Disturbances Mark City Council Meeting at Vine Street Church
Mayor Fitzgerald threatened to eject Jerry Watson amid frequent interruptions at a Ward 18 gathering in Roxbury, as Thomas Phelan and Patrick Walsh spoke on district needs. The event drew over 1000 attendees and featured calls for more police, lighting, and park improvements, with focus on Orchard Park and Warren Street paving.
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Fitzgerald
Vine Street
Jerry” Watson
Ward 18
Watson
Thomas Phelan
Mr. Watson
Phelan
Roslindale
Roxbury
West Roxbury
Europe
Tom
Ernest C. Marshall
Roxbury Improvement Association
Improvement Association
Tammany Club
Patrick D. Walsh
Walsh
Marshall
The
James M. Curley
Walter Ballantyne
O'Meara
Orchard Park
Warren Street
Hunneman Street
Harrison Avenue
Columbus Avenue
Randidge
Eleven Years Of Stomach Trouble Cure Promised
An advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for chronic stomach trouble. It cites Mrs Laura FE Strout of South Portland Maine who claims eleven years of relief after using the pills. The pitch notes the pills cost 50 cents a box, six for 2.50, and are sold by druggists or mail order from Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N, Y
Actresses Aid Fire Crew at Washington Street Theater
Three actresses Misses Vivian Densmore Susie Fisher and Stella Adams helped lay and carry hose during a late afternoon theater fire at the Gaiety on Washington street. They stood with firemen as danger approached.
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Gaiety Theatre
Washington Street
Vivian Densmore
Susie Fisher
Stella Adams
Theatre Fire Rescue by Determined Attaches
At 6 20 last night smoke poured from the theatre top after a fire in a next door building. Attaches rushed to lay the hose and stagehands and performers, led by Miss Densmore of the Blue Beard company, battled the thick smoke to reach the gallery. They and the blaze crew persisted despite injuries and smoke, proof of a fireproof house.
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Miss Densmore
Blue Beard
Chicago
Meridian street bridge to be rebuilt not replaced
The Meridian street bridge will be rebuilt rather than replaced for some time if U S government authorities approve an agreement reached by Mayor Fitzgerald and the Chelsea Board of Control. Estimated cost is about $150 000. City Engineer Jackson wrote to Washington for permission to rebuild yesterday.
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Meridian Street
United States
Fitzgerald
Chelsea Board of Control
Jackson
Washington
Somerville Police Hold Biennial Ball
The Somerville Police Relief Association held its biennial ball at the Highland Avenue armory. Mayor Woods and local officials attended along with police from nearby towns. The hall displayed flags bunting and colored lights making a festive scene.
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Highland Avenue
Somerville
Police Relief Association
Mayor Woods
Boston Free Port Plea to Congress by Mayor Fitzgerald
Mayor Fitzgerald urged the Legislature to push Boston toward becoming a free port and the second seaport in the nation. He called for measures to develop foreign port competition and instructed Massachusetts delegation to advocate such steps during his Southern trip yesterday.
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Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Congress
Boston
Mayor Pushes Boston Free Port Plan for Waterfront Zone
The mayor proposes Congress create a free port in Boston by reserving flats and waterfront for a zone where foreign goods and raw materials arrive to be processed locally. He pledges to advocate for the petition, noting available acres in Boston and East Boston. The Chamber of Commerce could oversee a gradual 10 to 15 year development creating job opportunities.
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Congress
Boston
Chamber of Commerce
South Boston Association Demands Apology From State Education Chief
At Gray's Hall in South Boston the Citizens' Association protested Chairman Frederick P. Fish of the State Board of Education for saying country residents are better and safer than city dwellers. Secretary Henry Small was directed to send a protest letter and seek an apology.
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Citizens’ Association of
South Boston
Gray's Hall
Broadway
Frederick P. Fish
State Board of Education
Henry Small
Association
Fish
Big crowd at airship show in Mechanics Building
A large audience from across New England attended the airship exhibit at Mechanics Building. Two new heavier-than-air machines arrived, bringing the total to twenty. C Norvin Renek's Voisin and the Eisner Downey machine drew interest and orders, while Glidden spoke on ballooning and Harriman planned an aerial navigation lecture with stereopticon visuals.
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New England
Mechanics
Rheims
C. Norvin Renek
Voisin
Garden City
Eisner
Downey
Charles J. Glidden
Aero Club of New England
J. Emery Harriman, Jr
Maloney Fined for Check Misuse in Roxbury Court
James Ke. Maloney of Brookline was tried in Roxbury District Court for misuse of a transfer check on a Boston Elevated car. He was found guilty and fined $5 by Judge Williams.
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James KE. Maloney
Brookline
Roxbury
Boston Elevated
Williams
Russian Anarchist Boursteff to be Entertained in Boston
Vladimir M. Boursteff arrives in Boston tomorrow and will be hosted by prominent clubs and figures. He will address the Twentieth Century Club on Saturday afternoon and Tremont Temple Saturday evening recounting how he thwarted Russian government attempts to uncover revolutionary plans. He will speak Sunday at Bowdoin Hall before fellow countrymen.
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Vladimir M. Boursteff
Boston
Tremont Temple
Mr. Toursteff
Bowdoin Hall
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Rox
Bury Meeting
Parker Hill
Jeremiah Mahoney
St. Alphonsus Association
James P. Fox
James McInerney
Dudley Street
Arrigo Boito
Mefistofele
Boston Opera
Faust
Goethe
Mephisto
Dr. Faust
Brocken
Marguerite
Mr. Russell
Boston Opera Company
Frances Alda
Celesta Boninsegna
Helen of Troy
Jose Mardones
Florencio Constantino
Jose Piaroone
Polfustope
BIG Boys
Washington and
Hanover Sts
Fancy Elgin Creamery
Atlantic
Pacific
Court St
Tremont St
Central Square
Massachusetts Ave
East
Cambridge
Luby Bros
Houghton & Dutton
South Portland
Vivian Dinsmore
South Gardner
Franklin Pierce
Gardner
Simeon W. Stevens
Free Harbor Zone
Men’s & Young Mens Dept
O’coats
Boys’ and Children’s Dept
Elsendrath
Mack and Co
Washington, Hanover and Elm Sts
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