Governor Walsh Delivers Address at Suffolk Law School Dedication
The Suffolk Law School added a three story annex and three large halls at its Beacon Hill campus in a ceremony attended by about 500. Governor Walsh spoke on educational reform, praised the school’s growth, and urged state action to improve public education while criticizing reliance on correspondence courses. Mayor Curley sent a representative, and other officials included Thomas J. Boynton and Joseph Fry Connell.
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Suffolk Law School
Governor Walsh
Gleason L. Archer
Joseph A. Parks
Fall River
Curtis and Higginson
Mount Vernon Street
Beacon Hill
Parks
Walsh
Massachusetts
Dean Archer
Curley
John J. Murphy
Thomas J. Boynton
Everett
Joseph FryConnell
Protests Rise Over Bay State Street Railway Fare Hike
Citizens across the state protest proposed fare increases from five to six cents for Bay State Street Railway cars. City Councils and trade organizations join individuals in voicing opposition to the raise. Business groups hire counsel to probe the railway's finances and justify the need for higher fares.
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Bay State Street Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Commission
Bay State Street Railway
Mall Owner's Son Chooses Wool Sorting Apprenticeship
Lawrence report describes William Wood Jr of Andover, son of American Woolen Co. president, starting as a wool sorting apprentice at the Washington mill. After five days, he expects to earn 7.50 this first payday, while vowing to learn the business thoroughly for six years and deciding his future path.
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William Wood, Jr
Horoughly
Lawrence
Washington Mill
Andover
William Wood
The
American Woolen Company
New England
New York State
Young Wood
Wood
Post
Corporation
Harvard
Public Library
Blind Woman Burned At North Cambridge Home
Mrs. Rosanna Ridell a 69 year old totally blind resident of 2 Warwick Park North Cambridge was dangerously burned last evening around six o clock as she tried to boil tea. Her screams drew Mrs. B Mooney from the second floor who wrapped a rug around Ridell and smothered the flames preventing further injury.
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Rosanna Ridell
H. J. Martin
Warwick Park
Cambridge
Ridell
B. Mooney
Mrs. Ridell
Wireless Transcontinental Telephony Demonstrated Across 2500 Miles
A staged demonstration linked New York Arlington and Mare Island California showing wireless voice transmission and back via a land line. Attendees included Vail Bethell Waterbury Crane Stevenson Blackwell Charlesworth Carty and Navy officials. Demonstration revealed potential naval and maritime use pending further development.
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Wall
Union N. Bethell
John S. Waterbury
Bancroft Gherardi
New York
Mare Island
John J. Carty
A. T. & T. Company
W. Murray Crane
F. A. Stevenson
O. B. Blackwell
H. P. Charlesworth
Vail
Carty
Washington
Pacific
Navy Department
Daniels
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Western Electric Company
Ariington
California
Arlington
Signal Corps of the Army
Bethell
Waterbury
Bernstein brothers win first World Series tickets from Red Sox
Philip Bernstein Boston newsboy known as Wifekey says tickets for the World Series were ordered on the first day of July and promised to him and his brother Morris by President Lannin at Fenway Park. The pair say Boston was favored to win the American League pennant in July and expect several games at home.
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Philip Bernstein
Boston
Philip
Morris Bernstein
Bernstein Brothers
Old South Meeting House
Lannin
Fenway Park
Wifekey
Bernstein
Newsie
Newsies
Red Sox
Fiseker
Transmission of wireless speech to Europe seen as assured
New York officials today declare that the prospect of transmitting audible speech to Europe by wireless is an assured fact. The statement follows demonstrations and tests by government and industry engineers.
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New York
Europe
Braves Pick Miami for 1916 Spring Training
Braves president James E. Gaffney announced Miami Florida will host spring training for 1916 replacing Macon Georgia. An engineer prepared plans for a new ballpark and a five year lease was secured with Miami business interests, signaling a major relocation by the club.
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James E. Gaffney
Braves
Miami
Boston Club
Carter Beats Mudge in Greenwhich Country Club Golf Tourney
Philip Carter of Nassau New York defeated Dudley Mudge of Yale and St Paul Minnesota in the Greenwich Country Club invitation golf tournament final by 6 and 5. Mudge rebounded from a semifinal win over Maxwell Marston of Baltusrol then fell to Carter 3 and 1 after leading 4 up at the 15th.
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Greenwich
Carter
Reginald M. Lewis
Ridgefield, Conn
Drowns in Pond Near His Home in East Foxboro
Alonzo Rothschild author of a noted Lincoln biography drowned in Beau mont Pond near his East Foxboro home while bathing. The body was recovered by Hargrave, a Rothschild farm worker, and Dr Galliston of Franklin ruled the death accidental.
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Foxboro
Alonzo Rothschild
Lincoln
Beaumont Pond
East
Hargrave
Rothschild
Galliston
Franklin
Death of Alonzo Rothschild Author of Lincoln Biography
Alonzo Rothschild formerly of New York and East Foxboro died after his clothing was found on a pond bank and his body recovered nearby. He leaves a widow Meta, a son John and daughters Ruth and Katherine. Born October 30 1862, he studied at City College of New York and Harvard. He wrote Lincoln Master of Men, a noted biography.
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Rothschild
Batzite
John
Harvard
Ruth
Katherine
Alonzo Rothschild
New York
Katherine (Meyer) Rothschild
College of the City of New York
Harvard College
Lincoln
Meta Rothitscheck
East Foxboro
New England
Mr. Rothschild
Plans on Taxation Hearings at State House
At a State House hearing before the special taxation commission, Chanel C. Wood urged electing local assessors by voters, compulsory returns on taxable properties, and moving tax of intangibles to the State. Brookline and Brookline properties were cited as examples of underassessment.
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State Department
Chanel C. Wood
Board of Assessors
Ayer
Special Commission On Taxation
Mr. Wood
Brookline
Frederick T. Fuller
Th Commission
John T. Comerford
Brooksline
Edward S. Randall
Medford
Medford Bacause
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