Fitzgerald Today 4 Attacks Charter
Richard Olney opposed ratification of mayor appointments by the Civil Service Commission. Edwin D. Mead proposed enlarging the City Council from nine to 29. Harvey S. Chase urged a comptroller of finance. General Hazard Stevens favored a bigger council. Judge Grant objected to referendum but would place it on clear sections. Frederick P. Fish backed an unpaid finance commission with funds for investigations. Rabbi Fleischer supported all charter features. Rev. Paul Revere Frothingham praised competent administration by the Finance Commission. Joseph Lee endorsed the entire Finance Commission charter.
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Richard Olney
Civil Service Commission
Edwin D. Mead
Harvey S. Chase
General Hazard Stevens
Grant
Frederick P. Fish
Finance Commission
Rabbi Fleischer
Paul Revere Frothingham
Joseph Lee
A. A. Berle
Fleischer
Disraeli
Max Mitchell
Frederick B. Fish
Leslie C. Wead
Thomas B. Whitzpatrick
Robert Silverman
Ward 8
Silverman
Martin M. Lomasney
Mr. Silverman
Mr. Lomasney
Crosby
Ward
American Bell Telephone Company
Permanent Finance Commission
Charles Fleischer
Boston
Boston School Board
Economic Club
Mr. Chase
Lomasney
Boston Finance Charter Hearings Stir City Politics
The Metropolitan Affairs Committee heard supporters and critics of the Finance Commission charter with ex Mayor Fitzgerald signaling a testimony. Reformers and business leaders debated sections on mayoral power, department heads, and the permanency of a Finance Commission amid broader tariff and tax talk in Congress and the Senate finance committee.
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Free Trial Cure
A drug advert offers Pyramid Pile Cure for piles with a free trial by mail. It claims quick relief without surgery, reduces inflammation, congestion, itching, sores and ulcers, and then sells a 50 cent box in drugstores.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid
R. H. White Co plans bigger spring clothes show in Rochester
The R. H. White Co plans a larger advance styles exhibit for men and youths in Rochester on March 9 at the clothiers exchange banquet, with 250 models of new spring garments and 150 fabrics. Free books on style accompany the display.
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R. W. White Co
Rochester
Clothiers' Exchange
National Association of Clothiers
Hotel Seneca
Boston
R. H. White Co
Ivernia Leaves for Other Side Today
The Cunard liner Ivernia sails from East Boston for Queenstown and Liverpool this forenoon carrying 35 saloon, 50 second cabin, and 150 steerage passengers. Notable travelers include A J Howard FE Hughes and Mr and Mrs A D Webber, with E B Kimball of Concord among saloon guests. Cargo includes 44000 bushels of wheat 600 tons provisions 200 tons flour 1 ton paper 3000 bags of onions 100 tons match blocks 63 hogsheads tobacco 509 tons refrigerator cargo and other freight.
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Boston
Queenstown
Liverpool
Cunard
Ivernia
A. J. Howard
Hughes
A. D. Webber
Ilion
EB. A. Kimball
Concord
Tariff bill may place hides on free list
Washington March 8. The new tariff bill reportedly halves duties on lumber and lumber products amid revisions by the House Ways and Means Committee. Hides are said to be placed on the free list, fueling long-standing disputes over duties on these two items.
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Gifford Pinchot
Luber
Champ Clark
Fordney
Michigan
New England
West
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Representative Underwood
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Taft Aldrich Cannon MacVeagh Discuss Tariff at White House
President Taft joined Senator Aldrich Speaker Cannon and Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh for two hours at the White House to discuss financing government and a new tariff schedule. The meeting stressed urgent tariff legislation though no policy details were revealed.
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Washington
March
Taft
Aldrich
Cannon
Treasury MacVeagh
White House
Congress
MacVeagh
the Treasury
House
Senate
Hitchcock
Charleston
S. C
C. P. Taft
Battleship Illinois Ships to Charlestown Yard for Major Overhaul
The battleship Illinois arrived at Charlestown yard for a survey before heading to Philadelphia for further work. The refit at Charlestown will be the largest in the yard’s history, costing nearly $2,000,000 after eight years of service. The Missouri New Jersey and Vermont will receive repairs at Charlestown.
