Hollywood style chatter at city council session
The City Council, nicknamed the Hollywood talkie members, held a fast meeting with many speakers. The mayor proposed cemetery commission appointments, vetoed a fire prevention ordinance, and urged 1500 for mosquito control while a free employment bureau was debated.
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Hollywood Talkie
Messrs. Shea
Stokes
Leahy
Sennett
Coady
Crowley
D. J. Murphy
Delaney
Wreth
O'Connor
Margaret F. Mullen
Cambridge Street
Loretto Abatabile
Charles J. McMenimen
Line Street
Lawrence J. Sullivan
Shea
Joseph P. Coyne
the Sentinel
Coyne
Cienactita
Mayor Vetoes Stokes Order in Fire Prevention Plan
Cambridge mayor vetoes Councillor Stokes proposed ordinance to create a fire prevention bureau. He cites extensive existing statute and urges state level action for uniform standards. The veto message notes continuity with statewide rules and signals continuation on page 6.
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Russell
Stokes
Bureau of Fire Prevention
Cambridge
School Committee Meeting Delivers Debates on Funds and Hiring
After tours of Buffalo and Toronto, the School Committee met this week with strong forms. City Solicitor Sullivan ruled funds in school athletic associations are not city property and can be used by fund holders. Resignations of Louise Griswell and Mary R O Keefe were accepted. The mayor overruled a bid to read architect W H McLean’s plan for a new Rindge school, noting executive function.
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Buffalo
Toronto
Sullivan
Louise Griswell
Roberts School
Mary R. O'Keefe
Willard School
W. H. McLean
McLean
Hurley
Wood
Greater Boston Democrats Salute Jefferson Birthday Dinner
Ex-Alderman John L. McDonald organizes the Thomas Jefferson League of Mass dinner in Cambridge. The event, marking Jefferson's birthday, will be held next Monday at 6 30 PM at the Commander Hotel with John L. McDonald as secretary.
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Greater Boston
Democrats
Jefferson
Cambridge
John L. McDonald
Thomas Jefferson’ League of Mass., Inc
Commander Hotel
Thomas Jefferson
The Sentinel Gossip Shares City Hall Quirks and Moves
The article records raucous city politics with editor tensions, council maneuvers, and retirements. It notes Margaret F. Mullen’s Cemetery Commissioner reappointment, calls for reconsideration of Library and Hospital Trustees, a hospital bed remark by Lehan, and a resumed return of Associate Editor McGillicuddy after illness.
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Leahy
McGillicuddy
the Sentinel
Mack
East Lynne to Fascinate Central Square Theatre Audience
Reading suggestion invites patrons to enjoy the vocal film presentation of East Lynne at Central Square Theatre in mid April. The piece promises a spectacular show and highlights its tale of misunderstanding and evil.
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East Lynne
Central Square (Publix
Death of Cambridge treasurer Henry F Lehan recalled as fierce political fighter
Mayor honors Henry F Lehan as a staunch ally and dominating personality in Cambridge politics. After a weeklong battle with pneumonia he dies at St Elizabeth's Hospital with family and friends present. Lehan, a lifelong city leader, was known for his wit, charm, and relentless campaigning spirit.
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Henry F. Lehan
Geous
Daniel H. Coakley
Dan
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
P. Delaney
John W. Lyons
Daniel F. O'Brien
Cambridge
Asa
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