Delay on regional bank list stalls currency bill debate
Washington Oct 30 The Senate committee postponed voting after a long session on how many regional banks to create for the administration currency plan. Proposals ranged from three to 15 with four ultimately favored, while the central bank issue remains split and the Treasury secretary’s place on the board undecided.
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Washington
Senate
Owen
Federal Reserve Board
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
Comptroller
Clergy Fund Drive Aims To Support Old Clergy
The Methodist Episcopal Church New England Conference seeks 200 000 dollars for a superannuated clergymen fund. Only eleven thousand dollars remains to be raised with 190 churches yet to respond. Interest from the fund plus annual church collections will support aged clergymen and their widows and orphans. Rev Varnum A Cooper leads the drive.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
New England
Varnum A. Cooper
Doctor Emerson resigns from Boston Infirmary board
Dr. Nathaniel W. Emerson yesterday sent a letter to Mayor Fitzgerald resigning from the Boston Infirmary board of trustees. He gave no reason for the step but was described as not being in the best of health.
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Emerson
Nathaniel W. Emerson
Fitzgerald
Boston Infirmary
Beautiful Children to Compete for 150000 Prizes at Exposition
Mrs. Chester W. Dailey discusses the envelope system of budgeting at 699 Market Street Brockton as her daughter Barbara is chosen from the Brockton district to compete in the Temple of Childhood prize contest in San Francisco. The family attends South Congregational Church and includes five year old boy and seven year old girl. Mr. Dailey is an assistant purchasing agent for George F. Keith Shoe Co.
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Chester W. Dailey
Barbara
Brockton
Temple of Childhood
San Francisco
Market Street
South Congregational Church
Dailey
George FE. Keith Shoe Company
Station Avenue
Abruzzi Duke Releases Miss Elkins From Engagement
Rome reports Commander Lubeli, aide to the Duke of the Abruzzi, and a close friend, say the duke freed Katherine Elkins from her engagement after seeking to wed her while hoping to be elected King of Albania. A secret accord between Italy and Austria blocked any Austrian or Italian prince from the throne. The duke then realized marriage was impossible and released her.
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Rome
Lubeli
Katherine Elkins
Hitt
Miss Elkins
Albania
Italy
Austria
Abruzzi
Suffolk jury fines Mason Financial $500 for small loan act
The Mason Financial Company on Milk Street was found guilty by a Suffolk jury of violating the small loan act and fined $500 by Judge McLaughlin. The Fidelity Guarantee Company, also charged, has a case still pending. The trial lasted three days with Chicago headquarters and high interest loans cited.
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Mason Financial Company
Milk Street
Suffolk
McLaughlin
Fidelity Guarantee Company
Chicago
Webber
McCall Urges Farmers to Lead World Peace Drive
Ex Congressmen Samuel W McCall told the Massachusetts State Grange at Faneuil Hall that farmers hold the key to peace citing their political power and duty to the world. Dr James L Tryon also spoke on peace as 580 candidates received the sixth degree including Thomas C Thatcher of the Cape and will seek the seventh degree at Manchester New Hampshire in December.
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Samuel W. McCall
Massachusetts State Grange
Faneuil Hall
McCall
James L. Tryon
Gohereuenan Thomas C. Thatcher
Cape
Manchester
N. H
Boy fugitive escapes again from Brockton police
Howard A. Hobart an 18 year old escapee from the Shirley Industrial School slipped from the washroom of the Brockton police station and walked out a back door. He was recaptured earlier and again vanished as officers alerted surrounding towns to watch for him.
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Brockton
Howard A. Hobart
Shirley
Painters Secretary Stricken With Pneumonia
John H. Buckley secretary of the Boston Painters District Council No 41 is seriously ill at home with pneumonia. Delegates at 12 Kneeland Street expressed regret and hope for recovery. J A Boudreu named secretary pro tem to handle duties during Buckley’s absence. The council issued instructions urging all unions to demand closed shops where employed. Business reported fair.
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John H. Buckley
Boston Painters’ District Council No. 41
Kneeland Street
J A. Boudreu
Buckley
Revere Police Face Shutdown Over Budget Shortfall
Acting Chief Chainey warned the Revere police station could close if funds to cover bills were not approved. A town meeting vote defeated the appropriation after $4034.15 in incidental expenses from Feb 1 to Sept 1 exceeded the $2,000 shortfall.
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Revere
Pecéie Chainey
Finance Committee
Chainey
Walter White
Frank H. Farrell
Book Binders Union Endorses Donahue for Re election
The Boston Book Binders Union endorses Secretary of State Frank J. Donahue for re election on the Democratic ticket. The union credits him for ensuring that all state books and documents are printed and bound under strict union conditions. Any earlier friction was resolved after he assumed office.
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Donahue
Frank J. Donahue
Boston Book Binders’ Union
Canada May Have Health Department
Ottawa Ont Oct 30 The provisional conference called by J D Hazen minister of marine and fisheries to discuss waterway pollution adopted a resolution urging the government to consider a federal department of public health The Commons committee which studied the subject was urged to continue its work next season The conference believed a federal department would aid in solving inter provincial health problems
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Ottawa
Ont
J. D. Hazen
Quincy Firemen Burned Fighting Gasoline Blaze
Hosemen William Gerry and Myles Creamer of the Quincy fire department were badly burned when an explosion at a midnight fire in Joseph Allen’s general store on Dorchester Street, Squantum, occurred. Chief Amos N. Litchfield aided them. losses to the building are about $2000.
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William Gerry
Myles Creamer
Quincy Fire Department
Joseph Allen
Dorchester Street
Creamer
Gerry
Amos N. Litchfield
Quincy City Hospital
Free Woman Acquitted in Killing Case at Norwich
Mrs Lilian M Perkins was found not guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of her son in law Thomas Coatchelly at Allyn's Point. the jury deliberated two hours after a trial that lasted over a week in Superior Court. Coatchelly had been absent from home and allegedly forced entry when Perkins shot as he broke down the door.
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Norwich
Conn
Lillian M. Perkins
Thomas Coatchelly
Tinker Signs Up Cincinnati Manager For 1914 Season
Joe Tinker, manager of the Cincinnati Nationals, signed a contract to manage the club for the 1914 season. The agreement followed a long conference with President Herrmann about the team policy for next year.
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Joe Tinker
Cincinnati
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Tinker
Herrmann
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