Art of Dressing for Fat Women at Roxbury Bureau
Grace G. Starbird of Roxbury High School stresses that 40 percent of American women are stout and can look model-like with proper lines and colors. She urges avoiding excess ruffles, choosing hats with up and out lines, and selecting necklines, yokes, and lace patterns to harmonize figure types and facial features.
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Grace G. Starbird
Roxbury High School of Practical Arts
Clothing Information Bureau
Hamilton Place
Women's City Club
Miss Starbird
Peters Accused Mayor Of Lying On Hyde Park Trolley
The hearing on Hyde Park trolley operations before the street railways committee centered on claims that Mayor Peters misinformed Boston as Representative Frank B. Phinney labeled his remarks a lie. Elias Field of the law department defended the mayor while Phinney vowed to repeat the charge publicly. Phinney argued the Hyde Park issue costs the city nothing and challenged Peters to respond in Hyde Park.
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Peters
Hyde Park
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Committee On Street Railways
Frank B. Phinney
Feters
Boston
Elias Field
Boston Law Department
Phinney
Chadbourne Named York Saco Agent in Biddeford
Biddeford Feb 2 An announcement made today that Edward E Chadbourne of this city was named agent of the York Corporation of Saco to succeed Elmer E Page who died Monday Chadbourne has been with the York Company 38 years holding his latest job as paymaster He is 55 years old
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Biddeford
Edward E. Chadbourne
York Corporation of
Saco
Elmer E. Page
Chadbourne
York Company
Acquitted Judge McGannon to resign March 1
Cleveland February 25 Judge William H McGannon recently acquitted of second degree murder announced he will resign as chief justice of the Municipal Court on March 1 in reply to a Cleveland Bar Association request to resign at once rather than March 15 the date previously set.
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Cleveland
William H. McGannon
Harold C. Kagy
Cleveland Bar Association
McGannon
County Jails A Target in State Control Debate
Public hearing in Suffolk County opened the question of county jails as “co educa tional criminal institu tions” and the fight against state takeover. Speakers alleged legal violations and questioned the need for houses of correction while proponents urged state control citing cost per capita and Governor Cox’s policy.
State control debated at all day hearing
Testimony favored state control with opponents to be heard at a future forenoon session two weeks later. Mrs Hodder of Sherborn Prison argued against mass custody, urging segregation by age and mentality and criticizing the county system as outdated. Commissioner O Brien of Boston supported state control and indeterminate sentencing, noting outside employment is limited in houses of correction.
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Essex County
Salem
Greenfield
Houses of Correction
Julius Andrews
Advisory Board
The
Prison Bureau
Charles W. Shippey
Philip Duggan
James R. Carret
Edith G. Fabans
Sanford Bates
Corrections
Cox
Elisa Field
City of
Boston
Peters
George R. Fearing
Massachusetts League of Women Voters
Edward T. Root
Massachusetts Federated Churches
William Healey
Boston City Federation
Wenona Osborn Pinkham
Boston League of Women Voters
Ralph B. McDaniel
Massachusetts Federation of Womens’ Clubs
Doremus Scudder
Greater Boston Federated Churches
Senator Bliss
Jessie D. Hodder
Women’s Prison
Sherborn
Thomas (. O'Brien
House of Correction
Notable Programme at Newton Centre Church
Pr John Lovett Morse of Harvard Medical School will speak at Trinity Church Newton Centre next Sunday night at 7 15 about a talk to parents regarding their children. He warns there would be a universal strike among children if they belonged to unions and will explain why.
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Newton Centre Church
John Lovett Morse
Harvard Medical School
Trinity Church
Newton Centre
Dr. Morse
Furnished apartment wanted near business district
Two gentlemen seek a furnished apartment near the business district. Contact Jack Klaff at 8 Winter Street.
