Boston school committee increases appropriation for 1921 22
The Boston school committee approved a total appropriation of 14 587 981 43 for the year ending Feb 1 next largely for new buildings land and yard work. The board will include 14 187 808 39 in the tax levy with 400 173 01 from other school income. An additional 59 400 03 was allocated to cover extended accommodations paving and yard work across several districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Boston
Charles Sumner
West Roxbury
Ieeas
Henry L. Pierce
Dorchester
Pedaieath Praahs
Robert G. Shaw
Comins-Sherwin
Roxbury
Feeigherare Bennett
Brighton
Oak Square
Dearborn
Blackington
John Cheverus
Fishermen's international race entries listed for Gloucester event
Gloucester announces opening of entry period for the elimination race in October and the international race to be held off Gloucester between October 25 and 30. Boats entered include Mayflower Boston Elizabeth Howard Gloucester L H Dunton Gloucester Yankee Boston and Henry Ford Gloucester. Charles D Brown resigns as chairman at a committee meeting. William J McInnes elected chairman with Wilmot Reed remaining secretary. New members John A Mathison Provincetown Leonard Park Boston John Burns Jr Boston W W Lufkin Boston collector and Rep A Piatt Andrew of Gloucester added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mayflower
Boston
Elizabeth Howard
L. H. Dunton
Yankee
Henry Ford
Board of Trade
Charles D. Brown
William J. McInnes
Wilmot Reed
John A. Mathison
Provincetown
Leonard Park
John Burns, Jr
W. W. Lufk
GE Grants Over Million In Five Year Employee Bonus
General Electric says it paid 1,011,563 to employees with five or more years of service. The sum equals five percent of six month earnings. Schenectady workers received about 40,000, Lynn 160,000, Pittsfield 91,000, Lamp Works 122,000, and district and general offices 182,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
Schnectady
Lynn
Mass
Pittsfield
Lamp
District and &Neral
Ford a Day winner unites Morgan family in Cambridge
Mrs Rose Morgan aka Dallas Duane, a Colchester Conn mother of two, was exposed by John F Doyle of Campella after a Boston paper linked her to the Texas heiress ruse. Doyle won the Ford car prize and credits the Post expose with reuniting the Morgan family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Morgan
Dallas Duane
Texas
Doyle
Colchester
Conn
Sunday’s Post
Boston
Buckley & Nicholson
Essex Street
Cambridge
Ford
Old Colony Motor Company, Inc
Main Street
Campello
Brockton
South Main Street
Morgan
John F. Doyle
Campella
Post
D Doyle
Gasolene Tank Emptied At Plum Island Coast Guard Station
Plumb Island coast guard crew found their motor boat’s gasolene tank emptied and refilled with water while anchored in the river. Captain Burnham investigates possible premeditated sabotage after a recent successful seizure of liquor from a fishing vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nwburyport
Plum Island
Two U. S. Rhine Privates Die in Gun Truck Upset
Privates Harry Long of Logansport Indiana and Fitzhugh Langston of Auburn North Carolina were killed near Ehrenbreitstein when their machine gun truck skidded into a telegraph pole and overturned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Rhine
Coblenz
Associated Press
Harry Long
Logansport
Indiana
Fitzhugh Langston
Auburn
North Carolina
Ehrenbreitstein
Sailor wakes shouting during Panama Canal stop
Ernest Cotton describes boarding a Panama Railroad train opposite six Pacific fleet sailors at Darien. As the train paused on a steep grade the shipboard sleeper yelled Let go of that port anchor, startling fellow passengers in Cristobal Canal Zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Pacific Fleet
Darien
Canal Zone
Naval Radio Station
Gratitude in Gold Reward for Lost $10 Coin
A Boston reader recalls guiding an elderly man safely across a street and receiving a $10 gold coin in gratitude. He wonders if the coin was the man's keepsake or a misplaced gift and invites help locating the generous stranger in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Water
Ford A Day
Geo. B. Farnham
Crest Road
Wellesley
Oil Fueled Fire Ends in Pump Slip
In Farmington a volunteer fire crew of about 20 with a hand tub fought a roof fire near a chimney. Five gallons of oil kept in the engine to prevent freezing fueled the blaze. Amid the rush to the scene the firefighters forgot to pump the oil, worsening the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
Lke
Firemen pump water on a fire. house burned to ground
