Move to force peace by law in federal dispute
Justice McCoy of the District Supreme Court orders Bainbridge Colby and Henry J. Bryan to show cause why they should not be compelled to promulgate as law the peace resolution with Germany vetoed by President Wilson. The petition, filed by Henry S. McCartney, argues the President lacked authority to veto a joint resolution and that the measure became law upon passage by Congress.
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Washington
McCoy
District Supreme Court
Bainbridge Colby
Henry J. Bryan
State Department
Germany
Wilson
Henry S. McCartney
Chicago
Congress
Court Will Review Prison Guard Case
William J. Crowley, a State prison guard discharged for neglect after an escape, seeks review of his case in Charlestown Court on August 5. He claims he was ready to perform duty and was discharged without just cause based on court records.
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William J. Crowley
State
Barney, Manster and Ward
Charlestown
Crowley
Army Transport Will Bring Gorgas' Body Home
The body of former Surgeon General Gorgas, who died in London, will be transported on the army ship Pocahontas. The War Department said the ship will stop at Southampton to take aboard Mrs. Gorgas and her family before returning to the United States.
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Army
Gorgas
Washington
London
United States
Pocahontas
War Department
Southampton
Eng
Europe
Bayer Aspirin advertisement claims genuine tablets and relief
The copy touts Bayer Aspirin as genuine and proven safe by millions. It urges accepting an unbroken Bayer package with directions to relieve earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It notes 12 tablet tin boxes cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists. It identifies aspirin as the Bayer trademark and monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Cape's Tip to Honor Pilgrims
The national opening of the Pilgrim tercentenary celebration will be at Provincetown from August 29 to September 6 this year. The Provincetown committee announced the event marking 366th anniversary of the Pilgrims landing at Provincetown. The opening will inaugurate a year of nationwide festivities honoring a major chapter in American history.
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Provincetown
United States
Provincetown to Host Eight Day Pilgrim Memorial in 1921
Provincetown plans a major commemorative celebration of the Mayflower landing opening August 29 1921. The event will feature religious services speeches by notable clergy and statesmen from Plymouth Truro and beyond a patriotic pageant and prominent memorials including a Pilgrim Mother statue by Paul Wayland Bartlett with national and international cooperation from the Sulgrave Institution.
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America
Sulgrave Institution
Pilgrim Statue Planned by Provincetown Mayflower Descendants
A Mayflower descendant and Beachconners artist crafts a Pilgrim mother statue for Provincetown Tercentenary. A plaster sketch exists in Town Hall showing a mother with baby and two children. Fundraising relies on women’s subscriptions. initial state and local appropriations total 150000, with broader appeals to Mayflower descendants. Edwin N. Paine is treasurer.
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Beachconbers’ Club of Artists
Provincetown
Bartlett
Town Hall
America
Scarred tank arrives in Brookline as wartime relic
A battle-scarred 1 ton Hotchkiss tank, famed for St Mihiel and second Marne actions, arrives in Brookline as a gift from the War Department to the Brookline Post of the American Legion. Brookline members, veterans of the second Marne, haul the relic from Audubon road. a concrete base will be prepared.
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St. Mihiel
Brookline
War Department
American Legion
Marne
Audubon Road
Brookline Post
The
Secord
St. Mihiel Salient
Thiaucourt
Vigneaux
Gloucester Fisher Lost at Sea in Fog
The Gloucester fishing schooner Herbert M. Parker returned to the Fish Pier with flag half mast to report the loss of crew member Stephen Perry. Perry disappeared ten days ago while hauling trawls during foggy conditions. the rest of the crew were accounted for aboard the vessel.
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Gloucester
Herbert M. Parker
Western Pank
Joseph Mesquita
Stephen Perry
Perry
Mystery Death on Steamer After Man Jumps Overboard
An 85 year old man jumped from the steamer Ransom B Fuller on the Portland to Boston run about 10 30 PM Monday. He was medium height and weight, plainly dressed in dark clothes. No identity yet. captain and mate think he may have been a lumberman.
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Ransom B. Fuller
Eastern Steamship Company
Portland
Boston
Armenian Steamship to Convert Revere Beach Pier
The Armenian Steamship Corporation of Massachusetts has bought the Ocean Plier and Pa Villion at Revere Beach. Plans call for remodeling into a large new fish pier for the firm’s boats with work to start soon under architect supervision. The 18 000 square foot pavilion extends 700 feet and sits on property assessed at 93 000 dollars. The company operates about 45 boats and intends to land catch at the new pier near Nahant.
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The
Armenian Steamship Corporation
Massachusetts
Ocean Plier
Pa Villion
Revere Beach
Corporation
Owen F. Farley
State Street
Steamship
Farley
Nahant
Young Worcester girl denied right to wed fears kidnapping
Elia Buccerelli, 14, of Enarston, sought leave to marry Paolo Santilla of Southbridge. Judge William T. Forbes ruled she is too young. She claimed fear of a Hartford kidnapper if not married immediately.
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Worcester
Elia Buccerelli
Enarston
Paolo Santilla
Southbridge
William T. Forbes
Elia
Hartford
Pilgrim tercentenary committee urged for quick action
William Carroll Hill of Boston urged the President to appoint four members to the Pilgrim tercentenary committee. Senate and House had already named four members each under congressional appropriations. Hill said the White House promised action this week and the commission would begin work once formed.
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Washington
Plymouth Rock
William Carroll Hill
Boston
Senate
House
Congress
Acts
Hill
New York Doctor to Test Dry Law Limitation
Federal court order requires prohibition director to show cause why he should not issue more liquor prescription blanks to Dr. Melville A. Hays. The doctor says alcohol is a necessary stimulant for treating certain ailments and he has exhausted his allotment.
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New York
Federal District Court
Charles R. O’conner
New York State
Melville A. Hays
Hays
White Star Line to Stay With Boston Service
Boston Chamber of Commerce victory over quarantine delousing to allow White Star Line's Boston to Mediterranean route to continue. Health officials favor ending the practice at ports while still enforcing bathing and sterilization for ships lacking clean health bills. Talks with Italy aim to permit American doctor inspections for Naples port passengers to avoid delays.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Washington
White Star Line
Boston
Mediterranean
Italy
R. H. Creel
Public Health Service
State Department
United States
Naples
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Cape’s Tip
Themmittee
Holland
Plymouth
Truro
Fisher
Shreve, Crump and Low Company
Tremont Street
L. Co
Ocean Pier
Fish
Pilgrim Committee
N. Y
Health Service
Bobby
Postum Cereal Co, Inc
Battle Creek,Mich
Secretary of War
North
South America
New York City
8Th Ave
W. 39Th St
San Antonio
Texas
San Francisco
Calif
Atlanta, Ga
Quartermaster General Munitions Building
Washington, D. C
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