Build Now campaign fuels New England business optimism
Chamber of Commerce supports a Build Now push with banks ready to back small loans. Harvard clubs plan a Mt Auburn street clubhouse and a fourth Harvard dormitory is urged as funds allow. Labor officials report 1500 to 2500 job seekers daily, with substantial idle trades in painting, carpentry, and labor.
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New England
Harvard University
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Board of Overseers
Charles River
Sphinx
Kalumet Clubs
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Church Street
Porcellian
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Boston News Bureau
Boston
State Free Employment Bureau
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Building Trades’ Council
W. H. Foster
New England Raint Up and
Oxford
Henry S Dennison
Build Now Movement Stirs Boston Actors and Labor Leaders
Ignatius McNulty reports in the Post that Boston's Build Now movement, led by the Building Trades Council, pushes for new docks and city projects. He notes planned but stalled works, criticisms of Port Directors, and the governor’s limited action while unemployment grows.
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Building Trades Council
Harrison Avenue
Ignatius McNulty
South
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Beacon Hill
School House Commission
Public Building Department
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Consumptives Hospital
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McDonald
City Council
Roxbury
Roslindale
Ward 12
Fenway
City Hall
Tremont Street
Echo
Cove Street
Walsh
Allston
Adjutant-General
Central Labor Union
Old Colony
Building Trades Movement
Ignatius M’nulty
Concord approves five new city bridges despite mayoral veto
The Concord aldermen overrode Mayor Charles J. French and voted to build five bridges now. Berlin Construction will build the Pembroke bridge for 26000 dollars, Penn Bridge Company the Pena cook Main street bridge at 12900, Berlin Construction also for the Federal bridge at 20625, Sewall's Falls bridge at 15897, and the Borough bridge at 504 dollars, citing steel prices and timing as savings.
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New England
Chuck
French
Board of Aldermen
Boston Post
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Alderman Hobbs
Pembroke
Berlin Construction Company
Main Street
Penacook
Penn Bridge Company
Federal Bridge
Sewall
Falls
Borough Bridge
Vermont readers urge building now amid high costs and outmigration
A Windham County reader laments high lumber and financing costs while noting many residents own half their property and prices remain low for homes to buy. He asks why Boston banks would help and urges the Daily Post to explain how to build now to attract families and jobs. He references J Pierpont Morgan and a future Post Magazine feature.
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Post
Vermont
Boston
The
Boston Daily Post
Daily Post
Vermont Daily Reader
Windham County
Judge Davis Supports Exemption of Small Loans from Mechanics Lien
A Boston Land Court judge urges exempting small bank mortgages under 5000 from mechanics lien claims. He notes wide disparities in building areas and calls for registry of deeds notice on contracts, while recommending equity court enforcement and subrogation to protect contractors and lenders.
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Davis
Land Court
Massachusetts
Henthornton Davis
Setts
Court of Equity
Veto of Immigration Bill Sustained in Congress
The veto upheld the President and defeated the immigration bill. Key figures spoke as votes showed narrow passage earlier, with 261 in favor and 136 against the override. Supporters pledged renewed effort in the next Congress as voting shifts and party lines are noted.
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Burnett
Alabama
House
Bailey
Bartlett
Georgia
Beakes
Brumbaugh
Maguire
Nebraska
Park
Whaley
Reed
Smith
Maryland
Taylor
Cooper
John
Utah
Kincaid
Scott
Garner
Texas
Steenerson
Volstead
Taft
Cleveland
The Morrow Man by A C Allenson Sunday Post Magazine
A promotional blurb showcases "The Morrow Man" by A C Allenson as a sprawling tale in the magazine’s next issue. It signals a sweeping style and intricate plot typical of the author.
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A. C. Allenson
Sunday Post
Gallivan Backs President in Immigration Debate
Massachusetts Congressman Gallivan delivers a stirring defense of preserving the presidential veto on the immigration bill. He argues literacy tests misjudge immigrants and urges Congress to uphold foundational American ideals, citing the melting pot metaphor and the nation’s historic openness to “opportunity.”
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Washington
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Congress
America
Emerson
Speaker
Fathers of the Republic
United States
Europe
Steffens Urges Leave Mexico Alone Amid Revolutions
Lincoln Steffens, speaking at the Boston City Club, says the Mexican revolutions may last three to four years and should be left to work out their own economic civilizational basis. He notes the Mexican struggle is not about politics or government but a shift toward a new social order. He compares Mexico’s path with historic efforts by Jews and Greeks and emphasizes its primitive, non industrial society.
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Mexico
Europe
Lincoln Steffens
Boston
Steffens
Lengt
Petition for Relief at Forest Hills Station Crowded
Suburban residents urged the Public Service Commission to relieve crowding at the Forest Hills Elevated station by adding two surface car tracks and widening Washington street to accommodate the proposed improvement.
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Forest Hills
Public Service Commission
Washington Street
Governor Walsh to discuss state schooling by mail
Governor Walsh announced that tomorrow at 11 o clock he will meet with prominent educators and the State Board of Education to discuss his recommendations for establishing state correspondence schools offering higher education courses.
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Walsh
State Board of Education
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