Law to Regulate Marriage Moves Through Committee
A bill to regulate marriage was discussed in the social welfare committee with potential changes. It would prohibit marriage for the insane and certain seriously ill individuals and treat children of a void marriage as legitimate.
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Committee On Social Welfare
State Board of Earth
McManus
Boston
Cony
Cambridge
Horgan
Doherty
Glynn
Conrow
Acigalupo
Henry
Magison
Beat Self to Fake a Hold-Up in Fitchburg
Fred G. Sargent, local New England Telephone agent, confessed to staging an assault and robbery by striking his own head to simulate injury. He reportedly played the blackjacked victim for three days in hospital, baffling doctors before officials announced the claim.
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Fitchburg
Fred G. Sargent
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Sargent admits to cover up of 400 dollar embezzlement
Company officials report Sargent gave a detailed statement on efforts to hide a 400 dollar embezzlement in Boston Saturday and then disappeared. He blamed poverty and family needs including a wife and crippled boy in Haverhill on a 23 dollar weekly salary. He was found unconscious in a telephone office on March 6 and later confessed after an investigation into missing receipts, a watched pocket, and unspent wages.
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Sargent
Boston
Haverhill
Burbank Hospital
Power Squadron Formed on South Shore Navy Affiliation
With Navy Secretary approval, Quincy Yacht Club members form a power boat squadron. Charles W. Laing is commander, W. S. Hibbard vice commander, George S. Morse treasurer, John C. Hall secretary. They will use naval signal codes and conduct maneuvers, offering navigation instructions to small craft owners. Savin Hill Yacht Club already enrolled. Hough's Neck Yacht Club and others planned.
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Secretary of the Navy
Quincy Yacht Club
Charles W. Laing
Hibbard
George S. Morse
John C. Hall
Savin Hill
Busch's Personal Estate Worth Seventeen Million
Inventory filed in St. Louis lists personal property of Adolphus Busch at 17000000 dollars. Real estate is not included in the listing.
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Busch
ST. Louis
Adolphus Busch
Springfield Chase Snarls Albany Official
March 18 Judge Thomas P. Riley of Malden former Democratic State committee chairman and now state assistant attorney general faced a city encounter in Springfield CSI details sketchy but a lucky twist saved his suitcase and crucial papers from loss amid the bustle of the city squares
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Springfield
Thomas P. Riley
Malden
Democratic State Committee
Malden Pickpocket Foiled by Station Help
Judge Riley’s bag vanished after a Boston train ticket purchase and a helper fled. Officer Hamberg and Officer Clark pursued the suspect, who slipped in the mud on Main Street before being detained. The bag was recovered. the man identified as Fret W. Lynch of Syracuse, New York, age 26.
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Riley
Union Station
Boston
Judge Riley
Malden
Hoorace A. Clark
Main Street
John A. Hamberg
Hamberg
Clark
W. Lynch
Syracuse
N. Y
Stable Fire Bill Favored For Massachusetts Stables
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals pushed a bill to improve fire protection in Massachusetts stables. It requires watchmen in stables with more than six horses and mandates second and third floor exits and walls to prevent trapped horses after past disastrous fires.
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Massachusetts
Society For the Prevention of
Committee On
More Time for Women Urged at Massachusetts College
Women at Massachusetts Agricultural College during Farmers Week urged more personal time and modern help at home. Speakers including Mrs Byerly Mrs Herron and Mrs Whitcomb promoted labor saving devices and the day ended with performances and a reception for visitors. A snowstorm and a government milk inspection marked the event as lectures on eugenics and sex topics were planned for tomorrow.
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Mierst
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Professor Eyerly
S. °. Herron
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Henry Whitcomb
Byerly
Eva W. White
Boston
New England Economics’ Association
Massachusetts Swine Breeders Association
J. A. McLean
W. D. Hurd
E. M. Lewis
Ss. F. Herron
French Hall
Evangeline W. Young
Women In Conference
Minimum wage law defended by experts in Boston talk
Professor Arthur N. Holcomb and three Minimum Wage Commission members argued the law benefits both employers and workers. They said it forces proper accounting, promotes scientific management, and shifts competition to efficiency rather than wage cuts, denying claims of socialism.
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Arthur N. Holcomb
Minimum Wage Commission
Boston School of Social Science
Holcomb
Protest at Heroin Square name sparks questions at hearing
Residents near Warren avenue and Columbus avenue challenged Secretary J Frank Chase over labeling the area Heroin Square during a state health committee hearing on drug bills. Chase cited convictions of Mazzeo Mullin Donovan and Budny for peddling habit forming drugs, noting the square as the delivery point. He urged asking a former victim to meet at the square for evidence.
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Warren Avenue
Columbus Avenue
J. Frank Chase
Heroin Square
Public Health Committee
State House
Society
Chase
Joseph Mazzeo
John Mullin
Samuel Donovan
Samuel Budny
Dying Man Weds Landlady in Hope for Recovery
Henry Hunt aged 76 married his landlady Clara Marr aged 66 at 68 West Concord Street after doctors gave him 48 hours to live. Rev. William Hicks officiated. Last night reports said the ill man might recover, offering a glimmer of hope.
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Henry Hunt
West Concord Street
Clara Marr
William Hicks
West Newton Street
Married in a deathbed plan at Sumner Street
Retired broker Mr. Hunt, gravely ill, agreed to wed landlady Mrs. Marr after being told he might die soon. A license had been issued by the City Registry in Sumner Street and the ceremony was held with Rev. Hicks presiding. Doctors later said the bridegroom might recover, though this was Mr. Hunt's first marriage and Mrs. Marr's second, her first husband having died two years ago.
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Hunt
Marr
Mr. Hicks
Chicago Women Now Voters Reach Record Registration
Chicago reports 218 643 women registered to vote under the equal suffrage act surpassing New York by over 20 000. Yesterday 60 119 women registered, boosting the total female voters to 218 643 while male registration stands at 474 981.
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Chicago
United States
New York City
City Club Men Must Get $61 350
Ten teams struggle to raise the final $61 350 required to reach the Boston City Club's $150000 fund by tonight's deadline. Dinner honors included Commander Evans and Senator Cummings as judges present. Team 8 led by Charles L Burrill topped the giving with $3150. Civic Secretary Winship predicted the goal would be exceeded.
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Boston City Club
Evans
Albert B. Cummings
Iowa
Oscar Leser
Baltimore
Maryland
John A. Woodry
George W. Rogers
Frederic Viaux
W. N. Hall
A. H. Houghton
Walter Anderton
John B. Dore
Charles L. Burrill
Arthur E. Gates
J. Mitchell Galvin
Civic
Addison L. Winship
Fashion's Spring Styles Highlighted in Sunday Post
Two color pages from Fashion's Centre showcase spring fashions for women with bold new looks and must see trends in the upcoming Sunday Post feature section.
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Fashion’s
Sunday Post
Giant Polander Starts Fight in East Cambridge Court
Alex Wharisinsk enraged by a three year sentence in the House of Correction charged at Judge Keating began fighting in the dock. He lunged at court interpreter Alphonse Volaska who ducked in time. Officers restrained him as he tore at the dock cage and choked him before dragging him away to begin his term.
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House of Correction
Keating
Cambridge
Alex Wharisinsk
Alphonse Volaska
Volaska
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