Hecht Building Fire Probed by City Committee
Hearings reveal Chief Abbott declined to answer key questions about the Hecht fire while Assistant Chief Regan defended tactics and praised Chief Webber. Other officials depicted the department as first rate though insurers bore blame for neglect, with protests over access and reporting during the blaze.
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Samuel Abbott
Hecht
Matthews
Abbott
Webber
J. Montgomery Sears
Seund
Lee
Presto
Fire Department
Board of Underwriters
Fire Commissioners
J. W. Regan
Whitcomb
John A. Mullen
William Broply
Associated Mutual Insurance Companies
Boston
Taft Hotel Owner O A Taft Dies at 75 in Boston
O A Taft longtime Point Shirley hotelier and famed caterer dies at his winter home in Copley Square Hotel aged 75 years 9 months and 24 days widow Mrs W C Ullman daughter survives funeral set for Friday at 2 pm from Second Church Boylston Street Boston natives and hotel figures recall Tafts legacy in hospitality since 1850 with Taft's Hotel renowned for dinners drawing Canadians and visitors from across the water.
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O. A. Taft
Canada
Boston
Boylston Street
Child Fatally Burned at 196 Eighth Street South Boston
A five year old, Susie Andrews, died in a kitchen fire at 196 Eighth Street South Boston yesterday morning. Mrs Anthone Andrews left the home for ten minutes and returned to find the child dead near the stove. It is believed the child crawled from the cradle and wandered to the stove where clothing caught fire.
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Eighth Street
Boston
Anthone Andrews
Susie
Post Day by Day Highlights and Exclusive Features
The Post leads with yesterday's bulletin on General Bridges as warden of the State prison and provides a detailed report of the gas commissioners hearing on dollar gas. It includes interviews on Josiah Quincy for assistant secretary of state, Amy Lobsart on cap and gown at Boston University, and the meeting of the Postmaster-General and Mrs. Bissell.
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General Bridges
Dollar Gas
Josiah Quincy
Amy Lobsart
Boston University
Man’s Health Salvation Through Dr Greene’s Free Lectures
A tormented man finds hope after attending Dr Greene’s Tremont Temple talk on health cures. He seeks his guidance at 34 Temple Place Boston, learns symptoms of nervous debility, and begins a course of vegetable remedies claimed to cure chronic diseases without poisonous drugs. Dr Greene emphasizes free consultations and transparent medicine costs.
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Dr. Greene
Tremont Temple
Temple Place
Boston
Greene
Abraham Lincoln
Around the Family Table Cabinet Roles in America
The image depicts President Cleveland with his Cabinet. Washington started consulting department heads on major issues and every president since has followed. American cabinets differ from foreign ones as resignations do not topple the government. The President appoints and accepts resignations while Cabinet members need not hold seats in Congress, unlike the British system.
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Cleveland
Washington
Congress
Atlantic Avenue Neglected Streets Draw Out Rage and Suffering
Eyewitness account describes irate police, broken wagons, and prostrate horses along Atlantic Avenue and near the Metropolitan Steamship Company wharves after a harsh winter. Snow and ice block the Walks, deep slush pools at South Market street stall traffic, while drivers whip overburdened horses amid visible cruelty and neglect.
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Metropolitan Steamship Company
Ian
South Market Street
Devonshire Street
Gags Despatch Company
Home Rule Opposers In London Conservative Meeting
London Marvel 8 The Carleton Club gathering of conservatives showed unity yet unease over Mr Balfour leadership. Lord Salisbury denied any schism while urging firm opposition to the Home Rule bill. Colonel Saunderson said Irish Unionists would block Dublin rule and avoid endorsing amendments.
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Balfour
Lord Salisbury
House of Commons
Lord Randolph Churchill
Mr. Balfour
Colonel Saunderson
North Armagh
Dublin
Sainderson
Gladstone
Trish
Bullied in a Billiard Hall at Young's Hotel
A young man about 19 or 20 was assaulted in the billiard hall of Young's Hotel by a much larger man. After a dispute over applause the aggressor slapped the youth and struck him with a cue butt, risking serious injury. The victim reported to the manager. the bully continued insulting him.
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Young's
Mal
Seventh Annual Paper Trade Association Meeting
The seventh annual meeting and dinner of the Paper Trade Association will be held March 15 at the Hotel Brunswick. Reception at 5:30, dinner at 6 p.m. E. C. Hovey will deliver an illustrated talk on the World's Fair.
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Paper Trade Association
Brunswick
E. C. Hovey, Esq
Crusty Customer and Bright Salesman Debate Glasses Value
A jewelers column parries a customer who claims the glasses are three times as valuable as he wears. The salesman counters that the glasses are imperfect and outdated, implying the buyer cannot see their worth.
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the Jewelers’ Weekly
Boston Press Club Show at Boston Theatre This Afternoon
This afternoon at 12 30 the overture starts and at 12 40 the first act of Married Life begins. The program features Mickey Finn from the New York Press Club, Lizzie Magnichol Vetta, a Quadrille, Little Charlotte Hunt, and Julia Marlowe among many others. A notable souvenir is being distributed.
