Faneuil Hall Republicans challenge Lodge revolt over reciprocity
A Boston Faneuil Hall gathering of Republicans denounced Senator Lodge as a key figure blocking free trade with Canada. Speakers urged mass pressure on Massachusetts lawmakers to back reciprocal commerce while warning of bossism and the need for home rule in city and state decisions.
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Henry M. Whitney
Massachusetts
Congress
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Congressman McCall
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Underhill
Somerville
Dr. Blackwell
Senator Lodge
State House
Washington
Acceptance of election expense bill signals needed reform
The committee led by Mr. Luce reports progress on a bill to require election expense reports. The Post previously noted an initial House rejection as inadvertent, now urged for enactment without delay. The measure links candidate returns to enforcement by the secretary of state and attorney general, promising compliance and public good faith.
MIT and Harvard mull working alliance for technical education
A MIT committee will negotiate with Harvard to form a cooperative alliance between the Lawrence School in Cambridge and the Institute of Technology in Boston. The move aims to reduce educational waste by collaboration rather than rivalry, spurred by the McKay endowment and the public benefit of united technical education.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Lawrence School
Cambridge
Institute of Technology
Boston
McKay
Vinton
Governor Bates Vetoes Boston Home Rule Bill
Governor Bates declines to approve a measure of special city legislation for Boston arguing it interferes with home rule. He refrains from supporting the bill to authorize conduit construction to Brook and the reconstruction of the sewerage system, citing concerns over local autonomy.
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Boston
Bates
Governor Odell Vetoes Niagara River Diversion Bill
Albany acted to grant a private company wholesale rights to divert Niagara River waters, potentially removing the falls. Governor Odell vetoed the measure on commercial grounds and for broader reasons, saying sentiment and esthetic rights deserve protection and urging removal of obstructions to preserve Niagara’s beauty.
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Albany
Odell
Niagara
The Moth Pests Extermination by Parasites Proposed
A legislative committee backs a bill to remove gypsy and brown tail moths using natural parasites rather than costly spraying programs. The plan costs about 15000 dollars yearly and argues that natural methods, once found, can eradicate pests that resist artificial control.
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California
Prince of Pilsen wins three silvers at Los Angeles dog show
The Observant Citizen reports Boston terrier Prince of Pilsen, owned by Mrs Charles D Mackay, won three silver medals and two special prizes at a Los Angeles dog show. Other items note circus pickpockets, fishing trip for Judge Bolster and Waterman, Dr Wilcox resignation, death of leather merchant B B Converse, and community notes from Roxbury and East Boston.
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Cal
Charles D. Mackay
Solomon A. Bolster
Frank 8. Waterman
Judge Bolster
Mr. Waterman
Roxbury
Williams
Bolster
Fisherman mulls spring lure and sunfish hole
In rustic verse a fisherman contemplates spring when birds sing and fish may bite. He vows to fish the sunfish hole below the willows along the river with his old cane pole as dawn returns.
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Government ownership urged after baggage damage letter
A reader laments frequent baggage damage by railway porters after a Boston journey and urges federal control, arguing Uncle Sam would protect passengers and their luggage. The letter condemns careless handling and compares mail security to baggage handling, calling for government transport.
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Boston
Sam
Boston Beauty Book Rows Over Two Women Picked
Boston debates the selection of only two women for a $500 American Beauty Book. Doctors and experts cite overcultivation, stress from society duties, and generational prestige as factors shaping Boston’s beauty standards and the limited picks amid discussions of climate culture and blue blood lineage.
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Boston
Gibson
Winter Street
Turtle Theft Case Baffles City Court in Wilmington
In Wilmington on May 16 Judge Cochran faces a puzzling case over whether Edward Pierce stole a turtle or was seized by it. Pierce, drunk and found with a large turtle clinging to his trousers near Hurlock Bros., claims the reptile attached itself while he slept on the sidewalk. Patrolman Sheehy doubts his tale and arrested Pierce for stealing the turtle.
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Cochran
Edward Pierce
Pierce
Hurlock Bros
Seventh and Poplar Streets
Sheehy
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