Arson Artists Sentenced by Superior Court
Two men David Regal and Philip Levine were sentenced to two and a half years each for arson in Chelsea homes owned by their wives. Eddie Kandler, already known as a prolific arsonist and government witness, aided the fires. Regal and Kandler did the work while Levine cheered them on. all pleaded guilty.
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House of Correction
Justice Aiken
Superior Court
David Regal
Philip Levine
Chelsea
Eddie Kandler
Regal
Kandler
Levine
Mayor Curley Attends Gate of Heaven Church Reunion
Fully 5000 persons attended the Gate of Heaven Church reunion in South Boston last night. Two halls, the municipal building and the parish hall on Fourth street, were needed to handle the crowd as Mayor Curley spoke briefly and Rev. George A. Lyons welcomed guests.
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Curley
Boston
Gate of Heaven
South
Fourth Street
George A. Lyons
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for children with a coated tongue and signs of stomach liver and bowel buildup. It claims a gentle laxative effect without griping and a pleasant taste, with directions for all ages and a note to avoid counterfeit syrups.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Advt
Doctor Cabot Ready to Sail for France in War Protest
Dr. Hugh Cabot, Harvard Surgical Unit chief, plans to sail from New York on the Cunarder Andania to France. He vows he would gladly sacrifice his life if it rouses America to duty against Germany and supports total aid to the Allies rather than loans or food alone.
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Marlboro Street
Harvard Surgical Unit
New York
France
Germany
Dr. Cabot
England
United States
Atlantic
Wilson
Japan
Pacific
Simple home made cough syrup beats ready mades
Combine Pinex with granular sugar syrup to make a pint of cough syrup for about 54 cents. The mixture soothes throat membranes, loosens phlegm, and provides quick relief for coughs, bronchitis, croup, whooping cough, and asthma. Pinex is Norway pine extract with guaiacol from The Pinex Co., Ft Wayne Indiana, with a satisfaction guarantee.
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The
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Has Gold Lined Cup but Is Without Home
Robert Smith entered Washington street with a gold lined cup showing around the edges and was arrested by Inspectors Conway and Hart. In his possession were three silver vessels whose owner is unknown.
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Robert Smith
Conway and Hart
Washington Street
FTC weigh delaying paper price ruling amid hearings
The Federal Trade Commission will withhold a decision on a joint proposal by major American and Canadian newsprint makers to fix prices until other manufacturers are heard. Most producers are expected to back the suggestion, and the commission is anticipated to approve.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
The
Trade Commission
Commission to Hear Nonparticipants on Proposed Paper Prices
Manufacturers who did not join the proposal are to be invited Friday to present views. If approved, the commission will determine production costs as a basis for prices and may hold hearings with manufacturers and publishers. Aiming for a March 1 conclusion, it seeks careful conditions analysis to avoid unprofitable paper or excessive publisher charges. Reforestation and planting fast-growing trees on cutover land were urged as future pulp supply strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Kellogg
San Francisco
Testifies to Grand Jury in New York Cashier Case
L. R. Lockhead, cashier of the News Print Manufacture, testified before a grand jury in New York on February 19 regarding alleged financial irregularities at the company. The proceedings were part of an ongoing investigation into the firm’s accounting practices.
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Grand Jury
New York
L. R. Lockhead
Manu
Manufacturer's Association Witness Testifies Before Grand Jury
A government witness from the Manufacturers' Association testified today in a federal grand jury probe into whether newsprint paper prices were restrained unlawfully. He had refused secrecy, but the court ruled grand jury proceedings remain secret and his need to consult counsel is not compromised.
Jackie Held for Larceny in Watertown Case
Lester D. Apgar ex bluejacket told U S Commissioner Hayes that sailors on the USS OBrien took ammunition after target practice at Guantanamo. He was arrested by Inspector Burke for moving 420 rounds from a Hood Rubber Co plant to his hotel room and held for a Friday hearing.
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Lester D. Apgar
U. S. Navy
Apgar
U. S
Hayes
UU. S. S
O’brien
Guantanamo
Inspector Burke
Watertown
Hood Rubber Company
Navy
Derby
Skarstrom Granted Divorce from Charlotte Skarstrom
Professor William Skarstrom a Wellesley College physical education instructor was granted a divorce from his wife Charlotte B Skarstrom of New York yesterday The libellant testified that after her vacation departure on June 1 1913 with their two children he found her rings and a necklace in a bureau and that she never returned though she claimed in a letter she did not care for him He said there had been no quarrel before her departure nor any quarrel for over a year before that date.
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William Skarstrom
Wellesley College
Charlotte B. Skarstrom
New York
Callahan
Four Year Old Hero Sounds Fire Alarm
Four year old James Savage rushed to find his mother as a kitchen fire broke out in their Havertown home. Walter Savage, nineteen months, lay under a table as smoke filled the room. Mrs Savage and Miss Alice Savage suffered burns while neighbors aided evacuations from the tenement above. The blaze started near the gas stove. cause unknown.
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James W. Savage
Elmwood Street
Haverett
James Savage
Walter
John P. Raybauld
Ruth Lamb
Miss Lamb
Alice Savage
Glass
Purity and Power Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla to purify the blood and counter subnormal health from illnesses like pneumonia and diphtheria. It also promotes Pepticon Pills as a tonic to restore blood strength and normal health tone, urging readers to start the course today and claiming wide public favor over other sarsaparillas.
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Hood
Deaths Lynch and Perkins in Dorchester and Winthrop
In Dorchester on February 19 Marcella Lynch beloved wife of Michael Lynch nee Moore funeral from the residence of her son Thomas F Lynch 105 Barry street time announced later. In Winthrop at his late residence 566 Shirley street H Mason Perkins 33d degree notice of funeral later.
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Lynch
Dorchester
Marcella
Michael Lynch
Musterole Quick Relief Adclaims No Blister
An advertisement touts Musterole as a clean white mustard oil ointment that relieves sore throat bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia and aches without blistering. It states doctors and nurses recommend it for many conditions and that it can prevent pneumonia in some chest ailments.
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Philo
Tremont
Union Street
Sm. Bg
Rouse Country
Hugh Cabot
America
Back Bay
Post
South America
Europe
Dardanelles
Alsace-Lorraine
Nantucket
Mack Motor Truck Company
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Mt. Wilson
Mack Motor Truck CO
Massachusetts Ave
Harvard Bridge
Jackie
Skarstrom
Hero
Lockhart
Houghton G
New England
Ing Sacques
Phone
Woodbury’s Facial
Garvice Southworth Ries
Lar
Seopy
C. O. D. Orders
Pemberton
Brockton
Beverly Hyde Park
Lynn
Worcester
Providence
Kennedy
Live Store
Hawley Streets
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