Want City Hire Only Residents
A legislative committee debated a bill requiring Boston city employees to be residents of Boston. Officials estimated about half of teachers and city staff are non residents. The National Federation of City and Town Employees backed the bill with Timothy W. Kelley. Corporation Counsel Sullivan opposed it, arguing service quality matters and suggesting hiring the best person even from San Francisco if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee Upon Cities
Boston
National Federation of City and Town Employees
Timothy W. Kelley
Sullivan
San Francisco
Boston committee reviews vacation rules and street widening costs
The committee considered annual employee vacations for the bridge and ferry service and heard a bill by the United Improvement Association of Boston to repeal the 1913 statute on abutter payments for street widening. Debate centered on city planning, with opposing views on suburban street development and abutter financial burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Improvement Association of Boston
Benjamin C. Lane
United Improvement Association
Sullivan
Boston
Committee On Judiciary
Curley
Rockefeller and Mine Workers Confer on Colorado Fuel Issues
John D. Rockefeller Jr and Colorado Fuel and Iron Company mine workers representatives held a two and a half hour meeting at the Rockefeller Foundation offices in New York. Both sides exchanged views on employee conditions, with Rockefeller noting a productive discussion. Attending were Mackenzie King, Frank J. Hayes, John R. Lawson, and Howard L. Doyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Mine Workers of
Colorado
Rockefeller Foundation
Broadway
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Mr. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Melrose High School Students Win Right to Dance
After a year of campaigning, Melrose High School students win School Board approval to hold modern dance events at the school functions provided only students attend. The reversal follows earlier bans on fox-trot tango and other dances that sparked student dissension. The 1915 class had threatened to skip the junior prom over the ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
No Immediate Revenue Legislation Decided
Washington January 28. Administration leaders in conference with President Wilson announced that there is no immediate need for legislative action to increase government revenue. Secretary McAdoo stated the end of the fiscal year will show how the European war affects the treasury and what may be required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
McAdoo
The
Treasury
Wet Lands Resolve Rejected by Senate After House Approval
Governor Walsh's plan to employ the unemployed by reclaiming state wet lands was approved by the House but faced a sharp setback in the Senate yesterday. The dispute centers on funding and scope as lawmakers weigh environmental and economic impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh
House of Representatives
Senate
Senate Rejects Wet Lands Plan and Shifts Focus to Forestry Work
The Senate killed the $50,000 wet lands reclamation resolve at Senator Bazeley’s urging and substituted a $50,000 appropriation for forestry related work to provide unemployment relief. The move, supported as practical given water and ice coverage, was sent to the House after rapid passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Bazeley
Uxbridge
Ways and Means
House
Protest at proposed hospital site drew regional residents
Several prominent residents from Belmont Waltham and Lexington appeared before the State Board of Inanity to protest the site planned for the Metropolitan District Hospital for the Insane. The location at the三 Belmont Waltham Lexington junction sparked strong local opposition from multiple communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont, Waltham and
Lexington
State Board of Insanity
Metropolitan District Hospital For the Insane
Belmont
Waltham
Brockton Clerk Arrested on Girl Charge
Edgar Prescott a clerk on Court street was arrested at his office on a serious charge connected to a trip to the South End with 15 year old Catherine T Williams of Everett. The warrant issued by Judge Sullivan followed police investigation and Prescott remained in the city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar
Prescott
High Street
Brockton
Court Street Loan Company
South End
Catherin T. Williams
Bradford Street
Everett
Sullivan
City
Births Marriages Deaths Notices From Dorchester
A column lists numerous notices of births marriages and deaths with names and addresses. Entries include Barnett Bergin Broadbent Brockway Burns Callahan Carey Cole Copichorn Costello Daly Dailey Deuel Drew Fields Hartung Kretschmar Marshall McDonald M Hugh McNeil McQuilen McVade Merrill O Keefe Oneil Rigg Sargent Scannell Smith Stearns Stone Walsh Wheeler Whynot WhyNot Wiggin and related funeral details and times.
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Sargent
Revere
Thomas V. Sargent
Jane C
Horace Sargent
Chelsea
Scannell
Charlestown
Francis J
James J
Margaret Scannell
Sullivan
Sherman Sq
Smith
City Hospital
Edward F
Bernard J
Ellen A
Barry) Smith
Salem St
Medford
Immaculate Conception Church
Stearns
Waltham Hospital
Jessie L. Stearns
Newton Cemetery
Stone
Beachmont
Edith J
Otis H. Stone
Cambridge
State Rd
Walsh
Boston
John
Bridget Walsh
Flynn
Dennis
Mary Walsh
Kilkenney
Frankfort St
St. Mary's Star of the Sea
Elatives
New York City
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wheeler
Dorchester
Charles Harvey Wheeler
8. S. Pierce Co
Annie Woods
Burgess St
Whynot
East Boston
Lincoln A. Whynot
Falcon St
East
Carrie F
Nee Moody
Lincoln Whynot
Margaret Moody
Eutaw St
Sacred Heart Church
Wiggin
Daniel G. Wiggin
Perkins St
Fresh groundfish prices rise amid scarcity and arrivals
Prices for haddock and cod remain high as scarcity drives bids while nine vessels arrived, eight to the South Boston pier and one to T Wharf. Dealers list haddock at 7 cents and various cod and hake grades between 4 and 83-4 cents, with the ships and cargos detailed alongside.
