Steadfast Burglars Plague Roxbury Neighborhood
A Roxbury district near the Church of the Blessed Sacrament suffers ongoing break ins with more than 15 stores and homes hit in recent months. Police from Stations 10 and 13 have not captured the culprits who reportedly use a car to haul away loot. a suspect was seen stopping at Wagner's dry goods store during a robbery.
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Roxbury
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Centre Street
Station 10
Station 13
Jamaica Plain
Wagner
John S. McCormack
Multiple Nighttime Robberies Hit Local Stores and Homes
A string of burglaries targets dry goods stores and residences in the vicinity. Wagner's dry goods, Baker's, and Marrow's stores lose cash and men's wear, with break-ins via doors and windows. Dr. McCormack and family confront two intruders, others flee after alarms and footprints. Jewelry and small items vanish, including a home jewelry theft and a Parker street jewelry loss. Police increase patrols but make no arrests yet.
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Wagner's
Baker’s Dry Goods
S. E. Marrow
Rob Market Safe
Dr. McCormack
Doonought
Cummings
Henry J. Fletcher
Parker Street
Twenty One Drowned in British Columbia Coal Mine
Twenty one men working at the Pacific Coast Coal Mines, Ltd in South Wellington near Nanaimo are drowned after flood water breaches an old Alexandra mine passage. The incident suggests a long unused section was breached during mining activities.
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Nanaimo
B. C
Pacific Coast Coal Mines, Ltd
South Wellington
Alexandra
Sibley Pollock Wedding Planned for February Evening
Miss Marjorie Pollock daughter of Benjamin R. Pollock of The Fenmore and Milton L. Sibley of Worcester will wed on Saturday February 20 at the Hotel Somerset. Pollock formerly at Copley Plaza New Haven travels abroad with her mother. Pollock is Boston and Maine railroad official. Sibley is Linus T. Sibley’s son and a civil engineer.
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Marjorie Pollock
Benjamin R. Pollock
Fenmore
Charlesgate East
Milton L. Sibley
Worcester
Somerset
Miss Pollock
Copley Plaza
New Haven
Boston & Maine Road
Sibley
Linus T. Sibley
Boston & Maine Railroad
Pollock
How to Lose Plumpness Promoted in Sunday Post
A forthcoming Sunday Post promises a fully illustrated guide to shedding weight. The article targets readers seeking practical tips and visual aids to slim down after holiday meals.
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Next Sunday Post
Malden Police Probe Egg Toss At residence on Bowman Street
Malden police are investigating a case of rotten eggs thrown at Mrs. Frank Nunninger's front door at 15 Bowman Street early yesterday morning. She warned that continued egging could force her back door to serve as a special guests' entrance.
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Malden
Frank Nunninger
Bowman Street
British Shipping Losses Less Than Expected Says Liverpool Leader
The chairman of the Liverpool Underwriters Association told the annual meeting that effective British fleet operations have kept wartime losses of British shipping much lower so far than might have been anticipated.
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Liverpool
Liverpool Underwriters’ Association
War insurance losses and rate rises amid six months of warfare
After six months of war the loss to the British mercantile fleet is estimated at 6 to 7 million pounds. A 1913 committee put probable first six months continental war losses at 18 million pounds. The year 1915 began badly with costly losses totaling 6.5 million dollars versus 3.5 million last year. Halls on time charters require higher premiums due to labor and material costs. War risks portion of insurance profits remains satisfactory for underwriters.
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Association
Giants Say Goodbye on Everybody's Page
The Post features Joe Toye's humorous verses about the Giants in the next Sunday Post.
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Post Giants
Joe Toye
No Peace in Ohio Strike Ends Negotiations
Hope for settlement of the 15 000 coal miners strike in eastern Ohio faded as negotiations with operators in the presence of government conciliators collapsed. Participants admitted there was no current chance of a settlement after talks began January 28 and have crippled eastern Ohio coal production since last April.
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Cleveland
Ohio
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