Mass bond drive ends with goal of 1 million dollars
Massachusetts conducts a final push to raise 150000 today and tomorrow as districts target large subscriptions. Boston hosts a St Patrick's rally at noon with former Mayor Curley and others explaining Ireland self determination rights while 20 children sing at the Common.
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Boston School Committee
Iireland
Philip J. O'Donnell
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Webster Buys Washington Medal Set From Pawn Broker
Daniel Webster reading Boston newspapers spotted a pawn broker ad offering medals once owned by General Washington. He visited the shop and purchased 11 silver medals struck by the French government under General Lafayette. The medals duplicated the 11 gold awards Congress ordered for Revolutionary War generals.
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Treasury Department
Webster
Peter Harvey
Massachusetts Historical Society
Lafayette
Paris
Daniel Webster
General Lafayette
American Congress
Arrest of auto thief ends with owner detained
A Roxbury incident shows a car theft case mismanaged when the owner failed to report recovery timely. Police stopped a vehicle matching the stolen car’s number, arrested the driver amid a crowd, then released him after confirming ownership and identity. A friend had used the car while the owner shopped at the auto show.
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Roxbury
Dudley Street
Quit Scientists and Editors Resign from Publishing Society
Harvey McLeod purchasing agent at the Christian Science Publishing Society along with Clifford L. Donald Theodore Stanger editor of Der Herald and several editors and staff members resigned in protest against trustee actions. Florence L. Terry Harriet Marsh Bernice Carter Harry S. Hunt A Florence Grant and others left, with 60 to 100 total resignations noted yesterday and more expected this week.
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Christian Science Publishing Society
Clifford L. Donald
Theodore Stanger
der Herald
Florence L. Terry
Mother Church
Mother Church Manual
Terry
Harriet Marsh
Society
Bernice Carter
Harry S. Hunt
A. Florence Grant
Resignations Sweep Several Departments Amid Controversy
Four named individuals announced they quit last Saturday and resignations from press and shipping, subscription and purchasing areas followed yesterday. Some signaled further departures this week while Mr Stanger cited discord with trustees. Mrs Terry offered additional comments.
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Noted chair maker Charles W. H. Frederick dies
Charles W. H. Frederick, a Melrose furniture maker famed for rattan chairs and car seats, died of heart disease at his Melrose home. Born in Darmstadt in 1847, he emigrated with his parents to Beloit, Wisconsin, in 1849, later starting willow and reed furniture in Chicago and creating the first Chicago rattan chair. He chaired Haywood Bros. & Wakefield Chicago offices, later becoming factory general manager. He married Louisa Rothfuss in 1871 and left five daughters.
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Melrose
Mr. Frederick
Darmstadt
Germany
Beloit
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Chicago
Haywood Bros. & Wakefield Company
Frederick
Louisa Rothfuss
Lawrence Franklin
Philip P. Merrill
Eva D. Frederick
Ella C. Frederick
Martha Frederick
Hear All Phases of Dry Act Argues Before Supreme Court
Washington March 15 All phases of the prohibition question will be heard by the Supreme Court before a decision on the validity of the prohibition amendment and the Volstead act. After hearing Rhode Island Kentucky and Massachusetts arguments the court granted New Jersey permission to institute original proceedings testing the amendment.
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Supreme Court
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Kentucky
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Hearings Set For March On Appeals In Prohibition Doings
The March 29 hearing date covers New Jersey appeals by Christian Feigen span of Newark on beer manufacture and government challenges to Manitowoc Products Company Wisconsin injunctions. The government won the Feigen span case but lost the Manitowoc suit in lower courts. Arguments on amendment interpretation and the Volstead Act were taken under advisement with dockets from New York and San Francisco.
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Christian Feigenspan
Newark
N. J
Brewer
Manitowoc Products Company
Wisconsin
New York
San Francisco
Cards Cause Legion Split in Woburn Post Row
Twelve members of the George E. Campbell Post American Legion executive core resign after a quarrel following a meeting where 11 members faced gambling trials. Rumors say extensive gambling, high stakes, and a 36 hour session ending with a $600 debt.
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Woburn
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