Boy Police For Boston to Get Legislation Next Session
A bill to establish a boy police force in Boston to begin next May will be submitted by Representative William J. Holland. Dorchester youth William L. Roberts Jr has drafted the bill and a statewide version. The plan calls for a three year term for a junior police chief aged 15 to 21, with officers aged 16 to 17 confirmed by the Mayor or Board of Selectmen. Salaries could be paid by the affected municipalities.
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Boston
William J. Holland
Ward II
William L. Roberts, Jr
Dorchester
Curley
Board of Selectmen
Weymouth Preceded Boston as First Massachusetts Settlement
Judge Louis A. Cook contends Weymouth, not Gloucester, was the earliest Massachusetts Bay Colony settlement. He said Weymouth furnished Boston’s first settlers during a lecture on "Early Days in Weymouth" at the Old Planters' Society gathering at Moses Kimball Hall in Ashburton Place yesterday afternoon.
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Weymouth
Gloucester
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Louis A. Cook
Boston
Judge Cook
Old Planters’ Society
Moses Kimball Hall
Ashburton Place
Sixth Massachusetts and signal units reach Camp Greene
The Sixth Massachusetts Infantry along with the First New Hampshire Signal Company and the First Connecticut Signal Company of the depot brigade of the Twenty sixth New England division arrived at Camp Greene Charlotte on November 21. They were transferred from Westfield Massachusetts for winter quarters.
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Charlotte
N. C
Massachusetts Infantry
New Hampshire Signal Company
Connecticut
New England
Camp Greene
Westfield
Mass
Woman's Body Found on Boston Line Tracks
The body of Elizabeth Gilkie, 62, a housekeeper for Frank McCarthy of 6 Somerset Street Winthrop Highlands, was found after 9:30 PM on the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn railroad tracks near Ingalls station Winthrop. Police believe she was walking to catch a train and was struck by a train.
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Elizabeth Gilkie
Frank McCarthy
Somerset Street
Winthrop Highlands
Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn
Ingalls Station
Winthrop
Luce Named for Head of Republican Club in 1918
Robert Luce of Waltham nominated by the Republican Club of Massachusetts as president for 1918. Roger Walcott of Milton named for secretary and George A. Rich of Foxboro for treasurer.
Madame Melba to Sing in Hub on Thanksgiving
Boston music lovers await Thanksgiving night at Symphony Hall for Madame Melba’s first concert of the season after a two year absence. Time has treated her well and she captivates the public with seasoned artistry and a mellow mastery of song.
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Madame Melba
Hub
Boston
Symphony Hall
Song Bird
Ward 18 Democrats Endorse Mayor Curley for Re election
Patrick H McCue president of the Ward 18 Democratic Club of Dorchester writes to the editor to affirm that at a regular meeting the incorporated club unanimously endorsed Mayor Curley for re election. He denies any split or departure from the hall by members and notes a separate minority group meeting later.
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Democratic Club
Dorchester
Ward 18
Curley
Redmond
FitzGerald
Patrick H. M’cue
Ward
Boston
Simmons to Form Female Battalion for Training
Simmons will form a battalion of 450 women with trained officers from the senior class. Twenty five drill periods weekly on the athletic field. Training not for combat but to build physical development and readiness for crises.
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Simmons
Simmons Army
Army
United States
Women to Join New York City Transit Roles
New York City to employ women as surface car conductors on New York Railways and as subway and elevated station staff for Interborough Rapid Transit. Theodore R. Shonts announced preference for dependent women of current U S military families. Applicants must be 21 to 45.
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New York
New York Railways Company
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Theodore R. Shonts
United States Army
Vigorous drive against coal price increases announced
The fuel administration will prosecute producers and distributors overcharging for coal beyond government-fixed prices. State fuel administrators must report violations and provide names and facts to aid the legal department in investigations.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Blast Kills Two Workers in Medford Shaft Incident
A dynamite charge failed to explode and workers Mark Stanter and James Miller were killed, while foreman John C. McMullin was fatally injured. The blast occurred at the Medford street department building near Winthrop street yesterday afternoon. McMullin, 45, of Clayton street, remains at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Medford Street
City Lodge
Winthrop Street
Medford
Mark Stanter
Jerome Street
James Miller
John C. McMullin
Clayton Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Fake Medical Dean Jailed For Phony Degrees
Dr. Frank J. Kenney, linked to fake colleges, was jailed for six months after pleading guilty to larceny of 200 dollars paid for an embossed degree. Spectators doubted other visitors would earn real diplomas, as Kenney was extradited from Pennsylvania.
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Frank J. Kenney
Medical Colleges and Universities
Th House of Correction
Deer Island
Kenney
Pennsylvani
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