Riley Fund grows as police departments donate
Contributions from Watertown Waltham Fitchburg Northampton and Woburn police departments plus the Cambridge Gas Light Company raise the Riley Fund to 7859 79 for the widow and child of Patrolman Thomas J Riley. The committee plans a meeting at City Hall to discuss mortgage on Riley’s house and fund status is itemized.
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Insurance limit set on private liquor stocks in Toronto
Insurance underwriters fixed a limit of 509 dollars on private liquor stocks for fire or burglary. New policies will be based on 29 percent of the value.
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Toronto
South Boston Pastor Fights Oil Tank Plan at Public Hearing
Rev Mortimer Twomey of St Eulalia's Church challenged the Michigan Extract and Tanning Co petition to install three underground oil tanks at East First and P streets claiming it benefits corporations over people. He cited alleged monthly profits of 1 million dollars and urged street commissioners to heed public sentiment against the project.
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Paid $32,000 to labor leader in extortion trial
New York January 21 Mugh Robert son president of a building corporation testified in the Robert J F Brindell extortion case describing payments of 82 000 to Brindell as strike insurance and saying he left several payments under a car seat during rides. His firm did pier reconstruction and Brindell men were the only workers.
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Robertson
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Boy Sleuths Offer to Aid Mayor and Investigate Worcester Fires
Four eighth grade boys at Rice School in the South End visited Mayor Peters offering detective help against suspicious persons and to trace causes of recent Worcester fires. Spokesman Benjamin Michaelson listed companions Horatio Sparrow Francis Brien and Gardner Mason. They sought guidance to Worcester with a letter to Fire Inspector George Neal.
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Peters
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State House
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Columbus Avenue
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Concord Square
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Baptist Minister Chosen as Senate Chaplain
A Republican conference selected Rev. J. J. Muir, a Baptist minister from Washington, as the U.S. Senate chaplain. He will receive 3124 dollars annually for delivering a daily prayer to open Senate sessions.
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Senate
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Made to Pay for Boasting in Fall River
In Fall River on January 21 Henrique A. Silvia admitted to police raiders at his Morton street home that he had been distilling for six months and earned about $10 from moonshine. He offered a bank book as proof. In district court he was fined 400 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail. previously a 100 dollar fine had been imposed.
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Fall River
Henrique A. Silvia
Morton Street
Silvia
Mathews Sentenced to Five Years for Mail Fraud
Dr. A. Sydney Mathews, alleged to have spent 30 years in jail, was moved to Atlanta by Deputy U.S. Marshal Bourdeau after a federal jury convicted him in 10 minutes of fraudulent use of the mails tied to the National Touring Club of America in this city. He received a five year term.
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Atlanta
United States
Bourdeau
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National Touring Club of America
Food value before cost price stresses nutrition over price
Conference speakers from the State Federation of Women's Clubs in Jordan Marsh highlighted the need to prioritize food value over cost. They urged parents to gradually introduce cereals to babies and promoted budgeting and simple bookkeeping as essential to efficient housekeeping and thrift.
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State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Jordan Marsh Company
Helen Gill
Household Nursing Association
Arthur B. Bixby
State Federation
Woman Candidate Seeks House Chaplain Post
The Rev. Clara Morgan of Perry New York seeks to become the first woman chaplain of the House of Representatives. She was put forward by Representative Sanders in whose district she now serves a church.
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Perry
N. Y
House of Representatives
Henry M. Couden
Sanders
Three men killed in Baltimore explosion
In Baltimore on January 21 three men died when a premature explosion occurred. The incident caused fatalities and prompted a police and safety response. Further details were not immediately available.
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Salvage Operation At Curtis Bay Depot
Workers at the government ordnance depot in Curtis Bay salvaged brass caps from hand grenades and destroyed the explosive devices to ensure safety.
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Government Ordnance Depot
Curtis Bay
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