Adviser for Telephone Co Raises Payroll Mystery
Testimony at the Post telephone hearing before the Highway Commissioners reveals John H. Lee, former Alderman and ex Democratic city committee chair, on the company's payroll in an advisory role. Attorneys debate disclosure of fees and whether Lee is a lawyer, with further hearings planned.
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John H. Lee
OF Telephone CO
Highway Commissioners
Whitman
Democratic City Committee
Telephone Company
Lee
Samuel L. Powers
Powers
Death of 62 year old Nelson Olsen at Salvation Army Barracks
Death notice reports Nelson Olsen aged 62 living at the Salvation Army barracks on Hanover Street. The record records the decedent's address and age.
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Telly Olsen
Salvation Army
Hanover Street
Wood Island
East Boston
Relief Hospital
Dennis Cullea
Union Park Street
Washington
Dover Streets
City Hospital
Nelly Olsen
Outing pants and suits advertised by Gray Co.
Advertisement from Gray Co. on Washington and Hanover streets lists outing pants at 5.00 and outing suits at 1.99 or 2.90 with additional suit pricing 10.00 at 5.90. The snippet shows multiple prices and items offered by the store.
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Gray Co
Washington and
Hanover Streets
Aewid Co
Washington
Ene
Partly Cloudy Forecast for Boston and Region
Forecast for Friday and Saturday calls for partly cloudy skies in Boston and vicinity. Winds will be mostly southwest to west with light to fresh speeds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New York
New England
Sunday Post Announces Half Fare Bass Point Excursion
The Sunday Post and Bos excursion steamers offer half round trip fare on regular boats departing Otis wharf at 9:30, 11:00, 12:30, 2:20, 3:30, 5:10, 6:15 and 8:00 p m with return trips from Bass Point at 8:15, 11:00, 12:30, 2:00, 3:30, 4:45, 6:45 and 9:45 p m weather permitting passenger counts limited to approved capacities.
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Otis Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Rowe’s Wharf
Bass Point
Post Reports Flare Back Cause of Georgia Disaster
Washington dispatches confirm the Navy board of inquiry will report that a flare back from rapid gunfire caused the Georgia tragedy, not a vagrant spark. Experts may be convened to form regulations to prevent a repeat.
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Washington
Post
Georgia
Naval Board of Inquiry
Thomas
Naval Board
Sorrow and duty thread Navy departures after Georgia loss
The Georgia sailed from Boston after funerals at Chelsea Naval Hospital as crew process heroism and devotion to duty. Naval Board return to the fleet near Provincetown aboard the Uncas follows the tragedy, while the Federation of Jewish Charities of Massachusetts expresses condolences to the battle ship Georgia families.
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Georgia
Boston
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Navy Yard
Naval Board
Provincetown
Uncas
Metcalf
Federation of Jewish Charities
Federation of Jewish Organizations of
Massachusetts
Max Mitchell
Grays Big Sale On Outing Suits And Blue Serges
F Gray Co announces big sale on outing suits and blue serges in Washington and Hanover. Prices slashed to $2.90 and $4.90 as half price, including a range of styles for men.
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Gray’s Big Sale
Ginger milk beverage with nutmeg digestion note
One egg beaten with sugar and Sanford's Ginger. Fill with boiling milk and grate nutmeg. Described as a delicious digestive nutrient and healthful.
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Sanford
Daylight Robbery Report Sparks Boston Police Probe
Boston Elevated officials deny a leak but confirm a theft of a $4500 paymaster package from the foot rest of a wagon in front of 101 Milk Street yesterday. The bills of various denominations were to be used to pay motor men and conductors of an outlying division.
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Boston
Milk Street
Mystery Robbery Evades Trackside Paymasters
A sneaky thief snatched money from a wagon after two paymasters momentarily looked away to note a horse. Passers by saw no one else near the team and the money vanished in seconds, baffling police and Elevated officials who offered no clues.
Bright sale at Gray’s suits in Washington and Hanover
A retail ad notes suit prices with large discounts and urges readers to bring their boys to Gray’s. The copy references five dollar and four dollar suits reduced to about 1.90 and 1.49 respectively. The promotion sits alongside a trolley line ad claiming a cool ride on Boston and Worcester cars and best track and cars in New England.
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Gray
Boston & Worcester Trolley Air Line
New England
Heat Sweeps City in Terrific Hot Wave
A powerful heat wave grips the city as temperatures soar and crowds feel the strain. Authorities warn residents to stay indoors during peak hours and drink plenty of water to avoid heat-related illness.
Paralyzed Heat Forces Elks Parade to Stop in Philadelphia
The July heat and humidity swept through Philadelphia as the Elks parade drew crowds of hundreds of thousands. Hospitals filled as about 3000 people collapsed or fainted, with ambulances rushing victims to care. John D. O'Shea, exalted ruler of the Lynn Lodge of Elks, died at the hospital after a stroke two days earlier.
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Philadelphia
Elks
John D. O'Shea
Lynn Lodge of Elks
Boston Elks Endure Torrid Heat Amid Citywide Suffering
Boston residents suffered through a brutal heat wave with thousands collapsing and flooding hospitals. Doctors and nurses labored under extreme conditions as rain finally ended the sun’s reign, bringing brief relief to parched crowds and exhausted workers.
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Boston
Korean Ruler Abdicates in Seoul Meeting
A Seoul despatch reports the Emperor of Korea convened elder statesmen at 1 am and after a two hour conference yielded to abdicate. Seoul ministers vow to establish a firm government free of court intrigues and selfish plots.
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Tokio
Seoul
Korea
Hamburg Fire Destroys Warehouses in City Center
A large morning blaze in Hamburg German center destroyed several warehouses and endangered nearby buildings. Damage runs to several hundred thousand dollars as smoke forces many firefighters to abandon positions after a lamp overturned and petroleum exploded.
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Hamburg
Ger
Seizure of Japanese Fishing Vessels Near Seal Island
The revenue cutter Manning seized two Japanese schooners, the Nitto Maru and the Kaimo, near a seal island landing about a mile from St Paul Island on July 5. The State Department reports no expected diplomatic incident.
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Washington
State Department
Revenue Cutter
Manning
Seal Island
St. Paul
Birdsong Pardoned By Governor In Mississippi Case
Jackson Mississippi July 18 Governor Vardaman pardoned Mrs Angie Birdsong who had been sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for the killing of Dr Butler in Lawrence county.
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Jackson, Miss
Vardaman
Angie Birdsong
Butler
Lawrence County
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Somerville Avenue
Stephen Harvey
Nathan Hierlaty
William Abbot
Tion
Patrick Currier
Michael Hogarty
Charles Coburn
Portland
Lee Farm
Eee Co
Ener
Sunday Post
Nahant
the Sunday Post
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Georgia Sails
F. Gray Co
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Boston Elks
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