Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Semicolon Law
The Senate voted 18 to 6 to send a liquor bill to a third reading after Bemis opposed. Lane sought suspension and engrossment, with a 18 to 3 tally. The bill, if enacted with House concurrence and the governor's signature, would repeal the famous semicolon law.
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Lane
Brackett
Bullock
Callender
Chace
Dillon
Fitzgerald
Flynn
Cartland
Goff
How
Kimball
McIsaac
McKinley
Osgood
Peters
Pratt
Sullivan
Chamberlain
Gove
Yes
Cole
Wallace
Bagley
Sampson
Appleton
Leahy
Dana
Newell
Craig
Clark
Nye
Connolly and Davis Win Back License After Refusal
Dorchester druggists Connolly and Davis, the oldest drug house in Dorchester, secured a license after an initial May 1 renewal refusal. They presented physician letters and testimony from clerks before Governor Bates, who granted justice. Connolly notes no liquor is sold on Sundays without a physician's prescription and hopes the episode proves their good standing to officials.
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Bates
Connolly
Cherasolla Accused of Fleeing Police in Marital Dispute
Testimony in Judge Lawton's Di Court reveals alleged marital trouble between Concetta and Sabbato Colantuono. Cherasolla reportedly stayed at No 2 Lubec Street with Mrs Colantuono, sparking police attention when he ran to her rooms. Witnesses allege Cherasolla frequently present, while others recall family history and prior Italy arrival. Additional cases before Chief Justice Mason include cruelty, desertion, intoxication, and divorce petitions.
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Concetta
Sabbato Colantuono
Lawton
Honor
Antonio
Celeste Santannello
Allesio Cherasolla
Giavanni
Mason
Fred
Annie J
Giannetta
Robert
Henrietta Barr
Nellie G
John J
McDonough
Edgar’h
Eliza’ R
McFarland
Daniel
Esther Peterson
Gilbertes Observe Their Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J Hallett hosted a party at 755 Boylston Street last evening honoring their seventh wedding anniversary in a gathering of friends.
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Gilbertes
Gardner Knocks Out Memsic Murphy Wins Chicago Fight
In Chicago on May 20 Jimmy Gardner of Lowell Mass knocked out George Memsic of Chicago in the third round of a scheduled six round bout Gardner dominated and was never threatened Hughey Murphy of Boston won a six round decision over Harry Griffin of Chicago in a fast contest concluding the card
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Memsic—Murphy
Chicago
Jimmy Gardner
Lowell
Mass
George Memsic
Hughey Murphy
Boston
Harry Griffin
Newsboy's Foot Crushed In Streetcar Fall
Walter Vreeland a fourteen year old newsboy of 479 Dudley street was taken to City Hospital after a fall from a car at the corner of Dudley and Dennis streets. He suffered a crushed foot and other injuries narrowly escaping death as he was nearly run over.
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Walter Vreeland
Dudley Street
City Hospital
Dudley
Dennis Streets
Supreme Court Upholds Plaintiff in Stock Deceit Case
The Supreme Court sustained the plaintiff John Fottler Jr and Charles Moseley in an action for deceit. The ruling holds the defendant liable for false representations even if the plaintiff’s later loss from stock arose from embezzlement by a third person tied to the company.
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Supreme Court
John Fottler, Jr
Charles’ Moseley
John Pickering
Cantabrigia Club Elects Officers in Annual Meeting
Mrs. F L Whitman was unanimously elected president with Mrs Cc H Bonney as first vice president and Miss Merv a Stone as second vice president. Other officers include confidential secretary Mrs N B Tainter clerk Mrs G M Marsters treasurer Mrs W E Richardson and multiple councillors. Committee chairs named and retiring president Miss Wright to receive a breakfast at Hotel Brunswick. Treasurer reports 520 balance for current expenses and 3820 in reserve.
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F. L. Whitman
Cantabrigia Club
Cc. H. Bonney
Minerva Stone
N. B. Tainter
G. M. Marsters
W. E. Richardson
J. H. Googins
Rufus P. Williams
Clarence H. Blackall
Act Department
Richard Harding
A W. Cross
A. N. Brown
J. R. Taylor
Seth
Sears
Emery Smart
Miss Wright
Brunswick
Boston
Treasury
Letter Box debate on value of a girl's life versus a boy's
The Post Letter Box asks readers to weigh a judge’s ruling that Evan Eastwood’s life is worth 6000 while Ella Verpupp’s is valued at 3000, reflecting belief that a girl’s worth is half a boy’s. Submit letters with a $5 prize to a jury of parents, and write only on one side.
