Park Police Pistol Drill Yields High Scores
Of 1140 Metropolitan police members at South Armory drills 110 reached 20 hits in 30 tries and 22 made perfect scores. Sergeant John J. Murphy of Blue Hills was named champion among all stations with Breivogel and Chapman tied for third alongside M Cadogan Jr.
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Metropolitan Police Force
South Armory
John J. Murphy
Blue Hills
Metropolitan
Breivogel
Lower Basin
Chapman
M. Cadogan, Jr
Nantasket
Boston Liquor and Building Bills Move Ahead
The Senate sent the liquor transport bill to a third reading after rejecting a dry city amendment. An asphalt shingle building-law amendment passed to engrossment. Mayor Curley’s streets program seeks 4 million over five years with a 50 cent tax increase. An order allows a certified copy of the Terminal Commission report in place of the lost original.
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Senate
Boston
Curley
Terminal Commission
Indictment Against Wheeler and Shaw Quashed by Court
Judge Morton quashed the indictment of Warren B. Wheeler and Stillman Shaw over improper influence by the government prosecutor. The two were fiscal agents for North American Rubber Co in a mail fraud scheme tied to stock sales. a third man, a city benefactor, was initially named but not indicted after directives from Gordon Peyton.
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Morton
United States District Court
Warren B. Wheeler
Stillman Shaw
Grand Jury
Wheeler
Shaw
North American Rubber Company
Gordon Peyton
United States Attorney-General
Washington
Fame HIted Inmate of Mad House
Ralph Albert Blakelock, once a struggling artist driven to Middletown State Hospital for the Insane, was freed at 70. He returned to New York to see paintings he sold cheaply, now acclaimed as exemplars of American art worldwide.
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New York
Ralph Albert Blakelock
Middletown State Hospital
Blakelock Honored by National Academy of Design Return
Blakelock returned from the asylum with honors as a member of the National Academy of Design. Accompanied by Dr. Maurice C. Ashley they were welcomed at a Fifth Avenue gallery where his works Moonlight and The Old Oak were shown to admirers. Plans by artists promise care for Blakelock his wife daughter and newborn son with a cottage near the city for his remaining years focused on art.
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Blakelock
National Academy of Design
Maurice C. Ashley
Asylum
Fifth Avenue
Toledo, O
Museum of Art
Mail Handlers at Boston Terminal Strike
About 40 to 60 mail handlers at the Boston Terminal Company walked out yesterday afternoon for an unknown reason. They received pay and were replaced. the night shift worked as usual and all mail left on schedule.
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Boston Terminal Company
Massachusetts church pension fund hits $125000 raised
The executive committee announced that $125,000 has been raised so far in Massachusetts toward the $500,000 state share of the national church pension fund. The sum comes from a few gifts gathered over a few weeks of work.
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Massachusetts Church Pension Fund
Massachusetts
National Church Pension Fund
Steamship Fleet Wins Settlement Ending Dock Strikes
The Eastern Steamship Corporation releases 18 steamers after labor troubles at docks from Bangor to New York. Governor Dingley left Boston for Portland as Calvin Austin and W R Lindsay signed a three year closed shop agreement. All crews on multiple divisions must join either the International Seamen's Union or the National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association.
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Eastern Steamship Corporation
Bangor
New York City
Dingley
Boston
Portland
Calvin Austin
Steamship Corporation
W. R. Lindsay
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
International Division
Kennebec
Yarmouth
International Seamen's Union of America
National Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Bath Case Turns On Fur Coat Damage At Turkish Bath
John H. Kimball sues Lundin Turkish Bath Co for $300 claiming his fur lined overcoat, left for drying after a rain visit on November 19 1915, arrived shrunk burnt with holes in the collar and unwearable valued at $165. Judge Cohen hears the municipal civil court case.
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John H. Kimball
Lundin Turkish Bath Company
Kimball
Cohen
Lundin
Cambridge Mayor Submits New Budget To Council
Mayor Rockwood submitted a new Cambridge budget to the City Council replacing the rejected plan. The proposal restores salaries in two of three departments that were omitted in the first budget and outlines funding adjustments for the city’s operations.
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Rockwood
Cambridge
Farrar Leads Tosca at Boston Opera House
Geraldine Farrar starred in Tosca with Luca Botta and Antonio Scotti as leads in a Metropolitan Opera Company of New York performance at the Boston Opera House last night.
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Geraldine Farrar
Luca Botta
Antonio Scotti
Boston Opera Company Delivers Melodrama With Poise And Power
The theatre filled with a large audience as Polacco led aBrutal yet effective Venus of emotion in the melodrama. Farrar in Tosca is praised for a consistent portrayal, Botta shines after illness, Scotti’s Scarpia remains striking though less vocal. Caruso and Barrientos join Verdi program with Rigoletto and Il Trovatore tonight.
