Transportation plan urged to curb rising costs
The Massachusetts Cost of Living Commission criticizes inadequate transport for raising living costs. It urges Boston belt lines and a North–South tunnel, a wholesale terminal in South Boston, trolley freight under Public Service Commission control, and immediate funding for a comprehensive transit plan approved by the Governor and council. It warns current freight transfers and market congestion hinder growth and need swift action.
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McCall
Boston
Cost of Living Commission
Boston Transit Commission
Public Service Commission
Commonwealth
Transit Commission
Terminal Commission
Old Market
Hoston
Public Service
Mrs Gilman Critiques Fashion and Female Economy
Mrs Charlotte Perkins Gilman told Ford Hall that women show little brains in dress choices comparable to a man at a party in rhinestones and pink chiffon. She argued men lead women to it and suggested women gain independence would dress sanely. She praised sanitation gains but cited many food diseases.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Ford Hall
Greeks in Tremont Temple Riot in Boston
A Greek meeting at Tremont Temple endures a riot led by disturbers backed by police. Speaker Aristides Phoutrides sparks clashes, 200 Greeks pass resolutions urging President Wilson to recognize Greece's provisional government in Saloniki.
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Tremont Temple
Tremont Street
Wilson
Athens
George Calandaris
America
Greece
Saloniki
Germany
Venizelos
Aristides Phoutrides
Harvard
Woodrow Ilson
Wreck Ends Joy Ride In Stolen Car
Cambridge youths allegedly took three Arlington High girls for a spin in a stolen touring car. Police arrest Samuel MacNaugher Jr and Leslie Woods on larceny and driving without a license, with others charged or pending in connection to the Cambridge bootleg ride. The car crashed into a trolley pole near Bedford. Bail set at 200 dollars for MacNaugher and Woods.
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Arlington High School
Cambridge Latin
Samuel MacNaugher, Jr
Samuel MacNaugher
Dana Street
Leslie Woods
C. H. Woods
Magazine Street
Cambridge
Henry Vickers
A. Florence Vickers
Ellsworth Street
Arlington Village
Bartlett Street
Ruth Curran
John G. Curran
Bedford
MacNaugher
Woods
Vickers
Immigrant fears linger at Catholic federation meeting
At the Middlesex branch Catholic Federation convention in Cathedral School hall, Rt. Rev. Ambrose Roche warned the European war will end soon and U S labor markets will flood with immigrants. Rev. Scanlan detailed Catholic Charitable Bureau work costing $900,000, far less than state projections. The branch reports 150,000 members across 70 parishes and 175 societies, with officers elected including Daly as president and Roche as chaplain.
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Middlesex
Catholic Federation
Cathedral School
Mer. Ambrose Fr. Roche
Watertown
M. J. Scanlan
Catholic Charitable Bureau
Charles T. Daly
Medford
Monsignor Roche
Thomas M. Nolan
Francis J. O'Hara
Thomas J. Fitzgerald
Margaret McCluskey
Patrick J. Dumphey
Tribute to Munsterberg Honors Harvard Psychologist
Harvard honors Professor Hugo Munsterberg with a formal faculty tribute in the arts and sciences records. The memorial praise notes his strong opinions and generous spirit, tireless industry, boundless mental energy, and enduring optimism. His Cambridge years built the psychological laboratory and trained students in experimental methods.
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Harvard
Hugo Munsterberg
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Munsterberg
Cambridge
Tragedy Near Still River Claims Ferrys and Kin
A passenger Auto party en route to Shirley to visit Herbert Ferry 17 dies near Still River crossing after a Worcester Nashua freight engine strikes their car. Five members killed and one boy left an orphan as investigators interview flagman engineer and other railroad staff.