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Frederick Adams
Circuit Court of Newark
Evan Eastwood
Ella Verpupp
Adams
Post
A Letter on Gender Roles from Somerville Neighbor
In a letter to the editor Mrs. T. H. Murphy of 91 Franklin Street Somerville argues that daughters contribute more to the family than sons. She claims boys idle while girls work at home or earn money, urging parents to value daughters equally and push sons to contribute.
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Brookline
Quincy
Letter on equal value of girls and boys in work
George F. Grogan of 70 Medford Street Somerville writes to the editor challenging the notion that a girl’s life is worth less than a boy’s. He argues both genders should work as breadwinners, noting wages differences are offset by girls' economic prudence and that marriage does not end a girl’s contribution.
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W. Pack
Travelers Ins. Co
W.L. Douglas
Corona
Corona Colt
Douglas
W. L Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Boston
Washington Street
Essex Street
School Street
Summer Street
Lincoln Street
Court Street
Howard Street
Hanover Street
George F. Grogan
Medford Street
Somerville
the Pos
H. G. Burnside
Union Street
Cembridge
All
Hives
Leah Sheay
Stevenson Avenue
Everett
Francis M. Cummings
Watertown
J. C. M'Bain
Joe H
Cambridge Street
Balance on Girl's Side To the Editor of the Post
A letters page debate argues girls deserve equal value to boys in life worth and earnings. Readers from Cambridge Everett Watertown and Watertown contend that women match or exceed men in ability, with two sides praising equality and two citing economic and household roles.
Notable 14 mile train journey aids court hearing
Ellis Griffith the British lawyer and MP addressed a County Court judge from a train to avoid an adjournment. The report recalls his Gibraltar bedside appearance with a pajamaed judge. Also cited are lists of directors, royal Eggs, pensions, and an Austrian ambassador’s long service since 1889.
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Ellis Griffith
M. P
Griffith
Gibraltar
Chauncey M. Depew
William K. Vanderbilt
George J. Gould
John D. Rockefeller
Denmark
Austin Dobson
Dobson
Choate
Edinburgh
General Grant
William ‘Lloyd Garrison
United States of America
Mensdorff
Great Britain
Gross & Strauss Employees Dance at Catholic Union Hall
About 300 people attended a party last evening in Catholic Union Hall hosted by the Gross & Strauss Employees Mutual Benefit Association. Dancing went on until 10 o'clock with Miss Helen Helger as floor director and a list of assistants and committee heads led by Frederick W. Scribner and William P. Rohan. Officers include Samuel Rosenbaum president and Nellie W. Hughes secretary.
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Catholic Union Hall
Gross & Strauss Employees’ Mutual Benefit Association
Helen Helger
Helen Fraser
Alicé Doherty
Nelle Roche
J. L. Worms
Frederick W. Scribner
William P
Colonel Pope Celebrates Sixty Fourth Birthday
Colonel Albert Augustus Pope, leading U S bicycle maker, marked his 64th birthday yesterday. A Boston native now based in New York, he has long been active in Republican politics and philanthropy with a summer home in Cohasset, memorial chapel for his late son Charles, and memberships in multiple clubs. He has three sons and a daughter.
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Albert Augustus. Pope
United States
Pope
New York City
Hartford
Conn
Nelson A. Miles
Algonquin Club
The
Art Club
Boston Athletic Association
Country Club
Beacon Society
Grand Army of the Republic
Abbie Linder
Newton
Cohasset
Charles
Leah the Forsaken at Colonial Theatre Impresses
At the Colonial Theatre last evening the drama The Jewess or Leah the Forsaken in four acts by Rankin and Ludovici was presented by Nance O Neil and her company before a large audience. O Neil received an immense ovation and was recalled many times for her portrayal. The supporting company was excellent in all respects.
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Colonial Theatre
Leah
McKee Rankin
M. Ludovici
Nance O'Neil
Miss O'Neil
Widow Secures Catholic Burial After Rain Delay
In Winchester on May 20 the body of Charles Mells laid in the Catholic cemetery overnight amid rain while widow Mrs. Broder sought permission for burial. Officials learned he had been Protestant, causing a delay until Bishop Williams granted access and the ceremony proceeded quietly that evening.
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Winchester
Charles Mells
Broder
Oetain
Williams
Cosgrove
Melis
Bishop Williams
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