Legislative Problems A Boston Council election hearing
The Massachusetts Legislature committee debated a special election for constitutional amendments with opposition from Watertown’s Ensign and others. Supporters urged Swiss referendum ideas, while Joseph Baxter and Whitmore proposed clarifying census and apportionment rules. The Boston City Council election method was also discussed alongside water and sewer financing powers and a Bass River Canal charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
Massachusetts
Ensign
Watertown
E. M. Chamberlin
P. O’neil Larkin
E. S. Huntington
First Nationalist Club
Sylvester Baxter
New Nation
Switzerland
Baxter
William H. Whitmore
Commonwealth
Java
Norwood Hearing on Rail Consolidation and Grade Crossings
The Norwood Railroad Committee heard witness Manager Keller of New England Telegraph and Telephone on street construction and induction effects on wires. Norwood residents debated the New York and New England Railroad petition to consolidate Norwood and Norwood Centre stations and grant power to abolish grade crossings. The town votes January 21 against consolidation. Gas and Electric Light Works faced remonstrants as M. v. Francisco of Rutland, Vermont, testified on municipal ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keller
New England Telegraph & Telephone Company
Norwood
Railroad Committee
New York & New England Railroad
Norwood Centre
Committee On Manufactures
M. v. Francisco
Rutland
Vermont
Harvard Hasty Pudding Club elects officers and bowling tourney update
The Hasty Pudding Club held semi annual elections in the clubhouse. R W Atkinson is elected president and C C Moen becomes vice president, with J W Cummin as secretary and W N Duane as treasurer. Many members hold multiple roles across Alpha Delta Phi and Delta Phi clubs. The bowling tournament progressed with several matches and high scores, McNear achieving the top 531. Sophomore crew practiced on the river with a provisional lineup and optimism for May class races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hasty Pudding Club
R. W. Atkinson
Alpha Delta Phi
L. S. Thompson
C. C. Moen
Harvard Athletic Association
Mott Haven
Harvard
Delta Phi Club
J. W. Cummin
W. N. Duane
C. G Walker
B. A. Gould
Yale
Epee
Wits
L. 8. Thompson
Emmanuel Church
Boston
Glee Club
House
William N. Randol
John F. Bass
L. 5. Thompson
Hugh Whitney
Robert Saltonstall
Rollers
Rovers
Weed
Hoppin
Hyams
Sutro
Shepard
Hockley
McNear
Hovey
Ockett
Coffin
Mackay
Burgess
Miller
Davis
Slade
Earle
Hathaway
Maynard
Bisbee
Keyes
Bowling Controversy Overshadows Woodland Parks Win
Woodland Parks defeated Chelsea Reviews by 148 pins in a protested match at Review Club alleys Chelsea. Arlington Club protested claiming Lockett of WP bowled on neutral alleys with Harvard College Bowling Team contrary to rules. Prolonged card of scores lists Kirat String Loring Poatson Dole and others for WP. Arlington names Stevens Shepard Whittemer Hill and Slanders with totals under 2000. Other brief notes cover Newton Club bowling match results and upcoming local lectures and events in Boston area churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland Park
Arlington
Review Club
Chelsea
Woodland Parks
Arlington Club
Lockett
W. P
Harvard College
Loring
Poatson Sane
Lockett Wereceers
Dole
Raymond
Osseerr
Arlingtons
Stevens
Seeneeee
Shepard
Whittemer
Hill
Hide and Leather
Newton
Newton Club
Newtonville
Exaggerated colors dominate spring dress materials
A Ladies News column outlines bold color trends for the coming season with gray and metallic shades like platinum and nickel dominating, while warm tones such as shrimp pink appear as accessories. It notes new capes, slippers coordinated with outfits, and lavish trims on coats from notable shops, praising American infant and women’s fashion innovations amid Parisian influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler & Co.’s
Tuttle & Up
Messrs
Marie Antoinette
Trousseau
Ohio
Jordan, Marsh Co
Music Hall
Paris
Hollander & Co
Bedford
Stearns & Co
Lyons
Paine Furniture Company
Boston
Paris Museum of Arts
Loui XVI
Case of Mr Kingdon Probed After Funeral Incident
Boston officers face formal complaints over conduct at Bishop Paddock funeral. Samuel Kingdon of the Transcript alleges abuse by Patrolman Benjamin and Sgt Morse. The Boston Press Club orders a full investigation with a three-member committee to report at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick L. Benjamin
Transcript
Samuel
Kingdon
Bishop Paddock
Samuel P. Mandell
Boston Transcript Company
Lewis G. Farmer
Alderman Farmer
Small
Vinal
Morse
