Matthews May Face Testimony On Lighting Contract
Nathan Matthews former chairman of the Finance Commission may be compelled to testify before the Common Council committee investigating the new electric lighting contract. The committee plans to seek court authority to compel attendance with the papers. The same action may be taken against George A Crocker and James J Storrow.
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Nathan Matthews
Finance Commission
Common Council
George A. Crocker
James J. Storrow
Merchants’ Association
Garities Freed After Manslaughter Conviction
In Worcester Judge Edward P. Pierce suspended judgment and released John Garities of Hardwick after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter for the May 5 stabbing death of William A. Goodfield in Hardwick. The courtroom was told the case bordered self-defense.
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Worcester
Edward P. Pierce
John Garities
Hardwick
Superior Criminal Court
Garities
William A. i Goodfield
Goodfield
Mayor Hale Defies Mayor Hibbard Over Loan Veto Fight
Alderman Hale denies steering Mayor Hibbard to support approving loan items of 85000 for repairs to old court houses in Charlestown and South Boston. The rift follows Mayor Hibbard’s warning he will not sign bonds if any loan items pass over his veto.
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Hale
Hibbard
Charlestown
Boston
Board of Aldermen
City Hall clash over courthouse repair bonds heats up
Aldermanic leaders and Mayor Hibbard clash over vetoed courthouse items. Hale denies agreeing to smaller loans and urges larger funding, while Hale’s later statement questions assent to any substitution.
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Alderman Hare
Attridge
O'Hare
Hibbard
Hale
Post
White
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Committee On Finance
President Lowell guest of Harvard Deutscher Verein
Harvard University President A Lawrence Lowell spoke at an undergraduate dinner of the Harvard Deutscher Verein in the trophy room of the Harvard Union. The event also marked Professor Kuehnemann's final visit before returning to Germany and Lowell was made an honorary member as the toast was drunk and the group sang Hoch der President.
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A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Harvard Deutscher Verein
Harvard Union
Kuehnemann
Germany
Lowell
Verein
Professor Munsterberg
Preparation for Boston College garden party fundraiser
Preparations for a large garden party to aid the Boston College building fund are underway. Student body members, including President Gasson and Rev Walter Drum, gather to support the June 19 event at University Heights with ground breaking scheduled and each class to host a booth.
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Building Fund
Boston College
University Heights
President Gasson
Walter M. Drum
James Carney
Eugene McCarthy
Cambridge
J. A. Dorsey
Vahey to Defend Perry in Murder Case
Attorney James H. Vahey was appointed by Judge Schofield to defend Hiram M. Perry, indicted for murder in the shooting of Catherine McDougall who Perry said was his sweetheart.
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Roxbury
Walnut Avenue
Rockland National Bank
Washington Street
James McKenzie
James H. Vahey
Schofield
Superior Court
Hiram M. Perry
Catherine McDougall
Perry
Paris Strike Declared Off Ends With Resumed Work
The general strike in Paris ended as a few hundred laborers voted to resume work after leaders blamed each other and postal employees for the failure.
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Paris
Sousa Enters Gun Contest At Hillside Gun Club
John Philip Sousa will compete in the Hillside Gun Club second registered tournament in Rangeley Maine on June 13. Prizes totaling $500 will be awarded to contestants.
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Rangeley
John Philip Sousa
Hillside Gun Club
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GLOBE
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