Patten Named Postmaster of New York City
Washington February 16 Representative Thomas G Patten was nominated by President Wilson as postmaster of New York City He will succeed Postmaster Morgan a Republican Patten's term in Congress ends March 4 Wilson had previously nominated Robert F Wagner for the post but he declined the position.
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Washington
Thomas G. Patten
Wilson
New York City
Mr. Patten
Postmaster Morgan
Congress
Robert F. Wagner
Public Utilities hearing on telephone gossip ban in Colorado
The State Public Utilities Commission was asked to curb women in southern Colorado from monopolizing rural phone lines for neighborhood gossip. D. A. Strong of Mead testified farmers cannot transact business by telephone and sought a remedy.
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Denver
Col
State Public Utilities Commission
Colorado
D. A. Strong
Mead
State Commission
Sunshine nickname tied to Boston Elevated fall suit
Florence M. Young testifies in a $20 000 damage suit against the Boston Elevated claiming she slipped from a street car near Huntington avenue on July 8 1915. She says a spinal and nervous relapse followed, aided by Dr. Philip Coombs Knapp. Defense argues the door mechanism could not have allowed a fall. Trial resumes Monday.
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Boston
Florence M. Young
Sunshine
Boston Elevated
Superior Court
Fessenden
National Shawmut Bank
Lincoln talk by Rev Paisley at Master Builders
The Rev John O Paisley of Melrose urged that the United States must enter the war for democracy in Europe during an Abraham Lincoln address before over 500 Master Builders' Association members.
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U. S
United States
Europe
John O. Paisley
Melrose
Abraham Lincoln
Master Builders’ Association
Women Turn Gardeners at Massachusetts Conference
The Massachusetts Federation of Women's Clubs held a garden conference at Horticultural Hall. Attendees discussed raising potatoes and vegetables on vacant lands. William Craig spoke on home vegetable gardens while Wilfred Wheeler urged vacant lots and farm placements for working families. Effie S Newers shared five acre orchard details and Annie Burke noted pupils earning over 150 dollars in summer from backyard work, highlighting character value.
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Horticultural Hall
Massachusetts Federation of Women’s Clubs
William Craig
Faulkner Farm
Brookline
Wilfred Wheeler
State Board of Agriculture
Effie S. Newers
Lexington
Annie Burke
Plymouth County
Springfield man commits suicide after job search failure
Worcester February 16 Warren Fox of Springfield killed himself on Middle River road today. He came here seeking work but was unsuccessful. His body was found with a gunshot wound to the brain several hours earlier, identified by a money order receipt in his pocket.
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Worcester
Warren Fox
Springfield
Middle River Road
Battle with U-boat reported by Honduras crew
Officers from the French freighter Honduras recount a Dec 7 chase 20 miles from Brest by a German submarine. The ship fired 28 shells with a six inch gun after the sub opened with a deck gun. Damage deemed not serious as the U-boat appeared hit and withdrew. Honduras, 5913 gross tons, carried sugar from New Orleans to France.
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New York
Honduras
Hordeaux
Brest
New Orleans
France
Split Grows at Harvard Split Grows at Harvard
The Harvard student body splits over war policy as attacks mount on the Harvard Union for American Neutrality and a Crimson editorial assails the group. Robert L. Wolf calls for halting athletics until the crisis passes. ROTC enlistment rises with 800 students signed. dorm canvass ends tonight and the course opens Monday.
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Harvard
Harvard Union
United States
Harvard Crimson
Neutrality Union
Robert L. Wolf
Firemen Honor Hoseman Alexander Mitchell
About 190 firefighters under Chief McDonough attended the funeral of Hoseman Alexander Mitchell of 233 Taft Street Dorchester yesterday morning. A high mass of requiem was at St. Margaret's Church. Mitchell treasurer of the firemen relief committee and former director of the Russell Club died from injuries from a fire apparatus crash in South Boston.
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McDonough
Alexander Mitchell
Taft Street
Dorchester
St. Margaret’s Church
Mitchell
Fireman’s Relief Committee
Russell Club
Boston
Boston Mayor seeks one year halt on water meter rule
Mayor Curley to petition the Legislature for a one year repeal of the statute mandating Boston to install a set number of water meters each year due to high meter prices. The move targets curbing meter installation while addressing rising costs for homes and buildings.
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Curley
City of
Boston
Divorce Proceedings Escalate to Supreme Court for Charles Leavitt
A severe arraignment of the husband for not playing the part and ejecting the intruder opened divorce proceedings for Charles E. Leavitt, former instructor at the Institute of Technology, before Judge Callahan in Norfolk County Court. Leavitt was refused a divorce but said the case would go to the Supreme Court on points of law.
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Charles E. Leavitt
Institute of Technology
Callahan
Norfolk
Leavitt
Supreme Court
Denounce War Gossip and a Damaged Suit in One Day
A Boston area judge censured Leavitt after he admitted hearing De Wolfe arrange an assignation with his wife and later consorting overnight. The case, dismissed for connivance, may go to the Supreme Court on legal points raised. The Senate debated a bill to curb foreign agents amid charges of press falsehoods stirring antiwar sentiment. Senator Stone denounced "great newspapers" aiding hostility. Cummins proposed limits on armed force to seize munitions, sparking a clash with Sutherland and Fall. Cummins withdrew his amendment to refine it for later revival.
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de Wolfe
South Station
Essex
Washington
Senate
Germany
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Cummins
Iowa
Sutherland
Fall
Congress
Court action eyed to correct Cambridge finances
City auditor Thurston warned illegal tax levy may force court action to compel payment of salaries for water and building departments and city home. He will consult with his attorney over the mayor's refusal to sign drafts. council appropriations cited as illegal.
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Cambridge
Thurston
Water Department
Building Department
City Home
Boston fundraiser seeks ambulance sections for France
A Greater Boston committee of 100 citizens appeals for funds to purchase ambulance sections for France and its allies. A full set of 22 cars with truck field kitchen tents and equipment would cost about 390000 dollars. Contributions go to Commonwealth Trust Company 30 Congress Street in envelopes labeled Boston Ambulance Fund. Hugh Bancroft chairs the executive committee.
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Greater
Boston
France
America
Commonwealth Trust Company
Congress Street
Boston Ambulance Fund
Hugh Bancroft
Gude Pepto Mangan Attribute Claim and Sale Notice
An advertisement extols Pepto Mangan as a rich blood builder aiding red blood cell quality and quantity. It calls the product easily digested and pleasant tasting, endorsed by doctors for 25 years, and warns buyers to avoid substitutes, sold only in the original sealed Gude bottle.
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M. J. Breitenbach CO
New York
Notable Medical Figures in 19th Century Society
A roster lists Morton Prince M D C C Payson Llewellyn Howland Bartlett II Haye Elton Clark and J Pennington Gardines as prominent secretary figures in a mid 19th century medical circle.
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Morton Prince, M. D
C. C. Payson
Llewellyn Howland
Bartlett II Haye
Elton Clark
J. Pennington
Vigorous Young Girls and the Promise of Womanhood
A health column contrasts vigorous red blooded young women with pallid schoolgirls. It urges parents to ensure ample sleep air and a balanced diet, warning that weak blood harms appetite health and social prospects.
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America
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