Immigration at Boston Port Drops in 1915
Immigration at the port of Boston fell to a multi year low in 1915 with 11 231 aliens applying for admission and 1 386 native arrivals. 1914 saw 49 595 arrivals. The June to December period accounted for 1 277 arrivals. Only two large passenger steamers remain the White Star liners Cre tic and Canopic in the Mediterranean trade as Cunard and Allan lines suspend service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Fank Quinn
United States
White Star
Cretic
Canopic
Cunard and
Allan Lines
Cough Remedy Prescribed With Parmint Double Strength
A long standing remedy recommends 1 oz Parmint Double Strength mixed with a pint hot water and 4 oz granulated sugar. Take one tablespoonful four times daily to ease a stubborn cough and clear nasal passages. It is described as easy to prepare, inexpensive, and pleasant to take.
Gasolene Cars Replace Electric Mail Trucks in Boston
Gasolene cars yesterday replaced the 13 electric trucks used to move mail from the central post office to suburban offices in the Boston district. Several electric cars stalled in the snowstorm after Christmas and were abandoned overnight, causing delays. Postmaster Murray protested to the contracting company and was assured gasoline cars would be furnished hereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Murray
Cardinal to Attend Services for Rev. Robert J. Johnson
Funeral services for the late Gate of Heaven Church pastor Rev. Robert J. Johnson will be held at 10 this morning at Gate of Heaven Church. Cardinal O Connell and archdiocese monsignors and priests will attend the solemn requiem high mass. Johnson's body was moved yesterday afternoon from the parochial residence to the new church edifice he built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Johnson
Gate of Heaven Church
South
Boston
Cardinal O’connell
Father Johnson
Mgr
James J. Chittock
Hyde Park
Lawrence Slattery
Newton
John T. O’brien
Sharon
J. Walter Lambert
Funeral and burial details for South Boston clergy family
The service lists bearers Dr John Slattery City Treasurer Charles Slattery Dr William Devine Dr Edward Denning Judge Edward Logan Edward Barry Frank Hannon Oscar Kent and Edward O Mara. A solemn high mass precedes a 10 o clock requiem at Gate of Heaven Church attended by Cardinal O Connell monsignori and priests. The text mixes obituary and sentimental mother tribute with Knights of Columbus ushers and a Lowell burial. The piece also includes a long reminiscence praising the mother and her family care for homeless children at Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Slattery
Charles H. Slattery
William H. Devine
Edward J. Denning
Edward J. Logan
Edward P. Barry
Frank J. Hannon
Oscar J. Kent
Edward O'Mara
South Boston
Pere Marquette
Knights of Columbus
Daniel J. Lyne
John T. McNary
William T. Bulger
Edmund Reardon
James McLaughlin
James R. Pray
Charles F. Leahy
Arthur D. Cooper
Edward V. Bulger
Frank L. Murphy
Pere Marquette Council
Edward H. Lally
John &. Meehan
Joseph C. Gallivan
John L. O'Donovan
George A. Sullivan
John N. Levins
Connell Ward
Richard J. Dwyer
William P. Cross
Daniel V. McIisaac
Lowell
Freckle Remedies and Film Star Hair Care Q&A
Grace R asks about using moving pictures actresses freckles removal and natural lightening methods like Epsom salts and buttermilk. Frances L queries hair touch ups and warns against bleaching, recommending olive oil scalp rub before shampoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace R
Moving-Picture
Berenice
Powder Puff
California
Frances L
Mary Pickford Talks Daily Post and Sunday Post
Mary Pickford will appear about five days weekly in the Daily Post and every Sunday in the Sunday Post. This schedule outlines her regular engagement with readers across two publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pickford
Daily Post
Sunday Post
Change Date of Mohr Trial in Providence
The trial of Mrs. Elizabeth I Mohr on an accessory murder charge will start Monday Jan 10 instead of Tuesday Jan 11. Attorneys Cushing and Fitzgerald protested the change before Judge Rathbun in the Superior Court but, at the request of Attorney General Rice, the judge ordered the new date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Elizabeth IF. Mohr
C. Franklin Mohr
Arthur Cushing
John J. Fitzgerald
Rice
Controversy over new Boston Common convenience station
Vigorous protests by the Boston Art Commission and Boston Common Society condemn the Flagstaff Hill project as an injury to the Common. The dispute centers on design, scale, and authority with mayor and Park Commission officials saying the matter is resolved after wings are removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Common
Boston Art Commission
Boston Common Society
Ralph Adams Cram
City Planning Board
Thomas Allen
Art Commission
Charles Gibson
Park Commission
Gibson
John H. Dillon
Allen
the Trianon
Versailles
France
Trianon
Curley
Dillon
Post
Flagstaff Hill
Park and Recreation Department
Wlagstaff Hill
John Templeman Coolidge, Jr
The
Currey
Park Commissioner
Mr. Allen
G. Henri Desmond
Desmond
Franklin Park Elephant House
Busic House
Connolly Named Assistant Clerk for Somerville Court
John I. S. Connolly was yesterday appointed assistant clerk of the Somerville Police Court by Clerk Daniel H. Bradley, with approval from Judge L. Roger Wentworth. Connolly is a graduate of Somerville High School Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I. S. Connolly
Somerville Police Court
Daniel, H. Bradley
L. Roger Wentworth
Mr. Connolly
Somerville High School
Harvard College
Warvard Law School
Uneeda Biscuit Batters Sodas as Best Nourishment
The piece extols Uneeda Biscuit as the best known food article praising soda crackers baked from flour as the most nourishing among foods. It frames crackers as superior nourishment and cites their prominence.
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van Loon
Father
McClure Newspaper
Hes
Union
Casey
Red Cross
St. Agnes’ Convent School
John O’connel
John F. Burns
Waldo Hasenfus
Mother
Jack
Lottie
McClure
Lotta
Letter of the Art Commission
Connolly
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Sanatogen
John Burroughs
Watterson
International Congress of Medicine
London
Senu
Elbert Hubbard
Bauer Chemical CO
Irving Place
New York
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