Issue Sharply Drawn in Beer Law and 19th Amendment Fight
The New Jersey Legislature passes a bill legalizing 3.5 percent beer and the Governor signs it. The attorney general will present the issue of Congress versus states on enforcing the 19th amendment to the Supreme Court next week, with a decisive ruling expected on whether concurrent power allows state choice or Congress holds exclusive power, impacting the Volstead act.
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New Jersey
Commonwealth
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Readjustment bill aims to strengthen public service engineers
The Boston chapter of the American Association of Engineers submits a readjustment bill to the Senate seeking to reorganize civil engineering within the Commonwealth. A committee on public service hears the proposal at the State House this forenoon, emphasizing public advantage and upbuilding of the profession.
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Commonwealth
Committee On Public Service
State House
Senate
Boston
American Association of Engineers
Volunteers of Reading Organize Peace Time Park and Fire Rescue
Citizens of Reading form a volunteer group akin to minute men to serve in fire alarm calls. Captain Frank E. Gray leads twenty five volunteers with 200 to 300 expected, ready to mobilize when spring thaw brings trouble. They prepare as a model of community spirit for other towns.
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Reading
Frank E. Gray
Directors Must Direct in Bank Wreck Case Ruling
The Supreme Court ends a long dispute over National City Bank of Cambridge directors. It holds the Edwin Dresser estate liable for about 325000 to stockholders and depositors, citing neglected warnings about George W. Coleman. Ex Governor Bates calls it a landmark for directors' liability.
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Supreme Court of the United States
National City Bank of
Cambridge
George W. Coleman
Edwin Dresser
Dresser
Coleman
Bates
Boston Judge Bingham Overrules Masters Report
The Boston based United States District Court judge Bingham overruled the master's report and granted the receiver full fulfillment, a decision seen as radical and possibly unwarranted.
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Bingham
United States District Court
Boston
Fuldgtment
Allied premiers plan economic league including Germany and Russia
Despatches from Paris report discussions by allied premiers and the Supreme Allied Council on an economic league involving Germany and Soviet Russia. Lloyd George favors expanding trade with Russia while Germany may receive a loan to resume industry. Debates reflect U.S. stand and danger of isolation, with appeals for compromise and fair labor practices.
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Supreme Allied Council
Germany
Russia
Europe
America
United States
Lloyd George
Sir Auckland Geddes
Nitti
Italy
League of Nations
Senate
Economic League
Washington
Cleveland Board of Trade
Mr. Roosevelt
Kenyon warns on Chicago choice risking GOP future
Senator Kenyon argues in an interview that Chicago could spur a stand-patter and invisible government, risking a 1924 reaction and a GOP defeat. He urges ordinary voters to decide the next President, not a party elite, to sustain a leader aligned with common ideas.
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Kenyon
Harvard Crimson
Chicago
Republican Party
United States
Welcome Ambassador Sir Auckland Geddes Named British Envoy
Sir Auckland Geddes, minister of national service, will become British ambassador to Washington succeeding Lord Grey. The move is expected to be well received by the United States government who anticipate a sympathetic and understanding approach to American perspectives. Geddes, a teacher soldier and organizer by background, is Westernly oriented and familiar with the Americas.
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Sir Auckland Geddes
Lord Grey
United States
Sir Auckland
Scotland
Canada
Great Britain
Washington
Cleveland Chamber policy outlines representative negotiations plan
The committee on labor relations of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce unveils a pioneering policy aimed at defining a community wide approach to labor and management cooperation. Leading figures from both labor and industry contributed to this plan described as representative negotiations.
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Committee On Labor Relations
The
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Public protest over Cape Cod Canal closure ruling
The piece argues against government plans to return the Cape Cod Canal to private ownership and condemns Washington for ordering a closure. It warns the move harms New England’s economy, risks freight delays, and cites Governor Coolidge and Chamber of Commerce officials appealing for continued canal use until freight congestion eases.
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Cape Cod
Washington
New England
Cape
Notable Massachusetts Women and Other Modern Figures
Massachusetts women Mrs. George von L. Meyer and Mrs. Grafton Winthrop Minot settle in Washington. The article also highlights Daniel Beard of the Boy Scouts, Greek artist Milton D. Copulus, author W. B. Maxwell, botanist John Grimshaw Wilkinson who is blind, and Andrew Jackson leading a relief expedition to Russia.
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Massachusetts
Washington
George von L. Meyer
Wendell Mansions
Grafton. Winthrop Minot
Boston
Augustus Gardner
H Street
Boy Scouts of America
Daniel Carter Beard
Flushing
America
Mark Twain
Zachary Taylor
William Henry Morrison
Mississippi
Andrew Jackson
Russia
France
Chateau Thierry
Crossing Officer Becomes Central Municipal Court Attache
William H. Crowley, longtime crossing officer at Massachusetts and Commonwealth avenues, today becomes an officer of the Central Municipal Court. Chosen from many applicants for his exemplary record, he resides at 1 Aldie Street Allston and is a former Shawmut Rowing Club oarsman.
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William H. Crowley
Back Bay
Massachusetts and
Commonwealth Avenues
Central Municipal Court
Crowley
Aldie Street
Allston
Lawrence Grammar School
Pnelish High School
Shawmut
Icy Whimsy and Weather Magic in Cold Verse
A playful ode to Icicle and winter scenes, celebrating frost on gutters and pumps while personifying cold as Boreas and gnomes. The speaker alternates between admiration and mischief, noting thaw and discipline as seasons shift and nature speaks.
What the Sphinx Says Seed of Hate Drops in Hearts
A cryptic aphorism warns that a seed of hate planted in a heart can grow into despair and deadly consequences. The line suggests how small malice fuels larger harms and hints at moral danger from unchecked prejudice.
