Plans for Inquiry at Deer Island House of Correction
City Council prison committee orders a rigid inquiry into Deer Island House of Correction conditions. The first visit is set for March 2 after Commissioner Shaw returns from Savannah. Members debate announced dates versus surprise inspections to observe conditions as they are.
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City Council
Deer Island House of Correction
Coleman
David B. Shaw
Savannah
Shaw
Boston
William R. Scharton
City Hall
Hagan
Rockwood Opposes Counsel Fees Billing After Cunningham Resigns
Cambridge Mayor Rockwood refused to approve a $500 counsel fees bill from the law firm of OConnell for representation during the Cunningham dispute. The department of public safety ran a deficit near $1,000 as of February 1, with other bills likely to be protested.
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Rockwood
Cambridge
Department of Public Safety
Henry J. Cunningham
Supreme Court
Joseph T
James E
Daniel T. O'Connell
Cunningham
Medford Phone Girls Hold Dance For Azalea Club
The Azalea Club of the Medford telephone exchange hosted a dance at the Medford Women's Clubhouse last night attracting about two hundred couples. Margaret M. Gilliland led floor arrangements with several volunteers including Louise O'Hara Lilian M. Bothwell P Brown M M Doherty E D Elger K B Fitzgerald A E Geary L G Hargrove L K Hazen M M Huckins M Lyons M M Martell M B McNichol M J Morrissey M J O'Brien and M D Robinson assisting.
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Medford Telephone Exchange
Azalea Club
Medford
Margaret M. Gilliland
Louise O'Hara
Lilian M. Bothwell
P. Brown
M. M. Doherty
E. D. Elger K. BE. Fitzgerald
A. E. Geary
L. G. Hargrove
L. K. Hazen
M. M. Huckins
M. ©. Lyons
M. M. Martell
M. B. McNichol
M. J. Morrisey
M. J. O'Brien
M. D. Robinson
Lamb Safer to Eat Rare Says State Health Official
Hermann C. Lithgoe, commissioner of food and drugs for the State Health department, told the Boston Women's Educational and Industrial Union that rare lamb is the safest meat. He said beef rare may be harmful due to cattle diseases, while lambs seldom contract such ailments. The department’s research team presented reports on food values and feeding practices, including lunch patterns for workers and boarding house meals.
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Hermann C. Lithgoe
Newton
Food and Drugs
State Health Department
Department of Research
Boston Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Lithgoe
Ora M. Harnish
May R. Lane
Brookline Residents Protest Public Garage Plan
A Brookline delegation led by Chairman Philip S. Parker and School Superintendent George S. Aldrich protested Boston Street Commissioners over a public garage under construction on St. Marys Street. It marked the first protest by residents outside Boston territory.
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Brookline
Street Commissioners
Boston
St. Mary's Street
Philip S. Parker
Board of Selectmen
George S. Aldrich
Street Commission
Lawrence Reade Former Woburn Mayor Dies at 81
Lawrence Reade longtime Woburn figure and former mayor died at his home in Woburn yesterday. He was 81 and had suffered declining health for two years.
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Lawrence Reade
Woburn
Firemen Fight Fire In Own Building
Fifteen firefighters woke to a blaze in the rear of their own dormitory connected building above the engine quarters. Lieut. John Canney detected the smoke and alerted the alarm system, with Chief Nathaniel Bunker estimating damages around 6000 dollars as Harvard Square and police stations coordinated response. Flames drew student attention from nearby Harvard dormitories.
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John Canney
Harvard Square
Nathaniel Bunker
Fire Department
Harvard
Helen's economical home decor idea with cretonne and painted pots
Helen replaces heavy hangings with spring like cretonnes and decorates plain pots with ivory enamel and blue bands to mimic simple curtain flowers. She plans to help decorate window boxes, praising the affordable DIY approach as fashionable.
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Helen
Dr Cecile Greil Sues For 120000 In Claims
Dr Cecile L Greil the only American born survivor of the torpedoed Italian liner Ancona filed in Washington claims totaling 120000. She seeks 100000 from Austria and 20000 from the United States plus 6000 cash said lost with the liner and plans to travel to Washington to seek an audience with President Wilson.
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New York
Cecile L. Greil
Ancona
Washington
United States
Greil
Wilson
Boston traffic to use smaller portable semaphores
The Boston Board of Street Commissioners, after two days of study in New York, favors smaller portable semaphores for downtown streets rather than the large Tremont Street design. They consider a special traffic squad of police similar to New York’s as a possible measure.
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Boston Board of Street Commissioners
New York
Tremont Street
Winter Street
Oil flames kill woman and injure family in New Hampshire
In Manchester Odile Kandar died from burns suffered when oil from a kerosene lamp was poured into a heated stove. Her husband George and their 14 year old son Aran were injured but recovering. In Freeport Maine 80 pupils escaped safely as Maple Avenue Grammar School burned. the two story frame building was destroyed after fire drill aided orderly evacuation.
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Manchester
N. H
Odile Kandar
George Kandar
Aran
Freeport
Maple Avenue Grammar School
Blaze at Hanover Street Police Station Damages Under Ten
Smoke from a fire in the flooring between the guardroom and cell rooms at Hanover Street police station caused excitement among prisoners but was extinguished with no injuries. Officers found the source near the guardroom and the incidents prompted a short panic among inmates. Damage estimated under $10.
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Hanoverstreet
Favor state crusade for naturalization
At a meeting of the Rex-President's Association of the Independent Order B rth Abraham at Templar Hall 724 Washington St resolutions urged a state wide campaign for citizenship. Abraham Alpert editor of the Boston Jewish American spoke urging active role in naturalizing eligible citizens. Resolutions endorsed the appointment of Louis D Brandeis to the Supreme Bench and copies were sent to Senators Weeks and Lodge.
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Rex-President’s Association of the Independent Order
B'rith Abraham
Templar Hall
Washington Street
Abraham Alpert
The
Boston Jewish American
Louis D
Brandeis
Supreme Bench
Weeks
Lodge
Chosen Toastmaster for Evacuation Day Banquet
John J. Murphy was selected as toastmaster for the Evacuation Day banquet at a meeting in the Municipal building South Baston. Governor McCall, the Speaker of the House, District Attorney Pellétie, Edward Keating of Colorado and Lieuten ant-Colonel Ridgeway will attend as guests. The Rev. Charles H. McCurdy was chosen to offer prayer.
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John J. Murphy
Then
South Baston
Governor McCall
Pellétie
Edward Keating
Colorado
Ridgeway
Charles H. McCurdy
Grace Episcopal Church
Wolf's Red Tag Sale Promises Bargains for Tuesday Shoppers
Women flock to Wolf's My Clothier on Tuesdays for Double LEGAL Stamp day and great deals. Crowds head to Hanover and Portland Streets to join the Red Tag Sale offering Wonderful Bargains.
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Wolf's
My Clothier
Hanover
Portland
Wolf
Overheated Chimney Likely Cause of Small Fire
Fire officials said an overheated chimney probably started the blaze. The monetary loss from the incident is described as small.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertises Humor Removal
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for internal derangements caused by humors in the blood. It claims the remedy expels humors and removes their outward effects, noting forty years of superior use and urging readers to choose Hood's over others.
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Fathead
Pompen Stomaen
Deer
Council
St. Mary’s Street
Reade
Alaska
Dorothy
DR. Greil
N. Y
Maine
Hanoverst
W. & A. Bacon Co
Autocar Sales & Service CO
Commonwealth Avenue
Beacon Street
the Autocar Company
Ardmore
Kentucky
Burley Tobacco
Liggett
Mynrs Telecisco
Opacc
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