Women Seek Mandamus to Let Cambridge Women Vote for Mayor
Cambridge Equal Suffrage Club leaders plan a writ of mandamus from the Supreme Judicial Court to allow women voters to cast ballots for the Mayor under Plan B of the city charter. They argue that voting for School Committee members implies voting for all members, including the Mayor, and stress the lack of ex officio status in the charter. Officers Mary Allen, Edna Spencer, Elizabeth Storer, Louise Harlow, and Elizabeth Jones sign the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Sherman Hoar
Cambridge Equal Suffrage Club
Supreme Judicial Court
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Hoar
Suffrage Club
Women of
Edward J. Brandon
Brandon
Mr. Hoar
Mary Ware Allen
Edna Lawrence Spencer
Elizabeth Hoar Storer
Louise A. Harlow
Elizabeth Jones
Cambridge Adopts Plan B for General Election Law
Mr. Hoar and suffragist clients press a combined construction of the general election law with charter act plan B, adopted by Cambridge, as the electoral framework. The issue centers on how provisions apply to the forthcoming election.
Put On Flesh With Sargol Tablets Ad
An advertisement promises thin people can gain 5 to 8 pounds of solid fat in two weeks by taking Sargol tablets with meals. It claims Sargol boosts blood and fat absorption, cites gains of 10 to 25 pounds monthly for some, and offers a money back guarantee through local druggists.
Opposition to cafe dancing prompts Boston Licencing Board protests
Religious groups led by Boston Baptists and Congregational ministers condemn dancing in liquor venues as dangerous and immoral. The Massachusetts Clerical Association and Union Congregational Church echo fears, calling the board's stance offensive and a menace to city morals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Licensing Board
Boston
Tremont Temple
Gabriel R. Maguire
Ruggles Street
Congregational Ministers’ Meeting
Greater Boston
Massachusetts Clerical Association
The
Episcopal Church
Union Congregational Church
Funeral Services for Charles Mc Carthy
Funeral services for Charles Mc Carthy, one of Chelsea's oldest citizens, were held at his home on Washington avenue. A high mass of requiem was sung at St. Rose's Church by Rev. Edward J. Welch. Burial followed at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCarthy
Chelsea
Washington Avenue
St. Rose’s Church
Edward J. Welch
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
Eleven Men Fined $110 After Police Raid on Columbus Ave
Eleven men paid fines of $110 to Suffolk county yesterday after a police raid on Sunday found gaming implements at 251 Columbus Avenue. Police seized 131 packs of playing cards during the operation.
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Suffolk Country Treasury
Columbus Avenue
Daily Chronicle Poster Shows Zeppeline Raids Vowing Vengeance
A rare war poster from Mrs Fiske Warren’s collection will be sold in Boston this week to aid Belgian refugees. The Brangwyn design titled The Zeppelin Raids The Vow of Vengeance defends Daily Chronicle readers against bombardment by Zeppelin or aeroplane.
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The
Daily Chronicle
Frank Brangwyn
War posters and relics put up for auction at Copley Hall
Mrs. Fiske Warren’s collection of war posters and relics is valued at 8000 dollars and will be offered at Copley Hall this week to aid Belgian refugees. Appraisers for a Boston insurance company endorse the valuation, recognizing the items as art and notable curios.
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Fiske Warren
Copley Hall
Boston Insurance
William H. Dunbar
Boston
Dunbar
Eleanor W. Allen
J. Gardner Bradley
Bernice Cannon
Mary B. Coffin
Ralph Adams Cram
Grace Monks
John G. Palfrey
Edgar B. Sherrill
John Thayer, Jr
Harvey E. Wetzel
Jasper Whiting
Byron S. Hurlbut
Charles E. Mason
John R. Simpson
Robert G. Valentine
Harvard
War Poster Exhibition and Sale at Copley Hall
Mrs Warren showcases over 280 European war posters priced 1 to 50 dollars at Copley Hall December 10 and 11 from 10 to 6 with free admission. Special Thursday night viewing to the public by ticket supports collectors and librarians. Proceeds fund charity with a well organized sale process and a large Boston volunteer team.
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Apollinaris
Harvard publicity committee members named
The Harvard publicity committee members are Charles A. Coolidge Jr chairman W J Bingham Donald Dunbar H C Flower D H Ingraham E W Mahan W H Meeker A E MacDougall Kenneth Mcintosh and Morrill Wiggin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Charles A. Coolidge, Jr
W. J. Bingham
Donald Dunbar
H. C. Flower
D. H. Ingraham
E. W.mahan
W. H. Meeker
A. E. MacDougall
Kenneth Mcintosh
Morrill Wiggin
Boston Trades Banquet Highlights Terminal Link and Streetcar Growth
At the South Boston Trades Association banquet, Chairman Van Stone defended keeping local business in South Boston as tracks connect East and West First streets to City Point. He cited improvements like the L Street streetcar line and the Broadway “Great White Way” boosting merchants. Mayor Curley and Governor Walsh attended with toast responses from Daniel Chapman and Jeremiah Burke.
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First Streets
City Point
South Boston
van Stone
Committee On
South Boston Trades Association
Hotel Westminster
L Street
John J. Toomey
Curley
Walsh
Daniel J. Chapman
Jeremiah E. Burke
Public Schools of
Boston
Brother Sought by Inmate on Deathbed at Sailors' Snug Harbor
William Nolan aged 75, longtime inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor in Quincy, died there yesterday. He entered saying he had no friends but just before death asked officials to find his brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Nolan
Snug Harbor
Quincy
Congress Opens Amid Flood of Bills and Defense Plans
Washington begins the new session with Speaker Clark back in the chair and 2000 bills and resolutions introduced. The Senate elected Clarke pro tempore as Vice President Marshall is absent. A record budget request of about 170 million dollars above last year signals wide spending on army and navy expansion and national defense.
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Clark
Representative Mann
Senate
Clarke
Arkansas
Marshall
White House
Congress
Wilson
House
House Democrats
Senator Gallinger
Mann
Boston federal building site bill seeks 3.75 million
Congressman Gallivan of Boston introduced a bill requesting 3.75 million dollars to acquire a site and erect a federal building in Boston. He has backing from the Chamber of Commerce, Boston Bar Association, and local real estate exchanges. He also protested a proposed four cent freight-rate increase on glucose before the Interstate Commerce Commission, seeking a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Gallivan
Boston
Chamber of Commerce
Boston Bar Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railroads
Commission
France Asks Blank Nickel Discs From U S Mint
The French government has asked the United States to manufacture about 2,000,000 nickel discs weekly for possible use as money or for other purposes. Mint officials say it is mechanically possible to fill the order, but the matter will go to the State Department due to neutrality concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
Mint
A. M. Joyce
National City Bank
New York
State Department
Woman Stricken During Shopping At Quincy Store
Mrs. Catherine Fitzgerald age 62 of 7 Granite Street Quincy was stricken with heart disease while shopping yesterday afternoon. She was taken to Quincy City Hospital in unconscious condition and remained in critical condition last night.
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Catherine Fitzgerald
Granite Street
Quincy
Quincy City Hospital
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Scollay
Creater
Boston’s
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Washington
Winkler
Gillette
Congressman Gallivan
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Brookline
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School Streets
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Coolidge
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Gillette Razors
Remington Typewriter
Remington Junior
Remington
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