Lexington Man Proposes 150000 Fund for Town Hall Site
John E. A. Mulliken of Lexington says a fund of 150 000 dollars should be raised to buy a site for the proposed town hall. He will add 1000 dollars and asks 150 residents to contribute 1000 each. Extra funds would support upkeep after site purchase. A special town meeting is set for Monday Sept 22 to vote on the site.
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John E. A. Mulliken
Lexington
Eliza B. Farnum
Susanna Cary
Isaac Harris Cary
Mulliken
Autos Collide on Massachusetts Avenue No One Hurt
Two touring cars collided at the Oak street corner in East Lexington last evening. Fred A. Soutier of Pittsfield attempted a turn from the avenue and was struck by William McKenzie of Malden. Soutier’s car hit a gutter and tree. both cars were damaged but occupants were shaken up.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Oak Street
East Lexington
Fred A. Soutier
Depot Road
Pittsfield
William McKenzie
Garden Street
Malden
Soutier
Quality tomato varieties grown by C R Putnam in Lexington
C R Putnam of Lexington focuses on quality over quantity in tomato growing. From ten experimental plants five varieties were raised all reported as winners. The Golden Dwarf is the smallest tomato with grape-sized clusters, Victoria reaches plum size with eight to ten per cluster, and Golden Giants are the largest pale yellow tomatoes.
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C. R. Putnam
Lexington
New England
Albino Tomato Tops Putnam Farm Collection
On the Putnam farm the standout is the Major Pierce Albino tomato, white in color and larger than red varieties. It yields up to half a bushel per vine, reducing vine count while boosting production. Putnam plans to market it next year to counter rising living costs.
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Putnam Farm
Pierce
Putnam
Bedford Public Schools Reopen Fall Term
Bedford public schools reopen on Tuesday for the fall term. High school students attend Lexington High School. The Union School teaching staff is nearly all new, with R. B. Barlow of Porto Rico named as principal replacing E. R. Brown who has resigned.
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Bedford
Lexington High School
Union School
R. B. Barlow
Porto Rico
E. R. Brown
Mass Meeting for Memorial Fund in Somerville Ward 2
A mass meeting to raise funds for a memorial tablet honoring Ward 2, Somerville boys who fought in the German war was held in Lincoln park. Former Alderman William E. Musgrave presided with speakers including Mayor Charles W. Eldridge, Charles Sandy Chapman, Colonel William J. Keville of the 101st Ammunition Train, and former Ward 2 resident Alderman John M. Webster.
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Somerville
Lincoln Park
William E
Carrie H Miller Dies at 65 in Chelsea
Miss Carrie H Miller longtime Chelsea dry goods owner with Miss Splaine dies suddenly at 65. Funeral services planned for this evening at her Chelsea home. The pair founded their store at 749 Broadway in 1903 and will be buried in Ansonia Connecticut.
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Carrie H. Miller
Miller & Splaine
Broadway
Chelsea
Miss Miller
Miss Splaine
Ansonia, Conn
Austrians Set to Sign Treaty Wednesday in St Germain
The Austrian delegation informed the French peace mission that Austria accepted the peace treaty and that Dr Karl Renner will sign on Wednesday at 10 am in the Stone Age Hall at the St Germain chateau. The ceremony will be less formal than Versailles to hasten the signing amid Vienna's unstable government. There is speculation over Balkan signatories with Romania and Yugoslavia still negotiating and seeking reservations on the minorities clause.
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Paris
St. Germain
Austria
Karl Renner
Renner
Versailles
Vienna
St. Germain Chateau
Balkan
Rumania
Jugo-Slavia
Serbia
Montenegro
China
League of Nations
Austria Assembly Votes to Sign Peace Treaty Despite Protests
The National Assembly voted 9 to 28 to sign the peace treaty while protesting violations of Austria’s right to self determination. The Christian Socialist Hauser led a protest resolution condemning territorial clauses as unjust and calling for union with Germany as an ultimate necessity.
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Vienna
Associated Press
National Assembly
Austria
Hauser
Germany
Europe
League of Nations
Germany cites troop resistance to Baltic evacuation plan
Berlin reports that the German government has informed the Entente Powers evacuation of the Baltic Provinces is impossible due to the insubordination of German troops in Courland. The note says Germany cannot compel obedience by force and must rely on persuasion as conditions are too volatile to plan any evacuation.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Baltic
Courland
Germany
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