Storekeepers Draw Fines In Food-Law Violations
Fourteen restaurateurs and storekeepers were convicted and fined in Central Court for food law violations. Names and addresses of those fined for selling substandard milk include Phillip Kligman and George A Roses. Two firms were fined for unmarked renovated butter sales. An individual was fined for selling milk with cream removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Kligman
Poplar Street
George A. Roses
Washington Street
George M. King
Tremont Street
Floyd Lunch Company
Beach Street
Anthony Moskes
Walton Lunch Company
Plakins Dairy Company
Gregorio J. Tsamoras
Dover Street
George H. Pappas
Dartmouth Street
Alexander Beverene
Testimony in Boston Divorce Case Reveals Discrepancies
Mrs. Annie G. Melvin of Boston seeks a divorce from James T. Melvin. In court she states they married in 1897, while the label claims August 1901. The judge questions the dates as he notes a fifteen year separation and an eighteen year old son who has never met his father. A Washington certificate on military service was to be sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie G. Melvin
Boston
John Skelton Williams Nominated For Another Term
John Skelton Williams of Virginia was nominated by President Wilson for another term as comptroller of the currency. The announcement comes from Washington on January 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Skelton Willams
Virginia
Wilson
Night Retreat Under Fire With 26th Division
In July the author a First Lieutenant in B Company 101st Engineers recalls guiding wagon trains to camp near Lauconnois Farm when German snipers and shells disrupted the march. He describes tangled traffic, a wounded driver, and the scramble to regroup amid bursts of shelling and a jammed road full of wagons and troops.
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Gondrecourt
Champlisette Farm
Trugny
Captain Hilgard
Hilgard
Capelle
Lauconnois Farm
Neddo” Fitzgerald
Night Raid Rescue and Wagoners’ Bold Salvage
The narrator recalls a night retreat where wagons and a kitchen were saved while three pack mules and Major Chase’s wounded horse were lost. Amid confusion, soldiers dug trenches and tracked the soup gun, eventually recovering it as dawn broke. Panic proved easy, but wagoners operated with cool, precise calm under fire.
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Major Chase
Fritzie
Corporal Gilman
France
Champlisette
Boston Woman Testifies in Suffolk County Divorce Case
Mrs Grace M Briggs of Boston recounts assaults by Arthur C Briggs in Stamford and later in Springfield after marrying in 1900s. She describes him shredding her hat, dunking her, tossing food and ink, and blocking her daughter Florence from leaving as neighbors might object.
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Grace M. Briggs
Boston
Suffolk County
Coat Thief and Noted Author Sentenced in Central Court
Edward Leonard a 68 year old described as a clever over coat thief was sentenced to two years in the house of correction by Judge Murray. Police say he uses charm and a sad story to gain access then steals coats from downtown offices. Leonard was convicted of taking two coats and once wrote a book about his exploits including an expose of the Boston police department.
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Edward Leonard
House of Correction
Murray
Central Court
Leonard
Welch
Sullivan
City Hall Avenue
Boston
Ludlow Mills Cuts Hours to 371 2 at Ludlow
Ludlow Manufacturing Associates announced a 371 2 hour weekly schedule for its jute mills in Ludlow. About 2600 to 2800 workers are affected with no union demands or conference requests noted by the firm’s agent.
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Ludlow Mills
Springfield
Ludlow Manufacturing Associates
Hyde Park Honors Army Sons Return from France
More than 1000 Hyde Park residents filled Waverly Hall to welcome 168 soldiers back from service. A banquet preceded a general reception and speeches by Major General Edwards, United States Senator-elect Walsh, and District Attorney Frederick G. Katzmann.
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Hyde Park
Waverly Hall
Edwards
France
United States
Walsh
Frederick G. Katzmann
Hyde Park honors returning war heroes at post gathering
General Edwards introduced Sergeant Walcott Winchenbaugh who denied a Portsmouth alien story and received ovation for Croix de Guerre and four citations. Private Francis A. Daly, last Hyde Park POW, was called to platform as the crowd remembered returning soldiers.
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Edwards
Walcott Winchenbaugh
Hyde Park
Winchenbaugh
France
Portsmouth
Timothy Ingraham Post
Springfield Man Sentenced to Year and a Day Prison
Joseph A. Auclair a Boston and Maine employee in Springfield was convicted in federal court of larceny from a New York clubman. He received a year and a day in York Street Jail Springfield and may be released in about four months.
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Joseph A. Auclair
Springfield
Boston & Maine
Federal District Court
New York
York Street
Morton
Auclair
Clerk to Seven Mayors Is Buried
The funeral of Timothy A. Butler longtime Boston City Hall employee who served as clerk to seven mayors over twenty years was held at his sister’s Dorchester home. A requiem Mass at St Peter's Church was celebrated by Rev Michael J Derby, with a city employee delegation attending. Interment followed at Calvary Cemetery.
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Timothy A. Butler
City Hall
Boston
E. H. Ferguson
Charles Street
Dorchester
St. Peter’s Church
Meeting House Hill
Michael J. Derby
Calvary Cemetery
Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement urges readers to try Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney liver or bladder trouble. It describes a mild rapid effect and calls it a physician prescription herbal preparation available through druggists with sample bottles by parcel post and a pamphlet from Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Tax Watchdog Warns Tax Payers and Firms on Return Preparers
Commissioner Daniel C. Roper directs collector John F. Malley to warn business houses and individual taxpayers against using any advisor not known to be reliable and well qualified for income tax return preparation and filing. Washington statement released today.
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Internal Revenue
Daniel C. Roper
John F. Malley
Roper
Washington
Tax experts questioned in public warning to taxpayers
Collector Malley urged taxpayers to beware of so called tax experts lacking proper training or experience. He echoed Commissioner Ropers warning that many claim expertise without qualification and advised verifying training or study before hiring so as to avoid unreliable advice.
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Malley
Ropers
Mr. Malley
Internal Revenue Branch
Downey Named for Boston Board of Education
Governor Coolidge sent the nomination of Michael J. Downey to the Executive Council to join the State Board of Education, filling the spot left by the late Thomas B. Fitzgerald. Downey, longtime Boston education leader and former Boston Latin School and Harvard Summer School graduate, is described as highly capable for statewide service.
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Coolidge
Executive Council
Michael J.downey
Boston School Committee
State Board of Education
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick
Downey
Boston
Vicinity
Boston Latin School
Boston College
Boston Normal School
Harvard Summer School
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Live stock experts to Europe to study demand
Washington January 29 three live stock experts will be sent to Europe by the Department of Agriculture. They will gather information on probable future demand from European countries for American animals and live stock products. The commission includes W. Larson and G. Arthur Bell of the Bureau of Animal Industry and T. R. H. Wright of the Bureau of Markets.
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Washington
Europe
Department of Agriculture
Department
Co. W. Larson
G. Arthur Bell
Bureau of Animal Industry
T. R. H. Wright
Bureau of Markets
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