Trolley Car Crushes Child In Roxbury
Seven year old Mary Mahoney, daughter of Charles Mahoney, died in City Hospital after being struck by a trolley at Dudley and Rockland streets. The car fender hit her as she tried to cross, the motorman shut off power, and bystanders helped pull her free before emergency crews arrived.
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Dudley Street
Mary Mahoney
Charles Mahoney
Rockford Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
Dudley
Rockland Streets
William Hodgdon
Ladder Company 4
Warren Street
How to Tell Our Officers at a Glance
A note in the Sunday Post promises guidance for civilians and new recruits on recognizing police ranks and insignia, aiming to help readers identify officers quickly and correctly.
Shipping losses bolster food crisis mood in Britain
London reports that last week's shipping losses have heightened public awareness of the food shortage. Officials hope this moral impact will ease acceptance of forthcoming measures.
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London
Rationing to Begin Soon as War Shipbuilding Debated
In a Wednesday speech Lord Devonport warned of voluntary rationing ending and formal schemes starting within weeks under county and borough councils. Critics complain shipyards lack materials and labor, while Lord Lytton suggested more ships could be built with more material. The corn production bill gains traction as submarine threats push passage.
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Lord Devonport
War Office
Lord Lytton
House of Lords
Brighton girl stabbed and robbed near Chester Street
Miss Marie G Wright a 22 year old resident of 25 Chester street Brighton was attacked near Chester street and Brighton avenue at midnight stabbed twice in the head and robbed of a pocket book containing money A man named Richard Dwyer 28 of 21 North avenue Chestnut Hill Brookline was arrested after identification by the victim.
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Marie G. Wright
Chester Street
Brighton
Brighton Avenue
Richard Dwyer
North Avenue
Chestnut Hill
Brookline
Wright
Nujol as a Lubricant Remedy Ad
The Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) promotes Nujol as tasteless and safe for constipation relief. Bottles are sold in pint sizes, filled at a modern sanitary plant, with a request to write for an instructive booklet on Nujol and its uses.
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Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Nujol
Boston School Board Allows 16 Year Olds To Leave For Farm Work
The Boston School Board approved allowing high school boys aged 16 and over to quit school on May 1 to work on farms. It also planned to hire 20,000 to 30,000 grammar school children for gardening in public parks, adding to 20 existing school gardens. The board sought 35 more acres from the park department and allocated $3000 for implements and seed.
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Boston
Park and Recreation Department
Public Safety Committee plans high school boys farm work program
The Public Safety Committee proposes using 1600 Boston area high school boys as summer farm labor in Middlesex and Essex counties. Supervising teachers will organize groups of 25, with wages of 1 dollar a day plus board. Enlistment, badges, and school credit are provided, with care and discipline supervised by teachers.
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Public Safety Committee
Massachusetts
Dyer
Middlesex
Essex
Boston
Harvard Alumni Association nominates six for three director seats
Six Harvard graduates were nominated for three positions on the Harvard Alumni Association board. Balloting will occur on commencement day in June. Nominees include Frederick Roy Martin of New York, Norman P. Hallewell of Milton, William Woodward of New York, Howard Coonley of Chestnut Hill, Eugene V. R. Thayer of Boston, and Benjamin L. Young of Weston.
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Harvard
Harvard Alumni Association
Frederick Roy Martin
New York
The
Associated Press
Norman P. Hallowell
Milton
William Woodward
Howard Coonley
Chestnut Hill
Eugene V. R. Thayer
Boston
Benjamin L. Young
Weston
Bread price surge expected after six cent loaf ends
City wholesale bakers announce elimination of the six cent loaf and a general price rise of about fifty percent effective Monday. The new cheapest loaf will be ten cents, with a smaller size, followed by a fifteen cent loaf. Notices to retailers to follow.
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Alton H. Hathaway
C. F. Hathaway & Sons
Post
Victor A. Friend
Friend Baking Company
Fox Bakery
Ferguson Baking Company
General Baking Company
Ward Baking Company
New York Bakers
Navy to move reserve training camp after selection
Officials said Marblehead Neck will cease being a training base for naval reserve coast patrol recovery after a new camp is established for 3000 reservists. Removal will occur in a month or more as more reservists report.
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Marblehead Neck
Coast Patrol Defence Division
Navy transfer stems from Neck drilling facility shortage
Captain A. H. Robertson announced at the navy yard that lack of drilling facilities at the Neck forces moving the men to a new camp. The visit of the Ranger with student seamen to Marblehead harbor sparked ceremony at the naval reserve chip and Lieutenant Porter paid respects to Captain Hourigan. Martial law on the Neck was loosened to allow pedestrians yesterday.
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A. H. Robertson
Navy Yard
Neck
Massachusetts
Ranger
Marblehead Harbor
Naval Reserve
Chip
Porter
Captain Hourigan
Robbery in South End Footage Catches Suspect
In Rochester Vermont, two men attempted to rob William Lovejoy in a doorway at Harrison avenue and Randolph street. Patrolmen Cassidy and Keneston arrived after cries for help. One fled, the other, Joseph Lazzio a 26 year old from 8 Asylum street, was captured.
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William Lovejoy
Rochester
Harrison Avenue
Randolph Street
South End
Cassidy and
Keneston
East Dedham
Lovejoy
Joseph Lazzio
Asylum Street
Resinel treatment promises relief for itchy skin eruptions
The advertisement touts Resinel Ointment and Resinel Soap as quick remedies for eczema ringworm and similar skin troubles. It claims immediate itching relief and rapid eruption clearance, urging readers to rescribe the Resinel regimen.
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Fey
Farm Bureau
State House
Archer L. Nickerson
Washington Allston School
Leroy K. Houghton
Robert G. Shaw
Albert Cragin
Dearborn School
Emma F. West
Agassiz
Mary (. Mitchell
Dillaway
Julia J. Shipman
Tileston
Marion E. Buswell
Edward Everett
Helen M. Gidney
Elihu Greenwood
Grace E. Hayden
Boston Wholesale Millinery Co
Milan
Boston Wash
My Pantry
Neponset
Bird & Son
East Walpole
Muss
Standard Oil
Eric
R. H. White Co
C. E. Osgood Co
Shawmut Furniture Co
Holmes-Luce Co
Frank Ferdinand, Inc
Mass
Eldridge & Peabody
W. G. Shaw Co
Quincy
H. F. Bent
Watertown
Clifford-Black & Co
Malden
Worcester Bros. Co
Cambridge
P. P. Adams
Waltham Barnes Bros
Hyde Park
W. A. Jefts Co
Melrose
Wpisu
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