Elks Plan 250000 Washington Memorial at Valley Forge
Philadelphia July 19 The Elks propose a national fund of 250000 to erect a Washington memorial at Valley Forge Park. Senator Knox lauded the plan as a bold national project. The grand lodge held a lodge of sorrow for the late Grand Trustee O Shea and named a successor. Boston Elks won third prize for lodge uniforms.
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ELKS
Washington Memorial
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
Penn
Valley Forge Park
Frank 8. Brant
Philadelphia Lodge No. 2
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
George Washington
Brant
United States
Philander C. Knox
Gunshot
Washington
The
John D. O'Shea
Lodge of Sorrow
Grand Lodge
Academy of Music
O’shea
W. J. O'Brien
Baltimore
Joseph T. Fanning
Indianapolis
A. T. Holley
Hackensack
Whole family praises Cuticura for skin cures
A Chicago mother details how Cuticura remedies healed her son’s running sores after months with doctors. She reports her daughter also cured, and shares photos and testimonials of neighbors and a domestic worker, urging others to use Cuticura Soap Ointment and pills sold by Potter Drug & Chem. Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Rose Floss
Madison St
Chicago
Ill
Potter Drug & Chem. Rp
Sole Props
Boston
Mass
Four generations tied to Danvers resident Larrabee clan
Danvers notes Esther Larrabee, 67, with five children, 22 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren, as a lifelong town figure. Her daughter Josephine Jones, 46, now in Pawtucket, visits frequently. Hattie Knox, 27, born in Danvers, has a 10 year old daughter Florence.
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Danvers
Harriet EK. Larrabee
Josephine F. Jones
Pawtucket
Hattie H. Knox
Florence
Doubted Word at Faneuil Hall Sparks Union Clash
At a John Hancock Life Insurance Company controversy in Boston, Norman E. McPhail of the Boston Typographical Union accused O. W. Sutherland of making untrue claims about the firm supporting the eight hour day. McPhail defended labor and urged union insurance men to aid members at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faneuil Hall
Funeral Stop Sparks Health Probe in Revere
Police and Board of Health halted a public funeral at 18 Mountain Ave Revere after suspicion of diphtheria in a six year old. A Boston physician attributed death to tonsillitis but another doctor warned of malignant diphtheria. Inspector Lamb notified as exposure risk grew with over 100 children possibly exposed.
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Peter Capidulopo
Mountain Avenue
Revere
Board of Health
Capidulopo
Boston
J. E. Walsh
Lamb
Lynn Contagious Hospital
Johnson Must Leave Office Over Massachusetts Law
Charles Cabot Johnson of Nahant must resign from the Great and General Court due to a Massachusetts act forbidding any member of the General Court from accepting an office created by the body in which he serves. Attorney-General Malone issued an opinion to Pierre Jay confirming the prohibition on Johnson’s appointment as Bank Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great and General Court
Massachusetts
Charles Cabot Johnson
Nahant
Department of Bank
Pierre Jay
Malone
Johnson
General Court
Brookline Increases Tax Rate By 1.80 Per Thousand
Assessor Daniel J. Dailey said Brookline's tax rate was raised by 1.80 mills after a conference between the selectmen and assessors. The prior year rate stood at 9.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Dailey
Brookline
Post
Telegraphers Strike Off After Settlement Vote
In Oakland on July 19 the Telegraphers Union voted unanimously to accept settlement terms from Western Union and Postal Telegraph. Telegraphers will return to work and a joint arbitration committee will be formed by the two firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Telegraphers’ Union Today
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Boy Shot in Leg at Roxbury Picnic
Thomas Schimkin, 18, of 60 Church Street, was accidentally shot in the leg by a youth practicing with a pistol during a picnic at Amory Grove in Roxbury. He was taken to City Hospital and the wound is not serious.
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Amory Grove
Roxbury
Thomas Schimkin
Church Street
Schimkin
Roslindale Garage Damaged by Fire Summary
Fire on Penfield Street Roslindale at 1 40 this morning caused 3000 in damage to the garage of Daniel McEchern and 6500 to an automobile with 2500 listed for the building. The blaze origin is under investigation.
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Daniel McEchern
Penfield Street
Roslindale
Death of longtime Cambridge resident John Davis
The death of John Davis, a lifelong Cambridge resident, was announced from Marsh field on Thursday. He had suffered long illness and was once a Boston ticket agent for the Boston and Maine. Davis was among the oldest members of the North Avenue Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davis
Cambridge
Marshfield
Boston
Boston & Maine
North Avenue Congregational Church
Franklin Union labeled unfair by Building Trades vote
By a 31 to 17 vote the Building Trades section moved to place the Franklin Union on the unfair list and urged the Central Labor Union to ask Frank K. Foster to resign from the board of trustees. The action cites alleged eight hour law violations by Woodbury & Leighton on a major building project.
