St Johns Alumni Banquet Highlights City Leaders and War Aims
St John s Preparatory College alumni hold their first annual banquet in Danvers with Boston Mayor Curley lauding President Wilson and Governor Walsh. Curley urges preparedness against un Americanism and praises St John s graduates. Edward Mee presides. about 200 attendees. Officers named include Edward Mee president and Gerald Curry vice president.
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Danvers
Curley
Boston
Wilson
Walsh
Benjamin
St. John’s Preparatory College
United States
St. John’s
Massachusetts
Washington
Jefferson
Virginia
Alumni
Gerald G. Curry
the Waters
Harold W. McCann
Brother Benjamin
John J. Cashman
Holymn O O. Foster
Salem
Edward T. Mee
Woonsocket
Rannow
Georgetown University
Attleboro
Georgetown
Charles J. Murphy
Lynn
Brother Placidus
Alderman Brown Charged With City Car Hire Violations
An Everett City Council committee accuses Alderman Chester M. Brown of renting his licensed Massachusetts car to the city for three hours at three dollars per hour, billing under Hugh G. Brown and approving the hire as accounts chairman, a claim Brown denies by stating he does not own the vehicle.
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Chester M. Brown
Everett
Edward Co. Thayer
Alderman Brown
Highway Commission of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Washington Park
City Hall
Hugh G. Brown
Committee On
Massachusetts
Brown
20 000 Visit Aquarium Draws Large Crowds in Boston
The Aquarium in South Boston welcomed about 20 000 visitors as new tropical fish arrived. Acting Director P H Gorman rearranged tanks so guests pass from the blue angels to the silver snappers and Jewfish in a smooth sequence. Chairman John H Dillon visited, praising the display at Marine Park.
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Aquarium
South
Boston
Tropics
P. H. Gorman
John H. Dillon
Marine Park
Kansas Woman Erected Her Own Tombstone
Mrs. Clara Fay, 77, who died in Wichita, prepared for her death by buying a grave, erecting a tombstone with her name and birthplace, leaving a blank for the date of death, selecting the coffin, and naming pastors to preach her funeral sermon.
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Wichita
Kan
Clara Fay
Brakeman Hurt In Yard Fall At Worcester Street Yard
John J. Stewart of the Boston and Albany railroad was injured in a fall while coupling cars in the Worcester Street yard yesterday. He received treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital and was able to go home afterward.
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John J. Stewart
Boston & Albany Railroad
Wxeter
Massachusetts General Hospital
Blankets Offered in Various Sizes and Counts
Catalog lists white and color bordered cotton and all wool blankets by numbers 200 365 206 205. Options include 60x84 72x84 80x86 and larger, with wool fillings and ribbon bindings in blue or pink, quantities ranging from 80 to 870 pairs.
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Ceeveceseene BT
BO WB Bhs cc
Grace’s sensational bid to kidnap son in Worcester
Worcester police report Allen Grace attempted to abduct his 13 year old son Bruce late at night after deserting his wife Leilla Grace and two children with only 90 cents to live on. Mrs Grace plans to seek a warrant for his arrest in the morning.
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Worcester
Allen Grace
Leilla Grace
Bruce
Woman Sparks Police Action In Chelsea Street Scene
Lieutenant Gustave Syrberg responds to a distress call at 18 Castle street where Mrs Grace, claiming her husband Allen Grace assaulted their son Bruce, a toddler in pajamas. A confrontation in Piedmont court ends with Mrs Grace restraining Allen as neighbors watch.
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Gustave Syrberg
Station 1
Castle Street
Syrberg
Ernest J. Proctor
Edward F. Perkins
Piedmont Court
Grace
Leaks In Cambridge Reservoir Alarm Payson Park Residents
Leaks in the Cambridge reservoir on Payson road Belmont cause widespread alarm as over a million gallons vanish daily. Residents fear serious trouble unless precautions are taken at once. The reservoir sits behind the Payson estate home of Col. E C Benton prominent Boston figures.
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Cambridge
Payson Road
Belmont
City of
Payson
Payson Park
Boston
Payson Estate
Col. E. C. Benton
Cambridge reservoir leaks drain city funds and sparks rate concerns
Cambridge faces costly water losses as a likely underground seepage at the Payson Park reservoir drains water from Fresh Pond. The Metropolitan Water Board values water at 55 dollars per million gallons while residents fear a halt to local control if they join the regional system, given a 1 million dollar initiation and ongoing charges.
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Cambridge
Metropolitan Water Board
Cambridge Water Board
Lincoln
Stony Brook
Fresh Pond
Belmont
City
Payson Park
Boston
Metropolitan Water Board Service
Parish Gift Beautiful Memorial for Rev James B Troy
In Norwood St Catherine of Sienna parish honors its first pastor the late Rev James Bernard Troy by installing a chancel memorial window praised as a flagship revival of ecclesiastical art. Father Troy founded the parish in 1890 and served until 1907 guiding church societies and endearing himself to townspeople. After his death former parishioners raised the memorial.
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James Bernard Troy
St. Catherine of Sienna
Norwood
Father Troy
South Boston
Passion of Our Lord window by Charles J. Connick Boston
The window shows a central Crucifixion theme with an aureole and seven seraphim symbolizing divine virtues. Medallions depict Passion incidents, with grapes and pomegranates for divine fruits of sacrifice, angels bearing Passion emblems, and a color scheme of deep blue ruby and gold.