Bunch of Posies for John Devine
A letter recounts a reader praising a short imagist verse titled Oak Leaves in All Sorts. The sender notes a mix up with authorship, credits Mr Newton Newkirk with the poem, and passes along a bouquet of compliments from a bemused admirer.
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John Devine
Jawn
Timageless
Mr. Newkirk
the Post
Newton Newkirk
Observant Citizen notes March weather and city life in Dorchester
Whimsical letters discuss March warming and the Old Farmer Almanac prediction. readers share signs of spring in Dorchester Neponset and West Somerville with snowbanks ice hydrants and a Titanic memorial at Symphony Hall.
Good Start Toward a Pair of Shoes
A Massachusetts newspaper column reprints a note about a for sale left shoe size 7 1/2 and a Boston Post letter from Dubord Bros. of Waterville Maine describing sending a lone shoe to find its mate. Readers are asked to identify the advertiser to reunite the pair.
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Wal Exchange
Mass
Newton Newkirk
Boston Post
the Post
Dubord Bros. & CO
C. A. Dubord
Waterville, Me
Antediluvian Hat Sparks Dialogue on Eve and Noah
Poem fragment features Adam praising Eve and Noah noting survival as households debate town errands. Wife complains about modern dress as they stay grounded on Mt Ararat. Bertie Bertram.
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Mt. Ararat
Noah
Bertie Bertram
Boston Weather Record So Far This March Says Oldest Inhabitant
The oldest Boston observer recalls the third day of March with official figures showing 10 above in 1884 and 8 above in 1915 as coldest. He notes a warm 60 in 1874 and says no rain or snow on this date in the past decade except 1914 1916 and 1917.
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Boston
The Lonely Hearts Sings Of Dreaming In Dust
A lyric speaks to lonely hearts dreaming of trust and youth renewed by spirit. It laments hope that faded as glory flickered and recalls those who keep aloof from longing. The piece portrays sorrow in quiet corners by tears and dying roses.
Old Street in San Juan Captures Colorful Street Life
A vivid tour of San Juan portrayals from Underwood & Underwood notes the narrow streets and crowded avenues of the capital and its Santurce suburb. The piece contrasts modern roads with Spanish architecture and busy, multicolored life including vendors, troopers, traders, and bustling traffic.
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San Juan
Underwood & Underwood
New York
Financial District
Kingston
Jamaica
Havana
Cuba
San
Turce
Santurce
Porto Rico
Which New England town has older permanent settlement
A reader asks whether Boston or Gloucester is older as a permanent settlement. Cape Ann was named for Anne of Denmark. Boston dates to 1630. Gloucester began as a 1622 fishing station and later incorporated in 1642, with some authorities claiming partial continuity.
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Boston
Gloucester
Cape Ann
Anne of
Denmark
Charles I
England
Meaning of doing things according to Queensberry rules
Letter to the editor explains the phrase according to Queensberry rules. It notes the marquis of Queensberry sponsored boxing rules used in modern matches, clarified by a newspaper man who wrote and endorsed them with minor changes.
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Queensberry
Marquis of Queensberry
Hoyle
eclipse in europe and world war start timing
The claim of a total eclipse signaling the start of World War I is false. A total eclipse occurred over parts of Europe on August 18 1914, but the war began August 1 1914, with Austria’s hostilities toward Serbia starting July 28.
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Europe
Austria
Serbia
Rector’s Restaurant in New York Closes After Prohibition Ends
To the Editor the Post asks if the famous Rector’s restaurant still exists in New York. Prohibition ended. Rector’s has closed recently, last known as Cafe de Paris.
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Rector's
New York
Cafe de Paris
Connecticut Coat of Arms Grapevines Signify Three Original Colonies
The shield of Connecticut shows three grapevines with large grape clusters, each representing one of the colony sites Hartford Windsor and Wethersfield. The emblem marks Connecticut’s colonial origins and links the state’s identity to its early settlements and agricultural heritage.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Windsor
Wethersfield
Mont Sir-How to pronounce the French woMes BSB Nauies
The fragment discusses pronunciation of French terms and titles in a newspaper style. It notes phrases like mademoiselle and Miss and hints at a guide to reading French words in an English newspaper context. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete events or dates.
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Mademoiselle
Rainy Night Reflections by Walt Mason
A verse fragment where Uncle Walt muses on rain sounds tapping roofs and panes. He imagines dim faces from the past appearing in the window, hearing voices and tears from friends long unseen while a storm rumbles outside. The poem ends with a humorous note about an old umbrella swiped two years ago.
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Walt Mason
Spelling Guide for Ma da MW4A zel
The excerpt explains the pronunciation of the name Ma da MW4A zel in three syllables. The first syllable uses a as in artistic, the second as in sofa, and the third as in art with a stronger r sound.
Debated origins of the American flag legend
The piece notes Washington may have suggested the design while Betsy Ross is tied to the tale of sewing the flag, but National Geographic catalogues the Betsy Ross story as a picturesque legend with little adherence from sober historians.
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George Washington
Betsy Ross
Washington
National Geographic Magazine
Etiquette on Dance Invitations by Miss Alice Stuart
Miss Alice Stuart advises issuing dance invitations 20 to 10 days before the event. Written invites may be mailed or carried by messenger in a sealed cover. engraved invitations delivered by messenger also require a single cover.
Etiquette on Invites for Chaperons and Parents
The article explains two envelope invitations one for the guest and a sealed one with full name and address. It notes occasions to invite parents in larger balls and debutante events while smaller gatherings may omit parents. It advises including mothers for very large city balls and debutante events for discretion.
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