Barrister Barry Loses Circus Battle in Boston
A Boston attorney faces a comic but costly entanglement as two elephants, 12 ponies, and a donkey are attached in a legal action over a touring act. The animals are housed at a veterinary stable, consuming hay and milk while a $30,000 bond is sought for release.
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Boston
Dedham
Baron von Sirger
Thomas ‘Barry
Baron von Singer
Frank Bohn
Barry
Broadway
Jackass
Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
Attorney Barry
D. J. Cronon
Northampton Street
Bohm
Long Wharf Inspector Undertakes 10000 Mile Return Trip
Benjamin F. Markie, an immigration station inspector at Long Wharf, will depart soon on a 10000 mile journey to accompany a young Portuguese youth deemed insane back to Cape Verde Islands. The voyage will be the longest and most costly ever undertaken by a local station employee.
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Benjamin F. Markie
Long Wharf
Cape Verde Islands
Cambridge Policeman Cleared of Assault Charge
Patrolman J. J. Gallagher of the Cambridge police force was exonerated yesterday of assault charges filed by Thomas J. Ryan of 3 Elsworth Park Cambridge. The case arose from Ryan’s arrest for drunkenness on January 22 and the mayor’s not guilty finding was announced last night at roll call.
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J. J. Gallagher
Cambridge
Thomas JF. Ryan
Elsworth Park
Rockwood
Menace of unfair competition noted by FTC chief
Joseph E. Davies chairman of the Federal Trade Commission warned the greatest menace to U S business is unfair competition. He spoke at a Madison address before the Industrial and Commercial Congress hosted by the University of Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Joseph E. Davies
Federal Trade Commission
Industrial and Commercial Congress
University of Wisconsin
Trade Commission Curbs Unfair Practices Across Corporations
Mr Davies cites data showing 296000 small capital firms, 1600 large capital firms, yet 100 big companies own a seventh of national property. He warns large rivals could use unscrupulous methods, while the trade commission exists to shield American business from unfair trade tactics. He applauds Wilson era legislation establishing the agency.
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United States
Davies
The
Trade Commission
Commission
Wilson
State urged to aid Boston and Maine railroad
A delegation of minority stockholders urged Governor McCall to ask the Legislature for a bill allowing the state to extend credit to the Boston and Maine road. The Governor met the group and said no definite decision had been made. Delegation members included Asa P. French, Conrad W. Crocker, F. W. Streeter, and William B. Lawrence.
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McCall
Asa P. French
Conrad W. Crocker
F. W. Streeter
William B. Lawrence
Cambridge businessmen invited to military exhibition
Businessmen of Cambridge and their friends will be invited by the Cambridge Board of Trade to attend a military work exhibition at the State Armory by units stationed there on March 8. The event aims to foster closer cooperation between local employers and the National Guard, given their influence on recruitment.
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Cambridge
Cambridge Board of Trade
State Armory
National Guard
Reid and Fitzgerald Couple Wed in Cambridge Rites
Miss Helen V. Reid daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael F Reid of Cambridge married John J Fitzgerald Harvard 10 of 108 Holworthy Street Cambridge last evening. The ceremony occurred at St Marys Rectory with Rev Frederick J Mulrey officiating.
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Helen V. Reid
Michael F. Reid
Austin Street
Cambridge
John J. Fitzgerald
Harvard
Holworthy Street
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Frederick J. Mulrey
Sacred Heart Church
Malden
Portable wig wag proposed for Boston traffic centers
The portable movable arm semaphore now used in New York may be placed at congested Boston traffic centers if the price satisfies the Board of Street Commissioners.
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New York City
Boston
Board of Street Commissioners
City board moves to seek bids for New York semaphore fleet
The Boston street commission votes to obtain estimates from New York manufacturers for portable traffic wig wag devices and to tour city streets to evaluate the New York safety zone plan. They note limits at Dewey square Adams square Park square and several others and will request a list of officer directed crossings from Police Commissioner O Meara before final steps.
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New York
Tremont Street
Winter Street
Boston
Dewey Square
Adams Square
Park Square
Copley Square
Massachusetts Avenue
Huntington Avenue
Boylston Street
O’meara
Hard Times After War Warned By Port Directors Chief
Edward F. McSweeney, chair of the Port Directors, warned at the Traffic Club that the nation will face hard times and idleness after the war unless the United States quickly reestablishes its merchant marine to market surplus goods. He attacked Massachusetts railroads for policies that deter Boston as a maritime center, saying shippers in Fall River New Bedford Fitchburg Worcester and Springfield are routing cargo via New York instead of local ports.
