Suffrage Vote Moves Forward Amid House Debate
The House substituted a suffrage resolve by a 127 to 70 vote, with supporters predicting over 140 votes on direct roll. The Senate requires only a majority for passage, and if approved, the measure must clear the next Legislature before citizen submission.
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Committee On
Senate
Clarence Barnes
Mansfield
McDevitt
Rioger Wolcott
Milton
State House
MacDevitt
Ahern
Anderson
Andrews
Armstrong
Babb
Ball
J. F. Barry
Beck
Benson
Blodgett
Bodfish
Boland
Bradstreet
J. P. Brennan
Brophy
D. J. Buckley
J. H. Buckley
Burdick
Burke
Burns
Carman
Caro
Carr
Casassa
Casey
Chamberlain
Chandler
Chapman
Clark Churchill
Coggan
Conway
Cotter
Courtney
Cox
Craig
Curley
Dahlberg
Darling
Dean
Doherty
Dolben
Donaghue
J. H. Donovan
J. L. Donovan
Duncan
Faton
Eldridge
Farnsworth
Felker
Felton
Ferring
Fessenden
Fisher
Flanagan
Gallagher
Gordon
Griffin
Hackett
Haines
Hall
E. F. Harrington
S. H. Harrington
Anti-Log Rolling Bill Voted Down in House
The anti-log rolling bill died after a reading was refused in the House. A vote of 2 percent to 76 percent defeated the measure which proposed a $500 fine for vote trading in the Legislature and city councils. Crocker and Drury supported it while Lomasney Underhill and Donovan ridiculed the bill as impracticable.
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Monwealth
Committee On Labor
Look
Smith
Mather
Williams
Faulkner
State House
Crocker
Boston
Drury
Waltham
Lomasney
Underhill
Somerville
Donovan
McDevitts Bill Seeks Dressed Granite for Commonwealth Buildings
Senator John J McDevitt's bill, after his suspension from the Senate, would require all granite used in Commonwealth public buildings to be dressed or finished within the Commonwealth. The measure aims to standardize finish quality and support local industry.
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John J. McDevitt
Senate
Commonwealth
More Money for Schools Tax Levy
George E. Brock and Superintendent Dyer support a school levy increase for Boston. Proposals call for five cents per thousand in 1914, ten cents in 1915, and fifteen cents in 1916 to support public schools. A $200,000 budget deficit exists, with $100,000 more to be met by strict economy to avoid harming city schools. The committee also approves $300 yearly to the widow of firefighter Robert A. Ritchie. Education proposes free school lunches. Representatives Haines and Greenwood dissent.
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George E. Brock
Boston School Committee
Dyer
Boston
Brock
Committee On Cities
Robert A. Ritchie
Fire Department
Committee On Education
Haines
Greenwood
State commissions licenses with 10 percent receipts cut
A legal notice outlines that licenses are issued by a State commissioner. The State will receive ten percent of the receipts, and ten rounds are allowed.
Ex-Mayor presses railway electrification in transport bill
Nathan Matthews urged the railroad committee to include electrification in the transportation bill and urged binding the railroads to use funds for promised improvements. He faulted Houstis for not revealing all electrification costs while Woodward Hudson defended full disclosure. Committee chairman Coolidge opposed adding electrification. Barnes opposed steamboat jurisdiction. Hall noted another bill would place his telephone company under the Gas and Electric Light Commission.
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Nathan Matthews
Railroad Committee
Coolidge
Boston & Maine
Matthews
Houstis
Boston & Albany
Woodward Hudson
Heustis
Bill to Permit Gull Shooting Faces Opposition in Hearing
The fisheries and game hearing on gull shooting near Mattakessett creek sparked a clash between Senator Clarence Hobbs and Winthrop Packard. Judge Dunham warned guns would ruin herring fishing. Packard warned of wider protests if shooting becomes law. Hobbs dismissed it as a threat after a dispute over creek conditions.
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Clarence Hobbs
Winthrop Packard
Mattakessett Creek
Charles G. M. Dunham
Edgartown
Packard
Hobbs
Tunnel tolls cannot be changed ruling by AG Swift
Attorney General Swift rules toll abolition unconstitutional. Opinion submitted to House in response to East Boston Representative Sullivan's order.
