Allen Attacks Innes Machine In Gubernatorial Campaign
Attorney General candidate Allen accuses Innes supporters of backing Governor Cox in a Quincy House dinner plot to launch a second term. He cites banners, host and invitee roles, and lists of attendees as evidence of an Innes machine influencing the race. He recalls graft cases linked to his office and addresses voters, promising restraint and public service.
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Atttorney-General
Allen
Cox
Quincy House
Massachusetts
Goulston
Bottomley
Charles H. Innes
State House
Mr. Innes
Innes
Nathan A. Tufts
Middlesex County
Atorney-General
Tufts, Pelletier and H . Greene Co
thettorney-General
Massachusetts Governor urges courage over coal crisis
Springfield August 11 Governor Cox told Rotary Club listeners the coal shortage is a national crisis affecting Massachusetts. He described reduced supplies, government seizure plans, and the creation of a fuel committee with James J. Storrow as Massachusetts consignee to ensure distribution and payment amid the coal shortage.
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Cox
Springfield
Rotary Club
Otel Kimball
Massachusetts
Overnor
Hoover
Over
James J. Storrow
Walsh Flays Lodge Record in Lynn Speech
John J Walsh, seeking the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate, urged Newberry voters to defeat Lodge, assailing him for opposing progressive laws for 86 years. He charged Lodge favors special interests and labels him an anachronism rooted in pre revolutionary Tory politics.
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Newberry
Lodge
Massachusetts
John Jackson Walsh
Lynn
Whipple
Gaston
Walsh
Republican Party
No Jokes on Prohibition Across Keith Vaudeville
New York Aug 11 A Keith vaudeville circuit order bans all prohibition jokes and references in acts on the Keith B S Moss and Proctor circuits and widely affects East coast acts. The Orpheum circuit has a similar long standing ban. House managers were notified by a letter from E F Alb ee urging strict enforcement. Many comic specialists must rearrange shows and substitute different dialogue.
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New York
Keith
B. S. Moss
Proctor
United States
Orpheum
E. F. Albee
East
New England Radio Exposition Planned for October
The Boston Radio Exposition will run October 30 to November 4 at Mechanics Building. Sheldon Fairbanks announced policies limiting to one simultaneous broadcast demonstration to avoid confusion after May’s crowded expo. The advisory committee includes top manufacturers dealers distributors and radio editors.
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New England
Mechanics’ Building
City Club
Sheldon Fairbanks
Jin Radio
McCallum Denies Quitting Bid for District Attorney
William Shaw McCallum, candidate for district attorney of the southeastern district, denies rumors he will withdraw in favor of opponents Williams or Kane. He says withdrawal would betray supporters and expects either opponent to withdraw before Friday’s filing deadline of Aug. 11 after touring the district and gauging voter sentiment.
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William Shaw McCallum
Southeastern
Frederick P. Katzmann
Brookline
Williams
Mr. Kane
Grecian Added to Boston Norfolk Steamship Service
Merchants and Miners Transport Co announces the steamship Grecian joins the Boston Norfolk service. It sails from Boston Thursdays at 5 p m daylight saving time and from Norfolk Mondays at 4 p m standard time. The expanded schedule covers Boston to Baltimore Norfolk and Philadelphia routes with specified days and times.
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Boston-Norfolk
Merchants & Miners Transportation Co
Boston
Norfolk
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Parade Tomorrow in Memory of Boland
The American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic plans a Boston parade to honor Cathal Gruga and Harry Boland who died in Ireland. Paul Revere Council members meet at Arlington Street and Commonwealth Avenue at 4 PM and march through the city in uniform.
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Boston
Cathal Gruga
Harry Boland
Ireland
Paul Revere
Arlington Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Deserter and Common Law Couple Face Bonds in Worcester
Gleason and Miss Boucher, living in Worcester for seven years, are jailed on statutory charges after a public scandal involving a husband who deserted his wife nine years ago and a mother of five. The couple, supported by a child’s father, await bonds of 100 dollars each while five children are cared for by nuns at St Agnes Home.
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Gleason
Miss Boucher
Laconia
N. H
Worcester
George G. Darling
Dedham
Wife Rejects Husband After Nine-Year Separation
Mrs. Caroline D. Gleason, 30, of 45 Mt. Hope Street Fast Dedham, declares she does not want her husband back and will seek a divorce. She will not forgive him for desertion after eight months of marriage and refuses to accept his illegitimate children. She refuses to acknowledge his new marriage to Miss Boucher and forbids mentioning his name.
