Parcel post adds collect on delivery feature
Washington Feb 27 On July 1 next the collect on delivery feature will be added to parcel post. An order signed by Postmaster General Hitchcock provides that a parcel bearing postage stamps may be sent and the amount due collected by the Post Office Department. Collections limited to 100 dollars with a 10 cent fee and parcel insured to 50 dollars.
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Washington
Parcel Post Department
Postal Service
Hitchcock
Col
Post Office Department
Electrician Killed by Shaft at Merrimac Works
Chester H. Barker age 25 of Shawsheen Street Wilmington was killed yesterday when his clothing was caught by a revolving shaft at Merrimac Chemical Works North Woburn and he was dragged into the machinery.
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Chester H. Barker
Shawsheen Street
Wilmington
Merrimac Chemical Works
North Woburn
Musterole Ad Claims Superior To Mustard Plaster
Musterole touts itself as oil of mustard with added ingredients, a clean white ointment that relieves pain without plaster or mess. It claims instant relief for ailments from sore throat to rheumatism, with hospital use and high sales, and directs readers to buy 25c or 50c jars or order by mail from the Musterole Company in Cleveland Ohio.
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Musterole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Fred Gentner
Piqua
A. F. Pierce CO
Springfield
Mass
Anti-Trust Ruling Attacked by Senate Report
Washington February 27. The Supreme Court modification of the Sherman act to invoke the rule of reason in restraints of trade is attacked in forceful terms in a report to the Senate by the interstate commerce committee. The document warns against uncontrolled judicial discretion and urges amendments to strip courts of power to decide what constitutes reasonable restraints of trade.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Committee urges federal industry law to curb unlawful combinations
A committee backs new federal laws to define unlawful combinations with a standard for business and courts. It proposes an interstate corporate commission with power to supervise firms, approve agreements, and dissolve illegal entities like Standard Oil and American Tobacco.
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Federal
Interstate Corporation Commission
Standard Oil Company
American Tobacco Company
Will Order Out 9000 Garment Workers Today
About 9000 workers in Boston’s shirtwaist and dressmaking trades plan to strike at 10 AM. The Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, an AFL affiliate, claims 75 percent membership. Over 125 shops affected. workers will marches to 730 Washington Street to establish strikers’ headquarters after stopping work. Notices printed in English and Yiddish on red paper.
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North Russell Street
Boston
Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
A. F. of L
Washington Street
Poslam Promises Clear Healthy Skin and Free Samples
An advertisement extols Poslam as a universal cure for skin diseases from acne to psoriasis, touts Poslam Soap for daily use, and offers free samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York. A trial narrative recounts Friedman’s legal case with Mrs. Zelig over promised payments, wealth of witnesses, and disputed funds for bonds and services.
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West 25Th Street
New York City
Feeney
Friedman
Hugo Riddell
Providence
Zelig
Riddell
Bondsman Henry K Friedman Found Guilty in Larceny Case
Henry K Friedman of Chelsea a bondsman was convicted by Judge Ely in the Police Court for larceny of 600 from Mrs Henrietta Zelig wife of "Big Jack" Zelig who was shot on a street car by "Red" Phil Davidson last October Friedman got 15 months in Deer Island House of Correction and was held in 1500 bonds for trial at the March Superior Court term after appealing
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Sackett
Revere
Ely
Friedman
James
Feeney
Henry K. Friedman
Chelsea
Henrietta Zelig
Big Jack” Zelig
Phil Davidson
House of Correction
Deer Island
Opposes Bill to Widen Washington Street to 100 Feet
The Finance Commission reported to the Legislature that widening Washington street in West Roxbury to 100 feet would harm the city’s finances. It said a 60-foot boulevard from Lagrange street to Forest mills square suffices for future needs and that if 100 feet is built it should follow general highway acts.
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Finance Commission
Highway Commission
Washington Street
West Roxbury
Lagrange Street
Hyde Park Avenue
Forest Mills Square
Clash With Coahuila Near Monclova Suspected
Loyal Lampasas troops clashed with Governor Carranza’s forces near Monclova, 150 miles south of the border, in a desperate battle reported this evening. A Cuatro Cienegas dispatch notes a German capital controlled rubber company there ceding $5000 to support constitutional government in Mexico. Customs records and a National Bank branch at Piedras Negras were secretly moved to the U S side and handled across the boundary today.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Lampasas
Carranza
Coahuila
Monclova
Cuatro Cilenegas
Mexico
National Bank
Piedras Negras
United States
Gen Carter Arrives to Establish Division HQ at Texas City
General William S. Carter arrives with staff as the second US Army division begins mobilization at Galveston. Division headquarters will be set up tomorrow at Texas City near Galveston. The fourth and sixth brigades camp at Texas City while the fifth bivouacs at Galveston.
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Texas City
Galveston
Tex
William S. Carter
United States Army
28Th Infantry
40Th Infantry
19Th Infantry
Fort Crockett
Fourth Field Artillery
Faith in Government Sees Mexican Affairs Calmed After Mobilization
Washington reports show troop trains moving south to Galveston but morale dampened as consular notes suggest the Huerta regime may fail to gain footing. Sonora withholds recognition until control is proven, while Sonora’s governor awaits official notice. War department eyes mobilization drills. war college examines brigade tactics. navy resumes routine target practice.
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Washington
United States
Galveston
Mexico
State Department
Huerta
Mexico City
Senor Emilio
Sonora
Congress
War Department
Leon Springs
The
War College
Navy
Mexican
Lake fishermen vote to strike Great Lakes Fishermen’s Association
Cleveland, Feb 27. Orders for an immediate strike of the 1030 members were sent out after a strike vote. Only 11 members opposed a walkout. Fish dealers rejected a wage scale concession, offering no more than a 15 to 25 cent daily increase with an 11 hour day.
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Cleveland
Ohio
The
Great Lakes Fishermen’s Association
Percy Lee Cleared of Larceny Charge by Police Court
Judge Ely found Percy Lee not guilty of stealing a gold watch from Patrolman Albert A. Sullivan near City Hall Avenue. Patrolman Sullivan was off duty and Lee was convicted only of assaulting the officer and fined $10.
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Ely
Percy Lee
Albert A. Sullivan
City Hall Avenue
Sullivan
Lee
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as Medicine in Spanish War Tax
A note on Duffy's Pure being taxed as a medicine by the U.S. government during the Spanish War, touting it as the true medicinal whiskey. It claims the whiskey is most valuable in small doses for stomach trouble and indigestion.
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U. S
Duffy
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