Capt Walter Rand’s Lucky Stone Brings Fortune Back
Boston businessman Capt. Walter I. Rand recounts a life from poverty to wealth aided by a Hindoo Lucky Stone found in a vest. He claims wealth returned after locating the stone and now sells stones to locals at 1 dollar, promising luck. He operates at 170 Tremont Street.
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Capt
Walter I. Rand
Boston
Capt. Rand
Ceylon
India
Paris
France
London
Tremont Street
Evans House
Huntington Avenue
Hemenway Street
Arizona
New York
Globe
Senate Defeats Assessing Bill in Boston Vote Tie Breaks
The Senate defeated the assessing bill after a tight vote in Boston. The decisive counts were 18 to 16 with President Soule breaking two ties in favor. Several Republicans joined Democrats in shifting the outcome, and Howland moved to reconsider the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Boston
Ovor
Soule
Fitzgerald
Sparks
Dlesex
Clemence
Codman
Fales
Fletcher
Harmag
Holt
Howland
Jones
Manningon
Morse
Nutt
Parry
Porter
Wiliams
Attwitt
Butler
Chamberlain
Clancy
Corger
Currier
Dowd
Lawrence
Luscombe
Mahoney
Post
Seaver
Shaw
Sullivan
Tolman
Wood
Suffolk
Attwill
Corser
Uniform 2 cent mile fare bill rejected in Commonwealth
A bill to set a uniform fare of 2 cents per mile on railroads was rejected by a 10 to 20 vote amid opposition from Tolman and Luscombe, while Williams backed a twelve trip commutation proposal in Boston suburbs. A Coke and coal standard bill failed 16 to 17 for engrossment, and the Cochituate water basin improvement bill moved to third reading by order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Tolman
Berkshire
Luscombe
Cape
Williams
Middlesex
Boston
Iliams
Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board
Cochituate Water Basin
House Debates Transfers In Holyoke Exchange
A report notes debate in the House over exchangeable transfers prompted by Mr Dillon of Holyoke. The discussion centers on proposed arrangements affecting transfers in that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ok Ml
Dillon
Holyoke
Legislature Advances Labor Bills and Quorum Turmoil
On motion the Callender petition to place all telecommunication firms under the Gas and Electric Light Commission was tabled and sent to the General Court. A minimum wage bill for public employees failed 64 to 8 with a quorum dispute. A public works wage law passed engrossment and a voter death and prison list transmission bill moved forward. A railroad fare book bill faced postponement to Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale
Boston
Tuttle
Pittsfield
Tufts Leader Advocates Puerto Rico Philippine Teacher Admission
President Elmer H Capen of Tufts College a State Board of Education member the secretary Frank A Hill and Rep Robert Luce appeared before the House rules committee in support of Luces resolve to admit teachers from Puerto Rico and the Philippines into State normal schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer H. Capen
Tufts College
State Board of Education
Frank A. Hill
Robert Luce
Somerville
House Committee On Rules
Luce
Cu Porto Rico
Philippines
Governor appoints new Prison Commission and state officials
At a meeting of the Executive Council the Governor named the new Prison Commission with F. G. Pettigrove of Boston as chairman and reappointed P. Russell and Henry Parkman of Boston. Mary V. O Callaghan of Worcester and Arthur H. Wellman of Malden joined the old board. Rev. Herbert D. Ward of Newton left the board. Joan A. Mead of Watertown was reappointed to the State Board of Health. T. J. Cobb of New Bedford was reappointed clerk of the Third Bristol District Court. S. L. Bartlett of Boston became trustee of the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital replacing the deceased J. H. Eaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Council
F. G. Pettigrove
Boston
New Bedord
Bristol District Court
S. L. Bartlett
Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital
J. H. Eaton
Boston Schools Report Presented by Mr Logan
Mr Logan of Boston introduced in the House the committee on reports and recommendations concerning Boston schools. The action highlighted the committee’s findings and forthcoming measures for school policy and funding.