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New Fish Pier
South Boston
T Wharf
Haddock
South Boston Fish Pier
McGee Anniversary Mass and Thank You Notices
Anniversaries, condolences and thanks from families in Roxbury and East Boston. A high mass for the repose of John H. and Katherine L. McGee is at St. Hugh's Church on February 2 at 9 a.m. Cards of thanks express gratitude for floral tributes and sympathy.
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Barnett
Dorchester
Katherine Barnett
William Coughlin
Maryland St
St. William's Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Fitchburg
Mass
Bergin
Aiken
S. C
Mary Courtney Bergin
Patrick J. Bergin
Roger F. Scannell
Columbia Road
St. Hugh's Church
Blue Hill Ave
Worcester
Broadbent
Euddenly
Joseph H. Broadbent
Tremont
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Tremont St
Roxbury
Brockway
Needham
Willard KR. Brockway
Willard H. Brockway, Jr
Marklee Rd
Needham Heights
South Station
Burns
Newton Centre
John Burns
Langley Road
M'Donald
Milton
Isabella McDonald
Thomas McDonald
St. Michael Church
Randolph Ave
P. S
St. Anne’s
New York
Philadelphia
M’quilen
Boston
James J. McQuilen
Saratoga St
Star of the Sea
M'Uade
Somerville
Katherine T
Nee Dwyer
Owen A. McVade
Taunton St
St. Joseph's Church
Merrill
Abbie V. Merrill
Wesley J. Merrill
Circuit St
Unitarian Church
Concord
N. H
O’keefe
Bridget O’keefe
Shawmut Ave
St. Philip's Church
O’neil
Daniel
Catherine O'Neil
St. Francis de Sales’ Church
Vernon St
Rigg
Towers P. Rigg
Waterman Chapel
Washington St
John H. and
Katherine L. McGee
Mrs. McGee
St. Hugh's Roman Catholic Church
H. H. McNamara
Harriet
Richard J. Hurley
East
W.H. Graham
Trust Undertakers
Washington IL
Iveren Staton
Shipping News Arrived and Sailed From Various Ports
Steamers Etonian Davies Live 14 Berlin Krogh Jucaro Cuba Onondag a Googins and many others sailed from New York Gloucester Norfolk Portland and more to Havana Port Limon and other ports aboard gunboat Nashville and Grecian plus multiple br and us vessels including Prince George Kershaw Seaconner and H M Whitney with destinations in Europe and the Americas.
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Haddock
Cod
Pollock, Hake
Billow
Jeanette
H. Thomas
Eva & Mildred
United Fruit
Esparza
Havana
Port Limon
Googins
Onondaga
Jacksonville
Charleston
Wood
Cunard
Etonian
Berlin
Jucare
Cuba
American Sugar Refining Company
Landsman
Davies
Dan
Krogh
Jucaro
Gloucester
Hatch
Norfolk
H. F. Dimock
Growell
New York
Middlesex
Mider
Prince George
McKinnon
Yarmouth
Gov. Dingley
Linkcott
Portland
City of Gloucester
Linneken
Marion N. Cobb
Beale
Lynn
U. S
Nashville
Guantanamo
Liverpool
Esparta
Grecian
Philadelphia
Linkmoor
Kershaw
Suffolk
H. M. Whitney
Seaconner
Newport News
Vermont Veterans at Annual Reunion Banquet
The Vermont Veterans Association held its annual banquet at Young's Hotel last night with about 10 attendees including women guests. Speakers included former Attorney-General Thomas J. Boynton, Hon. Joseph Ladd, and Department Commander John M. Woods. William P. Henry named Hon. Felix W. McGettrick toast master.
