Attacks Over South Ferry Night Service Shutdown
Boston Common Council debated the South ferry night service with Councilman Doherty storming the floor and demanding the Mayor resume service. The body approved a motion for the Mayor to restore night ferry runs and authorized a committee to inspect the ferry department amid accusations of hidden interests.
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Doherty
South Ferry
East Boston
Barrett
Common Council
Fitzgerald
Boston
Osborne Howes
Boston Fire
Birthday Party Food Fight Disrupts Memorial Hall
At Harvard Memorial Hall a birthday party erupted into a food fight as Pi Eta members Harold Van Ormond and Morris Perkins celebrated. A loaf of French bread struck Perkins, prompting others to toss bread water and milk, leaving food piled inches deep while 24 revelers fought and an extra staff cleaned the mess for an hour.
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Memorial Hall
Harvard
Harold van Ormond
Evansville
Ind
Morris Perkins
Lowell
Pi Eta Society
Robert S. Richey
Brookline
Perkins
Standard Oil Raises Gasoline Price in Cleveland
The Standard Oil Company increased the price of gasoline by half a cent per gallon in Cleveland on March 15.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Company
Radcliffe Girl Dies at Home Over Cum Laude Status
Ruth Edith Houdlette, 22, of 6 Sacramento Street, Radcliffe, died at home from wood alcohol poisoning after a period of nervous strain. Her parents urged her to drop a study to avoid losing cum laude honors she had earned over four years. Funeral held at 38 pm with Rev. James Huxtable. burial in Dresden, Maine.
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Ruth Edith Houdlette
Radcliffe
Sacramento Street
R. H. Houdlette
James Huxtable
Dresden
Tragic Wood Alcohol Death Of Ambitious Student
Miss Houdlette a Radcliffe student from Malden who had progressed well at school up to 1905 and faced health strain. She drank wood alcohol at home in Cambridge after a heavy workload and despondency. Despite medical efforts she died the next day, leaving her mother devastated.
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Hearn
Ruth E. Houdlette
Radcliffe
Cambridge
Houclette
Miss Houdlette
Malden High School
Radcliffe College
Boston
Love That Withstands Time Says Lenten Talk on Marriage
In St. Marys Church North End Rev Thomas I Gasson of Boston College spoke on the solemnity of marriage. He warned against marrying for wealth status or mercenary aims and urged that only true steadfast affection can sustain happiness beyond strain.
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St. Mary’s Church
North End
Thomas I. Gasson
Boston College
Property Seized in Raid Ties to Local Involvement
A raid recovered multiple items from listed addresses including James A. Craigie and William A. Thompson. Items include numerous shoes, stockings, leather, cloth, and tools with several owners named. Three fur overcoats valued at 150 dollars were recovered in Boston and alleged to have been sold by one participant.
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James A. Craigie
Joy Street
William A. Thompson
Pearl Street
Alfred Williamson
Mt. Vernon Street
Frank F. Morris
Rossmore Street
Lawrence
Harold L. Oliver
Medford Street
George B. Hibbard
Upland Road
Cambridge
Edward Fitzgerald
Murray Street
Boston
Freight theft raids nab eight men in Somerville
Boston & Maine police raid homes of railroad workers ending a months long theft ring. Eight arrests yield about 1000 dollars in loot recovered and police seize shoes stockings and other goods from several homes including that of George B. Hibbard. Detectives from the railroad and Cambridge assist in the coordinated daytime operation.
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Somerville
Boston & Maine Railroad
George Horton
Boston & Maine
Edward Fitzgerald
Murray Street
W. E. Cassidy
Allen Street
Cox
Cambridge
Horton, Burns and Olmstead
George B. Hibbard
North
Not a Patent Medicine Cures Long-Running Cough
Mrs S of 8 St Mark's Place New York says she could not lie down for three nights due to a cough and credits Father John’s Medicine with curing her. The ad claims fifty years of use and asserts it is not a patent medicine.
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Father John
Relief for the Voice Hoarseness Use Lung Kuro
An ad advises relief for hoarseness and throat irritation with Lung Kuro. It promotes a remedy aimed at soothing the larynx and reducing discomfort for voice users.
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Kuro
Streets to be cleared for tomorrow's parades
Snowfall is seen as light by the Street Department. Superintendent James H. Doyle says seven inches will be easy to handle and the entire force will work before daybreak to sweep and cart away snow on parade routes. The first big storm of the season triggers full mobilization.
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Street Department
James H. Doyle
Blinded by Snow Workers Struck Die in Boston Blizzard
A ferocious snowstorm drenched Boston with 7 inches of snow and 47 mph winds. Two N Y N H & H workers clearing the Swett street bridge were struck by a train. one died, the other was dying in hospital. Lightship 66 at Nantucket faced mutinous seas and crew distress.
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Nantucket Shoals
Boston
N. Y
Swett Street Bridge
Nantucket
Fleet of Tugs and Barges Rides Gale in Vineyard Waters
One of the largest fleets of tugs and barges ever dropping anchor rode out the gale last night in Vineyard Haven Wood's Hole and Nantucket Sound between East Chop and Bass River. Many reached anchorage before dark while others held position offshore as the storm battered the area.
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Wise
Martha’s Vineyard
Vineyard Haven
Wood’s Hole
Nantucket Sound
East Chop
Bass River
Tucker's Points Decided by Supreme Court
Friends of Charles L. Tucker hope for a favorable writ after the Supreme Court decision in Paper Trust and Tobacco Co regarding Fourth Amendment scope. The court held a corporation may be seized while individuals retain privacy against government inquiry, a distinction Tucker's supporters see as favorable to his case.
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Charles L. Tucker
United States Supreme Court
Paper Trust and Tobacco Company
United States
Tucker
Supreme Court
Konig in Luise Arrives for Repairs After Gale Breaks Rudder
In Halifax on March 15 the North German Lloyd steamer Konig in Luise with 300 passengers and 150 crew arrived seeking repairs after hours of helplessness when her rudder stock broke in the gale that caused the sinking of the British King with 18 lives lost.
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Halifax
N. S
Lloyd Line
Luise
New York
Steamer Luise Survives North Atlantic Storm
The steamer Luise, departing New York five days earlier, was driven northward by a North Atlantic storm reaching hurricane force. High waves crippled the rudder, leaving the ship at mercy until the crew rigged jury gear to regain control. The vessel rode continuous pounding yet reached port safely.
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New York
Luise
Boston Weather Forecast Snow Friday Morning
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for snow Friday morning then clearing to fair weather. Saturday remains fair with diminishing northwest winds and a slight drop in temperature.
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Boston
Vicinity
Friday and Saturday New England Weather Outlook
Friday brings snow across New England with clearing into the afternoon. Saturday is fair with high northeast winds shaping the region.
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New England
Yesterday's Weather The Snow and the Ides of March
A reflective verse entry recalls unrelenting snowfall likened to talcum and flour. The narrator questions if this storm marks the Ides of March and the fall of legends.
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Cesar
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William Cassidy
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Long Wrangle
National Dock Trust
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