Cap and gown war at Boston University among medics
Boston University faces a clash over commencement regalia as forty medics vote 28 in favor of the cap and gown while 11 oppose. The faculty and deans oppose distinct attire, urging uniformity and deeming the costumes unnecessary for a short ceremony. The anti group holds secret meetings but the regalia debate continues with no universal adoption.
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Serenity
Boston University
Law School
Liberal Arts
Medical School
Modern Daniel Websters Hat Competition in Boston
The Post seeks the largest hat wearer in New England to award a silk hat. Readers should measure head circumference in inches and fractions, and submit to Hat Competition, The Post, Boston, naming the hat size. Include the person’s name if possible.
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the Post
Boston
New England
Fire at 75 Harvard Street Injures Mary Lane
A 21 year old, Miss Mary Lane, was badly burned when kerosene soaked wood ignited after she lit a stove in a third floor dwelling at 75 Harvard Street. Neighbors extinguished flames. she was removed to City Hospital in critical condition.
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Harvard Street
Mary Lane
Negvets
Ody
Miss Lane
Gas plan for citywide supply debated at City Hall
City officials expected lively action on gas at yesterday's Aldermen meeting but the session was tame. The Common Council ordered the mayor to arrange gas distribution for Charlestown East Boston and later extended to Roxbury Brighton and Dorchester wards. An Alderman Witt motion let the East Boston tunnel committee study Detroit Port Huron and Chicago tunnels in April. A request for 260 500 for widening Lincoln and Essex streets was sent to finance. Evacuation Day holiday for park workers was indefinitely postponed.
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City Hall
Common Council
Charlestown
East Boston
Roxbury
Hampden
Blue Hill Avenue
South Boston
Dorchester
Brighton
Jamaica Plain
West Roxbury
Alderman Witt
Boston
Detroit
Port Huron
Chicago
Lincoln Street
Essex Street
Committee On Finance
Park Commissioners
Dever
Funeral of Dr Peabody at Harvard Chapel in solemn rites
Impressive ceremonies marked the funeral of Rev. A. P. Peabody, D.D., LL.D., in Appleton Chapel at Harvard. Gov. and Lt. Gov. attended. eulogy by Rev. Dr. Francis G. Peabody. pallbearers included Eliot, Ellis, Torrey, Hale, Cook, Lowell, Goodwin, Salisbury and others. Body later taken to Portsmouth, N H, for trial.
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A. P. Peabody
D.D
Appleton Chapel
Harvard University
Francis G. Peabody
Charles W. Eliot
Ll.d
George E. Ellis
Massachusetts Historical Society
Henry W. Torrey
McLean
Harvard Wonloge
FE. EF. Hale
Feaheny
Josiah P. Cook
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Augustus Lowell
Lowell Institute
Wednesday Evening Club
William W. Goodwin
Old College
Peabody
Stephen Salisbury
Antiquarian Society
Portsmouth
N. H
Province Lands Debate Reaches White Heat in Provincetown
Trustees urge caretaking by Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners while a citizens’ group asks for land ceded to Provincetown. State retention and leasing options are debated as town meeting votes forthcoming. Executive session at the State House discussed the issue.
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White Heat
Provincetown
Trustees of Public Reservations
Committee On Public Reservations
Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners
Pesenas
State House
Talmage Warns Tabernacle May Leave City Over Debt
The Rev Dr T De Witt Talmage warns that the Clinton and Gates Brooklyn Tabernacle faces possible departure from the City of Churches unless debt is reduced. In sermon he recalls prior church fires and pledges support. a fundraising drive is underway to free the troubled Tabernacle.
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T. de Witt Talmage
Clinton and
Gates Avenues
Brooklyn
Divine
Dress Trimmings Sale at Bea Yard
Several odd lots of narrow and wide colored gimps formerly priced at 12 1 2 cents 20 cents and 25 cents will be closed out at Bea yard.
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Bea Yard
Postmastership rumors hinge on Dale and Maguire
The Post reports William J. Dale Jr. has not sought or discussed the Boston postmastership and may remain railroad commissioner after July. Governor Russell’s wishes and Dale’s patriotism shape timing. informally, Patrick Maguire is considered likely if he desires the post, though no definite decision has been announced.