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Martin Roeder
Pepita
Mr. Norman
Pflueger
Bonnelle
Joys of
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Mickey Finn
Ernest Jerrold
New York Press Club
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America
Boston
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Bertoto
Mme
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Herrs Ali
Beni
Deaves
Lynch
Charlotte Hunt
Nikisch
Messrs. Canfield and Richards
Clcot
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Olcott
New South
Julia Marlowe
Cluir
James
May Irwin
Marguerite Lamar
Ida Mulle
Carrie Tutein
Married in Trinity Church Foster and Harriet Lawrence wed
Reginald Foster son of the late Judge Dwight Foster weds Harriet Storey Lawrence at Trinity Church at noon. Rev E Winchester Donald officiates. Bride in white satin Empire gown with Mechlin lace train and heirloom veil. Best man William Goodwin. three nieces as bridesmaids. Notables include Mrs Martin Brimmer and Mr John Lawrence among attendees.
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Dwight Foster
Harriet Storey Lawrence
Abbott Lawrence
Trinity Church
E. Winchester Donald
William Goodwin
Sioux City
Jamaica Plain
Hester
John Lawrence
Rosamond
Martha
Francis Peabody
Martin Brimmer
John ©. Ropes
EK. FE. Hale
D. D
Hale
Francis Peabody, Jr
Endicott Peabody
T. Lyndall Winthrop
W. J. Ae
Henry Whitman
Edith Joy
Brookline Bridge Hearing Over Height Preferred by Town
The Board of Railroad Commissioners heard Brookline petition to build a bridge over the Boston and Albany line at Chestnut Hill avenue with a height under eighteen feet if widened to 140 feet. The town backs fifteen and a half feet while the railroad favors sixteen and a half. The hearing was left open for consultation as the railroad declined representation.
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Brookline
Boston & Albany Railroad
Chestnut Hill Avenue
Lincoln
Rice
Boston University football picture removed from drawing room
A framed image of Boston University's football team hung in the young ladies' college drawing room was taken down amid campus debate. A dean's consultation with the president led to faculty in committee discuss restoring the picture, with the building committee seen as likely to decide in its return.
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Boston University
Young Ladies
Through Pullman Car Fully Booked Boston to Jacksonville
The Clothiers' and Haberdashers' Weekly notes a steady southward travel rush with the entire through Pullman buffet sleeping car from Boston to Jacksonville fully booked daily. The train departs Boston at 7 30 p m from Park Square station and travels via Shore Line Pennsylvania Railroad and Atlantic Coast Line.
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New York Limited
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A.S. Lianson Gen’ Vass
Boston Boiler Makers Strike Talk Sees Half Holiday Plan
The agitation over shorter workdays by Boston and vicinity boiler makers grows daily. Inside sources say many manufacturers prefer settlement and a plan gaining support would grant workers a half holiday on Saturdays throughout the year.
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Boston
Vicinity
Post
Manufacturers’ Association
Garment Workers Leader Expands Drive in Maine New Hampshire
General Organizer A. J. Felz of the United Garment Workers of America, also president of Local Union No. 1, left the city to organize the trade across Maine and New Hampshire and promote the label. The Boston office reports growing interest with charter applications from Fryeburg and Livermore, Maine.
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A. J. Felz
United Garment Workers of America
Maine
New Hampshire
Garment Workers
Boston
Fryeburg
Livermore
Treasurer Lennon of the Federation
The second in a series on Federation of Labor officials features Treasurer John F Lennon who has served in that role for some time. The portrait highlights his long service and responsibilities within the federation's financial leadership.
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Federation of Labor
John 5. Lennon
Massachusetts Federation Growth and Local Union News
The federation in Massachusetts is expanding with new members joining local unions at meetings. The Boston Waiters' Alliance will elect officers next Friday in Lower Columbus Hall. Typographical Union No. 18 sees hustling for office, Lasters' Protective Union holds its annual hall on April 14, and Bakers Union No. 4 moves to 45 Eliot Street. A district council for Freight Handlers is favored, Garment Pressmen's Union No. 25 reports a profitable ball event.
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Massachusetts
Boston Waiters’ Alliance
Columbus Hall
Lasters’ Protective Union
Bakers
Eliot Street
Garment V Pressmen’s Union
New York Artists Post and Fox Exhibit at Branfield Street
W Merritt Post and R Atkinson Fox, well known New York artists, are under E W Noyes management for a grand display at Leonard Co's Branfield street. Post paints landscapes and cattle with skill. Fox is a versatile punter. The exhibit and sale occur Friday and Saturday, aiming to attract buyers.
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W. Merritt Post
R. Atkinson Fox
New York
E. W. Noyes
Leonard & Co
Branfield Street
Mr. Post
Mr. Fox
Chaperone Question Sparks Witty Exchange
In a sharp exchange quoted by Vogue, a question about who should chaperone provokes a remark that Mrs Tarkington is proposed yet described as an insomnia sufferer, highlighting social etiquette and humor in high society circles.
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Mrs. Tarkington
Vogue
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