Modern Trade His Subject at Bigelow Evening School
Mr Patrick A O Connell will lecture on How Goods Are Bought and Sold in a Modern Store to a free salesmanship class at the Bigelow Evening School in South Boston. He rose from a minor dry goods position in Lawrence and advanced via Haverhill and Lynn to become a merchandising manager at William Filene's Sons Co. whose practice he will discuss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigelow Evening School
E Street
Boston
Patrick A. O'Connell
O'Connell
Lawrence
Haverhill
Lynn
William Filene
Wolf's My Clothier’s Corner Offers Genuine Bargains Today
Shaking up the barrel brings the big apples to the top stock in like manner brings big bargains to the surface. Wolf's My Clothier's corner Hanover and Portland streets near Washington street takes account of stock today. Go there if you want genuine bargains.
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Wolf's
Hanover
Portland Streets
Washington Street
Spine broken but he lives after fall from train
John C. Wilkinson, a carpenter from Dorchester, suffered a broken spine when he jumped from a train at North station on Sept 27. He lay on an air bed for 122 days at Massachusetts General Hospital, paralyzed from the hips, with doctors hopeful of eventual recovery. His family planned a voyage to England with him still on the air bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Wilkinson
Massachusetts General Hospital
Province Court
Mr. Wilkinson
Weston
Brookline Theft Strikes Home on Coolidge Street
Residents report a Brookline burglary at 25 Coolidge Street. Thieves entered through a rear door and stole about $200 in silverware and jewelry, including six P marked teaspoons six B marked spoons two P marked sugar spoons six items total two stick pins a plain gold band ring onyx earrings and matching cuff buttons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Brown
Coolidge Street
Brookline
Chelsea Celebration Marks 50th Royal Arch Anniversary
In Masonic Hall Chelsea the Royal Arch Chapter of the Shekinah celebrated its 50th anniversary with a large gathering of brethren and ladies from Boston area Masonic bodies. The program included welcomes by High Priest Helenus E. Farrington, invocation by Rev. R. Perry Bush, addresses by Harry Hunt and Edwin S. Crandon, a commemorative poem, music, and a banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Chelsea
Royal Arch
Shekinah
Boston
Helenus E. Farrington
Grand Lodge
R. Perry Bush
Harry Hunt
Grand Royal Arch
Massachusetts
D. D
Edwin S. Crandon
John Thomas
Annie Webster Thomas
Adelaide Louise Wood
Cambridge Non Partisan Committee Elects Leaders
Frederick W. Macdonald was elected chairman of the Cambridge non partisan ward and city committee at a convention held at Prospect House. Chairman Samuel D P Elmore presided. Russell D Crane was named vice chairman H J Winslow secretary and Arthur S Bennink treasurer all elected unanimously.
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Frederick W. Macdonald
Cambridge
Prospect House
Samuel Dpd. Elmore
Russell D. Crane
H. J. Winslow
Arthur S. Bennink
Believe O Connor Looted Alone
Police believe John O Connors acted alone in a bold Eliot street jewelry robbery. He carried off rings from Robinson's store, dropping much of the loot in the street as he fled. Identified as a recurring offender, he faced grand jury after recent discharge from Bridgewater. Reward eligibility noted for the clerk Schindler and broker Furman for aiding the capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Robinson
Joseph H. Schindler
Robinson
Inspector Wolf
John O'Connors
O’connors
Adolf Aaronson
Washington and
Oak Streets
Merrimac Street
O'Connors
Inspector Abbott
Young Schindler
J. D. Furman
Robinson’s
Shhindler
Boy Hid in Washing Basket Returns to Island Jail
Eddie Rivers, 12, the only unchecked parcel from Rainsford's Island, tried to escape by hiding in a laundry basket en route to the city. Guards and crew restrained the escape, and he was retrieved aboard the Monitor. He remains at Rainsford's Island, expelled from the laundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Rivers
Rainsford’s Island
Monitor
Cook
Eddie
Rainsford’s
Rainsford
Arrest Cambridge Man on Charge of Larceny
Cambridge man Frank Ferry alias John Foster, 18, of 408 Columbia street Cambridge, charged with breaking into the home of Lewis H. Schaff at 571 Washington street Brighton on January 26 and stealing jewelry worth $40. Police recovered nearly half the property traced to Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis H. Schaff
Washington Street
Brighton
Frank Ferry
John Foster
Columbia Street
Cambridge
Ferry
Longshoremen Seek Higher Wages in Boston Bargain
A Boston conference between the Boston Longshoremen Trades Council and steamship firms offered 35 cents an hour for bulk cargoes, a 1 cent raise, while longshoremen seek 10 cents more on day work. A Sunday decision is planned after a meeting. The union had demanded 33 percent on bulk cargo and 50 percent for night work, which was rejected. Boston cites four rival ports with higher general cargo rates, arguing tonnage shifts affect wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Longshoremen’s Trades Council
Steamship Companies
Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Newport News
B Y M C U Song and Reading Evening Recital
Mrs Ella Cleveland Fenderson contralto and Beth M Brown soprano led a B Y M C U program of songs and readings last evening. Helen Stanwood and Mary Sagar provided contralto and soprano solos while Grace Gerrish offered a monologue Edith Nickerson read and Mabel Stearns played piano accompaniment.
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B. Y. M. C. Union
Ella Cleveland Fenderson
Beth M. Brown
Helen L. Stanwood
Mary A. Sagar
Grace Gerrish
Edith A. Nickerson
Mabel L. Stearns
Pacific Mail GM Attacks Taft Over Canal Service
Robert P. Schwerin, head of Pacific Mail Steamship Co, testified before the Senate interoceanic canals committee that Secretary Taft’s criticism of Panama–San Francisco service stemmed from malice or ignorance. He described nine Pacific coast steamers with schedules tied to regional ports and Panama Railroad bottlenecks blamed on Panama officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert P. Schwerin
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Senate Committee On Interoceanic Canals
Taft
Panama
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama Steamship Company
New York
Schwerin
Watch-Dog in your Vest Pocket promotes Cascarets ad
A vintage health ad touts Cascarets as a preventive cure for indigestion and constipation. It claims one ten-cent box weekly cures worst cases, prevents many ills by bowel exercise, and offers a gold-plated bonbon box as a free gift for ten cents in stamps. The Sterling Remedy Company markets through Chicago or New York addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
New York
Cooking Will Cure Drinking Says Ingleside Leader
The fifth Ingleside Home meeting featured Rev. Alexander Mann warning the danger to family life from drink and praising a cook as a deterrent to saloongoing. Miss Fannie Barnes outlined the home’s purpose, while Charles Jones reported a treasury from 23.77 to 3002.29 received, 2676.55 spent, ending 325.74, and noted a new larger building completed after the old one was destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Mann
Trinity Church
Ingleside
Thomas Ward
Fannie E. Barnes
Retary
Charles H. Jones
Treasury
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Pfaff
Pfaff’s
Massachusetts Breweries Company
Otis St
Patrick A. O’connell Will
SMITH
Rockingham, Vt
Thad
JF Wellington
Boyce
Texan
Rogers Drug & Chemical Co
Folic Fifth & Race Sts
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rogers’ Tobacco
O'Connor
John O’connors
Eliot Street
John Wilson
Reform School
B. Y. M. C. U. Song and Reading Entertainment
Rumford
Ance
Cascaret
Dr. Mann
Roosevelt Bears
Boston Post
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