Brookline Increases Tax Rate Despite Valuation Gains
Brookline boards raise the 1916 tax rate to $14.80 an increase of 70 cents driven by higher town appropriations and the new corporation tax law. Total valuation rises to 128 241 600 with realty at 80 328 700 and personal property at 47 912 000 while Brookline remains among the wealthiest communities. Dreamers a double page feature of dreams come true appears in the next Sunday Post Magazine.
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Brookline Board of Assessors
Brookline
Sunday Post
Murder trial of Dr Atwood starts as investigation opens
Detectives from Watts agency begin a broad inquiry linked to the triangle tragedy as Dr Eldridge D Atwood pleads not guilty to murdering Dr Wilfred E Harris in Boston. Autopsy shows septic poisoning as the cause of Dr Harris and his body sails to Nova Scotia for burial.
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Adams
Eldridge D. Atwood
Wilfred E. Harris
Watts Detective Agency
Triangle
William B. Watts
City of Boston Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Dr. Harris
Atwood
Yarmouth
Dr. Atwood
Charles Street
Meiisaac
Leary
Pelletier
Aylesford
Nova Scotia
Catherine Claremont
Kenneth van Alien
Harry W. Conant
Westminster
Commonwealth Hospital
Dr. Adams
Coolidge Corner
Larris
Attorney Bean
Francis P. Adams
Brookline
Dr Atwood
I Met Charlie Chaplin in a Southern California Café
An eyewitness describes a young man with dreamy eyes and wavy hair who may be a poet, shared table chatter about his supper, then revealed Charlie Chaplin across from Mack Sennett. The piece notes Chaplin's London beginnings, his ambitions, and current status with Mutual after Keystone years.
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California
Mack Sennett
Charlie Chaplin
London
America
Mr. Chaplin
The
Mutual
Keystone
Charlie Chaplin Greeted as The Inimitable Star
In a Keystone Studio visit the actor Char lie Chaplin dazzled onlookers with a Pavlova bit while Mack Sennett hailed him as the most magnetic screen presence. Mary Pickford talks appear in the Daily Post five days a week and Sundays.
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Keystone Studio
Mack Sennett
Charlie Chaplin
Pavlova
Mary Pickford
Daily Post
Sunday Post
Guardsmen to Be Regulars
San Antonio Texas July 2 General Funston received War Department authorization to detail second lieutenants from the National Guard for service with the regular army which lacks officers of this grade It is estimated that about three second lieutenants will be drafted from each National Guard regiment The plan aims to remedy officer shortages and provide practice for guard officers The detailed men will have temporary status but some may receive regular commissions later.
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Texas
Funston
War Department
National Guard
Regular Army
Army
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