Seats on Common Now for Women During the Midday
Beginning today the Joy street mall seating will be reserved 11 30 a m to 2 30 p m for women. The Girls Club of Filene s led the agitation and the Boston 1915 committee backed the plan after reps urged a place for workers to rest during lunch hour. A guard will supervise the area near the common and public grounds superintendent D Henry Sullivan approved signs and reservations.
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Joy Street
Girls’ Club of
Filene’s
Boston
Great Army of Girls
D. Henry Sullivan
Highway Commission Presses Western Union Probe
Commissioner Sohier said the highway commission sought an explanation of Western Union profits in Massachusetts. Secretary Fletcher noted data gaps as Western Union did not answer questions. The commission has long sought clearer telegraph and telephone company accounts, with rates lowering after examinations of the telephone firms. Governor Draper approved a law requiring time of filing free on messages, prompting company opposition and strong public praise for the governor’s swift action.
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Sohier
The
Highway Commission
Fletcher
Commission
Massachusetts
Western Union
Telegraph
William H. O’brien
Ward 16
Draper
Plans for Archbishop OConnell reception at Cathedral and Mechanics
The executive committee met to arrange the return reception for Archbishop OConnell from Rome. They will greet him at Charlestown Wharf next Monday with no public tickets for services at the Cathedral or civic ceremonies at Mechanics Building.
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O'Connell
Rome
Charlestown
Mechanics Building
Commonwealth
Split in Ranks Over City Charter Plan Divides Parties
Ex Mayor Fitzgerald endorses plan No 2 to abolish party designations in a clash that could split both major parties. Supporters and opponents among city leaders including Donovan McClellan Corbett Lomasney Curley Timilty Logan O Connell and Ham align with plan 1 or 2, while Republicans and machine factions back varying positions. The fight centers on convention versus petition systems with key figures like Curtis and Kates shaping the outcome.
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Fitzgerald
Wil
Democratic Party
James Donovan
Democratic City Committee
Donovan
McClellan
Joseph Corbett
Charlestown
Martin Lomasney
James Curley
James Timilty
Edward Logan
O'Connell
Red Devils
James Mellen
James Doyle
Kelcher
Harry Nawn
Joseph J. Norton
Jeremiah J. McNamara
Republican City Committee
Hibbard
Guy Ham
William Oakes
Godfrey
Boston
James J. Storrow
New Chamber of Commerce
Joseph H. O'Neil
Kates
George Holden Tinkham
Walter Webster
Edwin A. Curtis
Forced to Let Friend Drown At Mayo's Wharf
John McCool aged 24 of East Boston drowned while swimming off Mayo's wharf Noddle Island. James J. Golden and John J. Pizzola jumped in to rescue McCool but Pizzola could not swim. Golden, exhausted, saved Pizzola and McCool drowned after urging a cooling plunge in the intense heat.
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John McCool
New Street
Boston
Mayo's Wharf
Noddle Island
James J. Golden
John J. Pizzola
Pitzold
Golden
McCool
Faith Cures Drug Protest Sparks Detroit Debate
A major protest against drug dependence is voiced by Christian Science, Emmanuel movement adherents, osteopathy and mental healing as Dr. William D. Foster faces opposition. The article notes a heated contest for the presidency with candidates including Dr. D A MacLachlan of Detroit and others from San Francisco Philadelphia Cleveland and Marion.
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Detroit
Mich
Christian Science
Emmanuel Movement
William D. Foster
American Institute of Homeopathy
James W. Ward
San Francisco
T. H. Carmichael
Philadelphia
G. J. Jones
Cleveland
C. E. Sawyer
Marion, O
Five year old burns from playing with matches
Five year old Chester Minard of Ramsey Street Roxbury was severely burned about the head and arms while playing with matches in a vacant field near his home. He ran home where his mother pulled his clothes off. An hour later the smoldering garments ignited a closet. alarm Box 191 sounded but no damage occurred.
