Boy Coast Ers Dodge Train Saved By Gate Operator
Frank Ryan six, son of Mr and Mrs James Ryan of 1% Pleasant Watertown, was saved from a Shu train at Remis station when Assistant Station Agent I B Marcoux lowered crossing gates and dragged him from a sliding sled. The boy escaped uninjured.
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Frank Ryan
James Ryan
Pleasant Street
Watertown
Remis
Marcoux
Ryan
Bridge Street
Shu
Marcousx
Walsh for Three Port Directors
Governor Walsh proposes a reform of the Port of Boston board. He told a businessmen committee led by John J. Martin that he would seek legislation to cut the board from five to three members and reduce salaries for the chairman to 10000 dollars and the other two directors to 3000 dollars annually.
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John J. Martin
Eixchange
Governor Walsh Expands Reorganization of Port Board
Governor Walsh signals a plan to trim the Port Board from five to three, with Bancroft to retire in June and Fitzgerald and three others to follow. He aims to hire a chairman at 36,000 a year and two business-minded trustees at 5,000, to boost Boston’s publicity and state business. He may push reorganization before Bancroft’s June departure.
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Walsh
Bancroft
William F. Fitzgerald
Joseph J. Conry
Tl. Bowles
Sam S. McNary
Port Board
Boston
State House
Insurance Board
Industrial Accident Commission
Insurance Commission
la Rue Brown
Murray
Asa P. French
Brown
Washington
Kellogg’s Tasteless Castor Oil Debuts Nationwide
Spencer Kellogg & Sons introduce a tasteless purified castor oil marketed in neat 25¢ and 50c bottles. The not tasting product aims to avoid stomach upset and aims to distinguish itself from flavored impostors.
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House of Spencer Kellogg & Sons
Kellogg Mills
Kellogg
Kellogg’s
Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc
Buffalo
N. Y
Falling in Love With Someone Novel Ad by Press Publishing
An item promotes a work titled Falling in Love With Someone by The Press Publishing Co. dating to 1914. The notice cites copyright details and attributes authorship to the Press Publishing Company, reflecting early 20th century publishing practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Press Publishing Co
Plant Line Steamer A. W. Derry Brings Ice Laden Port Entry
The Plant line steamer A. W. Derry arrived in port yesterday from Halifax with a heavy ice coating after a 60 hour gale bound voyage. Crews battled ice and spray while men chopped hatches with axes and hot water. The Perry landed the rescued crew of the fishing schooner Georgie Campbell crushed by ice off Woody Island in the Bay of Islands two weeks earlier.
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A. W. Derryrrived
Halifax
N. C
Perry
Georgie Campbell
Woody Island
Bay of Islands
Grandmother Found Unconscious. Dorchester Woman Dies
Mrs. Rebecca J. Carpenter, 78, a widow of 78 Barry Street Dorchester, was found unconscious on her kitchen floor yesterday morning by her grandson Clayton F.E. Heath. Helen Clark on the top floor assisted and they moved her to bed. Dr. Francis Giblin pronounced death from natural causes.
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Rebecca J. Carpenter
Barry Street
Dorchester
Clayton FE. Heath
Helen Clark
Francis Giblin
Carpenter
Try to Steal Post Office Safe at Norton
Norton, Feb 18. An attempt was made to steal the Norton post office safe overnight. The postmaster found a window removed and a baggage truck outside. The safe was moved to the window but burglars left, having found the aperture too small. About a year ago the safe was blown and seven hundred dollars stolen.
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Norton
Sutherland Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder
James R Sutherland of Whitman pleaded guilty in Plymouth Superior Court to second degree murder in the death of his wife Winifred Sutherland. He received a life sentence from Judge Robert Raymond after a prior 15 year State prison term for causing the death of his first wife. The April 28 murder occurred in the Sproul house Whitman when he struck her with a chair and poured scalding water on her. Grand jury acted last June with first degree murder indicted on five counts. he has been jailed in Plymouth.
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Plymouthd
James R. Sutherland
Whitman
Winifred Sutherland
Plymouth Superior Court
Robert Raymond
Sutherland
Sproul House
Plymouth
Educational Officers Hear London Woman
Presidents and secretaries of 18 educational clubs of Greater Boston were surveyed by educational officers in London. The report notes active organizers and local meetings, highlighting cross Atlantic interest in adult education initiatives.
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London
Greater
Boston
West Newton Woman's Club hears Jane Owen Phillips on Ideals and Actualities
Guests gathered at Players Hall West Newton for a talk by London sociologist Jane Owen Phillips on Ideals and Actualities. Music by Mrs H Schildbach accompanied the reception line with officers G W Santamant president Walter A Beedle vice president C T E Quinn secretary and John R McLean recording secretary present.
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West Newton
Singer Van Endert Leads Boston Symphony in Public Rehearsal
Elisabeth van Endert soloed in Symphony Hall presenting Wolf and Strauss songs with Humperdinck and d Albert pieces. The program featured Tschaikowsky Fourth, Dukas Scherzo, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Cornelius Overture. Reviews praised van Endert’s gentle songs and the orchestra’s finish and fidelity under Dr Muck.
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Elisabeth van Endert
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Wolf
Mmie
van Endert
Strauss
Humperdinck
Tschaikowsky
Dukas
Cornelius
Boston to India Line Announced
A direct steamship service between Boston and Rangoon India is planned with monthly sailings. The Kansas will sail to Boston by Feb 24 returning early April, followed by the Moltkefels in March, with East Boston and Mystle piers hosting arrivals. The line is a joint venture of Ellerman Bucknell and Hansa lines.
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Rangoon
Boston
Far East
India
Kansas
Moltkefels
A. ©. Lombards
Lettish Church to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
The Boston Lettish Evangelical Lutheran Congregation marks its 20th anniversary with a ceremony at Highland Church Roxbury tomorrow afternoon. Soprano Maria Pampari and tenor Giovanni Zerga will sing after the 4 PM service. Secretary Julius Cronberg will recount Lettish history and church origins, with remarks from Rev. John Steik and Standish Wilcox representing Mayor Curley.
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Boston
Highland Church
Parker Street
Roxbury
Maria Pampari
Giovanni Zerga
Wil
Julius Cronberg
John Steik
Standish Wilcox
Curley
Poultry trust men jailed in New York case
Eleven members of the New York Live Poultry Dealers Association began three month sentences for violation of the state anti monopoly law. The convictions were sustained by the appellate division and the men were surrendered by bondsmen. Two others not surrendered were reportedly ill or injured.
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New York
Poultry Trust
New York Live Poultry Dealers’ Association
Appellate Division
Immigrants From Ireland Reach 37,000 For 1913 Here
New York report shows 37,000 Irish immigrants landed at the port in 1913, up more than 8000 from 1912. About 6600 settled in Massachusetts, and the homeseekers brought in $1,985,703 in funds.
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New York
Ireland
Irish Emigrant Society
Massachusetts
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