Handsome Women Shine at Eighth Annual Irish Society Night
The Charitable Irish Society’s eighth annual ladies night at Hotel Somerset drew 500 attendees in stylish gowns. A banquet, concert, speeches, and dancing highlighted the event with modern dances leading the encores, while Mayor Curley’s absence was noted as by invitation.
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Hotel
Somerset
Boston
James M. Curley
John F. Fitzgerald
Blanche Hamilton Fox
Daniel V. McIisaac
John D. O'Connor
Frederick J. Bond
Crowley
United States
Runaway Pair Brought Back From Indianapolis Estate Escape
Indianaplis January 11 The runaway children Stoughton A Fletcher Jr and Laurel Tarkington left their homes for New York with 25 cents. They walked ten miles then rode a train to Acton where George Swails gave them a ride home aided by police.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Stoughton A. Fletcher, Jr
Laurel Tarkington
Booth Tarkington
New York
Fletcher
Acton
George Swails
End Catarrh Forever with Hyomei Germicidal Air
An advertisement promotes Hyomei as a permanent cure for catarrh. It argues sprays and douches only offer relief, while inhaling medicated air kills catarrh germs. The treatment uses eucalyptus blends delivered by a rubber inhaler and is backed by a druggist guarantee.
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Riker-Jaynes Drug
Haler
Whitney Will Is Case For A Jury
Judge Grant in the Probate Court yesterday allowed the will of Theodore D. Whitney the Boston linen merchant. The estate valued around 400000 is left mainly to Mrs Amy H Barker widow of Brookline with only 20000 and income from half the balance to his wife Mrs Annie I Whitney who contests the will claiming she should receive more.
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Annie I. Whitney
Grant
Theodore D. Whitney
Boston
Amy H. Barker
Brookline
T. D. Whitney
Mr. Whitney
Fred Batchelder
Mr. Batchelder
Mayberry
Mr. Mayberry
Parker
Whitney
Frank G. Cook
Laura Whitney
Daniel F. O'Connell
Contested Whitney Will Heads to Supreme Court Appeal
The case moves to the Supreme Judicial Court on appeal with jury framing possible for issues. Attorney OConnell accuses Amy H Barker of dominating Whitney, records show lavish gifts, liquor abuse, and a long affair influencing Whitney’s estate. Judge Grant allows the will and notes jury-eligible factors while executors’ counsel disputes improper relations.
Peace Agreement Ended Border Warfare at Naco
Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott announced that peace talks reached a settlement along the Mexican border near Naco Arizona. Governor Maytorena and General P Elias Calles signed the agreement ending factional warfare along the Sonora border.
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Naco
Ari
Hugh L. Scott
United States Army
Maytorena
Villa
P. Elias Calles
Carranza
Sonora
Mothers May Stay Teachers in New York
Albany January 11. Commissioner John H. Finley ruled that a teacher may not be dismissed for being absent to bear a child. The decision settles the status of mother teachers in New York State with no appeal under existing laws.
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Albany
N. Y
John H. Finley
State Department of Education
Boston School Board debates mother teachers rule
Joseph Lee and other members argue that married women should lose their teaching posts. They recall that the board’s rule applies to marriage and maintain it as the best policy, noting the issue has rarely come up during their tenure.
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Murray
William A. Murphy
Murphy
Gard
Boston
Joseph Lee
Weymouth Hosts Test of New Auto Fire Engines
Weymouth officials along with fire commissioners from nearby towns will attend a working demonstration and pressure test of two new Weymouth fire engines just placed in service.
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Weymouth
New Refuge for Homeless to Open in Boston
Boston will open a second refuge for the homeless in Blossom street Ward 8 Municipal building. Mayor Curley ordered the park and recreation chief to convert the building into a lodging house for about 1000 people with sprinklers showers and cots. The plan mirrors the Wayfarers Lodge and Way street school house, with winter use and breakfast tickets for a 9 cent meal at the Three Penns Lunch in the South End.
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Boston
Curley
Dillon
Park and Recreation Department
Ward 8
Blossom Street
Wayfarers
Way Street
South End
Auto kills Chelsea boy in Chestnut Street incident
John Murphy ten year old son of Mrs Nellie Murphy of 10 Howell Street Chelsea was run over on Chestnut Street by an auto driven by Dr Frank S Garratt of 42 Washington Avenue Chelsea. The child darted into the street. Garratt was arrested charged with manslaughter but released on his own recognizance.
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John Muphy
Nellie Murphy
Howell Street
Chelsea
Frank S. Garratt
Washington Avenue
Chestnut Street
Garratt
Bronx teacher reinstated after child birth absence ruling
By today's decision Mrs Bridget Peixotto a Bronx teacher who was dismissed for neglect of duty after giving birth was ordered reinstated. The court noted the boards policy aimed at removing women who absented for childbirth and cited the unconstitutional law that made a teacher’s position vacant upon marriage.
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Bridget Peixotto
Bronx
New York City
Board of Education
Boston Schools Oppose Married Women Teachers
Miss Frances G. Curtis the only woman on Boston's school committee rejects married women teaching in Boston schools citing a "home duty" rule. Chairman George E. Brock and member Joseph Lee support keeping teachers from marrying while remaining in the profession. The board notes widows and some married teachers exist, with a policy requiring resignations if marriage resumes. Curtis argues Boston women prioritize home life, contrasting New York's rule.
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Frances G. Curtis
Boston
George E. Brock
Joseph Lee
New York
David D. Scannell
Brock
Miss Curtis
Begy's Mustarine Yellow Box Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Begy's Mustarine in a yellow box as a universal remedy for chest colds sore throat headaches neuralgia rheumatic pain and sprains. It claims rapid relief for sinusitis bronchitis pleurisy and other ailments and urges readers to buy at druggists today.
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Begy
America
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