Judges approve single trial law for Massachusetts courts
The Central Court reports strong success of the single trial system since its adoption three years ago. It notes reduced delays, rising civil entries, and calls for extending the scheme statewide while urging an extra associate justice and addressing appeals in criminal cases.
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Massachusetts
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Central Court
Suffolk County
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Pelletier
Williams
Roxbury Court
H. T. Lummus
Lynn Court
Massachusetts Bar Association
Bar of
Roosevelt Says Wilson Policies Fear Hitler and Kaiser
Theodore Roosevelt reportedly told Sam Sells and Roy Woodruff that he is opposed to Woodrow Wilson’s re election and fears both the President and the Kaiser. Roosevelt was seen chopping wood at Oyster Bay while declining to discuss his own candidacy.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Sam Sells
Tennessee
Roy
Woodruff
Michigan
Bermuda
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Woodrow Wilson
Kaiser
Sells
Col. Roosevelt
Women Learn First Aid At Boston Lecture
Dr Laura A C Hughes addressed prominent Boston women at 601 Boylston street on how to apply first aid. The series continues daily except Saturdays with lectures on topics like food values from 10 30 to 11 30 a m at the Special Aid Society headquarters to prepare women for wartime or disaster service.
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Laura A. C
Hughes
Greater Boston
Special Aid Society For American Preparedness
Boylston Street
Boston
Save Horses in Fire Peril in Greater Boston
Dr. Francis H. Rowley of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals testifies at the State House. He cites that 200 to 200 horses burn to death annually and reports 83 deaths in six weeks in or near the city. An incident found at a stable shows arson attempts at multiple points, with 23 horses on the second floor saved after a neighbor alerted authorities. He notes an inspection of 45 stables found only two with more than one exit.
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Boston
Francis H. Rowley
Massachusetts 8. P. C. A
State House
Committee On Legal Affairs
Rowley
Society
Greater
Advocates Claim Victory for 48 Hour Work Week Bill
Advocates of the 48 hour per week labor bill secured a major victory in yesterday's House session. After a lively debate they overturned an adverse committee report and pushed the measure forward.
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House of Representatives
Labor Hours Bill Heads To Vote In House
The 48 hour workweek on public works proposal from the State Branch of the American Federation of Labor faced a heated debate. The House voted 138 to 83 to substitute the bill for an adverse committee report. Other actions included a mothers pensions funding measure advancing and a rule inquiry on copying documents for the Legislature. In the Senate a proposed crime for withholding C O D funds was killed.
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American Federation of Labor
House
Committee On Rules
Representative Waterman
Williamstown
Jeremiah J. McCarthy
Dowling
Brighton
McCarthy
Waterman
Senate
Reception to BU School of Theology Draws 700 in Boston
The Methodist Social Union of Boston held its annual reception at Convention Hall, St Botolph Street, Boston, honoring BU School of Theology students. About 700 attendees heard remarks by Chester O Dorchester and speakers Clyde Wildman Charles Wesley Burns Marlin and John Gribbel. The event featured a student led musical program and novelties such as a topical song and a sermon.
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Methodist Social Union of
Boston
School of Theology
Boston University
Convention Hall
St. Botaph Street
Roswell R. Robinson
Malden
Chester O. Dorchester
Clyde Wildman
Charles Wesley Burns
Textile unions vote for citywide strike in New Bedford
The Textile Council moves to strike all mills in New Bedford to push a 10 percent wage rise rejected by the Cotton Manufacturers' Association. About 35 000 workers would be affected as Gosnold mill operatives join the action after a stagnant reinstatement dispute.
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New Bedford
Textile Council
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Gosnold Mill
Gosnold
Houston May Be War Secretary
Washington reports President Wilson has not chosen a secretary of war. Indications point to Secretary Houston of the Department of Agriculture or other outside candidates. The President is studying qualifications and may decide soon, with an announcement possibly delayed several days.
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Washington
Wilson
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Brandeis Slated for Senate Hearing on Shoe Trust Ties
Senate judiciary subcommittee resumes Brandeis inquiry with 8S. W. Winslow of United Shoe Machinery Company expected to testify on Brandeis alleged role in organizing the firm and later leaving to counsel shoe manufacturers. Also to be probed is Brandeis Lennox bankruptcy links with several Boston and New York figures.
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Senate Judiciary
Louis D. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
Brandeis
Shoe Machinery Trust
Boston
W. Winslow
United Shoe Machinery Company
Lennox
James J. Storrow
P. J. Lennox
James T. Lennox
William F. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald, Hubbard & Co
William 8. Youngman
Hollis R. Bailey
John P. Leahy
Charles Coburn
Melvin C
Adams
James J. Collins
Collins & Co
Sherman L. Whipple
Mr. Spalding
Columbia Kid Co
South Boston
Moorfield Storey
Charles F. Choate
Moses J. Stroock
New York City
Sol. M. St
Bulgarians Said to Occupy Fieri in Albania
A Reuters dispatch from Athens reports Bulgarian forces have occupied the Albanian town of Fieri about 16 miles from Avlona. The news wires note the advance during ongoing Balkan fighting.