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Herbert
George Howard
Harvard Village
Worcester
Nashua
N. H
Still River
Tobey
Clinton
Edward T. Esty
Portley
Whitney
William Hanna
Harvard Police
J. H. Parent
Public Service Commission
Jonathan Smith
Clinton Court
Silas Haynes
BE. F. Colburn
Explosion at East London munitions factory leaves hundreds possibly dead
London reports say as many as 300 may have died in Friday’s munitions factory blast. On Sunday thousands gathered near the site but could not view the scene due to strict police cordons. Windows across the area were shattered by the pressure wave.
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London
Scene of explosive store site becomes vast crater with wreckage
Reporters describe a hole a hundred yards across and 80 feet deep at the former explosion site. About six acres lie buried under earth and debris as soldiers dig for bodies. Rough death toll projections suggest up to 300, with many escaped.
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Daily Mail
Liberty Lost in England Economy and Freedom Postwar
S K Ratcliffe spoke at Newton South Forum about Britain’s postwar struggle to regain freedoms. He warned the war pushed England toward autocratic methods and state ownership across national activities. He said German ideas may persist after the war, with socialism expanding while personal freedom is reduced in some areas.
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S. K. Ratcliffe
Newton South Forum
Lincoln Hall
Newton Highlands
Ratcliffe
England
Germany
U S Demand Upon Germany Is Coming
The United States plans a demand upon Germany ensuring merchant men and their crews receive full protection. The move signals heightened pressure amid ongoing tensions and military considerations.
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U. S
Germany
Americans among crews held after Yarrowdale capture
The department reports three Americans among prisoners taken to Germany on the British vessel Yarrowdale, with nine other Americans captured on merchant ships held in Pernambuco. Washington awaits Ambassador Gerard’s findings and Brazil’s role in potential releases as the submarine dispute with Germany lingers.
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the Department
Germany
Gerard
State Department
United States
New York
Pernambuco
Brazil
Norfolk
Appam
Atlantic
Europe
Germany Considers Status of Armed Merchantmen Prisoners
Berlin via London reports Germany's navy views crews of armed merchantmen as prisoners of war. Aims to push for a diplomatic settlement with the United States over the status of such ships and their crews. The Yarrdale case prompts renewed urgency in resolving the issue.
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Berlin
London
State Department
Washington
Gerard
America
Germany
Worcester Man Dies From Gas Poisoning
Theodore Dyette aged 56 is in serious condition at City Hospital after turning on three gas burners in a heater and returning to bed after lighting two. He boards at 16 School Street in Worcester.
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Worcester
Theodore Dyette
City Hospital
Dyette
School Street
Theatre proprietor fatally shot by his own pistol
William Hagar proprietor of the Maynard Theatre in Waltham and firearms expert was killed at his Weston home when his revolver slipped from his hand and discharged as he set it on a dressing table. He was speaking with his sister when the accident happened late Saturday night. Police learned of the affair yesterday.
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William Hagar
Maynard Theatre
Waltham
Weston
Hagar
Weston theatre manager shot by accident at home
Hagar, a theatre conductor in Kendall Green Weston, returned home with a revolver in his pocket. After entering his room with his sister, the weapon discharged as he set it on a table, striking him in the head and killing him instantly.
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Hagar
Kendall Green
Weston
Sanborn Declares He Will Not Contest Farmer Will
F B Sanborn writes to the Post denying any intent to challenge Miss Farmers will. He notes his accident, his recovery, and that Miss Farmer was treated at Dr Cowles sanatorium and supported by friends. He expresses wish to align the will with Miss Farmers later plans and confirms no contest.
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Post
Miss Farmer
F. B. Sanborn
Westfield, N. J
Plant Juice Advertises Health Benefits From Music Master
An advertisement promotes Plant Juice as a herbal stomach remedy underlining health as essential. It cites a testimonial from Professor James E. Campbell of Massachusetts praising relief from dyspepsia gastritis and rheumatism after using Plant Juice. The Plant Juice Man sells at Houghton & Dut ton Co. drug department.
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Boston
James E. Campbell
Massachusetts
Chelsea
Houghton & Dutton Co
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