Boston Boys and the Games They Played
Literary review of a memoir by James D Wolf Lovett recounting Boston youth life half a century ago. It covers sled racing on the Common, coasting, bathing at Braman's Baths, early baseball before the Brooklyn game, and the Lowell nine with vivid reminiscences of local clubs and rivalries. The piece also notes Milton's enduring influence and a Keats tribute.
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Boston Boys
James D Wolf Lovett
Trusee
Boston, Lite, & Co
Boston
Jim” Lovett
Massachusetts
Brooklyn
Portlands
Defection of Antis Shakes Suffrage Debate at Civic Event
A secret shift among anti suffrage supporters emerged after Rev Dr Lyman Abbot's lecture The Assault on Womanhood at the Berkeley Lyceum and the Interurban Woman Suffrage Council in Washington The move included Mrs Frank M Avery and Mrs John T Clark visiting suffrage headquarters for further study while considering a petition for a federal constitutional amendment Mrs Avery voiced mixed feelings urging thoughtful gentle action rather than forceful tactics.
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Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Interurban
Woman Suffrage Council
Martha Washington
Frank M. ‘Avery
John Tertill Clark
Berkeley Lyceum
Paul Morton
Civic Education League
Dance of the Friendship Club at Normal College Alumne Settle ent
Miss Gertrude Clausen leads the Friendship Social Club at Normal College Alumnae Settlement. A dance and entertainment are planned for tomorrow evening to benefit the Settlement at Best Side house on East River Street. Folk dances featured at the Women’s Trade Union League ball will be repeated.
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Gertrude Clausen
Normal College
Settleent
Friendship Social Club
Ith Street
East River
Trade Union League
Critics Attack Public Schools At Hotel Aster Meeting
Members of the Society for Political Study vented strong criticisms of New York public schools. Speakers attacked vaccination and tonsillectomy policies, questioned school building placement, and urged basic literacy and grammar over flashy reforms.
Fragmentary speech at meeting on democracy and gender
A distraught speaker notes men’s control and lack of democracy as the crowd questions suffrage and governance. An indignant woman asks if women are living in a democracy, while the session ends amid confusion and gendered criticism.
Candor on America and Japan in a visiting exchange
A Japanese woman writing to another in this country contrasts life in America with Japan. She admires a charming family and simple life in B s home, condemns luxury and material prosperity, notes defects and strengths in both nations, and praises Christianity as a leaven in America.
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B.’s
America
Japan
Bazaar for Babies Wards at Post-Graduate Hospital
The Sunbeam League hosts a Christmas case to aid the Babies Wards of the New York Post-Graduate Hospital at the Lorraine Fifth Avenue and 45th Street tomorrow from 4:30 PM to 6:39 PM. Items include baby clothes toys baskets from Jamaica Dresden dinner cards and Christmas party puzzles. Officers listed: Miss Mary P Hayden president Miss Robb vice president Mrs Haggerty-Pell vice president Mrs William A Purrington secretary Miss Bronson recording secretary and Mrs Charles E Brugler treasurer.
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Sunbeam League
New York Post-Graduate Hospital
Lorraine
Fifth Avenue
45Th Street
Jamaica
Dresden
Mary P. Hayden
Robb
Haggerty-Pell
William A. Purrington
Bronson
Charles E. Brugler
Mrs Shelton the Leader Leads Church Devo Meeting
The Ladies' Christian Union holds a devotional meeting at 11 o'clock today in the chapel of the Collegiate Church at Fifth Avenue and 4th Street. Leader Mrs Don O Shelton, president of the National Sabbath Alliance, leads as women are invited.
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Ladies’ Christian Union
Collegiate Church
Fifth Avenue
4Th Street
Don O. Shelton
National Sabbath Alliance
Trinity and Tuberculosis Debate at Waldorf Astoria
The Woman's Republican Club heard Dr. William H. Allen of the Bureau of Municipal Research urge investigating the Trinity Church Corporation. He argued Trinity's fifty years of income could have wiped out tuberculosis in New York, if properly used, and compared it to the ease of investigating sewers.
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Woman's Republican Club
Waldorf-Astoria
Williiam H. Allen
Bureau of Municipal Research
Trinity Church Corporation
Allen
Trinity
New York
Miss Ethel Arnold Lectures On The Religious Novel
Miss Ethel M Arnold granddaughter of Dr Arnold of Rugby and niece of Matthew Arnold delivers the second lecture of her course under the League for Political Education this morning at 11 in the league rooms No 23 West 41th street Her topic is The Religious Novel An interpretation of her grandfather Dr Thomas Arnold will follow on December 14 the life and work of the famed schooldays author is noted in the column Congressional Humor in West Sunday's Tribune.