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William J. Dale, Jr
Tie
Mr. Dale
Russell
Boston
Patrick Maguire
Committee Forms to Welcome W Bourke Cockran in Boston
At a Young Men's Catholic Association meeting in Boston College Hall last evening a committee was appointed to meet Hon. W Bourke Cockran on his arrival next Friday afternoon. Members include Fitzpatrick Murphy Flatly Giman Sheehan Meneeny Fay Turner Duffig McLaughlin Berran Mullen Mahony Dever McDonough Fitzgerald O Gorman and J O Neil to preside. The lecture topic is Church and State.
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Young Men’s Catholic Association
Boston College
W. Bourke Cockran
Boston College Hall
Lee
Boston
Fitzpatrick
James §. Murphy
P.d. Flatly
John E. Giman
D. F. Sheehan
F. J. Meneeny
Thomas Fay, Jr
A. A. Turner
Thomas F. Duffig
Francis J. McLaughlin
John D. Berran
T. A. Mullen
D. H. Mahony
John F. Dever
John H. McDonough
John F. Fitzgerald
O’gorman
Joseph H. O'Neil
Mr. Cochran
Hat Giveaway At Browning King Co Spreads Across City
Messrs Browning King Co at 700 Washington Street near Kneeland distributed about five hundred hats to men and boys last Saturday. The spacious store was crowded most of the day and the event will be remembered by those who secured a hat.
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Messrs
Meiona Brief: Evangelical Alliance Votes on Fast Day
Yesterday morning in Meiona a man from the Evangelical Alliance was elected to lead the meeting. The assembly voted that Fast Day should not be abolished, preserving traditional observance.
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Meiona
Evangelical Alliance
Russians Reinforce Pamirs as China Grips Tense Claim
March 13 report from St Peters burg says Chinese authorities in Kashgar plan to seize the Pamir area Russia occupies. Russia orders two infantry battalions and two artillery batteries to move in April to defend their position and deter a Chinese push. Chinese officials denounce the occupation as a violation of territory.
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ST. Petersburg
Kashgar
Pamir
Russia
China
Pamirs
Biddeford Elects Mayor Staples to Fifth Term
In Biddeford Maine on March 13 the municipal election re elected Mayor Edward W Staples for the fifth time. Democrats won all but one ward, giving Staples a 286 vote majority, down from 385 last year when the party swept the ticket.
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Mideford
Edward W. Staples
Gilhooley the Dude Hugger Arrested in Hartford Region
Ida Warner and Ida Holt, Hartford women, registered at Forest City Hotel in Mappletown, Conn. They were attacked at midnight by Andrew Hooley, known as Gilhooley the Dude, who attempted to assault Holt and then chloroform the pair. Hooley fled but was later identified and arrested. authorities suspect him as the recent string of street hug assaults. A Wesleyan student previously held on suspicion.
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The
Post
Lynn
Massachusetts
Josiah Quincy
Endicott Street
Patrick Donahoe
Mappletown
Conn
Ida Warner
Ida Holt
Hartford
Forest City
Andrew Hooley
Gilhooley
Miss Holt
Hooley
Wesleyan University
Cischara
Funeral of Dr William Dennison Hodges at Emmanuel Church
The funeral of Dr William Dennison Hodges, found dead at his Nahant summer residence, was held yesterday at noon from Emmanuel Church. A large St. Andrew's Lodge of Masons delegation attended, with pallbearers including Rev Endicott Peabody, A Lawrence Lowell, Eliot C Lee, Rev Aug H Amory, George P Gardner, Harcourt Amory, Robert H Gardiner, Morris Gray, and Barrett Wendell, all members of the deceased's College Dinner Club.
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Nahant
Emmanuel Church
St. Andrew's Lodge of Masons
Endicott Peabody
A. Lawrence Lowell
Eliot C. Lee
Aug. H. Amory
George P. Gardner
Harcourt Amory
Robert H. Gardiner
Morris Gray
Barrett Wendell
College Dinner Club
Stone Thrown Through Window of Modoc Express
Palmer March 13 A stone was thrown through the window of the Modoc express from the West about a mile and a half west of this station this morning One passenger hid his head severely cut by flying glass.