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United States
Edward F. McSweeney
American House
Fall River
New Bedford
Fitchburg
Worcester
Springfield
New York
New Bedford Strike Threat Follows Arbitration Refusal
The State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration adjourned after the United Street Railway Company refused to arbitrate amid a labor dispute with employees. Testimony showed the conflict centered on the discharge of a motorman, with union leaders attributing the firing to union membership and demanding reinstatement.
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New Bedford
State Board of Concilation and Arbitration
United Street Railway Company
Senator Cavanagh Breaks with Republicans in Cambridge Mayor Move
Senate leader James F. Cavanagh of Everett condemned party politics and accused Republican colleagues of backing reactionary legislation to permit a Cambridge mayoral candidate elected as a non partisan to win through party maneuvering.
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Senate
James F. Cavanagh
Everett
Cambridge
Republicans Split Over Plan B Charter Change
The House passed a bill affecting offices in cities adopting Plan B charter rules. Cambridge and Salem are the only cities to date to accept, causing terms of most city officials to end when the charter takes effect. The measure allows the mayor to appoint successors as terms expire. Senator Cavanagh condemned the move while Senator Fay defended it, and the Senate sent the bill to engrossment 26 to 5.
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House
Cambridge
Salem
Cavanagh
Wilton B. Fay
Medford
Senate
Public Service Commission
Final Struggle for Albania Begins
London dispatches report a junction of Austrian and Bulgarian forces now in contact with Essad Pasha's Albanian Montenegrin and Serbian army defending Durazzo in the ongoing effort to master Albania.
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London
Albania
Bessad Pasha
Durazzo
Young Women's Classes Demonstrate Work at Berkeley Street
More than 2000 visitors toured the Young Women's Christian Association rooms on Berkeley street last night as they opened to the public. Demonstrations were given by several classes including gymnastic work.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Berkeley Street
Workers Win Big Victory in State House Vote
Employees of factories and shops who urged a measure to prohibit docking pay for lateness beyond time lost won a victory in the House of Representatives yesterday.
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House of Representatives
House Amends Measure After Vote to Kill It
The House added two perfecting amendments including language change and setting a $50 penalty cap on employers who violate the measure. A motion to seek the attorney general’s opinion on constitutionality delayed further action. Republicans call the measure unconstitutional and unfair to business, while supporters say it targets employers who dock pay for minor lateness.
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House
Frost
Somerville
Committee On Rules
Republican House
Richard F. Ritchie Dies in Malden
Richard F. Ritchie died suddenly at his home 299 Wyoming Avenue Malden after a long Boston Peninsular area presence. He was 65 or so and survived by his wife and son Frederic Norman Ritchie of Orange New Jersey. Funeral set at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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Richard F. Ritchie
Boston
Peninsular District
Wyoming Avenue
Malden
Mr. Ritchie
Norman Ritchie
Boston Post
St. John
N. B
Public Works Department
Ritchie
Frederic Norman Ritchie
Orange
N. J
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Baron Napier Fights German Submarine Off Malta
The British mule ship Baron Napier with 106 crew members reported a one hour exchange of shelling about 150 miles east of Malta on January 17. The submarine fired about 30 shots. a sailor was lightly wounded by shrapnel as the Baron Napier maintained speed and escaped.
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New Orleans
Baron Napier
Alexandria
Egypt
Mediterranean
Napier
Malta
Arrested Man Believed Leader in Church Robberies
Police say Joseph Kelley Carmine of Philadelphia confessed to the pattern of poor box robberies in local churches. He was arraigned in the police court for breaking and entering Emmanuel Church in Back Bay and held on $2000 bond for a February 28 hearing.
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Joseph Kelley Carmine
Philadelphia
Carmine
Emmanuel Church
Back Bay
Father John’s Medicine Origin in Lowell Apothecary
A Lowell Mass old apothecary on Merrimack Street preserves prescription books from 1827 to 1855 The June 9 1855 entry records the original Father John’s Medicine prescription It credited the medicine with curing a severe cold throat trouble and prompted local use and ads The product is described as safe for families and free of opium morphine chloroform and alcohol
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Lowell
Mass
Merrimack Street
Father John
John O’brien
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Temple Place
Fitzgerald—Reid
Neal Institute
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McSweeney
Express
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Ike
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