Playground appropriation vetoed in South Kind district
Mayor Curley vetoed a $125,000 playground appropriation for the South Kind district bounded by Castle Washington Dover and Tremont streets. He suggested a recreation plan including taking over land of the old Franklin schoolhouse on Washington near Dover and nearby territory. He also approved a three year lease for a cigar stand with a three month break clause, citing high land values and insufficient land for the sum.
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South Kind
Castle, Washington, Dover
Tremont Streets
Curley
Franklin
Washington Street
Dover
Franklin School
Colby College Welcomes Large Freshman Class
Colby College in Waterville Me opens its 97th year with an entering class over 200 students. Registration and schedule planning filled the day as freshmen prepare for the annual reception planned for tomorrow evening.
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Colby
Waterville
Colby College
Captured Chihuahua Loot Spurs Varied Escape Reports
Reports differ on the number of men with which he entered Chihuahua ranging from 500 to 1700. All accounts agree he secured possession of the city and took loads of loot before continuing.
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Chihuahua
Villa Seizes Chihuahua Buildings and Parades on Balcony
Villa's forces entered Chihuahua capturing the penitentiary the governor's palace and several federal buildings. He surfaced on the palace balcony to declare liberty for Mexicans while Trevino's Carranza garrison mostly fled or aligned with Villa. Retreating Trevino troops reportedly fired from San Rosa Hill after the assault.
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Carranza
Chihuahua
Villa
Trevino
Mexico
Goovernor
Federal
San Rosa Hill
European war trophy shell on Hanover Street
George Dean of Crawford Chambers Hanover street owns a European war trophy, an unexploded 10 inch shrapnel shell. The steel body and brass cap show two copper rifling bands with corrugations, indicating it was fired from a gun. The tip holds a small brass cylinder.
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George Dean
Crawford Chambers
Hanover Street
Timing mechanism on shell fuse described in antique device
The excerpt explains a rounded top unscrewing to reveal the fuse mechanism. A brass band at the base of the cap bears a marked exterior like a yardstick with feet and fractions to set the detonation point, enabling the shell to explode at a chosen time.
Suffrage Movement Backed at Maine WCTU Convention
Miss Anna Gordon national president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Maine addressed the annual convention in Lewiston praising the group’s work, urging equal suffrage as essential to public welfare, and adopting resolutions for continued temperance efforts and Maine’s adherence to prohibition.
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Lewiston
Anna Gordon
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Maine
Governor Curtis Visits Militia Camp at Fort Williams
The coast artillery corps of the National Guard at Fort Williams in Portland supports a 10 day duty tour receiving official visits from Governor Oakley C. Curtis and staff, Mayor Wilford G. Chapman, and city officials. Governor's day marked the completion of service target practice with large guns.
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Portland
Coast Artillery Corps of the National Guard
Fort Williams
Oakley C. Curtis
Wilford G. Chapman
Nippy's Pop Sees Hope for Reform of Desperate Ambrose
A brief weekly item notes Nippy's Pop may inspire reform for the troubled Desperate Ambrose. A comic about child life is slated to appear in the next Sunday Post.
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Nippy
Ambrose
Next Sunday Post
Protest Over Bay Street Railway Fare Schedule
Four protests were filed about the Bay Street Railway Company's new rate schedule. E Gerry Brown of Brockton asked for hearings in Whitman Abington Avon Stoughton North Easton Rockland Bridgewater Randoloph and Holbrook. R S Whitmarsh East Bridgewater Selectman requested a hearing in that town. James W Santry asked for a Swampscott Marblehead hearing. George W Grimes Fall River City Solicitor petitioned for a hearing on the plan to discontinue six for 25 cents strip tickets.
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Bay Street Railway Company
E. Gerry Brown
Brockton
Whitman
Abington
Avon
Stoughton
North Easton
Rockland
Bridgewater
Randolph and Holbrook
R. S. Whitmarsh
East Bridgewater
Swampscott
Marblehead
James W. Santry
George W. Grimes
Fall River
Burillville High School Destroyed by Fire
Burillville High School in Burrillville Rhode Island burned today causing an estimated $20,000 in losses. Authorities cannot determine the fire's origin as the school had been closed since June with fall term reopening planned next week.
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Pascoag
R. IL
Burrillville High School
Chicago Bread Price Rise to Six Cents a Loaf
Chicago reports bread price increase from five to six cents per loaf by a major baking firm. The rise attributed to higher material costs, with other bakers expected to follow. Officials advised customers to switch to ten cent loaves to save.
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Chicago
Cole States His Position On Noncontributory Pensions
General Charles H. Cole campaigning in Somerville and Cambridge declared his firm support for noncontributory pensions for Massachusetts workers. He cited current social and economic conditions and noted his past role on related fire and labor issues in Boston. He announced a series of rallies across South Boston and surrounding neighborhoods tonight.
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Charles H. Cole
Somerville
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Cole
Centre Labor Union
R Publican
General Cole
A and Me Cher Streets
South
Boston
Clear Square
Hyde Park
Mattapan Square
Pierce Square
Min Street
Neponset Avenue
Dorcheste
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