Planners Discuss Housing Laws and Modern Building Codes
At a public meeting in the State House hearing room tied to the metropolitan city planning exhibition the discussion covered housing laws enforcement planning for workingmen's homes and the new housing amendment. Presiding was Professor James S Pray with speakers including Professor James Ford Walter H Kilham and Edward T Hartman.
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State House
Council of 50
James S. Pray
Harvard University School of Landscape Architecture
James Ford
Harvard Department of Social Ethics
Walter H. Kilham
Edward T. Hartman
Debate on slicing Boston Common for traffic relief begins
At a noon gathering linked to the exhibition supporters of trimming portions of Boston Common faced opponents in a public debate. Frank A. Goodwin urged widening with a referendum while Myron E. Pierce argued against slicing the Common citing Tremont street pedestrians and a daily 200000 foot traffic count. Cor nelius A. Parker later spoke on Direct State Activities in Housing.
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Boston Common
Frank A. Goodwin
Boston Board of Street Commissioners
Boston
Myron E. Pierce
Boston Common Society
Tremont Street
Cornelius A. Parker
Homestead Commission
Train strike claims life in Quincy at Wol laston station
Albert T. Tromley, 72, of Western avenue Quincy, died at Quincy City Hospital from injuries after being struck by a train while crossing tracks at Wol laston station yesterday morning.
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Albert T. Tromley
Western Avenue
Quincy
Quincy City Hospital
Wollaston Station
Adamson’s Balsam Advet Cures Coughs Colds
Try Adamson's Balsam. It never fails to cure coughs and colds and gripped advt.
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Adamson
Shakspere Day Plans Announced by Festival Guild
Drama League meeting at Boston Opera House outlines tercentenary celebration for Shakspere. Open air plays will tour Franklin Park the Common Public Gardens Esplanade Harvard Medical School and Public Library on April 19 if weather allows.
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Shakspere Festival Guild
Drama League
Boston Opera House
Franklin Park
Esplanade
Harvard Medical School
Public Library
Father Drum Presents Second Lecture in Series
The Rev Walter J Drum of Woodstock College will speak on The Keeper Then the Book as part of five lectures on The Church and the Bible. The talk is tomorrow at 3 PM in St Cecilia's Guild Hall Back Bay. Tickets are in high demand under the League of Catholic Women.
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Walter J. Drum
Woodstock College
Woodstock
St. Cecilia’s Guild Hall
Belvidere Street
Back Bay
Father Drum
Boston
League of Catholic Women
Tremont Street
Man Killed by Live Wire in Methuen Storm
Christian J. Kohler a weaver was instantly killed when he stepped on a live electric wire torn down by a heavy storm as he walked home from work in Methuen on November 19.
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Methuen
Christian J. Kohler
Boston Relief Fund Dance Attracts Dense City Society
Boston society hosted the winter season dinner dance at Copley Plaza with 650 attendees. The Farnese relief fund run by Margaret Stackpole and Edith Deacon of Boston will collect subscriptions to be sent from Boston and nearby areas.
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Boston Society
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Copley Plaza
Farnese Relief Fund
Margaret Stackpole
Edith Deacon
Boston
Charity Ball Ushers and Patrons Honor Ballroom Night
Ushers included Barrett Wendell Jr R S Potter Ralph Lowell and others under George von L Meyer Jr who also managed the floor. Patrons listed Mrs F Lothrop Ames Mrs Vincent Astor and several society names. Dancing began at 1030 despite storm delays with a Castle judged modern ballroom contest. Net proceeds from the Copley Plaza event and mail subscriptions were expected to total about 1500 dollars. Attendees from Philadelphia Washington Newport and others included the Munns Elkins Roche Sears Wagstaff and more.
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Barrett Wendell, Jr
R. S. Potter
Ralph Lowell
Francis Gray
John Tuckerman
John Sweetser
Carleton Burr
George von L. Meyer, Jr
F. Lothrop Ames
Vincent Astor
George von L. Meyer
Nathaniel Thayer
Eben Jordan
Frederick Richardson
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
New York
Vernon Castle
Copley Plaza
Charles Munn
Philadelphia
William L. Elkins
Washington
Drexel Paul
Oliver Iselin
Newport
Roché Twins
Frank and
Maurice Roche
Eleonora Sears
David Wagstaff
Carmen with Ballet Enlivens Boston Opera House
Carmen returned with the Ballet Russe company featuring Mme Pavlova and dancers in a fourth act divertissement not seen in the country before. The production praised for color, staging, and faithful performances by Mme Gay as Carmen and Mr Martin as Don Jose, with strong choruses and Moranzoni conducting.
