Police Car Wreck After Collision on State and Devonshire
Three officers from Station 2 and a taxicab driver escaped serious injury when the City avenue police car collided with a taxicab at State and Devonshire. Both vehicles were damaged and towed. The police unit responded to a wagon call at State and Atlantic. visibility was limited by the Old State House.
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City Avenue
State
Devonshire
State Street
Atlantic Avenue
McMahon
Station 1
Retirement Act Hits Boston Men
Postmaster Baker released a list of 4 supervisory officers and 115 clerks and carriers slated for retirement under the act. Annuities of 720 dollars await most retirees at age 65 after long federal service, with many exceeding four decades of work for Uncle Sam. The roster names individuals and their branches, from Weymouth to South Boston, Cambridge and beyond, detailing years of service.
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Baker
Uncle Sam
Crown
Francis M
Weymouth
Prendergast
J. J
Stacy
Charles H
West Newton
Winsor
Ezra C
Almeder
Augustine
Joseph D
Banks
Sibbell
A Bird
J. Waldo
Boynton
James R
Carter
Calvin
North Postal
Seeeeres
Chessman
Fred H
Clark
George C
Seersereesrees
Coe
Frederick
Ssgivece
Conroy
Bernard
South Postal
Ceeerenee
Curtis
Ge M
Daly
Joseph A
Essenrenees
Dawes
Wilfred C
Drew
Thomas
Mmnquite
Cece Creerenone
Faunce
Myron
Os French
Charles A
Inquiry
Sseseer Eae
Hackett
Henry
Cambridge
Ale
Howard E. W
Leopold
Charlestown
Oward
Fe M
Local Officials and Post Office Heads List Read Like Roster
A fragmented list names numerous officials and post office managers across Boston areas including Coolidge Corner Back Bay South Boston and Melrose with multiple entries such as Parker Parker William H and Pitman Timothy G along with others like Prentice Theodore and Ridley Aaron H. The text resembles a staffing roster or directory excerpt from historical postal or municipal records.
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Bartholomew
James W
Blossom
Eugene F
Central Omecere
Bowers
William A
Burton
Henry E
Cambridge
Butcher
George
Capen
Asa M
Winthrop
Chadbourne
John H
Chelwea
Allen
H. A
Appleton
Herbert
South Boston
Barrett
Edwin
Somerville
E . South Vustal
Chamberlin
A. Otis
Glarke
Theo
P. B
Back Bay
Coffill
Daniel W
East Boston
I Feau
Inelie M
Farrell
John
Quincy
Fish
Florestan
Fitzgerald
Richard
Flynn
James F
Grove Fan Nave
Cee AO Goodwin
Frank S
Central Office
Hall
Daniel H
Brighton
Hutchison
Peter J
Kelley
Coleman J
James St
Coolidge Corner
King
John J
Dorchester
Lakin
Willis G
Grove Hall
Langdon
John C
Lewis
Frank N
Little
George W
Chestnutwill
McEleney
Roxbury
Creeees
McGaregill
John W
Dorchester Centre
McVey
Joseph A
Nelson, James
Wintfitop
Parker
William H
Coolidge
Paul
Nathan
Atlantic
Pitman
Timothy G
Central
Plummer
Charles A
Prentice
Theodore
Belmont Ridley
Aaron H
Chelsea
Robinson
A. A
Savory
Everett
Shaw
Charles H
North Postal
Smith
James B
Joseph J
Upham’s Corner
Stiles
George M
Storey
Melrose
Swett
Henry F
Thomas
Gershom B
Quincy Thorpe
Frank
Westgate
Matthew B
Winthro
Brockton Ice Dealers Face Monopoly Claim
In Brockton a commission head charges local ice dealers with forming a practical monopoly. The group allegedly raises prices above fair figures and resists cooperation with state investigators. The matter may go to federal authorities, with Mayor Gleason pursuing equal prices for cash customers.
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Brockton
William FE
Gleason Charles H. Adams
Commission On
Adams
Gleason
Mother Burden Dismissed in Brockton Police Court
Edmund Phillips, 56, of Ford Street Brockton was found not guilty by Judge H C Thorndike in a dispute with his brother Herbert over supporting their 89 year old mother. The case highlighted tensions as the complainant declared the mother a burden and threatened violence. The judge urged steps to ensure the aged woman spends her remaining years in peace.
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Brockton
Edmund Phillips
Ford Street
Herbert FR. Phillips
H.C. Thorndike
H. H. Phillips
Thorndike
Close Estate of Frohman Ends in New York
The last chapter of Charles Frohman theatrical manager's estate closed as Surrogate Cohalan approved the final accounting by Daniel Frohman and Alfred Hayman. The proceeding showed creditors paid and bequests satisfied with the corporate settlement realizing a gain of $17,686 after assets, including art treasures, were preserved.