Benjamin
Benjamin A. Ham
Collins & Ham, Masons
Frank
D. Allen
Mr. Kingdon
Municipal Criminal Court
Parmenter
Press Club
The
Boston Press Club
Samuel 8. Kingdon
Thomas F. Anderson
Globe
Justin 8. Keeler
Herald
George M. Whitaker
New England Farmer
Rapid Transit Bill Seeks City State Commission Cooperation
House bill proposes a mixed commission with three non resident governors and local control for rapid transit. Advocates argue it fairly represents suburban towns, limits expenses, defines route plans and rights, and avoids private gain. Local and state interests are balanced to secure public benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
Darwin E. Ware
Post
Boston
Bostop
Commonwealth
Robbery Report From Cambridge Home Break-In
Miss Mary R. Lane of 17 Harvard Street Cambridge reported to Cambridge Station 2 about 11 last night that a thief entered her apartment during a brief absence, broke open a trunk and stole an India cashmere shawl valued at 150 dollars a fur trimmed sack coat costing 40 dollars a pair of silk stockings and other clothing totaling about 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary R. Lane
Harvard Street
Cambridge
Station 2
Scientific Education of Gardeners lecture today
The tenth free lecture in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society course will be delivered at 11 o'clock in Agricultural Hall by Charles L. Allen of Floral Park New York. His topic is Scientific Education of Gardeners and will interest gardeners and their employers. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Horticultural Hall
Charles L. Allen
Floral Park
N. Y
Geikie Lectures on Europe Structure at Lowell Institute
Professor James Geikie opened his Lowell Institute course Europe During and After the Ice Age with an outline of Europe’s topo graphy and geology. He described old and new mountains, great plains, glacial effects, and the long geologic history from Archaeon to Cainozoic, noting tropical pliocene life giving way to ice period changes. Despite a chilly reception from some, the talk drew a mixed audience including loyal countrymen and curious listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Hall
James Geikie
Europe
Lowell Institute
American
Geikie
America
Norway
Sweden
Alps
Jura
Balkans
England
France
Germany
Russia
Thenin
Mediterranean
Mediterranean Coast
Scandinavian Uplands
Scotland
Gulf of Lyons
Italy
Austro-Hungary
Abolition of Ferry Board Proposed by Boston Aldermen
The Boston Board of Aldermen may replace the five ferry commissioners with a single superintendent at 3500 dollars annually 5000 bond. Supported by the Committee on Ferries and likely to pass after reference to Ordinances. The move aims to save money and boost efficiency in ferry operations. Also proposed is seven assistant assessors across seven districts to reflect population and valuation growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Matthews
Alderman Sullivan
Committee On Ferries
Board of Ferry Commissioners
Sullivan
Committee On Ordinances
City Hall
Committee On
Boston
Weather Prospects Talk At Yacht Club By Signal Service
Warren Smith of the United States Signal Service at Cambridge Observatory gave a paper on reading storm signs to Massachusetts Yacht Club members. The prose suggests Hood’s Sarsaparilla strengthens bodily and mental vigor, urging readers to try it this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Smith
United States Signal Service
Cambridge Observatory
Massachusetts Yacht Club
Hood
God
Supreme Judicial Court session reports and case list
Summary of March 13 proceedings in Supreme Judicial Court and first and second sessions, detailing libel, tort, and criminal cases. Mentions plaintiffs, defendants, and attorneys for noted cases including James T. Trefry versus West End Railroad Company and Cornelius E. Sheehan versus Old Colony railroad, plus criminal entries and trial lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth
Fiszo
D. J
Monroe
Paulkber
al Jenone
George Faulk Ui Tol
Pickering
Superior Court
Thompson
J. Saas
Stone
Boston D
Kapa
Evening Record
H. D. Moore
W. Saeko
H. N. Sheldon
Dean
Hammon
Yaxtict
George W. Swasey
G. Dyer
M. F. Dickinson
W. B. Sproule
Helen Bonner
Andrew G. Hill
Sudbury Street
L. M. Child
L. Bates
Dunbar
E. Greenhood
Ferdinand Street
Elisha
R. W. Nason
Insolvency Hearings and Harvard Southern Club Banquet
