Boston Blues Lifted as Kids Bathe at Frog Pond Protest
Five hundred youths join a mass protest at Boston Common Frog Pond over blue laws restricting the pond to non bathing use. Officials promise to abolish the law as crowds cheer and kids wade in waist-deep water in defiance of the ban.
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Sol
Boston Common Frog Pond
Boston
Lagrange Street
City Hall
Peters
Parke
James B. Shea
Park and Recreation Department
Shea
Francis J. W. Ford
President's Ship Ready on 12 Hours' Notice
The liner George Washington, famed for three crossings of the Atlantic by President Wilson, has been ordered ready to sail on twelve hours notice at any time after midnight June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brest
Wilson
Atlantic
Barretts Celebrate Golden 50th Anniversary in Malden
Mr and Mrs George W Barrett aged 72 celebrated their fiftieth anniversary at their home 265 Clifton Street Malden with 75 relatives and friends in attendance. Barrett a Malden native has served as water registrar for 33 years while Mrs Barrett is a Boston native.
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George W. Barrett
Clifton Street
Malden
Mr. Barrett
Barrett
Boston
Bill Requires Tenants 30 Day Eviction Notice
A proposed bill in the House of Representatives would require a 30 day eviction notice for tenants until February 1 1921. The measure follows Governor Coolidges recommendation to protect tenants from rent profiteers.
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House of Representatives
Committee On Joint Judiciary
Coolidge
Three Day Notice Before Eviction In Tenant At Will
The measure provides that when tenancy at will ends without tenant fault, no action to recover possession may be brought, nor shall the tenant be dispossessed until three days after written notice. Tenant must pay rent for the occupancy during this period at the existing rate.
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Boston
United States
Neponset River
Quincy
House
Legislature Vetoes Pay Increases for Pages and Chief Engineer
The House sustained Governor Coolidge’s vetoes on bills raising pay for pages of the Legislature and the chief engineer of the State House, while debating the broader issue of stock price regulations and bucketing. The discussion touched on profits from commodities and the potential impact on markets.
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Tles and Commodities
House
Coolidge
State House
Suit Finally Put On Trial For Loss Of Both Legs
Charles J. Bjornquist of Cambridge and Arlington, now in Ellsworth Maine, sues the Boston and Albany railroad for damages after a freight train incident that allegedly left him with both legs amputated. The case, filed in 1899, has bounced between federal and state courts and reached trial in U S District Court after two decades.
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Charles J. Bjornquist
Cambridge and
Arlington
Boston & Albany Railroad
United States District Court
Bjornquist
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Ellsworth
Maine
Cambridge
Boston & Albany
Forest Companion Annual Conference Opens in Boston
Business reports read by presiding officers marked the opening of the Massachusetts Companions of the Forest of America annual conference at the Hotel Vendome. Miss Margaret Davoren, grand chief companion, led yesterday's exercises with Mr. Langtry as guest of the 120 delegates. Election of new officers begins at 10 this morning and installation is planned for this afternoon at the Vendome.
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Massachusetts Companions of the Forest of America
Hotel Vendome
Margaret Davoren
Langtry
the Vendome
Shapley Flees Court at Hearing in Massachusetts Case
Mrs. Sarah C. Shapley, brought from Westboro Insane Hospital, left the Middlesex courtroom during a Supreme Judicial Court hearing on the AG’s appeal of Judge Chamberlain’s sane ruling. Counsel James A. Keown challenged the bench, was warned by Judge Braley, and departed after Shapley and he complained they should be heard by another judge. A guardian ad litem was appointed.
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Sarah C. Shapley
Westboro Insane Hospital
Braley
Supreme Court
James A. Keown
Supreme Judicial
Massachusetts
Mr. Keown
War Convoy May Open New British Boston Transatlantic Line
The British steamer War Convoy arrives from Norfolk to load 7500 tons of beef pork and provisions for Europe. Owned by Canadian Steamship Company and Williams Steamship Company the ship docks at pier 46 Mystic wharf with Richard H Bigott coordinating. This first meat cargo hints at possible regular service to Great Britain.
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Boston
Norfolk
Europe
Canadian Steamship Company of
Halifax
Williams Steamship Company of
New York
Richard H. Bigott
Great Britain
Mystic Wharf
Boston Stevedoring Company
Uncle Finds Baby's Body in Brighton Pond Tragedy
After a 20 hour search by his parents and Brighton police, three year old John Roland Kennedy was found dead in Downing's Pond off Kendrick Street Brighton. The boy wandered from home Monday around 4 p.m. and was not found until yesterday. Uncles Thomas J. Manning and officers Hall Lavin located the body after a morning search.
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Brighton
John Roland Kennedy
William F. Kennedy
Downing’s Pond
Kendrick Street
Dowing’s Pond
Thomas J. Manning
Hall and
Lavin
The Glory Romance Promises Whimsy and Charm
A light hearted romance titled The Glory draws praise for whimsy and entertainment. The piece highlights Giddy as a must meet figure, urging readers not to miss the sensation this season from Up-to-Date Women.
Steamer West Gramma Loses Propeller In Mid ocean
The West Gramma a 1000 ton naval reserve steamship engaged in European food relief work lost her propeller in mid ocean a wireless message picked up here today said. She sailed from Gibraltar May 18 for New York with Lieutenant Commander I McCarthy in command and was later diverted to Norfolk.
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Halifax
N. S
Naval Reserve
Gibraltar
New York
I. McCarthy
Norfolk
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Forest Companion
Bes
Slattery Coo
Tremont Street
Boston Common
Ife
NEW British Boston Line
Gideon
Dorcas
Juliet Wilbur Tompkins
Giddy
McCall's Magazine
W. 37Th St
McCall’s Magazine
McCall
Dr. S. Josephine Baker
Mrs. Gunn
Madam Fashion
Meyer J. Reiser
Court Sq
White House
Standard Bottling & Extract Co
Harvard Street
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