House committee selections fill 45 seats split between Gillett and Mann factions
The Republican committee on committees completed selections for seven principal House committees. Forty five vacancies were filled with roughly equal numbers aligned with Representatives Gillett of Massachusetts and Mann of Illinois in the speakership contest.
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Washington
House
Republican Committee On Committees
Representative Gillett
Massachusetts
Mann
Illinois
Leadership contest moves stall as committee delays picks
The committee gave no date to choose a floor leader and whip while Rep Moore of Pennsylvania urged Rep Mann to continue. Rep Mondell backed Mann but said Illinois member would not seek re-election, signaling no quick decision on leadership roles or steering committee despite new Republican members listed for Agriculture Military Judiciary and Rivers and Harbors panels.
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Representative Moore
Pennsylvania
Representative Mann
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Mann
Illinois
Republicans Elect Nine New Members to Ways and Means
New Jersey and Strong Pennsylvania Republicans elected nine new members to the House ways and means committee today. The list includes Copley Illinois Young North Dakota Tilson Connecticut Mott New York Frear Wisconsin Bacharach New Jersey Bowers West Virginia Hadley Washington and Timberlake Colorado.
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Connecticut
Mott
New York
Frear
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New Jersey
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West Virginia
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Washington
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Iowa
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Ohio
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Oregon
Treadway
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Sleep
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Wood
Indiana
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New Places
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Ellsworth
Minnesota
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Sanders
Watson
Webster
Esch
Hamilton
Winslow
Parker
Sweet
Stiness
Rhode Island
Cooper
Milk dealer violates court order over early morning racket
Neighbors sued Melvin S. Boyd of 38 Park Street Malden after he advertised a two family house to let to colored people with children. A judge limited his milk delivery noise to 6 AM to 6 PM. Boyd faced alleged violation of the injunction as the case continued with Miss Ella Lee a Boston probation officer as a witness.
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Park Street
Malden
Boyd
Marie Shepard
Brown
Ella Lee
Boston
Show hears concert on submarine at aviation fair
The article reports a submarine miles away transmitting a phono graph concert to visitors at the aeronautical exposition in Madison Square Garden. The crew also told stories as thousands listened in the brick walls, hearing wireless telephone messages from air land and sea.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Aerial Demonstration Connects Sea Sky and Radio Tech
Army operators used sound amplifiers in a unique radio experiment as LS B dirigible left Rockaway Beach and spoke with Madison Square Garden visitors. Navy patrols interrupted to relay the scene while a submarine offered music from an undersea concert. Prolific aviator ratings and propaganda balloons arrive as trophies for American forces.
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Hudson
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Garden
Madison Square
New York
France
Argonne
Hoboken
Chicago Passes 3,000,000 Population Mark
Chicago officials estimate the city has surpassed three million residents, a figure from the directory publisher’s office that, if confirmed by the next federal census, could move Chicago ahead of Paris among the world's largest cities.
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Chicago
Paris
Don June Hero Office Boy Observant Plot
Paula Hudd portrays an observant office boy whose keen observations lead to outcomes that brighten at least two lives in the story Don June set to appear in Boston Post Sunday Magazine.
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Paula Hudd
Boston Post
The Charlie Chaplin Sailor Hat and Fashion Notes
A fashion feature highlights The Charlie Chaplin Sailor hat worn by Marie Sawyer and a purple sailor with cherry accents. Separate notes cover a League of Nations bat model with allied color petals and a gala hat display.
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Charlie Chaplin
Marie Sawyer
League of Nations
Charlie Chaplin Sailor
State House Briefs On Mental Infirmity Bill Opposition and Orphan Aid
A bill to confine mentally deficient individuals in state institutions faced opposition as costly and impractical. George M. Kline cited statistics showing 1 in 269 in the state are insane and under care, arguing the measure would burden those safe at large. Other items include a proposed state aid bill for orphans, a pending incorporation hearing for Manufacturers' Trust Co. of Haverhill, the death of Joseph Ellis of the Waterways Commission, and labor groups debating self insurance versus state insurance for workers compensation.
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Legislative Committee On Social Welfare
George M. Kline
Commission On Mental Diseases
Gillen
Boston
Committee On Social Welfare
J. P. Murphy
Charles J. Hodsdon
A. F. of L
Marcus Shea
Salem Central Labor Union
Salem Chamber of Labor
Committee On Judiciary
Davis as New Cult Promoter
James Davis of Glens Falls New York formerly calling himself Dr Allen B Curtis of Manchester New Hampshire died mysteriously in the South End last Friday night. He claimed to organize The Hermetic Brotherhood in Massachusetts and advertised a religion based on spiritual consciousness and unity of truth across religions.
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James Davis
Glens Falls
N. Y
Allen B. Curtis
Manchester
N. H
South End
Hermetic Brotherhood
Massachusetts
Mystic pamphlet creator jailed after claiming false identity
The article details Robert K Arnold posing as Robert K Arnold Ph D and other aliases while publishing a Massachusetts Unit pamphlet promoting cosmic consciousness and spiritual autonomy. He was arrested for drunkenness in Dover Street and later released after lying about his residence.
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Dover Street
Robert K. Arnold
Central Court
Appleton Street
New York
Trove of Troubles Clouding Curtis Case and Death Theories
The article recounts Robert Curtis using religious rhetoric and pseudo marriage schemes to bilk followers in New England towns, prompting surveillance by authorities. His alcohol and possible drug use preceded a fatal incident, with police considering overdose or self-inflicted harm while awaiting a stomach analysis.
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Robert K. Arnold
New England
Curtis
Earth
Kismet
Merchant marine to run without Congress funding
Washington March 7 The Shipping Board chairman Hurley said construction and operation of the merchant marine will not be hampered by a failure to pass appropriation measures. Only delayed payments on obligations from requisitioned ships will occur. Funds suffice for ordinary expenses this year and no major retrenchments beyond postwar cutbacks are planned.
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Congress
Hurley
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Shipping Board
Run Over by Hearse In Somerville Tragedy Claims 3-Year-Old
Three year old Harry Whitman of 22 Cross Street Somerville was struck on Ross Street near Bonair Street by an auto hearse owned by Jacob Stensky of 11 Cooper Street Boston. He was taken to Haymarket Relief Hospital in critical condition.
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Haymarket Relief Hospital
Dope Traced From Canada Lead to Boston Drug Ring
Two Cambridge men Joseph Mareto 45 and Michael Garzidt 24 held on bail for appearance in Central Court regarding sensational charges of narcotic smuggling from England to Boston via Canada. Police and federal agents seek hidden morphine worth thousands, with investigations targeting dope pedl ers and possible co conspirators in Boston suburbs and exclusive neighborhoods.
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Alien Labor Bill Aims For State Workforce Change
The rules committee reported in the House in favor of an order directing all state institutions to replace alien employees with U S soldiers or sailors honorably discharged, except those pursuing naturalization or who have deferred classification under the selective service act.
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House of Representatives
United States
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