Bank Buys Famed Tomfohrde Estate for Tremont Building
Negotiations concluded for transfer of the Tomfohrde estate at 37 to 51 Court Street to interests connected with the Tremont Trust Company. Trustees Simon Swig Asa P French John P Feeney and Thomas J Boynton to convey. The plan calls for razing existing structures and a 12 story steel and granite bank and commercial building with 100 foot frontage.
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Court Street
Tomfohrde
Tremont Trust Company
Simon Swig
Asa P. French
John P. Feeney
Thomas J. Boynton
Majority For Modification Of Volstead Enforcement Act
The Massachusetts State Branch A F L reports over twenty replies from congressional candidates on modifying the Volstead Enforcement Act. Most responses favor modification, including incumbents W W Lufkin Richard Olney Peter F Tague Allen J Treadway and George Holden Tinkham. Some candidates stress careful testing of the law before changes.
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Congress
Massachusetts
A. F. of L
Martin T. Joyce
State Branch
W. W. Lufkin
Richard Olney
Peter F. Tague
Allen
Treadway
George Holden Tinkham
Duane Seeks Logan’s Birth? State Legion Commander Bid
Captain James T. Duane of Clinton, chairman of the American Legion welfare committee, announced his candidacy for the State legion commander nomination. He seeks to succeed Colonel Edward L. Logan at the second annual State legion convention to be held in Springfield on August 27 and 28.
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James T. Duane
Clinton
American Legion
State Legion
Edward L. Logan
Springfield
East Boston Girl Found After Two Weeks Missing
Carmella Scopa a 16 year old from East Boston was located in a South End room by the Bureau for Missing Girls on Beacon Street. She will be brought into court today by her mother who faces a charge described as being a stubborn girl.
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Carmella Scopa
East Boston
Bureau For Missing Girls
Beacon Street
14 Certified for New Guard in State National Guard
The State Military Service Commission certified 14 candidates for commissions in the new State National Guard. Listed are officers including Lieutenant-colonel John M. Gibbs of Boston. Captain Sydney H. Cliff of Boston. Robert A. Clyde of Cambridge. James E. Matherson of Worcester. Theodore L. Tewksbury of Newton. James A. Keenan of Roxbury. Charles L. Stanchfield of Boston. Chaplain Rev. Kenneth G. McCarthy of Cambridge. First Lieutenants Joseph P. Hines of Nahant. Lawrence Kingman of Brockton. Harold P. Davis of Reading. John N. McCuinins of Brookline. Abbot H. Thayer of Taunton. and Second Lieutenant Edward I. Hornibrook of Worcester.
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State Military Service Commission
New State National Guard
John M. Gibbs
Boston
Judge-Advocate Department
Sydney H. Cliff
Cavalry
Robert A. Clyde
Cambridge
Coast Artillery
James E. Matherson
Worcester
Veterinary Corps
Theodore L. Tewksbury
Newton
Engineers
James A. Keenan
Roxbury
Medical Corps
Charles L. Stanchfield
Ordnance Department
Kenneth G. McCarthy
Joseph P. Hines
Nahant
Lawrence Kingman
Brockton
Field Artillery
Harold P. Davis
Reading
John N. McCuinins
Brookline
Abbot H. Thayer
Taunton
Heutenant
Edward I. Hornibrook
Infantry
Arraign Youth for Extortion in East Boston
Leo McDonald a 17 year old of 216 Saratoga Street East Boston was arraigned before Judge Barnes in East Boston Court after being arrested at Wood Island Park by Sergeant John Magrath. He allegedly extorted from Mrs Esther Stone of 283 Chelsea Street by demanding 100 in a sealed envelope. Police found a searchlight and automobile goggles on him and he was sent to the Psychopathic Hospital for ten days observation.
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Esther Stone
Chelsea Street
Boston
Leo McDonald
Saratoga Street
Barnes
East Boston
Wood Island Park
John Magrath
Stone
Magrath
McDonald
Psychopathic
Man Charged With Robbery In Stamford Store
Detectives Campbell and Metting yesterday charged Anthony Degoldi with aggravated robbery. He is held on $2000, accused of entering a Stamford street drug store, threatening clerk Horace Claflin with a knife and taking a $350 diamond ring, a diamond stickpin, and $15 in bills before fleeing in a waiting car. Degoldi denies the charge.
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Campbell
Metting
Anthony Degoldi
Central Court
Horace Claflin
Stamford Street
Delgoldi
Guard Units Likely to Keep War Numbers
Colonel Thomas F. Foley and other leaders said National Guard units would likely retain wartime designations of the 26th Division. General John H. Sherburne noted the military board on the change had not been appointed, so no official action had been taken.
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National Guard
Thomas F. Foley
John H. Sherburne
New State National Guard
Photo Engravers Elect Boston Man President
Matthew Wall of Chicago was re elected president of the International Photo Engravers Union of North America at the 21st annual convention in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. John F Maguire of Boston was elected second in command.
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Photo-Engravers
Boston
Pittsburg
Matthew Wall
Chicago
International Photo- Engravers’ Union of North America
John F. Maguire
Robber Scare in South End Sparks City Response
A loud alert in South End drew Station 5 officers to East and West Dedham streets and Tremont where a male lodger and neighbor clashed with a female resident guiding police to a tree. Two 10 year olds perched above, one eating pears, as adults faced juvenile court over the incident and a pear stealing probation pledge.
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South End
Ding
Trainer and Eaton
Ting-A-Ling
Wagon House
Dedham
Tremont
Sugar price cuts hit Boston retailers after New York slump
Boston retailers lowered sugar prices yesterday with granulated at 20 to 21 cents a pound, down from 22 cents. The decline follows a drop in New York raw sugar from 22.60 to 13.04, with refiners expected to reduce prices as losses from peak levels are absorbed by dealers and wholesalers.
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Boston
North End
New York
Cuba
Retailers losing money at 22 cents, claims say
The report asserts retailers were losing money when priced at 22 cents. It notes concerns from industry sources about profit margins and market viability, suggesting adjustments or scrutiny of pricing policies.
Two Flyers Die in Plane Crash Near San Antonio
Second Lieutenant Irving C. Stenson and Cadet Everett H. Burson were killed when their airplane crashed in a corn field near San Antonio as they returned to Kelly Field. The cause of the accident was not determined.
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San Antonio
Tex
Irving C. Stenson
Everett H. Burson
Kelly Field
Boston public schools seek 12.6 million for new buildings
The Boston school committee, in a special session, orders that 12,626,583 dollars be raised for the public schools and for constructing new school buildings, land purchases, and yards for the year beginning February 1, 1919, with 12,146,296 tax to be raised and the balance from prior appropriations and funds. The move comes as officials cite crowded conditions and rising costs.
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Boston
Board of Assessors
Lane
Charles 8. O’connor
South Boston
Michael H. Corcoran
Smith- Hughes
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