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Illinois
Charlestown
Newport News
Philadelphia
Missouri
New Jersey
Vermont
Tragic Suicide in Back Bay Park Allegedly Henry L White
A man believed to be Henry L White of 33 Weston Street Roxbury shot himself in the mouth in a Back Bay park on Aldubon Road. Patrolman found him on a park bench with a smoking revolver. a chauffeur's license in his name was found on his person.
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Henry L. White
Weston Street
Shawmut Avenue
Aldubon Road
Back Bay
Station 16
Roxbury
Cuba Frees Over 800 Prisoners Under Amnesty Law
Havana reports say the general amnesty bill signed by President Gomez led Havana courts to order the release of upwards of 800 prisoners. Among those freed is Juan Mariso Parra jailed for four years on conspiracy charges and Colonel Acea a reputedly dangerous criminal serving 98 years for homicide robbery and repeated attempts. Hundreds more were released across the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Gomez
Juan Mariso Parra
Acea
Cuba
Henry Kurens Joins A. W. Ellis Advertising Agency
Henry Kurens, formerly advertising manager at Leopold Morse Co and publicist for two Boston clothing firms, joins the A. W. Ellis Agency. The agency gains a veteran with 11 years in advertising and retail media strategy amid rapid growth and industry notice.
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Henry Kurens
THE
A. W. Ellis Agency
A. W. Ellis
Henry Kuhns
Leopold Morse Company
Wuhns
Boston
Saturday Evening Gazette
A. W. Elis
Six Member Family Destitute After Disappearance in Haverhill
The State Board of Charity was alerted to the plight of Mrs. Mary Ouilett and her five children aged two months to seven years after husband and father vanished from 28 Howestreet. He left Feb 27 with little money. Police and locals search statewide. Mrs. Henry C. Tanner of the Children's Aid Society arranged care until state aid arrives.
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Haverhill
State Board of Charity
Mary Ouilett
Howestreet
Ouiletts
Newburyport
Ouilett
Italian Opera Presented at Jordan Hall by Commonwealth Opera
The Commonwealth Opera Company directed by G. Lo Fabri and conducted by Henri G. Blaisdell staged Verdi's Forza del Destino and Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana at Jordan Hall. Soloists Rose Thayer Thomas G. J. Fabri Fr Manetta P Da Ru Anna Rein Asunta Michelini Goldie Mandel D Lippi performed with a 20 member peasant chorus.
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Commonwealth Opera Company
G. Lo Fabri
Henri G. Blaisdell
Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana
Jordan Hall
Rose Thayer Thomas
G. J. Fabri
Fr. Manetta
P. da Ru
Anna Rein
Asunta Michelini
Goldie Mandel
D. Lippi
Miss Thomas
Leonora
Fabri
Indian Slasher Insane in Cincinnati Prison Case
Bloody, a Navajo Indian chief who attacked three people at Grand Central station, was examined by Dr. David Wolfstein and declared insane. The incident occurred in Cincinnati and prompted psychiatric evaluation.
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Cincinnati
Bloody
Amuck
Grand Central Station
David Wolfstein
Hearing on King Exception in Cardenio VF Wing Case
By Supreme Court permission obtained yesterday the exception in the case of Cardenio VF Wing serving a Weyear sentence for larceny will be heard at the present session of the full court.
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Supreme Court
Cardenio VF. Wing
Rules Against Two Cent Fares Nullified by Court Ruling
In Kansas City Missouri Judge Smith McPherson voided Missouri two cent passenger and maximum freight laws. The ruling suggests a rapid return to three cent fares in Missouri. Frank Hagerman, representing 18 companies, called the decision a blow to the two cent rate nationwide.
