Boston Officials Defend School Safety Against Wentworth
Mayor FitzGerald and Schoolhouse Commission leaders rebut Franklin H Wentworth's claim that Boston schoolhouses are unsafe. Acting Superintendent Parker and Chairman Logue insist Boston schools remain safe and well built despite criticisms at the American Institute of Architects in New York.
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American Institute of Architects
New York City
Franklin H. Wentworth
Boston
Fitzgerald
Charles Logue
Schoolhouse Commission
Parker
Wentworth
Mr. Logue
Mildred Wyman
Hart
Dean
McKinnon
Daley
Cluo
Luther
Chamberlain
Harris
Brookline Gymnasium
Newton High School
Harvard
Better Turnverein
Swedish Gymnastic Club
Posse Gymnasium
Wentworth and architect discuss school construction quality
The speaker cites previous remarks before the Boston Society of Architects where Wentworth attended and raised no objections to the plan for second-class school construction. He questions why Wentworth waited to challenge it in another city, suggesting motive of effect. The speaker defends Boston’s second-class schools as a compromise superior to most existing facilities.
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Wentworth
Boston Society of Architects
Went Worth
Society
Boston
Second Class Schoolhouses Backed as Cost Efficient
The former schoolhouse commissioner argues second-class construction saves 15 to 20 percent over first-class buildings while offering equal fire protection. Mayor Fitzgerald defends the policy, saying architects criticize to avoid big fees, and expresses confidence in the Schoolhouse Commission.
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Finance Commission
Brooks
Fitzgerald
Wentworth
Everett man awarded $8000 in fall case
Victor Johnson of Everett who suffered severe injuries after a fall from the eighth floor elevator well in the Blake building was awarded $8000 by a Superior Civil Court jury in East Cambridge. Johnson sued Otis Elevator Company for $50,000. the jury deliberated two hours as he testified with a crushed right side of the head and multiple fractures.
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Victor Johnson
Everett
Blake Building
East Cambridge
Johnson
Otis Elevator Company
Peters Proposes a Children’s Bureau in Commerce Department
Washington April 13 Representative Peters of Massachusetts introduced a bill to create a children’s bureau within the Department of Commerce and Labor. The measure mirrors a Senate-passed version from the prior session but stalled in the House.
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Washington
Peters
Massachusetts
Department of Commerce and Labor
Senate
House
Harvard Professors Finish Plans on Shipboard Bond Shipment
Treasury officials learned how Harvard professors Duquesne and Warren with E. H. Hook outwitted New York customs over unfinished plans for a Governor's palace in Havana. On the Provence the trio set up a drawing board, completed the plans, and had the officer send them in bond.
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Washington
Treasury Department
New York
Harvard
Duquesne
Paris
Harvard University
School of Applied Science
United States
of the Treasury
Curtis
Srarvard
Loeb
Professor Duquesne
Provence
Havana
Bond
Warren
Harvard School of Fine Arts
E. H. Hook
Boston
Malden Fire Officer Disciplines Driver for Assault
Frank Gearon of Chemical 3, Malden Fire Department, was discharged by Commissioner Thomas W. Hough for insubordination and assault on a superior officer. The incident occurred a week earlier when Gearon struck Lieutenant A. J. Davis on duty.
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Frank Gearon
Chemical 3
Malden
Thomas W. Hough
Gearon
A. J. Davis
Milford remembers John McLane former NH Governor dies in North Carolina
John McLane former New Hampshire governor and longtime cabinet maker died in Southern Pines North Carolina after ill health. He helped host Russian Japanese envoys during the Portsmouth peace conference and had served as president of the Foolehagan National Bank. He was born in Scotland February 27 1852 and later led New Hampshire politics with four decades of public and business leadership. Survived by wife and son John R. McLane. another son Clinton A. McLane and daughter Mrs John Clark of New York City. Body to be returned to Milford for interment.
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Milford
N.H
John McLane
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Southern Pines
N. C
South Carolina
Mclane
Charles
Revere Beach
Mass
John R. McLane
Clinton A. McLane
John Clark
New York City
Lennoxton
Scotland
Manchester
N. H
Foohegan National Bank
Ient
State House of Representatives
Senate
Additional transfer points announced for Boston Elevated
The Boston Elevated will add three transfer points within days. South Boston to Huntington avenue at Boylston street and Massachusetts avenue will serve Back Bay Normal School students. A transfer at Massachusetts avenue and Columbus avenue will connect to Cambridge cars. An Egleston square transfer will aid cars to and from the Dudley street Elevated terminal.
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Boston
Boylston Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Huntington Avenue
That Street
Back Bay Normal School
Columbus Avenue
Cambridge
Egleston Square
Dudley Street
U S Troops Cross Border to Halt Mexican Clash
Rebels arrived by train at Frontera and attacked from the west, shelling the town while federals and rebels fought near the customs house. U S Cavalry under Captain Guajot charged the line as federal troops retreated toward the border amid dust and exchanges of fire.
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Frontera
Commissario
Customs House
Viva Madero
Agua Prieta
United States First Cavalry
Guajot
Judge Dodge Promoted to Circuit Court Bench
Judge Frederic Dodge of the United States District Court is promoted to the Circuit Court bench. The move follows the death of Judge Francis Cabot Lowell, leaving two Massachusetts district judge vacancies. Senator Lodge drafts a judiciary act amendment to grant two district judges in Massachusetts within the existing district.
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Frederic Dodge
United States District Court
Washington
Dodge
Francis Cabot Lowell
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Thaw Lawyer Daniel O Reilly Indicted in Bond Theft
Daniel O Reilly once Thaw's counsel is indicted for criminally receiving stolen bonds worth 85000 from Aaron Bancroft of the George Bancroft & Co brokerage. Two thieves named John and James Doe are also indicted. Inspector Russell seeks arrests in Philadelphia Baltimore and Trenton.
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New York
Daniel O’reilly
Harry K. Thaw
Aaron Bancroft
George Bancroft & Co
Beaver Street
Tne
O'Reilly
John
James Doe
Russell
Detective Bureau
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Trenton
Suffrage League Expresses Sympathy to William M Olin
The New England Suffrage League sent sympathy and cheer to Secretary of State William M. Olin and his family, praising his loyalty to equal justice for all races and colors.
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William M. Olin
New England Suffrage League
Cause of Justice For All
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Children’s Bureau
C.F. Hovey & Co
Penn
Washington Street
Dorothy Perkins
Penm
Fort Hill
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M’lane
Kalling
San
John M’lane
U. S
U. S. Cavalry
American Physical Education Association
Brookline Municipal Gymnasium
Municipal Gymnasium
Jenks
Taylor
Fox
Hall
McLeod
Schrader
Sargent School
Torward
Sargent Club
Miss Wilson
Walsh
Boston Y. M. C. U
Hebbert
Mason
Mary McGrath
Brookline
Roxbury Arbeiter Turnverein
Nasan
Judge Dodge
Daniel O'Reilly
Suffrage League
James A. Houston Company
P. H. Magrane
Pres
Batiste
Peoets
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