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Winfred H. Whiting
Gleason
Caroline D. Gleason
Mt. Hope Street
Fast Dedham
Miss Boucher
Edward E. Gleason
Indictment Found Faulty in New Bedford Smuggling Case
Federal Judge Mack ruled the indictment against Joao Martins and Jose Joaquin Barboza defective and granted arrest of judgment. The defendants, held on bond, face potential quashing of the indictment and possible later grand jury action. The same session denied a new trial for Israel Horvitz Joseph Lipsitt Roy Texeira all of New Bedford, who were found guilty of conspiring to land liquor from the rum runner Romance. Texeira paid a $100 fine.
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Mack
Joao Martins
William H. Draper
Jose Joaquin Barboza
New Bedford
United States
Israel Horvitz
Joseph Lipsitt
Roy Texeira
New Bedford Harbor
Adriatic Sends S O S After Sinking Alarm
The Post reports the White Star liner Adriatic issued an S O S plea for help shortly after 3 AM following an early morning distress call.
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the Post
No Cowards Aboard Steamship Adriatic
Excerpt quotes Martin H. Glynn on the Adriatic explosion aboard ship. Captain Hugh R. David praised for discipline and swift recovery. Passengers recall a tense dawn as crews fought the blaze and two victims were buried at sea. Donations totaling 7000 were raised for families.
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Martin H. Glynn
New York
Hugh R. David
Hfe
David
Post Stuns Boston With First Editions On Adriatic S O S
The Post ran an exclusive extra an hour after the Adriatic explosion and printed the biggest New England liquor raid, a drowning operator story with photo, and other top reports before rivals. Readers on commute knew the news first in the Post.
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Boston Post
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Adriatic
S. O. S. Call
Greater
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The
Nantasket
Pickerel Rock
Spot Pond
Walker A Wood Campaign Speech in Brockton
Russell A Wood of Cambridge spoke in Brockton on behalf of Joseph Walker a Republican nominee for U S Senator. He argued Walker’s victory would help unseat Truman M Newberry of Michigan in the Senate race.
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Russell A. Wood
Walker
Cambridge
Brockton
Joseph Walker
United States
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Massachusetts Vets To Attend Spanish War Veterans' Convention
Massachusetts delegates to the Spanish War Veterans convention will travel by a special train from North Station on Tuesday August 15 at 9 am. The trip is directed by Councillor William M Hogan of Cambridge Senior Vice Commander and a member of the Leslie F Hunting Camp.
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Massachusetts
Los Angeles
North Station
William M. Hogan
Cambridge
Hogan
Leslie F. Hunting
Judge Riley Denies Huge Fee Charge in Lemon Case
Malden judge Thomas P. Riley faced a $3000 suit from Mrs. Rose Lemon over a $2000 plus fee claim tied to her husband’s death in a Massachusetts railroad wreck. He said the fee was not exorbitant, citing two years of free or reduced service for the needy client and $2000 in net charges after advances and expenses.
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Rose E. Lemon
Revere
Thomas P. Riley
Malden
Lemon
Massachusetts
Boston
Miss Fitzgerald Improves After Lung Operation
Montreal August 11 Miss Eunice Fitzgerald daughter of former Boston mayor John Fitzgerald is much improved after lung surgery at Roses Memorial Hospital. She stood for the first time three days ago and is gaining. her mother stays with her and hopes she can go home in about a week.
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Montreal
No Flappers Can Be Nurses at Haverhill Hospital
At General Stephen H Gale Hospital in Haverhill an edict orders nurses and trainees to grow their hair and avoid bobbed styles. Those violating face a three month extension to their training before diploma eligibility. Several trainees and staff express distress as bobbed hair had been popular and convenient.
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Haverhill
Stephen H. Gale Hospital
Roxbury Hospital Urged to Reopen After Closure
Dr J Luftig appeals to the Boston Post to urge financial support for Roxbury Hospital formerly Salvation Army tied to Tufts staff. The 40-bed facility at 87 Vernon Street Roxbury closed its doors with no official reason given, but lack of funds is suspected. He praises its cosmopolitan patient base and value to charitable Boston.
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Roxbury Hospital
Salvation Army Hospital
Vernon Street
Roxbury
McIntyre
Salvation Army
Tufts College Medical and Dental Schools
Boston
Boston Post
J. Luftig
Ballantyne Named Supreme Officer of Knights of Pythias
John Ballantyne of Boston elected supreme vice-chancellor by the Supreme Lodge in San Francisco securing Massachusetts first representation in the orders Supreme Lodge. Ballantyne, a prominent Boston lawyer born in Ontario, moved to Lawrence as a youth and is a Mason and member of the Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge plans a reception for the new officer.
