Controversy Over City Projects Roils Boston Meeting
Opposition to a proposed North End highway extension Stuart widening of Exchange Street and a clash between Representatives Mellen of Charlestown and Burke of Roxbury marked Mayor Peters luncheon with Boston House members at the Hotel Bellevue yesterday afternoon.
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Stuart
Exchange Street
Mellen
Charlestown
Burke
Roxbury
Boston
Peters
Hotel Bellevue
Hays
Hill
Stuart Street
John Jackson Whish
City Planning Board
Burr
Dorchester
Brighton
Clash Over Boston Street Plans Ends With Threats
Tense session pits Mellen against Burke as they clash over $5 000 000 highway and street widening proposals. Whish Burr and Hays defend downtown thrust while Scigliano says opposition from property owners blocks Exchange street widening. Budget needs force Mayor Peters to step out.
Birthday Bio Briefs: Jean Pierre Boyer Haitian Leader
Bio briefs recount Jean Pierre Boyer born February 28 in Port au Prince Haiti. He led a Haitian revolution, served in Napoleon’s army, helped end a king’s tyranny, and became president of Hayti. He faced factional strife, fled to Jamaica, and died in France in 1850.
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Jean Pierre Boyer
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Boyer
France
St. Domingo
Napoleon
Christophe
Republic of
Hayti
Jamaica
Musterole Relief Ointment Advertisement
Musterole is a clean white ointment with mustard oil that soothes without blistering. It is rubbed on directly for relief from sore throat bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neuraglia congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago back and joint pains sprains sore muscles bruises chilblains frosted feet and chest colds. 20c 60c jars hospital size $2.50.
Clarence Hawkes the blind writer and his Boston ties
A portrait of Clarence Hawkes, a blind writer and lecturer from Stadley, tracing his early life at Perkins Institution in South Boston, his literary success, and his friendship with Helen Keller. The piece notes his love of nature, sports, and the adaptability of self starting aircraft engines and the promise of variable pitch propellers for future flight.
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Clarence Hawkes
Perkins’ Institutiém
United States
Cuba
Perkins’ Institution
South Boston
Anagnos
Dr. Howe
Julia Ward Howe
Samuel G. Howe
Dante
Tasso
Petrarch
Perkins
Helen Keller
Mr. Hawkes
Ife
Stadley
Bryan Not Presidential Candidate Withdrawn Petition
A North Dakota petition to place William J. Bryan on the presidential ballot was withdrawn at Bryan's request. He stated he would not be entered as a candidate but would pledge delegates if Democrats request Bryan endorsement. The notice was sent via telegram to John H. Bloom of Devils Lake.
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N. D
William J. Bryan
North Dakota
Bryan
Bryan Democracy
John H. Bloom
Devils Lake
M. W. Borders
Bohemian to sail from East Boston to Liverpool today
The Leyland line steamship Bohemian departs Grand Junction docks East Boston at 2 pm with 65 cabin passengers and cargo. Among travelers are Sister Mary Angela Connolly of Fitchburg en route to Manchester, Mrs. E Coonan, Colonel Francis T B Hamilton, M R Rogers of the Metropolitan Art Museum, and Rev and Mrs John W Starie with two children.
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Boston
Leyland Line
Bohemian
Liverpool
Mary Angela Connolly
Order of the Faithful Companions of Jesus
Fitchburg
Manchester
England
Order
E. Coonan
Francis T. 8. Hamilton
M. R. Rogers
Metropolitan Art Museum
New York
John W. Starie
Marion
Walter Steming
New Orleans
Questions and Answers on Plane Usage and Longest Flights
The text discusses aircraft longevity with planes on the fighting front in use for over two years. It also notes the longest nonstop flight to date, the transatlantic run by the Vimy Bomber, covering 1980 miles in 16 hours by Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur W. Brown.
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John Alcock
Arthur W. Brown
Embargo Imposed on Canadian Box Cars
Winnipeg February 27. The Railway Association of Canada says embargo on sending Canadian freight cars to the United States due to U S shortages. Railroads are not returning cars, and the ban aims to relieve a lumber famine on the Canadian prairies.
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Winnipeg
United States
Railway Association of Canada
Packers Divorced From Unrelated Business by Court Decree
The District of Columbia Supreme Court under Chief Justice McCoy signs a decree filed by Attorney General Palmer ending control of the Big Five over unrelated industries. The injunction confines their activities to meat distribution and by products, aiming to curb unfair practices and reassure the public during reconstruction.
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Washington
McCoy
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Palmer
Decree Aims to Restore Competition Across Major Firms
Attorney General Palmer explains a two year decree covering 87 corporations and 49 individuals including Swift & Co Armour & Co Morris & Co Wilson & Co and the Cudahy Company The decree seeks to restore freedom of competition and boost individual business initiative benefiting the public in the long run.
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Swift & Co
Armour & Co
Morris & Co
Wilson & Co
Cudahy Company
Palmer
McCoy
Tne
New Harvard Square Post Office Opening Tonight at 38 Brattle
First Assistant Postmaster-General John C. Koons and Acting Postmaster William E. Hurley attend the Harvard Square post office opening at 38 Brattle Street Cambridge. A 6:30 dinner follows under the clerks and Harvard Square Business Men's Association. The building features up-to-date mail handling devices and employee comfort improvements.
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John C. Koons
William E. Hurley
Harvard Square
Brattle Street
Cambridge
Bolsheviki Take Onega Town on White Sea
A Bolshevik communication from London reports the occupation of Onega on Onega Bay, an arm of the White Sea, about 80 miles southwest of Archangel. The brief dispatch names Onega as now under Bolshevik control.
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London
Onega
Onega Bay
White Sea
Archangel
Blames Wages for Shortage of Teachers
Miss Eunice Avery told the Women's City Club that inadequate salaries and limited teaching freedom have driven away 22 percent of local teachers. She urged mothers and teachers to cooperate, arguing education must be a progressive process from home to school and back.
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Eunice Avery
Women's City Club
Olive Tablets Advertising Claims by Dr Edwards
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel that cleanses the bowels and liver, purifies the blood, and relieves bad breath. The ad cites 17 years of practice behind the formula and notes the tablets are vegetable with an olive color, priced 10c and 25c.
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Dr. Edwards
J. Edwards
F. M. Edwards
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