Childrens Elephant Fund Letters From Boston Post
A six year old Marion Young from Ashmont and six year old Charles F Scammom of Gloucester donate pennies and dollars to the Elephant Fund. They describe saving to help buy Tony and hope to visit the elephants at the zoo in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Elephant Man
Tony
Herbert
Annie
Charles
Grace
Geraldine
Marion Young
Edwin Street
Ashmont
Elephant Fund
Boston Post
Boston
Mass
Sir
Howard, Jr
Zoo
Charles F. Scammon
Gloucester
Beverly
Edson B. Stone
Howard A. Stone
Edwards Street
Director of 700 Is Much Pleased Over Elephant Victory
Arthur B. Baker, director of the Franklin Park Zoo, expressed great pride as boys and girls claim ownership of three elephants. He said the purchase, funded by their own earnings, marks a remarkable achievement for young supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur B. Baker
Franklin Park Zoo
Elephant Benefit At Copley Plaza
An elephant fund drive led by Everett children boosts donations for Mollie Waddy and Tony. Parents, schools, and local kids plan how to spend proceeds on elephant comforts and a new house, with events including a howdah party and a Copley Plaza benefit on April 20 featuring dances, music, and recitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elephant Fund
Copley-Plaza Hotel
College of the Spoken Word
D. M. Staley
Colin MacLain
Geneva Avenue
Dorchester
Bertha Andrews
Geneva Ave
Western Ave
Cambridge
Copley Plaza
Children donate to buy elephants in park letters
A writer asks for pennies to buy Tony the elephant tusk for the park. Another child Bud and Jack Shea contribute dollars and cents in thanks to the paper for a chance to help the elephants. A third note sends eight cents earned while running errands to aid the elephants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud
The
Post
Jack Shea
Geneva Avenue
Dorchester
Children cheer Elephant Fund with heartfelt letters
A flood of reader letters from Boston area children and families express support for Franklin Park Zoo elephants. Donors include Beatrice Ludwig Roxbury Beulah Bagley Melrose Afton Howlett Nahant and many more pledging coins and small checks to the Elephant Fund Boston Post. The notes celebrate the elephants and request rides and a good home for the creatures.
Children Donate To Elephant Fund In Letters To Editor
Young readers from Massachusetts send money and notes to buy elephants Mollie Waddy and Tony for Franklin Park. Donations range from 11 cents to 50 cents with mentions of pets and school groups, plus eager plans to visit the elephants.
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Tony
Mildred
Irwin Hattin
Somerville
Elephant Fund
Bramp
Amos Gile Hutchinson
Elm Street
Braintree
The
U c
Mollie
Waddy
Franklin Park
Alice Parker
Shurtleff
Chelsea
Mass
Molly
Post
Lillian Clauss
Marguerite Clauss
Dorathea Clauss
Mary Clauss
Baby
Helen Clauss
Bullard Street
Dorchester
Warren Avenue
Boston
Alton Bay
N. H
Little Elephant Stories No 18 Wrecked Barn After Rat
Mollie Waddy and Tony visit a lakeside town and in a summer stable fear a rat. Tony’s roar spurs a chase that ends with the barn collapsing and the trio sleeping beneath trees for safety. The incident leaves the elephants unharmed but the barn in ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie
Waddy
Tony
Lake Michigan
Little Boats on the River At the Old Barn
Mollie Waddy and Tony travel with limited funds and contentment. From a ramshackle barn near a riverbank they observe small boats drifting by through a back window, finding simple pleasures in the quiet scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Mollie
Waddy
Children Offer Dimes for Ol Elephants in New Hampshire to Boston
A trio of young donors from New Hampshire and Massachusetts submit small sums to the Elephant Fund. Marshall Wilder, Hazel Wilder, and Dorris Wilder send 40 cents with notes of washing dishes and wishes to visit Boston to see the elephants. George Keith from Dorchester adds 16 cents saved by skipping movies, seven years old, and Arlington supporter Joseph Power in Arlington contributes $3.42 with thanks to Arlington residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elephant Fund
Hazel
Marshall P. Wilder
Mollie
New Hampshire
Boston
Hazel E. Wilder
Dorris E. Wilder
Peterboro
N. H
George Keith
Mallet Street
Dorchester
Boston Post
Arlington
the Post
Joseph A. Power
Moor Place
Mass
Subscriptions From Local Students and Residents
A list of names and addresses shows contributions collected by fifth and sixth graders at Ralph Wheeler Grammar School and staff members for a local subscription drive. Amounts vary from 10 cents to 50 dollars, totaling 6291.53, with many donors including Marion Ek Webster Hampton Falls Paes and Walter J Merrifield Hathorne Mass.
