Transatlantic Flying Boat Trials At Lake Front
Mechanics prepared the 65 mph transatlantic flying boat for tests at the lake front. Lieutenant Towers observed as Curtiss pilots Porte Hallett and Lamonte tried water takeoffs and short flights with the busy crowd of veterans and reporters watching the early stage of the cross ocean project.
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Lake Front
New York
Bath
John H. Towers
Francis D. Wildman
Curtiss
Victor
James Lamonte
George Robinson
Porte
Hallett
Jimmy Lamonte
Post
Curtiss Hydroplane Tests Hint At Transatlantic Flight
Curtiss reports the hydroplane boat weighs about 3500 pounds today and will reach 6000 pounds loaded for England with gasoline and passengers. Tests show 66 mph on half power, with full power used briefly for liftoff. Lessons include engine variance of 150 rpm, window extension, hydroplane board, and tightened throttle. Arrangements proceed for Wednesday weight and duration tests from Hammondsport to St Johns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamonte
Porte
Curtiss
America
England
Atlantic
George Hallett
William D. Gash
Fodman Wanamaker
Enterprise
Hammondsport
St. John’s
N. F
Lincoln Beachey
Elmira
Bis Town
New Rules Adopted by Advertising Clubs in Toronto
Fifteen departments of the Associated Advertising Clubs adopted practice standards for truth and service in advertising. They will be reviewed by the general session for full adoption. Speeches urged strict censorship by religious press and cooperation between specialty advertisers and agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Associated Advertising Clubs
R. ©. Lowry
Philadelphia
R. R. Schuman
Chicago
BH. S. Clifford
Minneapolis Journal
Park officials push extension of grass plot on Huntington Avenue
Park Commissioner Gibson urged extending the grass plot reservation on Huntington Avenue from Dartmouth to Boylston, crossing Copley Square to include part of the square occupied by car tracks. The measure aims to improve appearances and enable ornamental trolley poles. A conference on widening Boylston Street by taking a Public Garden strip will be held with the Park, Transit and Street commissioners, as the Park Board seeks to save old trees on the strip.
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Gibson
Public Works
Rourke
Huntington Avenue
Dartmouth Street
Boylston Street
Copley Square
Park, Transit and
Church and
Arlington Streets
Park Board
Legislators Enjoy Night Out at Revere Beach
A group of about 75 senators and representatives visited Revere Beach last night led by Senator Edward Bagley and Representative John E Beck. They split into small groups, rode the Virginia reel and roller coasters, toured the Old Mill, visited the Pit, bought ice cream and soda, danced in halls, and returned late claiming they had some swell time.
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Revere Beach
Edward Bagley
John E. Beck
Maurice Caro
Andrew A. Casassa
Hank and His Animal Friends at the Beach Comic
Hank and his animal friends head to the seashore for a light hearted Sunday joke. The strip promises humor and seaside antics likely to amuse readers of all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank
Pastors Protest as Boston Museum Excursions Continue
The Boston school committee refused to stop museum trips for city children, arguing the Museum of Fine Arts offers valuable art under proper chaperones. A coalition of churches from Hyde Park to Charlestown had urged halting visits citing immoral imagery, but the committee defended exposure to art as long as supervision remains.
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Boston School Committee
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
Brock
Museum of Fine Arts
School Committee of
Massachusetts
Bromfield Street
Hyde Park Baptist
Mattapan Methodist
St. Andrew's
Saratoga Street Methodist
Presbyterian Church
Wilson Acts on Pardons in Labor Leaders Case
President Wilson sent the pardon appeal for 24 labor leaders jailed in the dynamite conspiracy to the Department of Justice. Officials expect some minor defendants to receive clemency while key conspirators and political figures retain little hope. Sentences for the convicted begin Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Department of Justice
Frank M. Ryan
Structural Iron Workers
Sweep Across Labor Pact Ends Eight Year Carpenters Battle
A nationwide settlement between Irving & Casson of Boston Cambridge and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America ends an eight year fight. The accord enforces a strict union shop with union wages and conditions, affecting about fifty thousand Boston building trades workers. The settlement totals over one million dollars in prior costs and marks a decisive victory for organized labor after years of injunctions and court action.
