The Boston Police Riot and Moral Contempt for Lies
A long report to the Governor and the boards conditions describe police brutality during a riot in Boston. The board finds unjustified assaults by officers, discipline failures, and officers denying acts under oath, undermining public confidence and safety. The piece also notes praise for Judge Emmons’s conclusions and dismisses student misconduct as secondary. A separate item reports a Maine grand jury indicting Cayford for killing Butler by mistake while hunting, charging manslaughter or careless homicide, urging a deterrent example.
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Board of Police
Boston
Commissioners’ Court
Guardians of the Peace
Emmons
Tech
Harvard
Institute
Judge Emmons
Skowhegan
Cayford
Butler
State of
Maine
Mr. Cayford
City Police Face Question Under Current Administration
The piece examines how the police force’s character and discipline reflect the policies and leadership of the present city administration. It discusses leadership influence on law enforcement culture and public safety priorities.
Tunnel opens linking East Boston to city transit
The opening of the East Boston tunnel is celebrated as a landmark project marking Boston’s leadership in rapid transit. Regular service starts today and the tunnel promises better municipal development by integrating East Boston with Roxbury and the metropolitan area, replacing ferries as the main link.
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Boston
Bates
East Boston
Roxbury
Inner Circle Forts Fall as Port Arthur Struggles Continue
The Rihlung fort on Port Arthur's inner circle falls as Japanese forces press toward 203-Metre Hill and Keekwan fort. Thousands die with each advancement while Russians hold the line under General Stoessel as the siege toll climbs without clear end.
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Port Arthur
Rihlung
Keekwan
Stoessel
The Simple Life by Charles Wagner to Be Published Entire
The Sunday Post will print Charles Wagner's The Simple Life in full with the author's permission. The book has gained wide vogue and won Roosevelt's approval as aligned with the Strenuous Life. It aims to enlighten the public with a work praised for touching the heart and guiding practical truth.
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The
Sunday Post
Charles Wagner
Roosevelt
Wagner
Kaznakoff Recalled From North Sea Board Amid Shuffle
Paris dispatch reports Admiral Kaznakoff the Russian member of the North Sea incident commission has been recalled. He declined to discuss the matter when notified. Vice Admiral Pobbassoff was named to replace him, prompting surprise from other delegation members.
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Paris
Kaznakoff
St. Petersburg
Poubassoff
Port Arthur Visit by Jeremiah Penn Whizz
Jeremiah PennWhizz of All Sorts reports from Port Arthur during the siege. He chats with General Stoessel about fall dates, Japs, and vaudeville plans while dodging exploding shells and sharing nitroglycerine soup and baked horse at the fort. He signs off from the fort by wireless.
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Port Arthur
Stoessel
Yellow Perilski
General Stoessel
Jeremiah Pennwhizz
Jerry
Nick
Jeremiah
Boston Harbor clearance sails for southern ports in fog
A fleet of schooners and barges moved out of Boston Harbor yesterday amid fog and storm bound for southern ports. Among the vessels were the hi Ww. Lawson seven master and the George W. Wells six master.
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Boston
Hi Ww. Lawson
George W. Wells
What the Sphinx Says
A riddle from a Hammond Indiana storekeeper who faced a shopwide boycott after kissing a customer. The piece jokes whether the women are upset for not receiving kisses or for not getting trading stamps in return.
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Ind
East Boston tunnel opens amid rumors and social notes
The item reports the East Boston tunnel opening and a social sighting of Sam Wilson with a Briggs girl on Tremont street. It notes leap year endings and urges last minute resolutions while skating in the downtown area and steady progress on the Charles River bridge. News remains scarce this week.
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East Boston
Sam Wilson
Briggs
Tremont Street
Sam
Charles River Bridge
In Love's Garden by John Cecil Clay
The poetry collection by illustrator John Cecil Clay features love verses paired with full page drawings. Published by Babbs Merrill Company of Indianapolis.
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John Cecil Clay
Society Notes From Boston and Beyond Over the Holidays
Boston society members travel to Montreal and Aiken for winter visits while returning to bid goodbyes. Miss Elfrieda Roosevelt shines at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in pale blue satin. Debutante Gladys Rice appears in mauve chiffon as Dr. and Mrs. Rice host a New York dance with fashionable patronesses and a plantation-melody trio.
