Attorney General May Press Gardner Museum Tax Status
Massachusetts officials debate whether the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum of Art qualifies as a nonprofit educational institution or a taxable business. Tax Commissioner William D. Trefry seeks classification and notes a formal property tax return was not filed by deadline. Museum attorney H W Swift argues the museum is educational and not for profit, while acknowledging admission fees on select days.
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Parker
Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum of Art
William D. T. Trefry
Commonwealth
Trefry
Gardner Museum
H. W. Swift
Post
Museum of Fine Arts
Still Chances for Young Men
Secretary F W Robinson of the Boston Y M C A employment department lectured on opportunities for young men. He warned that opportunity hinges on the individual's drive and effort. He argued modern conditions offer excellent chances for those with education and willingness to work, contrasting with older eras when growth took decades.
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F. W. Robinson
Boston Y. M. C. A
Bowdoin Square Tabernacle
N E O P Elections Honor New England Order of Protection
Supreme Warden Jonathan W. Chapin of New Haven announced unparalleled annual gains at Tremont Temple. Officers elected include Chapin as supreme warden and James T. Flint as protecting official, with multiple members from New Haven Auburn Weymouth Manchester Cambridge and Providence filling key posts.
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Jonathan W. Chapin
New Haven
Conn
New England Order of Protection
Tremont Temple
Ss. W
W. W
Harry Mouser
Auburn
P. W
James T. Flint
Weymouth
Daniel M. Frye
Somerville
John P. Sanborn
Newport
R. I
Miss Mary
Ellinwood
Manchester
N. H
Herbert A. Chase
M. D
Cambridge
Leonora F. Lathe
Frank E. Hill
Clara E. Wiggin
Boston
Alfred E. Henry
Providence
Law adds exemptions to shore bird protection bill
In the Senate yesterday a bill to protect shore marsh and beach birds by imposing a fine on possession was amended to exempt game dealers and cold storage firms from the act’s provisions.
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Senate
Refuse to Retire Probate Judges Debate Ends in Rejection
In the House yesterday Representative Polana of Wakefield urged retirement for probate and insolvency judges but the bill was opposed by Mr. Harding of Chatham. The ways and means committee report was upheld and the measure fell 67 to 18.
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House
Polana
Wakefield
Committee On Ways
Harding
Chatham
Ways and Means Committee
House Upholds Luce Caucuses In City Election Law
Brigham of Marlboro moved a substitute bill on election laws for adopting a joint caucus act. The committee bill would require 50 voters petition to submit the act and allow revocation by city petition. Brigham’s bill sent the question to the next city election without petition. Substitution failed 58 to 56. roll call 88 yeas 89 nays defeated substitution. Brigham Quinn opposed. Luce indifferent. Act was promptly killed.
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Brigham of
Brigham
Quinn
Luce
Somerville
State Board of Arbitration Hears Brockton Shoe Dispute
The State Board of Arbitration held a hearing at the State House on a deadlocked trade agreement between the W L Douglas Shoe Company and its employees. Five factory departments including stitching and heeling reported grievances since the agreement, as agents for both sides presented their cases and the board took the matter under advisement.
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State Board of Arbitration
State House
W. L. Douglas Shoe Company
State Board
Brockton
Mr. Douglas
Lowell Woman to Receive $10000 From Dublin Heir
Mrs. Alex B. Anderson of 220 Concord Street Lowell will receive $10000 from the estate of Patrick Markham late of Dublin Ireland valued at $60000 to $80000. The sum is to be divided among at least seven relatives four of whom live in Massachusetts. Markham visited Lowell with good impressions and planned to stay here but had business across the waters. Other heirs live in Ayer and Worcester.
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Lowell
Alex
Anderson
Concord Street
Patrick Markham
Dublin
Irc
Markham
Ayer
Worcester
Boy Detective Tracks Kidnapped Girl Claim
A New York report cites Morris Kannesohn forwarding a letter from a boy detective claiming to trail the kidnapper of six year old Josephine McCahill of 1889 Third Avenue. The letter suggests the kidnapper planned to flee but was stopped by the girl crying and the boy pursuer following to the location where she was taken. The boy’s mother supports his truthfulness and belief in an imminent recovery within a week.
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New York
Morris Kannesohn
Third Avenue
Josephine McCahill
Pear Papa
David
Kannesohn
Johnny Bostonbean's Slate Readers Invited to Contribute
The Post invites readers to submit inscriptions on general interest subjects for Johnny's Slate in care of the newspaper. It notes a flood of bright ideas from recent freak headlines and war poems and promises a chance at newspaper fame for witty and poetic submissions.
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The
Post
Johnny
Lawyer Bartlett Took No Fee In Uhrig Case
Vision this morning in the iton of Margaret L Uhrig for a new trial of the divorce case brought against her by her husband C W Bartlett appeared for the wife said that at the time of the divorce he had been appearance put in by both parties and it was known the case was to be contested. He argued that counsel for Uhrig Mr Blanchard must have represented to the court that the wife’s counsel had withdrawn. He charged fraud and said the court was misled. He urged a new hearing and that no one who had once imposed in such a manner be allowed to repeat the process. He acted as a duty to the court without financial gain. McClennen said that though the decree nisi was allowed May 20 it was not until June 19 that Mrs Whing complained to counsel about the decision after quarrelling with Dr Draper.
