Marriage at First Sight in Northeastern City
Nichola Strozza of Canonsburg Pennsylvania a coal miner married Ersilie Barone an Italian immigrant after meeting for the first time at the Church of the Sacred Heart. Strozza who earns ten dollars daily owns a home and a car and has a savings account. The couple met via a letter from Strozza’s mother in Italy and were wed after a rapid license and waiver of the five day waiting period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichola Strozza
Cannonsburg
Penn
Ersilie Barone
Church of the Sacred Heart
North End
St. Matteo
Aquila
Strozza
Signora Barone
America
Strotza
Italy
Cretic
Naples
John Piscopo
Signora Ersilie
City Hall
East Lexington Uses Mobile Station After Christmas Fire
After the Boston and Maine station burned on Christmas Eve the line uses a combination baggage and smoking car as a temporary station. Station Agent Henry W. Preston runs the office from the baggage section, selling tickets, checking baggage, and handling Express service for several hundred daily passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lexington
Boston and Maine
Boston & Maine Railroad
Henry W. Preston
American Railway Express
Scented air from nearby fire at Fulton Street building
Fire on the top floor at 65 Fulton Street North End, home to National Packing & Preserving Co., released sweet scents described as a clover field. The odor arose from Frank Wallace & Co. extract room in the adjoining building. Intense heat caused extract containers to burst, but Wallace faced only water damage.
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Fulton Street
North End
National Packing & Preserving Company
Frank Wallace & Co
Wallace Company
Big Year for Bail Jumping in Boston
Clerk Lord of the Municipal Courts reports 1719 as a record year for bail jumpers and court finances in Boston. Total receipts reached 251000 dollars with 40000 from fines and 201000 held in lieu of sureties, a growing practice in criminal bail.
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Boston
Municipal Courts of
Bookkeeper Arrested In Greenwich Funds Theft Case
Louis Lanz town bookkeeper was arrested in Greenwich Conn and held for a court hearing on charges of stealing town funds. The books are under accountants examination and a shortage running into thousands of dollars is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Louis Lanz
Robbery of Harvard and Tech Presidents’ Auto Robes
Cambridge police report the auto robes of Harvard President Lowell and Technology President Maclaurin were stolen while their cars were parked. Lowell’s robe vanished on Dale Street Cambridge, Maclaurin’s behind Walker Memorial at Technology. Police suspect the theft aims to aid entry to a college fraternity and expect return.
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Lowell
Harvard
Maclaurin
Technology
Cambridge
Dale Street
Walker Memorial Building
Paris Street Gym Set to Reopen Next Week
Mayor Peters announced by letter to Representative Thomas A. Niland that the Paris street gymnasium in East Boston will reopen to the public next week after renovations following its closure since September for occupancy by the State Guard. The action follows a residents’ petition.
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Peters
Thomas A. Niland
East Boston
Paris Street
State Guard
Niland
Fire Captain Lawler Retires on Pension
Mayor approves pension of 1000 dollars per year for Captain Michael J. Lawler of Engine Company 33 Boston. Lawler served 80 years with the department and lives at 14 Reedsdale Street Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Lawler
Engine Company
Boston Fire Department
Peters
Lawler
Reedsdale Street
Brighton
Radcliffe Student Weds In Cambridge
Miss Louise French of Cambridge, Radcliffe student and daughter of Mr and Mrs George E French, wed Edward C Wynne first secretary at the embassy in Tokio Wednesday at Strathcona Hall Cambridge. The groom, a Harvard graduate 1917, lives in San Francisco and is son of Mrs Carmelita M Wynne.
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Edward Wynne
Louise French
Cambridge
Radcliffe
Edward C. Wynne
Tokio
Strathcona Hall
Raymond Calkins
First Church
Congregational
Miss French
George E. French
Mr. Wynne
San Francisco
Cal
Carmelita M. Wynne
Harvard
Mayor Approves Holden as Acting Master at Deer Island
Mayor Peters approved the appointment of George Holden as acting master of the house of correction at Deer Island. Holden previously served as deputy master and executive clerk at a salary of 1980 dollars and will now earn 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peters
George Holden
House of Correction
Deer Island
Holden
Ocmulgee Brings Third Cuba Sugar Cargo to Harbor
The American steamship Ocmulgee under Captain EB L Cole arrived from Jucaro after 12 days with 22 404 bags of Cuban cane weighing 7 169 280 pounds. All cargo goes to Revere refinery in Charlestown. Ocmulgee loses berth due to Lake Sebago discharge delay.
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Cuba
Ocmulgee
EB. L. Cole
Jucaro
Revere
Charlestown
Ocmulgeyo
Lake Sebago
Sugar Receipts Rise as Ships Enter Port with Cargoes
The week shows sugar receipts totaling 17,282,660 pounds to date. Two additional steamers are en route carrying about 12,000,000 pounds, boosting the supply.
New England city hosts varied today events
Today features a morning conference with William C. Adams of the state fisheries and game department at the State House. A noon luncheon honors Arthur Frederick Sheldon at Burdett Business College. Evening programs include a Boston Teachers' Club party, a Pace Institute lecture on Organization and Accounting by Homer Pace, a Thorpe series by Rabbi Gold at Temple Adath Jeshurun and more at Roxbury and Cambridge venues.
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Conference of Sportsmen’s Associations
William C. Adams
Department of Fisheries and Game
State House
Burdett Business College
Arthur Frederick Sheldon
Boston City Club
Boston Teachers’ Club
Twentieth Century Club
Pace Institute
Homer
Pace
Tremont Temple
Henry R. Gold
Temple Adath Jeshurun
Roxbury
Roxbury School Centre
High School of Practical Arts
Greenville Street
Bar Secretary George Whitlock Dies at 66
Baltimore Jan 8 George Whitlock secretary of the American Bar Association died today at age 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
George Whitlock
American Bar Association
Venus Pencil Ad Campaign Promises Peaceful Spending
A brief notice touts the Venus Pencil as a wise buy, claiming a dime yields a dollar’s worth of pencil peace. The ad hints at value for money and prudent spending.
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Marke
Moneysavers
McKee
Haddock
Huron Ave
Boston Ave
Medford
Harvard and
Main Sts
South
College
Blue Diamond
Spitzenburg
Hood River
Oregon
Apple Growers Association
Hood River, Ore
Ace of Clubs
Hotel Somerset
St. Mary’s Catholic Association of
Men’s Suede
Deybate
Oxford
Madras
C. F. Hovey Co
Oda
Norfolk
Sears
Boys’ Clothing Deptt
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