Walter J. George of the Alton Fire Department recalls a brass issue where firefighters pumped the cylinder on a fire rather than starting to pump water and the house was burned to the ground. A reader notes a dog house with a mosquito and fire screen door in Braintree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. George
Alton Fire Department
Alton
N. H
Miss Bertham
Rudderham
Hayward Street
Braintree
Horse guided by lunchroom boy prompts street scene
A reader from Salem reports a saddled horse led by a lunchroom helper to the market area. The horse entered the doorway repeatedly, then paused on the sidewalk while the mounted traffic officer owner waited. The letter praises the horse’s apparent affection and intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard §S
Lee
Liberty Hill Ave
Salem
Moving pictures on a farm chapel night in Rutland
A vacation visit to a North Rutland farm includes Wednesday chapel showings by the local minister Mr O'Brien. With no electricity he lights the screen using a wire from car batteries parked below the window. Admission is free and a hat is passed for voluntary contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Rutland
O'Brien
Steps on the gas at 96 celebrates Haddam man’s new license
Benjamin F. Range of Haddam, aged ninety six, bought a new car to mark his birthday. He passed the registration tests and received a license, then drove around the country showing youngsters he can still keep pace. He declared no one will make him eat dust after passing a flivver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Range of
Haddam
Ben
Loretta Norton
Houghton Street
Somerville
Water curtain gates at Revere Beach terminal
The Boston Elevated and Eastern Mass Street Railways Terminal on Ocean Avenue uses a water wall to replace gate tenders and stop nonpaying riders. The curtain spans the entry where surface cars enter, claimed by Harry Bixbie of Norcross Pharmacy Beachmont Square Beachmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere Beach
Boston
Eastern Mass
Street
Ocean Avenue
Harry Bixbie
Norcross Pharmacy
Beachmont Square
Beachmont
Ford-a-Day contest showcases daily water gate prize
The water gate is daily seen by thousands yet has not been mentioned in any newspaper before. The Ford car for today is awarded to Mr. Bixbie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Ford A Day
Ford A
Post
Bixbie
Man Breaks Jail Then Crawls Back In A Stunt
An intoxicated man imprisoned at the police station breaks dishes, kicks a door panel, and crawls through a jail door hole to show his bravado. He reenters the cell repeatedly until Chief Keefe intervenes and restores confinement. The incident occurred this morning in White River Junction, Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holonto
Oneal
Keefe
Ik. G. Brewster
Bridge Street
White River Junction
Post for Sale Reported During Maine Trip
Two travelers driving through Maine in search of a Boston Post found a log cabin with a sale sign. They stopped to inquire at about mile 45 after leaving Rangeley Lakes during a 187 mile forest journey. The narrative details their unsuccessful prior attempts to buy a paper in ten towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Boston
Rangeley Lakes
Boston Post
Reading a Local Paper by Three Families
Francis Kehoe recalls a single newspaper read by three families in a settlement. He explains the delay as an engineer delivering the paper from a depot 50 miles away, via a man who drives to their home daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kehoe Ladder
Disputed Right of Way Among Quarry Dwellers
A photo shows a fox rigid and helpless under a barefy phase of a coiled rattlesnake near the Wes Quincy quarry. George F Elcock captured the moment, highlighting a tense encounter in the old industrial area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Wes Quincy
George F Elcock
Encounter With Rattlesnake Ends In Fox Photograph
George F. Elcock recalls a woods walk to enter a Ford contest when he photographed a large red fox near an abandoned quarry. A 17 rattler rattlesnake threatened the scene, but the fox escaped as Elcock used a cane to drive the snake away. He later tracked the fox to its burrow with foxhounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Elcock
Copeland Street
W. Quincy
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Walton
Advertising & Printing
Broad St
Boston, Mass
Chelsea
Elizabeth Lindsay
Ashington Ave
W. C. Carafa
Broadway
Mr. Doyle
Brookline
Riverside Drive
Expose
New England
ScotTissue
Scott Paper Company
Chester
Washington St
W. F. Mohan
Congress
Sunday Post
P.O. Box
The
Wii Boston
Ernest Cotton
Cristobal
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