Hidden 602 Office Sealed Off in Spy Ring Probe
Investigators probe Room 602 at 79 Milk Street in Boston suspected as headquarters for German conspirators. Officials in Washington await guidance as attorneys general and customs officers coordinate possible prosecutions while local offices stay closed and questions swirl around the real estate operator and two men in the inner room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
George W. Anderson
Boston
Edmund Billings
Secretary of State
Anderson
Billings
Milk Street
Post
Tremont Street
Room 602
United States Coast Guard
Canada
Phese
Statistical Research
Oliver Street
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Newton
Newton Directory
New Strength for Lame Backs and Worn-out Conditions
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Anuric tablets for backache fatigue and worn-out feeling. It includes a testimonial from A G Drake and urges sufferers to consult Dr. Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo NY, requesting a sample urine test and 50 cent packs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crick
Dr. Pierce
A. G. Drake
Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Anuric
Lithia
Aberdeen Club Seeks Renaming of Coolidge Corner Post
The Aberdeen Club met at Jeremiah J. McCarthy’s Brookline home to adopt a resolution urging Postmaster Murray to rename the Coolidge Corner postal station after Aberdeen. More than half of the 100 members attended, with about 2% new members approved by chairman Herbert E. Fleischner, Murray’s private secretary, as part of constitution revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen Club
Jeremiah J. McCarthy
Lanark Road
Brookline
Murray
Coolidge Corner
Aberdeen
Herbert E. Fleischner
Boston Waist and Dress Workers threaten general strike
A planned general strike in Boston’s waist and dress industry will involve over 2000 workers from 55 establishments walking out at 11 oclock. Most will return soon after an interim agreement with the Boston Waist and Dress Manufacturers Association, while independent shop workers pursue their own demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington Street
Ford Hall
Crowley
Boston Waist & Dress Manufacturers’ Association
Mary Crawford
Paul Blanchard
B. Schlesinger
International Garment Workers’ Union
New England
Frank H. McCarthy
A. F. of L
Julia O'Connor
Women's Trade Union League
Rose Schniederman
B. Pernstein
Benjamin Courman
Garment Workers’ Union
Obesity Class Opened By Boston Dispensary Board
The Boston Dispensary board announced a new obesity class for over-stout patients at its monthly meeting. The program aims to teach proper hygiene and healthier living for both men and women, amid a surge in treatments. The medical department reported over 18 000 treatments in the year, up more than 30 percent from 1915.
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Board of Managers
Boston
Medical Department
Alice Eldridge Wins Diving Contest at Bowdoin Square
The girls' amateur diving contest at Bowdoin Square Theatre drew many entrants from across the city. A loving cup was awarded to Alice Eldredge of Charlestown for her top performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Alice Eldredge
Charlestown
Gets It corn cure touted as quick painless fix
An advertisement claims Gets It relieves corn pain in two seconds without sticking or pressing. It attacks corns everywhere, avoiding knives razors or scissors and is sold widely in Chicago Boston and via mail order from BE Lawrence & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Ill
Boston
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
ORRINE Alcohol Cure Ad Promises Sobriety
The ORRINE treatment claims to destroy all desire for whiskey and beer and restore users to soberness. It notes secretive use, a price of $1 per box, and a money-back guarantee if results fail. Free booklet available from Orrine Co. in Washington DC, sold by Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrine Co
Wash
D. C
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Brandeis Defended In The Rates Case Hearings
The hearing into railroad rate policy extended past midnight with Brandeis defended against charges he biased the case for railroads. Thorne argued Brandeis overstated returns as niggardly while Brandeis representatives defended impartial conduct and public representation. Witnesses cited Brandeis ethics and support from officials like Eshelman and Teale.
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Thorne
Brandeis
Boston
Senator Chilton
West Virginia
Cummings
Iowa
Clark
Wyoming
Walsh
Montana
Fletcher
Florida
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Senator Walsh
Taft
Commission
John W. Eshelman
California
Eshelman
California Railroad Commission
Mr. Thorne
Joseph N. Teale
Portland
Ore
Washington
Comment on Brandeis and surplus in advance cases
A speaker expresses disbelief that Mr. Brandeis betrayed the public and cites having read the advance case records. He notes that in financial terms surplus refers to funds after dividends, suggesting Brandeis’ intended meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Thorne
Mr. Brandeis
Mr. Teal
Man Blown From Moving Train at Portsmouth
A passenger on a Boston bound train from Portsmouth was blown off the car as the swift train ran onto adjacent tracks. He lost only his hat check and his rheumatism, from which he had suffered for weeks, and escaped with minor injuries. The incident occurred this afternoon around 5 o'clock.
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Hampton
N. H
Portsmouth
Man Plunges From Train Car in Chelsea Mass
Passengers on a day coach witnessed a man fall from the platform as the wind blew him onto marsh grass near the roadbed. He lived in Chelsea and was on his way home. Conductor Batchelder stopped the train and a rescue crew tended him. The man, mud stained, walked away after brushing off the mud and hat check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Mass
Batchelder
More Land for Paragon Park Acquisition Reported
A 10-year lease transfers several acres of state owned beach property on Nantasket avenue from the Metropolitan Park Commission to George A. Dodge, Paragon Park manager. Dodge announced plans for a full park reorganization including a replica of the Tower of Jewels and a flood lighting system replacing the old incandescent lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantasket Avenue
Metropolitan Park Commission
George A. Dodge
Paragon Park
Dodge
Deaths Schneider in Jamaica Plain
Charles F Schneider husband of Agnes Schneider nee Marsch dies in Jamaica Plain His services will be at Forest Hills Cemetery chapel Saturday Feb 12 at 3 pm Carriages at corner of Morton and Washington streets.
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Schneider
Jamaica Plain
Charles F
Agnes Schneider
Marsch
Forest Hills Cemetery
Morton and
Washington Streets
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Safe
Chinchillas
Zenith
Wolf’s
MY Clothier
Hanover
Brandele
B&kelman
Teal
Clarence WW. Barron
Patrick Lennox
Lynn
Barron
Tr. P. J. Quennox
Lynn Millonaire
Catholic University
United Shoe Machinery Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Chilton
East
Storrow
Interstate Commerce
State
Paine
Royal Wilton
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