Massachusetts House Repeals Cat Bill Amid Farcical Debate
In a humorous session the Massachusetts House debated a long running cat licensing bill with jokes about old maids and bedbugs. Representative Donovan led the ridicule arguing against licensing and killing cats while Beardsley pressed for amendments lowering cat license fees. The chamber adopted the Beardsley change before voting to kill the bill, ending the measure's chances for passage.
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John Donovan
Bosm
House
Beards
Roxbury
Beardsley
Donovan
Speaker
Mr. Speaker
Alleged Accomplice of Negro Burglars Held in Newton Court
Mrs Bertha Bonney of Roxbury, arrested as an accomplice of Albert Saunders and Frank Sidney, Negro burglars who broke into Miss Helen M Crane's Auburndale home Monday night, arraigned in Newton court charged as accessory before the fact. She pleaded not guilty and was held in 315 bonds for a hearing March 11. Unable to supply cash she was remanded to East Cambridge jail.
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Bertha Bonney
Roxbury
Albert Saunders
Frank Sidney
Helen M. Crane
Auburndale
Newton Court
East Cambridge
Military Camp for Schoolboys Proposed by City Officials
A Boston school committee meeting debated a two week summer military camp for high school students with Army and militia support. Costs estimated at about 21.50 per boy, including clothing, transport, and meals, with free instruction offered beyond clothing. Recommendations covered hygiene, drill, military history, field exercises, and a Plattsburg style camp, but no final action was taken.
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Regular Army
National Guard
Army
Henry W. Pennypacker
Latin High School
Franklin P. Dyer
Ecommittee
United States Army
United States
Dyer
Maroh
Advisory Committee
Beaumont R. Buck
Scannell
Edwin T. Cole
Washington
Cole
Massachusets
Boston
Senagrs
Ines
Edward N. Logan
Willis Stover
George H. Benyon
Frank P. Williams
Medical Department
M. Vv. M
Plattsburg
Benyon
Taft Warns Law Students On Slick Lawyers Ethics
Former President Taft addressed Boston University Law School warning future lawyers to avoid the slick reputation among clients. He criticized judges for laziness and distraction in the courtroom, urging standards modeled after English judges and stressing diligent record attention.
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Taft
Boston University Law School
Aigrettes Now Made of Chicken Feathers
Ora Cne told milliners at Ford Hall that aigrettes can be made from Sunday chicken or goose feathers to pass the law and still provide an artistic effect. The feathers are treated by a special process for the Technology reunion song dedication in June.
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Ora Cne
Ford Hall
Millinery Trends Feature Man-Made Wings And Ornate Hats
A recent showing reveals experimental millinery using man-made wings without upsetting Audubon sensitivities. Spider web hats with tulle wire spokes, Spanish black lace veils, and bold color combos including African brown straw with orange and yellow dahlias appear. Designs mix sailor and poke shapes, floral garnitures in four shades, and even tiny wing accents. Shoes coordinate with monotone hats.
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Audubon Society
Boston
Milan
Milk Firm Aided B M Financcially in 1915 Milk Debt
Hood & Sons aided Boston & Maine during financial trouble by depositing daily cash for milk shipments, creating a debt to Hood as record shows. Testimony notes Hood received weekly credit, while a Cambridge dealer faced prepay. Dairy decline in Massachusetts cited with 82 percent pasteurized Boston supply.
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H. P. Hood & Co
Boston & Maine Railroad
Henry Q. Millett
Hood Company
Examiner Brown
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Building
Charles S. Pierce
Boston & Maine
H. P. Hood & Sons
Hood
Massachusetts
Boston
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York State
Maine
Canada
Mr. Millett
New England
Germany restricts sale of alcohol for drinking use
Berlin March 1 report from London states the German imperial chancellor Dr von Bethmann Hollweg issued a temporary order prohibiting the excising of raw alcohol for drinking purposes due to high demand for technical alcohol.
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Berlin
London
von Bethmann- Hollweg
Phono-Pneumo Treatment Advertises Deafness Cure
Mary Curtis Clark of Boston reports improved hearing and voice after the Phono-Pneumo Treatment. Charles H. Chase of Newton alleges it cured his deafness from inability to hear cannon and engines. Suite 1 92 Huntington Ave Boston offers hours 10 am to 12 pm 2 to 4 pm Tuesday and Friday evenings.
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Mary Curtis Clark
Bickerstaff S1
Boston
Mass
Charles H. Chase
Newton &St
Faneuil
Mase
Watertown Arsenal
Phono-Pneumo
Huntington Ave
Mechanics
Dairyman Faces Poorhouse If Milk Is Only Income
George Moore a dairyman of West Canaan New Hampshire told Examiner Brown of the Interstate Commerce Commission he would have to seek poorhouse if he had no other income besides milk. He cited profits of one year totaling fifteen dollars and six heifers as his evidence.
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Sion
George Moore
West Canaan, N. H
Examiner Brown
Interstate Commerce Commiss
Salary Increases in Surveyor's Department
The Surveyor of the Port Maynard announced four pay raises after returning from Palm Beach due to his mother's illness. John W. McGrath rises from 2750 to 3000, Moses B. Mann from 2575 to 2750, Charles W. Hutchinson from 1200 to 1400, and Joseph Hanouseck from 840 to 1000.
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Port Maynard
Palm Beach
John W. McGrath
Moses B. Mann
Charles W. Hutchinson
Joseph Hanouseck
Cambridge Officials Face Immediate Ouster Over Legislature Action
The Legislature returned a bill to the Governor in its original form to remove Cambridge officials including the city solicitor and department heads. After delays in the House, the measure was sent to the Senate which trimmed the amendment and hurried the bill to the Governor for signature, triggering potential resignations if signed.
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Cambridge
House of Representatives
Chapman
Senate
Cavanaga
Seymour Nomination Confirmed by Council
Dr. Malcolm Seymour appointed State Director of the State Saving Insurance System and medical director of the bank insurance system by the Governor's council. A Harvard Medical School graduate, he served as house officer at Boston City Hospital from 1905 to 1909 and has been medical examiner for savings insurance for Boston and vicinity since 1909.
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Malcolm Seymour
Seymour
Harvard Medical Schooe
Boston City Tar
Boston
Vicinity
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