Women gain mass bar admission in 1919 batch
Sixty-seven of about 200 bar examinees passed the 1919 test in Massachusetts. Among the successful are two women, Bessie Kisloff of 103 Charles street and Christine B. Hill of Allston, raising Boston’s count of women lawyers to 37. The list includes the Mayor’s secretary, a post office stamp clerk, a police clerk, and a compositor from the Boston Post. The article notes Kisloff, 21, plans to open a practice and cites Hill’s stenographic position along with other named local applicants and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Massachusetts Bar
Board of Bar Examiners
Boston
Bessie Kisloff
Charles Street
Christine B. Hill
Allston
John J. Murphy
South Boston
Joseph E. Granahan
Atlantic
Boston Post Office
Carriers’ Association
William M. Gaddis
Porchester
Patrick Gaddis
Egors Rasa
Jonathan W. French
Weamints
United States
Asa P. French
Harvard Law
Albert G. Aggott
Gould Street
West Roxbury
Fred A. Anderson
Monroe Road
Quincy
George W. Ayer
Wheatland Avenue
Dorchester
Philip B. Buzzell
Wilmington
Harold L. Clark
Cedar Street
Malden
John J. Coker
Eaton Road
Danvers
Daniel F. Collins
Fourth Street
Paul I. L. Corwin
Aberdeen Street
William CC. Crossley
North Main Street
Fall River
Ralph W. Crowell
Sumner Avenue
Springfield
John J. Cusick
Charles A. Donahue
Keene Street
Lowell
Patrick M. Doyle
State Street
New Bedford
Henry W. Edgerton
Jacoby M. Feinberg
Stamford Street
Roxbury
Harry Finestone
Franklin Avenue
Chelsea
Joseph A. Frankowski
Pearl ‘Street
Chicopee
Thomas R. Freeman
Hovey Terrace
Lynn
Owen Gallagher
Boston Street
William J. Granfield
Tenth Street
William B. Gumbart
Fairfield Avenue
South Norwalk
Conn
William A. Gunning
West Park
Providence
Hyde Park Gas Battle Pushes for Cheaper Gas
Hyde Park residents pressed a legislative committee to authorize Boston Consolidated Gas to lay pipes throughout the Hyde Park district. Representative Martin cited current rates 80 cents per 1000 cubic feet from Boston Consolidated versus $1.10 from Dedham and Hyde Park Gas, urging a bill to compel price reductions or pipe expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Legislative Committee On Public Lighting
Martin
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Hyde Park District
Dedham & Hyde Park Gas Company
Dedham & Hyd Park Company
Mass Meeting to Protest Bosfield Case
Indignation of colored citizens and friends protests the dismissal of Miss Jane Bosfield a colored stenographer at the State Insane Hospital Medfield. An after church mass meeting is at Twelfth Baptist Church Shawmut Ave and Madison St at 9 15 tomorrow evening under the Equal Rights League. Emory T Morris presides and Swain Thornton Shaw Brigham Schenck and Totter will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosfield
Jane Bosfield
State Insane Hospital
Medfield
Twelfth Baptist Church
Shawmut Avenue
Madison Street
Equal Rights League
Emory T. Morris
Messrs
Swain, Thornton, Shaw, Brigham, Schenck and
Trotter
Brandeis Praised by Opponents in Boston to Tooley Street
Samuel Gompers condemns opposition to Louis D Brandeis as greed and prejudice and calls him a fine, fair, and capable nominee. Boston lawyers retreat as witnesses fail to appear and Senate Judiciary postpones to marshal more testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Boston
Lowell
Harvard College
Tooley Street
Louis D. Brandeis
Gompers
Boston Post
Brandeis
Mr. Brandeis
England
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Austin G. Fox
Fox
United States District
George Anderson
May Vote on Convention Proposed in 1917
A legislative committee report urges a July 1917 constitutional convention election. The measure mirrors 1858 provisions, allowing full constitutional revision including judiciary and bill of rights. If approved by voters, delegates, 320 total, will be chosen in May with 16 at large and four per district across 16 districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Committee
Lombard Williams
Kincaide
Quincy
Roosevelt
George Doty
Newton
Old Guard
Frederick Butler
Lawrence
Young Guard
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Beardsley
Boston
Fred P. Greenwood
Everett
Greenwood
Composers' Club Dinner Gathered 20 at Lombardy Inn
The Composers' Club of Boston met for an informal dinner at the Lombardy Inn last evening with about 20 members present. Noted attendees included Wallace Goodrich George Chadwick Clayton Johns and Malcolm Lang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Composers’ Club of
