Riley Fund Nears Eight Thousand Dollars Raised
Massachusetts police departments continue collecting for the Riley fund to aid the widow and child of Patrolman Thomas J. Riley of Cambridge, murdered on duty November 21. A North Adams department check for ten dollars was handed to treasurer Herbert H. Dyers of the Harvard Trust Company. Total contributions reached 7349.79, with Cambridge citizens planning a 9:30 a.m. committee meeting at Cambridge city hall to finalize transfer of funds to Mrs. Riley after mortgage payments on Patrolman Riley’s home.
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Massachusetts
Kowell
Thomas J. Riley
Cambridge Police
Police Department
North Adams
Riley Fund
Herbert H. Dyers
Harvard Trust Company
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Treasures Dyer
Edward W. Quinn
Riley
Hiley
State Tax Dept urges early filing to reduce congestion
Massachusetts taxpayers are urged to file state income tax returns early. Director Irving J. Shaw says only about 21,500 of roughly 240,000 returns have been filed, leaving 218,000 to be filed in the remaining 32 business days to avoid last year’s rush.
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State Income Tax Department
Massachusetts
Irving JL. Shaw
Steamer Merrymount Grounded Off Bird Island Flats
The American steamer Merrymount arrived back from Rotterdam where a cargo was hauled then met no return cargo at Brest and started for Boston. She grounded on Bird Island flats while being towed into port and is to be floated into Simpeons drydock today.
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Merrymount
Rotterdam
Brest
Boston
Bird ‘Sland
Nto Simpeons
Pepto Mangan Promises Vigor For Anemic Persons
An advertisement promotes Pepto Mangan as a tonic that brings vigor health and happiness to listless or despondent individuals. It asserts the product attracts friends by improving energy and liveliness among anemic persons.
MISS A MORGAN VISITS BOSTON AS FIGHT SCENE PROSPECT
Boston hosts a flying visit by Anne Morgan daughter of J P Morgan as promoter A Morgan seeks a Boston site for a major fight to raise funds for devastated France and charity efforts. She notes Boston's leadership by Mrs Lovett and Mrs Thayer and recalls wartime fundraising. She avoids reporters then notes stage fright and plans to discuss with local organizers.
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Boston
A. Morgan
Monager
Tay Morgan
Anne Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Tex Rickard
New York
Benny Leonard
Miss Morgan
American Committee
France
James Lawrence
Exeter Street
Lovett
Wairfield Street
Edward L. Logan
101St Infantry
Unitarian Young People’s Week Began In Churches
Young people conducted all or part of services as Unitarian churches across the United States and Canada begin their annual Young People’s Week. The observance, announced yesterday, will be more extensive this year, organized by Rev. Houghton Page of the First Parish in Hingham and president of the Young People’s Religious Union.
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United States
Canada
Houghton Page
Jurist
Hingham
Young People's Religious Union
Big Fire Loss in Five Years Nationwide
The set shows property destroyed by fire in 1915 to 1919 totaling 1.416 trillion dollars, with electricity as the leading cause at 84.09 million. Matches, smoking, chimneys, and stoves follow, while New York led regional losses at about 140.5 million, and Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, and Massachusetts also reported large totals.
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New York
Connecticut
United States
National Board of Fire
Pennsylvania
Illinois
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rector Osgood marks 40 years as Grace Church rector
In North Attleboro on January 25 the Rev. George J. Osgood celebrated 40 years as rector of Grace Episcopal Church. Suffragan Bishop Samuel G. Babcock spoke at the morning service, and Rev. Phillips Osgood, his son and Philadelphia pastor, spoke at the evening union service with all town Protestant churches joining to honor him.
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North Attleboro
George J. Osgood
Grace Episcopal Church
Samuel G. Babcock
D. D
Phillips Osgood
Philadelphia
Osgood
Champion Woman Bowler Touts Boston Pins Title
Brockton residents hail Miss Alva Stenham of 977 Mainstreet Campello as the country’s top Boston pin bowler after a Walkover Club league match score of 320 in three strings. Her figures 112 113 and 95 reflect on standard alleys boosting her claim. Admirers press for recognition as the women’s champion bowler.
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Brockton
Boston
Alva Stenham
Campella
Miss Stenham
Studio Chats Feature Dean Mayo With Wilmore
Priscilla Dean and Frank Mayo discuss film craft in a Studio Chats segment with Carl Wilmore in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The interview teases upcoming projects and reflects on acting approaches and studio life with lively remarks and a personable tone.
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Priscilla Dean
Frank Mayo
Carl Wilmore
Boston Sunday Post
Woman Attends Concert and Dies in Boston Musical Circle
Mrs. Kuhns, long known in musical circles, died after heart disease worsened during a concert. Her son Henry and daughter Belle Kuhns, with siblings Arthur and Mrs. Raichart, arranged to bring the body home after a medical examiner’s certification. Dr. George B. Magrath signed the death certificate following the clinical account by Dr. Boland.
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Boland
New York
William Raichart
Charles Rhode
Philadelphia
Joseph F. Phillips
Kuhns
James Phillips
Boston
Truck overturns on Pipestave Hill kills James Gilson
West Newbury reports a fatal truck overturn on Pipestave Hill last night. The crash caused a fire that engulfed the vehicle, resulting in the death of James Gilson.
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West Newbury
Pipestave Hill
James Gilson
Man Transported Inebriated Gilson Goods to Gardiner
A man operating a conveyance under John Gallagher of 200 Cambridge Street Boston was moving Gilson's household goods toward Gardiner. The incident centers on transfer of items while en route to the destination.
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John Galgher
Cambridge Street
Boston
Gilson
Gardiner
Four Wounded in North Carolina Race Riot
Four white men and two Black men were wounded in a race riot at Norlina near Henderson North Carolina. The clashes stemmed from rising interracial tension over a trade involving apples. Wounded were W. G. Upchurch A. J. Rainey Raby Trailor Leroy Trailor Henry Jones and Jerome Hunter with most taken to a Henderson hospital.
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Raleigh
N. C
Norlina
Henderson
Ples
W. G. Upchurch
A. J. Rainey
Raby Trailor
Leroy Trailor
Henry Jones
Jerome Hunter
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