Mayor vetoes several pension and city orders on Veto Day
Mayor Peters vetoed multiple council measures including payments to widows and pension bids for workers. He rejected orders to close street openings at contractor expense and a request to rename Hyde square. He urged consolidating Deer Island and related institutions but the council sent the plan to committee after prior failures.
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Peters
Robert Herter
Public Works Department
Gas
Electric
Telephone
Hyde Square
Cornelius J. Mahoney
Centre Street
Jamaica Plain
House of Correction
Deer Island
Long Island Hospital
Suffolk School
Boyson
Rainsford Island
Judge Anderson to Hear Keown Plea
No action was taken in federal court on the habeas corpus petition for Dr. James A. Keown an attorney confined at Danvers Insane Hospital. Attorney Morris Katzeff asked for a speedy hearing. Judge Morton will confer with Judge Anderson to fix a July hearing date. Assistant Attorney-General Hurwitz represented the State.
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James A. Keown
Danvers Insane Hospital
Morris Katzeff
Keown
Morton
Anderson
Hurwitz
Japanese Lilacs In Bloom at Arboretum
Lilac trees from Japan bloom at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain. The white lilacs stand at the foot of Lilac Drive and attract nature lovers as they reach about the size of an apple tree. Flowers differ from common bush lilac and will bloom for another week.
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Arnold Arboretum
Jamaica Plain
Japan
Autoists Must Slow at Grade Crossings
New Hampshire law requires motorists to slow to 10 mph within 100 feet of a railroad crossing. The penalty for violation is a $50 fine or up to three months in jail or both, with license revocation. Registrar Goodwin issued a warning to Massachusetts drivers.
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New Hampshire
Frank A. Goodwin
William L. Gunnison
Coolidge to Have Holiday After Washington Visit
Governor Coolidge, Republican nominee for Vice President, will travel to Vermont for a vacation with his family after meeting Senator Warren G Harding in Washington. The exact destination and length depend on campaign plans from the Washington conference.
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Washington
Warren G. Harding
Coolidge
Vermont
Henry F. Long
Harding
Long
Vahey Absence Delays Hearing On Street Railway Wages
James M. Vahey, counsel for the Carmen, was delayed in Rochester delaying the wage increase arbitration for Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway employees. Hearings did not open yesterday as planned but will start at 10 am today in the State House auditorium.
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James M. Vahey
Carmen
Rochester
N. Y
Eastern
Massachusetts Street Railway
State House
Mayor Peters Criticizes Park Department Ban on Boston Common Concert
Mayor Peters condemned park officials and police for clearing women and children from the Boston Common after a band concert on the season's opening day. He contrasted the action with public enjoyment and criticized enforcement.
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Peters
Park and Recreation Department
Boston Common
Mayor Criticizes Hill Seating Ban At Concert
The mayor says police erred by barring seating on the grassy hill opposite the concert stand and will urge park commissioners to lift the restriction before next Sunday's event. He calls the hill the most agreeable spot to hear the concert.
City Council Renames Six Squares in War Dead Memorials
Boston council approves renaming six city squares to honor fallen service members. Names updated include Mt. Pleasant Blue Hill junction to James J Gately and Centre Marcella in Roxbury to John C Kelley square. Also Richardson Park to Christopher Lee Park awaits park commission approval.
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Boston
We City Council
Mt. Pleasant
Blue Hill Avenue
Magazine
Dudley
John J. Gately
James J. Gately
Centre
Marcella
Roxbury
John C. Kelley
Savin Hill
Dorchester Avenues
James J. Glennon
Thacher
North Margin
Solari
Arthur J. Solari
Metropolitan
Hyde Park Avenues
Edwin W. Halden
Chambers, Cambridge
Joy Streets
John Kriegel
Committee On Public Lands
Richardson Park
Columbia Road
West Cottage Street
Christopher Lee
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