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Kansas City
March
Missouri
United States District Court
Smith McPherson
Frank Hagerman
Union
Engineers Foe to Unionism on Great Lakes Policy
Cleveland March. Practically all marine engineers employed by the Pittsburg Steamship Company will cooperate with the company in establishing and maintaining the open shop policy on the Great Lakes. The company employs five percent of the total engineers on the lakes.
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Cleveland
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Great Lakes
Lakes
Guggenheim Aide Moxey to Leave Government Service
Edward P. Moxey, the special bank examiner who aided the Morse prosecution, will retire from government service on March 8 to head the accounting department of the Guggenheim interests in New York.
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New York
Edward P. Moxey
Charles W. Morse
Guggenheim Interests
Cuban Land Bill Defeated in Havana Vote
The measure banning aliens from purchasing land in Cuba was defeated 49 to 11 in Havana on March S. The bill faced opposition and did not advance.
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Havana
March S
Cuba
550,000,000 For Rapid Transit In Gotham
New plans estimate an extension of the rapid transit system in New York at about 50 million dollars. Engineers from the Interborough Rapid Transit Company prepare the project for submission to the Public Service Commission in the near term.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Public Service Commission
Navy Yard Closure Reversed for Pensacola and New Orleans
The Secretary of the Navy revoked the order abolishing the Pensacola Florida and New Orleans Louisiana navy yards. The directive, issued at President Roosevelt's direction, was overturned today by Secretary Mever.
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Washington
Community backs Cambridgeport boy with wooden-leg fund
Contributions to the Cambridgeport boy Charles Burns at the Post office begin after a Sunday story. Donations include 16 from M. M. D. two checks for unspecified sums from A. M. T. and W. J. R. and $1 each from a Friend and a Cambridge Mother. Funds will be held until enough to buy a wooden leg is gathered, then sent to Burns.
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Charles Burns
Cambridgeport
The
Post
Cambridge
Burns
Mi o na Promoted as Cure for Indigestion and Indigestion Symptoms
An advertisement touts Mi o na as a mighty cure for indigestion and stomach disturbances. It claims quick relief, promotes healthier blood via a healthy stomach, and includes a customer testimonial. Also promotes Booths Laxative Pills at 23 cents a box by Riker Jaynes Drug Co.
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Nina M. Henderson
Powers St
Benton Harbor
Mich
Boston
Riker- Jaynes Drug Co
Booth
Buffalo
Ab NS
Auction of Mrs Milton Roble paintings at Bromfield Galleries
The private collection of ancient and modern paintings belonging to Mrs Milton Roble of Saratoga New York will be sold at auction on Friday and Saturday March 12 13 at Bromfield Art Galleries 46 48 Bromfield street There will be continuous exhibition with illustrated catalogues of this splendid collection at the art galleries all during the present week.
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Milton Roble
Saratoga
N. Y
Bromfield Art Galleries
Bromfield Street
War credits approved for Russian army and navy
St. Petersburg March 8 The Duma tonight in extra session voted extraordinary credits of 5 742 500 for the navy and 19 929 500 for the army to complete stocks of munitions not fully restored since the war with Japan.
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ST. Petersburg
Duema
Navy
Japan
Soothing Oil Cures the Skin
An old patent medicine ad extols the D. D. D. Prescription for eczema and related skin ailments. It claims wintergreen oil mixed with thymol and glycerine provides a safe cure, with testimonials from A. J. Brand and others and a sale through Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores.
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D. D. Dennis
D. D. D. Laboratories
Dept
Michigan Street
Chicago
A. J. Brand
Joliet St
New Orleans
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Boston
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Committee On
John F. Fitzgerald
State House
Silverman and
Cherry
Bates
Robert Homans
Committee of 100
George Cherry
Improvement Association
West Roxbury
Mr. Cherry
Homans
Matthews
Crocker
Iie
Lee
Chase
City and
R. H. White CO. Clothing Plans
Charlestown Yard
Guggenheim Geis Moxey
Gotham
BLAKE
Adams, Taylor &Co
State St
Lee Nason
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
Hanover Dental CO
Hanover
Petts-Vocel Company
Washington Street
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