Fight to get Roxbury post charter faced in Mission Hill
A bitter campaign over granting a charter for a Roxbury American Legion post in Mission Hill escalates as backers plan a national appeal after Massachusetts leaders veto. 11,000 Roxbury veterans unaffiliated with the Roxbury post circulate a petition seeking Col. Edward Logan’s order, aiming for 4500 to 6000 signatures in two weeks.
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American Legion
Mission Hill
Roxbury
Massachusetts
Edward Logan
Fred Breen
Victor H. McInnis
Joseph Buckley
Joseph _Buckley
South African "Red" Withdraws Appeal to Stay in U S
Solomon Joseph Jacobs, described as a radical, arrived as a stowaway on the Hy patia from Cape Town. He has dropped his appeal against deportation and will return to Cape Town on the ship's next voyage. Police have hunted him. he once ran a Johannesburg money lending operation and was wanted for distributing anarchistic literature with two Socialists.
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Hub
Solomon Joseph Jacobs
Cape Town
Hypatia
New York
Jacobs
Johannesburg
Italian Steamer America Arrives with 17 Stowaways
The Italian steamer America arrived from Naples today carrying 17 stowaways.
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New York
America
Naples
Celery King Tonic Promises Health Boost
A home remedy touts Celery King as an old fashioned tonic of roots and herbs. The ad claims it costs little and helps sleep, energy, skin, and blood purification when taken every other night for three weeks.
Elopement to Divorce Ends Geraghty Romance
The long marital saga of Julia Estelle French and John B. Geraghty ends with a divorce decree. Frederic Wingersky represents Geraghty and read depositions while custody actions fade. The couple’s scandalous 8 year romance, elopement, Newport life, and social fallout are recalled as the case closes.
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Jack Geraghty
Julia Estelle French
John B. Geraghty
City girl Miss Strickland to report on Maine hunting trip
Miss Margaret Strickland of the Post staff plans a daily report from a hunting trip in the Dead River region of Maine. She will describe experiences in the outdoors including moose and other big game opportunities.
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Margaret Strickland
Dead River
Maine
King and Bartlett Camp Deer Hunt Stretches Endless
In Spencer Maine the writer claims to have hunted for a week without sighting a single live deer. He tramps 10 miles daily from sun up to sun down through rain snow and cold while still hunting along trails and fresh deer tracks in the Maine woods.
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King and Bartlett
Spencer
Maine
Maine Woods Hunt Recalls Hard Cold Deer Drives and Fireside Cheer
The writer details cold weather drives in Maine with guides and deer drives that frighten game. He recalls perched on a stump at runways, long waits, and dogged patience, then a memorable party in George Day's cabin with music and laughter. The tale ends with departure plans and a wish to stay longer in the woods.
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William Smith
New York
George
Mrs Jack Geraghty Granted Divorce
Mrs Jack Geraghty was granted a divorce on grounds of failing to provide support. Depositions supporting her claim were read, including statements from her mother Pauline Leroy French and grandmother Pauline Winslow Leroy, corroborating her testimony.
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Miss French
Vanderbilt
Stephen J. Casey
Pauline Leroy French
Pauling Winslow Leroy
Divorce Granted With Custody To Wife And Weekend Visitation
The divorce becomes absolute in six months with no alimony payable by Geraghty. Custody of their 5 year old son Jack Jr is awarded to the wife and a provision allows the father to visit the boy each Sunday afternoon. William Canfield, a representative of the court, is involved.
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Brookline
Newport
Navy
Geraghty
Jack, Jr
William Canfield
Father John's Medicine Ad Highlights 60 Years of Use
An advertisement asserts over six decades of success for Father John's Medicine with no alcohol. The copy markets the product as a trusted cold remedy and emphasizes alcohol-free formula.
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John
Sully McCabe's Son Turns to New Adventures
In the Boston Sunday Post Magazine Sully Ford shares a tale titled Sully Plays a Hunch. The piece presents the younger generation through Sully, son of Shorty McCabe, and a lively sequence of escapades.
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Sully
Shorty McCabe
Sewell Ford
Boston Sunday Post
Army stores close mails as South Boston unit shutters
Owing to shortages at the army retail stores in South Boston the mail order department will close tonight with over 200 employees to be discharged this week. Retail stores will stay open. A shipment of medical supplies arrived including collodion of new skin at 11 cents a bottle mustard plasters 42 cents a package aromatic spirits of ammonia 4 cents a bottle and foot powder and eye shades.
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Army Retail
South Boston
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Mission Hill War Vets
Battle For Charter
Celery
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H. M
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Springfield
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Woburn
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Baby Jack
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Deer Pond
Eustis
George Day
Harry Pierce
Mia
Frank Packard
Payson Lisherness
Hugh Sylvester
Troy
Ashby-Crawford Co
Hudson, Mass
Tack” Geraghty
Julia French Geraghty
Post
Freight
Washington Station
Liberal
Parlor Rockers
Dresser
Morris
Columbia Grafonoa
Columbia Grafonoa B
Washington St
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