Plan for 1000 Men in Legion in Greater Boston
Massachusetts plans to mobilize more than a thousand men into the American Legion by Oct. 1. The effort, led by Walter A. Ladd and John S. Rollins, aims to enlist retired militiamen and skilled workers from Boston and vicinity for national defense.
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American Legion
Greater Boston
Old South
Legion
Boston
New York
Walter A. Ladd
Somexville
John S. Rollins
Newton
Army
Navy
United States
G. V. A. Clarke
Roy D. Jones
Senator Lodge
Henry L. Higginson
Louis A. Frothingham
Howard Elliott
Oliver Prescott
William Roscoe Thayer
Frothingham
Hand of liquor on Wilson shocks Atlantic City crowd
Richmond P Hobson, famed for Merrimac and prohibition advocacy, claimed President Wilson blocked the prohibition amendment in Congress during a sensational Anti-Saloon convention speech. He said liquor interests would push for Wilson’s renomination next year, declaring I am on the inside.
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Richmond P. Hobson
Alabama
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Merrimac
Wilson
Surplus Men's Suits in Blue Serge $9.75 at Bangse Co.
The Bangse Company offers wholesale stock of all wool and worsted suits including blue serge at $9.75 each during the month. Palm Beach suits priced at $5.00. Located at 662-672 Washington Street at Beach corner. Open Saturday 10 p.m. advt.
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Palm Beach
Bangse Company
Washington Street
Corner Beach
Prohibition Split Rumor Dominates Congressional Fight
A late 19th or early 20th century political transcript asserts liquor interests aim to groom only wet candidates for a Republican convention while the Democratic side plots a strategy to derail national prohibition. It alleges a three part plan to let the President control the platform, argue state rights to prohibit, and use decoy candidates to secure liquor support, prompting a cross party independent convention if demands are rejected.
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Congress
Root
Taft
Whitman
Bryan
Underwood
South
Wilson
Alabama
Thaw Witness Stand Testimony Shows Shifts In Mood
The day on the stand featured Thaw alternating between calm, restrained answers and bursts of anger as he recounted Evelyn Nesbit's Paris tale and his own connections to Stanford White. He described past examinations, a publicity campaign, and denied harming or whipping girls, while admitting visits to Susan Merrill’s house but denying any abuse.
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Cook
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Paris
Stanford White
Evelyn
Europe
Thaw
Mr. Cook
Matteawan
White Plains
Jerome
Concord
N. H
Cooper
United States
Harvard
Evelyn Nesbit
Pompton Plains
N. J
New York
Susan Merrill
Merrill
Suit Over Box of Cigarettes Filed in Suffolk Court
Jules Fresco of Brockton sues Howard T. Rhoades of Boston in Suffolk Superior Court to recover 31 dollars and 50 cents for a box of cigarettes of unknown brand. The case centers on the value and identity of the cigarette box.
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Suffolk
Jules Fresco
Brockton
Howard T. Rhoades
Boston
Dispute Over PSC Jurisdiction in Boston & Maine Case
The Public Service Commission heard arguments on removing shifting charges in the Commonwealth Pier case. Boston & Maine Road counsel Edgar J. Rich contends the PSC lacks authority over import business, claiming the order to end discrimination is effectively nullified.
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Boston & Maine Road
Commonwealth Pier
Public Service Commission
Edgar J. Rich
Railroad
Hearing on National Dock and Storage Warehouse Petition
The Public Service Commission hearing debated Boston and Maine’s alleged discrimination affecting the Commonwealth pier. Chairman MacLeod suggested a delay until Massachusetts and possibly U S Supreme Courts rule on the state railroad contract, weighing either forced service or halting switching charges as remedies. The petition was taken under advisement.
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National Dock & Storage Warehouse Company
Boston & Maine Road
Commission
Macleod
Public Service Commission
Dock & Storage Warehouse Company
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Supreme Court of the United States
Boston& Maine
Massachusetts
Commonwealth Pier
Supreme Court
State Pier
Cambridge School Children View Harvard Museum Collection
August Cambridge school children visited the university museum and viewed valuable collections. They arrived yesterday at nine o clock and were shown through the museum by the wives of Harvard faculty members.
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Cambridge
Harvard University Museum
Webber Grammar School
University Museum
Harvard
Adelbert Messer Seeks Middlesex Sheriff Nomination
Concord reports Adelbert Messer a State committeeman from the Fifth Middlesex district announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Middlesex County sheriff this fall.
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Concord
Adelbert Messer
Middlesex
Middlesex County
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