Mayor Matthews Sparks Transit Clash on Beacon Hill
Boston political row over rapid transit pits Mayor Matthews against the rapid transit committee. McCarthy warns of a plot to seat Matthews on the subway board after his term, while Gargan Dalton and other officials deny resignations and defend their positions. Citizens and lawmakers weigh subway versus elevated plans as rumors of investigations swirl.
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Beacon Hill
City Hall
Citadel
Greenhalge
Rapid Transit Committee
Matthews
Commonwealth
Boston
J. J. McCarthy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Charlestown
McCarthy
Subway Commission
Transit Committee
Gargan
Dalton
Post
Rapid Transit
64Rgan
Swain
Moriarty
City of
Miller
Quinn
Fitzgerald
Blanchard
City Press Association
Finance Committee
Meigs
Butterfield Libel Case Stirs Allegations in Maine Trial
At Paris Maine on May 4 during the second day of John B. Butterfield versus James A. Thompson the plaintiff’s testimony continued. W Chandler said Butterfield sent $900 in eighteen months and Thompson denied improper relations with Mrs. Butterfield. Carrie Butterfield testified of marriage strain and a premature birth after an altercation on the farm.
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Paris
John B. Butterfield
Boston
James A. Thompson
East Sumner
W. Chandler
Thompson
Butterfield
Andres
Greece
Massachusetts
John
Jimmie
Merry May Dance Brings 200 Couples to Puritan Hall
The first of a series of May parties by Division 12 A. O. H. drew two hundred or more couples at Puritan Hall. Hobbs's Orchestra played late as helpers managed the floor with careful organization. Notable pairs included Thomas Climints with Mrs. Sullivan Tim Scanell with Miss Hayes and many others.
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Erin
Puritan Hall
Division 12
Hobbs
Thomas J. Climints
Timothy Scanell
Cc. T. Lyons
James A. Murphy
Aids
Sullivan
Josephine Hayes
James Roache
Climints
Gus McIntyre
Edward O'Toole
Mannie Dempsey
Timothy Coakley
Nellie Allen
J. H. Carroll
Ellen Draper
Patrick Sullivan
Mary Coakley
C. B. Lyons
Mary Sullivan
James McGee
Helen Gallagher
Patrick Fleming
Mamie Riley
A. T. Martin
Mamie Lorden
James Madden
Mamie Hansford
Michael Riley
Nellie Moriarty
Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Mary Donahue
William Casey
Sadie Kelduff
Michael Power
Mary Bates
Trade Label Convention Advances Union Made Goods
A Wells Memorial Hall gathering under the Union for Practical Progress aims to standardize a label for all union made products and curb counterfeiting. Rev. Walter Vrooman chaired, with Prof. Thomas E. Wells as secretary. A committee including S. A. Fuller Albert Hill and I. W. Jacques will draft national laws and seek approval from national bodies. Child labor abolition was discussed but action deferred to a likely week later meeting.
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Union For Practical Progress
Wells Memorial Hall
Walter Vrooman
Thomas E. Wells
S. A. Fuller
Albert Hill
Furniture Workers
I. W. Jacques
Garment Workers
The Electric's Victim Unknown Man Identification Hopes Rise
The unknown man killed by the Cambridge electric car on Causeway Street Thursday night remains unidentified. A paper found on him shows “J. or I. A. Ford” with other markings suggesting he was a tailor. A duplicate check and a silver Waltham watch numbered 373,062 may lead to his identity.
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Cambridge
Causeway Street
I. A. Ford
Post
BH. A. Ford, Cleaning and Press. Co. and V
Boston
Ford
Waltham Movement
Philomathian Society Stages Bruey French Comedy at Boston University
A large audience enjoyed Bruey s L Avocat Patelin presented by the Philomathian Society at Boston University. Miss Sarah Cone Bryant portrayed Patelin with wit while Miss Colette and the draper s son enact love plots, and a witty judge and other village roles balanced the farce. The performance featured new scenery and a roll up curtain and was part of an annual French drama series with a German play planned next week.
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M. Patelin
Boston University
Philomathian Society
James Geddes
Bruey
Patelin
Sarah C. Bryant
Miss Bryant
Monsieur Patelin
Henriette
Colette
Guillaume
M. Guillaume
Angelot
Monsieur
Madame Patelin
Liavocat
Comedita Francaise
James H. Bayley, Jr
Raymond A. Robbins
John F. Gove
Mme. Patelin
Femme de L'Avocatores
Bertha P. ‘Marvel Henriette
Fille
Helen M. “Armstrong Colette
Merrante de Fratelin
Aguelet le Dinete
Marion Gray
UN Vilage Aux Environs de
Paris
Contat
Behan Extradition Request Before Brooklyn Judge
Justice Gaynor in the Supreme Court Brooklyn was asked to approve a writ of extradition for Philip Behan wanted in Boston for embezzlement. Counsel for Behan asked for adjournment to consult with Governor Flower and seek revocation. The judge suggested Behan withhold acknowledgment of identity until Monday for further consideration.
