Effect of the War on Business Report Summary
A Commerce Department statement to Senator Simmons outlines global business impacts from World War I. It notes prewar activity steady, a July 4 downturn in all nations, a four to six month postwar low in neutrals, delayed recovery in belligerents, a late 1915 upturn in some areas, and the United States entering an unprecedented period of activity by April 1916 with comprehensive statistics compiled under one cover.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Falls 20 Feet Injures Worker at Farnsworth Street Site
William Howard was knocked 20 feet from a collapsed staging at 44 Farnsworth Street South Boston. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with multiple broken ribs and internal injuries and is listed as dangerous.
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Farnsworth Street
Boston
William Howard
Massachusetts General Hospital
Parliament Approves Tuan Chi-Jui as Premier
The Parliament unanimously approves President Li Yuan Hung’s appointment of Tuan Chi-Jui as permanent premier of the Chinese republic in Pekin.
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Tuan Chi-Jui
PEKIN
Li Yuan Hung
Rexallites Debating Boston Heat At United Drug Meet
Rexall members from Southern States join 6000 delegates in Boston for United Drug Company convention. Business sessions, plant tours, and a candy factory visit accompany tours of Harvard Radcliffe Cambridge and North End historic sites. Evening air carnival at Braves Field draws thousands.
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Rexallites
United Drug Company
United
Boston
Georgia
Florida
North
South Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Symphony Hall
Clark
Commercial Streets
North End
Braves Field
Lenox
Campbell
North Bay
Ont
Austin Shand
Simcoe
Ryder
Toronto
United Drug Company, Ltd
Canada
D. C. Nairn
Rexall Convention Dayful Sail and Museum Visits
The Rexallites split duties with a fourth business session for men and a museum visit for women. At noon delegates begin an 80 mile sail to Plymouth with a deck luncheon, town tours, outdoor games, a clam bake on Pilgrim field, and an evening return to Boston.
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Symphony Hall
Harvard
Radcliffe
Widenoes Library
Fogg Museum of Art
Germanic Museum
Cambridge
Longfellow
Lowell
Rexallites
Museum of Fine Arts
Plymouth
Pilgrim Field
Boston
Parish Field Day to Aid New School at Our Lady of Lourdes
Rev. Peter C. Quinn of Our Lady of LourdesBrookside avenue Jamaica Plain announces Mayor James M Curley now a parish member will speak at a monster field day on church grounds Saturday August 26 expected crowd over 5000 proceeds fund the new school building opening in fall Two bronze statues of Our Lady of Lourdes and St Joseph donated anonymously will stand in front niches Bishop Anderson to confirm classes at St Joseph Roxbury Star of the Sea East Boston and Our Lady of Mt Carmel East Boston on Labor Day Forty hours devotion begins tomorrow at Star of the Sea Beverly Our Lady of Ostrabrama Brockton and St Johns Industrial School Newton Highlands.
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Peter C. Quinn
Church of Our Lady,of Lourdes
Brookside Avenue
Jamaica Plain
James M. Curley
Father Quinn
Our Lady of Lourdes
St. Joseph
Bishop Anderson
St. Joseph's Church
Roxbury
Star of the Sea Church
East Boston
Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Star of the Sea
Beverly
Church of Our Lady of Ostrabrama
Brockton
St. John’s Industrial School
Newton Highlands
Six Boston House aspirants fail to file backers
Six men seeking seats in Boston failed to file the names of their endorsers with the Secretary of State. They submitted the names to the election commissioners and left them there believing the task was complete. The documents remain in the commissioners' office awaiting certification.
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Boston
Anuric advertisement claims kidney care and longevity
An old ad touts kidney health as guarding against premature aging. It urges people over thirty to drink plenty of water and sweat daily, take Anuric tablets before meals, and dissolve uric acid to prevent age-related decay, attributing discovery to Dr. Pierce of Buffalo. It suggests hot water each morning and living to a hundred.
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Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Big shoe firm coming to Boston confirms Roxbury site
The Boston Industrial Development Board facilitates a new large shoe manufacturer. The Jewett Shoe Company of Marlboro will move into the former Home of the Angel Guardian building on land bounded by Vernon Haskins and Ruggies streets in Roxbury.
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Boston
Boston Industrial Development Board
Jewett Shoe Company of
Marlboro
Angel Guardian
Vernon
Haskins and Ruggies
Roxbury
Boy Dies From Lockjaw After Horse Kick
An eight year old Wakefield boy Rupert Crockett was kicked in the face by a horse. He suffered no broken bones but developed lockjaw and remains at Massachusetts General Hospital in critical condition due to possible tetanus from iron rust on the horse.
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Rupert Crockett
Wakefield
Massachusetts General Hospital
Philatelic Society votes on promoting publicity via films
The American Philatelic Society, in Boston for its 81st annual convention, votes to empower President C. A. Howes to appoint a committee to study using moving pictures for publicizing the society. The closing session at the Bellevue is scheduled for 10:30 this morning.
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American Philatelic Society
Boston
C. A. Howes
the Bellevue
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