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Swift
Sullivan
East
Boston
Suffragettes’ Store Found in Kensington Hideout
Detectives from Scotland Yard uncovered a storehouse in Kensington used by militant suffragettes for property attacks. They found telegraph wire cutters, corrosive fluids, hammers, flints, window-breaking tools, false auto plates, and related items under a Camden Hill Gardens studio floor while seeking Olive Hocken over an Roehampton pavilion arson attempt. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst has recovered and left for Scotland to press the campaign.
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London
Kensington
Scotland Yard
Olive Hocken
Roehampton
Camden Hill Gardens
Emmeline Pankhurst
Scotland
Cap'n Bill May Become U S Marshal for Texas
Washington March 138 Captain Bill McDonald bodyguard to President Wilson and former Texas Ranger is likely to be appointed United States Marshal for the northern district of Texas. Senators Shepherd and Culberson endorsed his candidacy citing his vigor and past record in handling 'bad men' in Texas.
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Washington
Bill’ McDonald
Wilson
Texas
Shepherd and Culberson
Bill
Hollis Elected U S Senator from New Hampshire
Henry F. Hollis Democrat won the New Hampshire Senate seat with 189 votes, three over the needed total. The Senate composition stands Democrats 50 Republicans 42 Progressives 2, with two vacancies in Illinois. President Wilson welcomed the election.
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Concord
N. H
Henry F. Hollis
New Hampshire
Senate
Illinois
Democratic Steering Committee
Wilson
Hollis
Hollis Wins Breaks Senate Deadlock in New Hampshire
The deadlock ended on a January ballot as three Democratic Manchester members shift support to Hollis. Republican Bartlett leads 121 votes with Pearson retiring at 14 and Quinby at 18 while Bass has 12. Hollis, native to the city, is a Harvard Law graduate aged 42 and has long been active in Democratic politics.
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John H. Bartlett
New Republican Caucus
Edward N. Pearson
Henry B. Quinby
Robert P. Bass
Manchester
Gordon Woodbury
Senator Joyal
Jannelle
Richard
Hollis
Harvard University
Congress
Newsboys Plan Fourth Show The Isle of Bamboo at Copley Hall
Newsboys under Leon Cadman will present their fourth show The Isle of Bamboo at Copley Hall on April 2. After two months of rehearsal the cast and chorus promise a performance beyond prior efforts. A concert and dance will follow the show with proceeds for the building fund.
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Leon Cadman
Newsboys’ Club
Copley Hall
Newsies
Miner Marion Capps Found Guilty of Burning Three Children
In Fort Smith Arkansas Marion Capps a former minister was found guilty of burning three of his five children to death. He was sentenced to be hanged. Bertha Capps 15 and her brother Ellis testified they were tied to beds and the ropes burned as the fire took hold.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Marion Capps
Capps
Bonanza
Bertha Capps
Ellis
Peck Travel Talks At Tremont Temple Tonight
Arthur K. Peck presents the second travel talk in his duplicate series at Tremont Temple. The Azores to the Bay of Naples covers his European ventures via the Mediterranean with many photographs and moving pictures of Madeira, a volcanic eruption, and the Amalfi coast. A "Shorty" McCabe story titled Dipping In With Channy appears in next Sunday's Post Magazine.
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Arthur K. Peck
Tremont Temple
Azores
Bay of Naples
Peck
Europe
Madeira
Amalfi
Channy
Hollis Elected Senator Cheers From Democrats
Democratic leaders welcomed Hollis as senator after a vote that gave 50 for Hollis 42 for Republicans and 2 for Progressives in a party line result. The Washington moment followed March 13 with celebratory signals from party ranks.
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Washington
Hollis
Sen
Poslam Skin Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement extols Poslam as a universal cure for eczema acne itch salt rheum piles and scalp scale claiming immediate relief on application. It promotes Poslam Soap for daily cleansing and notes available free samples from Emergency Laboratories New York City.
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West 25Th Street
New York City
New Men and Youth Suits in Norfolk Sack and Tweed Styles
Tailored suits offered for men and youths in Norfolk and Sack designs, blue serges, cheviots, and worsteds in color ranges of gray brown and blue. Silk lined tuxedo coats and top coats feature rolling collars and high cuts, with Oxford cheviots and tweeds available. Prices range around 12.50 to 18.50 with specialty fabrics in thibet and two tone effects.
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Norfolk
FCC
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