Tech Show 1922 Wows Boston Opera House Audience
Open performance of Tech Show 1922 titled The Wrong Steer drew a capacity crowd at the Boston Opera House. The 24th annual Tech Show featured Jerome Re Ampersonated by Walton C roce and Mrs. Sam Burtax by W. J. Hambure lay with an 80 student cast, notable scenery and costumes all designed by Tech students.
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Boston Opera House
Eke
Jerome Re
Walton Croce
Sam “. Burtax
W. J. Hamburelay
Tech Btudents
New Foot Comfort Cream Ice-mint Promises Pain Relief
Advertises Ice-mint for corns and foot troubles claiming quick relief without cutting or tape. Claims作用 removes inflammation and prevents odors with a cooling Japanese formulation, recommended by druggists and priced at seven dollars.
New Police Commissioner Promises Support and Station Visits
Police Commissioner Wilson told 30 officers he will back them in duty while visiting city stations to study conditions and improve facilities for officers and prisoners. He cited deplorable baths and toilets at several stations and pledged to use next year’s budget to raise standards. He praised the force’s voter listing work and said he would meet each station captain to discuss matters.
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Wilson
City Hall
Joy Street
Hanover Street
Lagrange Street
City Hall Avenue
Disturbance Not in Paine Memorial Hall
Patrolman Coleman S Joyce of the East Dedham Street police station has recovered from injuries received while arresting an alleged disturber at a South End dance on April 9. The disturbance did not occur in Paine Memorial Hall as reported earlier but in a nearby hall.
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Paine Memorial ‘Hall
Coleman
Joyce
East Dedham Street
South End
Paine’ Memorial ‘Hall
Five Men Fight to Seize Revolver in Dorchester Incident
Patrolmen Cyril Montgomery and John Coffey arrested three of five men after a muddy street struggle near Shawmut Avenue and Dover Street. The fight began when Montgomery suspected a weapon and ended with the capture of Layton Parker and Costello amid a riot as the crowd separated the men and officers. A 32 calibre automatic pistol was recovered, with a fourth suspect still at large.
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Cyril Montgomery
Dedham Street
John Coffey
George Layton
Alexander Street
Dorchester
Michael Parker
High Street
Dedham
Bernard Costello
Hinsdale Road
Montgomery
Wong Park
Shawmut Avenue
Dover Street
Washington
Layton
Parker
Thea
Waiiess
Costello
Coffey
East Dedham Street
Government Psyche Hospital Demand Rally in Boston
The Massachusetts Association of Disabled Veterans plans a noon mass meeting at Parkman band stand Boston Common to urge establishment of a government psychopathic hospital for about 2000 mentally ill war veterans confined in state institutions. Officials including Acting Mayor Brickley Attorney General Allen and District Attorney O'Brien may speak. A Worcester rally is planned next week.
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Parkman Band Stand
Boston Common
Massachusetts Association of Disabled Veterans, Inc
Worcester
Actting
David J. Brickley
Allen
O’brien
Opera Manager Alfred Davies Dies at 74 in London
Alfred Davies, 74, former opera manager, died in London. He twice toured the United States, first with Madame Valda and later with Coldmel Maple son.
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London
Alfred Davies
Davies
United States
Madame Valda
Coldmel Mapleson
Kellogg's Bran advertised as constipation remedy
A vintage advertisement extols Kellogg's Bran as a cure for constipation and related diseases. It links constipation to aging and illness, claims pills fail, and urges daily two tablespoonfuls with meals. It touts digestion benefits, no habit formation, and various serving ideas. The copy promotes broad family use and includes recipe suggestions.
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Kellogg’s
Kellogg ’S
Kellogg's
Pursuit of Pamela staged by Henry Jewett Players at Copley Theatre
The Pursuit of Pamela was performed last night at the Copley Theatre by the Henry Jewett Players. Plot follows Pamela who flees with two lovers to the Orient and Honolulu while inheriting wealth and living in China. Allan Graeme and Pamela's husband John Dodder clash as other characters entangle with her search for experience and happiness.
