Tax on bachelors sparks sharp debate in Massachusetts
The special recess committee on taxation heard Mrs. Charlotte Smith advocate taxing bachelors while Mrs. Etta C Willard argued most Massachusetts women are unfit for good husbands. Smith urged a $5 tax to aid spinsters, while Willard insisted that few local girls would make good wives and that married men make better citizens.
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Charlotte Smith
Etta C Willard
Smith
Massachusetts
Mrs. Willard
Mrs. Smith
Resignation Forced On Court Officer Says Small
George F. Small Jr claims his Charlestown court resignation was coerced and notes John P. Foley, brother in law of Justice Sullivan, filled the post. Judge Sullivan counters that Small resigned to take another job from which he was dismissed for insubordination and conduct unbecoming an officer. Small earned $800 yearly.
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Charlestown
John P. Foley
George F. Small, Jr
Charles S. Sullivan
Sullivan
Small
Foley to serve as court officer and probation officer
Foley acts as probation officer without pay and will receive 1200 yearly as court officer until the Common Council with Mayor Curley’s approval places him on payroll. Judge Sullivan notes the arrangement is temporary and cites prior vetoes and a prior prison escape incident. Foley previously worked as a guard at Deer Island House of Correction.
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Small
Foley
Sullivan
Curley
House of Correction
Deer Island
Two Families Flee Flames in Dorchester Fire
Albert Saxe and Morris Epstein families fled a Dorchester blaze at 49 Miller Street last night. The three story apartment house suffered about 3000 dollars in damage after a fire of undetermined origin broke out on the top floor, burned through the roof, and spread downward threatening nearby buildings.
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Albert Saxe
Morris Epstein
Miller Street
Dorchester
Ex-Sailor Charged With Stolen Sailors’ Clothes
James F. Howlett 20 a former sailor living at 42 Walnut Avenue Revere was arrested early last evening charged with larceny of several suits from sailors lockers on Chelsea Street during James Schneider’s operation. Pawn tickets were found on him and he faces arraignment in Charlestown District Court.
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James F. Howlett
Naval Service
Walnut Avenue
Revere
Chelsea Street
James Schneider
Charlestown
Council slips up again on old Probate Court site sale
A third special City Council meeting called by the Mayor to approve the 475000 sale of the old Probate Court site adjourned for lack of a quorum. The Mayor criticized absent councillors and the slipshod methods used, urging faster action to avoid losses.
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Ballantyne
Storrow
Watson
McDonald
Courthurst
Hagan
City council clashed over missed sessions and Tremont site sale
The council criticized absent members and delayed meetings while negotiating a Tremont Street site sale. An option of 60 days was sought for Kimball Building Trust, with sale proceeds earmarked for street construction, stirring disagreement among Good Government members.
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Tremont Street
Old Probate Court
Kimball Building Trust
Coulthurst
Motorman Held in $1000 Bail After Fatal Medford Crash
Alfred Hayes of Medford has been held on manslaughter charges by criminal negligence after a elevated car struck and killed Ella Baldwin in Medford. Bail was set at $1000. The incident occurred as Baldwin, leaving a visit, attempted to cross tracks believing the car empty. Hayes rang his gong but believed she saw him, and she was killed instantly.
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Alfred Hayes
Feltsway West
Medford
Ella M. Baldwin
Pleasant Place
Cambridge
Bill Brought Against Benjamin P. Cheney
Thomas C. Washburn, a Boston real estate dealer, filed a bill in Superior Court to reach Benjamin P. Cheney’s interest under his father’s will, to apply toward a $2500 note dated April 20, 1915. An order of notice was issued in equity, returnable Sept. 3.
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Benjamin P. Cheney
Superior Court
Thomas C. Washburn
Boston
Cheney
Dover
Mass
Mr. Washburn
Cobb County Grand Jury Opens Lynchings Probe in Marietta
The Cobb county grand jury began its session in Marietta to investigate the Leo M. Frank lynching and its regular duties. Judge Patterson urged fearlessness and warned against perceptions of secrecy while defending Cobb county amid criticism linked to the lynching. A separate Brookline event showcased a Pageant of the Nations and a children’s festival directed by Samuel K. Nason as Technology Field dedication drew 5000 spectators plus 600 participating children.
