Boston Eyes Quick Law To End Smoke Nuisance
A Boston editorial urges the legislative committee on cities to copy New York’s blunt approach and pass a brief statute banning smoke nuisance and empowering metropolitan health boards to enforce it. The piece argues spring weather worsens the smog, calls it preventable, and appeals for swift action.
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Boards of Health
Controversy Over Unbelief Sermon Sparks Boston Culture Debate
A report of Rev. Dixon's Brooklyn sermon on unbelief sparked a fierce Boston reaction accusing learned culture of lowering moral tone. Writers suggest wiping out Harvard Tufts Boston University and cultural institutions to raise morals, ending with a quip about Ruggles Street Church remaining.
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Broiled Live Lobster Debate Shocks London Aid Groups
London philanthropy groups condemn broiled live lobster on restaurant menus as cruel though officials decline to apply the Wildlife Captivity Act to the case. Advocates argue the lobster meets a swift end when processed, while critics deem the practice barbarous and illegal.
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London
Society For
Prices at St Louis World’s Fair Opening Attendance
The opening attendance at the World’s Fair in St Louis appears sizable but not phenomenal. Officials say the event must grow steadily to sustain the enterprise and attract larger crowds.
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St. Louis
St Louis Exposition Prices Seen Limiting Attendance
The author argues that the financial success of the fair depends on fair pricing for subsistence and accommodations. Transportation is less of an issue, but high costs may deter visitors from the Midwest. Railroads offer reasonable terms while local merchants risk earning a poor reputation as extortionists.
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St. Louis
The Vivisection Bill Debate Continues in Senate
The House refused to consider vivisection regulation last week and the issue moves to the Senate tomorrow. Supporters urge deliberate action, criticizing the probate committee report as divided. They call for open discussion and placement on tomorrow's calendar to ensure proper examination and action.
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Inheritance Tax Debate Heads to Senate Vote
Massachusetts debate over an inheritance tax continues as the Senate Ways and Means Committee nears a unanimous report opposing the bill passed by the House. Governor Bates urges the tax as a key Commonwealth revenue source, appealing to Republican party unity but facing Senate resistance.
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Delta Tau Delta Celebration at Tufts
Tufts Delta Tau Delta marked its 15th birthday with an alumni reunion and smoker at Goddard gymnasium on College Hill. The event featured a musical programme, an elaborate speech, colored decorations, and attendees from several colleges. Speakers included the Rev. Curtis H. Dickens Charles A. Bean the Rev. Charles H. Wells and the Rev. Olin M. Caward.
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Charles H. Wells
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Lehman Presented With Silver Set By House
After adjournment yesterday the House appointed Representatives Gaylord and Adams to escort Representative Lehan to the bar. Representative Quinn presented Mr. Lehan with a 51 piece silver service. The presentation honors his forthcoming marriage to Miss Mary E. Hand of Cambridge. The ceremony is at 9 this morning at the Church of the Sacred Heart in East Cambridge.
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Boston
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East
Trinity Whist Club Dance Ends Affront Pierce Hall
The Trinity Whist Club held its last social dance in Pierce Hall Copley Square last evening. Whist lasted until 9 o'clock followed by extensive dancing. Guests included Leon Chandler Franklin Salter W C McCarthy Dr A J Duffy D Fletcher Knight Lester Latham and many others with numerous ladies and couples attending the Boston social event.
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Copley Square
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Franklin R. Salter
W. C. McCarthy
A. J. Duffy
D. Fletcher Knight
Lester H. Latham
Ada L. Wolcott
Helena A. Foley
A. Madeline
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A. A. McClaren
Eeeee Prince
A R. Shattuck
Anna Eton
Heord
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HK. Fowler
J. Pennington
Motti Duffy
J. A. ‘Botty
Mr. Baldwin
Kathrine Burke
Luhns
Kathrine King
Addie Palmer
Helen Gould Ill in New York Rest Urged
Miss Helen Gould, visiting Astoria, was too worn to receive callers for the first time in a week. She is ill and requires absolute rest and quiet, with one or two engagements canceled as a result.
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Helen Gould
Louis
Discovery of radium mineral in Quebec reported
United States Consul-General Holloway in Halifax, Nova Scotia reports to the State Department that minerals containing radium have been discovered in the province of Quebec.