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Polacco
Mary Garden
Vanni Marcoux
Metropolitan
Boston Opera Company
Miss Farrar
Mr. Botta
Lawmakers Reach Tentative Income Tax Accord
The legislative taxation committee tentatively agreed on an income tax bill to be reported favorably tomorrow. It would impose 6 percent on income from intangibles, 3 percent on gains over losses from stock speculation, and 11-2 percent on earned income over $2000. Four members may oppose the 6 percent intangible tax, favoring 10 percent instead.
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Legislative Committee On Taxation
State House
Johnston to Succeed McComb at Emmanuel
The Rev Donald Kent Johnston, curate of All Saints Worces ter, has been invited to become curate of Emmanuel Episcopal parish Boston. He will assume duties in early May. Johnston, a Salt Lake City native, graduated from Yale in 1903, succeeding Rev Samuel McComb D D, who left Emmanuel for the Cathedral in Baltimore in January.
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Donald Kent Johnston
All Saints’ Church
Worcester
Emmanuel Episcopal Parish
Boston
Johnston
Salt Lake City
Yale
Emmanuel Church
Samuel McComb
Baltimore
Colonel Corn Finds Politics Pays In Satirical Page
A humorous feature in the next Sunday Post showcases Colonel Corn turning to politics with a riotously colored comic page. The spoof targets public figures and campaigns, delivering sharp, playful social commentary.
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Colonel Corn
Railroads Cut Rates Across California and Far West
Railroads reduce fares in California Oregon Washington and the Far West with a savings of $9.25 for travel between March 28 and April 14. For full details see COLPITT TICKET at 338 Washington St and 146 Canal.
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California
Oregon
Washington
Far West
Colpitt
Washington St
Canal
Mass Irish Race Congress calls meeting in Boston
Provisional Massachusetts Irish Race Congress committee urges a April 19 gathering at Faneuil Hall at 10 a.m. to endorse the New York declaration of principles, form branches of the Friends of Irish Freedom, and pledge support to Ireland's renewed independence in a unified national movement. More than 40 prominent citizens signed the appeal and notable speakers will attend.
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The
Massachusetts
Irish Race Congress
Faneuil Hall
New York
Friends of Irish Freedom
Ireland
Erin
United States
Old Bay
America
Boston
New York City
Traffic Squad a Big Joke at Retail Board Dinner
The Retail Trade Board dinner at City Club featured loud speeches on dye stuffs from Germany, Boston streets, tax increases, censorship, clergymen, grafters, and the traffic squad. Louis K. Liggett Mayor Curley and Dean Talcott Williams joined in the discussion, with former Congressman Metz adding to the remarks as the event ended just before midnight.
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Retail Trade Board of the
Chamber of Commerce
City Club
Germany
Boston
Louis K. Liggett
Chamber
Curley
Talcott Williams
Pulitzer School of Journalism
Columbia University
Hermann A. Metz
Boston Retail Leaders Call For Street Credits And Reforms
President Liggett's remarks draw loud support from 170 attendees as retail men push to move traffic off Washington street Within a week and urge coordinated action on budget and street issues The discussion highlights calls for uniform closing hours curbing discounts to dressmakers and clergy and other reforms to Boston streets and zones
Curley Praises German System and Boston Tax Plan
The article notes remarks by Mayor Curley on Boston finances and urban improvement. Former Congressman Metz discusses Germany's dye-stuffs industry after the war, suggesting Germany might establish plants in the U.S. under tariff pressure and still supply dyes. Curley envisions Boston attracting tourists over five years and supports a 50 cent yearly tax increase. Dean Williams discusses wartime censorship in Europe.
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Liggett
Metz
Germany
Curley
Boston
America
Dean Williams
Europe
Fire Chief Seeks Retirement After 44 Years Service
Chief Nathaniel W. Bunker of the Cambridge fire department asks retirement effective June 1 after 44 years. Mayor Rockwood grants leave and Deputy Chief James W. Casey becomes acting chief until June 1. Bunker, 72, cites medical advice for rest.
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Cambridge
Nathaniel W. Bunker
Rockwood
James W. Casey
Bunker
Maine M E Conference Opens Informally in Rumford
The Maine conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opened informally in Rumford with Rev. G R Palmer of Falmouth Foreside delivering the sermon. Bishop R J Cooke of Portland Ore will preside over the gathering as more than 200 delegates register for the event.
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Rumford
Maine
Methodist Episcopal Church
G. R. Palmer
Falmouth
Young People’s Societies
R. J. Cooke
D. D
Portland
Ore
Militia Camp Duty Extension Favored by Committee
Adjutant General Cole reported a bill to extend militia camp duty from seven to 14 days. He said U S army and State officers favor the measure. Total annual cost would rise to about 122000 dollars, with U S government covering enough to limit State increase to no more than 90000 dollars.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Cole
United States Army
United States
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