Goulston Responds To Allen Attack On Governor Cox
Ernest J. Goulston, host of the Quincy House dinner, denounces Attorney-General Allen's Provincetown speech as cheap and mendacious. He asserts he organized and paid for the December dinner honoring Governor Cox, dismisses Allen as unfit and untruthful, and says Republicans will see through the attack.
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Washington
Ernest J. Goulston
Allen
Provincetown
Cox
Quincy House
Goulston
Charles H. Innes
Mr. Allen
Massachusetts
Man Allen
Stranger Attacks Woman at Somerville Beach Site
Miss Hannah McKinnon, 22, a Newtonville maid, was lured from Park Street station to Sullivan Square then Somerville bathing beach. A stranger choked her and assaulted her before fleeing toward the bridge, leaving her dazed and seeking help from Patrolman Batman.
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Somerville
Mystic River
Hannah McKinnon
Cabot Street
Newtonville
Batman
Park Street
Nova Scotia
Miss Margaret G Flaherty Dies in Orient Heights Home
Margaret G Flaherty sister of Inspector Stephen J Flaherty of police headquarters died at her home 25 Chaucer Street Orient Heights after a lingering illness. She was born at 36 12 Mercer Street South Boston and lived there until a few years ago. She leaves another brother Edward. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Margaret G. Flaherty
Stephen J. Flaherty
Police Headquarters
Chaucer Street
Orient Heights
Mercer Street
Boston
Edward
Lynn Woman Drowned in Merrimack River
Lucille Baroque of Endicott Street Lynn Massachusetts drowned today when she stepped from a boat house pier into the Merrimack River. Her body was recovered floating in the stream several hours after the accident.
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Lynn
Merrimack River
Manchester
N. H
Lucille Baroque
Endicott Street
Mass
Premier 10 Meet Today in London as Reparations Loom
The Allied conference on German affairs resumes with informal talks among Britain France Italy Belgium and Japan. Officials aim for a brief two month moratorium for Germany while major disputes over state owned mines forests and future payments likely remain unresolved.
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London
Associated Press
Great Britain
France
Germany
Reparations Commission
Lloyd George
M. Poincare
Signor Schanzer
M. Theunis
Baron Hayashi
Paper bullets to stop riots in Boston
Boston officials consider a paper bullet system proposed by Detroit’s Police Commissioner Inches for riot control. Hollow paper containers filled with birdshot would be fired from a rapid 1509 pellet per minute sub machine gun, burying under the skin but not intended to kill, prompting prompt medical removal.
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Bay State
Boston
Inches
Detroit
Boston Postmaster to be chastised over seniority rule
Archie W. Harlow of Boston protests in the Boston Post regarding the post office appointment system. He argues merit should determine classifications, not time served, warning that delays in mail service could worsen if so called seniority is enforced. He urges the Post to condemn the method and support the Postmaster’s discretion.
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Boston Post
Boston
Archie W. Harlow
Arpeggio Helps in Zona Gale’s Boston Sunday Post tale
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine presents Arpeggio Helps, a Zona Gale story featuring Miss Lulu Bett authorial voice. This entertaining piece showcases Gale’s wit and character-driven humor in a period anthology format.
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Zona Gale
Lulu Bett
Boston Sunday Post
Fords Won by All Types of Persons
People from diverse backgrounds win Fords in the Ford a Day Contest. The Daily and Sunday Post lists winners including a farmer's wife, schoolgirls, youths at home, a World War veteran, police officers, a life insurance agent, a quarry laborer, a printer, a housewife, a juvenile probation officer and many others. Thirty three cars have been delivered to date.
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Daily and Sunday Post
Mr. Buck
Ford
Post
Labor News: Teamsters Hit by Coal Strike
The Coal Teamsters Union reports 1000 of 1500 wharf and truck workers idle as coal miners strike hits Boston. Layoffs began weeks ago with hundreds told no more work until coal shipments resume. A union election chose Kenton, Johnson, McCauley, and Frank P to represent at the State Branch A. S. L. convention in Fitenburg.
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Coal Teamsters’ Union 68
John J. Fenton
Boston
Mr. Sherton
Lst
A. S. of L
Fitenburg
Frank P., Kenton
John J. Johnson
Thomas McCauley
Bartenders to Parade in Labor Day Event
More than 200 members of Boston’s Bartenders Union 77 attended a meeting at 386 Harrison Avenue and voted to participate in the Labor Day parade with as many marchers as possible. A two percent committee was formed to arrange details and a card system was started for members to signal intent to march. The union’s officers were elected delegates to the State Branch A F of IL convention in Fitchburg.
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Boston
Bartenders’ Union 77
Harrison Avenue
John W. Conley
Court Street
Daniel L. Flanagan
Thomas H. Gerraughty
A. F. of
Fitchburg
John J. Kearney
George E. Curran
Delegates From Boston To Attend AFL Meeting In Fitchburg
More than 30 delegates from Greater Boston will attend the state AFL convention at Fitchburg beginning today. P Harry Jennings Boston Central Labor Union secretary and business agent says he will also attend the three or four day session.
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Greater Boston
American Federation of Labor
Fitchburg
P. Harry Jennings
Boston Central Labor Union
Unorganized men vote to join union in Boston meeting
A large turnout of unor ganized boiler makers and ship builders met at Machinists Hall East Boston to join Lodge 585 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders of America. Over 50 applied for membership as officers from related unions spoke. J Fred Curtin of the Steamship Clerks' Union also addressed the gathering.
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Boston
Missionary Collection Totals at Alliance Convention
The annual missionary collection at Old Orchard Me totaled 20917 dollars during the Christian and Missionary Alliance convention. Rev Paul Rader of Chicago delivered the missionary sermon.
