Bars Opened Again After Whipple License Reissue
Boston January report states Parker house and Youngs hotel bars reopened after J Reed Whipple’s lawyer surrendered old licenses and paid 4600 dollars to the police board. Hotel Essex license held due to counsel board disagreement. Whipple may seek supreme court challenge.
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Boston
Jan
Parker House
Young's
John B. Moran
Melvin O. Adams
J. Reed Whipple
Board of Police
Liicenses
M Nary Charges Before Grand Jury
Boston officials faced grand jury scrutiny as District Attorney Moran presented charges raised by Congressman McNary against Mayor Fitzgerald. McNary testified as the principal witness, describing alleged questionable business methods at a public event.
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Boston
John B. Moran
Fitzgerald
William S. McNary
Congressman McNary
Mayor Fitzgerald to probe city street department payroll
Boston January 3 Mayor Fitzgerald announced an investigation of the street department at the suggestion of Charles Logue named as temporary superintendent of streets after James Donovan resigned The inquiry will cover payroll and teaming contracts and related practices
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Boston
Fitzgerald
Charles Logue
James Donovan
Bank Directors Held Not Liable In Suit Amended
Boston January 3 The directors of Central National Bank win a demurrer to the receiver Frank D Allen’s suit alleging mismanagement caused losses The U S circuit court ruled the complaint too general lacking specific liability grounds and granted leave to amend
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Boston
Central National Bank
Frank D. Allen
Lowell
U. S. Circuit
President Butler Concedes to Columbia Students
In New York on January 3 President Butler of Columbia formed an undergraduate committee to confer with faculty and alumni on athletic policy. The three bodies will meet to decide which intercollegiate sports stay university affairs and which should remain on the current footing.
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New York
Butler
Columbia
Brave 12 year old saves brothers from Roxbury fire
In Roxbury Boston on January 3 Gertrude Reivy aged 12 displayed presence of mind and bravery by rescuing her two baby brothers from a bedroom fire. She opened a smoky door, raised a window, and dropped each child to the ground eight feet below before leaping out herself as the lower part of the home burned away.
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Boston
Gertrude Reivy
Reivy
Roxbury
To Let Four Room Tenements Pawtucketville Fourth Avenue
Four room tenements in Pawtucketville on Fourth avenue offered for rent at $6.50 monthly. Inquiries directed to A. F. Cogger, 8 White Street. Also notice that a "METCALF" wants table girls and all help out of work to call on him.
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Fourth Avenue
Pawtucketville
A. F. Cogger
White Street
Great Court Begins Sessions In Massachusetts 1906
Boston officials report the Great and General Court opened for the 1906 session at the State House. Republicans hold control in both branches as petitions flood in for charters, liquor laws, and other reforms. Inauguration of Gov elect Guild and Lieut Gov Draper set for Thursday in the House chamber.
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Boston
One Nations
Great
General Court
State House
Secretary of State
Massachusetts
Westfield
Hyde Park
Senate
Wm. F. Dana
Newton
Henry D. Coolidge
Concord
Edward A. Horton
David T. Semington
Somerville
Rep
Cole
Lynn
Remington
House
Guild
Eben S. Draper
Draper
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Askes Depew's Resignation? Albany205
Albany N Y Jan 3 The New York state assembly and senate convened with James W Wadsworth Jr elected speaker. Governor Higgins urged a drastic insurance law and hinted at broader inspections of insurance sectors. He warned the legislature that without bold but practical reform it will fail to meet popular expectations. Continued on page eight.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State Assembly
State Senate
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Republican Caucus
Higgins
New York
Congress
Frightened stable boy halts dentistry murder hearing
Northport Jan 3 Fright left Frank Wisnnski a stable boy in a drug like stupor during the preliminary hearing for Dr J W Simpson charged with fatally shooting Bartley Horner his wealthy father in law The boy who worked for Horner was in the kitchen when the shot rang out He then became almost unconscious after 15 hours doctors found his pulse and temperature normal saying he is frightened He has not eaten for 24 hours and the hearing may be delayed until he can testify and be roused as needed
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Northport
L. L
Frank Wisnnski
J. W. Simpson
Bartley J. Horner
Horner
Senate panel considers Friday session on rail rate laws
Washington January 3 Chairman Elkins of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee called a meeting for Friday to consider railroad rate legislation. The move signals a push to address freight charges and regulatory measures affecting carriers and shippers.
