Armed Man Seeks Guards at Police Headquarters
A man claiming to be Thomas Mc Keenan, 35, of 238 Shawmut Avenue, entered Pem berton Square police HQ and complained of stalking. Sergeant Putnam subdued him at the entrance, seizing a loaded revolver and a razor. he was booked for carrying a loaded weapon and jailed for the night at the city prison.
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Thomas McKeenan
Shawmut Avenue
Pemberton Square
Arthur Putnam
Jeremiah Downey
Putnam
Ater
Emerald Oil Promises Relief for Varicose Veins
A two ounce bottle of Emerald Oil is advertised as a powerful germicide treatment to shrink swollen veins and enlarged glands. The claim notes use by physicians and hospitals, with a guarantee of results or money back, from Msona Chemical Co. in Rochester New York.
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Perr
Msona Chemical Co
Rochester
N. Y
Witness Testimony Emerges in Horgan Tinkham Case at Roxbury Court
Former Representative William F. Doyle testified at the Roxbury District Court hearing that a campaign circular headed The One Way Game Exposed was hurled at Governor Walsh supporters in Pem berton Square before the election. He said Ward 18 was said to be pro Tinkham and that an unnamed man claimed Timilty urged voters to back Tinkham. James A. Watson corroborated the incident. A Jamaica Plain liquor dealer denied aiding any candidate or contributing funds.
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Roxbury
Horgan-Tinkham
Tinkham
William F. Doyle
East Boston
Pemberton Square
Governor Walsh
Horgan
Barristers Hall
Timilty
Doyle
James A. Watson
Robert G. Garrity
Jamaica Plain
Mayor discusses Chelsea ferry as part of Bay State merger
Mayor Curley writes to President Bliss of the Chamber of Commerce urging action to acquire the Chelsea ferry system if the Bay State street railway and Boston Elevated railroad consolidation occurs. The private ferry system sale is under discussion.
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Curley
Bliss
The
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Chelsea
Bay State Street Railway
Boston Elevated Railroad
Meeting to Fight Race Prejudice Calls North Aid
The Massachusetts branch of the National Independent Equal Rights League issued a call to patriotic citizens of the North to aid in suppressing race hatred. The statement asserts an epidemic of prejudice against colored American citizens and reports Congress members face antipathy under sectional domination.
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Congress
Massachusetts
National Independent Equal Rights League
North
Massachusetts League Urges Defeat Of Jim Crow Car Bill
The Boston branch appeals to Massachusetts members of Congress to oppose a bill favoring Jim Crow cars in the District of Columbia. The meeting at 49 Cornhill denounces race segregation as a violation of democracy and calls for a memorial for Frederick Douglass at Twelfth Baptist Church on Feb 21.
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Massachusetts
Congress
House
District of Columbia
Nerth
Cornhill
League
Frederick Douglas
Twelfth Baptist Church
Boston
William H Forbes Dies At 79 In Winchester
William H Forbes longtime head of Forbes Lithographing Company dies at his Winchester home after an extended illness. Born in Liverpool in 1848 he came to the United States at age 12 and lived with the Society of Friends at Milton-on-the-Hudson during his early years in this country.
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William H. Forbes
Forbes Lithographing Company
Winchester
Mr. Forbes
Liverpool
England
Society of Friends
Milton-on-the-Hudson
Forbes Lithographing Company leader dies after long career
In his teens he apprenticed with Strong in New York then moved to Boston in 1861 to start his own business. He expanded to Devonshire Street and later purchased the En gine Works plant, building Chelsea into a major lithography operation. A popular employer with 1500 workers, he hosted annual dinners and outings, lived in Jamaica Plain before moving to Winchester, and survived by son William S Forbes and daughter Mrs. Cora Forbes Marsh. Funeral plans await his daughter’s travel from California.
