Protest Over New Bridge Site Draws Cambridge Citizens
Cambridge residents gather at the State House hearing on Senate Bill 206 to oppose moving Cottage Farm bridge to a spot near Magazine Street. Officials and clergy warn the change could endanger children and hurt the Magazine Beach playground and local property values.
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Magazine Street
Cambridge
Magazine Beach
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
State House
Cottage Farm
Charles River
St. Paul Street
Boston
Senate
John A. ‘Butler
Sacramento
Magazine and
Chestnut Streets
Father Butler
Chestnut Street
Harold M. Bradbury
Roland Fe, Brown
John E. McCarthy
Ye ggs Get 80 At Drug Store
Three masked men robbed a West Side drug store and post office in Springfield. After firing multiple shots when told to raise hands they escaped with 80 dollars total from till drawer and cash register. Police pursued but the robbers fled in a taxicab.
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Springfield
I. A. Darling
West Side
Darling
Early Irish Free State Bill Debate in UK House
Winston Churchill argues for giving lawful powers to the provisional Irish government to hold an election as soon as possible under the treaty. He cites Irish signatories believing the republic was created by elections and the Republic can become a free state only by decision.
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London
Associated Press
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Auction raises funds with famous shirts in Albany
A charity sale by the Daughters of the American Revolution in Albany Ga fetched high bids for former President Wilson's shirt cut into an apron. Other donors included Thomas A Edison Jack Dempsey Henry Ford and several notable figures.
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Albany
Wilson
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Thomas A. Edison
Jack Mempsey
Henry Ford
Harding Pushes Sales Tax to Fund Soldiers Bonus
In Washington on February 16 President Harding urged Congress to pay the soldiers bonus with a general sales tax or postpone the legislation. House Ways and Means Chairman Fordney and Senate Finance Chairman McCumber said they did not yet agree on the plan.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Fordney
House
Ways and Means Committee
McCumber
Senate Finance Committee
Brookline Caucuses Choose Town Officers Amid Strong Turnout
In Brookline yesterday the caucus chose town officers with a record turnout. Burton Neal and Mrs. H Parker Whittington were defeated while Charles F Rowley led the ticket. Michael Driscoll topped the school committee race. row selection favored five nominees for selectmen and three for auditor.
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Brookline
Burton W. Neal
H. Parker Whittington
Charles F. Rowley
Michael Driscoll
Ann C. Hogan
Henry Ware
James A. Huban
William J. Love
David Church
James Duffy
Michael Prendergast
Movie director Taylor murder clue prompts new investigation
Los Angeles February 16 United News reports authorities, after the death of director William Desmond Taylor, are pursuing a promising clue in the mystery. Detectives work on potential leads to solve the case.
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Los Angeles
United News
William Desmond Taylor
Food ships caught in ice drift off Stockholm
About 80 steamers are frozen in Kattegat and the Sound with floes drifting. Nine American ships carrying food for famine Russians drift in the ice as pressure increases. Flying machines are planned to help deliver supplies to the trapped vessels.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Associated Press
Kattegat
Sound
Man Dies in Seven Foot Funeral Pyre Fire
Rochester NY Feb 16 A man named Joseph Perry of Lyell Road built a seven foot high funeral pyre from shavings and lit it then lay down. He was burned to death and part of his barn was destroyed in the blaze.
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Rochester
N. Y
Joseph Perry
Lyell Road
Bankers Told of Effort to Ruin Railroads
Ivy J. Lee, publicity advisor for the Pennsylvania system, claimed at the Boston Chapter American Institute of Banking annual banquet that 2,000,000 organized railroad workers aim to destroy the railroad system under private ownership. The event at Hotel Somerset drew Bank Commissioner Joseph C. Allen and many Boston bank presidents as guests of honor.
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America
Ivy J. Lee
Pennsylvania System
Boston
American Institute of Banking
Somerset
Joseph C. Allen
Fitzgerald Attacks Republicans Over Unemployment Policy
John F. Fitzgerald former Mayor of Boston spoke to the Rotary Club of Lynn assigning blame to the Republican administration for mass layoffs and an unemployment conference that urged public works while warning of bankrupt railroads declining industries and decaying harbors due to GOP influence in New England banks and key industries. He argued Liberty bond prices fell under manipulations by speculators harming the poor before rebounding toward par.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Rotary Club of
Lynn
New England
Fitzgerald
Women discuss arms conference at MA federation meeting
Mrs Thomas G Minter told the Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs meeting at Allston Theatre that public opinion voiced through newspapers shaped the Washington conference. She criticized Mr Hughes informal conduct and said he ignored parliamentary procedures. Mrs Minter leads the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Washington
Thomas G. Minter
Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Club
Allston Theatre
Hughes
Minter
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Dartmouth President Rejects Baptist Interference on Faculty
Hanover Feb 16 Dartmouth President Ernest Martin Hopkins denounces pre millennialist leaders who demanded the firing of professors holding scientific or evolutionary views. He asserts no interference with college courses and defends academic freedom against denominational pressure.
