Urges Garden in Back Yard by City Official
Luke Doogue newly named head of Mayor Curley’s bureau will teach Boston residents to cut living costs by growing their own garden. Information sites are the city greenhouses on East Cottage Street Dorchester and at Franklin Park. Demonstrations cover hotbeds cold frames soil mixing seed sowing and miniature gardens for city backyards with a succession of crops.
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Luke Doogue
Curley
Doogue
East Cottage Street
Dorchester
Franklin Park
Englishwomen Seek Right to Practice as Solicitors
A Lords measure allowing women to qualify as solicitors received its first reading in the House of Lords. The bill, introduced by Baron Buckmaster of Cheddington, marks the initial step toward enabling women to practice law in England.
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London
House of Lords
Baron Buckmaster
Cheddington
Kidneys Act Bad Take Salts Warned as Remedy
An health column urges avoiding excess meat to prevent kidney sluggishness. It endorses Jad Salts a grape lemon lithia blend to cleanse kidneys, ease bladder irritation, and reduce nightly urination, claiming it revitalizes kidney function.
Society Women Enlist in Red Cross Auto Squad
Local Red Cross headquarters calls for women drivers to serve in a newly organized motor detachment. Three cars will operate daily for four months delivering mercy missions to Boston hospitals. First drivers include Dorothy Forbes, M P Converse, and Helen Shedden, with attendants aiding patients at four hospital visits.
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Red Cross
Mercy
Boston
Dorothy Forbes
Commonwealth Avenue
M. P. Converse
West Newton
Helen Shedden
Brookline
Michigan Republicans Back President at State Convention
Detroit Feb. 20 Michigan Republicans in the State convention pledged to stand behind President Wilson and Congress and to accept promptly every national mandate to establish the rights of the people and the position of the nation.
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Detroit
Michigan
Wilson
Congress
Ash Wednesday Services Mark Catholic Diocese Observance
Special Ash Wednesday services were held across all Catholic churches in the diocese with blessed ashes distributed after masses. The Cathedral of the Holy Cross hosted multiple masses with Cardinal O Connell presiding over the high mass at 9 am and distribution of ashes.
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Cardinal O’connell
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Harrison Avenue
East Concord Street
St. Valentine’s Chapel
Martin J. Scott
S. J
Adm Dewey Estate Valued at 255000 in Administration Petition
The widow and son filed a petition for letters of administration for Admiral Dewey’s estate valued at 255000. The son renounces executorship and asks the widow be appointed administratrix. The petition states the admiral left no real property.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Duke, N Y Capitalist Ill At Durham N C
Benjamin N. Duke, New York capitalist, was brought to Durham from Jacksonville Florida with a reported nervous breakdown. He arrived with Mrs. Duke while en route to Palm Beach and was deemed advisable to return to Durham.
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Durham
N. C
Benjamin N. Duke
Jacksonville
Fla
Confusion in Data Gathering by Massachusetts Aid Societies
Enthusiasm from women’s patriotic groups causes mixed data gathering says B Preston Clark chair of the sub committee on co ordination of aid societies for the Massachusetts committee on public safety.
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B. Preston Clark
Massachusetts Committee On Public Safety
Standardized Red Cross Volunteer Card System Proposed
Boston groups urge one common volunteer card to avoid duplication and miscounts. Chairman Clark notes the need to consolidate responses and preserve resources, with individuals asked to sign a single card to show the true extent of available services.
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Clark
Harvard Seniors Attend First Smoker At Union
Four hundred Harvard seniors attend the first smoker of the year at the Harvard Union. The program opened with The Star Spangled Banner, followed by Chaplin comedies. Samuel P. Sears of Quincy entertained at the piano with a 32 piece student orchestra.
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Harvard
Harvard Union
Charles Chaplin
Samuel P. Sears
Quincy
New Mexico House Approves $10,000 for Governor’s Widow
The New Mexico House voted a $10,000 appropriation to Margarita C. De Baca widow of the late Governor De Baca who died Sunday. The sum equals a full two-year governor’s salary. Senate adjourned. bill expected to pass upon return Friday.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
House of Representatives
Margarita C. de Baca
Governor de Baca
Senate
House
Hair removal paste method from Boudoir Secrets
An article explains a simple hair removal method for face neck and arms using a water paste with powdered delatone. Apply for 2 to 3 minutes then rub off wash skin and hairs vanish with no pain. Emphasizes using genuine delatone for certain results.
Massachusetts Industry Survey Aids War Readiness Plan
The Industrial Survey committee led by Charles G. Bancroft engages Benjamin F. Joy to compile data on Massachusetts firms with over 100000 dollars capital. The national survey nears four fifths completion and will use a special questionnaire to assess each firm’s capacity for army equipment and munitions. Smaller manufacturers may join with a similar inquiry as work proceeds under James J. Storrow and Endicott.
