Will contest of late Andreas Blume abandoned
The probate contest by son Howard Potter over the late Boston attorney Andreas Blume’s will has been dropped. The will requires the heir to resume the Blume name, intervals of income of 50 000 to the son and 150 000 to the widow, with large legacies to nephews nieces German residents Weyhle and charity bequests, to be held by A Mitchell Palmer as alien enemy property during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andreas Blume
Boston
Blume
Howard Potter
Supreme Court
Young Blume
Commonwealth Avenue
Mr. Blume
Germany
Weyhle
A. Mitchell Palmer
Hickey and Burke Assigned to Duty as Priests
The Rev. Vincent J. Hickey and the Rev. Francis J. Burke, educated for the priesthood in Rome, are assigned to duty by Cardinal OConnell. Hickey goes to St. Joseph's Belmont and Burke to St. Gregory's Dorchester Lower Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent J. Hickey
Francis J. Burke
Rome
Cardinal O'Connell
Father Hickey
St. Joseph's Church
Belmont
Father Burke
St. Gregory's Church
Dorchester Lower Mills
James J. Baxter
St. Joseph’s Church
Francis X. Do
Fruit a tives advertised cure for indigestion
An advertisement from Hull promotes Fruit-a-tives for indigestion and constipation. Donat Lalonde testifies that after years of illness and failed treatments the product provided immediate relief and complete recovery. Boxes priced at 2.50 for six, trial size 25 cents, available from Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg NY or local dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maisonneuve St
Hull
Donat Lalonde
Fruit-a-tives, Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Ratify Draft Treaty Ratified in London
The United States and Great Britain and Canada ratified the draft treaties today in London, official State Department notice states. The treaties take effect immediately and will affect about 54,000 Americans in the British empire including 36,000 in Canada, plus 250,000 British subjects and 60,000 Canadians in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Canada
London
State Department
British Empire
U S Draft Rules for British Subjects and Canadians Abroad
The State Department outlines a 60 day window for Americans aged 21 to 31 abroad to enlist or return for service or risk U S draft. British subjects and Canadians may, under certain age ranges and declarations, enlist abroad or leave for service in their own country or seek exemption via the American ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Empire
United States
State Department
How to Use an Ice Chest Protecting Ice Wastes Food
Thure Hanson the commissioner of standards reports a study on refrigeration. Do not cover the ice in the chest he warns slow melting does not indicate good cooling. Covering ice saves ice but wastes food by keeping heat from being absorbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thure Hanson
Proper Use of Ice and Temperature in Home Refrigeration
The text explains using a refrigerator with well insulated walls and minimal door opening to keep foods cold. Milk at 60 degrees harbors far more bacteria than at 50 degrees, and similar effects occur with other foods. It notes coldest areas near the ice chamber and the need to avoid hindering air circulation.
Four Stevedores Guilty in Army Store Theft Case
In New York on July 3 federal attorneys disclosed that four stevedores pleaded guilty to stealing small quantities of chocolate and cigars from United States army stores intended for soldiers abroad. They were sentenced to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Army
Mrs Mary Quinn Dead in Worcester This Morning
Mrs Mary Devereaux Quinn widow of John J Quinn prominent hotel owner and former city politician died at 11 Oxford Street Worcester after a lingering illness. She was a native of the city and active in religious and charitable circles. Survived by two sons and a granddaughter Dr Maurice W Quinn of Boston and Lieutenant Jack Devereaux Quinn, husband of Louise Drew and Mary Quinn. Funeral services set for tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mary Devereaux Quinn
John J. Quinn
Oxford Street
Maurice W. Quinn
Boston
Jack Devereaux Quinn
Louise Drew
John Drew
Mary Quinn
30 Will Be Boston's Regiment Camp Devens
July 30 heavy storm disabled Camp Devens pumping system leaving the cantonment waterless for about three hours to conserve reservoir water for fire fighting. Lightning struck the power plant feed wires, cutting light in the late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devens
Major officers join new division as draft, regiments organize
Major Philip Stoll arrives as acting judge advocate for the 12th Division while Major Barratt O Hara joins as assistant. The 42d regulars have nearly all arrived and 36th Regiment is expected. Recruits are assigned to the 73d and 74th Regiments with Boston and Massachusetts men allocated to lead roles. William C Prout becomes athletic director for a Western camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Stoll
Department of the Northeast
Barratt O’hara
Illinois
Chicago
Illinois State Guard
Boston
73D
A. B. Hitchcock
Massachusetts
New England
William C. Prout
Amateur Athletic Union
Boston Record Reorganized to Take Over Evening Record
Papers filed at the State House show the Boston Record Company forming to publish the Boston Evening Record. Capital stock set at 100,000 with a 100,000 bond issue. reorganization preserves current management and editorial policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Boston Record Company
Boston Evening Record
Record Newspaper Company
M. Douglas Flattery
Thomas E. Eaton
Earl C. Deland
Carl A. Barrett
Louis C. Page
Randolph C. Grew
Bird
Page
Page and Mr. Grew
Record
Flattery
Record Company
Loew's Theatre Company
Old Colony Woolen Company
Eaton
New England Trust Company
Deland
Barrett
Boston Merchants adopt new delivery restrictions
Boston merchants adopt four essentials in war economy service restricting deliveries to one per day per route return privileges to three days no exchanges on goods held over three days no special deliveries except necessary cases Co O D orders require a $1 deposit on under $10 and 10 percent on all orders over $10 the Retail Board of Trade acts in line with the War Industries Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants of