Insolvency meetings adjourned and decrees granted in various cases including return of dividends for several firms. second hearings scheduled for March 20 and April 30. The Southern Club of Harvard University hosted a banquet at the Thorndike with 25 covers. George T. Quimby presided. speakers included H McCulloch, John C Breckenridge Jr, and G D Goff. Sherman Hoar was expected but could not attend due to a family illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oorte Cufoik
Avett Mallican
Henjamin L D
Mill Hien
William B. Chase
Harles & Acker
Louis Frankel
Isaac 5
Ingerskde
Frank Richards
Dennis Mulcahy
Ephrraim FF
Moulton
Overs Bros
Willie E. Powers
Parker
F H. Mulligan & Co
Raphael & Lewenberg
Fred L. Whitcomb
Oscar Butz & Co
Even Bros
Horan Bros
Mary Dard
J Henry Buffo
George M. Hobbs
Palson
Robert C. Trussell
Southern Club
Harvard
Harvard University
Thorndike
George T. Quimby
New York
J. C. B. Burbank
W. D. Howe
W. G. Brown
H. McCulloch, Jr
H. McCulloch
John C. Breckenridge, Jr
Kentucky
G. D. Goff
West Virginia
Sherman Hoar
Waltham
Policeman William H Lee Receives Humane Society Medal
Officer William H Lee of the Brookline police received a medal from the Humane Society of Massachusetts for saving Miss Mary Field at the Chapel Station crossing of the Boston and Albany railroad on February 14. He is the only member of the local police force honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Lee
Brookline Police
Mary Field
Chapel Station
Boston & Albany
Humane Society of Massachusetts
Dee
Hepa
Boston churches and union services on Newbury Exter and Boylston streets
A listings page notes morning services at 10:30 across multiple churches including Sorin Congregational, Arlington Street, First Church Roxbury and First Church Boston Berkeley Street. It covers Sunday schools at noon, free seats, and special events in the Christian Union and Music Hall, with pastors Rev. Brooke Herford Rev. Edward Horton Rev. Charles Ames Rev. Hale and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Y. M. Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Norfolk Unitarian Church
Dorchester
Daisy Vincent
Horace
Fowle
Horace & Fowle
Joseph A. K. Stewart
Moses Truebrown
Boston
Arlington Street
Edward Hale
Herford
Music Hall
F. E. Tower
D.D
Bristol
Conn
Tower
Hartford
Dovors
Eliot Square
Roxbury
John de Normandie
C. . Dole
Berkeley
Marlborough Streets
Stopford Wentworth Brooke
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
Elijah
Harvard University
Arthur Reddish
Fist Spimirval
Newbury
Exeter
Lake
Ethics of Trade
Gethsemane
Kixe
Cnarret
Key
John Tunjg
Soden Mineral Pastilles Endorsed by Mrs Sembrich and Actors
Mrs Sembrich and Albert Stritt praise Soden Mineral Pastilles for voice health and relief from hoarseness. The lozenges, made from Soden Springs Germany, claim aid for catarrh sore throat coughs and lung troubles. Genuine boxes carry Sorele MackgNzig signature and price 50c, depot 6 Barclay St New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Stritt
Soden
Germany
Barclay St
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston City Council
Bass River Canal
Committee On Cities
Greenough
Clark
Rosnosky
Whitmore
Ira L. Morse
Bailey
Bassa River Canal
William L. Candler
William F. Humphrey
Frank Battles
Thomas H. Beery
Frank R. Whiteside
Bass River
Nantucket Sound
Cape
Dennis
Yarmouth
F. Hurlbut of
Lynn
Richard Olney
Quincy Ty
Baw
Colonel Livermore
W, eCall
Lockwood
P. A. Collins
A. D. Fox
Buzzard’s Bay
Cape Code Ship Canal Company
Committee On Prisons
Fred G. Pettigrew
Homans
J. T. Thorpe
F. B. Alien
Robert T. Swan
Associated Charities
William Green
Spalding
L. Edwin Dudley
Committee On Public Health
N. Shepard
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Havard Boys
Channing Hall
C. F. Dale
Jamaica Plain
Young Men’s Christian Union
J. J. Lewis
South Boston
North Sea
Naples
Vesuvius
Boston Young Men's Christian Association
M. D. Kneeland
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Boston Association
Gould Home
Rome
Trinity Church
Edward L. Pierce
Alice Freeman Palmer
Dr. Gray
Allen
Lzv
Au Baker
Carter
Hamilton
Eee
Lok
Langdon
Hawley
United States
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Sara
MK. Kingdon
G. O. Taylor
Chestes H, Graves & Sons
Sole Proprietors
Mass
Pepi Zampa
Havem
Heinrich Botel
P, B
Ale
Ial Pst Maltan
Ameri
Gen
Oul
Wm. T. van Nostrand & CO
Brewers
Batterymarch Street
Virginia
Norfolks Western Railroad
Washington St
Broadway
Pennsylvania
Washington
General Office
Roanoke
the Post Publishing CO
Washington Street
Maia
Orchester
F.h.nourse
Gol Stry Oston
Hancock
Dover
Temple ST
Ieee
Glenn Bros
Nursery Wen
Rochester
M. E. Moor
New Dougal Street
New York City
Marlboro St
Tremont St
Hoylett
Fairfield St
Remington Standard Pewriter CO
School Street
Stuation
South Bosom
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