Oppose Rate Boost At Piers Hearing Before ICC Examiner
Port Directors fought new Boston & Maine pier rates at a federal hearing led by Examiner Burnside. The Commonwealth argues rate hikes would breach contracts, jeopardize Commonwealth pier shipments, and push goods pricing above New York routes. Attorney-General Attwill pressed for the injunction already in force. Rich refused to compromise. Rantoul warned higher pier rates would raise costs for certain goods via Commonwealth pier.
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Commonwealth Pier
Federal Building
Mable
White Star Line
Hamburg-American Line
Boston
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Attwill
Edgar T. Rich
Rich
Robert Rantoul
New York
Tish B Ab Fast Observed Across Greater Boston
The Tish B Ab fast began at sundown with all Hebrew communities in Greater Boston gathering in synagogues and temples. Rabbis Judelovitz Friederman and Israeli led services at multiple synagogues while Abraham Alpert spoke on Jewish home rule in Palestine. The observance lasts 24 hours with strict fasting, while reform Hebrew practice varies from orthodoxy.
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Jerusalem
Greater Boston
Judelovitz
Baldwin Place
Friederman
Sabrej Jerusalem
Rabbi Israeli
Adath Jeshurun Synagogue
Blue Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Abraham Alpert
Boston Jewish American
Palestine
Lenah Hazedek
East Boston
Beth Tfilah
Revere
Jewish National Fund
Jewish National Fund Bureau For America
Soldiers Can Play Sundays in Fort Boston Games
The War Department bans civilian Sunday baseball in forts Boston harbor while allowing soldier teams to continue. The policy targets civilian players but preserves fort teams, following protests over civilians playing to evade the law.
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Boston Harbor
War Department
Adorable dancer dazzles in violet silnet dress
A charming young woman appears in a violet tiered silnet skirt topped by a dark violet net bodice with turquoise satin girdle. She wears silver slippers, a corsage of orchids, and a violet veil to complete the dreamy look.
Fort Warren Games Cancelled in Boston Forts
Lieutenant-Colonel William G. Haan ordered no ball games on government property to avoid breaches of state law. Navy yard sailors will still have normal access for activities, though previously scheduled contests with strong local teams have been called off.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
William G. Haan
Fort Warren
Boston
Boston Forts
Man or Dog? Ear Lobe Attack Case Sits in Court
In Quincy District Court Theodore Dineen was found guilty of assault and battery after a Wollaston Sunday night fight. The key issue was whether a dog or a man chewed off John J. Collins ear lobe. He appealed the verdict and fine of zero dollars.
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John J. Collins
Quincy
Theodore Dineen
Wollaston
Man and dog fight over on ground dispute testimony
Collins testified that Dineen knocked him down and bit his ear while on the ground. Dineen claimed a dog was the attacker as the men struggled for dominance on the ground.
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Collins
Dineen
Love and Sentiment Advice From Mildred Champagne
A young woman writes of heartache after a 7 month romance ends when the 21 year old man begins seeing another. Advice urges moving on, returning to music, and not chasing the former lover, noting that true love is unlikely if he ignored her. The column admonishes persistence and resilience in youth.
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Miss Champagne
Fads and Fashions several summer dress details cited
The article notes summer fashion details including black or colored piping on white linen dresses and a smock like coat on a combination dress. It mentions narrow leather belts, diamond checked girdles on white taffeta, bretelle corsages, pointed flaring tunics, white organdie with dark silk coat, color in sashes, fresh crepe de chine blouses, linen usage, striped black and white silk gowns softened with tulle or lace, a blue ribbon sash on a white frock, and sailor trims.
Problems in Matrimony and Fails to Marry
Reader letters recount choices about marriage independence and late life regrets. A 36 year old narrator and others discuss refusing partners, the risk of unemployment, and lessons learned about companionship and financial prudence.
Romantic Love Said To Be Source Of Perpetual Youth
Secretary Harry Gaze of the New International Thought Alliance told reporters at the Copley Square Hotel that romantic love, when seen as having a spiritual source, is the source of all power, life, happiness, and success. He, a 20 year writer and lecturer and proponent of perpetual youth, arrived from Los Angeles and asserted romance can fuel endless youth.
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Harry Gaze
New International Thought Alliance
Copley Square Hotel
Gaze
Los Angeles
Sewing Circle Letters Highlighted in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post features notable letters to the Sewing Circle, drawing readers into topics and opinions shared by local hobbyists and enthusiasts.
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Sunday Post
Devil Cake and Pearl's Delight Pudding Recipes
Recipes from a Sunday Post feature list two desserts: Devil Cake with custard layers and a marshmallow frosting, and Pearl's Delight a pineapple pudding with cream and fruit garnish. Shared by Miss Anna M. Lopes of Harwich, Lock Box 16.
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Anna M. Lopes
Harwich
Household Hints for Washing Glassware and Oilcloth Durability
Wooden bowls make the best receptacles for washing fine glassware that requires careful handling. If two bowls are used the results are apt to be more satisfactory with one for washing and the other for rinsing. Durability of oilcloth: placing a layer of brown paper on the table first prevents cracking and triples wear. Mrs. A. H. Anderson, Norridgewock, Me.
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A. H. Anderson
Norridgewock
Love as a Force for Rebuilding and Perpetual Honeymoon
Mr Gaze argues that love can rebuild individuals and keep them youthful by focusing the mind. He treats romantic love as scientific and psychological, saying two loving people can achieve shared goals through focused intention. He cautions against idealizing partners, notes marriage should be a perpetual honeymoon, and favors careful selection over coercive legal binding.
Milton’s Sonnet on Light Denied and Service
The poem reflects on wasted talents and divine judgment yet asserts that patience serves God. It declares that God does not need human work or gifts and that bearing the mild yoke is a kingly state, with many serving by waiting as well as acting.
Aliens Granted Return to Italy After Petition
About 40 Italians refused admission by immigration officials petitioned Washington to permit their return to Italy. Their request was granted and they will depart Thursday aboard the White Star liner Cretic.
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Washington
Cretic
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