Col Bradley Describes Mexican Frontiers and Guerrilla Tactics
Col J Payson Bradley, returning from the Mexican frontier, compares insurgent warfare to Mosby’s Civil War guerrillas. He notes the revolution’s lack of fixed HQ, border support, and wide civilian sympathy, and praises US troop mobilization while contrasting federal troops with American soldiers in khaki.
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United States
J. Payson Bradley
Audubon Road
Boston
Douglas
Arizona
Economies in Boston Schools Questioned by Commission
The commission criticizes extreme economy in Boston schools, noting poor paper quality, worn janitorial tools, and long use of textbooks. It urges long term contracts for supplies, scrutiny of purchasing, and recommends salary increases for teachers funded by mid level cuts elsewhere, while preserving core programs. It also calls for contract work in public works and a gradual reduction of maintenance staff, with no layoffs of incapacitated workers.
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Boston
Sonmie
Schoolhouse Commission
Public Works
Rourke
Fitzgerald
Mayor Attacks Incomplete Finance Commission Report
Mayor Fitzgerald criticized the Finance Commission for an incomplete report on the school department. He favored a larger teachers raise than the city and finance panel proposed and supported standardizing wages for city and county workers. He urged the commission to cite specific excessive pay cases and noted the school department seeks a 300,000 increase despite fewer children.
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Fitzgerald
Finance Commission
Post
Visiting Odd Fellows Emblem Convert to Trophy in Boston Visit
St Pauls Lodge No. 17 I C OF F of Schenectady N Y brought a three link silver plated emblem in a mahogany case as a gift from Lynn Odd Fellows. The St Pauls Lodge with about 100 members arrived in Boston Friday and used Quincy House as headquarters. A banquet was held by Kearsarge Lodge No. 217 West Lynn on Saturday night with lavish hospitality and the emblem was presented. Each link measures five inches and weighs about three pounds crafted from seven eighths Norway iron.
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St. Paul's Lodge No. 17
Schenectady
N. Y
Boston
Lynn Odd Fellows
St. Paul’s
Quincy House
Kearsarge Lodge No. 217
West Lynn
Lynn Lodge
ST. Paul's Lodge, Au. Oe F
Kearsarge Lodge
Lynn
Fires in Cambridge Leave Two Buildings Damaged
Police say two incendiary fires hit Cambridge early yesterday. At 91 Main Street a two story wooden building housing Olin's Furniture and Moir & Philips Paint was gutted for 2500. A separate blaze at 89 Portland Street damaged Jacob Smith's grocery by 590.
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Cambridge
Main Street
Olin’s Furniture Company
Moir & Philips Paint Company
Jacob Smith
Portland Street
Technology Congress Opens With Alchemy Talk and Papers
President Maclaurin opens the congress with papers by Dr. William H. Walker and Prof. C B A Winslow. Sessions run 11 to 1 and 2 30 to 4 30 with six program sections led by notable professors. A monster smoker at Symphony Hall and a Tech Field carnival are featured events with alumni clubs marching in a mass.
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Maclaurin
William H. Walker
Industrial Research Laboratory At
Technology
C. B. A. Winslow
Dugald C. Jackson
Arthur A. Noyes
Davis R. Dewey
William T. Sedgwick
F. W. Chandler
Park
Library of Rogers Building
The
Congress
Symphony Hall
New Bedford
Merrimack Valley
Providence
Worcester
New York
Tech Union
Engineering
Lawrence Allen
Hollis Godfrey
Allen W. Rowe
Allen
Tech Field
Brookline
Ola
Autoists Lost in April Snow in Berkshire Route
Pittsfield April 9 A C Kluge president of the German Artist Weaving Company of New York and two friends K G Salter and Oscar Scherer were traveling from Springfield to Pittsfield over the Jacob's Ladder route when they were stranded by unexpected April snow.
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Pittsfield
Berkshires
A. C. Kluge
Trustees named for city council oversight board
A list of trustees includes John V F Sullivan Andrew A Badaracco Henry Fitzgerald P Robert Greene Frank Leveront Hoffman Arthur John Wynn Herbert Stockbridge Leandro Costa Jr Louis Biggs James Murphy Achilles Forte Quincey.
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John F. Sullivan
Andrew A, Badaracco
Henry
Fitzgerald
Robert Greene
Frank Leveront
John VF. Sullivan Andrew A. Badaracco
Henry &. Fitzgerald
P. Robert Greene
R. &, Hoffman
Board OF John F. Sullivan
James BR. Murphy
Joh
John J. Wynn Herbert
KF. Stockbridge
Leandro J. Costa, Jr
Louis Biggs
James R. Murphy
Achlile Fortes, Quincey
Stranded Motorists Reach Lenox After Snowstorm Rescue
The car stalled in two foot mud at Chester and again on the Ladder near East Lee but was pulled free by Uncle Daniel Camp who once hauled autos. A mile walk through a blowing storm to a farm house preceded a seven mile spin to Lenox and a late train to New York. The chauffeur will reclaim the car tomorrow.
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East Lee
Curtis Hotel
Lenox
Chester
Daniel Camp
Jacobb
Wendell Hotel
Pittsfield
New York
Cluthe Truss Promises Self Adjusting Help For Rupture
An advertisement touts a Cluthe Truss as self regulating and capable of massaging ruptured parts to relieve strain and strengthen tissue. It claims rapid improvement for many ages and cases, offering a free book by mail and a refund if it fails. It lists testimonials and asks readers to request the sealed booklet.
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Col. Bradley
Mexico
Texas
Juarez
Mosby
Diaz
City Hall
Odd Fellows
TECH
Ready For Congress
Westminster Cafe
Hotel Thorndike
Essex Street
Copley Square
Boston City Club
City Club
American House
Rothskeller
Hotel Brunswick Cafe
Copley Square Hotel
Bova's Cafe
Area Street
Technology Club
Hotel Westminster Cafe
Hotel Plaza
Columbus Avenue
Association of
Onoto Pen CO
Broadway
Columbus Savings Bank
Hanover St
Arthur
Andrew A. Badaracco
Lonis
Bigg J. Fiyoo
Sevel Connor
Price
Union ST
Greater Boston
Faneuil Hall
Brookside
Chase & Sanborn’s
Seale Brand Coffee
Iiven
Cluthe Institute
East
New York City
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