Threats by Dry Chief Warn Potter and Wilson to Harmonize
Wayne B Wheeler, head of the dry lobby in Washington, warned that Elmer F Potter and Field Agent Harold D Wilson must work in harmony or else one or both will have to go. He hailed Senate agreement to vote on the anti beer bill on Nov 18 as a victory and predicted passage. Wheeler also said medical beer will be buried with Beverage beer and argued beer is not suitable as a medical stimulant or a beverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne B. Wheeler
Washington
Elmer F. Potter
Harold D. Wilson
Mr. Wheeler
Wheeler
Senate
Dru
Anti-Saloon League
House
President Signs Good Roads Bill With 75 Million Allocation
President Harding signed the Good Roads bill authorizing 75 million dollars for road improvements. The measure portions maintenance provisions to the states. A separate note mentions the Lexington High School alumnae field hockey team to face Winchester High School alumnae at Manchester Field in Winchester on Armistice Day as the first in a series of inter-town contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Lexington High School
Winchester High School
Manchester Field
Winchester
Armistie
Pelletier Vows Never Quitting Fight for Vindication
District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier, in a South Boston rally, declared he would never quit his mayoralty campaign and attacked Attorney General Allen Henry F Hurlburt the Bar Association and Good Government Association. He urged supporters to stand by him as leader of the fight and criticized Henry F Hurlburt for disrespect to the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Brady
Joseph C. Pelletier
South
Boston
Allen
Henry F Hurlburt
The
Bar Association
Mr. Pelletier
Hurlburt
Pelletier
Dorchester
East Boston
Good Government Association
Loyal Coalition
Henry F. Hurlburt
Foch Meets Pelletier After Millionth Knight Honor
Marshal Foch becomes the 1,000,000th Knights of Columbus member and, after greeting Supreme Ruler Flaherty, says he wants to meet District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier. Flaherty introduces Foch to Pelletier and the two shake hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Foch
Knights of Columbus
Flaherty
Joseph C. Pelletier
Mr. Flaherty
Foch
Pelletier
Columbus
Boston
The
K. of C
Order
James A. Flaherty
Advertisement for Mentho Sulphur Eczema Remedy
A skin specialist endorses Mentho Sulphur for eczema relief. The preparation claims germ destroying properties and quick soothing effect, leaving the skin clear. Sufferers are advised to obtain a small jar from a druggist and use it like cold cream.
Pelletier Attacks Tax System in Greater Boston Plan
A recent objection to Judge Sanderson's Fish case decision and critique of Attorney Thompson's conduct near Judge Irwin are cited. Pelletier vows to force Brookline and nearby towns to share Boston’s tax burden via a Greater Boston plan, aiming to lower Boston’s $4.70 rate to Brookline’s $17.40. He campaigns with young women in sashes to gather signatures and urges women to register to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanderson
Thompson
Bar Association
Irwin
Boston Elevated
Pelletier
Brookline
Boston
Greater Boston
Retail Shoe Men Banquet Delivers Reconstruction Message
Edward A. Filene addressed the Retail Shoe Merchants of Boston at Hotel Somerset, warning that distressed European nations distrust each other and neglect agriculture, hindering a shared reconstruction and a large European market for American goods. Judge Michael L. Sullivan spoke after him as Henry K. E. Hagan presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Filene
Boston
Somerset
Filene
Ameri Xoods
Michael. Sullivan
Henry KE. Hagan
Navy Yard Prospects Dim for Leviathan Repairs
Washington on November 9 reports Mayor Peters failing to gain Leviathan repair at Boston Navy Yard. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt signals no relief from Navy cuts. bids unlikely for eight to ten million Leviathan overhaul amid limited deficiency funds. Tipping Board struggles to secure funds while Charlestown yard faces similar reductions. 350 men expected to be discharged tomorrow.
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Washington
Peters
Boston Navy Yard
Navy
Roosevelt
Charlestown Navy Yard
Navy Department
Shipping Board
Congress
Boy Drowns in Tank of Water in North Adams
Walter Luczynski, 2 year old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Luczynski of Stamford Vermont, drowned in a water tub set out for a calf. He was left alone about ten minutes and was found lying on his back with his face just under water. He had apparently toddled into the yard and fell into the tub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Call to Voters to Clean Up Politics by Malden Speaker
Benjamin L. Young of the House urged voters to awaken public conscience and drive from office every trace of corruption in the first meeting of a Women’s Division Republican program at Malden High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin L. Young
House of Representatives
Malden
Republican Party
Weldona Touted as Rheumatism Cure in Reston Stores
Local Weldona promotion claims years of rheumatism relief with testimonials from Mrs. H. Hawley of Boston who credits Weldona with curing her arthritis after six years of pain. The firm offers free booklets from Weldona Co. at 132 Boylston St. Boston and public meetings at Sloughton and Dutton Drug Dept. to explain the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reston
Weldona
H. Hawley
West Rutland Square
Boston
Woman nicknamed Dutch Lizzie jailed for pickpocketing
Elizabeth Shuman known as Dutch Lizzie was ordered by Judge Murray to serve six months in Charles Street jail for pickpocketing, with removal from 92 Cedar Street West End to the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Shuman
Guardians of the Peace
Lizzie
Central Court
Murray
Cedar Street
West End
Charles Street
Finnish Women Move Into Skilled Trades Across Nation
In Finland women are described as capable of performing many manual tasks. The article notes their participation as stone masons and carpenters, illustrating broad labor versatility among Finnish women.
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Joe
Avi
Rors Press
BY C. M. Payne
Giddap
Bay State
Wadsworth
Ecy
BAY Stater
OD Bay State
Washington St. Coolidge
W. H. Murray & Son
Newtonville
J. Cossaman
Needing
Mass
A. MacFarland
Wollaston
H. Kearney
Hyde Park
A. H. West
Central Hdw. Co
Winhester
M. Lawrence
Lexington, Mines. Co
F. Macomber
Dedham
L. A. Newcomb
E. Dedham
F. X. Masse
No. Cambridge
F. Powers
Arlington
Mars
United Fisheries Co
South Boston
Clarendon St
Denler
Burke Bros
Waverley
J. A. Trudeau
Waltham, Maas
Joseph Fisher
Medford
Ss. K. Annis
Weat Newton
Skelton’ & Son
Newton Centre
Moore & Moore
Newton
Charles F. Nelson
Norfolk Downs
G. VF. Basford
Beachmont
Johnson & McDonald
Winthrop
Dale J. Gallagher, Inc
Quincy
Nid Paints
Mastin
Houghton
E. A. Filene
Judge Sullivan
Isement
Navy Yard
Leviathan
Ter
Dame, Stabdard CO
Washington St
Prankits
Fred Harvey
Santa Fe Station
Santa Fe
California
Scout
Missionary
Grand Canyon
Fort Hill
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