City Hall row ends with Wilson dismissal and McInnes promotion
Mayor Curley dismissed Water Superintendent Wilson after an inquiry into missing water tax payments totaling over 3 million. McInnes will lead Wilsons duties plus his own, with Finnerty staying on and Carven added as engineer in charge of most water operations. The mayor warned further clerk transfers may follow if McInnes fails to perform. De Pietro owed 7200 in back taxes, paying 4200 to date.
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Patrick G. Finnerty
Water Department
Wilson
Christopher J. Carven
Rupert S. Carven
McInnes
James A. McMurray
Curley
A. de Pietro
North End
de Pietro
Air Records Smashed by Army Pilot at Selfridge Field
Races at Selfridge Field last week were smashed by an Army pilot. The event was electrically timed by officers from McCook Field.
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Selfridge Field
McCook Field
Army Navy Aircraft Decision Influenced by Weeklong Tests
Tests this week aim to shape the type of machines for the army and navy and could influence whether the government builds its own fighting aircraft or continues to rely on private aeronautical firms. Lieutenant Maughan's flight reportedly makes Curtiss Army biplane a likely standard pursuit type. A congressional bill proposes government sole control over army and navy construction.
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Army
Navy
Maughan
Congress
Boston Children's Hospital drive nets near 19000 in first day
The annual 100000 subscription drive for the Children's Hospital opened with a strong response. By late yesterday afternoon nearly 19000 had been subscribed, led by William Endicott and Theodore Lyman with large gifts. Subscriptions from numerous individuals and firms followed, with checks payable to the treasurer S H Wolcott or assistant treasurer Robert W Seymour. The drive continues through the week with headquarters at the Old Colony Trust Company building in Temple Place.
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Children’s Hospital
Boston
William Endicott
Theodore Lyman
John S. Ames
Walter C. Baylies
Henry C. Clark
Colin
Bates & Yerxa
Field & Cowles
George von L. Meyer
O’brien
Russell & Co
John C. Paige
Robert Treat Paine
Richard S. Russell
John L. Saltonstall
C. W. Whittier
Henry D. Woods
Children's Hospital
S. H. Wolcott
Robert W .Seymour
State Street Trust Company
Drive
Old Colony Trust Company
Temple Place
Record speed flight shatters marks in Curtiss biplane demo
Aeronautical engineers and officers witness a record breaking run by Lieutenant Maughan in a Curtiss army biplane. He hits 232.22 mph over four laps and 229 mph average for eight, then flies the machine on its side for a wingless one mile. Monoplane records fall as Barksdale Whitehead and others reach 191 and 187 mph while Loening Packard planes and a bee line racer also post top speeds. Trials to continue.
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Army
Navy
Maughan
Barksdale
Whitehead
Loening- Packard
Hunter
Thomas Morse
Galloway
Moses Praises Lodge at Malden Republican Rally
Senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire urged re election of Henry Cabot Lodge to the U S Senate at a Malden High School rally praising the Fordney McCumber tariff bill and Lodge leadership Moses lauded Lodge as Massachusetts long time champion and a national statesman whose continuance in the Senate would sustain New England influence in national affairs.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Senate
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Malden High School
Custom House
Senator Lodge
Moses
Lodge
Massachusetts
New England
Weeks Seeks Harding Backing on Army Budget
Secretary Weeks and General Pershing visited President Harding to press military needs. They reviewed War Department estimates for the coming year totaling 329 million dollars, compared with current appropriations of 340 million. The army budget awaits approval by the Budget Bureau directors.
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Weeks
Harding
Washington
Associated Press
White House
Pershing
War Department
Army
Insurgents Captured in Mayo and Leader Killed
In County Mayo Irish forces captured many irregular troops and seized arms after surrounding Balaghaderreen. The republican commander Nulrennan refused surrender and was shot. Earlier 140 prisoners escaped from Newbridge Barracks through a sewer mouth on the Liffey.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Newbridge Barracks
Curragh
Liffey
Free State
Balaghaderreen
County Mayo
Nulrennan
Mullingar
Midlands
Mattapan handbag snatcher targets Mrs Tillie Iverson
A man snatched a handbag from Mrs Tillie Iverson on Colorado Street in Mattapan yesterday afternoon after she visited a bank. She had deposited funds in two Christmas fund books. the bag held a small amount of money and bank books with stopped payments. A vague description of the suspect follows.
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Mattapan
Tillie Iverson
Colorado Street
Collins Street
Iverson
Matta~ Pan Bank
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Charles Wilson
Waris
Sloan's
Sloan
VIM Motor Truck CO
N. E
Commonwealth Ave
Aspinwall
Providence Branch
Broadway
Providence
BR. I
Grahams
Ashington Street
Hollis
Ea Ifs
Elu Vosn
FS Weenly
Goode
R. R
Hope
Adamson
Turkey
Holmes, Luce & CO
Washington Sit
Mayo
D.W. Griffith
the Tremont Temple
Adv
Walton
Advertising & Printing Co
Broad St
Mass
Scorpio
Wilson Bros
Big Jewelry
Tremont Row
Pisces
Beight
Jordar
Children’s Cotton Union
Children’s Union
Women’s Union
Underwear Men’s Union
Ecrul
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