Inspections urged after a string of urban disasters
Mayor McClellan calls for full investigations into the New York tenement fire rear exits at Cole's Auditorium in Lynn and a defective Roxbury gas main. He cites Iroquois Theatre Allen Street tenement Slocum disaster and other close calls to demand strict enforcement, continuous supervision by national state and municipal authorities, and an end to sporadic inspections.
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McClellan
New York
Lynn
Roxbury
Iroquois
Allen Street
Slocum
Gas in Politics in New York and Massachusetts
The piece argues the New York gas price fight is a political maneuver ahead of municipal elections. It condemns the 1903 law as a public wrong and warns Massachusetts could follow if the 1905 legislature fails to repeal it, suggesting the gas issue has become a partisan tool.
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New York
New York City
Massachusetts
Boston
Massachusetts Opposes Standard Oil Gas Monopoly Plans
The piece argues the 1905 Legislature must reverse 1908 oil policy and warns residents will not tolerate Standard Oil price moves. It predicts a public fight over Boston gas capitalization and suggests a municipal or metropolitan gas plant as a future option.
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Legislative Committee
Boston
House
Senate
Massachusetts
Standard Oil
San Domingo Treaty Delay Tests Presidential Powers
The article questions delaying action on the San Domingo treaty to an extra session months away. It argues the President lacks constitutional authority to manage finances for a foreign power and wonders if he will abandon the January protocol. It notes the protocol is not a ratified treaty and asks about legal standing in San Domingo before ratification.
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San Domingo
Hay
Congress
Island
Republic
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk in Washington Monarchy Tale
Washington journalist Newton Newkirk rails at the U S capital system describing Washington D C as the seat of an absolute monarchy with three commissioners and a president who leases the White House. He notes odd power dynamics and political peculiarities in March 1905.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Roosevelt
Stiit
District of Columbia
Washington
White House
President Roosevelt
Roosevelts
Dorchester Notes Highlight Social Events And Local Happenings
A Dorchester Chronicle offers a roundup of social dances by the Yahoos at Jubilee Hall Roxbury and a Romeos Juliet set design by Frank Chouteau Brown in Castle Square Theatre. It notes veterans’ groups planned Baltimore Washington trips and a spring motor outing to Riverside, plus local politics and civic items.
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Dorchester
Milton
St. Patrick's
Jubilee Hall
Roxbury
L. P. Crispin
Charles Estey
Walter Wheelock
Corps of
Aids
Castle Square Theatre
Frank Chouteau Brown
Brown
Minneapolis
Boston
Insurance mystery plans mutualization at Equitable Life
The Equitable Life Assurance Company proposes giving policy holders the right to elect 28 of 52 directors while allowing the board to amend the charter. James H. Hyde, controlling 51 percent of the stock, reportedly consents to the plan raising questions about motives and potential loss of his lucrative income. Speculation grows over any guarantee against loss behind Hyde’s support amid recent bad blood.
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Equitable Life Assurance Company
James H. Hyde
Hyde
Bill transfers explosives regulation to district police
A Legislature bill would give district police power to regulate handling of explosives, centralizing responsibility and reflecting a response to the Melrose tragedy. The question remains whether district police have proven sufficient efficiency, but overall the article supports the shift.
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Melrose
Boston Boy Wins Prize at Amherst
Amherst March 15 Ten prizes for proficiency in various dairy ing branches were awarded to the class of the Massachusetts Agricultural College short course by the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture. The first prize goes to W. E. Salmon of Boston.
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Amherst
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Massachusetts Society For the Promotion of Agriculture
W. E. Salmon
Boston
Natick Man Bequeaths $10,000 to Lawrence Univ
Samuel Jones of Natick Mass left Lawrence University a $10,000 check for the general endowment fund. Jones was once prominent in Wisconsin with business interests in the north and Fox River valley.
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Natick Man
Lawrence Univ
Appleton, Wis
Lawrence University
Samuel,Jones
Natick
Mass
Jones
Wisconsin
Fox River Valley
Muzzle the liquor traffic not race death by own action
A reader to the editor challenges President Roosevelt on remarks about motherhood and race. The writer urges focusing on curbing liquor and tobacco to protect family income and urges Roosevelt to address fathers as rational beings before criticizing motherhood.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Newkirk recalls White House views and Capitol liquor incident
Newton Newkirk notes he is not a candidate for office while commenting on the White House rooms and a costly piano. He recalls the 17th Congress liquor ban episode where both House and Senate passed a prohibition bill, souring relations and leaving lawmakers storing liquor in committee room lockers.
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White House
Theodore, Jr
Heck
Capitol Building
House
Capitol
Senate
Newton Newkirk
Butterfly Life Ends In A Social Dance
In a 19th century drawing room, Arthur Thurlow confesses a debt to Emily Campbell that grows from a butterfly life of social routines. Emily wavers, torn between romance and a poised exterior as autumn winds blow outside.
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Arthur
Emily
Mr. Dalton
Mr. Thurlow
Thurlow
The Mystery of Black Peter Unfolds Holmes Case
Holmes investigates the Woodman’s Lee mystery linking the death of Captain Peter Carey known as Black Peter to a hidden cabin escape and the shadow on a blinds window. Stanley Hopkins, a young inspector, seeks Holmes help while Carey’s turbulent life and violent temper frame a fatal cross examination.
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Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
High Seas
Baker Street
Holmes
Duke of
Cardinal Tosca
Wilson
London
Woodman
Lee
Peter Carey
Basil
Anne
Watson
Allardyce
Hopkins
Stanley Hopkins
Mr. Holmes
Dr. Watson
Sea Unicorn
Dundee
Woodman’s Lee
Forest Row
Sussex
Black Peter
Slater
Dorchester Merchant Injured in Runaway Incident
John Connors of Connors Bros. provision and produce dealers was injured when a runaway horse bolted near his store at the corner of Ramsey street and Dorchester avenue. Connors fell from the wagon, was treated at a drug store, and returned home. The horse, stopped by John Kelly, was found badly cut.
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John Connors
Connors Bros
Connors
Ramsey Street
Dorchester Avenue
John Kelly
Springfield Pastor Improves During Recuperation Trip
Springfield Mass rector Rev Dr John Cotton Brooks of Christ Church shows marked improvement while recuperating from overwork in Virginia He is accompanied by his daughter and takes daily strolls and trolley rides around the Fort Monroe reservation at Old Point Comfort
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Newport News
John Cotton Brooks
Christ Church
Springfield
Mass
Brooks
Fort Monroe Reservation
Old Point Comfort
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