Free Movies and Singing Opens Summer at Franklin Field
Under Commissioner James P. Shea the park and recreation department opens the Dorchester district summer season at Franklin Field tonight at 8 o clock. The program lasts two to two and a half hours and features cornet solos songs by popular entertainers popular singing led by song leaders moving pictures of an historical nature and a three reel comedy.
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James P. Shea
Park and Recreation Department
Dorchester
Franklin Field
Autoists Fined for Theft of Pine Trees
Clinton Aug 8. Moses H. Smith of Worcester and Frederick Kramer of Brooklyn admitted pulling up five small pine trees planted by Metropolitan District Commission workers in the Wachusett reservoir reservation to adorn a cemetery lot. They were fined $15 each by Judge Smith.
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Clinton
Metropolitan District Commission
Wachusett Reservoir
Moses H. Smith
Worcester
Frederick Kramer
Brooklyn
Smith
Old Lyme Summer Exhibition Opens New Gallery
The Old Lyme summer exhibition marks a milestone with the opening of a new gallery. The event highlights two decades of allied artistic effort and underscores the Lyme colony’s focus on landscape painting, with over two-thirds of works depicting the outdoors in varied expression.
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Old Lyme
New Art
Percival Rosseau
Conn
Lyme
Yanks Shirt Off Man's Back
A Somerville tailor Joseph Needle at 362 Somerville avenue accuses a stranger of taking a silk shirt on loan and not paying. Needle chased the man, retrieved the garment, and summoned police after bystanders mistook the act for a holdup.
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Somerville
Joseph Needle
Somerville Avenue
Needle
War Pointers for Rookies Camp Devens
Airplane, cavalry and artillery demonstrations will aid 1400 student soldiers at the New England Citizens' Military Camp. The 16 to 18 year olds begin their second week and learn horse riding and weapons handling under army instructors observing since their arrival seven days ago.
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Devens
New England
Funeral Services for James McDuff Thursday
Funeral services for James McDuff aged 68 of 23 Stetson Street Brookline will be held Thursday morning at St Aidan's Church Brookline. He was killed in an automobile accident at Newton yesterday.
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James McDuff
Stetson Street
Brookline
Newton
St. Aidan’s Church
Lodger Attacks Noise Maker. Man Slashed in Dedham Street Altercation
Edward Webber 32 of 71 Dwight Street South End says he objected to party noise and was cut by another lodger Frederick Finnerty who was arrested for assault with a knife. Webber was hospitalized with head and scalp lacerations after police intervened at the East Dedham Street station.
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Edward Webber
Dwight Street
South, End
Webber
Neiderberger and
Minot
East Dedham Street
City Hospital
Frederick T. Finnerty
Labor Body Opens 36th Massachusetts AFL Convention
The opening session at the Auditorium in Springfield focused on rejecting Samuel Ross as State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration delegate and recommending President Harding retain Henry J. Skeffington as immigration commissioner. Miss Mabel Gillispie from Boston announced as a candidate for state branch president, challenging Jeremiah F. Driscoll. Edward F. McGrady blamed business mood for suppressing workers and urged stronger organization against monied interests.
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Springfield
Samuel Ross
Labor
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
President Harding
Henry J. Skeffington
Immigration
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Mabel Gillispie
Organized Labor
Miss Gillispie
Boston
Bookkeepers and Stenographers’ Union
Gillispie
Jeremiah F. Driscoll
Boston Central Labor Union
Edward F. McGrady
750000 Tons of Food Needed to Help Russia
Washington Aug 8 estimates from Moscow indicate famine relief for ten Russian provinces will require nearly 750000 tons of breadstuffs. The State Department released the figures, detailing the scale of the aid effort and first shipments planned to reach affected areas.
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Russia
Washington
Moscow
State Department
Massachusetts lodges of Sons of Italy pick Lynn for 1922 convention
The 1922 convention of the Massachusetts lodges of the Sons of Italy will meet in Lynn after 200 delegates approved the choice. Plans include a $100 000 lodge home in Boston with an Americanization bureau and services to aid Italian Americans. Lynn already hosts two lodges and a ladies auxiliary and was favored to host next year over Fitchburg.
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Fitchburg
Massachusetts
The
Sons of Italy
Lynn
Boston
Social Welfare Service
Shoe City
Shipping Board to survey crew on all ships and offices
Washington August 8 The Shipping Board orders a comprehensive survey of personnel aboard all ships including docked craft and in its offices. D J Keef former immigration commissioner general will lead the survey and restart the drive to recruit Americans to sail under the American flag.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
D. J. Keef
Immigration
Blue-jay Stops Pain Ends Corns Quickly
A historic advertisement promotes Blue-jay liquid or plaster to end corns fast. It claims instant pain relief and easy removal, noting a renowned expert and a world famous laboratory backing the method and urging readers to try it tonight.
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Blue-jay
Sheriff and Governor Clash Over Warrant in Springfield
Sheriff Henry Mester of Sangamon County meets Governor Len Small in the Illinois executive office amid a dispute over a warrant for Small. Mester says the warrant was court-ordered and will be served in due course, while Small warns of consequences if the attempt proceeds.
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Springfield
Ill
United News
Henry Mester
Sangamon County
Len Small
Small
Mester
Archbishop Charles McDonnell Dies in Brooklyn Diocese Convent
Brentwood N Y Aug 8 The Right Rev Charles Edward McDonnell head of the Roman Catholic diocese of Brooklyn died shortly before noon at the convent of the Sisters of St Joseph in Brentwood N Y The church leader aged died following illness of unspecified duration.
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Brentwood
N. Y
Charles Edward McDonnell
Brooklyn
the Sisters of St. Joseph
Drowning of 12-Year-Old Fred Ramsay in Piscataquag River
A 12 year old boy, Fred Ramsay, drowned while attempting to swim across the Piscataquag River in Manchester New Hampshire. The accident occurred today and is being investigated by local authorities.
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Manchester
N. H
Aus
Fred Ramsay
Piscataquag River
Silk Crepe Garment Materials and Accessories Listing
A catalog style notice lists silk crepe fabrics 40 inches wide with prices per yard and bias facing for skirts. Also offered are white ribbon trims, French lead curlers, imported toys and mechanical toys with varied prices, rope swings, roller chimes, and a book titled The Mirrors of Washington priced at 2.50.
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Edy
Ckwear
Cretonnes
Martex Turkish Towels
T. D. Whitney Company
Temple Age
West Si
Chevy Chase
Yard Stevens Stevens
Bates
U. S. Army
Cc Mn
Paradise
Wong
Merses
Man
Dordent
Borden
Borlen Company
New York
the State Branch
A. F. of
George H. Lanen
Ship Board
Jordan Marsh Company
Harding
Sheriff and Small
Emerson
Holmes
Shakespeare
Bryant
Cesare
Jordan Marsh
Cutiura
Mary
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