Lynn Fire Destroys Freestone Plant Near Pleasant Street
Fire in Lynn at 1 a m gutted the freestone plant run by Shea and Donnelley by the Pleasant street tracks. Two alarms also sent for the nearby Marshall shoe factory as flames spread, with significant machinery and equipment losses. The Thomson Electric Welding Company adjacent building was saved. losses estimated around $30,000.
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Lynn
Freestone
Shea and Donnelley
Pleasant Street
Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad
Marshall Shoe Factory
Thomson Electric Welding Company
Cole denies candidacy for fire commissioner post
Charles H. Cole declares he is not a candidate for fire commissioner. He says any approach to Mayor Fitzgerald advocating his appointment was done without his knowledge or consent.
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Charles H. Cole
Boston Post
Cole
Fitzgerald
Omnibus Lighthouse Bill Funds Coastal Aids and Depots
The House Interstate Commerce Committee announced the $1,100,000 omnibus lighthouse bill allocations. Items include $130,000 for a relief light vessel and $14,000 for Otter Island station, plus $125,000 for Baltimore range lights and $35,000 for Norfolk range lights, with depot moves at Boston Lovell's Island and Delaware Bay improvements.
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Lighthouse Board
Otter Island
Boston
Lovell's Island
Governor's Island Mass
Hunter's Point
N. Y
Miah Maul Shoal
Delaware Bay
Holgemoor
Delaware
Baltimore
Norfolk
Boy Hunter Killed in Accidental Gun Incident
In Deer Isle Maine on April 20 Elmer Stimson 16 was killed when his gun discharged while two other boys hunted sea birds. He stepped into a boat reached for the gun and the trigger caught on the rail causing the fatal shot.
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Deer Isle
Elmer Stimson
Stimson
Substitutes Are Dangerous Imitations Of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
Unscrupulous dealers push cheap mixtures claimed to be as good as Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey or even pass as the real product. The pamphlet warns against these imitations while praising Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, noting decades of use by doctors and hospitals and the distinctiveness of its contents despite counterfeit packaging.
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Duffy
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Advertised For Health
The advertisement claims Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey treats consumption pneumonia grip coughs colds malaria fevers and stomach troubles among other ailments. Sold sealed at $1.00 a large bottle by druggists grocers dealers or direct. Old Chemist's Head label seal details appear on the cork. Medical Department Rochester NY offers free advice and a health booklet with testimonials.
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Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
Mrs James Henry Smith to wed Barton Van Voorhis in secret marriage
London despatch says Mrs James Henry Smith daughter of General Armstrong and sister to Mrs Anthony J Drexel plans a secret marriage to Barton W Van Voorhis. Van Voorhis, of New York and Grosvenor Square ties, is said to spend much time abroad while Mrs Smith travels Paris awaiting ceremony. Anita Stewart, daughter of Mrs Smith, wed Prince Miguel of Braganza last summer.
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James Henry Smith
Marjorie Gould
Bartow W. van Voorhis
New York
New York Society
London
Barton W. van Voorhis
John A. Armstrong
Baltimore
Anthony J. Drexel
Philadelphia
William Rhinelander Stewart
Lispenard Stewart
Rhinelander
Silent’? Smith
Anita Stewart
Troop Denounces Governor Over Officer Commission Refusal
Cambridge Troop C, Harvard Law drawn members, protests Governor Draper for upholding Military Examining Board decision denying Thomas R. Bateman a first lieutenant commission. Bateman, once Roxbury Horse Guards sergeant, was elected by the troop but failed the board. Bateman seeks support from Gov. Draper. Dixon firm Dolan Bateman Stebbins linked.
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Cambridge
Draper
Military Examining Board
Thomas R. Bateman
Harvard Law School
Roxbury Horse Guards
Stepping
William L. Swan
Pearl Street
Boston
Bateman
Dolan, Bateman & Stebbins
Tremont Building
Malcolm Street
No Word From Missionary Bertha Henshaw in China Riots
Boston relatives of Bertha Henshaw stationed at Liangtau report no word since the riots began. The Feb 23 letter described riots as feared by missionaries and noted a naked eye comet stirring local superstition while outsiders spread claims of European powers dividing China.