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Irving & Casson
Furniture Dealers
Boston
Cambridge
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
International Union
Greater Boston
St Raphael Parochial School Holds 26th Commencement
The 26th annual commencement exercises of St Raphael Parochial School Hyde Park were held in Waverly Hall with over 1000 attendees. Ninety diplomas were awarded including 41 to boys and 38 to girls and 48 graduates earned special diplomas for excellence in diocesan examinations. The Rev James J Chittick presented regular diplomas while the Rev Augustine Hickey distributed the diocesan diplomas.
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St. Raphael Parochial School
Church of the Most Precious Blood
Hyde Park
Waverly Hall
James J. Chittick
Augustine Hickey
Fountain Memorial Honours Cobbet School Janitor Sidney Breed
The Cobbet School Boys' Association dedicated a drinking fountain in the school yard at Cobbet Grammar School in Lynn as a memorial to Sidney Ingalls Breed who served as janitor for 37 years.
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Cobbet School Boys’ Association
Cobbet Grammar School
Lynn
Sidney Ingalls Breed
Fighting Disease Germs and Blood Strength
An article asserts disease germs enter the body daily yet do not cause illness unless the body's defenses weaken. It highlights rich red blood as a key health factor and promotes Dr Williams Pill Pills, proper diet, fresh air, and two free booklets from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY as remedies.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. x
Advt
Alumni Jazzed by New England Conservatory Reunion
The New England Conservatory of Music Alumni Association held its 35th reunion at Copley Plaza. Notables including Bishop William Lawrence and George W. Chadwick spoke on music’s life value. The Conservatory Orchestra opened Jordan Hall, and diplomas were awarded to graduates amid honors for piano, voice, and organ studies.
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New England Conservatory of Music Alumni Association
Copley Plaza
William Lawrence
Wallace Goodrich
Bishop Lawrence
O. P. Gifford
George W. Chadwick
Conservatory
Ralph L. Flanders
Henry Damsky
Dorothea Thullen
Kathleen Wright
Lowell
Alvera Caroline Guntafson
Florence
Gertrude G. Bratley
Boston
Gracy
Brown
Concord
N. H
Mari Gaskins
Sumbury
Penn
Nannie Pearl Talbot
Brownwood
Tex
Gladys Alma Whitmore
Daisy M. Webb
Ardmore
Okla
Mae Gladys
Wilhelmina Cotton
Cabot Street
Newtonville
Jordan Hall
Ruy Blas
Rich
Class Day Exercises Mark Alumni Joining Ranks
The graduation festivities featured many gowns and a collation. The class becomes alumni upon diploma receipt, and last night they joined the alumni ranks. Wallace Goodrich delivered the principal address as dean of the faculty urging more serious musical effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Alumi
Wallace Goodrich
Auto Crash Destroys Pillar at Everett Drug Store
Harris Shapiro of Roxbury lost control of a new auto striking the Everett Drug Company corner of Broadway and Corey streets Everett last evening. The brick pillar supporting the upper stories of the three story building was shattered and the front of the car wrecked. About 15 boys and girls had just passed the corner. William Potter of Roxbury was assisting Shapiro to learn to operate the machine. The Bay State Realty Company Boston valued the damage and temporary supports were erected.
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Harris Shapiro
West Cottage Street
Roxbury
Everett Drug Company
Broadway
Corey Street
Everett
Shapiro
William Potter
Island Street
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John Cyril Porte
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N. Y
Katherine Mass
Toronto Convention Plans
Art Museum
UNION
ST. Raphael's
Gingham Rompers
Percale Rompers
al Dimity Rompers
Filene
Batiste
Fauntleroy
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