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Charles J. Connick
Boston
Steamer Bruce Sold to Russian Admiralty Arrives in Archangel
The steamer Bruce, sold last month to the Russian admiralty for use as an ice breaker, safely reached Archangel after a 14 day voyage. The vessel formerly operated in Newfoundland coastal service out of St Johns Newfoundland.
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Newfoundland
Russia
ST. Johns
N. F
Archangel
Bruce
Labor Day Parade Arrangements In Boston Revealed
Governor Walsh and Mayor Curley to review the Labor Day parade at the State House and City Hall as plans near completion. The Boston Central Labor Union lists marshals, staff, and participating unions with an estimated 16 000 to 20 000 marchers slated to march from Arlington to Beacon and Charles streets ending with reviews at Park Square.
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Walsh
State House
Curley
City Hall
Boston Central Labor Union
Arlington Street
Beacon Street
Beacon
Charles Street
Park Square
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley
Dover
Washington Street
School
A. F. of L. Building Trades
John J. Barry
Theatrical Stage Employees’ Union
International
Harry P. Jennings
Teamsters’ Union
Frank H. McCarthy
New England
American Federation of Labor
Ends His Life by Gas Tube in City Lodging
Frank W. Lace aged 45 was found dead in a room at 45 Pinckney street with a tube to a gas jet. He had rented a room at 14 Joy street two months earlier and told landlady Mrs. Smith he would return. Despondent over ill health, Luce may have belonged in Waltham.
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Frank W. Lace
Pinckney Street
Luce
Joy Street
Senator Hollis Twice Operated On For Appendicitis
Concord New Hampshire August 22 Word from Washington says United States Senator Henry F Hollis is slowly recovering after two operations for appendicitis He was stricken on a fishing trip to Newfoundland and rushed to a hospital then returned to Washington where doctors ordered complete rest for an indefinite period
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Concord
N. H
Washington
United States
Henry F. Hollis
Newfoundland
Death of Harry CastlemOn Boy's Writer Fosdick at 78
Charles Austin Fosdick aged 78 died at his son's home in Hamburg New York today. Writing under the pen name Harry CastlemOn he produced many adventure books for boys marking him as a prolific author in youth literature.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Charles Austin Fosdick
Hamburg
Harry Castlemon
Teamsters to debate charges at special council meeting
International Vice President Harry P. Jennings says alleged violations of the Teamsters' agreement over non union drivers will be discussed at a special Teamsters Joint Council meeting Wednesday night at 995 Washington Street. The session will review the committee report and other important matters.
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Teamsters
International
Harry P. Jennings
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Washington Street
Nquor
Labor Notes on Union Meetings and Labor Day Plans
Labor notes recap union votes and events across Boston area shops and unions. Leather Handlers and 300 boot and shoe workers rejected advancing a new wage scale while employers offered higher wages and paid vacations. Alexander Ryan elected to represent Freight Handlers 5872 at a Massachusetts AFL convention. Theatrical Stage Employees plan a Labor Day parade at 694 Washington Street. Athletes pledge to compete in Ben Franklin Assembly games directed by Hugh McGrath. Terminal Lodge Bridge Builders 22 discussed the new wage scale at 164 Canal Street. Charlestown Longshoremen were urged by Frank Morse to join the Labor Day parade hosted by the Tabor Day committee.
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James A. Crozier
Dennis D. Driscoll
Fred J. Kneeland
Painters’ Union No. 11
Frank K. Morse
Michael McFarland
M. O'Leary
James T. Moriarty
John McDonald
Joseph Glavin
A. M. Huddell
John Stevens
Herman Comerford
Boston Central Labor Union
Harry P. Jennings
Teamsters
J. Walter Mullen
Frank Tully
Blacksmiths’ Union
Nicholas Nally
Fred Dempsey
Aid-De-Camp
A. Langlois
Metal Polishers
Thomas F. Shine
Boston Street Car Men's Union
A. Pearlstein
Teamsters’ Joint Council
J. H. Perry
Engineers’ Union
Anna T. Bowen
Cigar Factory
J. Frank O'Hare
Printing Pressmen’s Union
Peter Mullen
Park Department Employees’ Union
Alexander Ryan
Boston & Maine Freight Handlers’ Union
Freight Handlers' Union 5872
Boston & Maine
Massachusetts
A. F. of L
New Bedford
Terminal Lodge
Bridge Builders 22
Canal Street
Charlestown Longshoremen's Union
Frank F. Morse
L. A
Bad Boy Photo Play Planned From Aldrich Story
Thomas Batley Aldrich's The Bad Boy will be filmed as a moving picture. Marie Hubert Frohman wrote the scenario, Gustave Frohman arranged with Mrs. Thomas Bailey Aldrich for using the Memorial Home in Portsmouth New Hampshire for the stage. 268 scenes and about 40 children from The Fairy and the Waif will act, with filming to occur, in part, near Kenneth Harbor Maine where the author’s widow summers.
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Thomas Batley Aldrich
Boston Post
Moving Pictures
Marie Hubert Frohman
Gustave Frohman
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Court Street
Portsmouth
N. H
Kenneth Harbor
New York
Poslam and Possum Soap Advertisements
An advertisement promotes Poslam as a skin remedy for stings poisoning sunburn rashes hives ivy poison oak prickly heat and other surface troubles with claims of overnight relief. It also touts Possum Soap for toilet and bath uses and offers samples for 40 cents from Ency Laboratories Newark City.
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Ency Laboratories
25Th &T
Newark City
All Druggiate
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