Hardware Expert Coming to Boston for Latin America Trade
Brill, chairman of the South Central Division for Latin American trade of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, and special agent for the Department of Commerce, will be in Boston for the next fortnight to meet with hardware manufacturers and dealers about trade opportunities in South America. He notes climatic and other conditions drive demand for special hardware until American brands gain firm ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8 & Brill
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Department of Commerce
South America
Boston
Dolly Dip's May Day Polka Featured in Next Sunday Post
The upcoming Sunday Post promises a lively feature on Dolly Dip's May Day Polka with music, pictures and words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Dip
Dentists Denounce Ambulance Chasers at MDS Meeting
At the 51st annual Massachusetts Dental Society gathering in Hotel Somerset rhetoric against "ambulance chasers" grew during a debate on liability insurance. Members accused some lawyers of soliciting dental cases for money and pledged unity on credit reporting policies.
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Massachusetts Dental Society
Hotel Somerset
Stricter Movie Censorship Bill Presented in Legislature
Advocates submit a new censorship bill as a substitute for Carsten's measure. Senate Ways and Means hearings discuss the proposal amid mixed support. Opponents warn of delays and infringements, while backers cite Ohio law as a model. The hearing continues.
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Carsten
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Bill Introduced for District Film Censorship Board
James A. Lowell proposes a district police bureau of film censorship with a chief and up to five censors including one woman. AGovernor appointed board will set rules for censors who will license films unless found obscene or harmful. An appeal to the Superior Court is allowed. Lowell cites a 1261 film review by a Boston committee finding 235 objectionable.
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Ohio
Supreme Court
Sandford Bates
John F. Duffy
John J. Gartland
State House
Enos Washburn
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
Board of Censors
J. A. Hilon
New England
Universal Film Corporation
Commonwealth
Henry Sterling
Ignatius McNulty
James A. Lowell
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Moving Picture
Superior Court
Censor Board
Boston
House
Lowell
National Board of Censors
Opposition to State Censorship Bill Threatens Hundreds of Theaters
The Co operative Anti Censorship Committee of Massachusetts reports that the proposed censorship bill would require a state board to approve every film. It would force many theaters to close, cost millions, and put thousands of workers out of work. Critics cite supply shortfalls and unworkable timelines while a broad coalition opposes the measure.
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American Federation of Labor
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
Boston Central Labor Union
Massachusetts Motion Picture Exhibitors’ League
Judiciary Committee
Co-Operative Anti-Censorship Committee OF
Massachusetts
Boston
Critics argue over Birth of a Nation defects
John F. Cusick defends The Birth of a Nation against critics led by Moorfield Storey and Dr. Charles W. Eliot. He argues thousands have seen the film and disagree with the verdicts, calling the criticisms unfounded and urging readers to form their own view. He condemns sensational accusations while praising the film’s entertainment and historical value.
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Moorfield Storey
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mr Storey
Storey
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Eliot
Albert E. Billsbury
Wendell Phillips Memorial Association
Pillsbury
United States
Ku Klux Klan
John F. Cusick
Tremont Street
Boston
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Gilchrists
Gilchristco
Washington and
Winter Sts
National Biscuit Company
Loe
Kornfeld
New York
Paradise
Goura
Panamas Ay & C
Panamas
Summer Street
Park Street
New Washington Station
Chauncy Street
Kornfeld’s
Senate Committee On Ways and Means
Cushing
Twentieth Century Club
Cusick
Deger’s
Empire Rubber & Tire CO
J. H
G. L. Atwood
Friend St
Trenton, N. J
Skinner
Sxisser
Temple Place
Blake Building
Fleer Room
Oxford
America
Tor
Tremont
Wes Uws
Willson’s Shoe Shop
Washington Street
John T. TY
Brookside
Alaska
Texas
Florida
York State
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