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Marion Ek
Webster
Hampton Falls
Paes
Isk
Walter J. Merrifield
Hathorne Mass
Jnupdls
Ralph
Russell
Fomopvilg
Cecasbinesensen
Manola
Simpson
Morelana
St. Agnes Casey
Heals St
Rox
Hattie
Charley French
Lafayette St
Calais
Eugene L
Eleanor G. Finer
Harvard St
Medford
Roger Conant
Charles St
Hyde
Clarence
Richard
Phelps
Belmont
Ruth Kiddy
Boston
Harold and Howard Roberts
Mata Bt
Walpole
Charity drives tally from Agassiz School and affiliated donors
A long list of contributors and amounts from the Agassiz School community and associates across Boston area towns. Names include Josephine and Merton Austin, Grace Hammersby, Victor Warren Bird, and many De Wolfe Street donors. Grand total shown as large commemorative sum with scattered small 10c to 20c gifts.
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Josephine and
Merton Austin
Elizabeth Christian
Birch St
Sylvia Black
Newburyport
Boston
Grace Hammersby
Spring ‘St
The
Agas School
Jamaica Plain
Victor Bo- Warren Bird
Charles KE. G
Swampscott
Ranth
Roxbury
Siz
Eliot Olat
Andersoh
Frang Hees
Neete Berry
Louise Meyer
Law
Alice and
Bess Waterman
Quincy
Dickey Simmons
Terrace
Somerville
Faith Smalley
Woburn St
Cambridge
George Howard Smith
Wright
Mary Howes
Tol St
Dorothy Bradley
Market St
Page & Shaw
Candy Kids
Helen E. Tracy
Charles
Annette Williams
Mt. Auburn St
White
Green St
M. Phelan
Daly
de Wolfe St
Sprague
Leonard Ave
Staples
Rate le
Ruth German
Floral St
Newton Highlands
Heheikem Wielentyie Kus
William Short
Ferdinand DeLang
George Short
Agassiz School
Jesus Hath Risen Anthem of Triumph and Faith
A devotional verse celebrating Jesus rising, comforting believers about death and eternal life. It proclaims immortality through Christ, urging voices lifted in triumph and praise beyond the grave.
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Jesus
God
Howdah Fund Proceeds From Animal Show Listed
A historic note lists proceeds of an animal show held at 2 Marlowe Street Dorchester. It records donors and buyers including Madeline, Daisy, Emily, Elmer Graves and many others, with many addresses across South Boston Dorchester Somerville and Providence. The document credits Joseph A. Power of Arlington and mentions the Howdah show hosted by Robert Livingston and others.
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Madeline
Daisy
Emily
Elmer Graves
N Street
South
Boston
Mass
Houghton & Dutton Co
George A. Holt
Charles Holt
Lawrence
Fidith Watson
I. Josephine
Wellington Hill St
Mattapan
Alice A. Sawyer
Quincy St
Pete
Chickering Plano Company
Euptoress
Dorothy Allen
Roy
Marion
Everett
Ireland Strong
Bowdoin St
Dorchester
Frita Munzenmaier
State St
Afeldt
Helen Edith Chadwick
Fartwell Bt
Roxdury
Gordon Cram Hoyt
Smith St
Providence
Elizabeth, Martha
Richard Ivory Frazer
Bellevue St
Flora
Lillian
Mabel Stewart
Dawarbya Os
Udev
Helen Jacobson
Massachusetts Savings Bank Life Insurance Company
James Wilfred Hawn
Des Linden
Somerville
Ee Ye Skeesey
Barbara Richardson
Woodland St
Claremont
N. H
Madeline Morwick
Fourth St
South Wdelch
Marlowe St
W. N. Elton
William J, Westman
T. X
Mully
Charles Henry Noe Jr
Allens Chase
Secessensencrees
Norman Cooper
Bellingham Ave
Beachmont
Rachel D. Bangs
Bellevue Rd
Alton Fairbrother
Pall River
Ella, Maud
Emma N. Bowman
Greenville St
Staney, Henry
Walter Jackson
Roy St
Swampscott
Pif En Burleigh
Farmington
Nss
ELI Ark Ae
Helen May Haslam
Thomas St
Jamaica Plain
Alice “Cunningham
Central ‘Dve
Buell W
Studiey B. Bailey
Charles Wikliamson
Lorence
Margaret Kerrigan
Alice
Steve
Julia Stepanoff
Albert
George Smith
Louise
Dorothy Brown
Ruth
Eleanor Devine
Josephine
Dorothy Walsh
Jerome
Joseph Venice
Gerard
