Curious Vacation Plot Ends in Theft Probe
John Buchanan and Fred Martin, both teens, planned a trip with twenty dollars from the Ruggles Street Baptist Church. They were found at North Station buying tickets to Keene New Hampshire after attracting attention with flashy attire and questions about towns in New Hampshire and Vermont. Police recovered eighty dollars stolen from the church, with ten dollars found in each suspect and ten more hidden in a shoe.
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John Buchanan
East
Springfield Street
Fred Martin
Columbus Avenue
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
North Station
New Hampshire
Vermont
Clancy
Keene
N. H
Station 10
55th Battery Ball Moves to Paul Revere Hall
Because of coal shortages at the South Armory the Battery C 65th artillery C A C Fort Heath will hold the 55th Battery Ball in Paul Revere Hall Mechanics Building. Proceeds go to the battery fund for overseas members. First Lieutenant George H McManus and Miss Alice Archibald of Arlington lead the grand march. The regimental band of 34 pieces provides music.
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South Armory
65Th Artillery
Fort Heath
Paul Revere Hall
Mechanics’ Building
George H. McManus
Alice Archibald
Arlington
Prescription for Circumventing Old Age
Olmier E. Stevens of Madison says at 84 he has no claim to perpetual youth but a simple recipe: work. He told a Post reporter that the prescription for staying young is just one word: work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivier E. Stevens
Madison, Conn
Hale and Hearty
Olmier E. Stevens
Young
Octogenarian sage preaches work and simple living at Madison Inn
Mr. Stevens, in his daughter Mary Francis's Madison Inn yard, puffs a briar and shares life lessons. He urges rising early, hard work, simple meals, and warns against alcohol while praising marriage and happiness after 56 years. A lifelong reader, he recalls voting for Wilson and most Democrats, with a brief McKinley chapter, as he and Mrs. Stevens live with their daughter.
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President Wilson
Mr. Stevens
McKinley
Work Is the Secret of Worthwhile Life Says Inn Keeper
Mr Stevens oversees every task at the inn. He chops wood feeds horses cattle and pigs and does all the chores. His wife handles most of the cooking. He declares work is the secret of everything worth while in life.
Woman Deputy U S Marshal in Providence
Miss Margaret F. O Gara of Providence has been appointed deputy United States marshal by US Marshal John J. Richards. Authorized by the Department of Justice she becomes the first woman to hold the office in the state. O Gara is an expert stenographer drives her own car and is an athlete.
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Providence
Margaret F. O'Gara
United States
John J. Richards
Department of Justice
O’gara
Urges selling milk by test at New England conference
R W Bird urges immediate settlement of milk production and distribution problems at a Boston conference of producers and agency representatives. Richard Pattee calls for uniform milk laws across six states and a joint credit system. He proposes selling by test and weight and creating country milk stations with storage financed by business leaders. A general council of agricultural experts would oversee the New England milk situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Bird
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Agricultural Agency
New England Milk Producers’ Association
Richard Pattee
New England
Fifth Tea Dance at Copley Plaza Feb 19
The war service committee hosts the fifth tea dance for enlisted men at Copley Plaza ball room on Tuesday Feb 19 from 4 to 8 pm. Harvard Radio School Band provides music. Uniformed enlisted men admitted free. Radcliffe Wellesley Simmons students and Sargent's School debs expected to attend.
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War Service Committee
Copley-Plaza
Harvard Radio School
Radcliffe
Wellesley and
Simmons Colleges
Sargent’s School
Social event highlights soldiers sailors dance team
Competitive dancing will entertain soldiers and sailors, led by Mrs J S Blodgett. The team committee includes Mrs A C Gardiner, Mrs A Bara Comstock, and Miss Barbara Sherman.
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J. S. Blodgett
A. C. Gardiner
A. Bara Comstock
Barbara Sherman
Barnes Not Out of Danger After Office Shooting
Edward F. Barnes real estate broker remains on the dangerous list at City Hospital after an attempted self inflicted shooting at his office on 31 State Street Wednesday. Physicians hold out strong hopes for recovery.
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Edward F. Barnes
State Street
Joffre Elected to French Academy with 22 Votes
Paris February 14 Marshal Joffre former commander in chief of the French army was elected a member of the French Academy by 22 votes of 29 with six absentees and one blank vote cast.
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Paris
Marshal Joffre
French Academy
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