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New York
Charles Frohman
Lusitania
Cohalan
Daniel Frohman
Alfred Hayman
Frohman
Hayman
Randolph Town Sets Record Tax Rate at 36 Dollars
The Randolph Board of Assessors announced the coming year’s tax rate will be 36 dollars, up 6.40 from last year. Increased state and county taxes and higher town appropriations caused the rise. Real estate valuation is 2,584,750 dollars and personal valuation 502,500 dollars, totaling 3,251,250 dollars.
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Board of Assessors
Randolph
Welcome Methodist Ministers at Summer School for Rural Pastors
Dean M. A. Dawber welcomed the second annual session of the Summer School for Rural Pastors. Lectures covered immigrant backgrounds, industrial evangelism, homiletics and public speaking with daily sessions by Professor Graves and a September 1 lecture by Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes. The event included a reception and optimism for the school’s success.
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M. A. Dawber
Robinson Chapel
School of Theology
C. W. Blanfield
Graves
New Hampshire State College
Edwin Holt Hughes
Boston
Dean Dawber
Methodist Church
Boston University School, OF Theology
New England
French Family Admitted After War Romance
At Ellis Island the Viacara family of four, a French girl aged seventeen and her relatives, were admitted to the United States after officials relented on deportation. The girl, Miss Marcello Viacara, had become engaged to American soldier Ivan W. Fiske. A story of affection from France and letters and cables influenced Washington to intervene and allow their entry. Mrs. Jeanne Viacara and two brothers aged fifteen and nine accompanied her. Fiske reportedly married another woman in Pittsburgh before the ship's voyage.
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New York
Ellis Island
Washington
Marcello Viacara
Jeanne Viacara
Rochambeau
Viacara
Fiske
Pittsburg
J. S. Lambert
Austin
Texas
Woman Detained After Attempted Suicide In Pittsfield
Attorney Hugo S. Mack of New York meets with Police Chief John L. Sullivan regarding a woman using the alias Miss M. E. Fuller of New York City. She was detained at the Wendell Hotel after attempting self harm. Her actual name and residence were not disclosed.
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Pittsfield
Hugo S. Mack
New York City
John L. Sullivan
M. E. Fuller
Wendell Hotel
Mack
Berkshires
Near riot over sugar sale price in Brooklyn
Reserves from the Bedford avenue station were called out today when a man selling sugar at 19 cents a pound at Bedford avenue and South Fourth street, Brooklyn, was nearly mobbed by Jewish women. Several peddlers appeared in the eastern district today selling two pound packages at 19 cents, undercutting grocery store prices by four to five cents.
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New York
Bedford Avenue
South Fourth Street
Brooklyn
Funeral Services for Forrest L Holland
Funeral services are set for Forrest L. Holland age 17 son of Mr and Mrs Stephen F Holland of 62 Amory Street Cambridge. The services begin at the home tomorrow at 8 15 am followed by a requiem high mass at 9 am at St Marys Church Norfolk Street Cambridge. The deceased was a naval reservist and drowned last Saturday while visiting the naval training camp at Hampton Roads Virginia.
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Forrest L. Holland
Stephen F. Holland
Amory Street
Cambridge
St. Mary's Church
Norfolk Street
Hampton Roads
Worcester man Rome wins bail in habeas case over desertion
Philip S. Rome, a Worcester businessman, lauded for a habeas hearing victory after Judge James M. Morton Jr. ordered a writ of bail for the deserter jailed at Fort Banks. The judge questioned legal induction and set bail at 5000 dollars, with possible discharge to be decided later. Rome had left for South America in 1917 for almost three years, registered for the draft but did not serve.
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Philip S. Rome
Worcester
Fort Banks
James M. Morton, Jr
Morton
Rome
South America
War Department
Irish Women Fire on British Troops in Cork
In Derrygallon near Kanturk County Cork two women in a house fired on British soldiers during a search. The troops returned fire killing one assailant and seriously wounding the other, official reports said.
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Dublin
Derrygallon
Kanturk
County Cork
Hub Wives Fine Steak Buyers Johns Hopkins Style
Baltimore report claims Boston women select the finest meat, contrasting with Baltimore women who prefer less fat. Boston tastes are attributed to cooler summers and city climate, with butcherWilliam Bleecher asserting Boston buyers lead in meat quality across the nation.
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Baltimore
Boston
United States
William Bleecher
Jack Spratt
Europe orphaned children by war toll by country
Representatives of the American Red Cross compiled figures from 18 countries. Russia has four million war orphaned children followed by Germany with three million and France with one million. Albania reports seventeen thousand orphans.
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Paris
Europe
American Red Cross
Russia
Germany
France
Albania
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