Boston
Retail Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Conservation Division
War Industries Board
Co. O. D
Dorchester Boys Hold Up Store
Dorchester police expect arrests within hours after a group of boys aged 14 to 16 entered Morris Grossman’s shop at 80 Wales Street. They wore masks and pistols, forced customers and the proprietor to surrender, rifled a cash drawer of 14 dollars and 60 cents in change, then fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester
Morris Grossman
Wales Street
Grossman
Middlesex Sportsman's Assocation releases pheasants and ducks
Clifford A. Currier of Forest Court Lexington chairs the distribution and propagation committee and has placed pheasant eggs in several Middlesex county locations. He has also released young pheasants and ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford A. Currier
Forest Court
Lexington
Middlesex Sportsman's Association
Middlesex County
Jobs for cripples from war
Moving pictures in Ford Hall showed Britain and France helping disabled soldiers. Dr. Douglas C. McMurtrie of the Red Cross Crippled Institute of New York spoke to Boston employers about training armless and legless men for vocations they can fill with 100 percent efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
France
Ford Hall
Red Cross
Douglas C. McMurtrie
Red Cross Crippled Institute of New York
Boston
War aid schools founded during 1914 Lyons effort
A committee of the Chamber of Commerce New England Division Red Cross and Associated Industries arranged a meeting presided by Frank F Dresser. Dr McMurtrie noted the war created social work neglected before with fledgling schools for soldiers and sailors in allied countries. The first school began in Lyons France in 1914 with the mayor presenting the first three graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
New England
The
Red Cross
Associated Industries
Frank F. Dresser
McMurtrie
Allied Countries
Lyons
France
Federal law backstops wartime vocational training for disabled soldiers
Curtis E. Lakeman of Washington explains the new federal law for rehabilitation of disabled soldiers and sailors. Uncle Sam has taken over vocational training, with full pay while learning and federal shops linked through the Board of Vocational Training. The Red Cross provides encouragement and personal talks to support men in school and when entering work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis E. Lakeman
Washington
The
American Red Cross
Uncle Sam
Board of Vocational Training
Federal Employment Service
Lakeman
Red Cross
Cuban Sugar To Cost One Cent More
New York July 30 The price for Cuban sugar in the United States next year will be set after a Washington conference of American and Cuban sugar interests. George M Rolph chairman of the International Sugar committee says a Cuban production cost rise for 1919 would add a full cent a pound to US sugar prices based on the current contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Washington
George M. Rolph
International Sugar Committee
Cuba
Naval aviators barred from harassing boats in nearby waters
Bay Shore New York July 3 naval aviators will not be allowed to fly close to pleasure or commercial craft and frighten crews or passengers. Lt. N. B. Chase says complaints have been investigated and violators punished after the death of Gustav Kobbe who was struck by a seaplane wing on the Great South Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Shore
N. Y
N. B. Chase
Bay Shore Naval Air Station
Gustav Kobbe
Great South Bay
Chase
Two More Sign Peace Pact In Shoe Industry
Haverhill reports two additional shoe firms signing the peace agreement since yesterday according to Assistant Agent Charles C. Keane of the Allied Shoe Workers Union. President Dobbins of the Shoe Manufacturers Association notes strike conditions are unchanged and union pickets at factories are instructed to avoid disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Charles C. Keane
Allied Shoe Workers’ Union
Dobbins
The
Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Will Dim Revere's White Way Amusements for War Effort
Amusement proprietors at Revere Beach agreed to shut off all display lights to conserve fuel as urged by Fuel Administrator Storrow to aid the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere Beach
Storrow
Revere
Revere Beach to Cut Show Lights in Lightless Nights Plan
A two hour meeting at Andrew A. Casassa's offices reviewed a report sent to the fuel administrator on reducing lighting at Revere Beach. If approved by Mr. Storrow, beach illumination will drop by about half as large signs and tower lighting are trimmed. Amusement owners, from major attractions to small stands, agreed to turn off show lights, with some reporting specific reductions such as 3600 lights by one operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
Andrew A. Casassa
Revere Board of Trade
Storrow
Revere Beach
Jersey bathing suits on sale at Filene's fifth floor
Jersey mohair tricolette and satin bathing suits offered in a Filene's mail order with prices from 3 to 29.50 dollars. Orders fulfilled from the store's fifth floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Filene’s
Filene
Filene's
War era rules tighten Boston merchant deliveries
Rules effective August 1 restrict deliveries to one per day per route and limit returns to three days. Special delivery requests should be minimized as part of wartime economy measures urged by Boston merchants and the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Public cooperation is requested to enforce and honor these restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Pin tucked pockets and plain-front skirts priced
A fashion note describes gabardine tubskirts with pin tucked pockets at 5 dollars and plain-front skirts at 3.50 dollars. Belts sized 26 to 32 are offered with two patch pockets and a preference among matronly women for the plain-front style.
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Hickey
Burke
England
Hanson
el Crepe de Chineo
Storm
Devens’ Power Plant
Boston Record
New Concern
Dorchester Boys
Robbe
Filene Personal Service Bureau
Gabardine
Tubskirts
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