Prohibition Letters Pour In From Readers
The Boston Post reports a high volume of reader letters on prohibition. Clergy like Rev Otis W Foye defend the dry law citing improved conditions and safer youth. The paper thanks contributors and says it will print parts of letters, urging signable, single sided brief submissions to Prohibition Editor Boston Mass.
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Otis W. Foye
Dorchester Temple Baptist Church
Post Prohibition Forum
The
Post
Dublin Prepares for Black and Tans Evacuation
Dublin says goodbye to the Black and Tans as about 40 000 British soldiers prepare to be evacuated. The Southern Parliament meets tomorrow to approve the treaty and Arthur Griffith could assume possession at Dublin Castle, marking the first sole Irish executive in 700 years.
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Dublin
Ireland
Arthur Griffith
Dublin Castle
Hub Folks Pay Most for Meat Across the Nation
William C. Davis of the Bureau of Market Reports says Boston shoppers face higher beef lamb and pork prices than other regions due to market forces and consumer tastes. He rejects profiteering claims and explains pricing considerations.
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Boston
William C. Davis
The
Bureau of Market Reports
U. S
Alice Brady Wins Interlocutory Divorce from James Crane
New York January 13 Alice Brady stage and screen star daughter of William A Brady has obtained an interlocutory decree of divorce from actor James Crane. The decree grants three months to seek a final decree. Brady cited over friendliness with another woman and his heavy drinking as grounds.
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New York
Alice Brady
William A. Brady
James Crane
Justice Mullan
Samuel Park
Miss Brady
Shear GeVetip
Playhouse
Crane
Elsie Ferguson
Hurtson Theatre
Paris
Broadway
Defence Makes Point of Other Entries on Later Pages
A leaden bullet bent and misshapen, claimed by the State to be among those that killed Policeman James A. Preston of Wakefield on April 9, was entered into evidence during the closing moments of Clarence W. Loud’s trial in East Cambridge Superior Court for murder.
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James A. Preston
Wakefield
Clarence W. Loud
East Cambridge Superior Court
Prohibition Editor Receives Fact Note from Bates
To the Prohibition Editor of the Post Mr Sanford Bates Massachusetts Commissioner of Correction offers a factual clarification amid broad prohibition statements. The message foregrounds official authority and requests attention to concrete details over general assertions.
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Sir
Sanford Bates
Massachusetts Commissioner of Correction
Ready to give big eagle to Boston College
O A Arthur of Tulsa says he will donate a giant golden eagle to Boston College if college authorities request it. He has not received a formal letter from Boston College president James H. Doyle, and had planned to display the bird locally before learning of any college wish.
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Tulsa
Okla
O. A. Arthur
James H. Doyle
Boston College
Fitzgerald OUI For U. S. Senate
John Fitzgerald former Boston mayor plans to run for the United States Senate opposing Senator Henry Cabot Lodge next fall. The news stirred political circles with leaders predicting a titanic battle between the old Roman and the Little General. Although Massachusetts leans Republican, Fitzgerald’s chances were considered not hopeless.
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John
Fitzgerald
Boston
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
McLane Proposes Ban on Stock Purchases by Legislators
Senator Walter E. McLane of Fall River filed a Senate bill to punish future stock purchases by legislators in firms with pending measures granting immunity or contract advantages to the corporation. The proposed act would add a new section defining such acts and set fines and imprisonment to be determined by the legislature.
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Walter E. McLane
Fall River
Bay State
Senate
General Court
Commonwealth
Fire Displaces Three Families in Brookline Apartment Fire
A six story Brookline building at 669 to 671 Washington street saw three families driven to the street when a blaze, yet to be determined in cause, damaged the basement and caused estimated losses of 500 dollars. Arthur Landgrebe, on the first floor, woke and helped evacuate his wife and baby and other tenants followed as firefighters contained the fire to the basement.
