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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1920

Page

28

Marie Dressler entertains wounded at Boston Opera House

More than 1280 wounded soldiers and crippled children were entertained yesterday at the Boston Opera House by Marie Dressler and her company. The event was organized through the Community Service of Boston and the Volunteer Service Bureau of the American Red Cross, with Mrs. Katherine Grinnell and Mrs. Nell Alexander directing arrangements.

Boston Opera House Marie Dressler Community Service of Boston Volunteer Service Bureau The American Red Cross Katherine Grinnell Entertainment Bureau of Community Service Nell Alexander

Diamond Dyes Promise Rich Fade Resistant Color

Promote Diamond Dyes for transforming worn fabrics into new looking garments. Claims dye works on wool silk linen cotton and blends. Includes simple directions and a color card from the druggist to match any material.

New England

Dorchester Youth Linked to Hallway Mail Box Looting

Victor Hanley, 18, of Erle Street Dorchester, arrived from New York and faces forgery uttering and larceny charges totaling about 1000 in a Boston mailbox loot ring. Police say four youths targeted hallway mail boxes forging endorsements to cash checks, with two suspects captured after a dramatic alley chase near Franklin Street.

New York Victor Hanley Erle Street Dorchester Boston Manley Boston Police Department Franklin Street

Parish Reunion and Dance at Church of Our Lady of Pompeii

A reunion and dance for parishioners of the Church of Our Lady of Pompeii, led by Pastor Rev Pasqual De Milla, was held in Paul Revere Hall last night under the direction of the Catholic Community House.

Church of Our Lady of Pompeii Pasqual de Milla Paul Revere Hall Catholic Community House

Rothwell Magrane wedding in Lynn at St Joseph's

Adeline Magrane and Paul Taylor Rothwell wed yesterday morning at St Joseph's Church Lynn. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs P B Magrane of 247 Ocean Ave Lynn. the groom is son of Mr and Mrs Bernard J Rothwell of Boston. Officiants were Father Edward J Dolan and Rev Michael F Madden. The wedding party included matron of honor Mrs Charles F MacCahill and flower girls Patricia Habberly Eleanor Magrane Loretta Dee. Best man James H Baldwin. ushers Joseph A Magrane Charles F MacCahill Thomas Magrane Thomas Giblin Edward G Kennedy.

Lynn Adeline Magrane Paul Taylor Rothwell St. Joseph’s Church Rothwell P. B. Magrane Ocean Avenue Bernard J. Rothwell Boston Edward J. Dolan Michael F. Madden Charles F. MacCahill Patricia Habberly Eleanor Magrane Loretta Dee Martha Magrane Shore Hills N. J James H. Baldwin Chestnut Hill Joseph A. Magrane Thomas Giblin Edward G. Kennedy

General Neville to Visit Boston for 1st Division Banquet

Brigadier General Wendell Buck Neville former commander of the Fourth Brigade of the Fifth and Sixth U S Marine Corps will be guest at the Second Division Association annual banquet to be held Friday evening April 23 at the City Club in Boston.

Wendell Buck" Neville United States Marine Corps Second Division Association City Club

Professional Women's Club to Stage The Rivals at Wilbur Theatre

The Professional Women's Club presents The Rivals at the Wilbur Theatre with Helen Willard Howard as Faulkland and a cast led by Bertha Wesselhoeft Swift Elsie Adams Woelber and Nan Gurney. Women handle ticketing ads publicity and stage directions while men shift scenery under female supervision.

Faulkland Wilbur Theatre School For Scandal Bertha Wesselhoeft Swift Elsie Adams Woelber Helen Willard Howard Nan Gurney Mary Mosher Emma Pritchard Rose Kingsley Florence Story Maude Huntington Benjamin Loretta Joy Cummins Elsie Luker Kate Ryan

No danger of famine in Boston amid railroad strike

Boston dealers insist famine is unlikely despite meat shortages and price uncertainty. Government would ship food and station troops if needed. fresh meat may rise in price but meat in cold storage helps. Fresh water fish scarce. shad prices could jump from 15 to about 60 cents per pound.

Boston John Sherburne The State Commission On the Necessaries of Heston New York

William H. Gove of Salem Dies After Florida Visit

William H. Gove president of the Lydia E. Pinkham Medical Company of Lynn died this afternoon upon returning from a health trip to Florida. Born September 4 1851 in South Berwick Maine he moved to Lynn in 1866 and later Salem in 1881. He married Lydia E Pinkham's daughter in 1884 and served in state government roles including the House of Representatives in 194 and 190 and the Governor's Council in 1909 and 1910. He leaves wife a son William P Gove and three daughters Lydia Caroline and Mrs Earl Pitman of Orange New Jersey.

Salem William H. Gove Lydia E. Pinkham Medical Company Lynn Florida Mr. Gove South Berwick Harvard College Harvard Law School Lydia E. Pinkham Famous Medical Company Gove Salem Board of Aldermen House of Representatives Governor’s Council William P. Gove Lydia Gove Caroline Gove Earl Pitman Orange, N. J

Coal Miners Get Restless in Anthracite Fields

Unrest grows as wage talks stall in the anthracite region. About 15,000 of 40,000 miners in district 9 centered at Shamokin plan to quit tomorrow until operators pledge a fair wage adjustment. Other areas report similar threats to walk out without a definite new contract.

New York General Scale Committee District 9 Shamokin Penn

New Bill Proposes $100 Bonus for Yeomen

Yeomen women previously excluded from the soldiers bonus act gain a partial victory as the committee on reconstruction votes to report a new bill granting them a $100 bonus the same as World War service members.

Yeomen Committee On Reconstruction

Child saved by mother in Sanford Maine

Gertrude Lamarre six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Anselme Lamarre of 29 Main Street Sanford Maine was saved from fits by her mother's quick action using Dr True's Elixir. The letter to Dr J F True & Co credits the elixir with curing dizzy spells and avoiding further fits. The advertisement touts Dr True's Elixir as a long standing family laxative and worm expeller available at dealers with a herbal composition for bowel health.

Gertrude Lamarre Anselme Lamarre Main Street Sanford Maine Dr. True

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