Augusta Hertha Lodge Celebrates Seventh Anniversary
Augusta Hertha Lodge No. 61 observes its seventh anniversary at Kossuth Hall with a 480called gala lodge, speeches after the banquet, and a concert. Mrs. Louise Hess serves as president, with Mrs. Anna Jaeger as treasurer and Mrs. Wilhelmine D. Sachs as secretary. Mrs. John Bleiler noted as an ex-Bardinnen member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Hertha Lodge No
Dd. Oo. HL
Kossuth Hall
Order of Harugari
Louise Hess
Anna Jaeger
Wilhelmine D. Sachs
John’ Bleiler
Bardinnen
Augusta Hertha Lodge
Gray
MSE
JO Bratt Ler
Bardin
Augusta Berth Lod
Calckering
D Sachs
Oe Lodge
Boston School Committee Budget Increase Bill Passed
Metropolitan affairs report details a bill to raise the Boston school committee expenditure rate from 2.90 to 3.40 per thousand on property valuation. The change would boost funds for schools by about $600,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Committee of
Boston
Lomasney Predicts Democratic Victory Over Boston Police Board Actions
Mr. Joseph P. Lomasney predicted a Democratic gubernatorial victory next year, blaming the Boston Police Board and Republicans for foisting legislation on Boston. He cited the board's actions ten years ago as the reason the state turned Democratic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Lomasney
House
Boston Police Board
Boston
Masney
Boston Board of Police
Dunham Declared Sane After Assault Charge Hearing
Herbert W. Dunham was arraigned for assault and battery on Mrs. W B Gifford at 33 Derby street. After witnesses and a sanity examination, physicians declared him sane and he was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Dunham
Somerville
W. B. Gifford
Derby Street
Dunham
Edith Huckle
Malden
Mr. Dunham
Otis E. Dunham
Giffords
Glee Club Concert Unites Boston University Voices
The Boston University girls and men's glee clubs performed together in Jacob Sleeper Hall, drawing a large audience. It was the first joint venture, met with hearty encores, and readings by Florence M. Howard complemented the program. The listed performers included Helen M. Chapman Eleanor George Orphan Lee Sarah M. Jones Marion D. Dean Harriet Webster Alice Crane Helen M. Dorr Mabelle Copp Bertha Viecher Melia A. Walton Minnie Burnett William E. Ennis Harry Hindle Robert E. Bruce Robert A. Coan Edward E. Rowse Charles W. French Edward Chace Herbert Hartwell Webster A. Chandler Frank Rafter and Frédi Lawton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Sleeper
Boston University
Florence M. Howard
New England Conservatory of Music
Helen M. Chapman
Eleanor George
Orphan Lee
Sarah M
Marion D. Dean
Harriet Ebster
Alice Crane
Helen M. Dorr
Mabelle Copp
Bertha Viecher
Melia A. Walton
Minnie Burnett
Willam E. Ennis
Harry Hindle
Robert E. Bruce
Robert A. Coan
Edward E. Rowse
Charlies W. French
Edward Chace
Herbert Hartwell
Webster A. Chandler
Frank Rafter
Hotel Brunswick proprietor in critical condition in New Hampshire
John W. Dunklee, 70, co owner of Hotel Brunswick Boston, was found unconscious with a gas leak in an unoccupied Concord home. He regained consciousness later and there are hopes for recovery. He had traveled to inspect improvements on land owned by his sister opposite Rollins Park on Broadway for an Episcopal church site.
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Concord
N. H
John W. Dunklee
Hotel Brunswick
Boston
Margaret Pillsbury Hospital
Dunkiee
Rollins Park
Broadway
Boston man charged with forging nun Mary Herne note
Lawrence N. Shaw of South Boston aged 46 was arrested Tuesday afternoon for forging the name of Mary J. Herne of the Home of the Gray Nuns of Salem to a promissory note last June. The note was allegedly uttered by Charles P. Clark of School Street who traded it for a hotel business deal.
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Lawrence N. Shaw
East Third Street
South Boston
Mary J. Herne
The
Gray Nuns of
Salem
Charles P. Clark
School Street
First Men In The Moon Scene Of Survival And Escape
An unnamed narrator recounts drifting from Bedford and Cavor in a moon orbit. He plans a perilous Earth return from a hollow sphere while grappling with loneliness and a growing dissociation from Bedford. The fragment ends hinting at continuation in Friday's Post.
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W. I. Rand
Prison Commission
Mgnzy F&r
Boston Schools
MR. Lomasney
B.U. Glee Clubs Combine
J. W Dunklee
Summer St
Keith
R. J. Jose
America
Frank Booman
Rose Adelle
Duncan
Kathryn Osterman
de Forests
Dudley Prescott
Belle Davis and
Longsheet
E. J. Holland
Harry Thorne
H. M. Lovett
Maxwell and Simpson
Mykey and
Padlock
Keith’s Orchestra
Robert Fitzsimmons
George W. ,Magee
Leseee
Tremont
Robert
Fitzsimmons
Russell
Welstone
Mahr
Seymour
Dupre Bicknell
Martin
Clarice
Vance Cook
Sonora
Edgar Atchison-Ely
John W. Ransone
Vitagraph
Oxford
Atlando P.M
Ary
Huntington Ave
Eeriva
Phila
Washington
Wright & Ditson
Brigham’s Hotel
Wash. St
L. N. Shaw
Hollis Theatre
Isaac B. Rich
Kilaw & Erlanger Comedy Co
John J. M’nally
Rogers Bros
Central Park
Hollis St
South End
Columbus Ave
Walpole St
Brooklyn Boston
Appleton & Bassett's
Washington St
Connelly S
Adams House
Sts. ER
Charles Frohman
Annie Russell
Miss Russell
Symphony Hall
Promenade CO
Pops
SO Mi
Max Zaci
Bowdoin
Mesras
Wicked London
Charlotte Hunt
Irwin
Howard
Old Howard
Cornallas
Zarya
Hilda
Brownings
Gordon
Lick
Mitchell Sisters
Tremont Theatre
Lewis C. Strang
the Journal
Liebler & Co
Robert Grant
Leo Ditrichstein
Judge Grant
Skinner
Joseph Buckley
Eleanor Robson
Lemoyne Hidene
Liebler &Co
Robert Browning
Yeats
Boston Museum
Francis — Wilson
Malabar
Little Red Riding Hood
Ane
Boston Theatre
Joseph Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Lend Me Gee
Norris. and Palmer’s
All Star Specialty Co
la Belle Freda
Palace Bowery
Haymarket
Austin & Stone
Swain
Countess X and
Roland
New
York
Washington Street
Maia
ORB
H. G. Wells
Davey
Lloyd’s News
Earth
Cavor
Moon
Bedford
Chancery Lane
Lympne
Sphere
Canterbury
DR. Burkharts
Burkhart
Cincinnati
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