Congress urged $10 million for forests at meeting
Speakers at the opening day session of the American Forestry Association's annual meeting at the Copley Plaza urged a $10 million appropriation by Congress to continue Weeks law land purchases for national forests in New England and the southern Appalachians. They also pressed changes in timber tax laws, fire prevention education, waste elimination, and nationwide reforestation efforts.
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Congress
New England
Southern Appalachian
American Forestry Association
Copley Plaza
Forest conservationists rally behind Weeks plan at national convention
Delegates from across the country gathered for the first day to discuss forestry issues from lumbering to water protection. The convention backs Senator Weeks' proposed Weeks Act amendment for 2 million dollars yearly for five years to expand federal forest reserves, with endorsements from top federal officials and a push to win support in Congress.
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United States
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Agriculture Houston
War Garrison
Interior Lane
Association
Congress
McCall
W. B. Greeley
Charles Lathrop Pack
William A. Whitney
Emerson Paper Company
Sunapee
N. H
Dr. Eliot
Harold Parker
Massachusetts State Forest Commission
New Ballet Dancers Seen in Debut at Century Theatre
Sergei Diaghileff's Russian company opened in America at the Century Theatre with The Bird of Fire set to Strawinsky. Dancers include Mile. Zenia Maderova and Mme. Lubow Tschernichevna supported by Massine and Cecchetti. the program also featured Tschaikovsky pas de deux and Scheherazade from One Thousand and One Nights with lavish sets and costumes.
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New York
Sergei
de Diaghileff
America
Century Theatre
Bird of Fire
Strawinsky
Fokine
Golovine
Sapounoff
Charbey
Mile
Zenia Maderova
Mme
Lubow Tschernichevna
Massine
Cecchetti
Tschaikovsky
Mme. Maderova
Leonide Massine
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Snegourotcha
Larionov
Scheherazade
Harvard Voters to Explain Trial Into Cambridge Registration
Prominent Cambridge lawyer and politician appeared in Superior Criminal Court yesterday on charges linked to an inquiry into alleged illegal Harvard student registrations in Cambridge. The Corcoran campaign against illegal Harvard student registration in Cambridge has drawn in notable Cambridge figures and Harvard professors and students.
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Cambridge
Superior Criminal Court
Harvard University
William J. Corcoran
Middlesex County
Harvard
Cambridge Leaders Stand Trial in Registration Fraud Case
Herbert B. Harris a Cambridge lawyer and politician and several other Cambridge men are on trial in East Cambridge Superior Criminal Court. After motions and pleas of not guilty the case was continued to Wednesday for jury selection. Detected by the district attorney investigation, the indictments allege false oath and false certificate in Wendell Townsend’s Harvard senior assessment.
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Herbert B. Harris
Cambridge
Middlesex County Grand
Raymond
Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
Harris
Arthur K. Reading
Wendell P. Rockwood
Wendell Townsend
Harvard
Herbert Parker
William E. Weeks
Everett
J. W. McAnarney
Quincy
Thomas F. McAnarney
Melvin M. Johnson
Albert S. Apsey
Harry N. Stearns
Corcoran
Frank P. O'Donnell
Marlboro
John E. Quinn
Herbert Gordon
Cambridge Police
Silas P. Waite
State Police
Laxative Bromine Quinine Ad Says Grove’s Box Ad
An advertisement promotes GROVES BROMO QUININE as a tonic and laxative to fight grip colds and influenza. It claims only one Bromine Quinine product exists and notes the Grove’s signature on the box priced at 25 cents.
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Ws Grove
Ford Peace Board Stalled Over German Travel Restrictions
The Ford peace board faced a halt as Germany refused travel through its territory to Scandia. Members chose Stockholm for future meetings while awaiting permit recovery and Washington passport denials, delaying any further action for weeks. Dr. Charles F. Aked and Mme. Rosika Schwimmer warned it would take many weeks to organize for even preliminary work.
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London
Germany
Ford Peace Board
Scandinavia
Stockholm
The
Berlin Foreign Office
Copenhagen
Berlin
State Department
Washington
the Hague
Charles F. Aked
Mme
Rosika Schwimmer
Marcus M Merritt Burial Today In Chelsea
The funeral for Marcus M. Merritt Chelsea's oldest businessman and former Representative and alderman will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Mt Bellingham Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev Arthur L Howe and Rev A H Nazarian will conduct services with Masonic rites by Palestine Commandery Knights Templar. Burial is at Templeton.
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Marcus M. Merritt
Chelsea
Mt. Bellingham Methodist Episcopal Church
Arthur L. Howe
A. H. Nazarian
The
People’s Temple
Boston
Palestine Commandery
Knights Templar
Templeton
Fire destroys Reading barn. six animals lost
A blaze of unknown origin last evening consumed the barn in Reading owned by George Prescott. Four horses, two cows, 26 tons of hay and farming tools were destroyed. The total loss is $27,000 with only $5,000 insured.
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Reading
George Prescott
Elevated Railway proposes rerouting cars on Washington street
The Elevated Railway Company asks the city street commission to reduce car density on Washington street between Essex and Cornhill by re routing selected lines. A schedule shows major reductions in peak hours and a plan to relieve congestion with traffic regulations and limited detours.
