5-Cent Fares Prove Costly in Dorchester Upsurge
Dorchester residents protest the five-cent fare with no transfers on the Boston Elevated line. Raymond P. Delano and John J. Bailey will urge Dorchester road superintendent Charles J. Leonard to address complaints from Norfolk street and Talbot avenue riders. Short hauls now require multiple five-cent fares while long rides stay at ten cents, with some suburban trips costing twenty cents under the new scheme.
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Dorchester
Boston Elevated Railway
Raymond P. Delano
John J. Bailey
Board of Trade
Charles J. Leonard
Norfolk Street
Talbot Avenue
Boston
Upham’s Corner
Sandy Learns Nation Is Dry
Sandy Dun can, a Scotch sailor on the Calcutta Shanghai route, learns the United States is dry. He seeks whiskey at a Brooklyn bar, visits a whites-aproned establishment, and then to a police station to protest discrimination. He plans to sail east of Suez for future drinks.
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Can
Calcutta
Shanghai
United States
Brooklyn
Sandy
Suez
Field Day Highlights Foresters Event at Caledonian Grove
The 20th annual field day of Court Golden Star No. 203 Foresters of America in West Roxbury featured contests such as a clothes hanging race for married and single women and a cheese hitting test. Italian lawyers won the baseball game 6 to 1 over Italian doctors. Frank Ramacorti pitched, Alfred Santosuosso caught. A silver loving cup went to the victors, with Italian and American anthems played by Mondello's orchestra.
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Court Golden Star
Foresters of America
Caledonia Grove
West Roxbury
Frank Ramacorti
Alfred Santosuosso
Charles Mastiangelo
J. Bruno
Leonard Albano
Thomas i
Glennon
John Ordile
Andrew Giorgio
Joseph Giorgio
Joseph Seminara
Joseph G. Ortolano
Baby Hygiene Association saved my baby says Dorchester mother
Elizabeth Wise of Dorchester thanks the Baby Hygiene Association and urges Boston stations to stay funded. She credits doctors and nurses for saving her child, who was ill in his first year, after a severe winter and summer. Little Robert Wisefield is mentioned as the child helped by the program.
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Baby Hygiene Association
Elizabeth Wisefield
Norfolk Street
Dorchester
Boston
Robert Wisefield
Child Proves Thriving Despite Growth Milestone
A health report notes a child is 186 months old and weighs 25 pounds, indicating steady development for a young patient. The description emphasizes growth progress and ongoing monitoring by clinicians.
Dorchester Couple Engaged Miss Edith Beaumont to George Montague
Dorchester social circles announce the engagement of Miss Edith Beaumont to George F. Montague of Lexington. Miss Beaumont is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Beaumont. Mrs Montague is a Boston University graduate in the class of 1917.
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Dorchester
Edith Beaumont
George F. Montague
Lexington
Beaumont
Arthur Beaumont
Montague
Boston University
Postmaster General Hays Escapes Injury in Auto Crash
New York August 22 Postmaster General Will H Hayes escaped harm when his car collided with a taxicab at Madison Avenue and Thirty third Street. No one was hurt the Hayes car was undamaged the taxi slightly damaged. Prices realized on Swift Company carcass beef sales in Boston for week ending August 20 ranged 7.50 to 18.1 cents per pound averaging 14.87 cents.
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New York
Will H. Hays
Madison Avenue
Thirty-third Street
Hays
Swift & Company
Boston
Motorcycle Officer Injured in Back Bay Crash
Officer William H. Evans of the Back Bay police was injured when his motorcycle collided with an auto truck owned by Edward Barney on Joy street near the archway. Evans suffered a fractured rib and back strains but returned to the station. The truck driver left the scene after the impact, and an auto passing through the archway may have knocked the motorcycle over while Evans was at the State House seeking plates.
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William H. Evans
Back Bay
Edward Barney
Boylston Street
Joy Street
Evans
Station House
State House
German court convicts razor blade counterfeiters
A Berlin court imprisoned the chief culprit for one year after lengthy proceedings by a foreign agent of Gillette. The case held that Gillette remains a protected trade mark for razors and blades and that counterfeiters injure foreign dealers in international trade.
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Gillette Safety
Gillette
Gillette Safety Razor Company
Gillette Company
Berlin
Accomplices Receive Lesser Sentences After Civil Rights Ruling
A court sentenced the main offender to three years of civil rights deprivation while his accomplices received lighter penalties.
Warn motorists to obey headlight law notices issued
Inspectors from the department of public works report motorists failing to meet the new headlight law. Registrar Frank A. Goodwin sent notices to about 150 car owners urging immediate compliance or face penalties.Recipients were asked to show proof of installation of approved lighting systems at once.
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Department of Public Works
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Frank A. Goodwin
Public Works Department
Goodwin
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