Luce Sets Limits on Boston Home Rule Critics
Representative Robert Luce rebuts Post critics saying his “prophecy” on metropolitan Boston is not advocacy. He questions who counts as “the people of Boston,” arguing non residents pay taxes and many profits come from outside the city. He asks critics to apply home rule equally to Boston proper and its outlying communities.
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Robert Luce
Boston
Collins
Hart and Matthews
Brandeis
Boston Harbor
Hart
Matthews
Brighton
Dorchester
South Boston
East Boston
Charlestown
Somerville
No Medical Aid for Dying Mrs Dowie
Chicago November 14 All Zion prays for Overseer Jane Dowie as serious illness keeps her home under silence. Judge Barnes confirms she is an invalid and notes no medical advice has been or will be sought despite reports of appendicitis being denied for John Alexander.
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Chicago
Ill
Zion
Jane Dowie
Dynamiters Try to Kill Temperance Mayor at Home
In Virginia Minnesota on November 13 a powerful explosion wrecked the rear of Mayor Fay's residence. The house was destroyed but no injuries were reported. Authorities believe dynamite was placed to kill the mayor amid his crackdown on saloon law violators.
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Boston
Virginia
Minn
Fay
New Japan War Loan May Be Oversold in New York
Subscriptions to the American half of the $60,000,000 Japanese loan opened in New York are coming in extensively, with Kuhn, Loeb & Co. financing alongside the National City Bank and National Bank of Commerce. Applications may exceed the total amount, preference to small subscribers, and out of town demand is high.
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New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
National City Bank
National Bank of Commerce
Second Marriage for Mrs Sprague Shocks Society
Mrs Charles F Sprague of Brookline plans to marry Edward Brandegee of Utica New York in St Stephen s Church on Florence street The wedding follows her first union with Charles F Sprague who died after a long marriage The event is described as a quieter contrast to her earlier wedding and expectations are high for happiness and prosperity.
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Charles F. Sprague
Brookline
Edward Deshd
Brandegee
Utica
N. Y
Mrs. Sprague
Mr. Sprague
Sprague
St. Stephen’s Church
Florence Street
Roger Wolcott
Mother warns self-reliant girls as suit unfolds
New York trial of Ida Hayes against Henry C Sayres reveals a warned fall in love with an older married man. Mrs Hayes, Ida's mother from Pittsburg, describes the engagement as a mistake and urges caution for independent girls facing matchmaking temptations.
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New York
Robert T. Hayes
Pittsburg
Ida
Henry C. Sayres
Hen
Ida” Hayes
Paper Dresses Set For Boyer Bride Paper Wedding
In Chicago on November 14, a paper wedding celebration features a bride and groom in outfits constructed entirely from paper. The couple Mr. and Mrs. William N. Elchberg will wed at the Heilprin home with about 50 guests each evening, all wearing paper costumes. Decorations include pink and white paper flowers and blue walls with gilt stars. A mock ceremony will include Mrs. Elchberg in a tissue paper gown and veil, with a paper bridal bouquet.
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Chicago
Heilprin
Marriage Certificate Frees “Stubborn” Girl in Philadelphia
Sally Snyder, 19 or 20, left home of Mr and Mrs William Snyder. Parents swore out a warrant for absconding. Magistrate Rochersperger released her after Robert Wark produced proof of marriage. The couple departed together, the bride smiling despite tears.
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Philadelphia
Robert Wark
Rochersperger
Sally Snyder
William Snyder
Major Taylor Fined For Auto Scorching
Worcester reports Major Taylor the famous bicycle rider was fined 15 dollars in the Central District Court for speeding. He made no defense and paid the fine with a smile after presenting a wad of bills.
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Worcester
Major Taylor
Central District Court
Taylor
Pyramid Pile Cure praised by cured patients
A Philadelphia woman testifies that Pyramid Pile Cure cured her eight year bleeding piles after a late pregnancy relapse and a severe protruding case. She recommends the remedy, notes a nurse benefited, and urges others to buy a fifty cent or dollar package. A free little book on piles is offered by Pyramid Drug Co.
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F. S. Ancott
Unity St. Frankford
Philadelphia
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall, Mich
Wanted wagons and caravans for cash customers
Ellery's Age Cy at 381 Congress St advertises wanted used vehicles and carts including a 1 ton covered wagon 2 ton covered wagon a 6 ton double caravan and a single caravan plus grocery and platform pings for quick cash sales.
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Ellery’s Age CY
Congress St
Miss Bertha Stevenson Opens Largest Women’s Lunchroom
The Boston area feed business story profiles Bertha Stevenson a Converse College graduate and Radcliffe alumna who built a chain from a Cambridge kitchen to a 24000 square foot Bedford Street cafeteria Her ventures grew into the country’s largest women run lunchroom driven by her decisive business approach and chemistry background.
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Bertha Stevenson
Club Women
Boston
Miss Stevenson
Converse College
North Carolina
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Temple Place
Bedford Street
Cardinal Mocenni Dies at Vatican During Consistory
Cardinal Mocenni, administrator of the apostolic palace under Pope Leo XIII, died at the Vatican of heart failure during the consistory. Dr. Lapponi attended him as the Pontiff remained unrested by illness. Funeral set for Thursday. Mocenni, born Montefiascone January 22, 1823, was created cardinal January 16, 1893.
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Rome
Cardinal Mocenni
Apostolic Palace
Leo XIII
Vatican
Lapponi
Mario Mocenni
Montefiascone
Judge Holmes Sentences Several Defendants in Criminal Court
In the Superior Criminal Court Judge Holmes sentenced multiple defendants to terms. James T. Brown received 3 to 5 years in state prison for breaking down city light service wires and stealing wire. John Gerrity got two years in the House of Correction for larceny. Lawrence A. Foley was given two years for forgery. John Ford received two years for assault after a dispute at a shooting gallery. Arthur W. Smith was sentenced to two years for breaking into a cabin on a yacht at Lockwood's wharf.
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John Ford
House of Correction
Arthur W. Smith
Lockwood
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