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Chester Minard
Ramsey Street
Roxbury
George Washington a German Flag Ocean Liner Reaches New York
The George Washington the largest ship under the German flag arrives at North River docks in New York. The North German Lloyd liner showcases luxury with a grand dining room seating 394 and 520 in an emergency, opulent interiors and a sun deck kennel master. Public inspections are set for June 24 to 26 followed by a maiden voyage on July 1 to Plymouth Cherbourg and Bremen under Captain P Wettin.
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George
Clearing House
Boston
New York
George Washington
North German Lloyd Line
Les
North River
High Seas
Daughters of the American Revolution
New York State
William Cummings Story
Stewart L. Woodford
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Bremen
P. Wettin
Brown to Let Down Sect Bar
The piece argues the 1909 rule restricting teacher selection to four churches is wrong, blocking top graduates from teaching. It claims the public sees the university as sectarian and warns that the Carnegie foundation fund cannot be utilized under the current system.
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Brown
Carnegie Foundation Fund
Brown University Considering Charter Changes
A Brown University committee proposes removing denominational requirements for trustees fellows president and professors and loosening sectarian instruction limits. Report presented to the corporation favors eliminating religious qualifications for governance and teaching.
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Providence
R. I
Brown University
Corporation
Committee Supports Charter Change to Remove Denominational Provisions
A university committee argues for removing denominational provisions from the charter to protect faculty benefits from the Carnegie foundation and to avoid religious tests for trustees and staff. It cites five reasons including preserving founders’ spirit, broadening trustee eligibility, and clarifying liberal catholic university stance.
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Carnegie Foundation
Board of Trustees
Board
Arrest in Major Robbery Sparks Police Action
Investigation into a Raymond Syndicate break in at 356 Washington Street narrows to arrests. Thieves blew a safe and took 9000 in diamonds while deposits were missed on two recent bank days. George J. Raymond suspects former employees knew the building well, as receipts remained untouched.
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Raymond Syndicate
Washington Street
George J. Raymond
F. W. Whidden
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Ad Promises Hair Growth
An advertisement from Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores markets Rexall 93 Hair Tonic with a money back guarantee. It claims the tonic will cure dan druff promote hair growth and prevent baldness in two sizes 50c and 1.00.
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Rexall
Riker-Jaynes Drug
Maude Adams Directs Behind the Scenes at Stadium Show
A Post reporter describes Maude Adams acting as hidden stage manager for a Boston Stadium dress rehearsal. She directs from offstage, adjusts details, and laughs at a police sergeant’s cameo as lights, scenery, and a large crew create a vivid 15th century arena.
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Post
Miss Adams
Banner Gift of Baroness at Harvard Stadium
Visitors tonight may see an elaborate dramatic pageant at Harvard Stadium weather permitting. Nearly 1600 people are involved including two cavalry troops and a large costume stock. An electrical plant and a steam engine with calcium lights illuminate the grounds as rehearsals conclude.
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Harvard Stadium
Colonial Theatre
Lord Ashburton Arrested in Larceny Case
A warrant charges Lord Ashburton with larceny of 25 dollars by false pretences from J Louis Mackensturm owner of Louis Bohemian Cafe on Washington Street. The alleged crime involved passing checks on Western banks and using the names of Governor Draper and a former gubernatorial candidate to bolster credibility.
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Lord Ashburton
J. Louis Mackensturm
Washington Street
Draper
Character in shopping district arrested as "Lord" Richards
Charles F. Richards, dubbed the Lord, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Inspectors Burr and Smith after a spree at Louis' cafe where he posed as a Standard Oil magnate. He charmed staff with expensive dinners paid by checks while claiming credentials and a gas magnate’s backing before being nabbed.
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Charles IF. Richards
Burr
Smith
Richards
Louis
Mr. Muckensturm
Ashburton
Standard Oil
St. Louis
W. A. Gaston
Totnes
Eng
Eton
Bank of England
China
America
Tug Rambler Goes Up in Flames At Newport News Bar
The tug Rambler owned by the L. M. Lewis Dredging Company burned to the water line while at anchor on the middle ground bar off Newport News. Captain J. A. Parker and crew had a narrow escape as flames spread along the vessel.
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Norfolk
Rambler
L. M. Lewis Dredging Company
Middle Ground
Newport News
J. A. Parker
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