Boston
Lombardy Inn
Wallace Goodrich
George Chadwick
Clayton Johns
Malcolm Lang
Children of Dept. Store Looters To Be Cared For
Five Ortel children aged 4 to 18, detained in Portland for department store thefts, will be cared for by Concord residents. The parents were sentenced to six months in jail, while police search of the Ortel home yielded no loot. Neighbors speculate the family looted to fund pressures from collectors and extended shopping trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DEPT
Concord Junction
William Ortel
Portland
New England
Concord
William Craig
Ortel
Prairie Street
Ortels
Georgiana
Bernice
Harold
Evelyn
Ralph
American Powder Company
Young Guard Vows End to Old Guard in Massachusetts GOP
The Young Guard leaders in Massachusetts declare a battle to the political death against the Old Guard. They aim to eliminate longtime chieftains and sweep aside chosen leaders to seize control of the state party. Delegation fights are seen as a step toward broader victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charless. Baxter
McCall
Old Guard
Young Guard
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Thanks Police and Street Car Men for Aid to Horses
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals thanks Boston police officers, street car conductors, and motormen for aiding horses during winter storms. Captains and many police responders acted promptly to emergencies, helping stalled and overloaded horses with kindness and respect for their welfare. Acknowledge signed by Francis H. Rowley, President M. S. C. P. A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention
Boston
Francis H. Rowley
Deaths Bridget Grant in Malden
Bridget Grant widow of the late James Grant dies in Malden with funeral from 201 Adam Street Monday at 8 30 a m. Services at Monarch of the Immaculate Conception at 9 o'clock. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Malden
Bridget
Ace
James Grant
Adam St
Monarch of the Immaculate Conception
Two Year Mayor Term Proposed in Boston Bill
A bill proposing a two year term for Boston’s mayor gained advocacy from Senator Hays of Brighton before the metropolitan affairs committee. The measure drew support from several others but faced opposition from Corporation Counsel Sullivan and the Boston Charter Guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hays
Brighton
Legislative Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Sullivan
Boston Charter Guards
Lasses at B U elect student leaders
Allen G. MacKinnon of Manchester was elected president of the junior class at Boston University College of Liberal Arts. Edith Howard of Lynn was chosen vice president, Maria Allen of Arlington treasurer, and William B. Frye of Waltham secretary. In the freshman class Warren H. Wardle of Roxbury was elected president and Theodore Noyes of Newville president of the sophomore class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen G. MacKinnon
Manchester
Boston University College of Liberal Arts
Edith Howard
Lynn
Maria Allen
Arlington
William B. Frye
Waltham
Warren H. Wardle
Roxbury
Theodore Noyes
Newteville
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Sunday Post
Bar
G. Harnedy
Kent Street
Brookne
Thomas
Pine Street
Holyoke
William MacConnell
Lonsdale Street
Ashmont
William T. Martin, Jr
Chestnut Street
Marblehead
Clifford O. Mason
Bacon Street
Winchester
Thomas F. McCarthy
Floyd Street
Benjamin H. McKinley
Smith Street
John F. McNiff
James EF
McVann
Peabody Harry I
Michaels
Wall Street
A Eee A. Shea
Beacon Street
Hyman Shocket
Allen Street
Louis Shulman
Village Street
David F. Sibulkin
Peter P. Silversmith
Winthrop
Isaac FB. Simons
Devon Street
Elihu BD. Stone
Elmo Street
Harry T. Ve Dorchester
de . Thur
Worcester
Harry E. Wheeler
Louis Winer
Boardman Street
Salem
Tom IL. Wood
Water Street
Haverhill
Bessie Kislofp
PUNE
Lica
Boston Company
Compers
Composers’ Club
COBBS
Cobb’s
Summer St
Cobb
Boston Tea CO
Annes
Neven Be
Davis
Artel
Walsh
Ayer
Maynard
Concord National Bank
William Davis
Duncan McEachern
McEachern
Boston & Maine Railroad
Williams
Rumor Roosevelt
Bell-Ans
Lasses
B. U
Fisischmann's
Boz
Brookside
Sunkist Seedress Co
Chamne
Peg
Kellogg's
Mark
Underwood
Dev
Heinz
Baker's Cocoa
Royal Bk
Drakes Cake
Plymouth
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