Woman charges graft over clean food bill at State House
Edith M. Whitmore of the Women's Health Club testified yesterday that graft is behind opposition to the clean food bill. She claimed attempts to cajole her and cited behind the scenes pressure as the bill seeks to give the State Board of Health power to regulate food safety during manufacture sale and transport.
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Edith M. Whitmore
Women’s Health Club
State Board of Health
Miss Whitmore
Representative Jackson
Lynn
House
Collins Club Urged to Work in South Boston
The Collins Club of South Boston met at 318 Broadway with ex Senator Thomas J. Collins elected president. He urged immediate work to naturalize missing police list names and add voters, warning against leaving these tasks to the end of the campaign.
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South Boston
Broadway
Thomas J. Collins
Collins
Democratic Party
Hub Secures Acquisition of Charles Moore Leader in Washington beautification
Mr. Charles Moore of Detroit, famed for shaping Washington’s image, moves to Boston to head the Submarine Signal Company’s executive board. He resigns as secretary of a large Detroit trust firm, is about 50, Harvard 1878, Columbian 1900 PhD, former editor and Senate aide, credited for Washington’s beautification plan.
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Washington
Boston
Submarine Signal Company
Moore
Michigan
Harvard
Columbian University
Detroit Times
Journal
Tribune
United States Senate
District of Columbia
Union Trust Company
Woman champion bowler touts winter sport value
Miss Bertha Kern wins the world championship for women in St. Louis on April 3. She argues bowling is a fine winter recreation for both genders, can be played indoors, and helps maintain fitness during storms. Kern notes a 275 practice score and a 210 match score with a high run of strikes.
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ST. Louis
Bertha Kern
Cuba Big Brother cigar offer by Estabrook & Eaton
A promotional note urges smokers to buy Cuba Big Brother cigars through Estabrook and Eaton selling agents. It promises a box of five at the price of one ten-cent cigar, claiming better value for the amount smoked and emphasizing sensible consumption.
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Cuba
Kotarski Convicted Again In Liquor Tax Case
Alexander Kotarski known as the Czar of Salem was found guilty by a U S Circuit Court jury of conducting a wholesale malt liquor business without paying internal revenue tax. He faces potential sentence by Judge Dodge after a prior month in Essex county house of correction. Kotarski operates a Salem wholesale grocery and heads the Empire Express Company and used it to mask his liquor business. The defense claimed orders were forwarded from customers, but testimony showed fictitious names and a church address used in one listing.
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Alexander Kotarski
Salem
Essex County House of Correction
United States
Circuit Court
Dodge
Kotarski
Empire Express Company
Express Company
Say Girl Made a Confession
Florence E Earle aged 20 confessed to larceny from Miss Lennon while working at the films, with tears and saying she did not know what possessed her. She admitted stealing items from Miss Jennie Mahoney and Mrs James Pyle. Found in New York while seeking work from Mr John Shaler’s family.
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New York
John Shaler
Lodgers Escaped Fire At 37 Dwight Street
A basement fire in a South nd tenement at 37 Dwight Street forced 14 lodgers to flee wearing scant attire. None injured. flames doused by firefighters. Damage estimated at $200. Landlady Mrs. Margaret E. Davis kept calm while Mrs. Alice Arnold escaped in a bath robe.
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Dwight Street
South
Alice Arnold
Margaret E. Davis
Cambridge Knights Await Casey’s Verses
Lively Cambridge interest centers on Councilman J. M. Casey of Ward 11 and his verses for the North Cambridge Knights of Columbus minstrel show. Political friends press for a light parody, promising entertainment and amusement from his pen.
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Cambridge
J. M. Casey
Ward 11
Knights of Columbus
Massachusetts Clergyman William Howe Nears 100th Birthday
Rev. Dr. William Howe of Massachusetts, born May 25 1806 in Worcester, nearing his centennial on May 9. He plans a quiet day, recalls a life of service including Tremont Temple founding and pastorates, and emphasizes voting as a key duty. He was recently frail but remains active at home with strong vitality for his age. He is the last of his lineage after his wife’s death in 1888.