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Ethel M. Arnold
Dr. Arnold
Rugby
Matthew Arnold
League For Political Education
League Rooms
West 41Th Street
Miss Arnold
League
Thomas Arnold
America
Tom Brown
Christmas Gifts in New York Shops Abound for All
In New York shops Christmas presents abound with prices from six cents up to large sets. Stand prices range from 15 to 27 dollars for copper and nickel pieces. Travelling flatirons, chocolate violins, holiday stationery, wee bureaus, swan down ruffs, and writing sets in copper brass crystal and wood fill the display. The assortment targets women children and gift givers with a wide range of novelty and utility items.
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Santa Claus
New York
United States
Reverent Altars and Barbey d Aureville Reflections
A literary review discusses John Wright’s Some Notable Altars in the Macmillan Company volume with Gothic church artistry and restrained modern simplicity. It also recalls Barbey d Aureville centenary anecdotes, noting Goethe studies, Café Tabouret lore, and a claimed exemption from National Guard service.
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Macmillan Company
John Wright
Church of England
Chichester
Plans to take over United States Light and Heating Co
Plans underway to take control of the United States Light and Heating Company by Hooley Learned and Co and associates. W S Grandall says three fourths of the 6 million dollar stock sought by March 16 at five dollars per share to amalgamate with similar firms as the stockholders are informed. Hooley Learned declines further comment. The company provides electric lighting for railway trains.
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United States Light and Heating Company
W. S. ¢Randall
Hooley, Learned & Cow
United States Light End Heating Company
E. S. Hooley
Hooley, Learned & Co
American cotton in India auction raises price above native
In Punjab the first auction of American cotton seed sold entirely to one firm at 2 percent above Indian cotton. local cultivators, cautious about new seed, were impressed by the strong showing amid government efforts to introduce American cotton. The sale occurred in Lahore, India, in December.
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Lahore
India
Punjab
Wall Street Talks of Gary Dinner at Waldorf
Leading siren and steel manufacturers of the country will attend a dinner at the Waldorf tomorrow night as guests of ex Judge BE. H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation. Wall Street expects talk on steel prices, though officials say the event is social and for renewing acquaintances with a general discussion of the steel situation possible.
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Waldorf
BE. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Wall Street
Pittsburg
The
Steel Corporation
Federal Supreme Court To Decide On Chicago Traction Case
Springfield reports the federal Supreme Court will hear KB N Zoline representing Clarence H. Venner of New York on a writ of error from the Illinois Supreme Court. Venner contends the Chicago traction settlement ordinance is unconstitutional and the bonds issued are invalid. The case hinges on the duplication of the Chicago Railways Company ordinance with the Chicago City Railway ordinance.
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Springfield
Ill
Chicago Traction
Supreme Court of the United States
KB. N. Zoline
Clarence H. Venner
New York
Cartwright
Illinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Illinois
Venner
Chicago Railways Company
Chicago City Railway Company
Boston and Maine Declares Quarterly Dividend
At a directors meeting the Boston and Maine Railroad declared the usual quarterly dividend of 1 percent on common stock. No action was taken on refunding floating debt with long term bonds, but six more months were added to the maturity of short time notes as they come due. The company currently has a little over $11,000 in short time notes outstanding.
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Boston
Lowells
Joy Street
Mount Vernon Street
State House
West Street
Society For Political Study
Hotel
Aster
Frank Cronise
New York
Belle de Rivera
Blue
Pilgrim Fathers
Austin Norman Palmer
Ge Rivera
Lower East Side
Tie Bronx
College of the City of New York
Boston & Maine Railroad
Walcott Elected Vice President Of Knickerbocker Trust
F. Walcott, long active in reorganizing Knickerbocker Trust, was chosen vice president after its reopening. He previously led New York Mills Corporation and brings extensive experience in building large enterprises. James Ely Miller became assistant secretary, succeeding J. McKean Walton, at the same meeting.
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F. ©. Walcott
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Walcott
New York Mills Corporation
James Ely Miller
J. McKean Walton
Rhoades Collection To Be Sold At Fifth Avenue Galleries
The personal effects jewels bric a brac pictures and art objects of John F W Rhoades were exhibited at 46% Fifth Avenue to be sold for creditors. Antique and colonial furniture from George Harrison and Fidelity Funding will be offered Thursday Friday and Saturday at 2 39 o'clock. Friday evening features paintings from Mrs Newton Smith and N Porter estates and Saturday evening the private diary of W Cole Dudley will be disposed of by James P Silo.
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John F. W. Rhoades
Fifth Avenue
George
Harrison
Fidelity Funding Company
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Dance OF the Friendship Club
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C. M. Clark Publishing CO
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Museum Collection of
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Berlioz School OF Languages
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American and
Foreig
M. J Young-Fu
Union Square
Tet Hendricksos
Fulter St. Brosklye
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By Eduard Knobel
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