Regulation of Billboards Debates on Public Aesthetic Controls
Representatives of billboard interests urged limits while a special commission weighs rules. John Sullivan proposed bans on double deck boards and residential area posters, standard sizes, no fence postings, and no intrusion on beauty spots along boulevards. Opponents favored periodic regulatory updates or tax measures to protect Mohawk Trail views.
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Special Commission
John Sullivan
New York
E. A. Frost
Poster Board
John Donnelly & Sons
William Turtle
Jk. T. Hartman
Massachusetts Civic Alliance
Hastings
North Adams
O'Halloran
Clinton Q. Richmond
Mayor Quinn Defends Appointees in Cambridge Fight
Edward W. Quinn responded to attacks in Cambridge claiming his appointees have efficiently handled city affairs. He denied accusations that appointments were made for political favors, speaking last night in Central Square.
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Cambridge
Edward W. Quinn
Central Square
South Dakota Endorses Wood for President Nomination
Reports from county proposal conventions across South Dakota indicate General Leonard Wood will receive the Republican state convention endorsement at Pierre on December 2. Governor Frank O Lowden of Illinois will be the dissenting or minority choice.
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Mitchell
S. D
South Dakota
Leonard Wood
Pierre
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Labor Conference Moves Toward Permanent International Labor Office
Washington Nov 25 The International Labor Conference took steps toward perfecting permanent organization as contemplated in the Versailles treaty with the creation of a 12 government, six labor, and six capital representatives governing body. This body will establish the international labor office through which all labor clauses are to be worked out.
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Washington
International Labor Conference
International Labor Office
Plan for League of Nations labor board sparks Latin American protest
Government, employers, and workers representatives are named for the international labor board. Latin American delegates protest that only Argentina is represented, arguing the plan lacks equity. The governing body will oversee the international labor office and liaise with governments and labor and employers groups worldwide. Reservations exist for U S participation and Germany retains a spot in the government workers group.
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Belgium
France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Germany
Switzerland
Spain
Argentine
Canada
Poland
United States
Denmark
Sir Allan Smith
M. Guierin
M. Pirelli, Jr
Jules Carlier
Modacz
Czecho- Slovakia
Schindler
Leon Jouhaux
Jan Oudegeest
Netherlands
Stuart Bunning
Lindquist
Sweden
Draper
Argentina
Francisco Carrera Jusiz
Cuba
Organization of Labor
League of Nations
International Labor Office
Council of the
St Vincent Guild Hosts Thanksgiving Whist At Orphan Asylum
Mrs John E Gilman Jr presided over a Thanksgiving whist party at the St Vincent Orphan Asylum on Camden Street to support the upcoming Christmas sale. About 100 guests attended as the guild prepared prizes and festive treats. The annual sale is set for December 9 and 10 at the asylum.
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John E. Gilman, JR
St. Vincent
Edward H. Brunet
St. Vincent Orphan Asylum
Camden Street
St. Vincent Guild
Guild
John H. Gilman
Daniel F. Brickley
New Immigration Station At Jeffries Point East Boston
Final stages of construction on the immigration station at Jeffries Point East Boston with occupancy expected soon after the new year. The yellow brick one story building replaces the unsafe Long wharf quarters and can house 600 aliens with a fireproof design, hospital, baths, recreation rooms and sanitary kitchens.
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Jeffries Point
Congress
Long Wharf
Secret room hid large chemical stock in East 1th Street HQ
Detectives raided the United Russian Workers headquarters on East 1th Street and found 50 to 60 small bottles of chemicals that could be turned into explosives. A door to a secret room was discovered behind a parlor wall. No arrests were made. Federal warrants targeted several members, and three large books allegedly listing membership were seized along with copies of Bread and Freedom. The Bureau of Mines will send a representative to inspect the substances.
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New York
United Russian Workers
East
Bureau of Mines
Washington
Bread and Freedom
Eight of 13 Fail to Get 2000 Names
Thirteen candidates compete for three City Council seats in the December 16 election. Only five have been certified by election commissioners. Eight remaining candidates filed extended signatures hoping to qualify. Each must show at least 2000 registered voter signatures before certification. Filing deadline passed yesterday at 5 p.m.
Last Trip as U S Transport George Washington Returns Home
The George Washington docks in New York for its final voyage as a U S transport carrying King Albert of Belgium and party back to Europe from Newport News. Breckinridge Long accompanies royal travelers home and 30 others, including American chefs and waiters who served the royal party. The ship has been at sea 376 days since December 1917, with 85,140 passengers and 115,368 miles traveled. A farewell dinner honored Captain Edward McCauley Jr before his transfer to the cruiser Huntington.
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New York
George Washington
King Albert
Europe
Newport News
President Wilson
Breckinridge Long
Albert
Edward McCauley, Jr
Huntington
Plainville woman celebrates 101st birthday at home
Harriet N. Kingsbury of Plainville marked her 101st birthday with an informal home reception in Franklin. Born in Wrentham, she has spent most of her life in the region except for a few years in New York State and remains in excellent health and optimistic about many more years.
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Franklin
Harriet N. Kingsbury
Plainville
Wrentham
New York State
City election candidates face filing deadlines and scrutiny
Councillors Ford McDonald and Watson seek re election with P H Jennings and Thomas F Coffey certified. Several candidates failed to file papers including Ernest H Smith Patrick H Shanahan and Stephen J Dunleavy. Signature counts for other hopefuls listed with Edward I Kelley leading at 1792 and Roger Scannell Jr at 475. Election signatures must be certified by December 1 as officials prepare for candidate interviews by the Government Association. Dr Frederick L Bogan and Francis A McLaughlin certified for school committee gate. Henry Abrahams seeks signature lists not yet certified.
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Roger KB. Scannell, Jr
T. J. Francis
George McCaffrey
Goovernment Association
Association
Frederick L. Bogan
Francis A. McLaughlin
Henry Abrahams
Public School Association
Bogan
Lenine Claims Victory Over Kolchak At Red Congress
Nikolai Lenin declares a full victory over Kolchak during a Moscow address to the All Russian Congress of Musselman communist organizations, calling the western attacks weak and criticizing President Wilson while praising Allied peace setbacks.
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London
Kolchak
East
Nikolai Lenine
Musselman Communist Organizations of Eastern Peoples
Moscow
Versailles
Entente
Wilson
America
Arraign Two Men for Breaking and Entering
Roy Saunders of Woodbury Street and William Reed of Smith Avenue Roxbury were arraigned in Roxbury court yesterday on daytime breaking and entering charges against the residence of William Washington at 1949 Washington Street. They pleaded not guilty and were held in $2000 each for a later hearing.
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William Washington
Washington Street
Roy Saunders
Woodbury Street
William Reed
Smith Avenue
Roxbury
Harvard Names Hocking Alford Professor of Philosophy
William Ernest Hocking, Harvard philosophy professor and author, chosen to fill the Alford chair left vacant by Josiah Royce. Hocking, born in Cleveland in 1873, has taught at California Yale and Harvard and authored The Meaning of God in Human Experience. Also includes advert for Ely's Cream Balm claiming quick relief from nasal congestion and catarrh.
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William Ernest Hocking
Harvard
Hugo Munsterberg
Harvard University
Alford
Josiah Royce
Hocking
Cleveland
University of California
Yale
God
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