Massachusetts Militia Federalization Passes After Debate
The Massachusetts House approved to engrossment a bill for federalizing the state militia after a heated debate led by Speaker Cox. Opposed by Rep. Sherburne and others, supporters cited preparedness. The Senate passed the measure without debate amid procedural clashes and efforts to delay.
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House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Sherburne
Brookline
Special Commission On
Senate
Boots Union Names Local Leader to National Board
Haverhill April 14 Fred M Knight president of the joint Shoe Council and Central Labor Union is named to the general executive board of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union of the United States Canada and Porto Rico He succeeds Warren F Goldthwaite who resigned Also an advertisement promotes Laxative Brom Quin ine with E W Groves signature on the box
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Boot and Shoe Union
F. M. Knight
The Mirror and Marriage A Lesson in Love’s Image
A narrator recalls advice from a mother on self care and appearance for brides and wives. It argues that romantic allure fades if attention to personal grooming drops after marriage, while genuine love requires ongoing effort to keep the bond alive.
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Trousseau
Mary Pickford Talks to Appear Weekly in Daily and Sunday Posts
Mary Pickford will speak in the Daily Post five days a week and every Sunday in the Sunday Post. This schedule Sicht highlights her ongoing engagement with readers and film fans through regular columns.
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Mary Pickford
Daily Post
Sunday Post
Maine Bull Moose Announce Candidates
The Progressive Party in Maine announced James A. Pulsifer of Auburn as a candidate for Representative in Congress. Also named was William W. Sewall of Island Falls as candidate for sheriff of Aroostook county. Sewall previously hunted for Theodore Roosevelt in Montana.
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Maine
Tabernacle Bill Moves to House Amid Senates Clash
The tabernacle bill for Billy Sunday revival meetings in Boston stalled in the Senate as it passed to be engrossed and moves back to the House for enactment. A separate measure legalizing certain drug practices drew strong opposition from Senator Clark who warned of broad narcotics implications. Mayor Curley’s street program funding was postponed to next Tuesday amid expected fierce debate. The Senate also engrossed a bill requiring at least two exits to second story stables, with an exception for towns under 20 000.
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Boston
Senate
House
Clark
Brockton
Massachusetts
Curley
Beck
Daughters of the Union Hold April Meeting at Lenox Hotel
Governor John A. Andrew Chapter Daughters of the Union plans its regular monthly gathering next Tuesday afternoon April 18 at the Hotel Lenox. Regent Miss Elizabeth C. Wood of Brookline reports rapid growth and notable D A R ties among officers. A paper titled Our Country's Grandmother by Mrs. Francis Henry Wade will be read, with tea in the rose garden and guest invitations extended.
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John A. Andrew
Daughters of the Union
Lenox
Elizabeth C. Wood
Brookline
Frank D. Ellison
Massachusetts
George O. Jenkins
Franklin P. Shumway
United States of America
America
Francis Henry Wade
Germans deny seizure of Belgian relief milk
The Commission for Relief in Belgium says no milk sent to Belgium was confiscated by the Germans. The denial responds to Roger I Sherman’s claim that milk was diverted to produce acids for explosives and to feed German babies. BH von Mach’s committee received the written denial in a letter from Geo Barr Baker.
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Commission For Relief
Belgium
Roger I. Sherman
BH. von Mach
Citizens’ Committee For Food Shipments
von Mach
Belgium Relief Commission
Geo. Barr Baker
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