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John Ballantyne
Boston
Massachusetts Knights of Pythias
Supreme Lodge of the Order
Ballantyne
Supreme Lodge
San Francisco
Ontario
Lawrence
Massachusetts Lodge
K. of P
Odd Yellows
Grand Lodge of Pythians
Charlestown Storehouse Fire Damages 200 Orgs
Fire of unknown origin caused 200 damage to the Lawrence Higgins storehouse in Charlestown at 9 o'clock last night. The rear of 27 Medford Street suffered the blaze before engine 38 of the Charlestown fire department extinguished it.
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Lawrence & Higgins
Charlestown
Medford Street
Railway Executives Offer Conditional Striker Readmission Plan
A committee appointed by the Association of Railway Executives drafted a reply to President Harding outlining how many strikers to rehire and whether seniority would be restored. The plan accepts rehiring as needed to return shop forces to normal while deferring seniority decisions to later Railroad Labor Board action.
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Association of Railway Executives
Railroad Labor Board
Harding
T. Dewitt Cuyler
Association of
Railway Executives
Robert S. Binkerd
Cuyler
Binkerd
Union Chiefs Delay Reply to Harding Offer
After hours of closed door talks the leaders of all railroad unions adjourned without a formal reply to President Harding s final strike settlement proposal for shopmen. Warren S Stone said both unions on and off strike would state positions tomorrow as walkouts at 60 terminals threaten transport. He noted half of locomotives operate despite safety law and that the strike remains unresolved.
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Associated Press
Harding
Warren S. Stone
Engineers’ Brotherhood
Stone
White House
B. M. Jewell
Mr. Stone
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau of Safety
Railroad Labor Board
Martin F. Ryan
Carmen's Brotherhood
Indochine Collides With Sarmatia in Fog
In Three Rivers Quebec a heavy fog caused a collision between the French freighter Indochine and the cargo steamer Sarmatia. No lives were lost in the incident.
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Three Rivers
Que
Indochine
Sarmatia
Post Office Promotions Probed for Discrimination
Washington ordered an immediate investigation into alleged discrimination in recent Boston Post Office clerk promotions. Postmaster General Work initiated the probe after a request from the National Federation of Postal Clerks.
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Boston
Washington
Work
National Federation of Postal Clerks
Boston clerks protest promotions as they seek records on pay
About 1400 Boston postal clerks urge action from the Postmaster General after criticizing promotions they call peculiarly biased. John A. Kelly says the plan favors special clerks earning 200 dollars more yearly. Baker selects seniority based list to curb discrimination as 159 such appointments were planned.
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John A. Kelly
Coolidge Corner
Clerks’ Welfare Committee
Baker
Kelley
Department
Davis Heads American Bar Association
John W. Davis of West Virginia former ambassador to Great Britain was elected president of the American Bar Association at the annual convention in San Francisco. Frederick E. Wadhams of Albany was named treasurer and W. Thomas Kemp of Baltimore was named secretary.
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San Francisco
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Great Britain
American Bar Association
Frederick E. Wadhams
Albany
N. Y
W. Thomas Kemp
Baltimore
Michael J. Casey of South Boston Dead
Michael J. Casey 38 died after a long illness at his Monponsett summer home. He worked 18 years at the Boston post office and belonged to the Postal Clerks' Benefit Association. He led St Augustine's Temperance Society and Monponsett Associates, and held various local roles. he is survived by a sister Mary and two brothers William and Frank.
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Michael J. Casey
Boston
Monponsett
Atlantic Street
South
Casey
Boston Post Office
Postal Clerks’ Benefit Association
St. Augustine’s Temperance Society
Monponsett Associates
Pere Marquette Council
R. of C
St. Augustine's Lyceum
Mary
William and
Frank Casey
East Boston Woman Thanks Belfast Helpers After Amnesia
Evelyn Charlotte Young, found wandering in Belfast Maine with amnesia, returned to Boston to live with friends. She thanks Lowney Candy Company employees, Belfast city and hospital officials, and Dr. Kilgore for their kindness during her stay.
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Evelyn Charlotte Young
Boston
Belfast
Lowney Candy Company
Dr. Kilgore
Sergeant Brooks Resigns from Stoneham Police
William Brooks, seven years a sergeant in Stoneham police, resigns to take a job with a Boston mobility company. His departure surprised residents who praised his service.
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William Brooks
Stoneham
Boston
Brooks
Deaths SMITH in East Boston Hannah F. Smith 81
In East Boston on August 11 Hannah F. Smith wife of Benjamin Smith aged 81. Services at home Cowper Street Monday at 2 p m. Interment Glenwood Cemetery Everett. Relatives and friends invited. Other death notices on page 8.
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