Nahant Boy Drifts 10 Sea and Is Found Dead
After an all day search by life saving crews and others no trace of Ralph Fuller a 14 year old Nahant boy who drifted out to sea in an open boat early yesterday has been found. It is believed his craft capsized in heavy seas and he was drowned. The boy attends Nahant Junior High School and has a newspaper route. He delivered papers yesterday then saw a dory drifting about 400 yards off shore and went to it with his father s tender. Owing to wind and snow squall he became confused and was last seen heading for Deer Island. Nahant life saving crew could not locate him. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Waller of Bass Point road Nahant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Fuller
Nahant
Deer Island
Joseph Waller
Bass Point Road
Relu Cigarettes Advertising Defended by Makers
Advertisement defends the Relu Cigarettes campaign highlighting the Relu Bird as a lighthearted promotional figure. Reed Tobacco Co. of Richmond, Va. notes Relu is a well blended tobacco product with proven appeal and offers a money back guarantee if a purchaser is not satisfied.
Regretted Saving His Wife's Life Ends in Divorce
Blanch M. Sylvester of Lowell testified in Middlesex County Superior Court that a lifetime of hardship led her to seek divorce from Harry J. Sylvester. She recounted abuse a year into marriage and an attempted suicide after years of neglect. Judge Chase granted $500 alimony and her maiden name Blanch M. Foote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanch M. Sylvester
Lowell
Harry JL. Sylvester
Middlesex County Superior Court
Maine
Chase
Blanch M
Foote
Divorces Granted on Desertion Adultery and Abuse
A stream of uncontested divorces was granted by Judge Chase on grounds including desertion cruel and abusive treatment adultery and habitual intoxication. Names span Lowell Cambridge Medford Somerville Arlington Reading and other cities with multiple spouses cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola It, Combie
Medford
William A. Combie
Bridgewater State Asylum
Somerville
Cambridge
Chase
Frederick W. Jefereys
Lowell
Daisy Jeffereys
William R. Watts
Clara A. Watts
Mila Fr. Badger
Reading
Henry K. Badger
New York
Clara J. Carling
Arthur N. Carling
Philadelphia
Emma I. Trohon
Arlington
Hebert W. Trohon
Everett
Charles P. Teteault
L Hlelen G. Teteault
Parts Unknown
Magdaline Schumacher
Boston
Jacob L. Schumacher
Troy
N. Y
Lottie Il
Waiting
Grace M. Hooton
Waltham
Frederick R. Hooton
Mary I. Kelliher
Joseph B. Kelliher
Bpverett
Laura W. Trafton
Walter C. Trafton
Antonina Jankowski
Stanislaw Jankowski
Paris
Theofillia Bartkevich
Joseph Bartkevich
Stephen Harris
Pawtucket
R. I
Mary J. Harris
Donald Mackenzie
Hertha A. Mackenzie
Catherine McDougall
Daniel McDougall
Herman Kt. Bjornson
Edith M. Bjornson
Honolulu
Sadie McNabb
John F. McNabb
Johanna Thompson
Aubro Thompson
Margaret K. Upton
Morton I. Upton
Malden
Middlesex Rowing Plans Announced for Spring Schedule
Middlesex School crews under manager John B. Paine announced the racing plan for four oared and eight oared boats. The annual regatta with Exeter Academy will be at Batemans Pond, Concord on May 4 with early April races against Assabet and Sudbury clubs and a final fixture on May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex School
John B. Paine
Concord
Mxeter Academy
Batemans Pond
Trier
Assabet
Sudbury
Progress by Minor Peace Commissions at Paris Conference
Reports from Tart’s date February 19 indicate that several smaller peace commissions near completion. They are expected to present numerous projects for action soon after the Society of Nations report is resolved. The conference may slow slightly with leaders departing but will discuss other topics and proceed profitably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conference For Action
Commission
Society of Nations
Wilson
Orlando
Italy
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Paris
New Iron Bumper Placed Across Lake Street Track End
A three foot high iron bumper was installed across the end of the elevated track at Lake street and Commonwealth avenue to prevent a recurrence of the November accident in which a woman was killed when a car crashed over the old wooden bumper.
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Lake Street
Com
Monwealth Avenue
Ber
Street Railway Company
Miss Magrane to Wed Captain Rothwell
The engagement of Miss Adeline Magrane of Lynn to Captain Paul Taylor Rothwell A. S. A. was announced by her parents Mr and Mrs P B Magrane of 247 Ocean Street Lynn. The wedding is planned within weeks. Captain Rothwell has served in the United States Infantry and is connected with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Magrane
Ocean Street
Lynn
Adeline
Paul Taylor Rothwell
Bernard J. Rothwell
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Contributions for Devastated France Boomed in Boston
Contributions to the American Fund for Devastated France reached 881.15 in Boston led by treasurer Allan Forbes. Edouard de Billy deputy high commissioner to the United States urged rapid rehabilitation work in a letter to the Boston committee at 41 Boylston Street, backing aggressive aid measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
American Fund For
France
Allan Forbes
Edouard de Billy
United States
American Committee
Boylston Street
Fire leads to prison for two Dorchester men
A vacant building on River Street in Dorchester spurred John Goward and Chester Wood to theft and arson. After procuring oil they set a fire, incurring low costs but high criminal consequences. Goward received nine months and Wood six months in the House of Correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Street
Dorchester
John Goward
Chester Wood
Dorchester Avenue
Goward
House of Correction
City Council approves fire and police pay raise orders
Two ordinances raise fire and police department pay from 1400 to 1600 with proportional increases for higher and lower grades. A third order for immediate elevation to maximum pay for lower grade members who served in the armed forces during the war was sent to the Mayor and commissioners for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
City Labor Wage Orders Seek June 1 Pay Increase
An order urged by Councillor Hagan asks the Mayor to include in the budget a June 1 raise for city laborers to take effect from February 1, marking the start of the 1919 fiscal year. Ford presented a first order to raise fire and police maximums to 1600 with proportionate boosts for all other ranks. Fire and police unions reportedly resist the current scales, warning they will not accept the $190 yearly increase already proposed by the Mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagan
Ford
Chelsea
Malden
Boston
City Discusses Higher Police Fire Wages After War
Councillor McDonald urged city leaders to raise police and firemen pay to 1600 dollars matching Chelsea and Malden. He cited discharge delays for Boston troops at Camp Merritt and Camp Jackson, urging immediate action to release freemen and return them to duty. The council adopted steps to secure discharges at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Boston
Camp Merritt
War Department
N. J
Camp Jackson
German Finance Minister Warns of Impending Crisis
Berlin Feb 9 Weimar correspondent says Prussian Finance Minister Suedekum warned state finance ministers Germany faces bankruptcy and broad surrender of income to the state with only meager funds for urgent needs, as he urged for foreign assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Weimar
Lokal Anzeiger
Suedekum
Germany
Herr Suedekam
Nive
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Rery
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Nickerson
Ickerson
Haberdasher
Washington St
Boylston St
Miss Magrane
Captain Rothwell
Council
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C. A. Lockhart
Salesian
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