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Washington
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Halifax
N. S
State Department
The Man at the Bat in Baseball Talks
A period piece on the batter psychology, urging calm under pressure. It portrays the batter as central to the game's outcome with lines about focus, readiness, and confidence, and humor about public attention and Roosevelt. The piece advises batters to stay composed, resist rattling, and perform with poise.
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Roosevelt
G. Washington
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
A reader asks about the old saying and the column argues that love comes from character and charm more than cookery. It notes many exceptions, warns against overvaluing cooking praised by men, and recalls that a needed cook at $5–$6 a week is replaceable, stressing that cooking is not everything.
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Ajax
Demolition progresses on Essex Street area plans
The Newton Centre announcements include engagements of Miss Florence Speare and Miss Sarah Matomber, while Mrs G Lyman Snow sails for a three month Europe tour. Bridgewater workhouse praised as a model institution. Police chief Burches receives gold headed cane. High water on Charles River worries residents. Waltham dam open. Soprano Katharine Melley set for Europe study. choir to honor her. Riverside park crowd declines feared. river canoeing shifts to Spring Street. Romanic passenger Rev John B. Cummings on furlough visiting Saco. Dorchester line ventriloquist conductor entertains crowds. Roxbury High School alumnus Michael Donlan elected class president. Maplewood substation plan eyed by Postmaster Hibbard.
Shocking mischief and sea captains in Brookline tales
A Brookline fireman dodges a playful jab from a child who calls him a Salvation Army general in a street prank. Other notes share brief updates on Mrs Rogers and Mr Rogers visiting before California, Captain Angus McInnes’s successful mackerel haul, and memories of Billy Park the famed chop house host now living in West Roxbury.
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Montgomery Place
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Billy
West Roxbury
Canada to Get Half of Sealing Vessel Claim
London May 9. In the Behring Sea seizure dispute, Canadian representative Mr H Little reached an understanding with Russian officials over compensation for seized sealing vessels from 1892. The claim is 126000 pounds and it is understood that over half will be allowed.
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London
Behring Sea
H. Little
Senate committee finds no labor legislation needed
In the Senate yesterday the committee on relations between employer and employee reported no further legislation necessary on the special commission’s report from last year. Senators Clark and Peters and Representatives Cole Thayer Egan Chrystal and Butler dissented.
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La Belle Rosa in Pawn Held for $150
The scene unfolds as theatrical manager Mr Tolman confronts pawnbroker Solomon over La Belle Rosa, detained for loaned money. Solomon insists the pawned items and bracelet secure $155.25, the amount Tolman pays to free Rosa and depart with Mamie O Riley.
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Congressmen Sulzer and others in brief note
Congressman Sulzer of New York aids Seneca Indians against land grabs by Standard Oil. Editor Hugo von Kupffer arrives as Berlin paper’s special commissioner for the St Louis fair. Senator Beveridge recalls army ambitions after West Point exam defeat. Mrs Hill in Tacoma paints Mount Booker Washington for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Herbert Paul of London noted for tiny handwriting. Senator Woods to give Memorial Day talk in Somerville. Sir Hamilton Gould Adams, Orange River Governor, to depart for South Africa in July.
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Lokal Anzeiger
St. Louis
Herr von Kupffer
Beveridge
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Philippines
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Herbert Paul
London
Club Women of Massachusetts Leaders in Women’s Groups
Mrs. Etta Lockhart, Cambridge social figure, is a long time worker with the Woman's Relief Corps. She chairs the floral committee for the NRRC convention to be held in this city in August. The floral committee meets often at the Old South building, with plans advancing for the big event.
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Woman’s Relief Corps
A Hero of Peace Becomes Local Lifesaver at Nantasket
Charles A. Crockett, long a resident of Hyde Park, has saved seven lives across several rescues. In 1882 at Straits Pond Cohasset he saved two drowning boaters, 1887 at Nantasket Beach he saved a Worcester excursionist, and in later winters helped two shoemakers from Brockton rescued from ice.
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Nantasket
Lena Burleigh
Hyde Park
Straits Pond
Cohasset
Nantasket Beach
Worcester
Ethel Purdy
Mr. Crockett
Crockett
Weir River
Brockton
Farragut Fleet Survivor Seeks Retirement
New York May 9 Timothy Murray chief master at arms at the New York navy yard said to be the lone Farragut era survivor remaining in the navy has filed for retirement after service in the battle of Mobile Bay.
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Timothy Murray
New York Navy Yard
Mobile Bay
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