Mayor Curley Pushes Export Tax on Foodstuffs
Mayor Curley advocates a federal export tax or embargo on essential foods to curb price rises driven by the European war. He urges Massachusetts delegates to back a bill and says President Wilson will likely support it. He cites constitutional questions and notes ongoing federal state and city probes into artificial price inflation.
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Curley
Massachusetts
Washingston
Wilson
James A. Gallivan
Europe
United States
Congress
Miss M Grath Named Cincinnati Physical Director
Word comes to Miss Mary McGrath of Brookline that she will be the University of Cincinnati women's physical director. President Dabney proposed her at the last meeting but salary objections delayed confirmation. those objections are now resolved and appointment is expected at the next meeting.
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Mary McGrath
Brookline
University of Cincinnati
Dabney
Question Authority of Mayor
Three of the five members of the Board of Appeals deposed last Saturday sent letters to the City Council declaring Mayor Curley had no right to remove them. James R. Murphy Neil McNeil and William D. Austin authored the communications which were read at yesterday afternoon's council meeting and were placed on file.
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Board of Appeals
Curley
James R. Murphy
Neil McNeil
William D. Austin
Council
Sullivan
Lsts
Mayor Defies Authority Over Board of Appeals
City hall turmoil continues as Mayor Curley claims removal power over the Board of Appeals and plans new lists from nominating bodies including Real Estate Exchange groups and engineering societies. Council delays several actions including a lighting contract, awaiting Councillor Coulthurst's return next Monday.
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The
Real Estate Exchange and Auction Board
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
Boston Society of Architects
Boston Society of Civil Engineers
Master Builders’ Association
T the
Contractors’ and Builders’ Association
Building Trades Council
Boston Central Labor Union
Coulthurst
Whiskey Aficionado G O Taylor Adverts Highlight
Advertisement features G O Taylor an enthusiast of high grade whiskey offering selections and related notes. Emphasizes quality labels and premium prices to attract discerning buyers seeking fine spirits.
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G. O. Taylor
Eben D. Jordan and Family in Scotland
Eben D. Jordan and family are in Scotland at Drummond Castle for late summer and autumn. The party includes Miss Dorothy Jordan and Mr. and Mrs. Eben D. Jordan, with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jordan. Mrs. Eben D. Jordan spent early summer at Carlsbad with American friends while Robert Jordan’s couple were in Paris.
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Jordan
Drummond Castle
Scotland
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Jordans
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Eben D. Jordan
Robert Jordan
Carssbad
Paris
France
Eben Jordan
Miss Jordan
Boston
Carlsbad
Woman Killed by Fall Down Stairs in Manchester
Mary Cahill a 75 year old resident of 166 Cedar Street fell down stairs at her home in Manchester and sustained a broken neck. She died within minutes.
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Manchester
N. H
Mary Cahill
Cedar Street
Bathing Orders Expand Strandway Access Citywide
New directives from City Point police and Park Commission chairman Dillon suspend the permit rule for bathers along the Strandway from Castle Island to Carson's Beach and Neponset Bridge. Properly dressed bathers in two piece suits may swim at any Point, with postings to appear at multiple locations.
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City Point
Dillon
The
Park Commission
Castle Island
Carson’s Beach
Water Front
Neponset Bridge
Dorchester District
Anti-Trust Bill Fight Opens in Senate Over Damages Decrees
Washington scales into the Clayton anti trust bill struggle as the Senate debates whether private damage suit plaintiffs can claim decrees won by the government in a successful dissolution action against the same trust.
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Washington
Senate
Lawmakers Move To Limit Price Discrimination In Pending Bills
Senators Culberson Walsh Chilton Borah debated provisions on price discrimination and exclusive contracts. The judiciary committee altered a dissolution decree clause, and the Senate voted 24 to 23 to apply prima facie value to prior decrees, with Vice President Marshall breaking the tie.
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Culberson
Judiciary Committee
Trade Commission
Walsh
Montana
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Chilton
Borah
Senate
Marshall
Boston fund aids Newfoundland sealing disaster victims
John P. McCormick, chair of the Greater Boston committee, reports on a fund of 7,662.82 sent to St. John's N F for widows and orphans of the April Newfoundland coastal disaster. He notes immediate needs met and a permanent fund set aside while sealers face high prices from the war. The worldwide total reached 272,000 with thanks extended to Frederick E. Mansfield and others.