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Old Orchard
Convention of the Christian and Missionary Alliance
Paul Rader
Chicago
Buck Wins Ford a Day Car From Local Post Contest
Mr Buck, longtime Boston resident and Louis K Liggett Co ice cream manager, wins a Ford touring car in the Ford a Day contest by the Post. He praises the paper and notes his wife will receive the car, while recounting Vice President Coolidge’s prior haircut and a neighborhood celebration.
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Ford
Coolidge
Buck
Louis K. Liggett Company
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
New York
Bostor
Man hides his cash to fool wife in Portsmouth note
A Portsmouth man shares a device to keep small savings from his wife. He places coins between the cigarette package wrapper and foil, preventing her from finding the excess nickels during her nightly pocket searches. The writer signs as George William Davis of 68 High Street.
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George William Davis
High Street
Portsmouth
N. H
Two Huge Turtles Battle at Bear Hill Lake
Russell Briggs of Sheep Island Harvard reports a dramatic encounter at Bear Hill Lake where two turtles at least two feet long fought violently, collided with loud impacts, and swam off exhausted but still at it by dawn. The clash appeared to end in a draw.
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Bear Hill Lake
Harvard
Russell Briggs
Sheep Island
Beating the Law in Pawtucket Bus Industry
Drivers in Pawtucket defy the Joslin bill by signaling with an American flag on radiators or headlights and using small fixed boxes to collect voluntary payments. They suspend operation, withdraw bus signs, and allow patrons to drop funds for a drink or smoke, arguing the plan yields higher take than fixed fares. Harold V. Gilder reports from Pawtucket.
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Pawtucket
Broadway
Central Avenue
Light in Hunnewell Tower Haunts Wellesley Lake Story
On Lake Waban at Wellesley College a steady tower light from the Hunnewell home recalls a family tragedy. A son vanished during a lifeboat rescue attempt after his mother fell ill, with tales of drowning or death. The light remains nightly to guide him home.
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Wellesley College
Lake Waban
Wellesley
Hunnewell
Rosalind H. Sperber
Shore Drive
Winthrop
Cylinder Missing Mistakenly Thought Cause by Mechanic
A distressed woman phoned the mechanical superintendent to say a mechanic told her one cylinder was missing. She asked for the price of replacing the cylinder and the time required. Robert P. Moody with Care Trenshaw Motor Company, 12 16 Griggs Street, Allston, supplied the contact.
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Robert P. Moody
Care Trenshaw Motor Company
Griggs Street
Allston
Caswell's Candy Kitchen Keeps Sunday Closed at Old Orchard
Caswell's Candy Kitchen on the Old Orchard pier maintains a Sunday closing policy for over twenty years. Proprietor William L. Caswell stands by this old fashioned stance despite rival firms catering to Sunday crowds and a high summer season, with reader Chester A. Griffin noting the site’s unusual discipline and success.
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Caswell
Old Orchard
William L. Caswell
He Will Be a Financier Says a Watertown Boy
A 16 year old boy tried to deposit 10 cents but was told the minimum is $1. He returned and asked to draw $1, plus he added the 10 cents to make $1.10 and received credit for the larger amount. The anecdote suggests he may become a financier. Frank J. O'Reilly, 8 Putnam Street, Watertown.
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Frank J. O'Reilly
Putnam Street
Watertown
Practical Spouse Hurried Marriage Request in Lawrence
A young couple sought an immediate marriage after obtaining a license in Lawrence. The assistant city clerk, a justice of the peace, refused due to a five day waiting period. After further discussion the couple asked to wed at 7 am the day after the waiting period, but the office opens at 9. The clerk suggested marrying at his home at 7 am. the bride needed to be at work by 7:20. Mr Daly performed the ceremony. the couple will likely live frugally for years.
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Lawrence
Daly
John Fe, O'Neil, JR
Grove St
Mr O Neil Awarded Ford Car in Today’s Review
The item was investigated and found correct in every way. Therefore Mr O Neil is awarded the Ford car for today.
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O'Neil
A Deaf Man's Alarm device told by Hettie Langley
A friend recounts how a deaf man was woken by a brass hooked alarm clock with a bed slipper hung on its hook. The clock sat over his bed and dropped the slipper on his head when it rang, waking him for work.
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Hettie E. Langley
Warner, N. H
Man Seeks Axe as Chainlocked Car Is Readily Dented
A man asks a Providence traffic officer for an axe to cut a chain locking his car wheels. The officer borrows an axe from a produce house and frees the vehicle, then receives a cigar as thanks. Soon another man reports his car stolen from the same location. papers confirm a prior incident.
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Turkshead Building
Providence
R. I
Jack Dempsey Quietly Seeks Shoes in Houlton Store
A husky man with two smaller companions visited Palmer's shoe store in Houlton to buy moccasins. Joe Palmer offered a price reduction and asked about state highway work. The big man revealed he was Jack Dempsey bound for a fishing trip and not keen on a $1.50 daily road job. Edward D. Skilling, Thibodeau block, Corner Main and Broadway.
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Palmer
Joe Palmer
Mr. Palmer
Jack Dempsey
Edward D. Skilling
Thibodeau Block
Main and
Broadway
Houlton
Commuter Adapts Gas Mask To Evade Sulfur Fumes
A Malden reader describes sulfur fumes from a chemical plant opposite Everett Station causing coughing on trains. An elderly passenger wore a partial gas mask to limit exposure, removing it once past the plant. Written by H. E. Forbes of Barrett street.
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Everett
H. E. Forbes
Barrett Street
Malden
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