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Building Trades Section
Franklin Union
Central Labor Union
Frank K. Foster
Board of Trustees
Hollis Hall
Washington Street
Carpenters’ Craft
Carpenters’ Union
Woodbury & Leighton
I. F. Woodbury
Woodbury & Leighton Company
No Friction Says Republic On Bath Trustees And Mayor
The Republic denies friction between the bath trustees and the Mayor’s office. It attacks Boston papers over the break and payroll increases, citing a $100,000 yearly cost from one day off in five for firemen and $47,880 raise in schools. It links eight hour law to city and state costs and praises the finance commission for long term benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Trustees
Boston
Fox
The
Republic
Fitzgerald
Bath Department
Finance Commission
Teddy bears fundraiser aids Magnolia Free Library event
Magnolia July 19 Under ideal weather a grand fete for the Magnolia Public Library opened on the North Shore Grill lawn directed by Miss Margret Mach Hager. Children with teddy bears enjoyed a concert by a Hungarian band and prizes for best dressed, largest, and smallest bears. A program titled The Teddy Bears featured impersonations by Miss Bertha Godfrey and others. Evening entertainment included The Village Belle a one act farce with Wendell Endicott. Proceeds go to the Public Library fund.
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Magnolia
Magnolia Public Library
North Shore Grill
Margret Mach. Hager
Bertha Godfrey
Frank Crocker
Charles Blair
Boston
Phebe
Elizabeth Adams
Washington
Rosamond Richman
New York
Francis and
Carroll Keating
Edwin Bushnell
Buffalo
N. Y
William Hulich
Bayard Richman
Har
Lon Adams
Alice Farrell
Public Library Fund
Melrose Highlands Woman Vanishing Sparks Husband’s Foul Play Theory
Melrose July 19. Husband of Mrs. Cora Guzzalocco says she must be a victim of foul play or accident after her April disappearance. He laments she would not stay away so long without some tragedy.
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Melrose
Cora Guzzalocco
Melrose Highlands
Sleuths Probe for Missing Woman Across Three Towns
Searches in Melrose Wakefield and Stoneham fail to locate the missing woman. Mr Guzzalocco left for New Hampshire to seek help from Manchester friends and may roam the region for information on her whereabouts.
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Melrose
Wakefield
Stoneham
Guzzalocco
New Hampshire
Manchester
Zionists to Honor Dr Herzl's Memory in Boston
The Zionists of Boston will observe the third anniversary of Dr Herzl founder of the Zionist movement. Two memorial meetings are planned one in the Adath Yeshurun Synagogue Blue Hill avenue corner Brunswick street and the other in the Beth Israel Synagogue Baldwin place.
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Zionists of
Boston
Dr. Herzl
Zionist Movement
Adath Yeshurun
Blue Hill Avenue
Brunswick Street
Beth Israel
Baldwin Place
North End hardware dealers cut closing time to six
M. R. Silverstein of 41 Hanover Street galvanizes North End hardware and cutlery shops to close Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 p m instead of 9 p m.
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M. R. Silverstein
Hanover Street
North End
East Boston Fire Causes $80 000 Loss At Bertelsen Plant
Fire at Bertelsen and Petersen timber plant in East Boston injures several firefighters and causes $75 000 in stock damage plus $5 000 for the building owned by George McQuesten. The blaze is brought under control within an hour with assistance from a fireboat and rapid dynamos fireside explosions pose danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Boston
Ernest Surette
C. W. York Company
William Ivers
Bertelsen & Petersen
George McQuesten
Reckless Teamster Horserace Spurs Injury in City Street
An unknown teamster rode a horse at high speed along Washington Street South End near Eliot Street and Northampton Street, striking 5 year old John J Casey at 858 Washington. Casey suffered fractures to both legs and was taken to City Hospital. The rider fled after the collision, continuing the chase through traffic.
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Washington Street
South End
John J. Casey
Burrill Street
City Hospital
Eliot Street
Northampton Street
Young Casey
Casey
Attempt to derail train on electric line near Dummer Academy
Large boulders blocked tracks on the Newburyport and Ipswich electric line early today. The first trip car was of slow speed around the curve near Dummer Academy, preventing a potential serious accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byfield
Newburyport
Sainpolis Bankrupt Shuttered Stock Company Manager Seeks Adjudication
John M. Sainpolis, former manager of the Lillian Lawrence stock company at Park Theatre, filed for bankruptcy in U S District Court claiming liabilities of 3776 and assets of 1. Wages dominate creditors list with Lillian Lawrence at 200 for a week’s salary and Charles F. Miller at 125 plus notes totaling 1340. Other creditors include Castle Square Hotel, Sanger & Jordan, A E Boyer, and Old Colony Trust Company. A note lists “A lot of unpaid bills.”
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John M. Sainpolis
Lillian Lawrence
Park Theatre
United States District Court
Charles F. Miller
Sampolis
Old Colony Trust Company
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Boston Elks
Lodge of Elks
New England
Roosevelt
Hickey
Patrick Mahoney
Cigar Makers’ Union, No. 97
D. D. Driscoll
State Federation of Labor
D. J. Tobin
Teamsters’ Union
J. F. Murray
Providence
J. E. Fitzpatrick
Boston Insurance
Boy
Franklin Institute
Resolution of Building Trades
Foster
Bath
Magnolia Free Library
Sainpolis Bankrupt
Ian— Crosby
Seana
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