Bird Progressive rally scene erupts at Dudley Street Opera House
A meeting turns chaotic when Walter Meins is denied speaking time at a Bird Progress ive rally. Pandemonium follows as attendees shout accusations and a husky man tries to remove the speaker before Dan Cosgrove intervenes to calm the crowd.
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Dudley Street Opera House
Walter R. Meins
Carate Bird
Frank E. Robbins
Walter Meins
Senate
Dan” Cosgrove
Connolly weds Tirrell at St John’s Quincy
Mrs Elizabeth Frances Connolly of Upland road Quincy formerly Malden married Ralph Tirrell a Boston leather goods porter of Wellman Street Brookline at St Johns Baptist Church Quincy in a ceremony conducted by Rev John H Coan.
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Elizabeth Frances Connolly
Upland Road
Quincy
Malden
Ralph Tirrell
Boston
Wellman Street
Brookline
St. John’s Baptist Church
John H. Coan
Water Curtain Guards Filene Store From Fire
Water fell at 1100 tons an hour to curtain the Filene store in a successful fire screen test. The massive water blanket covered three sides of the building, drawing hundreds of onlookers and evoking a miniature Niagara-like scene.
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Filene
Filene’s Fireproof Test Impresses City Leaders and Governor
A large crowd of city officials and prominent citizens witnessed Filene’s fireproof test as Governor Eugene Foss arrived from the West. The event showcased a water enveloped modern store building with fire prevention systems, drills for all staff, and a breakfast in the top-floor restaurant after the demonstration. Officials from the Boston Board of Underwriters and several fire and police leaders attended the event and observed the extensive safety measures.
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Eugene Foss
South Station
Summer Street
Filene’s
Charles F. Cole
Samuel Abbott, Jr
John A. Mullen
John Grady
Peter McDonough
Fox, Sennott
Shallow and
Tabor
Cabot
Boston Board of Underwriters
T. Osgood
William Wedger
Cady
Wakefield
Johnson
Waltham
Manby and
Dardis
Brookline
Cambridge
Massachusetts State Police Convention Opens in Cambridge
Police delegates from cities and towns across the state gathered in Cyprus Hall Cambridge for the 13th annual convention of the Massachusetts State Police Association and the Massachusetts Police Mutual Aid Association. Mayor J Edward Barry opened the event with a welcome, followed by a lengthy business session and a banquet for 100 delegates and 266 guests.
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Boston
Cyprus Hall
Prospect Street
Cambridge
Massachusetts State Police Association
Massachusetts Police Mutual Aid Association
J. Edward Barry
Cambridge Police Association
Baby Falls Thirty Feet In North End Window
Lucy De Mario four living with her parents at 1 Keith alley North End fell from a third story window to the ground a distance of 30 feet while playing at home yesterday. The mother rushed Lucy to Relief Hospital with the child in her arms. Pedestrians moved aside as she sped along. Doctors report a fractured skull and other injuries and the child remains in serious condition but not yet listed as dangerous.
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Lucy de Mario
Keith Alley
North End
Lucy
Women lead BU Junior class officer slate
Boston University junior class officers elected show strong female representation with Katharine Bacon as president Dorothy Clements as secretary and Miss Kennard and Miss Platt among the executive members The list also includes Elmer Mode Charles Bailies Strout Gates Hughes and others.
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Boston University
Katharine Bacon
Newton Highlands
Elmer Mode
Boston
Dorothy Clements
Dorchester
Charles Bailies
Malden
Strout
Somerville
Gates
Eiverett
Kennard
Melrose
Hughes
Everett
Platt
Brookline
Greatest of all fights says Foss in campaign kickoff
Governor Foss called the campaign the greatest fight he ever had after speaking before 250 at Norwood, stressing the railroad issue and declaring himself an independent candidate. He suggested Will is the likely winner and emphasized the combat as decisive for his political path.
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Foss
Norwood
State Board of Trade
Foss signals fight to control Massachusetts politics
Governor Foss told the Board of Trade that port development hinges on internal railroad control from New England and urged support. He arrived from Indianapolis at 7 am, spent the day at the State House, and predicted a great win, saying he cannot lose. The executive council reappointed medical examiners Frederick E. Jones and W. Edward Balmer and named Emery Bb. Gibbs and Thomas H. Kirkland to county posts.
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New Haven
Foss
Board of Trade
Boston
Massachusetts
New Wigland
Indianapolis
South Station
State House
Norwood
James M. W. Hall
Simon Swig
Taunton
William A. Gaston
Gaston
Los
Hall
Governor Foss
Executive Council
Frederick E. Jones
Quincy
Norfolk County
W. Edward Balmer
Northbridge
Worcester County
Emery Bb. Gibbs
Brookline
Thomas H. Kirkland
Springfield
Hampden County
Republican Club Meets in Jarimer Hall for Nominating Committee
President Alexander McGregor presided at the October meeting of the Republican Club of Massachusetts in Jarimer Hall. A one per district nominating committee was chosen, with Samuel J. Elder of Winchester leading the slate. Amended preamble and new planks on currency flexibility civil service standards and constitutional government were debated and adopted. The committee to consider national conventions was appointed: Elder Luce and Davis.
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Alexander McGregor
Republican Club of
Massachusetts
Jarimer Hall
Samuel J. Elder
Winchester
George P. Lawrence
North Adams
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Levi H. Greenwood
Gardner
Samuel E. Winslow
Worcester
Charles EB. Brown
Concord
Herman F. MacDonald
Beverly
Francis H. Appleton
Peabody
James J. Myers
Cambridge
Robert Luce
Somerville
Charles T. Witt
Boston
Courtenay
McGregor
William W. Davis
Fall River Hearing on Child Labor and Mill Conditions
At City Hall a hearing on working conditions for women and children in mills opened with testimony from Factory Inspector Dexter. He cited cleanliness and outdated ventilation, praised fire escapes, and urged empower inspectors to order health improvements. Senators and representatives discussed compliance and calls to widen inspections amid mixed worker and manufacturer views.
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Aldermanic Chamber
City Hall
Nathan Tufts
Tufts
State House
John R. Dexter
Massachusetts
Dexter
Fall River
Law Dexter
Estes
Walter A. McLean
Edmund P. Talbot
Richard P. Berden
Lowell
James Meenan
David F. Keefe
Keefe
Rare Chinese Stone Gift to Museum Honors Okakura
The Museum of Fine Arts receives a fifth century Kouan Yin statue from Dr. Denman W. Ross. Exhibited in Paris, it is praised as a deeply moving religious sculpture. The gift memorializes Okakura Kakuzo, linking Asiatic art to Boston and the museum's First Chinese room. The piece origins are debated, with historian Edward Chavannes noting uncertainty about its temple of origin.
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The
Museum of Fine Arts
Denman W. Ross
Kouan Yin
Cernuschi Museum
Paris
China
Palmidasseu
Chavann
Ross
Boston
Okakura-Kakuzo
Okakura
Japan
India
Asia
Ros
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Laxative
A vintage ad touts California Syrup of Figs as the ideal laxative for children and adults. It promises quick relief from constipation, stomach issues, and feverish discomfort, urging mothers to use a teaspoonful for clean bowels and a healthy, playful child. The note warns against counterfeit fig syrups and recommends purchasing the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Electrical workers quit New England Council vote
Boston Electrical Workers Union voted last night in the Wells Memorial building to withdraw from the New England P District Council of Electrical Workers. They had already left the Boston Central Labor Union and the A F of Y Building Trades Department several months earlier.
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Boston Electrical Workers’ Union
Wells Memorial
New England
P District Council of Electrical Workers
Boston Central Labor Union
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