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Bryce J. Allan
Beacon Street
Montreal
Montague Allans
Allan
Guy Norman
Aiken
S. C
Normans
John Torrey Linzee
Augustus Pp. Gardner
Eugene V. R. Thayer, Jr
Boston
F. G. Farquhar
Philadelphia
Farquhars
Farquhar
Merritt
Arthur Edward Davis
Dover
Somerset
Davises
California
Montecito
Davis
Mary Cheney
George D. Hall
Norfolk Hunt Club
St. Louis
Richard Walden Hale
Mr. Hale
George S. Hale
Bay State Road
Ruth Horton
Benjamin Arthur Beasley
Providence
J. de Forest Danielson
Commonwealth Avenue
J. Harsen Rhodes, Jr
Katherine Kimball
Clarence C. Rice
Gladys
New York
The Overpowering Cause Recalls School Ties in Scandal
Fragmentary notes suggest Simpkins recalls Clamleigh and Simpson mentions a school connection to a presidential scandal. The text hints at past associations among Quiet Chaps and the speaker’s memory of schooling with an implicated figure.
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Simpkins
Clamleigh
Simpson
Advice to a Window Crasher Stenographer’s Dilemma
A reader asks Miss Champagne for guidance on a crush she has on a tailor seen from her stenography job. The columnist advises letting the young man initiate contact. if he is truly interested he will find a way, otherwise the reader should stop pursuing him.
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Miss Champagne
Post
Audrey
Advice on a fickle Maine girl and noble-minded suitors
A 27 year old man asks Mildred Champagne how to rekindle a romance with a Maine girl who refuses steady love. The columnist advises letting her depart in peace and seeking a more noble minded partner locally, warning the girl may realize her pattern of dating many. The letter and reply emphasize decisive action and selectivity in choosing a lasting relationship.
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Miss Champagne
Post
Maine
North Cambridge
If H I will Send Address The Required Information
An official states that if H I provides an address, the necessary details will be forwarded to the appropriate party. The note emphasizes that completion depends on receiving the address and confirms a forwarding process.
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H. I
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on choosing love or wealth
A young woman asks which marriage would bring happiness: the man she loves or a wealthy suitor. Miss Champagne counsels choosing the devoted partner over wealth, noting money cannot buy lasting happiness or a true home.
It Is Proper to Invite a Suitor After Escort
A reader asks if inviting a young man to her home after he escorts her to the car is etiquette. The columnist says it depends on his interest in a further meeting. if he seeks to see her again, inviting him is proper, otherwise it would be improper.
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Sorew
Miss Champagne
Muriel
Found, The Lost Patient in Danvers Asylum Tale
Agnes, once fond of Jamaica and old friends, meets a patient she recognizes at the Danvers asylum. She reunites with Dr Hall and remains in the town, growing closer to life at the asylum as years pass.
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Agnes
Unc Mat
Danvers
Albert
Milly
Agne
M Colpitt
Mr. Colpitt
Asylum
Aga
Mr. Hall of
M Hall
Agnes Colpitt
Dr. Hall
Jamaica
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Representative Democratic Paper of
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Inner Circle
North Sea Board
Newton Newkirk
Johnny
Pennwhizz
Naples Road
Stock Exchange
Frank C. Blaisdell
Boston Public Library
Blaisdell
Centre Desk
Pierce FE. Buckley
Bates Hall
Emil Moillenhauer
Bertha T. Rourke
University City
George H. Russell
Miss Rourke
Cambridge
Peter F. Rourke
Holy Ghost Hospital
Russell
Frye
Roger Wolcott
Dudley Street
Boylston Street
Park Street
Charles Logue
Dorchester
Abby
Charles J. Barton
Melrose
Tucker Jury
East Cambridge
Barton
Rand
John Carty
Division 1
Forest Hills
Carty
Michael Docey
James B. Reynolds
Republican State Committee
New York State
Bankers
Broadway
Sphinx
Love
Arctic
Didates
Ike
Him
Mildred Champagne
Champagne
Sara A. Cullen
Centre Street
Jamaica Plain
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa CO
Summer St
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