Walsh Urges Central Tax Reform Across State
Governor Walsh pressed major tax amendments before the taxation committee urging affidavits of true consideration on real estate transfers and giving the tax commissioner power to adjust assessments. He proposed grants of authority to require full filings, recover five years of taxation on discovered property, and share half of municipal taxes with the state to strengthen enforcement and equity.
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Walsh
Committee On Taxation
Tax Commissioner
Judge Meaney
Blackstone
Commonwealth
Gosessors
Fight 10 Save First Corps Protests Bill 430
A large protest gathered yesterday against House bill 430 aimed at aligning the state militia with federal rules. Opponents warn the measure would erode the historic First Corps Cadets identity and hinder recruiting. The corps leaders urged defeat while supporters argued conformity.
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First Corps
John H. Sherburne
Winthrop Merrill
Edward Lt. Logan
J. W. Bartlett
Franklin Ll. Joy
C. F. Ropes
R. H. Hallett
Charles H. Cole
Henry Williams
Samuel Ll. Powers
Congress
Globe City Editor Reports on Reporters Class
Boston Globe city editor William D. Sullivan spoke to Boston University College of Business Administration students about modern newsroom organization and the shift from bare event records to human interest reporting. He described covering major events like the Chelsea fire and the Titanic disaster and shared his newspaper creed.
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William D. Sullivan
Boston Globe
Boston University College of Business Administration
Sullivan
Chelsea
Fourteen Graduate Diploma Night at Newtonville School
Fourteen graduates of the Wolace Mann Evening Grammar School in Newtonville received their diplomas in the school hall. The past season was successful with enrolment reaching 450 pupils and nightly attendance at 215.
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Wolace Mann Evening Grammar School
Newtonville
West End Stockholders Consider Protective Inquiry Group
Boston elevated interests face internal strife as West End stockholders reportedly discuss forming a protective inquiry committee over Elevated affairs. Charles Cabot and William Slocomb attended a meeting, but details and existence remain undisclosed amid ongoing rumors of consolidation tensions.
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Boston
Boston News
West
Boston Elevated
West Eind Street Railway Company
Charles Cabot
Moors & Cabot
William Slocomb
Cabot
Mr. Slocomb
News Bureau
West End
Watsons Jail Fight Goes On
City Councillor James A Watson resumes attack on Suffolk County Jail management before the City Council prison committee. Sheriff Quinn and Watson exchange sharp words from prior session, with Watson claiming 17 witnesses and new evidence.
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James A
Jerry) Watson
Suffolk County
Quinn
Roxbury
City Council Committee On Prisons
Watson
Fairy Tales Debate At Wakefield Meeting On English Teaching
Professor William Allan Neilson of Harvard urged mothers at Flanley Hall to avoid impossible stories in children’s reading. He spoke with Charles Swain Thomas and Mrs. Wallace C. Boyden on teaching English at home and at school, in a New England Association of Teachers of English event co sponsored by the Kosmos Club.
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William Allan Neilson
Harvard
Wakefield
Flanley Hall
Charles Swain Thomas
Newton High
Wallace C. Boyden
Neilson
New England Association of Teachers of English
Kosmos Club
What Shall Our Children Read
Professor Neilson argues against Grimm fairy tales and Thompson Seton nature stories as harmful for children. He condemns their emphasis on revenge and fantasy as shaping young minds and urges discarding these works from youth reading.
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Professor Neilson
Thompson Seton
Suit Over School Lab Explosion Seeks $5000
Hector J. Gemars, former student at Worcester's classical high school, files suit against the city for 5000 dollars claiming injuries from an explosion in the school's chemical laboratory during a laboratory experiment.
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Worcester
Hector J. Gemars
Classical
City Today
Income tax law yields about 50 million revenue
Washington march 6 the income tax law falls short of administration expectations by earning about 50 million dollars annually from roughly 425000 individuals making income returns.
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Washington
Treasury reports show over 400000 tax returns filed
Treasury officials did not publish reports but 400000 plus taxpayers filed returns by Monday midnight and the government expects more than 40 million dollars collected. Extensions for absence and sickness may add about 25000 more returns, with total revenue from the tax near 85000000 dollars including the amended corporate tax.
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Treasury
Internal Revenue
Grippe Hits Schechter Amid Blizzard Delays in Transit
Professor Solomon Schechter dean of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America was delayed by a week blizzard creating a 17 hour Philadelphia to New York trip. He contracted grippe during the travel and remains confined but is expected to arrive in Boston Sunday to be guest of honor at a series of receptions and meetings in Greater Boston.
