Boston Pneumatic Tube Service Scrapped By All
Congressman Peter Tague of Boston vows a minority report against the committee action to end the pneumatic tube system in Boston. The panel approved the Burleson plan eliminating tubes in Boston Chicago Philadelphia and St Louis and backed higher postage for newspapers and magazines with a zone system. Also no liquor ads in areas without licenses.
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Washington
Peter Tague
Boston
House
Committee On Post Offices
Burleson
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Five Ton Girder Kills Man On Dorchester Street
A five ton girder broke free from a two horse truck and crushed Michael Martin, a teamster for Fred J. Bush Co., on Dorchester Street near West Ninth. He died instantly, his widow and 18 year old son survive. Traffic was diverted for hours during the evening rush. Martin lived at 66 C Street.
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Michael Martin
Fred J. Bush Company
Dorchester Street
West Ninth
Old Colony Avenue
Bairdy Street
Broadway
Martin
C Street
Michael D
Honeymooner in Malden Faces Bitter Cold in New Home
Willis Macomber and his bride returned from a South honeymoon to their new two family house at 182 Washington street Malden. The couple found the lower apartment unheated as furnace would not produce leaving them in bitter cold conditions.
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Willis Macomber
South
Washington Street
Malden
Mr. Macomber
Mercury
N. Sallinger
New England
Peoples Credit Company
Editor Pair Leave Paper
Henry Bailey Stevens and Agnes E Ryan resign as editors of the Woman's Journal and Suffrage News to pursue literary work. Miss Alice Stone Blackwell confirms the move while hints of a national merger of suffrage papers surface. Stevens and Ryan gave up their roles on Feb 12 and Jan 1 respectively.
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Henry Bailey Stevens
Agnes E. Ryan
Hooksett
Woman's Journal
Suffrage News
Miss Ryan
Stevens
Alice Stone Blackwell
Boston
Miss Blackwell
Woman’s Journal
National Association
Atlantic City
New York City
Woman Voter
Boutwell Street
Pope’s Hill
Mr. Stevens
Journal
Julia Ward Howe
Boston Storm Triggers Deadly Crash and Citywide Delays
A severe blizzard snarls traffic in Boston with Broadway Chelsea victim a woman killed after being struck by a car. Snow crippled rail schedules, trains late by up to three hours, and trolleys delayed. Dozens injured as slips and falls flood city streets.
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Broadway
Chelsea
Frost Hospital
Grayson Hardy
Boston & Maine
Boston & Albany
New York, New Haven & Hartford
T Elevated
Canada
North Station
Montreal
Mrs Leslie Sings A Rich Recital With Titcomb In Steinert Hall
Mezzo-soprano Grace Leslie, assisted by composer and pianist Everett Titcomb, gave a Steinert Hall recital featuring Schubert Brahms Wolf Weingartner Verdi Rimsky Korsakov Mussorgsky Debussy Scott Rogers and Titcomb. The critic notes a deep rich voice well suited to sensuous emotion and Mussorgsky Song of the Hebrew Maiden, though the article ends before finishing the appraisal.
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Grace Leslie
Everett Titcomb
Steinert Hall
Schubert
Brahms
Wolf
Weingartner
Verdi
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Mussorgsky
Debussy
Scott
Rogers
Titcomb
Leslie
Great Britain Day at National Allied Bazaar big day in Boston
The National Allied Bazaar on Huntington avenue expects a large turnout for Great Britain Day with children’s events and UK themed programming. Attendance remained strong despite a recent storm as Romania Montenegro and Portugal Day featured lively entertainment and booths reported strong sales.
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Huntington Avenue
Romania
Montenegro
Portugal
United Kingdom
Grand Hall
Lord
Lady Aberdeen
Colebrook
Wingston
Baron
Baroness Huard
Thwaites and
Beith
O'Brien
United Army Bazaar to Feature Mary Desmond Musicales
Members of the British Army and Naval Veterans Association will attend the bazaar in uniform and participate in the reception. Miss Mary Desmond the famed contralto will headline the musicale with patriotic airs including God Save the Prince of Wales.
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Buck
United States Army
British Army and Naval Veterans’ Association
Mary Desmond
Great Britain Day at Bazaar Highlights Scotland and France
Miss Columbia will greet the children of the Allies with Adnah Fahrney portraying Columbia and Lilla Wiles Wyman students portraying the allied children. The Scottish Musical Comedy Company performs The Cotter's Saturday Night under John Daniels, with a Cafe Chantant in the afternoon and Thistle and Shamrock pavilion offering English Irish and Scottish features. Great Britain Day tops the bazaar, followed by Day of France closing next Wednesday.
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Lilla Wiles Wyman
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Iwo
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Washington and
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C. M. Burt
Great Britain
Mechanics’ Building
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the Allies
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Seder
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Monroe Cheese Co
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Wwe
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LL System Clothes
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