Mayor's Proposal for Metropolitan Commission Shot Down
Curtis Guild Jr to Mayor Fitzgerald writes March 25 1006 opposing a commission shaped by political control. He favors a fully impartial expert panel with municipal hearings, and notes the Legislature should set bill form. He regrets not timing for prior introduction and cites other Boston matters delaying action.
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Boston Society of Architects
Boston
General Court
Curtis Guild, JR
John F. Fitzgerald
City Tall
Mass
Parker refutes third term claim in discussion over Birmingham remarks
Alton B. Parker denies a printed report of a Maine man quote about a President’s third term. He says no interview or speech, including one in Birmingham, supported any claim of a statement on the subject and cautions against misinterpretation of a temperate reply.
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New York
Alton B. Parker
Maine
South
Birmingham
Delano Patrick Early Hopedale Settler Dies at 90
Delano Patrick a founder of the Hopedale Community died at his home today at age 90. He is survived by two sons and two daughters.
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Hopedale
Small Accounts Receive Careful Attention Alongside Large Ones
The article emphasizes equity in financial handling, noting that small account holders receive the same meticulous care as larger clients. It stresses consistent standards and customer service across all balance sizes.
Magnificent group of school buildings planned for Tremont area
Plans for the Boston Normal and Girls Latin School group near Fenway include a Normal School, model school, girls Latin schoolhouse, and common building arranged around a central court. The 111000 square foot lot faces the parkway near Mrs. Gardner’s house, Simmons College, and Harvard Medical School. The complex will be steam heated, electric lighted, with bells and telephones.
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Boston Normal and Girls’ Latin School
Tremont
Fenway
Worthington Street
Park Department
Model School
Women blamed for divorces by lawyer at New Century Club
Walter George Smith told the New Century Club that women are responsible for about 80 percent of U S divorces citing 60 000 divorces last year with women accountable for 50 percent He warned that divorce laws are lax and that women's property rights erode family morals by emancipation and social evolution.
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Philadelphia
Walter George Smith
New Century Club
United States
Will Forgive Elope Daughter In Plymouth
Mrs. Staples says she will forgive her 14 year old daughter Juttie Staples if she returns home alone. The girl ran away with 22 year old Ernest Pierce and appeared in Providence seeking a marriage permit. Parents opposed the match and had tried to separate them for months. Pierce worked recently at a bowling alley and fish market.
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Plymouth
Staples
Juttie M. Staples
Ernest Pierce
Providence
Pierce
High Foresters to Visit Jamaica Plain Meeting
Blessed Sacrament Court in Massachusetts will hold a public meeting in Columbia Hall Jamaica Plain on April 2. Speakers include High Chief Ranger Daniel A Cronin High Vice Chief Ranger Dennis E Murphy High Senior Conductor Charles Ek Benning Deputy Thomas J Tremble and Mrs Mary A Carney past chief ranger of St Rose Court of Brockton.
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Blessed Sacrament Court
Massachusetts
Catholic Order of Foresters
Columbia Hall
Jamaica Plain
Daniel A. Cronin
Dennis E. Murphy
Charles Ek. Benning
Thomas J. Tremble
Mary A. Carney
St. Rose Court of
Brockton
Waltham Evening News Sold to Pierce Brothers
The Waltham Evening News in Waltham Massachusetts is sold by Winton Bros to Charles A. and Charles W. Pierce owners of the Northampton Ledger. They will take possession in April and begin plant alterations already under consideration.
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Waltham
Waltham Evening News
Winton Bros
Charles A
Charles W. Pierce
Northampton Lterald
Mr. Pierce, Jr
How Faneuil Hall Escaped Fire Curtain Saved Cradle of Liberty
Amid the W. W. Rawson blaze opposite Faneuil Hall firemen arranged multiple water lines to form a curtain of spray between the flames and the Cradle of Liberty. Superintendent McKay praised Chief Mullen and his squad for shielding the historic building despite chilling conditions. A minor flare rekindled at ruins around 9 PM.
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W. W. Rawson
Faneuil Hall
Cradle of Liberty
McKay
Mullen
Fire Chief Thanks Cooper Lowell for Coffee Supply
Commissioner Benjamin W. Wells writes on behalf of the fire department thanking Cooper Lowell Company at 60 North Market Street for hospitality and coffee provided in the early hours. He notes about two gallons of coffee went to the men.
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Benjamin W. Wells
Fire Department
Cooper-Lowell Company
North Market Street
A Difference in Lungs and Health Promotion
In Edinburgh University a comparison of three lungs shows an Eskimo lung snow white, a coal miner lung black, and a city resident lung dirty slate gray. The ad links these contrasts to consumption and claims Scott's Emulsion keeps lungs clean, builds health, and resists germs especially when the body is run down.
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Edinburgh University
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Forgeries by John Dew Spark Equity Hearings
Complications from forgeries by John Dew the biblical lecturer and Hindoo philosophy expounder lead to two bills in equity. A hearing was held yesterday before Judge Gaskill in the equity session of the Superior Court. Dew was sentenced weeks ago to four to six years in State's prison.
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John Dew
Gaskill
Superior Court
Gould sisters sue over stock certificates forged by Dew
Elizabeth Porter Gould and Hattie Florence Gould sue American Sugar Refining and American Telephone and Telegraph with Rh L Day & Co as co defendants. They seek new stock certificates and dividends from shares Dew obtained by forging signatures during a 1893 loan scheme to back a railroad venture. Dew and his half sister were sentenced. judge Gaskill reserved decision.
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Elizabeth Porter Gould
Hattie Florence Gould
Sutherland Road
American Sugar Refining Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Gould
Rh. L. Day & Co
Goulds
Dew
Elizabeth
Hattie
the Brunswick
Federated Railroads Company
R.L. Day & Co
Gaskill
Spooner closes Senate talk on railroad rate bill
Senator Spooner wraps up his Senate speech on the railroad rate bill as the fortifications appropriation bill passes. Senator Tillman urges ICC power to enjoin rate hikes, noting a Oklahoma cornfield lawyer proposed the idea. Spooner argues the fifth Amendment protects circuit court injunctions, keeping courts open to carriers.
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Washington
Spooner
Senate
Tillman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oklahoma
Engagement ring details and finger placement discussed
The note answers a reader named Miss Champagne about engagement rings. It states the ring is worn on the third finger of the left hand. It also notes the ring type depends on the wearer's taste and the giver's purse, and that stones or gems may be present or not based on preference.
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Miss Champagne
Advice to a Banner Rich Bride on Love and Money
A letter writer from Brockton confesses deep love to a wealthy shoemaker's daughter. The response advises honesty about earnings, financial prep for marriage, and courage to reveal true finances to win her consent. It urges clear talk, pride set aside, and willingness to accept her choice.
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Miss Champagne
Brockton
Post
Tom
Cure a Cold in One Day Offers Bromine Quinine Tablets
Advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming they cure a cold in one day. Druggists refund money if it fails. Signature of E. W. Grove appears on each box. Price listed as 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
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