Funeral of Matthew J Higgins to be attended by trustees
Several thousand Elevated employees will attend the funeral for Matthew J Higgins president of the Boston Carmen's Union who died Sunday. Services begin at 9:30 a.m. at his Forest Hills home followed by a 10 a.m. high requiem mass at St Andrew's Church. Pallbearers include union officials and Elevated trustees with honorary pallbearers from labor and civic groups.
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Elevated
Matthew J. Higgins
Boston
Carmen’s Union
Thomas I. Shine
Carmen's Union
James H. Vahey
Christopher Jawyer
William Walsh
John W. Hurley
John J. Lyons
Charles H. Clark
John J. Curran
James H. Jackson
Poston Elevated
John 8. Stevens
William Nealey
American Federation of Labor
Richard Garrity
Boston Central Labor Union
James Smith
John P. Barrett
Erand Knight Mt. Pleasants Council
Knights of Columbus
Old-Time Sea Captain Nickerson Dies in Somerville
Captain Theodore Nickerson a Provincetown native who sailed 61 years and visited every large country in the world will be buried Thursday from 16 Crocker Street Somerville He was Civil War veteran with Foote on the Mississippi commanded the light house tender Myrtle later in lighthouse service retired ten years ago Born October 17 1834 Member Kearsarge Naval Veterans and King Hiram Lodge Masons Provincetown.
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Theodore Nickerson
Provincetown
Crocker Street
Somerville
Nickerson
Commodore Foote
Mississippi
Myrtle
Supply Department
Lighthouse Service
Kearsarge Naval Veterans
King Hiram Lodge F Masons
Leap Year Revue A Hit At Jordan Hall
The Insurance Society of Massachusetts drew 500 plus to Jordan Hall for Leap Year Revue. Helen Fiske starred among a bright cast with clever end-men led by Walter E. Stone and others. The show opened with a minstrel act and a 14-number second half ending in a grand finale. a second performance is scheduled tonight.
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Insurance Society of Massachusetts
Jordan Hall
Helen Fiske
Walter E. Stone
Warren A. McInnis
Philip J. Kane
Arthur D. Cronin
James B. Wilson
George W. Adlard
Charles H. Nudd
Azerlea S. Pray
Laura l L. .McCarthy
Gertrude M. Harrington
Philip A. Richenburg
Insurance Society
Walter J. Dayton
Dom FF. Keegan
Cold Wave Delays Rail Service Across Boston Area
A lingering cold spell slows transit as ice coated tracks cause derailments with no deaths and only minor injuries. Through trains on the Boston & Maine run late due to snow in nearby states while the Elevated system reports over 350 cars disabled. Ice and water damage cripple streetcar lines including Jeffries Point and Somerville routes.
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Mercury
Boston & Maine
Massachusetts
Vermont
Maine
Jeffries Point
Huron Avenue
Main Street
West Everett
Highland Avenue
Somerville
Postoffice Clerks to Hold Massachusetts Convention
The first annual convention of the Massachusetts State branch of the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks will be held in the Knights of Columbus building Worcester next Monday. Delegations will be present from most cities and towns in the state.
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Massachusetts
The
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks
Knights of Columbus
Worcester
Mission Hill Legion Post Granted Charter by State Officials
The Mission Hill Legion Post of Roxbury received a state charter from the American Legion executive board at the State House after a five month dispute. Members presented a 500 paid up membership check to Commander Logan and plan the first gathering Thursday at Tremont Hall Roxbury to discuss post affairs.
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Mission Hill Legion
Roxbury
Mission Hill District
American Legion
State House
Logan
John J. Riley
101St Infantry
Fred Breen
Jeremiah J. O Meara
Thomas Kenney
John Murray
James J. Shannon
John Fitzgerald
Mission Hill
Tremont Hall
Boston Mayor Calls Men to Dig City Out of Snow
Severe cold began Sunday night delaying Mayor Peters call to all able bodied male citizens to join a city wide snow removal effort. He planned to issue the appeal once a thaw starts to aid in the relief.
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Peters
Boston
German Sisters Naturalized as Citizens in New England
Emma and Susanne Hass of Dorchester became American citizens in a Federal court ceremony yesterday joining 50 Germans and Austrians naturalized. This marks the first such naturalization in New England since before the war and places the Hass sisters among the few German women to take final papers in Massachusetts.
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Emma
Susanne Hass
Ramsey Street
Dorchester
New England
Hass
Massachusetts
Normal School at Westfield Closes for Illness Outbreak
Westfield Feb 16 The State Normal School here shut down today due to widespread pupil illness. Principal C A Brodeur said the one week spring vacation begins next Monday, but attendance is too low to justify delaying the closure.
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Westfield
State Normal School
C. A. Brodeur
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Cold Relief
Advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for grippe misery. Two hour dosing every two hours for three doses clears nasal passages, stops runny nose, eases headache and feverishness with no quinine. Tastes pleasant and inexpensive at drug stores.
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Pape
Grippe
City Vets Names for Squares Boston Change Possible
The City Council asked the street commissioners and park and recreation department to assess whether park and square names in Boston carry significance. It plans to rename certain sites to memorialize Boston’s war dead, but only where current names lack significance.
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Street Commissioners and Park and Recreation Department
Boston
How To Use Vicks VapoRub To Prevent Flu
An advertisement promotes Vicks VapoRub as a cold and flu preventive. It instructs melting the salve to inhale vapors and applying it to the nostrils daily, especially before crowds, and outlines chest and throat applications for head colds and bronchitis. It notes the product’s rising use, mentions sizes and price points, and cites a note about regional supply in New England.
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Vick
North Carolina
Vicks
New England
Just the Thing for Sore Throat Protection
An advertisement promotes Formament as a scientifically endorsed throat disinfectant. It claims the germicidal action protects the mouth and throat, is pleasant in taste, travels with saliva, reaches areas gargles miss, and helps prevent infections. Price 60 cents at druggists.
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Begg
Wells & Co
LeRoy, N. Y
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