School Board Studies Union Label and Reorganizes Music Dept
Boston School Board deferred Mulvey’s union label proposal for books and forms an expanded music department with four assistant directors and four assistants. Budget notices show $3,494,487.69 allocated for public schools. resignations and new appointments across English High, Norcross Grammar, and vacation schools are recorded alongside staff transfers and leave of absence actions.
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Mulvey
Boston
Vogel
Allied Printing Trades Council
Kinney
Grant Drake
Rose
Leonard B. Marshall
Albert G. Mitchell
John A. O’shea
Helen A. Brick
Mary L. MceNulty
Laura F. Taylor
Nellie L. Woodbury
Alfred P. Gage
Charles M. Bentley
Lincoln
Arthur Jordan
Bentley
Adelaide F. Cutter
Grammar
Foutpe
Unitarian call for moral forces shaping a new century
A speech urging the 20th century to be ruled by moral powers over material invention. It condemns old doctrines dividing humanity, commends altruism and universal law, and calls for global cooperation. The speaker envisions shared burdens across continents, open communications, and unity among nations, races, and churches.
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Jesus Christ
Earth
God
Christian Church
Boston
United Saxe
Pythians at Brockton Massachusetts Brigade Parade
Mass Brigade Uniform Rank of Knights of Pythias holds field day with 1400 in parade. Grand Lodge session starts tomorrow as Pythian Sisterhood and Rathbone Sisters meet. Brockton defeats Fall River 8 to 7 in ball game. Brig.-Gen Windsor leads grand march at Massasoit Hall.
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Brockton
Massachusetts Brigade
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
K. of P
Pythian Sisterhood
Rathbone Sisters
Highland Park
Pythians
Uniform Bank
Fall River
Brockton Pythians
Massasoit Hall
Canton Hall
Loyal and Harmony Companies
Harry Q. Windsor
Harmony G
Money for Ferries Approved by City Council
Mayor Collins signed a $100,000 appropriation order introduced by Councilman Thomas JF Clark of Ward 2. The measure passed nearly unanimously in both branches and allows issuing bonds for ferry repairs and improvements to begin immediately.
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Collins
Thomas JF. Clark
Ward
Clark
Mont Pelee eruption toll and a family voyage mischance
A tale from St. Pierre describes a Mont Pelee eruption where a family had raised $250 for travel back to the West Indies. On the day of the eruption the Roraima they planned to sail on arrived in harbor, altering their fate as a breakfast scene unfolded with the nurse Clara King witnessing events.
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West Indies
Mont Pelee
St. Pierre
Clara King
Rescue and Fire On Roraima Aboard Ship Disaster
Passengers faced a lake of flame as the Roraima tore apart near St Pierre. First Mate Scott battled the blaze to save Margaret Stokes, while Clara King shielded the girl with her skirts. Margaret and her nurse survived, aided by Charles Evans John Morris and an Italian stoker, now recovering in Fort de France.
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Eric
Scott
Mrs. Stokes
Charles C. Evans
Montreal
John G. Morris
Brooklyn
Fort de France
Cane Sea
Clara King
Margaret Stokes
St. Pierre
Miss King
Mararet Stokes
Evans
Morris
Kingstown May 26 Report On Island News
Kingstown reports on May 26 as authorities release further interesting details about ongoing events on St Vincent Island. Officials provide updates on local developments, with emphasis on civic measures and community responses.
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Kingstown
Island of St. Vincent
Bennett to Resume Business at Old Stand
Harvard’s Barnard Bennett known as the “ole clo” man, banished from dorms, appears likely to be licensed again. Board of Aldermen tabled action due to Alderman Carstein’s opposition, but the majority favors a return. Bennett’s notoriety among students is well established, with many recalling his readiness to help and the “goods” he provides to those in need.
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Bennett
Harvard
Cambridge
Barnard Bennett
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Alderman Carstein
Eee
Barney
Hoervard Bennett
Barnard
Arward
Tragic Eruption Scenes Include Fatal Heat and Dying Father and Infant
Reports recount lurid details from Morne Ronde as lava and boiling water threaten shorelines. A man unable to evacuate dies in a desperate cry for help. A family including a mother with an infant perishes together. The US steamer Dixie aids relief efforts, delivering supplies and rations and drawing strong American interest in the island.
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Morne Ronde
United States
Dixie
Island
Flames Seen From St Lucia Signal Station Over Martinique
Flames were seen on the island of Martinique at frequent intervals last night, visible from the signal station at this fort in Castries St Lucia. The report notes ongoing daylight and night observations from the fort, signaling possible unrest or activity on Martinique.
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Castries
Island of St. Lucia
Martinique
Cable service restored in New York notice
The French Cable Company issued notices announcing direct communication with Martinique via Haiti and direct links to Fort de France and other points, restoring service. The message signals resumed connections to Caribbean locations and related routes.
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New York
Martinique
Fort, de France
Eruption in Martinique Causes Panic in Fort de France
May 9 Fort de France reports renewed eruption of Mont Pelée. Dark clouds roll over the city, with peculiar lightning and a heavy surf pounding shores. A grayish yellow cloud looms to the north as flames rise from the crater for an hour, heightening fear of ash and stones reaching the town.
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Fort DE France
Martinique
Ssa Vincent Refugees Move Toward Jamaican Estates
Jamaica Kingston May 7. Plantations including United Fruit Company back a plan to bring hundreds of Sst Vincent eruption victims to work on estates in Jamaica and to settle them on crown lands. Government urged to offer transport for the refugees.
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Kingston
Jam
United Fruit Company
Sst. Vincent
Government of
Jamaica
St. Vincent
Corwine Coming Home From West Indies Relief Mission
Gustav H. Schwab, chairman of the West Indies relief committee, announced receipt of a telegram from agent William R. Corwine. Corwine, sent to the West Indies to assess survivors needs and report on conditions, completed his investigation and prepared a report.
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New York
Gustav H. Schwab
The
West Indies
Multifaceted Boston Theater Season Shapes Up For Summer
Theater notes from Boston highlight Lee Finney and Allen on a supplementary tour with a Danish style forward planning. Barnet works on a new Hungarian set piece for the Bank Officers Association while Blanche Rice, Mme Adelaide Herrmann, and other performers map summer stock, London debuts and charity galas. Norumbega Park expands with 300 new seats and trolley explorations link city suburbs to scenic locales, as major venues plan summer openings and acts. The piece catalogs schedules, ventures, and fundraising efforts across theatre, vaudeville, and charity events in a bustling entertainment calendar.
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Zoological Garden
Charles
Bill favors Pulaski statue for Lafayette Square
The House library committee directed a favorable report on a $50,000 statue for General Count Casimir Pulaski, the Polish Patriot of the Revolutionary War. It is expected to also favorably report a Steuben statue, with both to join Rochambeau and Lafayette on Lafayette square.
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House Committee On Library Today
Count Casimir Pulaski
General Steuben
Rochambeau
Lafayette
Lafayette Square
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