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Strong
New York
Boston
Filene Building
Devonshire Street
Tobe Engine Works
Chelsea
Forbes
Mr. Forbes
Jamaica Plain
Winchester
Louis Prang
William S Forbes
Forbes Lithographing Company
Cora Forbes Marsh
Pasadena
Cal
Funeral services for Joseph H. Robinson
Joseph H. Robinson who died at his home in Melrose will receive funeral services tomorrow afternoon at St Michael's Church Marblehead with Rev Dr Charles Wells officiating. Burial will follow in Waterside Cemetery Marblehead. He served 30 years as assistant solicitor in the Treasury Department in Washington and practiced law in Boston for eight years. He is survived by his son John B. Robinson of Boston.
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Joseph H. Robinson
Bellevue Avenue
Melrose
St. Michael’s Church
Marblehead
Charles Wells
Waterside Cemetery
Robinson
Treasury Department
Washington
Boston
John B. Robinson
Goston
Funeral for veteran letter carrier William Hunt in Dorchester
The funeral of William Hunt a veteran letter carrier at South Boston station for many years was held yesterday at his home 14 Bird Street Dorchester followed by a high mass of requiem at St Peters Church Dorchester
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William Hunt
South Boston
Bird Street
Dorchester
St. Peter’s Church
Holstein Cows Milk Profit and Health Benefits
The article extols Holstein cows for high milk and butter yields, ease of care, and self supporting farms. It notes small fat globules and even distribution improving nutrition for chicks and bottle babies, calling Holstein milk a near substitute for mothers’ milk. It invites readers to request the booklet The Story of Holstein Milk.
Yale Man IO Testify for Carmen
Professor Irvine Fisher of Yale will testify before the wage arbitration board at Tremont Temple. Fisher, a political economy expert, is renowned for his work on the cost of living and as an author.
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Employehe Bay State Street Railway
Irvine Fisher
Yale
Board of Arbitration
Tremont Temple
Fisher
Expert Witness to Testify in Boston Mission
The unnamed individual has agreed to travel to Boston to testify as an expert for the Carmen case and described his role as a public duty. In Roosevelt’s era Professor Fisher was appointed to the National Conservation Commission.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Fisher
National Conservation Commission
Economics Hearing Reveals Motormen Wage Claims
The testimony shows the carmen union pressing the view that wage increases do not keep pace with living costs. Harry Swartz of Brockton said he earns about $12 weekly with limited sleep and debt. He proposed pay scales and gradual raises tied to system growth. John T. Balfour of Malden completed the day’s testimony.
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Harry Swartz
Brockton
Pelletier
Swartz
John T. Balfour
Malden
Funeral for Rev. Isaac H. Packard
The funeral for Rev. Isaac Henry Packard a retired Methodist Episcopal minister of 12 Carlisle Street Roxbury will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from St John M E Church Watertown.
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Isaac Henry Packard
Carlisle Street
Roxbury
Methodist Episcopal Church
St. John's M. i
Watertown
Ship Bill Dangerwarns Says Guild
Former Governor Curtis Guild declared last night the current national peril rivals 1861 and 1898 in seriousness, arguing the present crisis is shaped by the administration to push a shipping bill into enactment.
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Curtis Guild
Ship purchase bill sparks mass meeting at Faneuil Hall
Former Governor says the shipping bill is the most dangerous measure in Congress. He criticizes it as a further tax on a people already overtaxed as he prepares to attend a noon mass meeting in Faneuil Hall to discuss the bill.
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Faneuil Hall
Congress
Guild
Debated tax shifts threaten neutral trade and war risk
The speaker denounces a new income tax and emergency levy as unneeded by war, warns of buying merchant ships flagged by Austria Germany or Turkey as an act of war, and argues bipartisan Senate concern over a socialistic experiment risking American industry and perilous ties with nations at war. The comparison to 1861 and 1898 underscores heightened urgency.
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Unen
France
Russia
England
Germany
Huerta
Hsreit
Democratic Party
Progressive Party
Republican Party
Senate
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