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Hmalij
Jack Klaff
Winter St
Galvin George Murray Nelson Death Notices Week
In Cambridge James Francis Galvin son of Cornelius and Ellen Galvin funeral from 163 Webster Ave Saturday Feb 26 at 2 pm relatives invited. In Somerville George W Murray 68 former Blacksmiths Union agent funeral from 97 Swan St Everett Monday Feb 28 8 am solemn requiem at Immaculate Conception Church. Hannah Nelson wife of Elmer J Nelson funeral notice later. Halifax papers copy.
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Galvin
Cambridge
James Francis
Cornelius
Ellen Galvin
O'Connell
Webster Ave
Murray
Somerville
George W. Murray
Blacksmiths’ Union
Russel Murray
Swan St
Everett
Emaculate Conception
Atteml
Halifax
N. S
Nelson
South Braintree
Hannah
Coolidges to Leave Monday for Washington
Calvin Coolidge plans to travel to Washington with Mrs Coolidge next Monday to begin his duties as Vice President. The trip is two days earlier than planned and their two sons will remain home as the family prepares for the inaugural ceremonies and capital life. Coolidge declined local clubs dinners intended as farewell demonstrations.
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Northampton
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Harding Helps Big Navy Plan
President-elect Harding backs the Senate naval affairs committee majority against House calls for reduced naval appropriations. A letter from Harding favored continuation of the current build up, with leaders predicting his influence will shape votes in both chambers. Borah’s disarmament proposal faces potential Senate adoption as a separate resolution or rider.
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Washington
Associated Press
Harding
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
House
Senate
Borah
Idaho
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Smith College to Open Summer School for Social Workers
Northampton February 25. Smith College will open a summer school for social workers on June 15. President W A Neilson of Smith will be among the instructors.
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Northampton
Smith College
W. A. Neilson
Smith
Thieves raid Medford tailor shop on Winthrop Street
Thieves broke into Morris Fax's tailor shop at 71 Winthrop street Medford Hillside Thursday night and stole 42 pieces of cloth valued at 2000 dollars, a Medford police report said yesterday.
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Morris Fax
Winthrop Street
Medford
Mayor Peters Vetoed Salary Schedule For Teachers
Finance Commission commends Mayor Peters for vetoing the school committee teacher salary schedule presented to him. It accuses the committee of approving larger increases than the original plan and notes the Mayor could veto legislative actions. The report urges prior notice of substantial changes and highlights additional coal and school-supplies funding.
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Peters
Finance Commission
Financial Autonomy Proposal For Irish Home Rule
London Feb 25 The Irish home rule act may gain a fighting chance as Ulster and the south seek amendments for full financial autonomy. Influential figures in both regions push for government to grant Ireland control of customs and excise and tax machinery. Intermediaries guarantee the government’s willingness to amend, with Ulster especially drawn to the prospect of framing tax laws. Southern leaders are reportedly warm and hope nationalist aims in leadership of terrorists are advanced.
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London
Associated Press
Northern
Southern
Ireland
Ulster
South
Chinese minister thanks US for aid to famine China
S Alfred Sze, newly arrived Chinese minister to Washington from London, expressed gratitude on behalf of the Chinese people for American aid to famine sufferers in China. He said the help from the United States exceeds that from all other sources.
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America
Washington
S. Alfred Sze
London
China
Wason bill advances. bonus debate adjourned
Senate finance committee reports favorably the Wason bill amending war risk insurance and creating 14 regional War Risk Bureau offices while delaying action on the soldiers' bonus measure. The measure would extend medical and dental care to injured veterans and ease insurance renewal premiums for hospital or vocational training recipients.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Wason
House
War Risk Bureau
New Hampshire
Lynn trades slash wages proposed in May
A plan by Lynn master plumbers and master carpenters to cut wages on May 1 reduces carpenters from 1.00 to 0.90 and plumbers steam fitters and sheet metal workers from 1.12 12 to 0.90 per hour. Rumors of further cuts to unskilled labor surfaced as labor leaders warned of a fight.
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Lynn
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