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Committee On Industrial Survey
Charles G. Bancroft
International Trust Company
Benjamin F. Joy
National Committee
Howard E. Coffin
Automobile Fame
Mr. Joy
Massachusetts
James J. Storrow
Endicott
Commonwealth
East Boston C L A Annual Show Delights Large Audience
The East Boston Catholic Literary Association presented its annual show last evening in Central Square Theatre with strong attendance and praise. The event was repeated the previous night, drawing a large crowd for each performance. Committee leadership included William H Anderson as chairman along with George E Kirk Thomas J Riley Richard W Birmingham and others.
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East Boston Catholic Literary Association
Central Square Theatre
East Boston
William H. Anderson
George E. Kirk
Thomas J. Riley
Richard W. Birmingham
John T. Callahan
James E. Conway
Frederick S. Flynn
Jerome F. Green
Nathaniel F. Gormley
Jeremiah J. Kelliher
Timothy J. O’brien
J. Thomas O'Neill
Joseph F. McCarthy
Francis T. Power
Bond Posted to Cover Damages for Kronprinzessin Cecilie Incident
North German Lloyd officials notified Marshal Mitchell they would post a $200,000 bond today to cover damage to the engines of the Kronprinzessin Cecilie. The bond, ordered by Judge Morton in U S District Court on Saturday, substitutes for a sale of the ship under German government orders.
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Lloyd
Gisanigtin Kronprizess
Cecilie
United States
John J. Mitchell
Morton
United States District Court
Missionary Alliance Opens Convention in Boston
The 29th annual Boston branch convention of the Christian and Missionary Alliance meets at Park Street Church. The second day begins at 9 with a prayer service led by Rev. William Tucker. Attendance was strong at yesterday’s sessions. Mrs. E. M. Whittemore spoke at 8 about the Door of Hope home for fallen girls in New York.
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Boston
The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Park Street
Court halts cross country singing act over license
Anthony Ross and Posti Feham touring the country in a $10,000 bet were halted when they faced court on a charge of singing without a license at the corner of School and Beacon streets. The court ordered them to secure a license before continuing on Boston streets and placed their cases on file.
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Anthony Ross
Posti Feham
School
Beacon
Boston
Pneumonia Claims 101Yearold Woman in New Haven
Mrs. Sarah Lusk of Unionville died in New Haven at age 101 from pneumonia. She celebrated her 101st birthday on November 16 with previously good health until a few days prior.
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New Haven
Sarah Lusk
Unionville
Smith Held for Assault in South End Incident
Jesse G. Smith appeared in Municipal court charged with attempted assault on Miss Margaret Brophy of 2 Washington Street. Held for Grand Jury in 5000. Police chased and captured him after he followed and grabbed her near West Newton Street. The item also notes a Boston study on why Waltham children quit school and calls for vocational guidance.
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Jesse G. Smith
Margaret Brophy
Washington Street
South End
Creed
Delano declines city overseer of the poor post
Dorchester Board of Trade president Raymond P. Delano informed Mayor Curley that business pressures prevent him from accepting the appointment as overseer of the poor. Delano was selected to succeed a term-expired official.
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Raymond P. Delano
Dorchester Board of Trade
Curley
Delano
Supreme Court Defines Pension Grants as Yearly Gifts
Concord New Hampshire February 20 The Supreme Court ruled the Legislature may grant pensions only for one year at a time and strictly for actual service to the State This holding led legislators to view old age pensions as unconstitutional in the eyes of the court
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Concord
N. H
Supreme Court
Iron Nut in Brain Kills Haverhill Man
Haverhill February 20 An iron nut forced through the skull into the brain caused the death at Hale Hospital today of Frank Moncuso 48 of 118 Cogswell Street a section hand for the Boston and Maine. He was at work setting switches when a train struck him and knocked him aside. A nut from the iron-work became imbedded in his skull.
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Haverhill
Hale Hospital
Frank Moncuso
Cogswell Street
Moncuso
Boston & Maine
Mayor to Speak Before Chicago Knights on Washington's Birthday
Mayor Curley leaves for Chicago to address the Knights of Columbus on Washington's Birthday. He will stop in Washington for several hours en route.
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Chicago Knights
Curley
Chicago
Knights of Columbus
Washington
Bon-Opto Eyewear Miracle Promised In Patent Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Bon-Opto as a powerful eye remedy for eye strain and weak eyesight. Claims include restored vision without glasses, rapid improvement, and a promise to strengthen eyesight by 50 percent in one week with a home treatment using a tablet dissolved in water.
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