One-Cent Postage Debated by Business Leaders
Charles W. Barrows urged maintaining one-cent first class rates while seeking higher second class postage to offset losses. Opponents argued reduced rates would harm education and flood the mails with circulars and ads, delaying hearings to next Thursday.
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Charles W. Barrows
National
The
Chamber of Commerce
Barrows
E. A. Filene
Richard L. Gay
Filene
Phiel
Warren H. Coulson
Parcel Post
Plan Recount in Cambridge Primary Nomination Fight
Petitions circulate in Cambridge to recount the vote for the Progressive mayoral nominee. Wendell D. Rockwood led the ticket with a five vote plurality over Arthur F. Blanchard. in Citizens party Rockwood's lead was 165 in 811 ballots. City Clerk Brandon proposes a recount due to variants of Rockwood's name on ballots.
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Cambridge
Wendell D. Rockwood
Citizens
Progressive Party
Arthur F. Blanchard
Rockwood
Citizens’ Party
Brandon
Telephone Girls Dine New Supervisor
Miss Alice M Brown received a farewell dinner at the Quincy House after being promoted from tele phone operator to supervisor of the Winchester exchange. Miss Mary Moynihan led the presentation of a silver-handled silk umbrella with several South Boston exchange hostess names attending. Brown, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Brown of Medford, has served five years with the South Boston exchange.
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Alice M. Brown
South Boston
Winchester Exchange
Quincy House
South Boston Exchange
Mary Moynihan
Annie P. Burke
Lillian Orchard
Margaret Sullivan
Anna McGrath
Irene Flemming
Mary Degnan
Mary McCarthy
Helen Willis
Miss Brown
Edward Brown
George Street
Medford
Ice Grips Schooner in St. Marys Bay
The schooner Herald bound for New York is frozen in ice at St. Marys Bay. A request for aid was received at Portland customs from Eastport as the Woodbury local cutter heads from an eastward cruise and will likely assist after coal is taken aboard.
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Portland
Herald
St. Mary's Bay
New York
Custom House
Eastport
Woodbury
Diabetes Herb Promises Quick Cure for Diabetes
An advertisement claims a Mexico found plant named Diabetes Herb cures diabetes rapidly. It promises to reduce sugar, restore vigor, and offers a 50 cent starter package with a free health pamphlet and diet table. Distribution through ES Shees Co and Boston drug outlets.
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Mexico
ES Sheeess Co
New Plans for Woman Prisoners by Dr Spaulding
Dr Edith Spaulding, resident physician at the South Framingham reformatory for women, urged segregating mental defectives and treating them for mental and physical maladies rather than punishing them as criminals. She spoke at the Women’s Municipal League on sex hygiene and prison reform.
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Edith Spaulding
Spaulding
Reformatory For Women
South Framingham
Women’s Municipal League
Marlboro Street
Reform speaker calls health based segregation for women inmates
A reform advocate urged segregating half the women in reformatories and all arrested for drunkenness due to health risk. She proposed routine laboratory tests in penal institutions to enable treatment before release. She linked superabundant energy with inadequate outlets to hysteria and insanity.
Woman Found Dead in Roxbury Room
Mary Neville aged 65 of 78 Longwood avenue Roxbury was found dead on the floor of her room yesterday after neighbors reported her absence for two days. The landlord and police forced entry. Associate Medical Examiner Waters ruled death due to natural causes. Neville lived alone, had about $3000 in bank deposits and owned Vermont real estate.
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Mary Neville
Longwood Avenue
Roxbury
Charles Homes
McGillvary
Waters
Vermont
Lecture on The Manufacture of Refined Sugar Heard at Harvard
Members of the Boylston Chemical Club of Harvard heard F. W. Murphy of the Vere Sugar Refining Company discuss the manufacture of refined sugar in the Harvard Union. Charts and pictures illustrated the refining processes.
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Harvard
Boylston Chemical Club
F. W. Murphy
Revere Sugar Refining Company
Harvard Union
Colorado Springs Heiress Weds Brussels Noble Count
The marriage linked a Colorado Springs heiress, granddaughter of the late Michigan Senator James McMillan, to Count Paul Cornet de Ways-Ruart of Brussels. The ceremony took place at the Church of the Madeleine with notable attendees including Ambassador and Mrs Myron T Herrick.
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Colorado Springs
James McMillan
Michigan
Paul Cornet de Ways-Ruart
Brussels
Church of the Madeleine
Myron T. Herrick
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ICE Grips Schooner
ST. Mary’s Bay
Dr. Spaulding
Roxbury Ledger
Henry Siegel CO
Singer, ‘Wheeler
Wilcox & Gibbs
Davis
Royal
Gladys M’millan
Paris
Gladys McMillan
Detroit
Washington
Spencer Penrose
Chicago
Bill
Annapolis
Snowden
Montgomery County
House of Delegates
TATA
Siegel’s
Big Store
John S. Sheppard, Jr
WM. A. Marble
OVE Specials
Messaline
Regul Soe Ana
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Ircony
Norfolk
Knickerbockers
Repp
Madras
Forest Mills Union
Bee
Sretowee
Ain Fleet
America
Goodyear Welt
Arge
Bosto
Boston
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