced ambassadors and envoys to major capitals. The list includes Whitelaw Reid to Britain, Robert S. McCormick to France, George von L. Meyer to Russia, Edwin H. Conger to Mexico, Henry White to Italy, and others to China Belgium Spain and more. Several nominees held prior high offices and the Senate praised the slate as expected with no surprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitelaw Reid
New York
Great Britain
Robert S. MicCormick
Illinois
France
George von L. Meyer
Massachusetts
Russia
Edwin H. Conger
Iowa
Mexico
Henry White
Rhode Island
Italy
William Woodville Rockhill
District of Columbia
China
David J. Hill
Netherlands
Henry Lane Wilson
Washington
Belgium
William Miller Collier
Spain
Brutus J. Clay
Kentucky
Switzerland
Thomas J. O’brien
Michigan
Denmark
Charles H. Graves
Minnesota
Sweden
Norway
Edward C. O’brien
Paraguay
Uruguay
John B. Jackson
New Jersey
Greece
Montenegro
Bulgaria
John W. Riddle
Roumania
Servia
Samuel R
David Jayne Hill
University At Rochester
William R. Day
Harrison
New York State
New York City
Francis M. Cockrell
Missouri
Senate
Quarles
United States
Cockrell
Senator Morgan Reports Bribe Offer in Governor Race
Senator R W Morgan of Boulder says 1500 was offered and 750 paid for his vote in the Governor Adams contest. He handed the money to District Attorney Stidger who filed charges against alleged bribeers James M Herbert and Daniel Sullivan. Herbert and Sullivan deny the accusation and claim Morgan solicited a bribe. Democrats call it part of a plot linked to former Governor Peabody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
R. W. Morgan
Boulder County
General Assembly
Adams
G. M. Stidger
Morgan
James M. Herbert
Colorado Southern Railroad
Daniel Sullivan
Cripple Creek
Mr. Herbert
Sullivan
Peabody
Aldermen End Brief 10 Minute Session in Charlestown
The Board of Aldermen held a brief ten minute meeting to clear the calendar. They ordered the street superintendent to remove snow and ice near the Elevated station at Northampton and Washington streets and directed fire signals be sounded in the old City Hall bell. Expenses for claims investigations to be charged to City Council incidental expenses. Aldermen Linehan moved Evacuation Day street closings for March 17. A truce ended hostilities between Curley and Linehan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Northampton
Washington Streets
Old City Hall
City Square
Charlestown
City Council
Linehan
Boston
Curley
Castoria Praised by Physicians for Safe Gentle Relief
Hall's Journal of Health reports Castoria as a harmless remedy that relieves stomach pains and quiets nerves while aiding digestion. It claims Castoria is a safe substitute for castor oil, free from opium or narcotics, and does not stupefy, urging readers to avoid harmful alternatives and protect children's health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
Bateman
Godfrey
Hall
Journal of Health
B. Halstead Scott
Chicago
Ills
William Belmont
Cleveland
Ohio
J. H. Taft
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wm. L. Bosserman
Buffalo
R. J. Hamien
Detroit
Mich
J. R. Clausen
Philadelphia
Channing H. Cook
St. Louis
R. M. Ward
Kansas City
No 12 O Clock Bill This Year Defeated In House Vote
The Massachusetts House rejected a measure to permit incorporation of companies for distilling or manufacturing intoxicating liquor by a 72 to 85 vote. Backers argued for tax revenue and local business benefits, while opponents warned it would loosen liquor controls. Representatives Taft Potter and Vinal spoke for the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends
Boston
House
Taft
Worcester
Potter
Vinal
Somerville
Massachusetts
President to appoint Charles W. Anderson internal revenue collector
The President plans to name Charles W. Anderson a New York Negro lawyer as internal revenue collector for the district of New York to succeed Charles H. Treat. Senator Depew notes the move aims to distribute federal offices to representative Negroes based on local population proportions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles W. Anderson
New York
Internal Revenue
District of New York
Charles H. Treat
Anderson
Depew
Interborough strike paralyzes New York transit system
About 5000 subway and elevated employees walk out shutting Manhattan traffic. Interborough officials deploy 500 to 700 strike breakers and 38000 police guards to stations as 1.25 to 1.5 million riders face major disruption with evening money trains operating to secure funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interborough
Hedley
Manhattan
Interborough Company
Jersey City
C. H. Northam
Harlem River
Subway
Frank Hedley
New Building District Bill Expands Height Limits Citywide
The cities committee plans a district allowing new buildings up to 100 feet tall, amending the 1904 act that created Districts A and B with 125 and 80 foot limits. A new District C would include commercial districts on Boylston and Massachusetts Avenue and parts of South Boston and Charlestown. A building commission would draft the district. Yesterday the committee heard arguments on repealing the 1904 act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Cities
Boylston
Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
Charlestown
Reynolds Takes New Post as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
James B. Reynolds of Boston, formerly secretary of the Massachusetts Republican State committee, took the oath of office and began duties as assistant Secretary of the Treasury. He succeeds Robert B. Armstrong and will oversee customs matters in the Treasury Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James B. Reynolds
Boston
Massachusetts
Republican State Committee
the Treasury
Robert B. Armstrong
Reynolds
Treasury Department
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Gilchrist
Washington Street
Winter Street
Nathaniel Thayer
Sally C. Markoe
Charles Edmund Merrill
Merrill
Marion Boyd Allen
Stillman Boyd Allen
Commonwealth Avenue
William A. Allen
Sanford
Blanche Shimmin
Empire
Newport
Muenchinger-King Cottage
Copley Amory
Henry 8
Russell
Gertrude Martin
W. Clarence Martin
John Newton Martin
Grace Church
Daily Post
Sunday Post
Mildred Champagne
Cortelyou
Roosevelt
Colorado
Castoria
Samuel
Gar
Fblan
Mtn
Ry Base
Tremont St
Bromfield Frank FE
Burbank
Sec’y and
Treas
Linscott Motor Co
Columbus Ave
Chas
Fletcher
Ead
Mammoth
Lowney
Walter M. Lowney Co
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