Memorial commission forms to honor three Medal of Honor heroes
A special commission elected at the last Legislature to erect a bronze memorial in the State House for Lieutenant Colonel Charles M Whittlesey Private J Perkins and Private George Dilboy, with Senator John F Shea as chairman and other lawmakers and officials named as members. Richard T Howard named secretary. Artists will be asked to submit designs and specifications for the memorial honoring the World War I heroes. The note recalls Massachusetts education dating to 1637.
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Charles M Whittlesey
Pittsfield
Esc J. Perkins
South Boston
George Dilboy
Somer
Massachusetts
Driscoll seeks full bench for mandamus ruling
Judge DeCourcy partially hears Cornelius Driscoll petition seeking a writ of mandamus to compel Secretary of State Frederick W. Cook to present objections to primary voting in the Fourth Suffolk district to the Ballot Law Commission. Next Tuesday to decide if case goes to a full court. dispute centers on ballot length and polling hours with questions over the scope of the primary law.
Teeth in minimum wage law urged at state hearing
At a State House hearing before the special commission on unemployment compensation and the minimum wage Senator Walter Hardy of Fitchburg presided as advocates urged a mandatory wage law. They proposed fines for violators instead of publishing noncompliant names.
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Walter Hardy
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Enforcement change urged for minimum wage law debate
Miss Ethel M. Johnson and supporters push for mandatory powers and stricter enforcement, arguing current law costs and delays hinder fair wages. Opponents note possible payroll pressure but many speakers defend protections for unorganized workers and argue higher wages can boost efficiency without raising overall production costs.
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Miss Johnson
Hardy
Federal court orders return of liquor seized in garage
A federal judge directed Prohibition Director Potter to return 125 quarts of liquor seized from Henry Godat after agents entered his garage without a warrant. The ruling questions due process and cites Fourth and Fifth Amendment concerns while noting no forfeiture action has begun in nearly two years. A confusing tangent about home painting and paint quantity follows.
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Henry Godat
Morton
Defines Right College Types Defines Right College Types
Headmaster Ira A. Flinner of Huntington School urged that every capable student with satisfactory character should have opportunity for college. He argued college access should be based on ability, not just the means to pay, and called for donations if needed to support capable youth.
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Ira A. Flinner
Huntington School
Flinner
Fear for Mother's Life Drives Loft Dispute in Allston
A bill in equity was filed in the superior court by William F. Law and Jennie H. Law to stop Amy C. Winter from moving into the attic at 30 North Harvard Street with the aim of housekeeping. They allege she threatens forcible entry and could endanger their elderly mother, Jennie E. Law, who lives in the house.
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Amy C. Winter
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Allston
William F. Law
Jennie H. Law
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