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Fieri
London
Athens
Fie
Avlona
Fish Arrivals Outpace Expectations At New Pier
More fish reached the new pier yesterday than expected as a storm did not block arrivals. Sixteen vessels sold their fares and four arrived late Sunday afternoon. Prices were high with wholesale dealers listing Had dock five and four cents and cod steaks around ninety one and four tenths cents.
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Haddock
Shipping News Arrived With Arrivals From Ports Across The Atlantic
Steamers Bay State Trimck Liver pool Esparza O'Neill Port Simon Ha vana Maskininge Griffiths Louisburg C BL Malden Brown Baltimore Arlington Michaelson Cto Newton Frostad Sewalls Point Lexington Parker Norfolk Middlesex Runkle do Tuscan Thatcher Philadelphia Howard Chase Newport News Norfolk City of Atlanta Garfield Savannah Billow Collins Norfolk Ware Copper do Governor Dingrey Linscott Portland tug Swatara Phillips Portland towing barge Skippack for Philadelphia schooners Mary EK Lynch Robbins Stonington Me Hazel Dell Horn Gloucester Sailed Arkansas Copenhagen via New York Nacoochee Savannah Everett Lamberts Point Norfolk Norfolk Mae New York Halifax Br Halifax NS Indian Philadelphia Langstad Nov Preston Cuba North Star St John via Eastport Portland
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Indian
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Eastport
Portland
Relief From Cold Snap Promised Today
The weather forecast predicted warmer conditions and a February thaw for Wednesday after a 56 hour snow storm. Boston suffered record cold with one death and heavy snow removal costs totaling about 50,000 dollars for the Elevated line.
Whittier's Snow Bound Excerpt Echoes at Birthplace
An excerpt from Whittier's Snow Bound reflects on the poet’s birthplace, noting that the hearth voices remain in memory. The lines evoke walking the paths of old neighbors, hearing them in nature, and the absence of living signs beside the orchard.
Whittier Birthplace Snowbound Like Poem in Winter
Whittier birthplace in Haverhill remains engulfed by heavy snowfall. Residents report continued whiteout conditions echoing the poet John Greenleaf Whittier and his snowbound verses, transforming familiar scenes into a winter masque.
Whittier's Birthplace Mirrors Snow Bound Imagery
A reporter at Whittier's birthplace describes a New England winter scene with a snowbound landscape. Mrs. Joseph Chisholm and the caretakers recall the poet as the house exudes a preserved, almost living, atmosphere despite modern heat and encroaching time.
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Homstead
Whittier
Pisa
Joseph Chisholm
New England
Dance Honors Miss Sherburne at Copley Plaza
At the Copley Plaza last night a dance was given in honor of Miss Sarah Sherburne daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles H Sherburne of 613 Beacon Street.
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Sherburne
Copley Plaza
Sarah Sherburne
Charles H. Sherburne
Beacon Street
Public hearing probes repeal of sprinkler law
An effort to repeal the sprinkler law was launched at a State House hearing by the legislative committee on metropolitan affairs. The measure would curb the fire prevention commissioner's authority to require water sprinkler systems in buildings for fire protection.
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Legislative Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
State House
Real Estate Protest Against Fire Safety Law Draws 200 Members
Fire Prevention Commissioner O Keefe defends a law aimed at protecting lives homes and livelihoods amid a protest by more than 200 real estate men including Ralph W Redding Representative David Mancovitz Robert Homans Edward H Eldredge F G Bower Prescott Bigelow Jr Henry Crine and others. He cites 250 sprinklers ordered in a year and questions owners present to call him unreasonable.
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O'Keefe
Ralph W. Redding
David Mancovitz
Robert Homans
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
Edward H. Eldredge
F. G Bower
Prescott Bigelow, Jr
Henry Crine
Shaksperean Revel Planned at Boston University
Boston University plans a Shaksperean revel on April 7 in Jacob Sleeper Hall and the gymnasium. Tables and costumed tableaux from the Shakspere period will fill Kenilworth Castle inspired decor with mummer plays in the gym and a Mermaid Tavern themed men’s room. An abridged A Midsummer Night's Dream will be staged with glee club music while classes present plays in special rooms.
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Boston University
College of Liberal Arts
Kenilworth Castle
Mummer
Jacob Sleeper
Glee Club
Shakspere
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