Build Now campaign spurs $1800 saving on Boston remodel
Huntington Avenue Improvement Association chief M H Gulesian adopts the Post campaign and estimates about 1800 saved on a 15000 remodeling of Blackwell Hall. The project will add ten bowling alleys and a marble main hall, with a new steam plant and electric marquee. Contracts go to ten firms, with work planned largely at night.
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Build Now
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Compromise Plea At Lincoln Night Dinner
Congressman Samuel E. Winslow of Worcester urged compromise with the South on the negro question during the Lincoln Night dinner of the Middlesex Club at the Somerset. He described Southern aloofness toward Northern Republicans seen during his Washington service.
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Build Now Week Plans in Lynn for Trade Boom
Lynn to host Build Now Week with exhibitions and mass meetings to boost trade. The Lynn Business Men's Association endorsed the Boston Post campaign and aims to attract New England manufacturers, with a March 3 rally and a March 16 to 22 trade push.
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James H. Glid Boston Block Ade Member
James H. Glid identified as a member of Boston Block ade with designation Main 544 in the readable segment. Specific duties or context are not provided.
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James H. Glid
Boston
State House Wing Aims for Economy in Marble Addition
The State House wing commission urges early legislative approval of a $600000 appropriation to build a new marble wing, arguing prices will rise soon as contractors bid with little or no profit to keep crews, potentially saving 10 percent. Earlier talks sought $1600000 plus land near Joy Street, which was dropped as unnecessary.
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Joy Street
William R. Greeley
Mr. Greeley
Contested Race and Racial Policy Stir Massachusetts Club
A Massachusetts Republican gathering voices sympathy for the South’s concerns on the negro question and calls for learning from the past. Speakers criticize party leadership and shipping policy while praising McCall and noting Taft’s international peace vision. Nearly 300 attend as Samuel L. Powers chairs.
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Seattle
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Taft
Samuel L. Powers
State urged to speed contracts for savings and jobs
A commission advocates pushing contracts now to save about 10 percent and to boost employment. They estimate several hundred, possibly up to 1000, workers could benefit from building the new wing and related material production. The plan would also cut rental costs for state offices and may lead to assessments on nearby property owners after completion.
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Seittle
Build Now urges favorable estimates as construction slows
Brown's Letter Inc. supports the Build Now movement and notes hundreds of ecards showing stalled projects. builders offer lower costs now due to labor surplus and cheap materials, predicting 10 to 15 percent savings if owners proceed, urging banks to recognize the moment.
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Federal Reserve Board expands discount rules on acceptances
The Federal Reserve Board issued new regulations governing the discount and purchase of bankers' acceptances, marking another step in aligning American finance with international practice. The move aims to broaden the Federal Reserve's influence and support toward more stable credit facilities.
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Federal Reserve Board
Noted events mark day with tragedy and honors
A hurricane in No Man's Island Samoa reportedly caused an earthquake and tidal wave with three deaths, one decapitated by wreckage. In New York a Spingarn Medal was awarded to Dr. Ernest Everett Just for outstanding achievement by African descent. Dr Just, 41, heads physiology at Howard University Medical School and has a long record in biology research.
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Federal Reserve Rules Open Market for Bank Acceptances
The Federal Reserve Act enabled national banks to buy acceptances tied to import export trade and the boards rules show how banks may use Fed banks for rediscount. Regulators describe criteria for open market purchases and stress that acceptances must be payable in dollars in the United States.
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State Commission opposes power company ice manufacturing
Public supervision of the ice business in this state is not desirable and it is not expedient for electric light and power companies to manufacture or sell ice. The finding was submitted yesterday by the special State commission appointed to study the matter.
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Capablanca Sets New American Record in Simultaneous Chess
Jose R. Capablanca, Cuban champion, scored 48 wins 12 draws and five losses at 65 boards in Brooklyn to establish a new American record for simultaneous chess. He surpassed Frank J. Marshall who played 57 games in Pittsburgh in 1913.
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Jose R. Capablanca
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Pittsburg
Islands Ravaged by Unprecedented South Seas Hurricane
The passage reports entire villages disappeared and three quarters of cocoa palms leveled leaving 3000 people destitute. The Princeton provides aid as food stocks dwindle. barometer hit 27 50 and winds ripped iron roofs from homes.
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South Seas
Money Markets and Foreign Exchange Report
Feb 12 quotations show call loans 24 to 31 percent with outside brokers at 31 percent. Commercial paper ranges 3 to 4 44 percent, year money 4 4 to 5 percent. Silver and Mexican dollar figures listed. New York funds par. foreign exchange market nominal with banker rates for francs, marks, guilders and cables.
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Train Kills Roxbury Boy Near Southampton Street
George Robinson a 14 year old Roxbury boy was killed by a passenger train near Southampton street while walking on the tracks early last evening. Two companions narrowly escaped and fled home to tell their families.
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Moreland Street
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Regent Street
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Germans to Free Poland Proposed Kingdom Plan
Reports from Petrograd say Germany and Austria declare Poland independent to take effect February 14. A Cracow convention will elect a king, with Archduke Carl Stephen a likely candidate. Population ballots to choose in Austrian and German controlled Poland and Galicia. Ignatz Daschinsky leads a temporary government.
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Build Now endorsed by Retail Grocers' Association
The Boston Retail Grocers' Association met to endorse the Boston Post campaign slogan Build Now, urging better business conditions with their hearty indorsement. J H Brown, secretary. February 11, 1915. A pardon petition for Howard T Dunne of Worcester, serving 3 to 5 years for forged deed, was continued by the Parole Board to February 26 for further evidence.
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Record Deposits for Massachusetts Trust
The Massachusetts Trust Company, Boston’s new trust firm, reports deposits rising from 1 093 268 on its first day to 4 256 472 by February 10, with over 290 accounts. It ranks 20th in deposit volume among 42 banks and trust companies in the city. Executives are Edgar R. Champlin president Elmer F E Stevens vice president and Charles D Buckner treasurer.
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Italy Allocates 34 Million Dollars for Army Funds
Rome reports the government appropriates 170000000 francs equal to 34000000 dollars for further military expenses through July. The move funds Italy's armed forces during the ongoing budget period and underscores wartime measures.
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Torquay Struck and Sinking near Scarborough Harbor
The cargo steamer Torquay of Dartmouth was towed into Scarborough Harbor in a sinking condition after likely mine strike or torpedo. One man was killed and two injured as damage was reported amidships with a penetrated boiler.
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