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Margaret L. Uhrig
C. W. Bartlett
Uhrig
Blanchard
Bartlett
Fessenden
Uhing
McClennen
Nisi
Whing
Dr. Draper
M. E
Ton Street
Cuddy wins broad support for religious liberty in prisons
Representative William H. Cuddy of Ward 8 Boston delivers a maiden speech for a bill to allow free exercise of religious belief in prisons and reformatories. The measure repeals the habitual criminal act, directs care in child placements to favor own faith, and passes to a third reading 116 to 36 amid opposition.
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William H. Cuddy
Ward 8
Boston
Cuddy
Martin Lomasney
Chickering
President Eliot on satisfaction in work and goodwill
Epigrams from Eliot's class address argue labor should seek goodwill and meaningful effort. He contrasts oppressive oversight with purposeful labor and warns against slavish toil or minimal service, asserting happiness comes from mind-set, not possessions.
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Eliot
Peabody
Patrolman M'Henry Retired After 26 Years of Service
Patrolman Patrick McHenry, longtime City Hall figure and friend to courthouse staff, was retired by the Board of Police after 26 years of continuous service. Ill health had affected him, though he always answered roll call at the Court square station.
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Patrick McHenry
City Hall
Board of Police
McHenry
Court Square
Pillsbury Divorce Case May Go To Higher Court
Ex-Congressman William Knox, counsel for George P. Pillsbury of Ballardvale, seeks to bring the breach of promise verdict against Miss Anna Gertrude Newtomb to the Supreme Court. Judas DeCourcey has taken the matter under advisement after the recent Superior Court session in Lawrence.
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Pillsbury
William 8. Knox
George P. Pillsbury
Ballardvale
Anna Gertrude Newtomb
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Judas “DeCourcey
Mrs Caroline Heath Led Patriots Work in Massachusetts
Mrs Caroline P Heath longtime active in patriotic societies in Massachusetts and former regent of the Daughters of the Revolution in Massachusetts was recently succeeded by Mrs Adeline Frances Fitz of Chelsea as regent. At the national Daughters of the Revolution convention in this city she chaired the convention committee handling receptions excursions and meetings for delegates from across the United States.
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Caroline P. Heath
Massachusetts
Daughters of the Revolution
Adeline Frances Fitz
Chelsea
of the Daughters of the Revolution
Heath
United Tes
Readers decide on a wife’s divorce over a hat
The Providence trial prompts readers to discuss whether a wife may sue for divorce over a $20 hat and neighbor gossip. Abbie M. Harmon of North Windham argues against divorce on the grounds, while voter opinions vary. The Post offers a $5 prize for the best Boston-women verdict.
Letter to the Editor on Hat and Divorce Motive
A Chelsea reader argues that a wife seeking divorce shows lack of love, contending she valued neighbors over her husband for not buying a new hat despite a $20 purchase last season. The correspondent signs as Mrs K. L. H. of 403 Pleasant Street.
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Post
Sir
Hat purchase sparks neighborly dispute in Dorchester
In Dorchester, a letter argues a husband may buy his wife a hat for about twenty dollars and expect her to wear it for two seasons if it suits her, questioning what neighbors have to do with the matter and noting courts accept such disagreements as private.
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Post
Hat purchase prompts divorce in Newton Centre letter
A reader from General Delivery Newton Centre criticizes a wife who paid $20 for a hat last summer and seeks divorce after facing neighbor ridicule for not buying a new one this summer. The letter argues she is unworthy of a good husband.
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Post
Katherine N
General Delivery
Newton Centre
Beautiful gowns worn by prominent society women
Mrs Bryce J Allan of Beacon street, sister of Mrs Guy Norman, is called among the stylish young matrons. She wears tailor gowns for street wear and delicate, dressy outfits for halls and receptions. A noted pale pink duchesse satin gown features a ruched skirt, pink tulle overdress with iridescent embroidery, a pink ostrich fan, and a diamond and pearl dog collar with a pear-shaped diamond pendant. Her pink aigrette is set with a large diamond. The debutante.
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Bryce J. Allan
Beacon Street
Guy Norman
Allan
The Cherub Who Loved Her Booful Muver
A mother known as the Cherub and her four year old daughter narrate a tale of love and tragedy. The child watches a lawn party from a rooftop and falls, saved by a porch awning. The mother is forgiven and the Cherub grows into a beautiful woman, blessed by maternal devotion.
Head of Immigration Bureau Visits Boston Detention Camp
Commissioner general Frank Sargent arrives in Boston to inspect the new Long Wharf detention camp after his arrival last night. The visit underscores ongoing immigration enforcement efforts and the camp's operations in the port city.
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Immigration Bureau
Boston
Frank Sargent
Commissioner-General of Immigration
Long Wharf
Mr. Sargent
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