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Street Commissioners
Washington Street
Cornhill
Essex Street
Summer Street
Summer
Milk Streets
Milk Street
Adams Square
Washington and Wich Streets
Essex
Summer Streets
Chauncy Street
Kingston Street
Chauncy
Kingston Streets
Bay View
Federal
North Station
Winter Hill
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Congress
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Canal
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Kneeland
Ater Beach
Massachusetts Avenue
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Rowe’s Wharf
Columbus Avenue
Longwood Avenue
Rowe's Wharf
Lenox Street
Tremont Street
Curley
Summer, Milk
Franklin Streets
Milk
South Station
Atlantic Avenue
Kingston
Summer, Chauncy
Essex Streets
Franklin Street
Congress Streets
South Boston
Federal Street
Board of Street Commissioners
Summen Street
Franklin Birthday Banquet Highlights Printer Founder Roles
The 210th birth anniversary of Benjamin Franklin was celebrated at a Boston banquet by the Franklin Typographical Society and the Boston Typothetae Board of Trade at the City Club. Speakers praised Franklin the statesman and printer, with William J. Murray noting Franklin as the first Postmaster General. The event also marked the Typographical Society’s 92nd anniversary.
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Boston
Franklin Typographical Society
Boston Typothetae Board of Trade
City Club
Franklin
Statesman
William J. Murray
United States
The
Typographical Society
Jeanette Gilder Noted Writer Dies in New York
Miss Jeanette Leonard Gilder journalist and critic died at her New York home after a two day illness from a brain blood clot. Born October 31 1849 in Flushing New York she began editing at age 18 on the Newark Morning Register and later served on the New York Tribune Scribner's Monthly and the Century with her brother Richard Watson Gilder.
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New York
Jeanette Leonard Gilder
Flushing
N. Y
Miss Gilder
Newark
N. J
Morning Register
New York Tribune
Scribner’s Monthly
The
Century
Richard Watson Gilder
Wilber daughter weds George B Utter in Utter-Wilber Bridgewater
Katherine Latham Wilber daughter of Town Treasurer Wilber married tonight to George Benjamin Utter editor of the Westerly Sun. The Rev Joseph Eames officiated with bridesmaids Miss Eleanor Bills and Miss Margaret Tower. Best man was Alexander Nash. Prominent New York and Boston guests attended. couple to reside in Westerly after honeymoon.
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Katherine Latham Wilber
Wilber
George Benjamin Utter
Westerly Sun
Utter
George H. Utter
Rhode Island
Joseph Eames
Eleanor
Bills
West Brookfield
Margaret A. Tower
Alexander
Nash
New York
Boston
Westerly
Franklin Society Franklin Banquet Highlights Post Office Growth
Postmaster Murray extols the Postoffice Department’s rise to a $1,000,000 daily turnover since Franklin’s era and defends his preparedness stance against critics of Wilson. The event includes humor about ex president Roosevelt and remarks on Franklin ideals uniting early colonies, with gifts to the Franklin Society and a summary of 92 years of benefits.
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Franklin
Postoffice Department
Wilson
Roosevelt
Navy
Frank P. Sibley
The
Boston Globe
Fat Men's Club
Albert H. Finley
Typothetac Board of Trade
Guerin
Franklin Society
Boston Typothetae Fund
Martin P. Higgins
Boston Quintet
Terzian Confesses to a Double Murder Tragedy
Terzian admitted to killing two women and wounding others after terrorizing a tenement. He shot Mrs Ostrovich and her daughter as police arrived, then was wounded and placed under guard. Fellow lodger Nathan Schreidman escaped a bullet as authorities moved in. Terzian had lived in the room five months and worked at an Everett shoe factory.
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Terzian
William L. Hebblethwaite
Charles H. Twombley
William J. Moody
John J. Keating
Mrs. Ostrovick
Ostrovick
Isaac Ostrovick
Oqostrovich
Philadelphia man dies in hotel heart disease at Province House
Sanders Hanford, 60, of Philadelphia, a guest at the Province House in Province court, died suddenly yesterday from heart disease. The body was removed to the North Grove street morgue.
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Sanders Hanford
Philadelphia
Province House
Province Court
North Grove Street
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Pure Blood Health
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for scrofula catarrh rheumatism dyspepsia and loss of appetite claiming it uniquely purifies blood and strengthens the body. It urges purchase today from all druggists.
Mary Antin To Speak Tonight At Roxbury Hall
A concert and lecture for Roxbury Ladies Aid and Fuel Society will be in Jordan Hall at 8 PM. Soprano Dorothy Frances Diamond performs, Mary Antin lectures on How Do You Like America. High School of Practical Arts Glee Club directed by Fred V. Garey and violinist Misha Muscanto assist.
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Roxbury Ladies’ Aid and Fuel Society
Jordan Hall
Dorothy Frances Diamond
Mary Antin
America
High School of Practical Arts Glee Club
Fred V. Garey
Misha Muscanto
Roxbury Ladies’ Aid Society
Cuticura Heals Severe Skin Breakout Says Nashua Woman
Miss Helen Lynn of Nashua New Hampshire reports a three month facial eruption that spread to her neck and hands. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment for three weeks and a half box to restore her complexion and achieve complete healing.
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Helen Lynn
Tyler St
Nashua
N. H
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