Seven Magnificent New Schoolhouses Ready for Occupancy
Boston opens the term September 18 with seven new schools including four primaries. Each room hosts 56 students with modern ventilation. Transfers and reassignments fill Oliver Wendell Holmes and other districts as new buildings prepare for use.
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Boston
Thomas Gardiner
Brighton
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dorchester
Dearborn
Roxbury
Samuel W. Mason
James Otis
East Boston
John G. Whittier
Tuckerman
South Boston
Christopher Gibson
Michael E. Fitzgerald
Frederick W. Shattuck
Mary H. Brick
Clara C. Howland
Joanna G. Keenan
Mary T. McColl
Mary A. McNaught
Ellen L. Pratt
Helen F. Tarpey
Alice M. Williams
Blanche Burdick
Josephine F. Sullivan
E. Louise Brown
Ellen A. Brown
Mary A. Cussen
Katherine J. Daily
Ellen K. Eichorn
Harriet E. Els
Annie E. Emery
Feroline W. Fox
Grace Hall
Isabel M. Horsford
Katharine C. Kelley
Agnes T. Kelly
Eleanor J. Murphy
Violet F. Creber
Carolyn I. Lynch
Elizabeth R. Phelan
Kate S. Gunn
Edith L. Phelan
Ella G. Jenkins
Alice B. Torrey
Henry L. Pierce
Evelyn EF
Michael J. Lally
Farragut
Edward A. Moore
New Dearborn
Margaret Fuller
John J. Smith
Old East Boston High
Edward H. Gilday
Birth rate in United States trends downward since 1860
Census Bureau bulletin cites Professor Walter F. Wilcox of Cornell showing a persistent decline in the share of children under ten in the population and among women of child bearing age, with regional and urban variations and immigrant birth patterns influencing the trend.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Walter F. Wilcox
Cornell University
Bulletin
Wilcox
Australia
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
North Dakota
Indian Territory
Lawsuit Over Broken Promise Seeks Court Ruling
W. K. Otis of Brookline sues Miss Esther B. Freeman of Beacon Street for 30000 damages for breach of promise to marry. Freeman seeks a receiver to hold Otis furniture and bric a brac at 1477 Beacon Street while the case proceeds. A prior injunction keeps the furniture in place as both sides press their claims.
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W. K. Otis
Brookline
Esther B. Freeman
Beacon Street
Superior Court
William K. Otis
Hoyt & Parker Company
Miss Freeman
Nervous Disorders and a Restorative Nerve Tonic Claim
A historical notice defines nervous disorders as ailments of brain spine and nerves and promotes a tonic food medicine to rebuild worn out nerve tissue. It includes a testimonial from J. S. wyr of Dallas County Missouri about a son with epilepsy recovering after using Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills with a money back guarantee.
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Miley
J. S. Wyr, Bon, Dep. Co
Dallas Co
Dealers Quit Selling Cigarettes In Perkasie Town
In Perkasie Pennsylvania dealers stopped selling cigarettes last week, a pharmacist said. He noted the voluntary action aims to curb youth smoking with no state law involved. The town reported no concerted effort, only independent dealer decisions.
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Perkasie
Penn
Indiana
New Water Works to Rid Washington of Typhoid
Washington authorities announce the opening of two beds of a new 4 1/2 million dollar filtration plant. Each bed can produce 3,000,000 gallons of purified water daily, a move health officials credit with curbing typhoid linked to high unfiltered water consumption.
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NEW Water Works
Washington
Inquest Postponed for Woonsocket Girl Florence Maillou
The inquest into the death of Florence Maillou, Woonsocket, at Mrs Cummings private hospital in Chelsea, was postponed due to Medical Examiner Harris absence. It will be held September 6 with Judge Bosson likely presiding and three witnesses expected to testify.
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Harris
Florence Maillou
Woonsocket
Disappearance of Mario Gallini Alarm Parents in Ellis Street
Mario Gallini an 18 year old son of Mr and Mrs Gallini of 40 Ellis Street has been missing since the ninth of the month. Neighbors fear harm may have befallen him after he declined secret society offers years earlier and later spoke of work in a clothing store. He is described as with dark eyes and hair a scar above the left eye and was wearing blue trousers a gray coat when last seen.
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Mario Gallini
Trailing Mayor Who Defaulted Flees to Asia
Paterson New Jersey August 16 Public Prosecutor Emley reports Mayor William H Belcher who faced an embezzlement warrant sailed from San Francisco on August 6 bound for Asia. With federal and state help Emley aims to arrest him when the steamer reaches Honolulu. Defalcations are estimated at about 117000 dollars.
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Paterson
N. J
Emley
William H. Belcher
Asia
San Francisco
Honolulu
Three Rabies Dogs Shot In Whitinsville By Board and Owner
In Whitinsville on August 16 three dogs were shot, two by order of the Board of Selectmen and one by the dog's owner, all in the early stages of rabies.
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Whitinsville
Board of Selectmen
Eminent Specialists Endorse Dr Agnew Catarrhal Powder
Doctors in daily practice recommend Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder as safe and permanent relief for cold in head tonsillitis hoarseness and catarrh. It promises relief in ten minutes and claims to banish the disease like magic.
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Dr. Agnew
Evans Smiles as Tragedy Is Related in Court
In Somerville Court Judge Butler presided over the murder case against Joseph Evans as Detective John White testified about the death of Evans's associate George L. Fraser. The public heard cross examination, Evans's winks, and arguments over Barber’s potential testimony as the hearing stretched into a second day and could last a week or more.
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Joseph Evans
John White
George L. Fraser
Evans
Butler
Somerville Court
Gertrude Barber
Woonsocket
O'Neil
White
St. John's
N. F
Evnns
Fraser
Mr. O'Neil
The Doctors Favor Lactated Food For Infants
Physicians endorse Lactated Food for babies noting it mirrors breast milk, aids digestion, does not tax a small stomach, reduces inflammation and irritation, and suits even the weakest child.
Hatpins Seen as New Defense for Women
A 1910s discussion promotes hatpins as a practical weapon for women facing danger. Doctors and club members argue hatpins offer protection against assailants, noting their potential to wound and deter, while acknowledging fear and hesitation in using them.
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Huntington Avenue
Elizabeth Jennings
Fence Across Road Draws Comment In Holyoke
Aug 16 report notes erection of a fence blocking the driveway between Dwight and Appleton streets east of the Whitcomb building on Skinner Manufacturing Co. property. It has sparked comment and may lead to litigation.
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Charles F. King
New Dearborn
Dorchester
Norace W. Warren
Henry L. Pierce
John G. Whittier
Southern Avenue
Worchester
W. E. Perry
Lincoln
New Tuckerman
Fourth
L Streets
Boston
Auburn
William Wirt
Holyoke
Dwight and
Appleton Streets
Whitcomb
William Skinner Manufacturing Company
Harvest Conn Tobacco Fields As Summer Harvest Opens
Harvesting begins in Connecticut with good weather forecast for the next two weeks. Employers seek workers, and skilled stringers are in demand as fields enter peak cutting time this week.
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Suffield
Conn
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