Auto Poker Arrests Shake Cambridge Street Scene
Arthur Zwilling and Alexander Sadow, early central figures in auto mobile poker, were cited after police observed them betting on car number plates on Cambridge Street. Officers Leonard and Devlin noted the activity, while a warrant session at Pemberton Square refused to issue papers until a judge ruled it a criminal offense. The court deemed it a game of chance, with $10 fines imposed and the men appealing.
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Arthur Zwilling
Howard Street
Alexander Sadow
Central Court
Cambridge Street
Leonard and
Devlin
Pemberton Square
Freighter Triump to tow West Galoc to Boston
The Shipping Board freighter Triumph, bound from Hamburg and Antwerp, will tow the beset steamer West Galoc to Boston after picking her up off the Newfoundland coast last Wednesday for lack of fuel oil and water. Triumph moves at five knots and may reach port tomorrow if weather holds.
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Shipping Board
Triumph
Hamburg
Antwerp
West Galoc
Newfoundland
Boston
Reunion of Revere School Graduates in March Banquet
Preparations completed for the Wolcott School graduates reunion and banquet at Wolcott School Hall Revere on March 30 with over 500 alumni expected. Louis Sheffield and William Rees lead the event. an alumni association will form with officers to run the group. All past graduates are urged to attend.
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Wolcott School
Revere
Louis Sheffield
William Rees
Revere School
Services Tomorrow for James H. Rattigan
Funeral services for James Henry Rattigan director of the Cathedral choir will be held at St Patrick's Church Watertown tomorrow at 10 am A solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated by Rt Rev Monsignor Ambrose Roache The Cathedral and St Cecilia Church choirs will perform Burial will follow at St Patrick's Cemetery Watertown
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James Henry Rattigan
St. Patrick’s Church
Watertown
Ambrose Roache
St. Cecila Church
Back Bay
American Legion, Elks
Knights of Columbus
St. Patrick's Cemetery
City Council Passes Order to End City Contract System
After a heated council meeting Councillor Donoghue won approval to urge Mayor Peters to abolish the contract system for city work. The move signals a shift in how the city assigns jobs and oversight.
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Donoghue
Peters
Mayor's bluff order abolishes city funding system
A city council meeting saw the order abolish a system seen as not benefiting citizens financially. Councillors Brickley Donoghue Ford McLaughlin Moriarty voted yes after a finance committee session led by Donoghue, where loan orders totaling 2,890,000 for city improvements were approved. Loan items included 30000 for a courthouse site Forest Hills 120000 for Forest Hills courthouse 55000 for West Roxbury Library 7500 Marine Park improvements 1000000 sewerage works 800000 highways 600000 Chelsea south drawbridge 78000 municipal building West Brookline Street Shawmut Avenue.
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Brickley
Donoghue
Ford
McLaughlin
Moriarty
Finance Committee
Peters
Forest Hills
West Roxbury
Marine Park
Chelsea South Drawbridge
West Brookline Street
Shawmut Avenue
Many Give for Relief in Erin in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts relief drive for Ireland drew broad support from dozens of parishes across the state. Donations ranged from $0.20 to $1,100 and included church collections, house to house canvasses, and checks from individuals and organizations. The effort at 166 Devonshire Street aimed to fund relief work, with many named donors and groups contributing.
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Massachusetts Committee For Relief In
Ireland
Devonshire Street
Julia S. Bickford
Caqaway
New Hampshire
Boston
New England
L. F. Knapp
St. John’s
Newton Lower Falls
Buckton
Daniel Kelly
Oakland
Father McManus
Church of the Assumption
Brookline
Ellen Buckley
Pearl Street
Elizabeth Cleary
Lynn
John T. Batchelder
State Street
Bostoff
A. Louis Altmeyer
Thomas Walsh
Greenville
N. H
Mary Butler Maine
East Street
Ipswich
Godspeed
Reward Offered For Bomb Sender In Madison
A Madison citizens meeting approved a $1000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person who mailed a bomb to Dr. John L. Pepper last week. The group urged Governor Baxter to ask the State legislature to match the reward. Dr Pepper was seriously injured when he opened the explosive package.
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Madison
John L. Pepper
Citizens’ Mass
Baxter
Kerry Train Ambush Kills Seven in County Kerry
Seven crown forces members including an officer were killed and 12 wounded when a train was ambushed near Headford Junction in County Kerry, officials announced. The March 21 attack occurred in Dublin reporting by the Associated Press.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Crown Forces
Headford Junction
County Kerry
Esch to Receive Recess Appointment to ICC
Washington March 21 Former Representative Esch of Wisconsin will be given a recess appointment as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission within days. President Harding sent Esch’s nomination to the Senate at a recent special session but Senator La Follette objected and the Senate adjourned without acting on the nomination.
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Washington
Esch
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
White House
Harding
Senate
la Follette
Stands on his head on 90th birthday in Vermont
Burlington Vermont March 21 John Burley of Hinsburg marked his 90th birthday by standing on his head three times. He remains active outdoors, trapped some this winter, and received many letters and cards of congratulation. He is a Civil War veteran.
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Burlington, Vt
John Burley
Hinsburg
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Hello Joey
Ise
Jas. H. Rattigan
Eorifelds
Summer Street
Bureau
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T &S
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R.h.white Co
Erin
Lodge
Henry E. Hagan
Wayfarers' Lodge
Hawkins Street
West End
Hagan
New York
Kneeland
Public Buildings Department
House
Department of Public Utilities
Henry L. Shattuck
B. Loring Young
Shattuck
Friends of the Bill
Rules Committee
Young
Coleman E. Silbert
State House
Kerry
Converse
Washington Street
Bedford
Bedell
Meadowbrook Hennery
Mohican Meadowbrook Creamery
Armour’s Star
Batchelder & Snyder
Waltham
Moody St
West Broadway
Cape
Mohican Markets
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