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Pamela
Chester Bailey Fernald
Henry Jewett
Copley Theatre
Phylis Cleveland
Orient
Honolulu
Walla Walla
Oregon
China
Allan Graeme
Nicholas Joy
John Dodder
Clifford Turner
Peter Dodder
E. E. Clive
Firemen overcome by chlorine fumes at South Boston
Firemen overcome by chlorine fumes were treated at City Hospital. Ladderman John F. O'Brien 18, serious. Hoseman Robert Dwyer, Rescue Company No. 1, serious. Ladderman John T. Doherty 18, discharged after treatment. Acting District Chief James A. Ryan, Captain Walter F. Eaton, Captain Edwin Richardson, Ladderman William Cheswell, Hoseman Andrew Larsen listed among involved personnel.
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City Hospital
John F. O’brien
Robert Dwyer
Rescue Company
John T. Doherty
Eight Firemen Gashed by Chlorine in Water Crew Pages
Acting District Chief James A. Ryan Captain Walter K. Eaton of Fireboat 44 Captain Edwin Richardson Engine 18 Laddermen John Doherty and John F. O'Brien Ladder 18 Ladderman William Cheswell of Ladder 5 Hosemen Robert Dwyer and Andrew Larson of Rescue Company No 1 were among eight gashed by chlorine as streams of water played across the scene.
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James A. Ryan
Walter F. Eaton
Edwin Richardson
William Cheswell
Andrew Larsen
Walter KF. Eaton
John ‘. Doherty
John F. O’brien
Robert Dwyer
Andrew Larson
Fire damages sugar plant as workers suffer smoke injuries
Laddermen Doherty and O'Brien and Hoseman Dwyer were rushed to City Hospital with smoke inhalation and placed on the danger list. Fire from spontaneous combustion in stored sugar spread through eight stories, but most losses are limited to a portion of the floor space.
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Doherty
O’brien
Dwyer
City Hospital
Ladderman Doherty
Stork Brings Newborns Aboard Cantigny Transport
The transport Cantigny with 600 officers and men of the Third Battalion Fifth U S Infantry from Coblenz will dock in Portland Maine around 8 am. Two babies born on the voyage were not on the Antwerp sailing list. Chaplain Donogue is to baptize one child, the infant of Private Fettle of Company B, at the dock.
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Portland
Cantigny
Fifth U.S. Infantry
Coblenz
Antwerp
Donogue
Fifth Regiment
Fettle
Company B
Filene Co operative show tops prior years at Colonial Theatre
The Filene Co operative Association staged its annual show at the Colonial Theatre last evening with pop and ginger, surpassing former years. Neal O'Hara of the Boston Post wrote the musical comedy Sixes and Sevens set in a Provincetown tea house and running all week with matinees. The cast, drawn from the association, featured Helen Hingham and a humorous, tuneful chorus under Marguerite Murray and others. A highlight was the Pony chorus dancing by Anna Brennan and 11 others.
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Pop
Ginger
Filene Cooperative Association
Colonial Theatre
Neal O’hara
Boston Post
Provincetown
The
Colonial
Association
Helen Hingham
Marguerite Murray
Thomas M. B. Hicks, Jr
Leah” Ainsworth
Harold Brightman
Ackley R.slee
John J. Cuthbert
Helen Bingham
April anniversaries mark Boston centennial observance
The piece notes that April 11 1865 anniversary of Lincoln's assassination fell on Good Friday 1865 and 1865 calendar matches this year. It highlights April birthdays of Hale and Grant, Lee's surrender on April 9, and the 1775 liberty event on April 19. It mentions a centennial observance for Boston's birth, Faneuil Hall’s 1822 city government start, and memorial plantings for Clara Barton and Colby College graduates.
