Campaign to warn public on alcohol harms expands statewide
A committee led by Dr. James Putnam, Dr. Walter Cannon, Dr. John H. Elliott, Dr. Willis Taylor, Father Maurice O Connor, and Robert A. Woods of the Boston Licensing Board drives a state wide effort to reveal alcohol’s ill effects even at moderation. Charles N Gregg of Harvard will tour major cities delivering chart backed talks and will visit Salem on July 24.
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James Putnam
Walter Cannon
Harvard Medical School
John Bhlliott
Willis Taylor
Maurice O’connor
Robert A. Woods
Boston Licensing Board
Charles N. Gregg
Harvard University
Greater Boston
Salem
Back Broken in Elevator at Lancaster Mills
Ernest V. Torino was crushed in the freight elevator at the Lancaster mills in Clinton at 6 o clock. Workmen freed him after over half an hour and he was revived enough to be taken to Clinton hospital where he lay on the dangerous list with a broken back.
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Clinton
Ernest V. Torino
Lancaster Mills
Clinton Hospital
Boston Finance Commission seeks Attorney General opinion
The Boston Finance Commission asks the Attorney General to rule on whether city officials and employees may testify before the commission. Mayor Curley had ordered department heads to bar city employees from appearing without a city law department representative and a stenographer.
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City Law Department
Finance Commission seeks AG ruling on city access and counsel roles
The Finance Commission asked the attorney-general for a ruling on whether the Mayor may bar city employees from testifying, if city counsel may appear for officials, whether outside stenographers can join private hearings, and if the Mayor’s order overreaches statutory powers. Attwill sent his opinion to the commission, but declined to discuss it, while Chairman Murphy awaited the document.
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The
Finance Commission
Attorney-General
Attwill
Commission
Murphy
Dorchester Businessmen Take Half Holiday Outing
Dorchester merchants from the Board of Trade, brokers, and real estate dealers joined a joint excursion to Nantasketaging more than 100 cars, departing from Uphams Corner at 1 30. The group reached Bayside Park for athletic events then dined at Rockland House.
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Dorchester
Nantasket
Dorchester Board of Trade
Upham’s Corner
Bayside Park
Rockland House
Peggotty Beach Portrait of a Scituate Cottage and Summer Riot
In Scituate Massachusetts Peggotty Beach hosts a yellow old fashioned house set back from the road its yard a tangle of windswept grass weeds and wildflowers. The scene captures summer’s riotous growth contrasting with more manicured estates further inland and the artist’s eye for natural freedom.
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Scituate
Peggotty Beach
Mass
Second Cliff
Tea on the veranda with Beatrice Hale and Mrs Forbes Robertson
Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale and her mother in law Mrs Ian Forbes Robertson host tea on a veranda as mosquitoes patrol and a reporter recalls Hale’s stage past and feminist work. Hale discusses balance of home life and career, and the sisters reflect on England and the war’s impact on women’s movements.
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Beatrice Forbes
Robertson Hale
Speggotty
Beach
Scituate
Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale
Ian Forbes-Robertson
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson
Nalf
Europe
England
Mrs. Hale
Forbes- Robertson
Post
Norman
Signal Corps to test man carrying kites in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts militia will test man carrying kites today at West Newbury. Samuel F. Perkins of Dorchester will demonstrate the kites similar to German designs as the Signal Corps begins its trials.
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Signal Corps
Massachusetts
Samuel F. Perkins
Dorchester
West Newbury
Belgians Like Men of 1776 in Lecture Comparison
John C. Andrews drew a parallel between Belgian resistance to German invasion and the American colonial farmers in 1776. He likened the Belgians to Minute Men and described comparable aims, spirit, and tactics in a talk at the Old South Meeting House.
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Belgium
New England
John C
Andrews
Old South Meeting House
Auto trip from Pacific to Atlantic completed in 45 days
Baron Braden of 41 North Milton Street Malden finished a San Francisco to Atlantic coast journey in 45 days with his wife and one year old son. They traveled in a small runabout and plan another attempt to beat the time, aiming to start for the Pacific coast soon.
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San Francisco
Atlantic Coast
Baron Bradeen
Milton Street
Malden
Pacific Coast
Five grain tablets for overweight and vitality
The note suggests five grain arbolone tablets to reduce excess weight and claims many stout people drop 5 to 50 pounds. Webb seeks nourishment and energy while Midge asks how to gain weight. the response recommends three grain hypo nuclane tablets with meals to improve health and vitality.
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Curley
Attwin
Paul Waitt
Senow Supfr
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Cambridge
Park Street
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Vollen
Terry
Ellen Terry
Desdemona
Swines Hale
New York
Will Irwin
Rosemary
Clemency
DuPont’s
Pineapple College
J. S. C. Andrews
Pacific
Washington St
Charmeuse
Jordan Marsh Company
Webb
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Eens el Dikewis Baker
Ose
Lewis Baker
College Bidg
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Dayton
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Altama
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