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William Howe
Massachusetts
Howe
Boston
Worcester
Waterville
Colby) College
Newton Theological Institution
Tremont Temple
Broadway Baptist Church
Cambridge
Cordage Plans in New Hands at Boston Auction
A $500 000 mortgaged foreclosures sale of the Sewall Day cordage mills on Cambridge Street Brighton drew a huge crowd in Pemberton Square Boston. A tall New Yorker in a cab bid five hundred thousand dollars and pledged a $50 000 binder. The bidder identified as Alvin W Krech of Standard Rope & Twine Company said the firm will reorganize the mill and restart operations.
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Pemberton Square
Harry C. Byrne
Roxbury
Cambridge Street
Brighton
Sewall & Day Cordage Mills
Post
New York
Alvin W. Krech
Standard Rope & Twine Company
Blake Mystery Under Judicial Scrutiny
Dedham officials report Associate Justice Harrison A. Plympton held an inquest into the death of John H. Blake of Hyde Park, as investigators examine circumstances surrounding the case.
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Blake
Dedham
Harrison A. Plympton
John H. Blake
Hyde Park
Wedding Secret Reconciles Edith Cody and Brockton Bridegroom
In Middleboro an informal reception reveals Edith G Cody secretly wed to Irving Russell of Brockton. The couple planned a Brockton ceremony after a romance sparked at an athletic event and Cody later shared the news by phone. Russell worked for a telephone company. Cody had been a Middleboro High School graduate and hello girl.
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Middleboro
New York
Edith G. Cody
Irving Russell
Brockton
Russell
New Bedford
Miss Cody
Middleboro High School
Elopement Ends In New Bedford Family Reunion
Miss Cody travels with her lover to marry Russell after a secret ceremony with a Baptist pastor. The pair inform Russell’s parents in New Bedford where Captain L V Wood, once suitor to Cody, is surprised. The Russell family welcomes the couple. his father serves on the police force.
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The
Baptist Church
Miss Cody
Russell
Mosher
New Bedford
Middleboro High
L. V. Wood
Wood
Brockton
Telegraph
Jean Russell
Rounds Street
New Management Expands Boston Restaurant Amid Rising Costs
The restaurant plans to enlarge its space to meet demand as prices rise. It emphasizes dainty dishes, chops, cutlets, roasts, salads, pastries, and ices at low Boston prices. A grand orchestra has operated daily for five years from 11:30 to 2:30, with fourteen elevators serving the venue.
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Boston
Local Market Ad Promotes Fresh Meats and Produce
An old time grocery ad lists Armour ox tongue and rib chops, juicy steak, and haddock. Fresh shore halibut, Arlington lettuce, and hothouse cucumbers are advertised with low per unit prices and Wednesday sale notes.
Suit expected stir up Lawrence amid scandal at city offices
Hearing before the Board of Aldermen will reveal alleged improper relations between City Physician Dr Black and nurse Miss Stanley, a Bay State Building tenant. The case cites late night carousals and licentiousness at the City Home with professional and social figures named in a widening dispute.
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Black
Miss Stanley
City Hospital
Bay State Building
Dr. Black
Board of Aldermen
J. P. S. Mahoney
Stanleys
William J. Bradley
Waltham Woman Sues Bookkeeper Over Engagement Break
Miss Catherine W Dizer of 52 Chester Avenue sues Charles D Phelps auditor of the American Waltham Watch Company for 20000 alleging breach of a marriage agreement. The suit filed in East Cambridge Court notes an engagement ring and a long acquaintance with the nearly sixty year old auditor.
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Waltham
Catherine W. Dizer
Chester Avenue
American Waltham Watch Company
East Cambridge
Charles D. Phelps
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Houghton & Dutton’s
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Phelps
Dizer
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Waltham Watch Factory
Miss Dizer
Mr. Phelps
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