Greene Couple Mark 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Russell Thomas Greene of 21 Langdon Avenue Watertown celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at home assisted by five children. They wed in Jersey City First Baptist Church by Rev Dr Palmer and have lived in Watertown 15 years. He is a Boston dress goods commission agent and Civil War veteran. Their children include Walter L Greene Russell T Greene Jr Williard B Greene Mrs Arthur Warren Mudge and Mrs William Z Kerr.
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Russell Thomas Greene
Langdon Avenue
Watertown
Jersey City
First Baptist Church
Palmer
New Jersey Kennel Club
Walterl. Greene
New York
Russell T. Greene, Jr
Williard B. Greene
Arthur Warren Mudge
Boston
William Z. Kerr
California
Railroads Agree to Help Freight Relief in Boston
New England railroads agreed yesterday to cooperate with merchants and teamsters to ease congestion at Boston freight terminals. After requests from the Boston Chamber of Commerce to hire extra men, steps were taken to speed incoming cars. Yard conditions at the Boston and Albany improved markedly last night.
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New England
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston & Albany
Plan Fight for Lower Gasolene Prices
The Standard Oil Company faces a new competitor as automobile manufacturers under the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce form a competitive company. They anticipate forcing gasolene and oil prices down to normal within a few weeks.
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Standard Oil Company
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, Inc
Automakers Form Competitive Oil Company To Cut Gasoline Prices
Proposals in Washington outline creating a Albany incorporated firm with 5 to 10 million dollars capital to produce gasoline kerosene and lubricants at lower prices than Standard Oil. John A Royall led explanation saying the move aims to prove feasible competition and protect auto maker investments. The plan envisions a large board including 250 advisory non residents and a focus on organized, profitable operations.
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Boston
Standard Oil Company
Albany
Chamber
Washington
John A. Royall
Post
Soeallea
E H Barney Death Ends Noted Springfield Skater Era
Evertt H. Barney, 80, retired millionaire skate manufacturer and philanthropist, died in his winter home in Orlando, Florida. He was famed for gifts to Springfield including his estate on the Connecticut River banks as a memorial to his son George Barney who died in 1889. The initial 105 acres grew to 175 acres through further gifts from Mc Rawney.
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Springfield
Everett H. Barney
Orlando
Fla
Barney
Connecticut
George Barney
Mc. Rawney
McGreevy Faces $10,000 Land Dispute in Suffolk Court
M Greevy known as Nuf Ced McGreevy will star in a Suffolk Superior Court hearing over a Whittier street vacant land dispute with Roxbury widow Maria E Casey wife of Maurice F Casey. The land had belonged to Mrs Casey but was bought by McGreevy and backed a long time Boston liquor store.
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M. T. McGreevy
Atlantic
Pacific
Nuf
Roxbury
Maurice F. Casey
Whittier Street
Boston National Field
McGreevy
McGreevy’s Conflicted Land Deal and Baseball Backing
McGreevy bought a Casey property years ago paying cash and a note amid dispute over its value. He claims idle land, protests against his liquor business, and countersuit for $10,000 after trading for the land. He is known as a Boston baseball loyalist and Royal Rooter.
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McGreevy
Columbus Avenue
Harding May Be G O P Chairman
The national Republican committee sub committee on arrangements will meet in Chicago on April 7 to choose the temporary chairman for the convention opening June 7. Senator Warren Harding of Ohio is reported to have the backing of a majority of the sub committee for temporary chairman.
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Chicago
National Republican Committee
Warren Harding
Ohio
Strike on the Clyde Nears Collapse
Glasgow March 31 The Clyde strike affecting plants that manufacture large army guns shows rapid collapse as more workers return to duties and a general resumption is anticipated on Monday.
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Glasgow
Clyde
Malden Boy Saves Four From House Fire
Maurice Fishbein fifteen-year-old of Malden rescued his four younger brothers from a second story room as flames filled the home at 35 Grape Street. He then jumped to safety leaving all five boys unharmed by the fall though heavily suffocated by smoke. Neighbors assisted by climbing to the roof to catch the children. The house suffered about 1000 dollars damage and the state police will be asked to investigate the fire’s cause.
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Maurice Fishbein
Malden
Grape Street
Maurice
Nichols
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Ellen J. (Smith) Greene
Credit Clothing House
Leonard A. Cates, Mer
Boxford
United Shirt & Collar CO
Troy
Union Street
Greater Boston
Gran
M.o'keeffe Inc
T & He P
Standard Oil
E. H. Barney
Big Skate Man
M’greevy
Casey
Tremont Street
Moe Greevy
Nafeed
Red Sox
Ced
Harding
Malden Blaze
Sara Fishbein
Joseph
Harry
Max
Isaac
Deana
Greater
New
Wolf’s
Wolf's
Wolf
Reed
Norfolk
Nobby College
Hanover and
Portland Streets
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