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Marietta
Cobb County
Grand Jury
Leo M. Frank
Patterson
Brookline
Cobb County Grand Jury Urged to Downgrade Secret Agent Notion
Judge scolds press for misrepresenting Cobb County and declares the July term grand jury as regular. He orders a thorough inquiry into a county murder and alleged lynching while noting witnesses including O B Keeler and Sheriff Swanson, with thirty five called and work begun.
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Blue Ridge
Cobb County
O. B. Keeler
Frank
Pope Mfg Co Plant Transfer Completed
Receivers report to Judge Aldrich that the Pope Manufacturing plant at Westfield was transferred on August 27. Purchaser H Preston Coursen now in charge. Approved claims total 1,649,000 with 20,000 still in dispute.
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Pope Manufacturing Company
Aldrich
United States District Court
Westfield
H. Preston Coursen
Locomobile Company President Dies of Poisoning
Samuel T. Davis Jr., president of the Locomobile Company of America, died at his Fairfield summer home after several days ill with ptomaine poisoning.
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Locomobile Head
Fairfield
Conn
Samuel T. Davis, Jr
Locomobile Company of America
Hig
Brookline Playground Commission Chairman Eyes Show
Grath and Charles P. Cameron supervise instructors and a long list of names from Lowell Heath Beacon Emerson Gardens and other districts. George S. Baldwin chairman of the Brookline Playground Commission took especial interest in the show.
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Brookline Avenue
Fannie S. Davis
Elsie F. Pinkham
Emerson Gardens
Sewall
Lowell
Heath School
Russia
Beacon
Coolidge
Beatrice Cross
Dorothy Moran
Margaret Harris
Mary Murphy
Psyche
Mary V. Mc
150 Back From Morgan Camps Return Home
One hundred fifty vacationists from the South End returned to Boston yesterday after two months at the Morgan Memorial fresh air camps in South Athol at 1200 feet elevation. About 200 relatives greeted them at North Station and carried them home. The group gained 457 pounds in total with many children adding seven or eight pounds. Treasurer Fred C. Moore oversaw the Athol camps.
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Brown
South End
Morgan Memorial
South Athol
Boston
North Station
Fred C. Moore
Institution
Mayor Curley Approves $3.5 Million Bond Issue
Mayor Curley yesterday authorized a $3,500,000 municipal bond issue with bids to be opened Sept. 15. Of the total, $1,750,000 Dorchester tunnel bonds will carry 4 1/2 percent interest while 45-year transit bonds see a boosted rate to 4 1/4 percent.
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Curley
Dorchester Tunnel
City bonds proposed for drainage highways and parks
The issue includes 4 per cent bonds for drainage 2 years 400000 highways 17 years 450000 Ward 19 playground 20 years 200000 Rowan Park improvements 20 years 100000 sewers 26 years 600000. City had raised bond rate to 4 1 4 per cent in October 1913 on 4148000 but the last two issues were at 4 per cent.
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Ward
Rowan
Three Cent Insurance Expands Parcel Post Privileges
The parcel post now offers three cent insurance for items up to eight dollars, with receipts available for all deposits. Insurance tiers include five cents for up to twenty five dollars, ten cents for twenty five to fifty dollars, and twenty five cents for fifty to one hundred dollars. Loss only coverage applies.
Chance for Women to Win 10 Dollars in Sunday Post
The notice announces a chance for every woman to win ten dollars in the upcoming Sunday Post Women’s Section. It emphasizes inclusivity and a simple entry or participation rule for all female readers.
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Sunday Post
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Norfolk
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Hanover and
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Collins
Messrs
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Attridge
Vermont
Tech Field
Brookline Playground
Kathleen Kelley
Harriet Woods
Agnes Healey
Eva Clark
Lillie McGrath
Anna O’hanley
Mary McDonough
Morgan Camps
Three Cent Insurance
Paine’s
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