Roslindale Woman Wins $100 for Contest Line
Mrs Hilda M Hulme of 48 Murray Hill Road Roslindale Mass selected as best submitted line for "Instead or" No 10 She received a $100 check from a Post representative The line blends a pun on ice flows with a wish for warmer climes Cuba as a thirsty American Mecca since the U S shift from Wurtzburger flow Her husband George Hulme is an artist for Donnelly Boston They have lived in Roslindale eight years She came to America from England about 13 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda M. Hulme
Murray Hill
Road
Roslindale
Mass
Cuba
United States
Raps Men Who Stir Up Strife at Allied Federation Talk
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of the Methodist Episcopal Church urged cordial relations between English speaking nations during a speech at the American British Federation meeting in Bates Hall. He emphasized unity and the importance of shared understanding among allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin H. Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church
American British Federation
Bates Hall
Boston Bishop Calls for Peace Between U S and Britain
Bishop Hughes urges unity and harmony across the two nations in a speech to several hundred in Boston. Randolph W. Smith and Thomas Merritt support the message as Highland Dress Association plans state branches and enlarging membership.
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Randolph W. Smith
New York
Boston
Bishop Hughes
Thomas Merritt
Highland Dress Association
Rhode Island
Matthew C. Leslie Dies in Medford Contractor
Matthew C. Leslie aged 64 a longtime Boston contractor collapsed and died yesterday afternoon at the corner of Boston avenue and Winthrop street Medford Funeral services will be at his home 16 Quincey street Medford tomorrow at 2 oclock Burial will be in Nova Scotia He is survived by his widow a sister and a son Harry J Leslie a construction engineer with Stone Webster Company
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Matthew C. Leslie
Medford
Boston
Boston Avenue
Winthrop Street
Quincey Street
Nova Scotia
Mr. Leslie
Harry J. Leslie
Stone & Webster Company
Special Night for Shriners at Shubert and Majestic
Aleppo Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine held an annual meeting in Symphony Hall then packed both Shubert and Majestic Theatres for special performances. Walter W. Morrison was elected potentate for the seventh year and 400 candidates were admitted at the business session. Henry B. Perkins led at the Shubert and Henry Taylor at the Majestic.
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Aleppo Temple
Mystic Shrine
Shubert
Majestic
Symphony Hall
Walter W. Morrison
Theatre Party
Henry B. Perkins
Henry Taylor
Majestic Theatre
Providence Eyes Boston Man for Rhode Island Prohibition Post
Federal officials in Providence expect a Boston man to fill Rhode Island’s prohibition enforcement chief vacancy. Miles F. Sweeney retired after serving since the office’s creation. William J. McCarthy, New England prohibition chief, will name the appointee from his Boston team. Alfred Clarke, P. J. Noonan, and John Fitzpatrick are among those mentioned.
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Providence
R. I
Boston
Rhode Island
Miles F. Sweeney
William J. McCarthy
New England
Prohibition Forces
Alfred Clarke
P. J. Noonan
John Fitzpatrick
Child Burned in Salem House Fire Accident
In Salem on a December day, 2 year old Alice Laird of 69 Tremont Street was critically burned while lighting a gas jet. A lit match ignited the table cloth, setting her dress ablaze and injuring her head face and body. Her condition was grave with slim chance of recovery.
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Salem
Alice Laird
Tremont Street
Salem Hospital
Snake Christmas Greeting Sends Bride to Court
Mrs. Anna Morris of Brooklyn received a Christmas box containing a live snake with a note reading two of a kind. The package was sent by husband Albert Morris who is 22. In Coney Island Police Court she sought a warrant for his arrest on the mail gift case.
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New York
Anna Morris
Bay 12Th Street
Brooklyn
Albert Morris
Coney Island
Fire gutting of Harringtons stable on Kemble Street
A large Roxbury blaze gutted the John Harrington & Sons sales stable at 271 Kemble Street destroying about 14 wagons harness hay and grain valued at 7000 to 10000. Two horses perished and two others were saved by firemen and police. An advertisement for Adamson's Cough Balsam appears in the page.
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Kemble Street
Roxbury
John Harrington & Sons
Funeral Services for Miss McManus
Miss Margaret EB McManus daughter of Brookline settlers and sister of William H McManus dies suddenly at 173 Pond Avenue. Funeral services set for January 1 1921 a solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated at the Church of St Mary of the Assumption.
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Margaret EB. McManus
Brookline
William H. McManus
Pond Avenue
St. Mary of the Assumption
Kentucky Burley Tobacco Crop 1920 Totals Released
The 1920 burley tobacco crop in Kentucky totaled 236 500 000 pounds with an average of 859 pounds per acre. The average price per pound was estimated at 36 cents, based on 309 dollars per acre from the University of Kentucky experiment station, per Burley Tobacco Growers Association and USDA figures.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Association
United States Department of Agriculture
Experiment Station
University of Kentucky
Riley Fund Total Reaches 3185.42 for Cambridge Officer’s Widow
The Riley fund for Mrs. Nora Riley, widow of Cambridge Patrolman Thomas J. Riley who was killed on duty November 21, has reached 3185.42. Harvard Trust treasurer Herbert H. Dyer released a letter praising the effort and noting gratitude for the officer’s service to the citizens.
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Nora Riley
Thomas J. Riley
Cambridge
Herbert H. Dyer
Harvard Trust Company
Massachusetts Avenue
Riley Fund Committee
Riley
Cambridge fund drive appeal strengthens relief effort
Citizens were urged to contribute to a relief fund with circular letters mailed to prominent residents and businesses of Cambridge. Mayor Quinn chairs the committee and aims for broad support as donations update the total to 110..."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Quinn
Dyer
Mohawk Packing Co
North Street
Boston
Death of 108 year old Mrs. Sarah Freeman in Woodstock
Mrs. Sarah Freeman dies at about 108 in Woodstock Ontario born in Stockbridge New York in 1812. Her great-uncle was the Mohawk chief Joseph Brant a century ago.
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Woodstock
Ont
Sarah Freeman
Stockbridge
N. Y
Joseph Brant
Coal Costs Press New England Railroads Higher
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports show New England railroads paid 5.67 dollars per net ton for coal in 1919 and 97.72 dollars in 1920, the highest costs among regions. Other regions ranged from 2.60 to 4.20 dollars in 1919 and 3.52 to 4.08 dollars in 1920.
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New England
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Lakes
Ohio
Indiana
Alleghany
Pocahontas
Southern
Northwestern
Central Western
Southwestern
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