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Vermont Veterans’ Association
Young's Hotel
Thomas J. Boynton
Joseph Ladd
Curley
John M. Woods
William P. Henry
Felix
W. McGettrick
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Beverly
Commissioner of Corporations
Marion
Port of Boston
City Council of
E. Bradford Gay
Warren School
Commonwealth
Rogers
Nicholas J. Smith
Lieuenant Smith
Belmont, Waltham
Callahan
Michael
Mary (McCarthy) Callahan
Bidney St
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Carey
James S. Carey
Parker St
Waterside Cemetery
Marblehead
Cole
Minnie E
Arthur G. Cole
Margaret McKeon
Dana Terrace
Watertown
St. Patrick's Church
Copichorn
Dorr St
Dailey
East Dedham
Daniel Dailey
Hillside Ave
St. Mary’s Church
Dedham
Deuel
Robert A. Deuel
L. van Ham
Hawthorne St
Drew
Alice E
Edwin J. Drew
Swan St
Newport
North Troy
Fields
Ralph
Arabella P. Fields
Hurst
Kretschmar
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cynthia
Frederick W Kretschmar
Marshall St
Marshall
U.S
Fort Hill
A. Wt
Bromfield
M’gee
Wallace Poole
Onset, Mass
Esperagio
Simpethy
Dan Dineen
Shipping News
Harvard
Boylston ST
Catarr
Ste
Neestealm
N. Vleming & Sone
Vermont
Cunard Cipool
London
Lusitania
Alaunia
Franconia Ordina
Carpathia
Cunard Steamship Co
State Street
Tel
F. H
Florida
Atlantic City
Ooola Point
Richmond
D. C
Westree
Baltimore
Reserve Etcc
Merchants & Miners Transportation Co
HH. Maynard
Agt
Northern Ave
Eastern S.S. Corporation
Maine
Banzer
India Wharf
Central
Alco
Mon International
St. John
Mon
Central Wharf
Boston & Yarmouth
Vie
Providence
Colonial Line
Taterooms
Georgia
Tennessee
Metzler
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Mel
Keaney
Kendall St
Patent Specialty CO
Congress St
A. EB. Bacon
Causeway St
Morris Goldberg & CO
Bromfield St
Cosmopolitan Jewelry Co
School St
L. H. Burack & CO
Imperial Jewelry CO
Roy
Summer St
Oxford
Dia
Bulfinch St
Hay
Tadys White
the Post
Reene Lady
Rae Ee
Alberts
Hill
Allen’s Law Office
Underwood
Devonshire St. Main
Model Typewriter Insp. CO
Treasury Department
Supervising Architects
Washington, D. C
United States Customhouse
Wenderroth
Ourtain
Somber Vic Co
Nywood St
Vel
Snow & Son
No. Market St
Hesslein
Paddock Bidg
P. O
Telephone
Braintree
Ante Trucking
Bowen
Sudbury St
KES Detective Agency
Fami & Fius. Troubles
School St. We
Toupees
Pat
Lombard Bambina CO
Monroe St
Wash. St
Speungt Fry
H. Oscar
Tremont Row
Scollay Sq
M. M
A. Lowenstein & Sons
Post
Kilby Loan CO
Kilby Street
State St
S. R. Briggs CO
HUB Loan CO
Workingmen’s Loan Association
Hobert Treat Paine
Treas
Beacon St
Marks & Avery
Milk St
Baker, & CO
Four Corners
KE. A. Strout Farm Agency
Danielson
Conn
Strout
BE. A
Strout Farm Agency
N.H
W. C. Bayley
Plaistow
Quincy
B. A. Brown
Hancock St
Edward T. Harrington CO
Casey
Randolph
Avyon
James A. Bucknam
P. C
Avon
Chapin’s
Chamberlain & Burnham, Inc
Clreule Leland Farm Agency
Brayley & Knowles
Handy
Vinian Ave
Penn
Henry A. Brown
Brookline
Strathmore Road
Ethelhurst
A. —. Navin
W. J. Freethy
Swans Island
Albert Griffiths Law Company
Meywood St
Ward 21
Boston Post
Patrick O'Hearn
Taylor’s
Boylston P
Massachusetts Fire and Marine Insurance Company
New England Insurance Exchange
Oliver Building
Szid
Walter Adlard
J. P. Brawber
Devonshire St
Helene L. Swenep
Boylston St. Tel
B. B
Ralph Kenneson
Fitzedward
Prof
Slye
Bay State
Heinemann House
Sunny
Oiner
Back Bay
Samuel P. Wadsworth
Cummington St
Longwool Ave
Beacon Brookline
Kent, Beach
Hawes Sts
Mass. Ave
Huntington Ave
St. Botelph At
Albemaine Chambers
St Botelph At
G. M. Noweli
Commonwealthare
Pin
Ari Jordan
Wash
Ganter
Juliette St
Hester
Jost
Adama
Thresher
Nat. Bank
Darrell
Chickering
Becker | Bourne
Harvard Getehell Schirmer
Steinway
Aero
H. F. Miller
Emerson
Howard
Emrecar
H. F. Miller Shubert
Haines Bros
Brigham Sell Direct
Ington Nal
Thor
Dadworth
Henry F. Miller
Miller
Decker Bros
Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano CO
Poole
Fischer
Autotone
Player Piano Club
Sunday Post
Chas. S. Norris
Rosen’s
Brooks
Symphony Hall
People’s Choral Union
Jordan Hall
Fred Martin
Daggett Factory
Lewis Wharf
Winchester
Mystic Lakes
Middlesex Fells
Mt. Pleasant St
United
Hamilton,Soap & Mine
Mayo
Exch. Legals
Cor
Bromfeld
Philadelphia Business College
C. S. Dept
Hawley Engineering School
James Coyne
Haverhill St
New England
Healy Tool Company
Buffalo
Hawley Electrical School
Atlantic Shipping CO
Main
Irving Sts
Malden
Washington St.t
Wilson Ave
Ball Sq
Cedar St
Heacock
Lockport
New York Fire
D. and
G. Leopold Gans Co
Jvc
Dudley ST. Cor
Dudley Sq
Dudley St
Prince Albas
School ST. * L
Max
Max KE
Hasyard
de Groot
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