Absent Voting Bill Stirs Beacon Hill Election Scene
A Massachusetts bill would let a voter cast a ballot anywhere in the state with a certificate bearing his portrait and autograph. If the man alters his appearance, a new certificate is required or he faces jail. The proposal, from Hyde Park’s Frank B. Homans, sparked headlines amid a slow election day.
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Man gets heavy sentence for assault on daughter
Edward Noyes, 42, of East Cambridge, was sentenced by Judge Keating in the Superior Criminal Court to 10 to 15 years in State prison for assaulting his 12 year old daughter after a guilty verdict. District Attorney Corcoran pressed for the maximum penalty.
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Motorman 1 Describes Ideal Business Girl in Color Section
A motorman labeled No 1 offers a humorous take on the best type of business girl in the color section of the upcoming Sunday Post. The piece blends light satire with urban anecdotes, reflecting midcentury entertainment pages.
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Safe Robbers Fail to Crack Colpitts Office Safe
Burglars blasting nitroglycerine at the Colpitts ticket and tourist agency at 333 Washington Street wrecked a two ton safe but could not breach the inner door. They gained entry via a rear window from Province Court and damaged a pay telephone in the restaurant while leaving cash registers and a haberdasher’s bath empty.
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Yeggmen Hit Washington Street Businesses in Third Raid
Police describe the eighth month crime spree as workmanlike. After failing to crack the Col Pitts office safe the burglars moved to the adjacent Frances Colen restaurant and Nickerson haberdashery at 887 Washington Street. Their night's haul left them with little reward.
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Williams Nominated for Comptroller of the Currency
President Wilson named John Skelton Williams Virginia assistant secretary of the treasury for comptroller of the currency and ex officio Federal Reserve Board member. The nomination was sent to the banking and currency committee for prompt consideration by Senator Owen, with some urging careful deliberation and possible delay before confirmation.
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Pure Swill Law Wanted by Wakefield Pork Raisers
Wakefield swine raisers threaten to push a pure swill bill through the Legislature. They warn against garbage containing corset steels tin can covers hair pins and similar debris. They claim such feed yields poor pork and unhappy, hungry pigs.
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Cambridge Gas Plant Tragedy A Former Employee Found Dead
Two workmen of the Cambridge Gas Light Company discovered the frozen body of M. J. Hennessey hanging by a slip noose from a beam in a loft at the Gas Light Company plant on Third street Cambridge. He lived at 485 Windsor street Cambridge and had been missing since January 5. No motive for the self inflicted death was found.
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Windsor Street
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