Boston Women Start Many Egg Stations
Boston based women launch widespread egg supply stations to cut living costs. The Housekeepers League plans 25 to 40 stations in Boston and suburbs with clerical support from Mayor Fitzgerald and local councils to reduce prices and remove middlemen, backed by Gerry plan collective buying and local clubs.
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Boston
Housekeepers’ League
Fitzgerald
Fred W. Gerry
Gerry
Jessie L. Stearns
Commonwealth Avenue
Back Bay
T. J. Bowlker
Lowell
Harvard
Women’s Municipal League
Central Church
League
Two City Council and School Board Candidates Named
Nomination papers filed for the city election show only two School Board hopefuls and not more than five Council contenders. Isaac Harris and Frances G Curtis seek the School Board, while Citizens' Municipal League tickets include Attridge Collins and Herrick. Sodeckson emerges as a lone challenger with ample signatures, and several candidates are eliminated. The Election Commissioners must certify by year end with ballots drawn January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Sedeckson
Isaac Harris
School Board
Jamaica Plain
Democratic City Committee
Frances G. Curtis
Wardll
Public School Association
Citizens’ Municipal League
Council
John J. Attridge
Walter L. Collins
Lewis J. Herrick
James A
Jerry’ Watson
Nathan Sodeckson
Sodeckson
Eugene O'Connor
John F. Duffy
William WL. Murray
Duffy
Murray
O'Connor
Representative Arrested Over Tunnel Toll Dispute
A Boston tunnel toll protest ends with Representative Sullivan detained briefly after refusing to pay. He argues tolls unfair, citing East Boston’s large net receipts and high collection costs. He vows further action to test court footing on the toll policy.
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East Boston
Washington Street
Cambridge
Chelsea
Beachmont
Revere
Sullivan toll refusal sparks East Boston dispute
In an interview, Frank A. Goodwin, attorney for Representative Sullivan, argued there is no penalty for refusing to pay a tunnel toll. The City Hall station lieutenant refused to book Sullivan, shifting responsibility to the Boston Elevated Company to sue or risk East Boston residents withholding tolls.
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Court Square
William H. Allen
Sadler
Allen
Sullivan
Post
Atlantic Avenue
State Street
Boston
Frank A. Goodwin
Leutenant
City Hall
Boston Elevated Company
Chicago Women Egg Price Campaign Success
Chicago women started a drive to price fresh eggs at 24 cents a dozen and sold over 700,000 eggs through 30 stations to 20,000 households. The Chicago Clean Food Club earned 2.12 a dozen in profit to fund future campaigns for fair prices. The sale continues for one more day as housekeepers stock up for the weekend.
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Chicago
Woman's Committee
Chicago Clean Food Club
Providence Stores Cut Price of Eggs in Campaign
Two Providence stores cut price of selected storage eggs to 25 cents a dozen after a Housewives' League campaign. The league sent letters to area stores urging similar reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Housewives’ League
Commissioners Appointed to Apportion Bridge Rebuild Costs
Judge Morton of the Supreme Judicial Court designates Dana Malone Samuel C. Bennett former BU Law dean and A P Worthen of Weymouth as commissioners to apportion the cost of rebuilding the Chelsea and Meridian street bridges. The estimated cost is about 400000 to be borne by Boston Chelsea Revere Winthrop Boston Elevated and the Bay State Street Railway companies.
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Dana Malone
Samuel C. Bennett
Boston University School of Law
A. P. Worthen
Weymouth
Morton
Supreme Judicial Court
Chelsea
Meridian Street
Boston, Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop
Boston Elevated
Bay State Street Railway
Munyon’s Paw Paw Pills touted as gentle liver tonic
Advertising copy claims Insist on Paw Paw Pills are unlike other laxatives. They coax the liver into activity without scourging or weakening, stimulate stomach secretions, enrich blood, and train bowels to act without physic. No calomel or dope. soothing and healing. Price 25 cents. All druggists.
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Ida Hebbard
Huntington Avenue
Women’s Homestead Association
Co-operative Buying
Lack Bay
Frank W. Page
Greater
Susan B. Stevens
Malden
Homesteaders
James K. Pepper
Republic
NYA
Revere Distilling Company
Mass
New England
Boston Post
Wirthmore
Bailey
Aaitan
Boylston S Treet
Maurice Ketten
John
Randma
Americas
Liggett’s
Havana
Boss Londres
Louis K Regalias
Pippins Londres
Blackstone
Londres
LA Carolina
Bock
Manuel Garcia
Henry Clay
Partagas
Key West
Cuba
Royal Sovereign Invincible
el Solano Victorias
la Providencia Selectos
Flor de Murat Frontemac
el Solano Perf
Excel
Flor de Murat Navarre
el Solano Coronas
la Providencia Perfectos
America
Meerschaum
T. Louis
Miss A.saltzman
Jefferson Ave
Dept. 14-A
Resinol Chem, Co
Baltimore
Paw Paw
Coolidge
Brookline
Rexall Stores
Washington
Avon
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