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Solomon Schechter
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Greater
California Excursions and Market Details
A fragment notes travel related items and costs with uncertain references to California locations and potential itineraries or quotes. The readable portion mentions a price around 47.40 and regional ties to California. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or names for fuller context.
Judge Backs End of Drunkenness Crime in Massachusetts
Judge Murray of the Boston Municipal Court urged the social welfare committee to report a bill making drunkenness no longer a crime. He said the special commission on drunkenness was unanimous that prohibition is not practicable since more than half of Massachusetts adults use alcohol.
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Murray
Boston Municipal Court
Special Commission On
Committee On Social Welfare
Massachusetts
Judge Murray Calls for Ending Penal Commitments
Judge Murray urged abolishing commitment to penal institutions and cited harm to lives. He pressed for a Metropolitan district hospital to treat delirium tremens and for uniform instruction on alcohol effects in normal schools.
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Murray
Boston
Republican contender enters race in 12th district
Sharp contests for the Progressive and Republican nominations for Congress in the 12th district are now on. Frank L. Brier of Ward 24 entered the lists for the Republican nomination against ex-Councilman Charles Harding of the same ward. Brier filed his nomination papers for certification by the election commissioners yesterday.
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Sharp
Congress
Frank L. Brier
Charles Harding
3Rier
Connolly Favored for Democratic Nomination in City
City circulation notes point to James B. Connolly as the Demo candidate in the district, after a strong showing against Mayor Curley last fall. Three new entrants McNally Gallagher and Fitzgerald join ten Democrats in the field as Connolly’s backers seek unity with Curley’s opponents.
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James B. Connolly
Connolly
Curley
James P. Magenis
Mexico
Peter S. McNally
Daniel J. Gallagher
The
Democracy
John L. Fitzgerald
Ward
Joyce
Fitzgerald
Ward 13 Organizes Young Democrats Meet in South Boston
Fifty residents of Ward 13 formed the Young Men's Democratic Club of Ward 13 at the Harmony Club rooms in South Boston. John J. Twohig was elected president, with John N. Levins as secretary, and the group pledged support for Street Commissioner James A. Gallivan as he announced a rally next Tuesday at Maynard Hall.
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James A. Gallivan
Congress
Harmony Club
South Boston
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Gallivan
John B. Devitt
James J. Twohig
South Boston Citizens’ Association
John N. Levins
Maynard Hall
O Connell Campaign Sees Boost After Lavelle Nomination Absence
Daniel T. O Connell gains momentum as Suffolk County assistant district attorney Thomas D. Lavelle did not file nomination papers for the March 24 primaries. O Connell opened with a Savin Hill rally, then addressed Ward 24 at Dorchester and Adams, with banners up and leaders speaking. Campaign offices also opened for Wards 16 and 20 at the Mayfield Club on Dorchester Avenue.
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Daniel T. O’connell
Curley
Congress
State House
Thomas D. Lavelle
Suffolk County
Mr. O'Connell
John TuHy
Savin Hill Avenue
Dorchester Avenue
Adams Street
O'Connell
O’connell
Mayfield Club
Harbor View Street
Domestic Shot Down by Woman in Worcester
Mrs Agnes F Sisson housekeeper for Mrs Mary J Powers of 205 Chandler Street was shot twice today by Mrs Powers and will probably die at City Hospital. Police believe Powers suffered delusions that her housekeeper won her husband Lorenzo J Powers affections.
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Worcester
Agnes F. Sisson
Mary J. Powers
Chandler Street
Powers
City Hospital
Mystery of Power Arms In Domestic Tragedy In Mystic
Mrs Powers, an invalid for eight years, fired at Mrs Sisson a 59 year old housekeeper from Mystic Conn. In the kitchen a struggle for the revolver left Mrs Sisson wounded in the abdomen and later in the neck. Both women were hospitalized as authorities investigate the incident. Mr Powers, a leading artificial limbs manufacturer, was unable to locate the weapon.
Suffocation in Coal Hod Shocks Providence Family
John Leach, a Providence fish dealer, was found dead at his home with his head in a coal hod wedged under kitchen water pipes. The medical examiner said his position left no chance to free himself, suggesting he fell while sleeping and the coal bed slid under the pipes.
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Providence
R. I
John Leach
Longfellow
Leach
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