Immigration Laws Urged by Committee of 100 Voices
Social groups and individuals formed a committee of 100 at the 20th Century Club to press Massachusetts lawmakers on immigration measures from the state commission report. The group will attend a Tuesday hearing on social welfare to back a permanent State Board of Immigration. An executive committee was named and hundreds of supporters disclosed, including representatives from the 20th Century Club International Committee, North American Civic League, State Y M C A, Civil Service House, Elizabeth Peabody House, Chamber of Commerce and Woman's Municipal League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
20Th Century Club
Massachusetts Immigration Commission
Immigration Commission
Legislative Committee On Social Welfare
State Board of Immigration
W. ©. Bray
Dennis I. Mahoney
Eleanor M. Colliton
George Gallup
Mary A. Wilcox
Alvin E. Dodd
Phillip Davis
International Committee of the 20Th Century Club
The
North American Civic League
State Y. M. C. A
the Civil Service House
Elizabeth Peabody House, Chamber of Commerce and
Woman's Municipal League
Woman commits suicide at Fenwood Road hospital
Miss Blanche Nichols aged 42 of 55 Belvidere Street Back Bay shot herself in the head while a nurse prepared a bath at the Psycho Pathic Hospital on Fenwood Road Back Bay. The 32 calibre revolver fired as she stooped over a grip carried in the room. She died before help could intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Blanche Nichols
Belvidere Street
Back Bay
Psychopathic Hospital
Fenwood Road
Miss Nichols
Miss Nichols Dies After Visit to Back Bay Station
Dr. Thomas H. Haines, a resident surgeon, pronounced Miss Nichols dead after she arrived at Back Bay station with a new .32 caliber revolver hidden in a cage. She claimed she was pursued by a crowd of men and sought protection, asking to see a St Cecelia’s Church clergyman before she was taken to the Psychopathic Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Haines
Miss Nichols
Back Bay
Watkins
St. Cecelia’s Church
Psychopathic Hospital
Tragic death during a care routine described in report
A woman was calm as men pursued her then lifted to a upstairs room by two nurses. She was about to receive a bath when the tragedy occurred, details unclear but reported as a fatal incident during care.
12 Days to Clean City in Boston Campaign Launched
Commissioner Louis K. Rourke told the paint up clean up committee last night that 12 days are needed to cleanse Boston using city teams. A two week effort starts May 4 with 150000 circulars in six languages sent to housewives detailing actions. Rourke will cover districts daily beginning May 4 with Jamaica Plain to South Boston, then Charlestown May 10 and Dorchester to Allston in order.
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Boston
Public Works
Louis K. Rourke
Thomas Sherwin
Commonwealth Avenue
Rourke
Jamaica Plain
Back Bay
North End
East Boston
South End
South Boston
Charlestown
Dorchester
Roxbury
Hyde Park
Brighton
Allston
Yale Men Vote Down Honor Examinations
Yale undergraduates in New Haven voted against adopting a university wide honor system for exams. The tally was 587 in favor to 355 against, with the Sheffield Scientific School already under the system. Proponents like former President Taft had urged broader adoption.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Sheffield Scientific School
Taft
College newspaper men meet in New York
Representatives of Harvard Crimson Dartmouth Yale News Brown Herald Tech and other New England college papers attend the annual college journalists conference in the new School of Journalism building at Columbia University with James Bruce of the Daily Princetonian presiding.
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Harvard Crimson
Dartmouth
Yale News
The
Brown Herald
Tech
New England
New York
New School of Journalism
Columbia University
James Bruce
Daily
Princetonian
Allen's Foot-Ease Foot Care Ad During Easter
Advertises Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic foot powder for swollen and aching feet. Claims long walk comfort, use in patent leather and new shoes, and a simple test. Urges ordering today from druggists, 27 cents, sample free by mail, Le Roy New York address.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
92d Anniversary of Dr Hale Observed in Boston
The 92d anniversary of Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale was quietly observed in Boston with a wreath ceremony at his statue in the Public Garden. The Eliot Circle and Lend-a-Hand Society led events at Bulfinch Place Church and Channing Church with readings, hymns, and discussions of Hale’s life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Everett Hale
Boston
Christopher R. Eliot
Bulfined Place Church
Hale
Lend-a- Hand Society
Eliot
Katherine R. Stokes
Eliot Circle
Annie I. Brown
Lend-a-Hand Society
Dr. Flale
Bulfinch Place
Frances 8. Merrill Club
Dr. Hale
James DeNormandie
D. D
Channing Church
Dorchester
Second Congregational Church
Social Service Club
Laxative BromO Quinine Adverts Highlight 25 Cent Box
Advertisement mentions LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE with B. W. Grove signature on the box priced at 25 cents. The copy emphasizes using the product at the first sign of a cold and includes bold branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Grove
Decision of Bank Board Criticised
Washington April 3 The reserve district karar decision sparked a strong push by several cities to overturn the committee and seek redistricting or at least changes in the reserve cities named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reserve Bank Organization Committee
Plan for Reserve Board Faces presidential delays
The article notes the organizational committee’s decision is not reviewable except by the Federal Reserve Board, likely to be named weeks from now. McAdoo and Williams are ex officio board members, making reversal unlikely, while Congress criticized the plan and disappointment grew among cities seeking reserve banks. Senate members Weeks, Dana, and Fletcher fault the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organization
Federal Reserve Board
Wilson
Congress
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Weeks
Massachusetts
Lawmaker Questions Bank Selections by State Ties
An opposing lawmaker, long against the bill, finally supported it and noted banks in Georgia Virginia and Missouri tied to key officials Mc Adoo Williams and Houston. He questioned the committee's selections and criticized the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
McAdoo
Virginia
Williams
Missouri
Houston
Cambridge Will Leaves $5000 to Maid and Multiple Bequests
Amelia Mackay Goodwin of Cambridge filed her will in Cambridge Probate Court. She leaves $5000 to her maid Veronica Gillis for faithful service, and gives $1000 each to Avon Home Cambridge Hospital and Cambridge Home for the Aged. The estate totals about $193,000 with several church and institutional bequests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Mackay Goodwin
Cambridge
Veronica Gillis
Avon
Cambridge Hospital
Tuskegee Institute
Congregational Ministerial Fund
Concord
Miss Gillis
Jobless to Meet Today in Boston Common
Unemployed residents of Greater Boston plan an experience meeting at Boston Common near the bandstand at 2:30 this afternoon. Speakers will discuss trials of the past season and methods to aid workless workers in finding steady employment. A collection for the indigent will be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Boston
Boston Common
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