Oldest West Bridgewater Resident Dies After Fall
Miss Mary Perkins Whitman aged % years, oldest resident of West Bridgewater, died this forenoon in the house at Bryant and Arch streets where she had always lived. Daughter of Dr Noah Whitman and Mary Perkins Whitman, she traced lineage to Governor John Hancock on her father's side.
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West Bridgewater
Mary Perkins Whitman
Bryant and
Arch Streets
Noah and
John Hancock
Spring Fever Boost with Pepto Mangan Blood Tonic
Advertises Pepto Mangan as a blood purifier and tonic to combat sluggish blood in spring. Claims physicians use it and promotes buying at drug stores in liquid or tablet form. Emphasizes asking for Gude's Pepto Mangan with the brand name clearly on the package.
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Gude
Hearing of Creditors in Voting Machine Bankruptcy
Creditors of the American Voting Machine Company, which filed two voluntary bankruptcy petitions in U S District Court, will hear a referee in bankruptcy shed light on charges against former general manager Frederick E H Nickels. An affidavit notes a board resolution alleging $250 000 of stock payments were misappropriated. Waltham, the only U S city using the machines, halted their use after bankruptcy. Stock sales occurred at about $1 per share to workers and Metz Automobile Company employees.
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American Voting Machine Company
United States District Court
Frederick EH. Nickels
Arthur Frantzen
Frantzen
A. C. Webber
Waltham
United States
Metz Automobile Company
Tellin' It in Bullfrogs Poem Fragment
Poem fragment describes spring and love in vibrant nature. Repeats Tellin' it in bullfrogs and flowers with imagery of sunshine blue violet pansy and dew. Mentions spring on hillsides dancing with music hyacinth curls and green dream of beauty.
Frigate Richmond Sets Course for Beached Junk Burn in Maine
The frigate Richmond leaves Boston for Rockland Maine to be burned for junk. About 200 tons of copper will be recovered from the vessel. Sold to a Philadelphia firm, she is towed by the tug Pallas under Captain John Turner. The ship entered Boston harbor Tuesday.
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Richmond
Maine
United States
Boston
Rockland
Philadelphia
Pallas
John Turner
Newburyport
United States Navy
March of Progress
Tragic car plunge claims Cantain and Pomerleau in Saugus River
Ovila Cantain of Westbrook Maine and Louis A. Pomerleau of West Somerville died when their car left the Revere Beach boulevard and plunged 26 feet into the Saugus River near Lynn. The bodies, pinned beneath the vehicle, were sent to their homes after arrangements by their fathers. Investigations identify Pomerleau as Hunt’s chauffeur. Cantain and Pomerleau were former service men.
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Saugus River
Louis A. Pomerleau
Somerville
Ovila Cantain
Westbrook
Pomerleau
Lynn
Point of Pines
West Somerville
Revere
Revere Beach
P. L. Carson
Lucien Hunt
Hunt
Cantain
Ladder salesman found dead in Keene hotel
A. C. Brown of Bradford New Hampshire, about 40, was found dead in his room at the Colonial House in Keen New York. Medical Referee Dr. O. H. Hubbard ruled the death as self-inflicted.
Proposal to ban a third presidential term
Representative Humphreys introduces a constitutional amendment proposal to restrict any person to two presidential terms. The measure seeks to prohibit a third term and sets a standard limit on presidency. Washington delivers the news from the U S capital with emphasis on the political change.
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Washington
Humphreys
Mississippi
Household Hints for Labels and Cleaning Tips
A collection of practical tips for labeling jars with lasting ink, cleaning silk with damp salt and flannel, removing indelible stains in salt water, cleaning auto grease with lard, refreshing white gloves with bread crumbs, turpentine in starch to prevent sticking, and using simple supplies like allcloth pastry boards and an asbestos toaster. Mrs James Schuyler, 42 Essex Street, Salem.
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James Schuyler
Essex Street
Salem
World War I Hero Returns to Dorchester Family Home
First Sergeant Raymond Solomon Medical Corps 1st Division returns from France after two years with the American Expeditionary Forces He was wounded at Chateau Thierry and twice cited for bravery under fire He later served in Russia Germany Austria Poland Turkey Italy and France with the Red Cross Secret Service He resides with his sister at 17 Bower Street Dorchester
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Chateau Thierry
Raymond Solomon
Medical Corps
France
Solomon
9Th Regiment
Massachusetts
Secret Service
American Red Cross
Russia
Germany
Austria
Poland
Turkey
Italy
Bower Street
Dorchester
Causes of Unrest Cited by Dr Conrad at Jamaica Plain Church
Dr Conrad told an audience at Boylston Congregational Church that failure to teach that every right of human liberty has a corresponding responsibility fuels unrest. He spoke during the South Suffolk Association spring conference and addressed clergymen delegates and church members at Park Street Congregational Church.
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A. Z. Conrad
Park Street
Boylston Congregational Church
Jamaica Plain
South Suffolk
Strike Called Off At Gilbert Clock Company
Winsted Connecticut April 21 workers at the William L. Gilbert Clock Company voted to end a strike after nine days and return to work tomorrow, resolving a labor dispute and resuming production.
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Winsted, Conn
William L. Gilbert
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Voting Machine Company
The
Bentztown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
Fletcher
E. L. Fletcher & Co
Boston, Mass
Batcataas
Ashby-Crawford Co
Hudson, Masa
Lenore
Mary Ann Elizabeths
Louis A. Pomerlau
Porcees
First Division
DR. Conrad
Palmer
Dalmer's
Morgan Drug Co
Boots Ya, N.Y. Y
Copper
Axminster
Omor
Brussels
Moe Auutacter
Tata Coe
Cudahy
Cudahy Curled Hair Dept
Butler
Tremont ST
Ali
Morris & Company Packers and Provisioners
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