Real Boston Growth Spurs Census Recognition Fight
Boston Chamber of Commerce calls for official census acknowledgment of the Real Boston area. Speaker David F. Edwards notes 1900s population and metro expansion, argues Real Boston spans 1.5 million in 400+ square miles with rapid factory growth. Bill seeks coordinated regional status, opposing annexation while preserving local control.
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Committee On Manufacturers
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce
Real
Holy Communion Observed by Roxbury Hibernian Divisions
More than 300 members from Roxbury Ancient Order of Hibernians divisions 16 29 and 29 attended 7:30 am mass at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament Roxbury. Rev Arthur T Connolly and Rev Edmund D Daley led prayers and spoke on the gospel noting the large turnout.
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Roxbury
Order of Hibernians
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Arthur T. Connolly
Edmund D. Daley
Two Brothers Reunited Through The Post
Charles Frayne of Newark New Jersey and Richard Frayne once separated in Boston have been reunited by the Post. Charles went to England years ago while Richard stayed near Newark and later worked as Speedy Frayne balloonist. The Post traced Richard at 3 Corning Street and Charles plans to meet in London soon.
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England
Charles Frayne
Richard Frayne
Newark
N. J
Boston
Charles
Richard
Frayne
Post
Corning Street
London
Socialists Claim City Reform Under Wentworth Speech
Franklin Wentworth argues at Lincoln House that the Socialist City is the only safeguard for workers and that socialism is an economic system rather than a Christian movement. He cites Milwaukee as proof, saying the city became socialist not by party votes but by public demand for change.
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Socialist Party
Franklin Wentworth
Lincoln House
Wentworth
Milwaukee
Refuse Order Criticized as Unfair and Dangerous
A Boston reader denounces a new public works order by Commissioner Rourke as unfair to small storekeepers who import sweepings and refuse. The letter argues the policy risks fire by allowing waste to accumulate in cellars and corners, forcing higher disposal costs.
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Sir
Rourke
Boston
City council hearing to address refuse removal questions
A letter from George A. Richardson of Boston dated March 19 questions whether refuse must be removed from yards or doorways and whether yards attached to one store imply removal for adjacent stores without yards. He says these issues will likely be discussed at the upcoming City Council hearing.
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George A. Richardson
Boston
Boy Left In Wagon Frozen To Death In Pennsylvania
Marshall Vanbuskirk, nine and a half, son of Frank Vanbuskirk, froze to death near Lewistown after a wagon spring broke during a move from Lewistown Junction to Alfarata. The father returned with a borrowed wagon to find the boy unconscious. he died soon after reaching Alfarata.
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Lewistown
Penn
Marshall
Frank Vanbuskirk
Lewistown Junction
Alfarata
Howard Reider Confesses 1909 Williamsport Robbery
Howard Reider told Chief of Police he robbed Edward Kemmerer’s store in Williamsport on September 1, 1909 with Walter Bush. He said he joined a church and wished to surrender, leading to police contacting Williamsport and his subsequent arrest.
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Reading
Penn
Walter Bush
Edward Kemmerer
Williamsport
Howard Reider
Levan
Reider
First Bath in Two Years Kills Philadelphia Man
Isaac Schneider, long rheumatism sufferer in Philadelphia, defied warnings and bathed for the first time in two years. He visited a Walnut street Turkish bath and drowned after plunging into the pool. Friends tried to help, but a physician arrived too late.
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Philadelphia
Isaac Schneider
Schneider
Walnut Street
Science can make you a taller man
London March 19 Professor Arthur Keith conservator of the Hunterian Collection at the Royal College of Surgeons said in a lecture that discoveries on the pituitary gland and body growth could let science regulate human stature. He suggested height could be increased and growth of body parts controlled, even shaping a nose to a desired form.
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London
Arthur Keith
Royal College of Surgeons
Dog Makes Payment For His Aged Owner
In Youngstown Ohio a collie owned by a crippled old man paid an $85.50 debt by delivering a $5 bill in an envelope tied to its collar. The dog carried the payment from the room to Squire Kieling and returned with a receipt, then headed back home.
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Youngstown
Squire Kieling
Seeds of kindness yield $85,000 in will to benefactor
W. C. Cutler of Central Illinois receives a bequest of 85 000 in cash real estate and bonds from Mrs. Jennie Cook of Ames Iowa. She died recently and cited his curing a drink habit in her brother who was his friend and benefactor to her.
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Los Angeles
Illinois
W. C. Cutler
Jennie Cook
Ames
Iowa
Cutler
Mission for Men Ends at Cathedral Revival
The Cathedral mission for men concluded with a full-house turnout as attendees completed all requirements. Rev. Father Alexis and Father Walter of the Passionist Missionary band led the earlier talks, while Rev. Father Hubert and Father Leonard moved to Lowell for a mission at St. Margaret's Church. Next Sunday Father Alexis will begin talks for non-Catholics.
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Father Alexis
C. P
Walter
Passionist
Father Hubert
Leonard
Lowell
St. Margaret's Church
Alexis
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