Concord Split By Contest In School Committee Fight
In Concord on March 22 the battle to oust Victoria P. Wood from the school committee centers on a tangle of family ties. Roger Sherman Hoar sides with his aunt Wood against his uncle Stedman Buttrick, as women voters tilt registration and social factions swing the outcome likely in Wood's favor. Wood defends liberal education and fairness for all teachers and pupils amid a highly charged campaign.
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Victoria P. Wood
Roger Sherman Hoar
Massachusetts
Mrs. Wood
Mr. Hoar
Stedman Buttrick
Estabrook & Co
State Street
Hoar
Wood
Chilton Club
Boston
Buttrick
Russell Robb
Stone & Webster
Thomas Hollis
Senator Hollis
New Hampshire
Patrick Flaherty
Boston Dispensary Opens Evening Clinic for Men at Bennet Street
The Boston Dispensary will host an evening men’s clinic at 25 Bennet Street at 7:30. Dr. Arthur H. Crosbie of the genitourinary department will oversee the service aimed at men who cannot afford regular fees or leave work, to help combat the social evil.
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Boston Dispensary
Bennet Street
Arthur H. Crosbie
Gambling Declared Instinct by Forum Speaker
Lester Donahue told a Common Cause Forum audience that gambling is a universal instinct and a healthy outlet for emotions. He cited St. Thomas Aquinas noting gaming can be necessary but as an end in itself it becomes avarice and harmful.
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Lester Donahue
Common Cause Forum
St. Thomas Aquinas
Gambling as Outlet and Moral Law in Labor Talks
Mr Donahue argues gambling is a small outlet for emotion among workers and must meet moral standards to be good not evil. He reviews gaming from ancient Egypt to early Christian era, noting pagan Greece and Rome treated gambling as religious, then relates it to modern legality and personal harm. President Corbett opens a discussion with an impromptu speaker urging Massachusetts gambling laws be repealed to stop creating criminals.
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Mr. Donahue
Donahue
Greece
Rome
Arthur Corbett
Massachusetts
Kansas City Beats Indianapolis in Federal League Tilt
Wichita Falls report shows Kansas City edged Indianapolis 16 to ? in a Federal League game. Details unclear due to faded OCR but outcome and teams are identified.
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Wichita. Falls
Tex
Kansas City
Indianapolis
No Favors For Slayer Of Editor
Paris reports the killing of Gaston Calmette editor of Figaro by Mme Caillaux widow of the former finance minister continues to dominate public attention. The case has overshadowed other topics as focus returns to Mime Caillaux and her prison life amid related investigations into M Rochette swindling charges.
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Paris
Gaston Calmette
the Figaro
Mme. Caillaux
Finance
M. Rochette
Caillaux
Caillaux Protests Over Treatment at Saint Lazare Prison
The Ministry of the Interior states Mme Caillaux is treated per prison rules with the prison doctor as the final authority. Police kept on duty near Saint Lazare to prevent disturbances as the public interest in her confinement remains strong.
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Mme. Caillaux
Saint Lazare
Ministry of the Interior
Saint Lazare Prison
M. Caillaux
Caillaux Endures Night in Jail After Examining Session
Mme. Caillaux spent a rough night in jail after a lengthy examination before Magistrate Henri Boucard. A neighbor reported she moaned and complained of a headache, then appeared to sleep around 2 a.m.
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Mme
Caillaux
Henri Boucard
Mme. Caillaux
Pastor Praises Mayor Curley After Opposition
The Rev. Herbert 8. Johnson, who opposed Mayor Curley, praised his administration at Scenic Temple Berkeley Street now a movie theatre. He spoke to Johnson’s congregation as repairs limit Warren Avenue Baptist Church worship. Johnson said he would vote for Curley if the good work continues.
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Herbert
Johnson
Curley
Scenic Temple
Berkeley Street
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Fire drills planned for Triangle anniversary across city
New York announces commemoration of the 1911 Triangle shirtwaist fire death toll of 147 with nationwide drills. Fire commissioner Robert Adamson says drills will occur at 11 55 a m in factories citywide and in all public schools to prevent a repeat of the disaster.
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New York
Triangle
Robert Adamson
Society at Debate on Suffrage East Walpole
An elite audience gathered in the Endean ballroom at Charles Sumner Bird's estate to hear a discussion on women’s suffrage. Attendees arrived in limousines as motor cars filled the grounds, signaling a social as well as political event.
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East Walpole
Suffrage Debate Adds New Weekly Forum at Wadean
Mrs Theresa Crowley and Mrs George W Pfeifer argued for and against women’s suffrage. Each spoke thirty minutes with a ten minute rebuttal. The discussions, at Wadean, will continue Sundays for weeks, Crowley asserting voting empowers women beyond petition, Pfeifer claiming many women do not want the vote and should stay out of politics.
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Theresa Crowley
George W. Pfeifer
Wadean
Crowley
Falls Unconscious After Ferry Boat Slip Incident
Arthur Matthews aged 27 from Lynn collapsed while stepping from the Nogdle Island ferry on the East Boston side. He was taken to East Boston Relief Hospital after telling staff he had previously fallen from a Chelsea ferry and swam ashore.
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Arthur Matthews
School Street
Lynn
Nogdle Island
East Boston
Chelsea
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Lauds
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Trun and Bag CO
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