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Washington
Elkins
Senate Committee of Insterstate Commerce
Admiral Rojestvensky Claims British Fleet Plot
In a letter published in Novoe Vremya with marine minister approval Admiral Rojestvensky says Britain planned to destroy the Russian fleet if the Sea of Japan battle failed. He claims Togo’s moves were kept secret and asserts Russia outmaneuvered Japan at the Sea of Japan. The report notes intensified government repression and arrests as unrest rises in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
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St. Petersburg
Sea of Japan
Rojestvensky
Novoe Vremya
Marine
Togo
Wei Hai Wei
Great Britain
Workmen's Council
Rudiger
Ministry of War
Moscow
Paul M. Milukoff
Narodbaia Svoboda
Catarrh Defined as Debilitating Mucous Discharge
Catarrh affects nasal throat stomach and bowels and is caused by inflammation from impure scrofulous blood. The condition is described as debilitating and requiring attention to cleanse the blood and relieve discharge.
Bath actress Louise Baechle wins divorce from actor Baechle
Mrs Louise Twitchell Baechle obtained a divorce from Louis Frederick Paul Baechle in Bath Maine on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment and gross intoxication. She is 22, from a wealthy Bath family, and the pair married February 11 1905. Baechle did not contest.
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Bath
A. M. Spear
Louise Twitchell Baechle
Louis Frederick Paul Baechle
New England
Supreme Judicial Court
Baechle
Fiske
Atherton Plant May Be Abandoned By Arlington Mills
The Arlington Mills of Lawrence may abandon the Atherton plant on April 1 as no renewal notice has been given by January 1. Owner Edward Cawley believes renewal unlikely and says if Arlington withdraws, another industry will take the plant. Atherton workers have been paid weekly wages totaling about $2000.
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Arlington Mills
Lawrence
Atherton
Arlington People
Edward Cawley
Cawley
Arlington
Arlington Company
Mr. Cawley
Courier-Citizen
The Bold Bad Girl and Rising Delinquency
Chicago January 3. William O. Lamotte, longtime juvenile court clerk, warned that bold girls are replacing bad boys as the delinquency problem grows. He cited growth from six girls before the juvenile court to about 600 expected, urging public action to shut down dance halls. He noted Geneva State Refuge is overflowing with rooms and cots, highlighting the rising need for facilities and public sentiment shifts.
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Chicago
William 0. Lamonte
Social Economics Club
Geneva
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises to Cure Catarrh
Hood's Sarsaparilla claims to cure all forms of catarrh by removing the cause and overcoming all effects. Advertises a radical and permanent remedy with a call to action to obtain Hood's.
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Hood
Auto Tour in India by Charles J. Glidden
Boston traveler Charles J. Glidden writes from Poona about India's road quality and warm hospitality. He notes main highways surpass U S roads outside Massachusetts and New Jersey and reports temples as a major interest. He has driven 514 miles in India, totaling 25 614 miles on his world tour with plans to tour Burmah Ceylon Siam Korea and Japan.
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New York
Poona
India
Charles J. Glidden
Boston
United States
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Glidden
Burmah
Ceylon
Siam
Korea
Japan
Mexican Sailors Arrive to Crew War Transport Progreso
Forty Mexican navy officers and men arrived in New York aboard the Montserrat from Vera Cruz. They proceed to Genoa to man and take to Mexico the war transport Progreso built there.
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New York
Montserrat
Vera Cruz
Genoa
Mexico
Progreso
City Hall Eyes Early Budgets and Odd Jobs
City officials push for timely estimates as Mayor Casey orders department heads to submit expenses for the year. Aldermen and common council approve unified picks in a joint session while the pound keeper post remains a nonworking sinecure. Lowell schools report little impact from the new law as A K Whitcomb directs teachers to handle teenagers out of work, plus a push to preserve Old Ironsides and praise for city messenger Joseph Pattee.
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Common Council
Casey
Committee On Appropriations
Appropriations Committee
City Hall
Orville
Peabody
Courier-Citizen
City Messenger
Lowell
A. K. Whitcomb
Superintendent of Schools
Terribly Bitten by a Mad Cat in West Brighton
New York report says Mrs. Clara Leldy aged 81 from West Brighton was badly injured after a supposedly mad cat attacked her on her back stoop. She kicked at two fighting cats. one fled but the other bit her right arm and then tore at her face seven times. A passerby restrained the animal, which escaped afterward.
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New York
Clara Leldy
West Brighton
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Admiral Rojestvensky
Louis Baechle
Joseph FE. Pattee
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