Ministers' Institute To Be Held In Newton Centre
The Ministers' Institute organized by Newton Theological Institution and First Baptist Church in Newton will meet in Newton Centre next Monday with speakers Revs. S. B. Nobbs and Edward Holyoke. The East Boston Meth odist Church fair on Saratoga street last week netted nearly 1200 dollars.
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Ministers’ Institute
Newton Theological Institution
First Baptist Church
Newton
Newton Centre
S. B. Nobbs
Edward Holyoke
Saratoga Street
Boston
Wordy Battle Over Merger at Cambridge Meeting
The Cambridge Citizens' Trade Association hosts a heated exchange over the New Haven merger. Vice-President Timothy E. Byrnes and attorney Charles F. Choate support the merger while District Attorney John J. Higgins and Louis D. Brandeis oppose it. The debate centers on the railroad's inner workings and illustrates sharp partisan tensions.
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New York & New Haven
Timothy E. Byrnes
Citizens’ Trade Association
Cambridge
John J. Higgins
Somerville
New Haven Road
Higgins
Byrnes
Cambridge Citizens’ Trade Association
Charles F. Choate
Railroad
Louis D. Brandeis
Bay State Girls Win Vassar Daisy Chain Honor
The second Hornblower sister earns the Vassar Daisy Chain honor as Ruth Hornblower of Arlington High School follows her older sister two years earlier. Among others named are Miss Marceau daughter of J Herbert Marceau and Miss Gladys Damon of Melrose with roots in Boston and Gloucester. The list includes multiple sisters and girls from New Jersey to Brooklyn and beyond.
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Hornblower
Ruth Hornblower
Daisy Chain
Harry Hornblower
Boston
Hornblower & Weeks
Arlington High School
Hill Town
Ruth Marceau
J. Herbert Marceau
Wollaston
Quincy Mansion School
Marceau
Melrose
Mary A. Livermore
Melrogsg High School
State Street
Mary
Florence Cunningham
Gloucester
Elizabeth Sheldon
Maplewood
N. J
Marion Riker
Helen KE. North
Lakewood
Martha Reed
Philadelphia
Helen Hosterman
Springfield
Helen Young
Hutchinson
Kan
Ruth Beers
Fort Wayne
Gladys Mosher
Kansas City
Catherine Anderson
Gross Isle
Mich
Lolita Bright
Wilmington
Del
Edith Taft
Brooklyn
Marguerite Alden
Helen Brown
Rapid City
S. D
Irene Marcy
Hartford
Wolf's My Clothier Offers Free Alterations
It seems a small change but free alterations on all women's garments at Wolf's corner of Hanover and Portland streets saves customers $2 to $8 per piece compared with other stores. The piece argues that small differences add up to big value.
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Wolf's
Hanover
Portland
Long Island Inmate Granted Contested Legacy Worth About Five Thousand
Justice Dugro rules Mrs. Sarah Clara Davis receives a legacy from her aunt Mrs. Pierce worth about 5000 after a two year court fight. Conservator John F. McDonald and Miss Mary Jane MacDaniels disputed the estate with Davis’s share set at one quarter of 5300 in rental value. The Long Island almshouse resident’s welfare is hailed as a relief after years of legal battle and family strife.
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Sarah C. Davis
Long Island Almshouse
Justice Dugro
New York Supreme Court
Sarah Clara Davis
Long Island
Davis
John F. McDonald
Tremont
Mary Jane MacDaniels
McDonald
Miss McDaniels
Helen Perry
Governor's Family Hopeful After Marlboro Street Car Chase
Police report a chauffeur ignored warnings and nearly struck Officer Palmer as the auto moved past the Governor Curtis Guild mansion. A spark plug blowout halted the car about 100 yards later. Patrolman Hobbs filed the vehicle's number and the chauffeur’s address. A telegram to Governor Guild’s wife conveyed Massachusetts citizens' warm wishes for the Governor’s health.