Loretto
Mary Mulligan
Baby Enid
Vterrin St
Charies- Sra
Catherine
Betty Tenney
Gurney St
Keene
Richard Courtenay
Blue Hill
Joseph A. Power
Moor Place
Arlington
Robert Livingston
Alice Livingston
Andrey Menzies
Carl Tracy
Helen Pentzer
Florence Lloyd
Ruth Connors
Eleanor Winterbottom
Lillias Ginder
Elizabeth Ginder
Myrtle Fransle
Clifford Evans
Dorothy Hunt
Walter Nelson
Edith Nelson
Mabel Nelson le
Mabel Wight
Helen Curley
Audrey Menzies
Edgar Livingston
Baby Dubn
Marshall Malone le
Ethel Perrella le
Dorothy Verrella
Elmer Nuttall
Norman Nuttall
Willis Holmes
Irene Holmes
Walter Holmes
Norman Baxter le
Charley Baxter
Mary Gatchel Ie
Henry Cooper
Edward Cooper
Paul Cooper
Cora Kingston
Alice Tracy
Billy Livingston
Elizabeth Livingston
Olive Taylor
Dorothy Taylor
Evelyn Dunn
Alice Dunnbe
Eleanor Dunn
Dorothy Dunn
Edith Magnuson
Elsie Magnuson
Warren Ponton
Lillian Ordwayne
Walter Nicholson
Henry Haggerty
Police Raid Nets Four Men in Newton Crap Game
Patrolman W. Kiley led Newton police in raiding a crap game in West Newton yesterday afternoon. Four men were arrested on charges of gaming on the Lord's Day.
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Kiley
The
Newton
West Newton
Women Dominant in Sanity Statistics at Tewksbury Infirmary
The 16th annual report shows more sane patients originate from women in domestic work than any other occupation. Of 32 women admitted, 19 were domestics, with low rates of marriage. men total 27 admitted, 10 laborers and a mix of trades, while only nine of the women were married.
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Tewksbury Infirmary
Andrew entertains Gloucester Master Mariners in formal gathering
Gloucester April 12 Mrs. John N. Gardner and Dudley Fiela Malone collector of the Port of New York and his wife attended an informal entertainment given by A Pratt Andrew former assistant secretary of the treasury to the Gloucester Master Mariners Association today.
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Gloucester
John N. Gardner
Dudley Fiela Malone
Port of
New York
Gloucester Master Mariners’ Association
A. Pratt Andrew
the Treasury
Pay Day At The Panama Canal In Silver And Gold
Old newspaper recounts Panama Canal construction pay days when 1600 pounds of gold and 24 tons of silver funded monthly wages. Laborers including Spaniards and blacks were paid in Panaman silver with a two to one parity to dollars. Pay trains featured a pay car and guards while workers queued to verify checks and count coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
United States
Panama
Frederick J. Haskin
Riker-Jaynes
Advet
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Clarence W. Anderson
Standish Street
Rascal
Ed Tony
Comranklin Park
ZOO Keeper
Vermont
South Boston
Orford
Elephant House
Goo
Baby Tony
Robert
Ferrin Street
Charlestown
Copley-Plaza
Elephant Man
Paul Parkman
Highland Avenue
Salem
Inelose
Roy L. Heath
New
Boston, N. H
Beatrice, Selma
Melvin Ludwig
Walnut Avenue
Roxbury, Mass
Beulah Bagley
Herbert Bagley
Charles Bagley
Dennison St
AFTON
K. Howlett
Russell Street
Melrose
Elephant
Bunnie
Bass Point
Nahant
Viola
Myla Lindoff
Child Street
Edna Louise Kroetzsch
Harvard Avenue
Marion Bryant
Cogswell Avenue
Little Mabel Boughner
Bine Hill Avenue
Madalene Hawkes
Doris Hawkes
Charlemont
Henry Greenberg
Henry
Forrest Rich
Forest Street
Eben Randlett
Florence Hall
Kathryn Fenton
John Fenton
Edward Fenton
Isabel Fenton
Little Elephant Stories
Johan
Sodla
Little Tony
Henry Ware, Jr
Hingham
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Howdah Fund
Andrew
International Correspondence Schools
Scranton
Ninstratin Industrial Desi
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