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John P. McCormick
Greater Boston
Newfoundland
St. John’s
N. F
McCormick
Boston
Frederick E. Mansfield
Intercolonial Club of
The
Boston Post
Argentine Liners Pampa and Chaco Arrive at Provincetown
The Argentine warships Pampa and Chaco arrived at Provincetown from Quincy bearing men and supplies for the new battleship Rivadavia. Reports said the ships sought safety after a British cruiser Essex pursuit and sightings of crew disguising paint on funnels.
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Provincetown
Pampa
Chaco
Rivadavia
Quincy
Argentine Flag Flees As Pampa Trades Toward Quincy
The Pampa’s captain told a caller the ships would stay until the 22d then head to Quincy to transfer foodstuffs supplies and men to the Rivadavia unless ordered differently. Reports say 1750 aboard likely include crews from both ships and the battleship project.
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Pampa
Quincy
Rivadavia
Boston
Pampas
F.nelson Page
T. Nelson Page
Virginia
Pope Improves as Pope Rest Urged
Rome via Paris August 18 Early this morning Dr Marchiafava found the Pope better though hoarseness and catarrh persist The pontiff remains weak but his temperature is nearly normal He will rest and avoid speaking yet he asked Cardinal Merry Del Val for a full war update and field news while wishing to help end bloodshed.
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Rome
Via
Paris
Marchiafava
Merry del Val
Melrose Man Shoots Self Despondent over Business Disappointments
James H. Bushnell a 60 year old Melrose canvasser killed himself yesterday at his Westfield boarding house by a revolver shot to the head. Papers found on his person identified him. He had been in Westfield a little over a week and was said to be despondent over his diminished business. Police could not locate relatives though a brother and sister are known to exist in the state.
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Minneapolis
Thomas J. Boynton
Arthur E. Seagrave
James H. Buschnell
Melrose
Summer Street
Westfield
Bushnell
Democrats File Ticket With State Officials
The Democratic State ticket was filed with the secretary of State at the State House. Governor Walsh had 1567 signatures, Lieutenant-Governor Edward P. Barry 1801, Secretary Frank J. Donahue 2004, Treasurer Frederick W. Mansfield 1862, Auditor Frank H. Pope 1810, and Attorney-General Thomas J. Boynton 1862. Republican papers for Frederick E. Pierce, Joseph Monette, and Albert P. Langtry were also filed. Filing time ends at 5 o'clock tonight.
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State House
Walsh
Edward P. Barry
Frank J. Donahue
Frederick W. Mansfield
Frank H. Pope
Thomas J. Boynton
Frederick E. Pierce
Greenfield
Joseph Monette
Lawrence
Albert P. Langtry
Springfield
Shipping Bill To Be Law Today
Congress passed the emergency shipping bill authorizing the President to admit foreign built ships to American registry so commercial fleets may sail under the American flag during wartime. President Wilson will sign the bill tomorrow.
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Washington
Congress
Europe
Wilson
Senate Defeats Conference Report On Ship Registry Bill
The conference report on the coastwise ship registry measure is defeated in the Senate 40 to 2. The bill, passed by the House, would have allowed foreign built vessels to register in two years. It would also let the President suspend US citizen watch officer and vessel inspection requirements for registry cases.
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Senate
House
O'Gorman
Interoceanic Canals Committee
Borah and Jones
Pointexter
O’gorman
United States
Mayor Curley Aims to Eradicate Three-Deckers in Metro District
Mayor Curley seeks to wipe out three decker apartment houses in the metropolitan district and has invited the Boston Chamber of Commerce and other groups to cooperate on a bill to accomplish the goal.
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Curley
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Mayor Considered Veto Of Third Class Tenement Reform
At yesterday afternoon hearing on repealing last year’s ordinance extending building limits the mayor signaled a likely veto. The measure would allow three decker houses and broader second class brick and wood structures, citing injustice to property owners on the line. Speakers including Woods McInerney Hennessey urged reform while opponents Danforth Sturgis Wentworth warned of higher fire losses and city risks.
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Chamber of Commerce
William H. Woods
James H. McInerney
Samuel Johnson
Hennessey
McInerney
Woods
William Hennessey
Charles Danforth
R. Clipston Sturgis
Franklin H. Wentworth
Wentworth
Boston
Worcester Phone Operators Prepare Strike Over Coyle Record
The Worcester Telephone Operators Union votes unanimously to strike to remove the suspension record of president Catherine Coyle from local company records. An adjustment board of six locals will seek a conference with I L Spaulding of New England Telephone & Telegraph to settle the dispute. If Spaulding does not arrange a meeting, the board will invite the State AFL executive board to mediate.
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Worcester Telephone Operators
Catherine Coyle
New England Telephone Company
Boston
I. L. Spaulding
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Spaulding
Adjustment Board
Executive Board
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