Prohibition Raid in Providence Ends in Violence
Federal agents led by William J. McCarthy raided Providence bars seizing whiskey and hours of clashes erupted at locations including 1780 Westminster street and 8 Broad street. Four men were arrested and several officers were beaten as liquor was seized and a number of summonses issued.
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Prohibition
William J. McCarthy
Westminster Street
Gilbert Goudy
Hanson
Murphy
Fisher
Joseph J. Murphy
Broad Street
Cafferey
O’connor
O'Connor
Hotel Lincoln
Broadway
McCarthy
United States
Thomas Y. Kinney
James Gibson
Clarence
Elmwood Cafe
Elmwood Avenue
Cranston
Vincino Fiore
Rhode Island
Providence
Boston
Washington
Boston Edict Bans All Auto Speeding Citywide
State registrar Frank A. Goodwin orders immediate halt to speeding in Boston and all Massachusetts cities and towns. The ban covers private cars trucks United States mail trucks and fire fighting apparatus to curb dangerous speeds.
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Edict of State
Boston
Massachusetts
Frank A. Goodwin
United States
Mail truck tragedy prompts driver suspensions in Massachusetts
Mr Goodwin acts after Mrs George W Brown was killed in Cambridge by a mail truck and after Brockton fire unit Combination 1 plowed through a crowd injuring several. Buckley’s license is suspended and Gaffney is forbidden to operate any motor vehicle in Massachusetts amid ongoing investigation.
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Goodwin
George W. Brown
Cambridge
Brockton
Combination 1
Charles F. Buckley
Brown
Francis R. Gaffney
Massachusetts
Gaffney
Regulators Target Speeding Fire and Mail Vehicles
Boston officials push speed limits on fire trucks and mail vans after a fatal crash in Cambridge. Fire and postal authorities seek mandatory chauffeured licenses and governors on 200 mail vans to reduce accidents. Postmaster Baker vows strict discipline for violators and a new motor vehicle department for oversight.
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Brown
Cambridge
Goodwin
Roland M. Baker
Postal Department
Washington
Boston
Baker
Postoffice Department
Twelve Teams Form Field for Six Day Bike Race
Chicago announces twelve teams will compete in the six day bicycle race at the Coliseum beginning January 16. Noted entrant Charles Osterser, who won a six day event in Australia last year, is the latest foreign entry. The report mentions emphasis on straight line effects and elaborate embroideries.
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Chicago
Coliseum
Charles Osterser
Australia
Possible anti tobacco crusade judged in stead or 16
The text suggests a potential outcome of an anti tobacco movement with a judges' selection for In stead-or No 16 and notes concern that home brewed or home grown tobacco could disrupt community life.
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Secial Sale
Gene
Oxfords
Franklin P. Winston Co
Milk Street
Ex7th
Cffforey Co
Sata
Bolivia
Silvertone
the Women's Coat Shop
Mr. Baker
All America Shoe Shops
Tremont St
Summer St
Washington St
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Emeline Brown
Elliot Street
East Braintree, Mass
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