Suspension of Civil Service Laws for Returned Soldiers
Massachusetts considers suspending all civil service laws until July 1 1920 for men honorably discharged from military service. The bill, supported by President McKnight, excludes conscientious objectors and alien-seekers from the class. An emergency preamble enables immediate operation upon passage. The Senate also approves a $10000 employment aid appropriation for veterans and discusses Cambridge fire department reforms.
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Senate
Committee On Reconstruction
McKnight
Mits
Committee On Cities
W. R. McMenimen
Cambridge
Six Cannons to Salute Peace Jubilee on Washington Birthday
Six cannons will boom during the singing of The Star Spangled Banner and Hail Columbia at the 60th anniversary Peace Jubilee held at Mechanics' Building. Guns on Huntington Avenue will be fired by electricity from the stage, operated by Coast Artillery property and manned by harbor fort soldiers, with permission granted by General Edwards.
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Columbia
Mechanics' Building
Washington
Huntington Avenue
Mechanics’ Building
Coast Artillery
Edwards
Viscount Grey Goes Blind Learns Braille
The eye trouble that has troubled Viscount Grey, former foreign secretary, has culminated in total blindness. He is learning to read by the Braille system.
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London
Viscount Grey
The
Daily Mail
Eisner Attacks Bolshevism as Most Terrible Insanity
Bavarian premier Kurt Eisner, amid charges of Bolshevik sympathy, declared Bolshevism the most terrible insanity of our time. He spoke at a Bern congress of students that the Bolshevik plan aims to replace the current regime with a dictatorship of the proletariat, worse than capitalism.
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Berne
Kurt Eisner
Guynemer the Kid Who Became France’s Air Hero
Serial excerpts recount Emmanuel Guynemer as a young pilot famed for daring air exploits over France. The piece details his early fame, heroic missions, and the public’s adulation during wartime.
Governors propose reception for 26th Division in Boston
Governor Coolidge telegraphed all New England governors asking them to attend a conference in Boston on Friday February 14 to formulate plans for welcoming the 26th Division. Louis A. Coolidge chairs the committee to welcome returning soldiers and sailors and is considering several suggestions for making the Yankee division reception memorable.
Stand For Each State In Parade For Returning Men
Committee members expect returning soldiers to be quarantined at Camp Devens before mixing with civilians. Proposals include greeting trains at all routes from Commonwealth Pier and Tremont street viewing stands for each New England state governor and representatives, plus additional stands along the Common for city units and their families.
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Camp Devens
Commonwealth Pier
New England
Tremont Street
City Council Orders Survey of Gas Tank Safety
The council approved a measure to appoint a five member council and five citizen committee to survey all tanks and containers of gas gasoline or fluids within city limits and report on safety. The move follows mole end concerns and a bill to ban storage within 100 rods of dwellings.
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North End
Moriarty
Vincent Brogna
State House
Hoe
Judge Bolster
Public Building Department
Maine insurance men to organize in Portland
Insurance men from all counties in Maine gather in Portland to form a statewide federation. Officials from the International Federation of Insurance Men including President James H. Carney and Secretary Mark McKee are expected to address the meeting.
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Maine
Portland
United States
James H. Carney
Mark McKee
International Federation of Insurance Men
Prosecutors urged against anti days traitors in Philadelphia
At a meeting of the Presbyterian Ministerial Association of Philadelphia a resolution called on the U S Attorney General to prosecute as traitors anyone who tries to organize rebellion against the national prohibition amendment by means such as strikes.
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Presbyterian Ministerial Association of
Philadelphia
United States
Rollins Back With Regiment Severely Wounded
Chaplain Lyman Rollins former rector of St. Michael's Marblehead is listed as severely wounded in this morning's casualty report. He joined the 101st before the unit sailed overseas and suffered earlier wounds before armistice. Letters to relatives confirm his recovery.
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Lyman Rollins
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Marblehead
101St
Chaplain Rollins Masters Wartime Wounds and Recovery
Chaplain Rollins was wounded in the left arm and treated at a base hospital. After leaving, he broke bones in his hand in a fall and then suffered influenza but has now fully recovered according to letters. He served with the 101st during combat and earned respect from officers and men. He accompanied Massachusetts troops in the Mexican trouble and rejoined soldiers in Europe. His mother, Mrs. Ellen L. Young, resides at 17 South Street, Concord, New Hampshire.
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101St
Rollins
Massachusetts
Ellen L. Young
Yves
South Street
Concord
N. H
Seattle Strike Declared Off After Five Days
The general strike in Seattle ends after five days as thirty thousand union workers are ordered to return to work at noon tomorrow. The walkout aimed to support three thousand striking machinists and related trades demanding higher wages.
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Seattle
Mecat
Trouble for Helen in Warren household turmoil
An unexpected guest disrupts the quiet of the Helen and Warren home in Mabel Herbert Urner's serial for Boston Post Sunday Magazine. The intrusion unsettles domestic peace and sets the scene for the next installment.
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Warren
Helen and Warren
Mabel Herbert Urner
Boston Post
Half of fund subscribed for soldiers relief drive
An urgent Boston appeal notes only half the $40 drive has been raised for returning soldiers, sailors, and marines. Treasurer Philip L. Spalding reports large sums received but calls for small contributions from families and friends of those in service. Total to date shows $21,676 after yesterday’s contributions.
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Boston Committee
Publi
Rew
Philip L. Spalding
State Street
Boston
Mustarine Pain Killer Ad Promises Rapid Relief
An advertisement claims Mustarine ends pain quickly using yellow mustard extracts. It targets backache headache toothache earache neuritis rheumatic pains and swelling with relief claimed in minutes to hours and promotes a yellow boxed product from Chemist Begg.
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Begg
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