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Boston
Bertha Henshaw
Liangtau
China
Europe
Take Off the Fat Where It Shows
A promotional piece urges quick fat reduction for women by Marmola tablets claiming they suppress digestion and reduce body fat 12 to 15 ounces daily. It frames fat as socially unacceptable and markets Marmola as harmless and portable, available for 75 cents a case or by mail from Marmola Company Detroit.
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Marmola Company
Farmer Blog
Detroit
Mich
Arthur M. Gibson Schooner Strikes Rocks Near St John
Three crew members were killed or drowned when the three masted St John schooner Arthur M. Gibson struck rocks off Negro Head near St John harbor and was dismasted. The Governor Cobb reported the fate on arrival from Boston and saw the vessel ashore in a dangerous position.
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ST. John
N. B
Arthur M. Gibson
Negro Head
St. John Harbor
Governor Cobb
Boston
World Peace Plan of Knox Promotes International Court
Secretary Knox argues disarmament is practicable via a world arbitral court. He says nations could appeal to this court for disputes, reducing arms and potentially rendering large armaments unnecessary. A Hague based court is viewed as likely in the near future.
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Washington
Knox
International Court of
The
Hague
Cadum Skin Remedy Promises Quick Itch Relief
Cadum is advertised as a new skin treatment that stops itching instantly and begins healing immediately. It claims to exclude air and germs from affected parts and to cure eczema psoriasis ringworm acne and various skin troubles. Trial boxes are 10 cents and large boxes 25 cents.
Daughter Denies Theft In Diamonds Case
Mrs Mary J Carter of 124 Pembroke Street South Island says her daughter Louise Jones 17 did not steal jewelry worth 3777 from Herbert W Fosdick a Bentley Jewelry salesman The accused was held on 50 bail after police and Judge Wentworth proceedings at Municipal Court The mother cites lodgers with keys as possible access sources and plans to seek bail today
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Mary J. Carter
Pembroke Street
South Isrd
Louise Jones
Herbert W. Fosdick
Bentley Jewelry Company
Washington Street
Fosdick
Jones
Wentworth
Garter
Miss Jones
Bonus to Cold Storage Plant
The Fruit and Produce Exchange reports a Canadian subsidy for building cold storage plants. A committee notes Parliament authorized a 30 percent subsidy of project costs, applying to anyone erecting a plant in the Dominion.
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Fruit & Produce Exchange
Boston Fruit & Produce Exchange
Dominion
Whose Child Is This Post Photo Prize Promotion
A Boston Post feature asks readers to identify a schoolgirl photographed in Charlestown. The winner can claim a bright gold five dollar coin by presenting herself at the City Editor’s office at 275 Washington Street, Monday through Friday. The paper prints twenty school child photos daily and twenty more on Sundays with similar prizes.
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Charlestown
Post
The
Greater Boston
Washington Street
Photographs Identify Local Schoolchildren and Plans for $5
Yesterday's images feature Rose Reynolds seven, daughter of John D Reynolds of 16 Bolster Street Jamaica Plain, in second grade at a parochial school with Sister Mary Gerald, planning a dress and doll carriage for five dollars. Helen King, daughter of Peter King of 548 Commercial Street, is shown from St John's Parochial School third grade with Sister Ferndine, saving five dollars. Esther Rosenthal, daughter of Gabriel Rosenthal of 66 Pleasant Street Winthrop School seventh grade with Miss Wilson, will save five dollars. Maud May daughter of Thomas May of 6 Walter Terrace Somerville, glynn School sixth grade with Miss Boynton, will buy a hat with five dollars. May O'Donnell of 404 Hanover Street lives with Frank O'Donnell, St John's Parochial School second grade with Sister Clare Louise, will save five dollars.
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Rose Reynolds
John D. Reynolds
Bolster Street
Jamaica Plain
Mary Gerald
Helen King
Peter King
Commercial Street
St. John’s
Sister Ferndine
Esther Rosenthal
Gabriel Rosenthal
Pleasant Street
Winthrop School
Miss Wilson
Maud May
Thomas May
Walter Terrace
Somerville
Glynn School
Miss Boynton
May O'Donnell
Frank O'Donnell
Hanover Street
St. John’s Parochial School
Clare Louise
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