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Hanover
N. H
Ernest Martin Hopkins
The
Baptist Church
Dartmouth
Baptists
Dartmouth Crisis Over Sectarian Picks Targets Unattributed Letter
A letter from J. C. Massee J. M. Dean Floyd Adams Frank Goodchild and C. L. Laws urging Baptist control of schools and purging philosophy science and theology is presented with President Hopkins’s reply. Dartmouth officials and students view this as sectarian interference in the undenominational college.
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J. C. Massee
J. M. Dean
Floyd Adams
Frank Goodchild
C. L. Laws
Hopkins
Dartmouth
Mod
Mother Seeks Son Missing Four Years at Ellis Island
Mrs. Sarah Bailey of Boston arrives at Ellis Island unable to find her son George Bailey who vanished four years ago after leaving Boston to sail on an army transport. She crossed oceans and traveled through England and Scotland in a bid to locate him and plans to resume her search with naval yard officers.
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New York
England
Scotland
Sarah Bailey
Boston
Ellis Island
United States
Albion Street
George Bailey
George
Navy Yard
Double murder in Newport as Margaret Pike and son die
In Newport Rhode Island on February 16 38 year old Margaret Sullivan Pike and her 5 year old son Walter were shot dead in their Spring Street apartment. Albert Koschny 36 a confectioner now in the auto repair business was arrested and said to have confessed to the killings. He also shot at himself but his wound was non fatal. The couple had a troubled history including a divorce from Walter Pikes previous marriage. Koschny reportedly renewed his courtship before the shooting and Mrs Pike is said to have rejected him triggering the fatal confrontation.
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R. I
Mayer
Spring Street
Margaret (Sullivan) Pike
Walter Pike
Albert Koschny
Koschny
Margaret Sullivan
Patrick Sullivan
Simmons Street
Pike
Brockton
Portland allocates $10,000 for public works relief
Feb 16 report notes Portland city government appropriated $10,000 to relieve unemployment by funding public works projects as an initial step. The move signals local action to create temporary jobs amid rising joblessness.
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Portland. Me
Portland
Outlying Sections Are Much Colder Than Boston Proper
A severe snowstorm swept off shore dumping heavy snowfall on suburban areas while Boston proper remained comparatively warmer. A large workforce of municipal workers cleared streets and sidewalks to restore access and safety amid the winter blast.
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Boston
Weather Brings Harsh Winds After Snowfall
Boston and New England dug themselves out yesterday to face high gales and near zero weather. The cold wave that capped heavy snow is expected to stay another day, though officials say the blizzard has passed seaward. The merciless wind penetrated the warmest clothing, making yesterday and last night intensely miserable.
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Boston
New England
Divorced Couple Plans Reunion After Five Years
Arthur M. Galard Tremont Row photographer and his wife filed intentions at City Hall to remarry. They had been married ten years before their separation. The children ages ten eleven and thirteen attend school from their mother's West End residence at 19 Re vere street.
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Arthur M. Galard
Tremont Row
City Hall
Galaids
Revere Street
West End
Unclear historic note on wartime actions and migrations
The fragment mentions a 1915 German submarine blockade of British ships, a year-ago migration halt from Central Europe to the U S, and Italian Front sanitary actions, with a moonlit night observation and a 5 49 pm timing reference.
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Europe
U. S
Italy
Forecast for Boston and Atlantic Coast Storm Warnings
Forecasts indicate Friday fair with continued cold in Boston and vicinity. Saturday brings fair and warmer conditions with diminishing northwest winds. Atlantic coast storm warnings remain posted north of Cape Hatteras as northeast winds ease.
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Boston
Washington
New England
New York
Mississippi River
Atlantic States
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Sandy Look
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Weather Finds Cold Turn Tonight After Bright Day
Forecasters expect a bright day with limited warming, followed by a very cold night. Temperatures likely drop significantly as winds ease, bringing a sharp chill after the sun fades.
Memorial exercises for Samuel Bilas Curry in Boston
A large gathering of Curry's friends held memorial exercises yesterday at the New Old South Church in Copley Square. Curry founded and led the School of Expression for many years.
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Samuel Bilas Curry
School of Expression
Copley Square
Legion of Friends
New Old South Church
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