Prohibition Candidate Harold D. Wilson Endorsed in Mass. Circulation
The letter endorses Harold D. Wilson for attorney general amid a reform wave. It praises his Prohibition enforcement and calls his election a boost to general law enforcement in Massachusetts and nationwide, comparing it to Volstead Act gains. It cites True Wilson as organizer and urges turnout for primary and November elections.
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Harold D. Wilson
Somer
Wilson
M. E. Church
Fetter
D. Wilson
New England
Massachusetts
Volstead
Marries 85 Couples in Half a Workday
New York report notes Deputy City Clerk James J. McCormick wed 85 couples by 1 pm at the Municipal building and issued 150 marriage licenses in a single workday. He completed 21 marriages in the first 40 minutes and 64 more by midday, in a record pace.
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New York
United News
James J. McCormick
McCormick
Note of death by own action found by Muddy River
A dilapidated bloomer bathing suit and a note reading Good bye cruel world I cant stand it any longer are found near the Muddy River by the Longwood Avenue bridge. Police suspect a hoax yet watch for a possible suicide as they investigate the note signed Margaret Norton and await any sign of a person in the water.
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Muddy River
Longwood Avenue Bridge
Back Bay
J. B. McClellan
Boylstonetreat
Jamaica Plain
Kneeland
Margaret Norton
Gaston Sees Democratic Victory Ahead in Massachusetts
At a Worcester rally Colonel William A. Gaston predicts a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts in November and a nationwide Democratic victory in 1924. He criticizes the Republican administration and Senator Lodge, laments the Old Guard, and says Massachusetts will join states rebuking do nothingism and paving the way for a sweeping win.
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Worcester
Massachusetts
William A. Gaston
United States
Senator Lodge
Lodge
Harding
Ely Decries Boston Domination In Western Massachusetts Tour
After a five day Cape and western Massachusetts swing, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Joseph B. Ely denounced the heavy Boston tilt in state politics. He urged fair regional representation and challenged Senatorial candidate Fitzgerald to a public debate on Washington Street. The campaign note emphasized party service over personal gain and urged unity for the fall election. In Pendleton Oregon, Walt Mason’s brother Pra Mason dies after accidental ammonia ingestion. widow and large family survive.
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Cape
Massachusetts
Joseph B. Ely
Dorchester
Boston
Ely
Commonwealth
Mr. Ely
Fitzgerald
Congress
Pendleton, Ore
Pra Mason
Walt Mag@on
Mistak
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