House to grow to 483 members under census bill
Washington January 6. The House would increase to 483 under a census bill reported by Siegel. The measure adds 48 seats and preserves all current states. A constitutional amendment would cap future House size at 500 members with a one to 218979 population basis.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Siegel
Census Committee
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Georgia
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Aviation crash kills Brandi and Pool at Carlstrom Field
Lieutenant Raymond Brandi of Grand Rapids Michigan and Cadet A C Pool of Richmond Center Wisconsin were killed when their stunt plane crashed and burned at Carlstrom aviation field on January 6.
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Arcadia, Fra
Raymond Brandi
Grand Rapids
Mioch
A.C. Pool
Richmond Center
Wis
Carlstrom Aviation Field
Dorchester Mothers' Club Builds Youth Welfare Network
Dorchester Mothers' Club of the Dorchester School Centre with 200 plus members meets weekly at Dorchester High School. Led by President Mrs William R McCarthy the group promotes education philanthropy and welfare through dancing classes chaperoned dances weekly children friendly movies and an Americanization program. The club includes Italian Syrian Jewish and Armenian mothers and is affiliated with the Federation of Women's Clubs. A dramatic section and community concerts also support fund drives supervised by Mrs Margaret M Higgins.
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Dorchester Mothers
Dorchester School
Dorchester High School
William R. McCarthy
Mothers’ Club
Dorchester
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Margaret M. Higgins
Milk price drop to 17 cents in Brookline and Back Bay
The Commission on the Necessaries of Life reported yesterday that two Brookline stores and a Back Bay shop reduced milk prices to 17 cents a quart after customer complaints about 20 and 22 cent charges.
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Brookline
Back Bay
Commission On the Necessaries of Life
Fire damages $150000 on Belfast wharves
A fire originating on the Consumers' Fuel Company wharf spread to an adjoining wharf and to the Pejepscot Paper Company pulp wood discharging plant in Belfast Maine causing about 150000 dollars in damage.
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Belfast
Consumers’ Fuel Company
Pejepscot Paper Company
Canada
Pejepscot
French Dresses Feature High Funnel Collars
The article notes many French dresses showcase high funnel shaped collars as a notable fashion trend.
Lost husband is murderer found in trial reports
Hartford reports Helen Mulford reuniting with word her husband Raymond Mulford, missing since their marriage, is on trial in Buffalo for killing pawnbroker Abraham Yellen. Mulford had earlier shot a policeman in Palmer, Massachusetts. Buffalo confirms Mulford convicted of first degree murder in the Yellen case. Justice Marcus delays death sentence pending another trial.
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Hartford
Conn
Helen Mulford
Raymond Mulford
Mulford
Buffalo
N. Y
Abraham Yellen
Palmer
Mass
Marcus
Floyd E. Stover
Harold Webber
Franklin and the Birth of Fire Companies in Boston
The 1717 formation of Boston’s first fire company inspires Franklin’s later work in Philadelphia. He rallies support from Quaker members, leverages a lottery to fund cannons, and plans a fire engine or a great gun as contingency.
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Franklin
Boston
Union Fire Company of
Philadelphia
Junta
Louisburg
Association For Defence
Union Fire Company
Oregon Woman Seeks Mother's Release From Moshay Home
Mrs. Fannie Ketsen Bloomberk of Portland asks the Oregon Supreme Court to issue a writ of habeas corpus to free her mother Mrs. Minnie Ketsen from the Hebrew Ladies Moshay Zekeinim Association Home for Aged. She says the detention is illegal and offers to care for her and post bond, after traveling 800 miles to bring her home.
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Minnie Ketsen
Boston
Hebrew Ladies Moshay Zekeinim Association
Home For
Fannie Ketsen Bloomberk
Portland
Ore
Supreme Court
Bloomberk
Oregon
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