Police to Question Miss Harriet Varney Ally in Brookline Murder Case
State police plan inquiries in Worcester county and Rhode Island to verify details of the murder indictment against Harriet A Varney. District Attorney Katzmann says the questioning aims to uncover minor facts as the case progresses.
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Worcester County
Rhode Island
Harriet A. Varney
George H. Keyes
Brookline
Katzmann
North Grafton
Providence
Harriet John
Broadstreet
Miss Varney
Olneyville
Miss John
Keyes
David F. O’connell
Daniel P. Callahan
Worcester
Red Cross diet talk favors salt cod as meat substitute
Mrs. Elbert A. Harvey spoke to a Women's City Club dietetics class urging eating fish four times weekly as a meat substitute. She advised choosing plentiful fish the day of purchase and emphasized seasonal, freshly caught fish to control price and quality.
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Elbert A. Harvey
The
Red Cross
Women’s City Club
Nutritional Guide Recommends Varied Fish and Cheese Intake
The text argues salt cod as a cheap protein, favors fatty fish like salmon and mackerel, and notes cheese as a high fuel value protein. It warns against burnt cheese, suggests cooking cheese in water, pairing with bread and greens, and advises using fireless cookers for beans while avoiding soda and hard water soaking.
Milk price rise to 14 cents per quart in Boston
H Hood & Sons agreed to a flat 7 cent quart price for milk in Boston, raising prices by 1.25 to 1.5 cents. Consumers may face at least 14 cents per quart after August 1, as Whiting & Sons and Elm Farm Milk Co say they must follow Hood’s terms. Last year Boston milk cost 9 cents, with 2 cents to consumers now.
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H. P. Hood & Sons
New England Milk Producers’ Association
Boston
Charles I. Whiting
D. Whiting & Sons
C. Brigham Company
Elm Farm Milk Company
Hood Concern
Whiting Companies
Hood Company
Curtiss Named Chairman of Civil Service Board
Elmer L. Curtiss of Hingham was appointed by Governor McCall to head the Board of Civil Service Commissioners succeeding John J. Hogan whose term expired. Courtenay Crocker of Brookline was named to Hogan’s former seat on the commission. Curtiss, an attorney and former legislator, is a Republican.
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Elmer L. Curtiss
Hingham
McCall
Board of Civil Service Commissioners
John J. Hogan
Lowell
Courtenay Crocker
Brookline
Hogan
Mr. Curtiss
Swoons in Front of Trolley Car
John Humphrey, crossing P Street near East Fourth, swooned yesterday at noon and fell in front of a Bay View trolley car as it left the barn. His head struck the fender and he suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries as the car dragged him several feet. motorman John McGinley braked promptly.
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John Humphrey
City Hospital
P Street
East Fourth Street
Bay View
Humphrey
John McGinley
Protest at Public Service Commission over Bay State fare hike
A conference in the Public Service Commission hearing room gathered city and town representatives to oppose any rise in workingmen and commutation tickets for Bay State rail service. The committee includes Mayors Hopkinson of Newburyport Stoddard of Gloucester Thomas S. Sullivan of Beverly and D M O'Brien of Rockland. The Bay State Road announced new rates took effect yesterday.
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Bay State Road
Public Service Commission
Hopkinson
Newburyport
Stoddard
Gloucester
Thomas S. Sullivan
Beverly
D. M. O'Brien
Rockland
Rifles for State Guard Arrive at State House Headquarters
Five thousand five hundred Springfield rifles arrived yesterday in the State House for the State Guard. The force has 133 companies with about 65 members each. around 70 units have state uniforms and 20 self funded. Officials expect several thousand more rifles and full arming within a month.
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State Guard
State House
Bombs Intercepted In Scrap Iron Shipment To Missouri
Forty three bombs containing an explosive were seized by Chicago police and the Department of Justice. The devices lacked fuses and were being shipped to West St. Louis with scrap iron. Officials suggest they could explode during metal fusion at a plant. H G Clabaugh reported the discovery.
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Chicago
Department of Justice
West St. Louis
H. G. Clabaugh
Bureau of Investigation
Wage
Wilson backs original food bill for government control
President Wilson endorses the administration plan for government control of foods feeds and fuels as originally submitted. He opposes the Gore substitute and urges prompt action, while Republican leaders press for changes and a steerage conference is scheduled.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Senate
Martin
Gore
Lodge
Smoot
Hoover
Chamberlain
Reed
Marshall
Endicott Starts Job Of Saving
Henry B. Endicott, Massachusetts new food administrator, vows a national economy push to save $2,000,000. He says every family must save six cents a day and that the wheels will turn immediately, as announced yesterday.
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Bay State
Henry B. Endicott
Massachusetts
Massachusetts War Economy Drive Aims for Six Cent Savings
Governor announces plans to organize an executive committee to marshal war economy efforts. He urges all families to save six cents each to meet the state target and emphasizes New England solidarity and rapid implementation with minimal friction.
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New England
Massachusetts
Old Bay
Judgment in Clara Barton Case Involving Barton Note
Stephen E. Barton of Brookline recovered a $609 note against Mrs. M. G. Hirons of Glen Echo Maryland in Suffolk Superior Court. With interest and costs the total rose to $664. Hirons also agreed to buy the Barton homestead in Oxford and was ordered to pay $1 727.
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Stephen E. Barton
Brookline
Suffolk Superior Court
M. G. Hirons
Glen Echo
Clara Barton
American Red Cross
Bates May Lead Bone Day Fight at Constitutional Convention
The constitutional convention rejected woman suffrage 8 to 7 with four members planning a minority report led by Sawyer of Ware Webster of Haverhill Ferry of Northbridge and Martin of Holyoke. Absentee voting backed by the committee drew praise while compulsory voting and other measures were killed. President Bates was expected to support State wide prohibition amid a bitter campaign by licensing and temperance factions as convention committees prepare to report ahead of Tuesday’s session.
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Constitutional Convention
Sawyer
Ware
Webster
Haverhill
Ferry
Northbridge
Martin
Holyoke
Constitutional Committee
Bates
Brazil to Patrol Its Own Coast
Rio de Janeiro July 13 an agreement has been reached in which the Brazilian fleet will assume responsibility for patrolling the entire Brazilian coastline from the Guiana border to the southern boundary of Brazil.
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Rio Janeiro
Guiana
Brazil
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