No Men Admitted at B U Girls Stunt Night
Boston University hosts its annual Girls Athletic Association stunt night on February 20. The event features female students in masculine or other attire with Marion Clark, Esserine Placido, and Viola Byam listed as the stunt committee.
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B. U
Girls’ Athletic Association
Boston University
Marion Clark
Medford
Esserine Placido
Lawrence
Viola Byam
Cambridge
Trolley line stays in ice as Springfield crews delay
Springfield street railway suspends one outlying line until warmer weather due to ice on rails. A second suburban line remains closed for ice. Among three steam railroads into the city the New Haven shows the only near schedule adherence.
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Springfield
Springfield Street Railway Company
New Haven
Named to recount Newberry ballots
Washington Feb 17 Senator Watson Republican of Indiana was named chairman of the Senate sub committee to recount ballots in the Michigan senatorial contest. Other members are Senators Spencer Missouri and Edge New Jersey Republicans and Pomerone Ohio and Walcott Delaware Democrats.
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Washington
Watson
Indiana
Senate
Michigan
Spencer
Missouri
Edge
New Jersey
Pomerone
Ohio
Walcott
Delaware
New Bedford Editor Dead at 34
William O. Devoll Jr longtime city editor of the Evening Standard died of pneumonia aged 34 in New Bedford. A Brown University graduate 1961 he served in Plattsburg officers camp and earned a commission. He leaves a widow and one daughter with funeral set for 8 pm tomorrow at his father's 549 County Street home.
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New Bedford
William O. Devoll, Jr
Evening Standard
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Devoll
Brown University
The
Standard
Plattsburg
Hile
Abraham H. Howland, Jr
A. I
A. M
Masonic Club
Dartmouth Club
Associated Alumni
William Devoll
Potomska Mill
County Street
Short Term Notes Proposed for Soldiers Bonus
Governor Coolidge urges passage of a bill to issue short term bonds or temporary notes instead of bonds for $10,000,000 in outstanding soldiers bonus notes. The notes would mature March 1 and could be issued for up to five years from July 15, 1919 with Governor and Council approval.
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Coolidge
Sale of German Merchant Ships Probed by Legion
Lieutenant Lawrence J. Flaherty Post of the American Legion, with 1500 veterans in East Boston, protested the U S Shipping Board sale of former German merchant ships allotted after World War I. Resolutions condemn the action and will be sent to Senators Lodge Walsh and Massachusetts representatives.
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Lawrence J. Flaherty
American Legion
Boston
United States Shipping Board
United States
Lodge and Walsh
Massachusetts
Congress
Furniture men meet at annual Home Furnishers banquet
The Home Furnishers' Association held its annual banquet at the City Club with a large turnout. Speakers included Immigration Commissioner H. A. Skeffington, Guy A. Ham, and Harvard Business School professor Melvin T. Copeland. Victor A. Heath presided in Mc Mahon's absence.
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Home Furnishers’ Association
City Club
H. A. Skeffington
Guy A. Ham
Melvin T. Copeland
Harvard Business School
B. A. McMahon
Victor A. Heath
Ferdinand Company of
Roxbury
Old System Gone Forever Warns Labor Conference
Mr. Skeffington told dealers that collective bargaining is needed with employees to prevent past unrest. He warned against returning to immigrant handling from ship to shop and affirmed gates will not reopen to old practices.
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Skeffington
Guy Ham
Copeland
Harvard
Association
Research Bureau
Harvard Business School
Bakers’ Fire Protection Association of Massachusetts
B. A. McMahon
M. J. Sullivan
John Brickett
George L. Avery
Felix I. Smith
Hugh McLean
John H. Clarkson
Ww. C. Fuller
Alonzo E. Yont
Hanson Calls for Rigid Unity to Quell Unrest in New England
Ole Hanson, touring New England, urges compulsory discipline by skilled labor and employers to curb Red influence. He warns of “Red” employees and commends full cooperation between labor and management as essential to the region’s stability. Hanson notes Massachusetts residents talk louder than their numbers.
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New England
Ole Hanson
Salem
Holyoke
Cambridge
Seattle
Massachusetts
Post
Brookline Selectmen Nominated At Caucus
The Brookline Board of Selectmen were renominated at a town caucus. George S. Baldwin named for vacancy created by Payson Dana’s state civil service post. Voters backed Cusick 833 and Neal 820. Parker 732. Dane 727. Baldwin 727. Briggs 657. Quinn 482. Barry 488. Love failed renomination.
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Brookline Board of Selectmen
George S. Baldwin
Payson Dana
State Civil Service Commission
William J. Love
David B. Church
James B. Duffy
Chester T. Burr
Walter J. Cusick
Burton W. Neal
Philip S. Parker
Ernest B. Dane
GA_ Loring Briggs
James F. Quinn
James W. Barry
Dandruff Cure Promise From Simple Liquid Remedy
An old tip claims four ounces of liquid argon dissolves dandruff when applied at night. It asserts that after one or more nightly rub-ins dandruff and scalp itching vanish, with hair appearing shinier and healthier, and that liquid arvon is available at drug stores and inexpensive.
Limerick No 30 judge's selection rewarded in The Post
Robert N. Alexander of Arlington receives a 150 dollar check from a Post representative for his last line in Limerick No 30. Consolation prizes go to Ida G. Lewis, Bristol Rhode Island, Maxwell F. Barnes, Boston, and Mrs Edward Kunz, Bristol Rhode Island. The Last Lines of Limerick No 31 will appear in tomorrow's Post with writer name.
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Robert N. Alexander
Varnum Street
Arlington
Alexander
Paisley
Scotland
Glasgow
America
Gulf Refining Company
High Street
Boston
Limerick
Ida G. Lewis
Meredith Centre
N. H
Edward D. Kunz
Hope St
Bristol
R. I
Maxwell F. Barnes
Peterborough St
Boston Post Limerick Contest Details and Prizes
The Boston Post announces a daily open competition for original limericks with a best last line prize of 150 dollars. Consolation prizes are 50 dollars and 25 dollars, with guarantees of fairness and final editor decisions. Entries must be mailed sealed to Post Limerick Editors by 5 PM four days after publication.
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Boston Post
Post
P. O
Boston
Mass
Limerick Pms
Cis Ae
Post Limerick
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