Park Funding Planned For City Parks And Improvements
The mayor proposes allocations totaling 153,650 for parks. 91,150 for the Common and Garden, 44,500 for Franklin Park, 12,000 for the Fens, and 6,000 for a fence around Arnold Arboretum. Park commissioners plan extensive improvements on the Common including playground and baseball field reconstruction.
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Peters
Parkman Fund
Boston Common
Public Garden
Franklin Park
Fens
Arnold Arboretum
Park Commissioners
Mannix Placed Under Technical Arrest Off Irish Coast
British destroyers closed on the Baltic carrying Archbishop Mannix of Australia from the United States off the Irish coast. The destroyer Wivern's commander and two Scotland Yard detectives boarded the steamer and placed the archbishop under technical arrest.
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London
Associated Press
Baltic
Archbishop Mannix
Australia
United States
Wivern
Scotland Yard
Archbishop Mannix Landed In Penzance After Route Change
Arch bishop Mannix landed in Penzance after orders redirected his landing from Fishguard. He traveled with his secretary the Rev Albert Vaughan and was later met by a Scotland Yard representative before departing by night train to London. The decision sparked cross party and press criticism as a blunder.
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Albert Vaughan
Fishguard
Admiralty
Penzance
England
Scotland Yard
Canon Wade
London
Mannix
Morning Post
Baltic steamer halts as Mannix receives orders in Ireland
Naval officers aboard the Baltic at Queenstown presented orders to Archbishop Mannix from General Sir Nevil MacReady and Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes, relayed by British torpedo boat destroyers. The arrival and dispatch occurred last night as tensions in Ireland continued to unfold.
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Liverpool
Baltic
Queenstown
Archbishop Mannix
Nevil MacReady
Ireland
Sir Henry Hughes
Archbishop Mannix Blocked from Landing in Ireland
The Right Rev Daniel Foley of Ballarat reports that General Wilson’s orders barred Archbishop Mannix from landing in Ireland. Mannix was refused permission to land at Manchester Liverpool or Glasgow and was placed under arrest by an officer on the steamer before being transferred to a destroyer with his secretary aboard.
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Wilson
Imperial Staff
Daniel Foley
Ballarat
MacReady
Mannix
Ireland
Manchester
Liverpool
Glasgow
Archbishop Mannix Lands in Penzance From Destroyer
Archbishop Mannix arrived in Penzance by destroyer at 4 15 pm and headed to London by motor launch. His baggage was checked by a customs officer at the railway station, and he declined to discuss reporters saying he had nothing to say. Penzance sits at England's southwestern tip near Land's End.
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Penzance
England
Associated Press
Mannix
London
Land’s End
German Naval Vessels Here in New York Harbor
Five captured German warships arrive in New York as exhibits for a year then to be sunk. Ostfriesland Frankfurt and three destroyers V-43 G-102 S-132 are part of the former fleet that surrendered at Scapa Flow. Ostfriesland replaced a sunk ship and the vessels are allocated to the United States.
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New York
New York Harbor
Ostfriesland
Frankfurt
Scapa Flow
Germany
United States
Liquors Seized In Raids In Medford
Federal and local officers conducted two raids in Medford seizing whiskey champagne and moonshine. Patrolman Duffey testified he bought a quart of whiskey from Angelo Rogers on Main Street and a quart was seized in Rogers barber shop. Rogers bailed for Federal Court. Police say two quarts of champagne real whiskey and several gallons of moonshine were found in the home of Mrs Catherine Idole of Edwards Place. She will attend Federal Court this morning.
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Medford
Thomas F. Duffey
Angelo Rogers
Main Street
Rogers
Catherine Idole
Edwards Place
Hull Firemen Ball Tonight Promises Citywide Interest
The Hull Firemen's Relief Association hosts its annual ball at Paragon Park dance hall. Many expect a large crowd and the Miss Hull selection as the evening’s highlight. Judges will be chosen at the event, with J A Fitzpatrick in charge and the grand march led by Chief Henry Stevens and Mrs Stevens.
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Hull Firemen's Relief Association
Paragon Park
Hull
J. A. Fitzpatrick
Association
Henry Stevens
Stuart Street Plans Accepted
After months of delay the City Council formally accepted the 1917 act to widen and extend Stuart street to develop Park Square lands and create a western traffic artery for the city.
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Stuart Street
Park Square
City Council Approves Street Widening Under Act
The council, after counsel opinion, approved real estate tied agreements under the act which limits city work to 250000 dollars. The Park Square Real Estate Trust withdrew its land offer for Stuart Street after delays, saying it would proceed with development plans.
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Park Square
City Council
Stuart Street
Park Square and Stuart Street land use debate resurfaces
The discussion centers on keeping Stuart Street unchanged with Park Square. Proponents warn that potential improvements could later make city action under the act too costly. Mayer Peters sent an order to the council on October 27 1919 requesting the city accept the act.
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Park Square
Stuart Street
Mayer Peters
Disappearance of Macartney Sparks Swansea River Search
Mystery surrounds George B. Macartney missing since his car was found submerged in Coles River near Swansea. Divers searched the river and banks for days but no body or suitcase with clothing was recovered, raising theories of injury, wandering, or swamp entrapment.
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Fall River
George B. Macartney
Fess Rotary Oil Burner Company
Providence
Coles River
Swansea
Fess Company
Macartney
Former Provincetown Man Dies in Plymouth
Aug han, 67, long time Plymouth hardware dealer, born in Provincetown, started with W. H. Weston then ran his firm after Weston’s death. He sold last May due to ill health. Mason, Odd Fellows, Chamber of Commerce member. Survived by second wife and two sons Harry and Alfred.
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Plymouth
Aughan
Mr. Jordan
Provincetown
Tiece
W. H. H. Weston
Weston
W. R. Drew
Jordan
Plymouth Lodge of Masons
Mayflower Lodge of Odd Fellows
Tax rates rise in Fitchburg with record high assessment
Fitchburg officials announced a city tax rate of 27.60, the highest in the city’s history, marking a 3,236,000 increase in assessed value and a rate 3.20 higher than the 1919 figure.
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Fitchburg
Sessors
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