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New York
Justice Gaynor
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Philip Behan
Boston
Strauss
Behan
Governor Flower
Gaynor
New Labor Bureau Formed by Wood Carvers Union
Dexter Hall hosted a meeting where wood carvers joined the new Labor Bureau for men out of work. George M. Gunter of the furniture workers introduced the plan and the bureau will operate at 699 Washington Street with potential broad union participation. The Boston Theatre revival of Pinthorne is selling many seats for next week’s production.
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Dexter Hall
George M. Gunter
Furniture Workers
Washington Street
Boston Theatre
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Corinne
Kimball Opera Comique Company
William Gill
Robert Fraser
Hendrick Hudson
Columbus
the Park
Watertown Panic Over a Tissue Paper Fire Alarm
A Watertown school scene ends with no fire after a student yells fire at Father Stack's parochial school. Sisters of St Dominic quell the scare as fire crews chase a false alarm from Box 15 while pupils flee to the yard and later return, noting the burned waste basket.
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Watertown
Father Stack
Sisters of St. Dominic
Ffires
Fire Department
Boston Theatre Scene Looms with Opera and Vaudeville Mix
The Tremont and Boston venues showcase a busy week with The Ogallallas first of its kind here at the Tremont, plus Robin Hood, Tabasco revisions, Arrah as Pogue revival, Hamlet with Joseph Haworth, and Keith's securing Powell for next week. Big crowds at the Hagenbeck animals, Lillian Russell at Hollis, and Utopia Limited planned for May 14 at the Museum.
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Tremont Theatre
Bostonians
Young E. Allison
Henry Waller
Mr. Barnabee
Mr. MacDonald
War Cloud
Ogallallas
Eugene Cowles
George Frothingham
Bertha Waltzinger
Mrs. Davis
Mr. Temple
Harvard
Barnabee
Bassett
Cowles
MacDonald
Frothingham
Miss Reid
Mona Cleary
Grand Opera House
Joseph Haworth
A. Paul Keith
New York
Keith
Powell
Koster & Bial
Boston
Utopia, Limited
Seabrooke
Chadwick
D'Oyly Carte
London Opera Company
Utopia Limited
Gilbert & Sullivan
New Opera
Sale
Dartmouth's Century and a Quarter Commencement
Dartmouth College will celebrate its 125th anniversary with a commencement on June 26. Hon. Nelson Dingley of Lewiston Maine class of 1855 will give the oration and Richard Havey of Washington DC class of 188? will read the poem.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Nelson Dingley
Lewiston
Richard Havey
Washington, D. C
Cambridge Water Board Tours Fresh Pond and Hobbs Brook Visit
The Cambridge Water Board toured Fresh Pond Payson Park and the Hobbs Brook reservoir with Mayor Bancroft City Engineer Hastings and consultants E D Leavitt and Tidd plus Professor Alphonse Freley of New York. They sought Freley guidance on proposed water system improvements before beginning work.
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Cambridge Water Board
Fresh Pond
Payson Park
Hobbs Brook
Bancroft
Hastings
E. D. Leavitt
Tidd
Alphonse Freley
New York
Freley
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Kittredge
Blodgett
Treasury
Murphy
Lowell
Mrs. Butterfield
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T. B. Lindsay
William M. Warren
J. T. Taylor
William I. Perrin
Margaret B. Dodge
Bertha Coggswell
Marion J. Wendell
T. Benard
F. T. Cross
B. P. Browne
Mile. Perrin
Mrs. Gray
Judge
NEW Labor Bureau
Negicn Iver Oil Wirtz Guaracon
T. A. Slocum Co
Museum
Hagenbeck
Columbia
Lillian Russell
la Belle Tina
Albee
New Theatre
Union Square Theatre
Tangiers
Peter Jackson
Uncle Tom
Hawaii Atheneum
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Exhibition Hall
Enoch
Palace Theatre
Bates Bros
Humpty Dumpty’ Company
James R. Adams
Carmencita
Night Owls
William Dixon
Hollis
H. Percy Meldon
Grand Museum
Frankie St. John
Violet Mascotte
Lyceum
Mounet-Sully
Tremont
Dartmouth
Phonoharp CO
Washington ST
Austin & Stone
Tremont Row
Scollay Square
Stone & Shaw
Austin
F. J. Pilling
Mgr
Crand Opera House
Boucicault
Arrah - Napogue Grand Opera House Stock Company
Helamlet
Stock Company
Park Theatre
Donnelly and
Cirard
Rainmakers
Corinnear Hudson
Kimball Opera Comique Co
Columbia Theatre
Rich & Harris
Charles Froyman
Bosto Hadenbeck
Robin Hood
Mme
Jane Hading
Legend-Weber
Boylston
James W. Bingham
Eugene Tompkins
D. M. Babcock
Sig. Montegriffo
Wm. McLaughlin
Lew Dockstader
Lon F. Brine
Lucille Jocelyn
Mabella Baker
Mamie Cilroy
Grand Chorus
Boston Museum
Bowdoin SQ
Charles F&f Atkinson
Isaac B. Rich
Lillian Russell Opera Comique Organization
Entertainments
Howard
Atheneum Today
Hattie Stewart
Lille Gillen
Fred Roberts
Fitzgibbon
Corker
Howard Burlesque CO
Josie
Joe Jefferson
Marie Burroughs
Boston Post
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