Civil Service Board Sparks Row Over Mayor and Governor
Open letter from Civil Service Commission Chairman Warren defends its inquiry methods and cites Governor Draper's reply to Jeremiah J. McCarthy. Draper declines to remove commissioners and says no action is needed. McCarthy criticizes Draper’s handling and accuses party leaders of political influence.
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Civil Service Commission
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Jeremiah J. McCarthy
Custom House
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Civil Service Commissioners of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth
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Eben .S. Draper
Draper
Civil Service Board
Vera
New Bedford
Aso
Civil Service Board Sends Reply to Boston Mayor
Charles Warren of the Civil Service Commission states the board will confer with Mayor Fitzgerald at the State House and receive full information on offices and appointees. He notes 50 appointments acted on, with 13 new and 24 reappointments approved, and stresses fitness and qualification over political considerations.
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Charles Warren
Civil Service Commission
Fitzgerald
Warren
State House
Boston
Civil Service Commissioners
Civil Service Conflict Draws Ex-Attorney General’s Fire
Ex-Attorney General Herbert Parker defends civil service principles while criticizing the Civil Service Commission for allegedly misinterpreting statutes and usurping power. Walter Webster and Parker urge limits on commission authority, urging respect for lawful tribunals and warning of danger to civil service.
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Civil Service Commission
Martin Ae Hibbard
Herbert Parker
Walter A. Webster
Honorable Council
Walter Webster
Parker
McCarthy
Draper
McCarthy Surveyor Letter Sparks Party Leadership Rumor
A letter delivered to Surveyor McCarthy by a special messenger from the Governor fuels rumors of top party leaders seeking his rejection as fears of new leadership arise. The document discusses political shifts and potential changes in management.
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Surveyor
McCarthy
Boston Newsboys Club Concert Teaches Civil Government at Quincy School
About 50 boys from the Boston Newsboys Club performed in a concert and stereopticon lecture on civil government at Quincy School West End. G G Ward s organized and led the program with the orchestra conducted by Israel Gordon. The slide show featured government departments and officials while Miss Malloy Pierce Roach classes assisted.
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Boston Newsboys’ Club
Quincy
G G. Hawards
Malloy
Pierce
Roach
Alexander J. Peckman
Philip Davis
Samuel Daniels
Edward Curran
Boys’ Club
Local figures named in partial OCR fragment
A readable fragment from a historical notice mentions individuals Rourke Smyth Kennedy Parker and Dr Ma honey among others, but no full context or action is provided in the surviving text.
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Messrs. Rourke, Smyth, Kennedy, Parker
Dr. Mahoney
Peck's Bad Boy Star Richard A. Coleman Dies
Richard A. Coleman who helped stage most amateur Boston shows and trained Harvard, Technology, and Boston College clubs died after a five month illness. He originated Peck's Bad Boy in the Atkins on Comedy Company and was a Howard Theatre favorite. He later staged amateur productions with a brother and belonged to the Knights of Columbus Boston Drawtenders Association and Hendricks Club. Delegations from these groups will attend the funeral at Hotel Derby West End.
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Summerside
P. EB. Island
Church Street
St. Peter’s Church
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Hanson
Margaret E
Samuel J. Hanson
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William J. McLeod
Bennington Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
Harvey
Frederick F Harvey
Claremont Park
Hedderman
Faneuil
James ‘Hedderman
Newton Street
Moynivan
U. S. Army
Sherman
Andrew T
Anna
Daniel Moynihan
North End
Anna Moynihan
Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown
St. Francis de Sales
U. 8
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Twenty-sixth Infantry
San Francisco
Wallburg
Somerville
Frank
Catherine (Winters) Wallburg
Wesley Park
St. Joseph’s Church
Willan Kingsley
Ban on E Phone Poles Sparks Cambridge Meeting
Cambridge Aldermen vote 6 to 3 to bar additional poles for New England Telephone after October and favor wiring in conduits. Alderman Black resigns from Highway Commission amid heated debate over including Boston Elevated and Cambridge Electric Light. Barrett criticizes phone company for revenue loss and past favors.
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New England Telephone Company
Cambridge
Alderman Black
Boston
Cambridge Electric Light Company
Highway Commission
Barrett
Widow of War Correspondent Coffin Dies in Maine Home
Mrs. Sally Russell Coffin widow of Charles Carleton Coffin and aunt of Sara Farmer founder of Greenacre and Professor Moses Farmer inventor died at the Shapleigh home in Eliot Maine where she had lived for three years.
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Portsmouth
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Sally Russell Coffin
Charles Carleton Coffin
Sara Farmer
Greenacre
Moses Farmer
Joseph Shapleigh
Eliot, Me
Drowned Boy Elmer Hinsman Found After River Tragedy
In Hudson on June 21 18 year old Elmer Hinsman drowned while bathing in the Assabet river. His faithful dog swam in circles around the site guiding searchers to the body which was recovered.
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Hudson
Elmer Hinsman
Assabet River
No Sign Of A Pimple Says Poslam Clears Skin
A Washington government employee reports pimples and blackheads vanished after using Poslam. The ad claims rapid results within twenty four hours and promotes Poslam for eczema acne herpes tetter piles barber's itch salt rheum and scaly scalp. It sells for 50 cents at druggists and samples are mailed by Emergency Laboratories New York City upon request.
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Washington
Poslam
Riker- Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton’s Drug Dept
Emergency Laboratories
West 25Th Street
New York City
Mad rat sets fire to house in Manchester
A rat invaded the Furnare home in Manchester at 2 a m lacerating the infant and knocking a lamp from Peter Furnare s hand. The creature attacked again as the family woke. A patrolman confronted the intruder as a lucky ice pick ended the raid.
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Manchester
N. H
Peter Furnare
Furnare
Furnace blaze and rat attack near Pine and Lake
Mrs. Furnare awoke to a infant crying as a large rat leaped from a lamp clip toward the kitchen. The husband chased the rodent through a burning kitchen, knocking it out with an ice pick while a patrolman arrived after loud shouts. The baby had wounds at the wrists and ankles from the incident.
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Furnare
No Action in House on Suttons Hazers Hazing Resolution
Washington June 21 The nine cadets at West Point dismissed for hazing Cadet Sutton were not subjected to a court martial as the military committee of the House failed to act on the resolution.
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West Point
Sutton
Military Committee of the House
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