Investigation urged into naval affairs committee influence
A proposal to investigate claims by Congressman Lilley that naval affairs committee members were unduly influenced in recommending certain submarine torpedo boats was reported to the House of Representatives by Mr. Dalzell from the rules committee and adopted after two weeks of study.
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Washington
Lilley
Connecticut
Naval Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Committee On Rules
House
Lilley charges Electric Boat, Holland influence in Congress
Representative Lilley testifies before the Rules Committee about the Holland and Electric Boat Companies using lobbying and campaign funds to sway naval contracts and suppress submarine competition. He describes large expenditures for entertainment and donations aimed at supporting pro monopoly congress members.
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George L. Lilley
Connecticut
House
Committee On Rules
Electric Boat Company of
New Jersey
Holland Boat Company
Congress
Cannon
Messrs. Boutell
Ill
Stevens
Minn
Olmsted
Penn
Howard
Boussard
Lilley
Lessler
Holland Company
Electric Boat Company
Washington
Holland Boat
Cc. E. Creecy
Eppa Hunton
United States
M. C. Butler
C. 8. McNair
W. R. Kerr
Elihu B. Frost
Senate
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Committee
Electric and Holland Companies
Dalzell
Yale Locks Market Message From The Yale & Towne Mfg Co
An advertisement urges consumers to choose Yale locks to curb burglary by shifting lock security to trusted brands. It promotes Yale and Towne manufactured cylinder locks and warns against inferior imitators, advising shoppers to buy authentic Yale products at hardware stores.
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Yale
Fire Trap Conditions Found in Boston Schools
A Boston paper reports widespread fire safety concerns in older city schools. Many exits are blocked or poorly maintained while some fire escapes are unusable or locked, risking chaotic evacuations as officials promise remedies.
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Boston
Old People Warned Of Decline And Remedy Of Saraparilla Tonic
After age forty the body’s vigor declines causing aches in joints and back. A home tonic claims to replenish the blood with acid solvent and stimulant, using one ounce Sar saparilla syrup, one ounce Toris Compound, and half a pint whiskey, mixed and taken before meals and at night.
Boston schools asked fire safety questions to principals
Superintendent Stratton D. Brooks mailed 10 fire safety questions to all Boston public school principals. The move, urged by James J. Storrow, seeks to ensure robust protection after the Collinwood tragedy and asks about drills exits door practices heating and furnace area safety.
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Boston
Stratton D. Brooks
James J. Storrow
Collinwood
Truth and Quality Proof in Laxative Claims
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative option. It emphasizes cleansing, gentle action, lack of debility, and steady use without higher doses, claiming physician approval and urging purchase of the California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
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California
Lakeview School Fire Claims 167 Children in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio on Wednesday a Lakeview School disaster claimed 167 young victims. Processions and funerals dominated the day as families, neighbours, and staff mourned. Janitor Hirter’s three children were among those laid to rest.
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Cleveland, O
Collinwood
Lakeview
Hirter
Cleveland school fire inquest details and safety upgrades
Grief struck community as 60 burials occurred with 28 unidentified bodies awaiting claimants. Inquest heard teachers recount heroic efforts and locked rear doors hindered escapes while Cleveland school boards ordered fireproof basements iron stairs and enclosed fire escapes to prevent future loss of life.
Cambridge Officials Meet on Fire Safety at Schoolhouses
Cambridge School Board and city leaders gather in Mayor Wardwell's office to review the Cambridge schoolhouse fire risk. They plan a citywide tour of schools to inspect exits as fire escape mandates face decades of inertia despite a recent Wellington blaze.
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Cambridge
Wardwell
Wellington
Winsor Street
Merrill School
Broadway
Thorndike School
Fletcher School
Cleveland
Allston School Door Design Draws Fire Drill Notice
The Washington Allston School in Allston has a rear door that swings in rather than out. The one story wooden building houses two rooms with 40 pupils and two teachers. Officials plan to pull it down soon after a reporter inspected local schools. Fire drills at Brighton and Allston schools require outward swinging doors for quick egress.
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R. Clipton Sturgis
School House Commission
Boston
Joseph T. Whitehouse
Winthrop School
Tremont Street
Eliot
Burroughs Place
Dix Place
Brimmer School
Common Street
Fox
Thomas N. Hart
Lyman
Adams
Dennis O'Neil
Washington Allston
Allston
Post
Brighton
Alliston
Old Harvard Hill Primary School Condemned by Parent
Letter to the editor from Signora V A Romano condemns Harvard Hill on Harvard Street as overcrowded and unsafe. She notes no apparent fire escapes, low ceilings, and crowded hallways where children hang coats on portable stands. She states three of her children attend the school and urges investigation.
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Post
Harvard Hill
Harvard Street
Boston
Signora
V. A. Romano
Fire escape danger prompts East Boston school safety plea
West century concerns arise over rusty locked fire escapes at Meridian Street East Boston High School and Adams Sumner and Austin schools. Parents and residents demand urgent changes to prevent a catastrophe akin to Cleveland suburbs fire fatalities.
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Adams School
Sumner Street
Austin
Paris Street
Boston
Cleveland
Fire Alarm Debate In Boston Schools On Auxiliary System
A Finance Commission sub committee discussed whether Boston public schools need an auxiliary fire alarm system after Cleveland disasters. Schoolhouse Commissioners Sturgis Logue and Hatch argued against the adjunct, while Swan of Auxiliary Fire Alarm urged kept system. No decision yet. panel includes Ernst Kennedy Moors Morris.
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Boston
Finance Commission
Cleveland
R. Clipston Sturgis
Charles Logue
B. B. Hatch
Schoolhouse Commission
Frederick A. Swan
Swan
George A. C. Ernst
John IF. Kennedy
John F. Moors
Randall G. Morris
Watertown Fire Safety Probe Moves Through Schools
Inspector Burfitt from Boston, with Building Inspector Benjamin, visited Watertown's public schools after a Post report highlighted fire protection gaps and the 50 year old High School. They inspected all sites except Hosmer Coolidge and St Patrick's and will release findings later.
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Watertown
Post
EF. Burfitt
Boston
H. Benjamin
Hosmer, Coolidge
St. Patrick’s
Burfitt
Patent Office accused of wrongful grants and poor practice
Chairman Currier of the House committee on patents accuses the Patent Office in Washington of misgranting property rights worth millions and turning into a post graduate school where employees mainly seek a technical education.
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Washington
Currier
House Committee On Patents
Mexican diplomat dies of pneumonia in Washington
Senor Don Eduardo de Beistegui third secretary of the Mexican embassy died in Washington last night from pneumonia. The obituary notes his service in diplomatic postings and his role within the Mexican delegation. His death comes amid diplomatic events in the capital.
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Washington
Don Eduardo de Beistegui
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