Ham Case Seen as Deliberate Embezzlement of Charitable Funds
Judge Harris sentences Wallace H. Ham for years of deliberate stealing from St Luke's Home and St Paul's Church and the security company he represented. The court questions where the nearly quarter million went, hinting Ham may know but withholds details. The piece weighs the need for a long sentence as a moral example.
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Wallace H. Ham
Harris
Ham
Stock Exchange
St. Luke's
St. Paul's Church
President Congress clash over testing executive powers
Bourke Cochran's House resolution argues to uphold Congress authority and presidential limits on service pensions. The Senate debate is partisan amid Roosevelt supports and claims of past presidential actions, edging toward a test of constitutional authority.
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Bourke Cochran
House of Representatives
Washington
Carmack
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Invasion of Congress Power Triggered by Executive Action
The text argues there can be no precedent for executive encroachment on Congress. It asserts Congress must investigate apparent intrusions on its prerogatives and that the Senate or House should defend the authority of the people against White House overreach.
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Congress
Senate
House
Inheritance tax report urged by taxation committee
An editorial urges the legislative committee on taxation to not dodge the issue of a direct inheritance tax. It notes divided votes with absentees but argues a majority may favor a bill, calling for a clear report instead of failing to act. The piece warns against postponement and demands a definite stance.
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Legislative Committee On Taxation
Senate
Committee On Taxation
Semicolon law aims to restore original liquor sale hours
The legislative committee on Equor law considers correcting a four year old typographical error. The draft, dubbed the business men's bill, would restore the original statute allowing no sale of intoxicating liquor from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. or on Sundays, with inns allowed to serve guests for food or lodging.
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Legislative Committee On
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Spring Poem Skeleton
A playful prompt invites readers to complete a spring poem skeleton. It explains the idea behind providing line endings and urges contributors to fill in missing words to suit themselves. The piece presents a creative prompt rather than finished verses.
Steve Escapes from the Oven to Reach Airship
In a perilous escape, detective Steve frees himself from a cannibal oven using a mortar patch, crawls outside in shadow, and races toward an airship. Cannibals attack. he fights, flees toward the beach, and boards the rising airship as pursuers close in. To be continued.
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Steve
Obscure notes and political quips in a Dorchester column
A Dorchester column sketches daily life and local notices from Crescent and Dorchester avenues to Tremont row. It mentions a snow storm disrupting a church outing, remarks on fire department alarms, Harvard Observatory fire caution, Dan Daly’s generosity, party politics, and snippets about Senator Lodge, Governor Brodie, and various public figures.
Casey Resigns as First Assistant District Attorney
First Assistant United States District Attorney John H. Casey has resigned his post after years of service since 1898. He will focus on private practice with Moulton Casey Jones Darling in the Old South building. Casey also serves on the Boston school committee and was under pressure earlier to withdraw a prior resignation.
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Cecil L. Adams
Lowell
Thomas Talbot
Adams
Russia
United States
Tremont Row
William Hutchinson
Mr. Hutchinson
Boston
West End
Beacon Street
John H. Casey
Casey
Moulton
Moulton, Casey, Jones & Darling
Old South Building
Washington
Knox
Boston School Committee
Fire in Harvard Memorial Hall Causes Alarm
A fire broke out yesterday in Memorial Hall Cambridge with smoke from a hot air flue. Fire engines rushed to the scene and students gathered as investigators found the blaze confined to the flue likely started by a poorly insulated live wire. Very little damage resulted.
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Memorial Hall
Cambridge
Frankness of Mulcahill Darter Practicing Piano
Mrs Mulcahill declares her daughter is practicing the piano. Mr Wolvikill replies that if the practice sounds like that, he would hate to be near when she masters the rule plays.
The French Duel Ends In Uneventful Return To Paris
The article recounts two titled men near Paris who fought a long, gruesome duel over a harsh insult. The clash lasted hours until one fighter balked after discovering a blister on his hand, ending the duel as both men shook hands and rode back to Paris.
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Paris
Whistler Exhibition Draws Large Crowds in Hartford
Prominent visitors from New York Philadelphia Chicago Columbus and Cincinnati joined Hartford Art Club members at the Whistler show in Copley Hall Monday. The public last viewing drew about 60 000 attendees and the management has netted roughly 16000 dollars.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Columbus
Cincinnati
Art Club of Hartford
Whistler
Copley Hall
Publc
Newton Painters Union Granted Pay Increase
On March 29 Newton the Painters Union won a pay raise from the Master Painters Association. Journeymen receive 3 dollars per day up from 2.50, and decorators 3.50 up from 2.80.
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Newton Painters’ Union
Newton
Painters’ Union
Master Painters’ Association
A Plea Against French Duels In Modern Times
The author questions whether modern refinement holds true as men in France might duel with edged swords. He condemns the practice and fears it could lead to serious harm, urging restraint and a sharp rebuke of the French duel.
Wakefield Girl Becomes World’s Youngest Club Member
Edith Louise Miller of Wakefield is an honorary member of the Boston New Hampshire Daughters Club. Elected as a few days old, she is not yet three years old and is the daughter of Edwin C. Miller and Ida Farr Miller.
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Edith Louise Miller
Wakefield
Boston New Hampshire’s Daughters Club
Edwin C. Miller
Ida Farr Miller
Kosmos Woman's Club of
Sympathy for Dedham Woman Left Home After Father’s Marriage
In Dedham to March 29 Mrs Ella Chase wife and daughter of Charles C Sanderson has been ousted from a luxury home after her 76 year old father wed Carrie L Johnson. Oakdale residents plan a sympathy subscription as Mrs Chase lives by friends while seeking work as a seamstress.
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Dedham
Ella Chase
Oakdale
Proposed New Masonic Club for East Boston
A meeting of Freemasons in Masonic Hall East Boston discussed forming a new club limited to Freemasons. J William Dicker presided and a committee including Charles A Esty Wellington Bond Dr S G Hahn H W Simpson Frank Cousins G L Rumney William B Jackson W J Staples A E Wellington John Marno George B E Ray E E Hathaway E E Graves and George J Harrington was appointed to arrange the formation.
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Masonic Hall
Boston
J. William Dicker
Charles A. Esty
Wellington Bond
S. G. Hahn
H. W. Simpson
Frank Cousins
G. L. Rumney
William B. Jackson
W. J. Staples
A. E. Wellington
John Marno
George BE. Ray
E. E. Hathaway
E. E. Graves
George J. Harrington
Bladgen to Seek Action Against Profanity
The Rev. Silliman Blagden appeals to Judge Emmons for immediate steps to curb profanity on public streets and in cafes hotels and other places. He asks police commissioners to post conspicuous warnings and notes his contribution to the cause describing it as commendable and Christlike. He was moved to act after being distressed by crude chat during a cafe meal.
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Silliman Blagden
Judge Emmons
Dr. Blagden
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