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Marlboro Street
Palmer
Hobbs
Curtis Guild
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Governor Higgins Delivers Late March Message
Governor James H. Higgins presented a late March message from Providence Rhode Island outlining policy priorities and legislative recommendations. The address highlighted economic relief, public works funding, and state governance reforms to spur growth and efficiency.
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Providence
R. I
James H. Higgins
Perjury Charge Against Somerville Man
George W. Hooper aged 41 of 89 Prospect Street Somerville was taken into custody by headquarters inspectors yesterday on a perjury charge. He allegedly testified on January 30 in the case Sylvester vs Lillian MacGuiness about roof sheathing at 47 Juniper Street, which police claim did not match the facts.
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George W. Hooper
Prospect Street
Somerville
Hooper
Sylvester
Lillian MacGuiness
Juniper Street
First Hose Tests Show East Boston Lines In Good Shape
Fire Commissioner Parker and a chief officers committee tested East Boston hose amid big citywide inspections. Only one 50 foot length burst under 200 pound pressure. several others showed pinhole leaks and were replaced. Each district unit carried 2000 feet of hose with 1000 feet in service and 1000 in reserve.
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East Boston
Boston
New York City
Parker
New York
Noddle Island
Saratoga and
Byron Streets
Marion Street
Paris Street
Sumner Street
Mullen
Byington
Christopher Mullen
Frank Laskey
Leary
Norton
Hoses Tested Across East Boston Engines 11 5 9 and 40
Eight thousand feet of hose was tested at Engines 11 5 9 and 40 in East Boston. Leaks appeared at various lengths with pressures between 50 and 250 feet of hose. Tests used 85 to 100 pounds for fires, down from yesterday’s 200 pounds. Some hoses have seen service since 1897.
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Boston
Marion Street
Paris Street
Sumner Street
Fire Hose Test Yields Mostly Positive Results
Fire Commissioner Parker reported a satisfactory hose test with one 50 foot length bursting and some pinhole leaks. He plans to inspect District 2 in Charles Town and promises citywide findings for public disclosure.
City Hall notes outline street salary and staff changes
The city plans a special ordinance to fix the street department superintendent salary, with Mayor Hibbard favoring $9000 yearly. Guy Emerson is a leading candidate. Budget cuts totalling $659,521 are expected, while deputy water commissioners Norton and Lennon resign April 1. P J A Murphy is named superintendent of the new bureau of labor and general information.
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Hibbard
Guy Emerson
Hart
Republican City Committee
Committee On Appropriations
Draper
Joseph J. Norton
James P. Lennon
William Welch
Isaac Rosnosky
Norton
Lennon
Fitzgerald
P. J. A. Murphy
Street Department
Committee On Public Improvements
Board of Aldermen
Bureau of Labor and General Information
Murphy
City Hall
Fire station drills show disciplined ladder company at work
The ladder company crews performed well in nozzle handling under the commissioner s praise and fire drills. Captain Hines would be proud of his men if a blaze were under way as John Sullivan Tom Flynn and a dozen others labored hard. Engine 40 on Sumner Street ran tests with Captain Lannery at the helm and three lines leaked slightly.
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Norwich
Conn
Smith & Gilbert
Connecticut
Boston
New England
Hines
John Sullivan
Tom Flynn
Engine 40
Sumner Street
Lannery
Mrs Vanderbilt to Bring Divorce Suit
Mrs. Vanderbilt plans a divorce suit as rumors of strains between Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt persist. She will take her personal effects to Tuxedo. their Newport Oakland estate is shut, with custody given to a farm caretaker. The couple’s son remains with his mother as Mr. Vanderbilt departs for England.
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Vanderbilt
William H. Vanderbilt
Newport
Oakland
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
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By Ada Sears
Lexonica
Eoer
Pierce Co
Oughton & Dutton Co
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Mass
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