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Washington Street
Brookline
Arthur Landgrebe
Landgrebe
City Printing Plant Chief Charles 5 Lawlor Executed
The Superintendent of the City Printing Plant Charles 5 Lawlor was put to death yesterday. A metropolitan affairs committee, after a brief executive session, voted unanimously to grant leave to withdraw the petition.
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Charles 5. Lawlor
Ford Officers In Dark On Car Price Cut
Detroit January 13. Ford officials say they know nothing about any planned price reductions on Ford cars on January 15 despite Washington dispatches. Ernest G. Liebold, private secretary to Henry Ford, stated no information confirms the reports.
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Detroit
Ford
Washington
Ford Motor Company
Ernest G. Liebold
Henry Ford
Religion in Schools Bill Seeks State Investigation
Frank P. Pennett of Saugus filed a House bill requesting an investigation and report by the State Department of Education into a plan for compulsory religious education in public schools. The measure aims to compel attendance at religious services.
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Frank P. Pennett
Saugus
State Department of Education
Blaze Averted by Patrolman at Central Street Office
Patrolman Charles Hoar of City Hall avenue station spotted steaming windows at Blinn Morrill & Co. 50 Central Street. He alerted Lt. Blake and four firemen who forced entry to find a stove with drafts open, walls and ceiling blistered from heat. they shut the stove and ventilated the building.
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Charles Hoar
City Hall Avenue
Blinn, Morrill & Co
Central Street
Fort Hill Square
Blake
Husky
Moon and tides note with historic anniversaries
Today marks moonrise and moonset times with a brief note on celestial light. An anniversary list recalls French troops retreating at the Aisne in 1915 and Major Augustus P. Gardner who died in Macon in 1918. A year ago the liberty balloonists reached New York from Canada.
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Aisne
Augustus P. Gardner
Macon
New York
Canada
Curley Opposes Banquet Plans For February Dinner
Mayor-Elect James M curley told the Post he would not attend a proposed February 2 dinner at Copley Plaza costing 105 a plate. The 100 over the basic cost would fund his campaign deficit.
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James M. Curley
The
Post
Copley Plaza
Air Service Left Out of Postoffice Bill
The House passed the annual postoffice appropriation bill totaling about 554 million dollars and sent it to the Senate. The air mail section totaling 1.935 million dollars remained removed after the Appropriations Committee elimination.
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Air Service
Washington
House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Temperature Recap From Thompson's Spa Yesterday
Yesterday’s temperature readings at Thompson's Spa show a range with 24 as the average and 24 11 24 as yesterday’s average. The note includes several unclear figures such as 21 22 39 20 22 and mid 25 with references to times and other numbers.
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Thompson's Spa
Wis
St Waeel
Garland couple plans move after rejecting, then accepting fortune
Charles Garland, a North Carver farmer, initially refused a 1,000,000 offer to lead his farm for Tolstoy inspired wealth and later agreed to take the fortune. He and wife, with their infant daughter, will live in Dedham at 58 Village Street starting Monday.
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Charles Garland
North Carver
Tolstoy
Dedham
Garland
Gerlands
Village Street
Stora
New York Woman Funds European Painting Fellowships
Mrs Walter R Bacon of New York has established two painting fellowships through Harvard. The awards to be made next year allow winners to study painting in Europe for at least two years.
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Walter R. Bacon
New York City
Harvard
Europe
Forecast for Boston and nearby areas Saturday unsettled Sunday warmer
The forecast calls for Saturday generally fair in Boston and vicinity with Sunday unsettled and warmer and possible snow. Moderate southwest winds prevail, with similar trends across northern New England and eastern New York. Temperatures remain below normal in the Mississippi Valley and east of it, while the Mid Atlantic and New England regions expect cloudy cold Saturday and unsettled milder Sunday.
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Boston
Washington
New England
New York
Gulf States
Rocky Mountains
Lake Huron
Saskatchewan
Great Lakes
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
Ohio
Mississippi Valleys
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Middle Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Unsettled Weather With Warmer Hints Today
The forecast describes unsettled conditions today and tonight with a slight rise in temperatures. Any precipitation is possible as a front moves through the area.
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