Harding to decide Wood's Philippines post orPenn Provost role
President Harding notified Major General Wood that he must decide whether to remain Governor General of the Philippines after September 1 or quit to become provost of the University of Pennsylvania. The move follows Weeks letter to Penn and a White House conference over the leave extension.
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Washington
Harding
Wood
Philippines
University of Pennsylvania
Weeks
White House
Treadway Districts Bill Fails in House Vote
Washington May 4 After three hours of rough sledding the Treadway bill to create 10 additional internal revenue collection districts was laid aside by the House tonight at the voting point with indications it may not be called up again this session.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
House
Pops in Symphony Hall Title Confused Program
Agide Jacchia leads his orchestra tonight in a mixed program at Symphony Hall. The lineup includes Wagner Tristan Prelude with organ, Gounod Overture, Dvorak Slavonic Dance, Svendsen Carnival in F, Calibulka Love's Dream, and Dorsey arrangements featuring Georges Mager trumpet.
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Symphony Hall
Agide Jacchia
Nicolas Waits
Leon
Georges Mager
Cee Dachaikowsky
Paria
Seres
Svendsen “Qoarnival
Caibulka
Wife says Dr Sturgis owes $330 in divorce case
Mrs. F Janet Sturgis petitions Essex County Probate Court citing that Dr Benjamin F Sturgis has not paid $300 immediate support and $30 weekly as ordered. She claims $330 due, property attached for $3000, and seeks contempt citation while Dr Sturgis seeks modification citing hardship and public exposure hurting his medical practice.
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Salem
F. Janet Sturgis
Essex County Probate Court
Benjamin F. Sturgis
Sturgis
Marblehead
Dow
West Roxbury Courthouse Under Rapid Construction
Work is advancing on the West Roxbury Court House on Arborway Forest Hills with completion expected around October 1. Begun November 8 last year the city allotted 265000 dollars for the colonial designed structure of manufactured stone with purple and green slate roof near Forest Hills square.
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Parkway
Forest Hills Square
Forest Hills
West Roxbury
Boston Considers Open Air Municipal Theatre at Franklin Park
Mayor Curley and Park Commissioners discussed a possible open air municipal theatre at Franklin Park inspired by St Louis model. The plan would stage afternoon children performances and evening adult shows during summer. They also debated allowing cars into Franklin Park and Arnold Arboretum.
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Boston
Franklin Park
Curley
Park Commissioners
St. Louis
Arnold Arboretum
Too Costly for Poles at Genoa
The Polish delegation at the Genoa economic conference returns to Warsaw as the cost of maintaining the full group runs to several million Polish marks daily. The delegation now comprises only three persons.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Genoa
Charge Denied By Daugherty At Senate Hearing
Attorney General Daugherty denied Senate charges tied to the 1912 release of Charles Morse from Atlanta penitent iary. He said unnamed supporters keep their motives hidden and warned of publishing Taft and Wickersham letters to rebut the claims.
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Washington
Daugherty
Senate
Caraway
Arkansas
Atlanta
Charles W. Morse
New York
Taft
George W. Wickersham
Brookfield Fire Destroys Main Centre Including Midget Theatre
A mysterious early morning blaze wiped out Brookfield’s commercial heart with losses around 30000 dollars. The Midget Theatre, the town’s sole amusement venue, suffered the heaviest damage.
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Brookfield
Opposition to Tremont Street One Way Plan
Strenuous opposition to the proposed one way traffic plan on Tremont street between Boylston and Court streets was voiced by Tremont street merchants and their representatives before the Street Commissioners. Arthur Crosley of Chandler and Co presented a petition of Tremont merchants with property valuations over 50 million dollars. They urged more traffic officers and a semaphore system and proposed eliminating slow horse drawn vehicles. the commission will decide within 10 days.
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Tremont Street
Boylston and
Court Streets
Arthur Crossley
Chandler & Co
Dunn
Commission
Crossley
Stops Selling of Unsanctioned Books
Captain Thomas F. Goode of the Back Bay police reports three men were stopped from selling books on a subway car for lacking American Legion sanction. The Legion headquarters received the report and state no authorization has been given for any sale. Leo A. Spillane notes the Legion cannot authorize publications.
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Thomas F. Goode
Back Bay
American Legion
Leo A. Spillane
Legion
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W. & J. Brand
Ted
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Montreal
Thes Guks
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Jordan Marsh Company
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