Boy Found in Abandoned Car Near La Grange Street Station
A five year old boy with light hair and blue eyes was found in an empty car by a La Grange Street Station officer and taken to the Chardon Street Home to determine his identity. The scene included a dress suitcase with clothes a blue bathing suit squash and cucumbers. The boy wore a white sailor suit with a red tie and gold pin brown stockings and slippers. He spoke of two brothers and two sisters and that his father works in a shop but could not provide his name or other details despite staff efforts. He seemed content and talked playfully while at the home.
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la Grange Street
Apty
Chardon Street
Badger Enters Democratic Governor Nomination in N H
Concord New Hampshire August 10 Daniel W Badger of Portsmouth council member entered his file as candidate for the democratic gubernatorial nomination He will be opposed by Councillor Albert W Noone Peterborough and State Senator John Hutchins of Stratford The time for long nomination papers for the state wide primary election on September 2 expired at midnight tonight
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Concord
N. H
Daniel W. Badger
Portsmouth
Executive Council
Fime
Albert W. Noone
Peterborough
John *. Hutchins
Stratford
Belgium Covers Grain Export Risks
An official cable from the Belgian foreign affairs minister informs Canadian grain exporters that Belgium will cover all war risks on wheat or other grain shipped to Belgian ports, conveyed by Belgian consul Clarence I. de Sola in Montreal.
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Montreal
Clarence I. de Sola
Roosevelt Day Set in Boston Fenway Park Tribute Plague
Boston Progressives prepare a bronze plaque for Colonel Roosevelt to mark Roosevelt Day at Fenway Park. The 12 by 8 inch piece by Karl P. Skoog features Roosevelt as leader soldier and explorer with the White House in the background. Master James Anglin will present it after Roosevelt’s Fenway Park address.
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Roosevelt
Boston
Fenway Park
American League
Karl P. Skoog
Cambridge
Colonel Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
White House
James Anglin
Patrick J. Anglin
Progressive City Committee
Karl F. Skoog
War sends price of flour up in Boston markets
The war has quadrupled demand for flour, boosting wholesale prices in Boston. Prices rose about 1.40 per barrel from the year’s low as farmers hold back wheat under government policy. Rail shipping limits and higher sack costs add to the surge, with traders uncertain if prices will keep rising and farmers in the West blamed for the squeeze.
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Boston
Western Flour Mills
Tives
Orin E. Sands
Sands, Taylor & Wood
Chicago Board of Trade
West
Flour Prices Rise With Wheat Ahead in Western Markets
A local flour buyer said each one cent per bushel rise in wheat costs five cents per barrel of flour. The advancing wheat price is blamed for a steady daily climb in flour costs across western markets amid strong demand and rising Boston imports.
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Barre
Washburn Crosby Company
Boston
Big Flour Concern
Representa
Simple eye care prescription offered for troubled vision
Advertisement promotes three to four daily eye washes using Optona system to clean and sharpen vision, reduce inflammation and irritation, and possibly eliminate glasses. Claims many wearers discard glasses after weeks and notes safety for all ages. Drugstores can fill the prescription promptly.
Mrs Allan Forbes Tops North Shore Maxixe Dancers
Mrs Allan Forbes of Commonwealth avenue Boston has been acclaimed the best tango one step and maxixe dancer among the north shore cottagers. Born Josephine Crosby of New York, she married a year ago. At a private affair she danced the maxixe with Preston Gibson of Washington.
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Allan Forbes
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
North Shore
Forbes
Josephine M. A. Crosby
Henry Ashton Crosby
Washington Square
New York
Preston Gibson
Washington
Gibson
Real Hair Grower Found at Last in English Discovery
A sensational advertised product claims Crystalis can grow hair in 30 days with a risk free coupon and a $1000 reward if not proven effective. The pitch emphasizes a guaranteed result and offers mail coupon access for trial.
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Crystalis
Europe
Brussels
Paris
Creslo Laboratories
H Street
Binghamton
N. Y
Merchants Warn Food Prices Could Rise If Stocks Persist
Boston grocers report no drop in demand for foodstuffs and many shoppers hoard a six month supply. Representatives warn further price increases may follow unless consumers curb stockpiling, as orders from outside New England exceed available supply. A Boston broker says current stocks cover only New England demand, turning away outside requests.
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Boston
New England
San Francisco
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