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Pavlova
Voltaine
Ballet Russe
Bull Ring
Mme. Gay
Carmen
Mr. Martin
Jose
Mme. Scheider
Micaela
Miardones
Mr. Baklanoff
Boston
Don Jose
Paris
Mr. Mardones
Moranzoni
Funeral of "Daddy" Ranck Held Private Today
The funeral for "Daddy" Ranck the famous trick and novelty maker from Newspaper Row will be at 2 this afternoon from his Brookline home 224 Chestnut Hill Avenue. Services are private with a few relatives and friends attending including F. C. Ranch of Chicago George H. Gibson Arthur Taylor and Jack Mahoney former partner.
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Ranck
Newspaper Row
Chestnut Hill Avenue
Brookline
F. C. Ranch
Chicago
George H. Gibson
Arthur Taylor
Jack Mahoney
Cole Praises Corporate Service in Boston Speech
John N. Cole former Speaker of the House and current Industrial Development Bureau chair voiced pride in his corporate career while in the Legislature He attacked the minimum wage law arguing it would send millions of dollars in business away from Boston He spoke on transportation in Metropolitan Boston before the Traffic Club of New England at the City Club.
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John N. Cole
House of Representatives
Industrial Development Bureau
Boston
Traffic Club of
New England
City Club
State Board to Prosecute Complaint Against Hanscom Construction
Edward F. Wallace of the State Board of Labor and Industries travels to Fall River to prosecute a board complaint against Hanscom Construction of Boston for employing a 15 year old boy, James Lacione, to operate a machine powering a stone crusher in violation of laws on hazardous minor labor.
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Edward F. Wallace
State Board of Labor and Industries
Fall River
Hanscom Construction Company
Boston
James Lacione
Verdict in Bush action reaches jury in Suffolk case
The suit of George M. Bush former trainer of John L Sullivan against the Boston Elevated Railway Co for 15000 damages in Suffolk Superior Court went to the jury shortly before 1 PM. The jury retired after adjournment and returned a sealed verdict to the court by Monday morning.
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George M. Bush
John L. Sullivan
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Suffolk Superior Court
White
Ducks Join Franklin Park Zoo From Jefferson Maine
Four handsome black ducks arrive at Franklin Park Zoo from Dr. F. W. Jackson of Jefferson Maine amid a heavy rain. The birdswere released from a crate into the artificial duck pond and settled in for a day of comfort.
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Maine
Franklin Park
Franklin Park Zoo
F. W. Jackson
Jefferson, Maine
Hotel man Philip Yeaton marks 94th birthday in Boston
Philip Yeaton of 1489 Washington Street South End celebrated his 94th birthday yesterday. Known as the dean of American hotel men he was born in Augusta Maine and in 1860 owned the Ocean House at Hampton Beach the largest seaside resort in New England. He stayed in hotels until 1907 retiring after his wife died.
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Philip Yeaton
Washington Street
South End
Mr. Yeaton
Augusta
Hampton Beach
New England
Will Feed 250 at West End Mission
Two hundred fifty poor men will receive a Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day at the West End Mission rooms, 42 Green Street. The committee of C. F. Dorman, Frank Curtis, G. S. Farnum, J. T. Cook, W. H. Bennett and George P. Wilder has perfected arrangements to provide a feast equal in quality and quantity to past years.
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West End Mission
Green Street
C. F. Dorman
Frank Curtis
G. S. Farnum
J. T. Cook
W.H. Bennett
George P. Wilder
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Harbor Force
O’meara
Michael J. Welsh
Lagrange Street
Harbor Police
John O’ Connor
NCE
National Biscuit Company
Bellans
Massachusetts Civic League
Charles A. Killam
Train Hills
Quincy Man
Shakspere
Gilchrist
Bizet
Cole
Union Freight Company
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Mr. Mellen
South Bay
Pathfinder
Pathfinder Six
F.co.b
Porter Motor Sales CO
Commonwealth Ave
State Board
Union
Fancul Hall
Quality
Washington St. Jefferson
Hancock St
Norfolk Downs
Tel
Packer
Brookside
Sicily
Box Bell
Henfield
Marry ME
Bella
Wilson Bros
Wilson Nerothebs, Scollay Squard
Presse
Hotel Man
West End
Washington and Hanover Sts
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