Reduced schedules to curb coal shortage hit Boston transit
The Boston Elevated Street Railway and Bay State Street Railway announce emergency or near schedules due to coal shortages. Schools close for three days, Malden and Cambridge adjust sessions, while officials urge cooperation to protect essential government transit and avoid service cuts.
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Boston Elevated Street Railway Company
Bay State Street Railway
Boston
Lynn
Marblehead
Cambridge
Malden
Bay State changes in service on many transit routes
The Bay State Street Railway Company announced widespread reductions and adjustments to service across numerous routes to save coal per Fuel Administrator Storrow. Normal hours see varied hourly to half hourly patterns with peak periods retaining more frequent service on key corridors.
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Bay State Street Railway Company
Storrow
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Needham
Brockton-Mattapan
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Beachmont
Boston
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Malden
Chelsea
Woodlawn
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How to Stop a Bad Cough with a Homemade Syrup
Reader tips reveal a simple, easily prepared cough remedy. The guide highlights surprising results from a homemade syrup that is inexpensive and quick to make.
Remarkable Pinex Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An old home remedy advertises Pinex as a concentrated Norway pine extract that quickly relieves severe coughs throat and chest colds. It instructs mixing 214 ounces of Pinex with sugar syrup to make a pint of remedy claiming rapid soothing effects and asks buyers to seek “2's orices of Pinex” with directions.
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Ft, Wayne
Ind
Lightless Nights To Be Enforced
State House officials announce strict enforcement of the law banning any display lights on Thursday and Sunday nights. Warnings will be sent to housewives, janitors, and property owners stressing the seriousness and urging full conservation of illumination.
Coal Shortage Forces Government Requisition at Local Docks
Officials at the Fuel Administration report hundreds of state coal mines are being requisitioned for war needs. Boston Elevated and Bay State Railroad docks face supply pressures while Fore River Works warns of coal shortages and reliance on government deliveries to avoid shutdowns before Christmas.
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Boston Elevated
Bay State Railroad
Storrow
Fore River
Wakeman
Ccoal
Shortage of 7 800 000 Tons by Jan 1 Warns Officials
State Fuel Administrator Storrow reported from Washington that New England faces a 7 800 000 ton steam coal shortage by January 1 with no winter reserves, up from 7 300 000 tons a month earlier as conditions worsened.
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Storrow
Washington
Massachusetts
New England
Electric Companies Attack Public Service Commission
At the Massachusetts Electric Companies annual meeting, leaders denounced the Public Service Commission as a despotic body hindering street railways. They urged stripping the commission of control or transferring railways to state ownership. William F. Fitzgerald warned movers should be ousted for malfeasance if their policy caused Bay State Street Railway woes. President Abbott said earnings for the year will exceed charges by about 400 000, yet community demands for improvements drained cash.
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Bay State Street Railway
Bay Street Railway
Massachusetts
Boston
Cape Cod
New Hampshire
Denham
Quincy
Opcn
Public Service Commission
Massachusetts Electric Companies
William F. Fitzgerald
Bay State Street Railway Company
Abbott
Boston Schools Extend Vacation To January Seventh
Boston school committee votes to extend Christmas break and delay opening until January 7 to conserve coal. Three days will be added to the June term to offset lost time, while Chelsea schools also close for the holiday amid dwindling fuel supplies.
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Boston
Endeavor
Dyer
Chelsea
Parlin
Willard
Cambridge
Suffering on Steam Roads Forces Passenger Train Reductions
President Hustis of the Boston and Maine warns of a fuel emergency as winter reserves shrink. He cites daily locomotive fuel needs of about 5000 tons with recent receipts only slightly over 4000 tons, forecasting depletion by February without government relief. The plan favors reduced passenger service to free locomotives for freight and wartime needs, with details to come and minimal impact on commuters.
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Hustis
Boston & Maine
Pas- Seliger
Protest Over Dorchester Tunnel Service Delays
Dorchester residents rally as the Dorchester Board of Trade cites intolerable conditions and urges the Public Service Commission to hold an immediate hearing. Riders on Meeting House Hill and Geneva Avenue report slower service with the new Dorchester tunnel to Broadway station, taking about 45 minutes to Geneva Avenue versus the old Dudley Street route.
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Dorchester
Dorchester Board of Trade
Public Service Commission
Broadway
Meeting House Hill
Geneva Avenue
Dudley Street
Eva Tanguay Again At Liberty After Divorce Claim
Chicago dated story reports Eva Tanguay regained freedom amid a disputed marriage to Johnny Ford once her vaudeville partner. It notes past marriage, estrangement, and alleged ongoing legal action while highlighting her playful public persona and possible attorney guidance.
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Chicago
Eva Tanguay
Johnny Ford
Eva
Ford
Ann Arbor
Mich
John W. Ford
Actress wins divorce after humorous Ann Arbor marriage
Judge David M. Brothers grants the divorce after the actress testifies that she married Johnny on a whim while passing a justice of the peace office in Ann Arbor. She claims he married for her money and is addicted to opiates while alternating between dancing shows and sprees.
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David M. Brothers
Ann Arbor
Johnny
Rialto
Eva
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