Enlargement of Boston height limit to 125 feet favored
A Faster zone expansion to permit 125 foot building heights was backed by a Suffolk County Commission report. The panel led by Ralph Adams Cram heard opposition from the Boston Real Estate Exchange and others while ex mayor Nathan Matthews led the critique. The Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange supported the measure at hearings in City Hall.
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Nervura tonic promoted for nerves and vitality
Advert shows Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve medicine claimed to restore appetite sleep and vigor. It promises purified blood strengthened nerves and increased resistance to disease with free consultation at 597 Albany St. Boston Massachusetts.
City districts rezone heights in Boston 125-foot zone expands
The city splits into District A and District B with a 125-foot height limit for District A expanding toward Back Bay and Roxbury. District B remains under the old 80-foot rule. The extension covers Boylston to Massachusetts Avenue and Tremont Street to Columbia Road, with a 60 day enactment timeline.
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Columbia Road
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Worth Ind
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City
West End
South End
South Boston
Will of Mrs Emma Wood Filed in East Cambridge
The will of Mrs Emma Wood of Woburn filed for probate yesterday names $500 to her physician Dr Chalmers of Woburn $250 to John R Flint general houseman at the Wood home and $100 to Mrs Peter McDonald formerly Margaret Green a former servant. Died Oct 26 the estate goes to five children with no provision for son William M Wood who is said to have ample provisions.
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William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
East Cambridge
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John R. Flint
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Wood Home
Peter McDonald
Margaret Green
RANDOLPH G A R DEDICATES CANNON
Captain Horace Niles Post 110 G A R dedicated two brass cannons and two pyramids of cannon balls in Central square Randolph. Congressman Richard Olney 2d of Dedham spoke as the principal addresser crediting his efforts to secure the cannons for the town.
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Horace Niles
Central Square
Richard Olney
Dedham
Avon Minister Quits Pastoral Post
The Rev. E. S. Harrison, pastor at the local Baptist Church, resigned at the Wednesday prayer meeting. He accepted an offer to become assistant pastor at the First Baptist Church of Brookline where Rev. O. P. Gifford is the pastor.
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Harrison
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O. P. Gifford
Harvard Lovers Mistaken Angora Cat For Skunk
Two Harvard students visiting Wellesley thought they spotted an Angora cat at Tower Court. The “cat” turned out to be a skunk, triggering a comic misadventure as they fled through meadow to a garage, then boarded a Boston-bound train to Cambridge.
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Sunday Meeting for Democratic Candidates in Jamaica Plain
A Democratic gathering will be held Sunday afternoon in Fraternity Hall Emmett building Jamaica Plain with presiding Fred J McLaughlin and speakers Mayor Curley Francis J Horgan John F MacDonald and local House and Senate candidates.
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Woman Claims Destiny Read From Name at New Thought Service
Miss Louise Cutts Powell of the University of California lectured at the New Thought Church in Boston, arguing she could read an individual's destiny from their name using a table of numerals and alphabet letters.
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New Thought Church
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Ellen Fitz Pendleton Numerology Portrait Emerges
The name Ellen Fitz Pendleton is analyzed through letter counts to forecast the Wellesley College president’s traits. It predicts leadership, philanthropy, solitude, practical finances, and a public eye, with risks of egotism and overwork, ending with a note on domestic tendencies.
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Ellen Fitz Pendleton
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Numbers and numerology themes in Miss Powell talk
The excerpt outlines symbolic meanings for digits seven to nine, linking seven to spirituality, eight to power and money with potential oppression, and nine to art and reform with a note on excessive freedom. It notes Miss Powell will discuss love marriage and color significance.
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Republican Rally Highlights Tariff and Economy in Haverhill
In Haverhill United States Senator Weeks and Charles Sumner Bird spoke at City Hall as Republican rally speakers. Weeks praised the federal reserve act while criticizing Democratic money policy and warned of postwar unemployment and the need for tariff protection to shield American workers.
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Belgrade Avenue Extension Ordered in West Roxbury
Mayor Curley authorized the Belgrade Avenue extension from Anawan Avenue to Beech Street and widened Beech Street to Centre Street in West Roxbury. Street commissioners submitted the improvement order, following a 100000 loan authorizing the cost.
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Anawan Avenue
Beech Street
West Roxbury
Centre Street
Curley
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Advertise Breath Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle bowel and liver stimulant that purifies the system and relieves bad breath without calomel. It claims the tablets are a vegetable olive oil mix, sold at 1 box for 1 cent and 25 cents.
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Sweetser threatens trouble as Ninth Regiment travels home
The Ninth Regiment train bound for Boston faces friction with Massachusetts officials over headquarters. General Sweetser, angered by the Adjutant-General's order reallocating armory rooms, appeals to Governor McCall while delaying passengers and operations. Reports indicate looming conflict as the train travels through Missouri and Kansas City en route to Boston.
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Ball Players Need Petting Says Former Braves Captain
William J. Sweeney a former Braves captain told the Master Builders Association at a coffee party that baseball players have artistic temperaments like opera stars and require petting and fussing under stress. He cited players tearing at umpires and noted Johnny Ivers suffered a serious breakdown from baseball.
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Braves
Master Builders’ Association
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Johnny Ivers
Man Killed by Trolley Car Identified as O Byrne
A man struck while riding on the step of a Lynn trolley car on the State road in Revere Thursday night was identified as Frank A. O Byrne 60 of 10 Ingalls Street Lynn. He died after being hit by an approaching car traveling in the opposite direction.
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Revere
Frank A. O’ Byrne
Ingalls Street
Lynn
Five Girls in One Five Girls in One
A Boston expert profiles a woman with multiple distinct personalities described as calm at times and wild at others. The feature promises insight into her history and the forces behind her varied conduct in tomorrow's Sunday Post.
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