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Palmer
Modoc
Barn Fire At Hountston Causes Major Loss
A lantern explosion this morning ignited A F Shippee's barn at Hountston. Insurance covers 3600 on barn and contents and 1400 on stock. Loss is insured.
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Hountston
A. F. Shippee
Reaching Qui Gas Agitation Spreads to Brockton
A Brockton special to the Post notes rising discontent with local gas and Edison lighting. It cites Brockton Gas Company assets about 158000, assessed value 842,276, and high rates of 210 per 1000 for gas. The Edison plant valued 125000 with 125000 fuelled by a 92050 stock, paying dividends and interest. Citizens push for a hearing before gas commissioners and for reassessment of taxation on both monopolies.
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Brockton
Dollar Gas
Boston
Commercial Club
Edison Company
Brockton Board of Assessors
Fire Loss Report Clarified for Underwriters
A Boston telegraphed statement claimed underwriters lost 200000 in last Friday’s fire. The report says neither individual underwriters nor the New York reciprocal underwriters suffered any loss from the blaze.
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Boston
New York
Boston mining firm reports rich ore with high assay return
The Black Wonder Gold & Silver Mining Company at 244 Washington Street Boston announces a large ore body. A mining expert’s assays show 450 ounces of gold and 310 ounces of silver per ton, market value over 90000 dollars per ton. General manager E C Davis foresees a stock boom and urges investors to buy quickly at 65 cents per share.
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Black Wonder Gold & Silver Mining Company
Washington Street
Boston
Joseph H. Allen
E. C. Davis
Merry Monarchs elect officers for Columbian Exposition visit
The Merry Monarchs recently chose George J. Twiss as president and William T. Mathews as vice president. Peter J. Broug hall was named treasurer with Michael T. Larkins as recording secretary and Albert Feshea as financial secretary. The club unanimously voted to send these officers to the Columbian Exposition for five days in June.
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The
Merry Monarchs
George J. Twiss
William T. Mathews
Peter J. Broughall
Michael T. Larkins
Albert Feshea
True and Straightforward Statement by Mrs Henderson
Neighbors of Mrs Ira Henderson of Armada Michigan report her four year struggle with nerves dizziness insomnia and weak appetite. She credits Dr Greene's Nervara blood and nerve remedy with rapid improvement after two years of ineffective treatment. She says the benefit began with the first bottle and she has recommended it to others who were helped.
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Ira Henderson
Armada, Mich
Dr. Greene
Nervara
Greene
Temple Place
Boston
Mass
Death notices from Washington to Cambridge dated March 11 to 12
Notices of deaths and funerals across cities including Washington D C Barber Watertown Yonkers Watertown Neponset Plymouth Cambridge Latrobe Hyde Park Hyde Park Plymouth and Cambridge listing names ages places and dates with brief funeral details where given. Mantains a somber register of 19th century obituaries and mourning announcements.
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Charles W. Emery
Hildreth
Carabines
Henry C. Hildreth
Hoag
Grove Square
George F. Hoag
Johnston
Latrobe
Penn
William G. Johnston
Boston
Mandell
Hyde Park
Elizabeth P
Albert A. Mandell
Standish
Plymouth
Martin P. Standish
Stone
RE. Fenwick Stone
Willard
Cambridge
Hannah Willard
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Charles C. Earle
Henry Wagner
Beulah Doherty
J. Horation
John W. Lambert
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Solomon Freeman
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John le von
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Neil Hall
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Oseph M. Graham
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Lin Hf. Hosterman
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Wiiliam B. Dickerman
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Brookline Gas Light
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Geo. K. Nichols
Joan J. Mahoney
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State Board of Health
Patrick J. Kennedy
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Henry Parkman
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William F. Ray
Frederick W. Briss
Committee On Taxation
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Sone Ae
Hosea Kingman
Tilly Haynes
Harvey N. Collison
Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners of Massachusetts
Howard A. Carspy
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