Great White Way Proposed in Brookline
Brookline officials discussed creating a lighted downtown route dubbed the Great White Way in Harvard Street from Stearns Road to Babcock Street and Beacon Street from Winchester Street to St. Paul Street. A committee to aid returning service men was formed with Selectman B. W. Neal Arthur Caulfield George Cushman and Miss Margaret Dexter. A motion picture theatre licence decision was postponed to the next meeting.
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Brookline
Coolidge Corner
Walter Dr. Allen
Board of Trade
Board of Selectmen
Allen
Harvard Street
Stearns Road
Babcock Street
Beacon Street
Winchester Street
St. Paul Street
James
Rewards Offered for Bomb Plotters in May Day Plot
New York police commissioner Enright announced a substantial reward for the apprehension of the May Day bomb plotters who mailed bombs to federal officials and prominent citizens. Despite ongoing work by post office inspectors and Justice Department agents and city police, no arrests have been made since the plot was uncovered April 20.
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New York
Enright
Police Department
Post Office
Department of Justice
Rugs and Carpets Brighten Home for Summer
If you stay in town for the Summer we can brighten the house so warm weather won’t hurt. If you’re leaving we can make the Summer quarters summery.
Split over plans of teachers union in Boston area
Women teachers deny Bolshevik ties and seek to affiliate with the National Teachers Federation. Masters oppose, arguing rules block unionizing. leaders expect possible rule change to allow Boston masters to form their own union. Separate city unions likely. next meeting to be announced after a recent vote postponed scheduling.
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National Teachers’ Federation
United States
Washington, D. C
Boston
Charles F. Stillman
Chicago
Greater Boston
Greater
Roxbury Man Crushed By Train
William Denehey a 21 year old Roxbury resident was crushed by a New Haven freight train while attempting to board a moving train near Massachusetts avenue. He suffered a left leg amputation below the hip and is in critical condition at City Hospital. His name is on the canvas list.
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William Denehey
Alexander Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
New Haven
Massachusetts Avenue
Big loan to China by allies forms new financing consortium
Washington dispatches report in Paris announce the formation of a new consortium to finance Chinese loans. Officials call it a triumph for expanding participation in international financial arrangements.
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China
Washington
Paris
State Department outlines guarantees for China loan consortium
Official statements indicate the United States would protect invested funds if loan terms are fair and China agrees. About 37 American banks eye loans to China through an international group. The four power frame may expand with new members and banks. American delegates at Paris were Thompson Lamont of J. P. Morgan & Co. and Jerome D. Greene of Lee, Higginson & Co.
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State Department
China
United States
International
New York
Great Britain
France
Japan
Belgium
Thompson. Lamont
J. P. Morgan & Co
Jerome D. Greene
Lee, Higginson & Co
Boston
Corporal MacPherson To Receive Distinguished Service Cross
Camp Devens May 12 Major General H P McCain announced Corporal Henry B MacPherson of Abington will be decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross before at least a battalion of troops, followed by a pass in review after the ceremony. MacPherson is a patient in the base hospital.
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Camp Devens
H. P. McCain
Henry B. MacPherson
Abington
MacPherson
Noske denounces Wilson and the peace terms
German defense minister Noske criticizes President Wilson for duplicity in peace talks and argues the terms enforce an harsh peace on Germany. He claims American officials were misled and warns the 14 points failed to protect Germany’s interests. He predicts Bolshevism may grow and vows Germany will rebound despite the wreckage.
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Noske
America
Germany
Wilson
England
France
National Defense
Phosphate Promises Gains for Thin Folks in Ads
An advertisement touts nitro-phosphate as the solution to thinness and weak nerves. It claims rapid weight gain and health boosts by feeding nerves and body cells, urging use by those seeking flesh and vitality, with a money back guarantee from druggists.
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Boston
Italy Germany Clash Over Treaty Terms In Paris Talks
In Paris Monday Baron Sonnino and Colonel House discussed Italy’s claims to Fiume and the Adriatic coast while the four power talks reviewed German POW and labor notes and Austrian boundary work. Rome dispatches show Italian unrest grows over alleged missteps and exclusion from an Anglo Franco American alliance. The Austrian delegation heads to St Germain as Germany remains in Ver.
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Baron Sonnino
T. M. House
Italy
Fiume
Adriatic
Council of Four
Paris
Baron Sonnina
House
Rome
Austria
Germany
Allied Armies Advance If Treaty Is Refused
London reports that if Germany does not sign the peace treaty allied forces are prepared to advance as if armistice terms were rejected. Berlin and other cities show protest, Ebert cites Wilson’s points, Germans fear a punitive treaty. June withdrawal of American troops from north Russia is tentatively planned. Korea’s independence and liberation from Japan are urged at Paris.
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Russia
Noske
Wilson
America
London
Reuter’s, Limited
Germany
Berlin
Breslau
Friedrich Ebert
Ebert
Leipsic
Spartacans
Korea
Japan
Paris
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John H. Pray &Sons Co
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Boylston
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U. S
Morris & Company
Sailles
Versailles
Herren Giesberts
Landsberg
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Atlanta, GA
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