Congressman Carter Builds Eight Needham Homes Under Build Now Plan
The Post reports Congressman elect William H. Carter of Needham began a major Build Now project at Herd's Corner Needham Heights. Eight bungalow houses will be sold on a cooperative basis to workingmen earning 18 to 20 dollars weekly with monthly payments and eventual full ownership. The plan aligns with Build Now letters urging simple homes for low wage workers and easy rent deductions toward ownership.
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Massachusetts
William H. Carter
Needham
Build
Carter
Herd’s Corner
Needham Heights
Congressman Carter
Society Woman Suspect in Brookline Break In
A high society woman in Sack Bay and Brookline is under suspicion for a break in at Mrs. Hannah P. Weld’s Goddard Avenue Brookline home. About $2000 worth of curios were stolen. Investigators report constant surveillance and warn that arrests may follow if items are not returned promptly.
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Soman
Sack Bay
Brookline
Goddard Avenue
Hannah P. Weld
Carter backs Build Now plan for eight new houses
Massachusetts Congress Carter endorses the Build Now program, with eight cooperative homes on Boston Worcester rail sites. Each five room bungalow costs about 2500 dollars, plus land, totaling roughly 20000 dollars, aiming to employ workers and aid unemployed workers in building trades.
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Carter
Congressman
Post
Boston
The
New England
Boston and Worcester Electric Railroad
Congressman Carter
Law to Aid Builders from Harvard Professor Outlines State Bill
Professor Charles W Killam of Harvard University outlined a proposed statewide building law aimed at standardizing codes for architects contractors and property owners. He described local ordinances as easily changed while a state statute would provide uniform rules with local option on certain features and a state building commissioner plus deputies and engineers to oversee enforcement and safety.
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Charles W. Killam
Harvard University
Commonwealth
Master Builders’ Association
State Police
Metropolitan Fire Prevention Commissioner
Boston
Brookline
Cambridge
Springfield
Newton
Build Now Indorsed by Gloucester Board of Trade
Gloucester Board of Trade endorses the Post's Build Now movement and launches a systematic campaign to promote Hire Now as part of efforts to ease unemployment. The board says both campaigns will mitigate the local jobless situation.
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Gloucester
Indorsing the Post
Gloucester Board of Trade
Penn Defeats Dartmouth In Intercollegiate Clash
University of Pennsylvania beat Dartmouth 37 to 22 in a league basketball game played in Hanover New Hampshire on February 26.
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Hanover
N. H
University of Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Lomasney Protests Bar Exams Amid Reform Push
Representative Martin M. Lomasney testified before the joint committee on judiciary in support of nine bills to regulate bar examinations. He stated current exam qualifications are open to challenge and noted exonerations of loan company staff including Harold P. Wardwell amid a broader investigation into a mysterious external partner and related police work.
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Martin M. Lomasney
Joint Committee On Judiciary
Rowley
Harold P. Wardwell
Teller
Cole
Proponets Call Bar Exam Reform Under Fire
Mr Lomasney and supporters claim current requirements harm young men without college or high school education and should permit bar exam entry. Herbert Parker of the Massachusetts Bar Association supports liberalization but urges bar examiners and Supreme Court approval. Chairman Hollis R Bailey of the Massachusetts bar examiners outlines the board’s stance on last year’s admissions legislation.
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Representative Lomasney
Herbert Parker
Massachusetts Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar
Supreme Court
Hollis R. Bailey
Massachusetts Bar Examiners
Couple Missing After Confession
Mr. Rowley says the Coles confessed to a long running scheme with inside and outside help at a loan company from November 1908 to June 5, 1914. Mrs Cole allegedly handled books while her husband obtained goods from vaults and pawed them, destroying pledge tickets.
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Coles
Curley
Joseph P. Kennedy
Fitzgerald
Cobb
William R. Dewey
Lewis R. Moore
Sherman Detective Agency
Special Committee
Cole
Refused to Talk at Lavish Ashmont Residence Mystery
Neighbors report a large Ashmont Street home where Mrs Cole and her husband were absent. A 19 year old daughter refused to talk while Harold Cole, 18, a Dorchester High School student and party host, was noted for frequent lavish gatherings and a touring car. The family, including a former surname Hill Kenny, kept to themselves.
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Ashmont Street
Ashmont
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Coles
Harold
Kenny Hill
Winnie Hill
Texas
Donahue
Johnson Signs No Pact For Willard Fight In Havana
In Havana on February 26 Jack Johnson says he has signed no agreement or posted any forfeit for a bout with Jess Willard in Havana. He has been trying to reach Juarez, Mexico, to fight for the world championship.
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Jack Johnson
Juarez
Mexico
Jess Willard
Mareo 6
Johnson
Willard
Yale Easily Defeats Rutgers In Gym Meet
New Haven Connecticut February 26 Yale defeated Rutgers 45 to 9 in the annual gymnastic meet held tonight.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Rutgers
Fingerprint link ties woman to Weld Library incident
Investigators report fingerprints matching a known woman on the cabinet glass in Weld Library where curios were kept. Weld family say she has never visited their home without approval. A boy’s tip about a limousine with a man and a woman near the Weld residence Sunday aided the probe, noting the suspect’s blonde hair and gold pins matching items from the library.
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Weld
Weld House
John F. Snerman Detective Agency
Weld Home
Melrose High Dominates Medford 6 1 In Hockey Showdown
Melrose High School defeated Medford High 6 to 1 at the Boston Arena. Paisley led the victory with four goals, while Leavitt and Laird added goals. First half 2-0, full game featured strong Melrose play and sharpshooting from Paisley. Referee Dr George W Tingley officiated with umpires Giles and Donnelan.
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Medford High School
Boston
Paisley
Melrose High
Medford High
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Leavitt
Paisley Lim
Laird Lim
George W. Tingley
Giles and
Donnelan
Wood
Hallahan
Cole
Padraic Colum Outlines Irish Theatre for America
Padraic Colum, addressing the Drama League at Huntington Hall, would create an Irish Theatre for America expressing Irish national culture and aspirations. He aims to portray contemporary Irish life and history for American audiences, noting Irish Americans misspeaking peasant life in Yeats and other plays.
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Drama League
Huntington Hall
America
Yeats
Lody’s Former Wife Denies Receiving Money
Mrs Louise Storz Lody the divorced wife of Carl Hans Lody denied receiving 15000 dollars or any amount from the German government as compensation for her former husband’s death. She and Lody divorced about two years ago and she resumed her maiden name.
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Omaha
Neb
Louise Storz Lody
Carl Hans Lody
Lody
Storz
Princeton Beats Cornell In Low Scoring Intercollegiate Game
Princeton defeated Cornell in Ithaca by 22 to 20 in a tightly played intercollegiate basketball clash. The result reflected strong defense and key plays by Princeton as the tempo limited scoring for both teams.
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N. Y
Princeton
Cornell
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