Telephone Co cuts rates for suburban lines in dispute
Massachusetts Highway Commission approves adding one and two party unlimited suburban residence service at annual rates of 44 and 36 dollars with divided ringing. The New England Telephone Company cites fairness and urges trial, while warning the board to rescind if inequities appear.
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Massachusetts Highway Commission
Telephone Company
Commission
Boston
Massachusetts State Highway Commission
Ashburton Place
Boston and Suburban
E. K. Halle
New England Telephones & Telegraph Company
Milk Street
Mass
F. I. Bieler
BE. W. Hall
The
Woburn
Winthrop
Reading
Quincy
Newton
Hingham
Highway Commission
W. D. Sohier
Jackson
Goodyear Welt Shoes Offer Comfort and Value
Shoe buyers are told Goodyear Welt footwear matches hand made quality at one third the price. The text cites durable materials, smooth insoles with no threads or tacks, and comfort guaranteed by top manufacturers using welting machines.
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Goodyear
Goodyear West
United Shoe Machinery Company
Beverly
Massachusetts
United Shoe Machinery CO
Boston
Mass
Endeavorers Need 23922 to Complete Fund Drive
The City Club business men’s committee reports progress on the Christian Endeavor headquarters building fund. After a noon luncheon the total raised reaches 26078 with 389? remaining to hit 28922. Donors include F P Carpenter Federal Trust Company A J Shartle Robert H Gardner Ernest Acker J G T Terederick H Payne Edwin D Mead Benjamin C Lane and others.
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City Club of the Business Men’s Committee
Christian Endeavor
F. P. Carpenter
Federal Trust Company
A. J. Shartle
Robert H. Gardner
Ernest Acker
Terederick H. Payne
Edwin D. Mead
Benjamin C. Lane
Gertrude F. Thompson
Etta P. Blanchard
Governor to Lead March at Dance in Washington Hall
The annual ball of the Young Men's Lyceum of the North End is set for Washington’s Birthday eve at St. John's Hall Moon Street. Governor Foss will lead the grand march with Mayor Fitzgerald Speaker Walker and Senate President Treadway among the notables. A concert runs 8 to 9 and dancing until 3. John J. Leahy chairs the reception committee.
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Young Men’s Lyceum
North Eng
St. John’s Hall
Moon Street
Washington
Foss
Fitzgerald
Walker
Treadway
Senate
John J. Leahy
North End
Shampoo claim linked to dry hair mystery recipe
An advertisement quotes Mae Martyn of the Los Angeles Record praising canthrax in cleansing the hair. The ad touts a home recipe using a teaspoon of canthrax dissolved in hot water to massage the scalp before rinsing, claiming quicker drying and glossy hair with a vigorous scalp.
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Mae Martyn
Los Angeles Record
Curious Features in News of Day
Berlin reports a late night parade test of a new rifle bullet that emits light when fired. Searchlights and rockets were used to illuminate troop movements across snow, with military officials keeping test results secret. A second item notes Dr. Hutchinson defending a sleepy morning boy who resists waking.
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Berlin
Branded "Laziest Man in the Town" in Baltimore
Henry Norman Crist was branded the "laziest man in town" by Magistrate O'Neill after arrest for non support. His wife testified he slept 17 hours daily and spent long periods by the fire smoking, eating, and visiting, while he quipped on light work and jury duty.
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Baltimore
Henry Norman Crist
O'Neill
Operator overhears death of father in railroad accident
Middletown New York February 8 Sitting at the switchboard at the Chester exchange Miss Etta Sanders heard a message over the wire about an accident three miles away in which two men were killed She learned the fatalities included her father Edgar Sanders track superintendent for the Lehigh and Hudson railroad He remained at her post until relieved by another operator.
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Middletown
N. Y
Chester
Etta Sanders
Edgar Sanders
Lehigh and Hudson Railroad
Verbal Marathon at Divorce Hearing in St Louis
Mrs. Alice L. Lemen testified for hours in a divorce suit against her second husband William C. Lemen. The judge halted proceedings for three hours to rest the stenographer as she spoke rapidly about their troubled marriage and家庭生活.
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ST. Louis
Alice L. Lemen
Hadley
Doctor Advocates Unlimited Pie for Boys at Conference
Dr Woods Hutchinson of New York speaking at the National Health Conference in Baltimore urges giving boys all the pie they want. He argues a diet freedom aids health and growth, reflecting a provocative stance on dietary restraint.
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Baltimore
Woods Hutchinson
New York
University of Pennsylvania faculty quiets posters in show
Architectural professors align with students calling for posters to be draped or models removed to avoid shocking outsiders. Barnard statues at Harrisburg and plaster casts on campus become flashpoints as students urge draping and removal before campus windows.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Barnard
Marrisburg
Paris
Naturalibus
Attack on Juarez Uncertain as Forces Move In
El Paso report states Juarez may not face attack tonight. Rival forces include Navarro leading about 1000 federales from Chihuahua and Jose de la Les Blanca with 350 insurrectos from Casas Grandes. Rumors of Navarro's reverse circulate, but wires are down and claims are unverified.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Navarro
Chihuahua
Jose de la Les Blanca
Casas Grandes
Blanco
Border clashes and troop movements near the Rio Grande
Orozco and allied forces consolidate near the river as Alanis camps 12 miles east of the border at Sargosa. Mexican detachments, fresh from Ojinaga, threaten cross-border action while Blanco’s fate remains unclear. American guards detain 27 Mexicans trying to cross. Editorial observers note stark army contrasts and press suppression after Cerro Prieto killings.
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Navarro
Juarez
Orozco
Alanis
Blanco
Here
Rio Grande
Sargosa
Texas
Ojinaga
Casas Grandes
Cerro Prieto
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Niagara and Hudson Sts
Buffalo, N. Y
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