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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1914
Page
7
In Barnstable on April 20 Charles B. Lcombs Jr. of Woods Hole was fined by Judge Swift for illegally taking alewives in Alewife Brook at Falmouth. The court notes a 48 hour no-visit fishing window from Saturday noon to Monday moon to protect spawning grounds.
A cosmetic ad touts El Rado the liquid hair remover promising safe, thorough, and fast results. It claims physicians use the same ingredients and offers money back if not satisfied. Sold in 650c and $1 bottles at drug stores or direct from Pilgrim Mfg Co New York.
The Boston Work Horse Relief Association votes to close entries for the Memorial Day parade on May 1 due to costly last minute additions. Prizes include a gold medal from the M S P C A in the Old Horse class and monetary awards for six and four horse teams with open bridles. The American Humane Society offers a silver medal for the veteran driver. The association will distribute 75 in prizes across several classes and notes cures at the Free Hospital for Horses at 7 Northampton Street.
Concord April 20 Albert W Noone of Peterboro proprietor of the Joseph Noone woolen mills announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor.
About 300 workers at a Quincy works have quit in a strike seeking a $2 per day minimum wage for an eight hour day. The independent labor group demands end of piece work, time and a half for overtime, and recognition of a men’s committee with HQ at 9 Water Street.
The Toy Dog Club held a second annual beach show at Malta and Chase halls in Cambridge attracting visitors from Boston, Brookline, Back Bay and beyond. Exhibits included Japanese spaniels, bull dogs, toy poodles and Pekinese with numerous prizes and featured dogs from New London, Arlington, New Haven, Medford and Dorchester.
The reamers and bolters at Fore River Works join a strike action. The report notes the industrial labor dispute impacting the production line and the workers involved.
Denver April 20. Actor Robert Hilliard wed Olga Williams daughter of New York millionaire James Everhard. The couple’s son Lieutenant Robert Bell Hilliard, U S Navy, attended the ceremony.
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