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Linceln
Koward Everett Hale
Ulysses SS. Grant
Lee
Appomattox
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Clara Barton
Glen Echo
Maryland
Colby College
Waterville
Kennebec River
Boston Man Fined for Peeking Into Windows
In Montpelier Vermont on April 17 Michael Roy of Boston was fined 5 dollars plus 14.9 dollars costs in City Court after residents reported a peeping Tom on Baldwin Street. Roy, 45, said he was waiting for a friend and was in the neighborhood when police caught him fleeing.
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Montpelier
Michael Roy
Boston
Baldwin Street
Roy
Medford to Probe Police After Earl Wilson Warrant Hold
Investigation into charges that Earl Tus Wilson roamed freely while three warrants rested with police may be demanded tonight. An aldermanic motion proposes appointing a committee of city fathers to probe the police department.
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Earl “Tus” Wilson
Medford
Police officials back probe into department amid bandit case
Chief John F Welch of Medford and George W Taintor a member of the aldermanic police committee welcomed an investigation into the police department. Abraham Itzkovitch of Everett, alleged owner of the bandit car used by the Middlesex bandit ring, was held in 3000 dollars bail for trial after arraignment on larceny and receiving stolen property charges. He was arrested Sunday as state and city officers continued the bandit gang inquiry with new evidence presented to District Attorney Endicott P Saltonstall.
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John F. Welch
Medford
George W. Taintor
Aldermanic Police Committee
Police Department
Abraham Trtzkovitch
Everett
Middlesex
Brown
Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
Boston and Maine Railroad
Itzkovitch
Endicott P. Saltonstall
Midnight Rounders dazzle at Shubert Majestic Theatre
The Midnight Rounders wow audiences as a prohibition antidote and Spring weather excitement. The troupe blends color and harmony with terpsichorean pyrotechnics while Winter Garden beauties impress. Notable performers include Sam Hearn Harry Hines Jack Keller Lillian Washburn Alice Ridner Inez Buchanan and many maidens.
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Shubert Majestic Theatre
Winter Garden
Sam Hearn
Harry Hines
Jack Keller
Lillian Washburn
Alice Ridner
Inez Buchanan
Two Suspects Captured At Gunpoint In East Boston Break-in
Police nabbed two alleged housebreakers during a ransacking of Arthur Alberelli’s home at 158 London Street East Boston. One suspect Michael Lagasse alias William Parotta, 27, of 92 White Street East Boston, was grazed by a bullet as he tried to flee across backyards after being cornered by Patrolman McCoy.
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Arthur L. Alberelli
London Street
East Boston
Michael Lagasse
William Parotta
White Street
McCoy
Strike Hits 15 Restaurants in Haverhill
The Cooks and Waiters Union called a strike in 15 restaurants in Haverhill after proprietors refused to sign new agreements. The action began today, April 17, with workers walking out to demand updated terms.
Noonan's Hair Petrole Becomes Popular Hair Tonic
The Noonan's Hair Petrole preparation is claimed to be the most popular hair tonic today. The copy cites high demand and endorsements from drug stores, barber shops, and hairdressers, noting improvements in lustre and scalp appearance after use. It lists pricing 15 cents per barber treatment and $1 per bottle for home use from T Noonan & Sons Co Boston.
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Noonan
T. Noonan & Sons Co
Peartland St
Boston
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James J. Watkins
James McDevitt
Michael J. Goff
Herbert A. Wilson
Michael HH. Crowley
Thomas C. Evans
Herbert W. Goodwin
Joseph Harri
Matthew J. Dailey
Patrick F. King
Ross J. Perry
Ainsley C. Armstrong
Jeremiah Gallivan
Daniel G. Murphy
Robert FE. Grant
Bernard Hoppe
Perley C. Kneeland
Perley S. Skillings
Richard Fitzgerald
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Riot Squad
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South Boston
Ryan
STORK
Filene Girls
Marguerite Murray AS
Peggy Baldwin
A.r.slee AS
Jack Straw
Thomas Hicks
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Leah Ainsworth
Marjory Daw
Jack Cuthbert AS
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F.w.stuart AS
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Ralph Harlow
Staort
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Byhel Edwards
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Munyon
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GUMA
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New York
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