Judges' Pensions Favored in Call for Salary Reform
Massachusetts lawyers tally strong backing for restoring judges' pensions with salary increases. Prominent attorneys including Dunbar Buttler Apsey Lewis Carr Badger Gallagher Eldredge Yahey Lavelle Zottoli Buttimer Daley Loring urge passage, arguing pensions attract capable jurists and ensure fair compensation without sacrificing independence.
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Albert
Apsey
William H. Lewis
United States
New York
Thomas D. Lavelle
Joseph T. Zottoli
Thomas H. Buttimer
Little Girl and Cat Killed in Amesbury Accident
April 1 report from Amesbury says eight year old Rolandes Riopel, daughter of James Riopel of 10 Aubin Street, was electrocuted while playing on a tank car. She held her pet kitten and grasped a live wire to avoid a fall, dying at the scene.
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Amesbury
Rolandes Riopel
James Riopel
Aubin Street
No Jury Duty for Women in Massachusetts Law Opinion
Massachusetts women are not liable for jury duty under current law. The Supreme Judicial Court justices sent their opinion to the Legislature stating the law can be changed to require women to serve.
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Beacon Hill
Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court
Germany Returns as Competitor in Global Film Market
The article argues Germany strengthens its film industry postwar, producing German led dramas like Passion and plans new titles such as The Golem and Mistress of the World. It notes American rights deals and broad U S distribution, while Germany bans American films to protect its producers, signaling intensified transatlantic competition.
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Europe
America
Germany
Boston
Me. du Barry
Versailles
Kaiser’s Summer Palace
Sans Souci
Potsdam
Negri
Ape
du Barry
Pola Negri
England
Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Dr. Caligari
Imperial Court
Golem
Sumurun
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Charlie Chaplin
William S. Hart
Cabinet Busy on Problems Discusses Loans and Agriculture
Washington April 1 President Harding and his Cabinet conferred on financial and industrial topics from foreign loans to the domestic agricultural situation. No definite conclusions were reached and the railroad question awaited a solution. The talks included European war loans and the possibility of converting them into long term negotiable bonds, a decision not made.
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Washington
Harding
Dorchester Playground Sign Sparks Historic Row
Dorchester residents clash over a sign naming John A Doherty at Field's Corner triangle playground arguing the space belongs to the Christopher Gibson grant. Dorchester Historical Society members study the issue and may seek a legislative remedy if needed.
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Dorchester Historical Society
Dorchester
Field's Corner
John A. Doherty
Chateau Thierry
Cristopher Gibson
Gibson
The
Edward A. Huebener
Parkman Street
Councillor Watson Withdraws Charges Against Two Officers
City Councillor James A. Watson said in a note to Police Commissioner Curtis that he would withdraw charges against two Roxbury Crossing patrolmen who arrested him for an improperly lit car last Tuesday. He cited the commissioner’s request to hold until the court case ends as a reason he doubted a fair hearing.
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James A. Watson
Curtis
Roxbury Crossing
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Post
James H. Yahey
Daniel J. Daley
Brookline
Augustus P. Loring
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Geraldine Farrar
Allied Loans
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Tremont Street
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