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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1914
Page
2
Charles E. Greeley heads a 3000 strong Civic Club effort with Boy Scouts to exterminate caterpillars and clean yards and streets in Revere. The plan calls for Civic Club houses, gymnasiums, and playgrounds under expert instruction.
Miss Avety Lake known as the belle of the Greek colony was buried in Manchester New Hampshire. The open casket was borne by four men and a Greek band led the procession followed by thousands of Greek colonists.
The Maine State Board of Health banned use of common drinking cups and towels in schools hotels restaurants and on trains. The regulation took effect today June 1 and applies to public places across the state.
The Rev Thomas Van Ness urged abandoning the Unitarian label and doctrinal creeds to unite Congregationalists and Unitarians under a broader Christian identity. He compared Congregationalism to government and urged a unity of faith toward a more inclusive church system. Other ministers echoed the call and planned to bring the question to the Ministerial Union.
Cardinal Farley, preparing to depart for Switzerland and later attend the Eucharistic congress at Lourdes, was granted a private audience with the Pope in Rome.
Notices posted in the Pepperell Mills in Biddeford and the York mills in Saco say both plants will shut down all next week to curtail production. Some cough remedies are mentioned as relief.
Lasell Seminary Blue crew defeated the Reds in the annual Charles River race at Auburndale yesterday afternoon. The win prompted a campus celebration as students cheered their crew for remarkable work and shared a postrace dinner.
In a tightly fought Lasell girls race at Waltham Pulsifer's cove, the Blues beat the Reds by about a boat length in the mile event, clocking 5m 22s, under a previous course record. Captain Mary Taylor led the Blues with Florence Evans stroke and a strong crew while Captain Clara MacDonald guided the Reds, who led early before the Blues surged to victory. The doubles followed on the same course, won by Miss Elsie Coleman and Florence Gates by a length.
Allston residents near Harvard avenue from Commonwealth to Brighton complain that widening work is delayed and the street blocked. Edison Electric and Boston Elevated Company clashed over manhole relocation delaying progress. crews from both firms were working yesterday to fix the issue.
T C Murphy Democrat was re elected Mayor of Norwich at the biennial city election today defeating Republican A D Lathrop by 3817 votes The Progressive candidate received 175 votes The entire Democratic ticket was elected.
Martin Thompson, who sailed with Jack London on the Snark, says he will travel to the Solomon Islands to film a cannibal feast and interior tribes including albinos and tattooed men. He recalls London voyage, the Typee description, and seeks to add rare images to his collection.
George Henry May of Newton Centre endows MIT with funds to establish the May scholarship and a matching gift for the chemistry department. The full tuition scholarship helps Newton high school graduates with a repayment note to MIT, not an estate claim if the recipient dies before repayment.
Providence June 1. A two alarm fire damaged several wooden structures in the city center including a church. Women were rescued from a burning house and a horse perished amid efforts to save it. Fire started in a blacksmith shop and spread to a church and a four tenement building. Patrick Fitzpatrick, a sick man, was rescued after being overcome by smoke. Damage exceeds 10000 dollars. The cause remains unknown.
Judge Morton in the U S District Court halted the Siegel Company second dividend of 10 percent to creditors pending an appeal on the landlord Depart ment Store Trust claim of 1.92 million dollars for rent. The order delays the 135000 payout while the appeal is filed within ten days.
Ivan F Doloff proprietor of a Stoneham garage was arrested on Walnut street Somerville on a drunkenness charge after speeding an automobile and crashing into E E Chapin proprietor of the Boston Opera House car as First Assistant Chief Ring narrowly avoided a collision. Chapin and H F Fogarty escaped injury and police took Doloff into custody.
A compact quotation noting not to waste a man's time with talking about one’s children while he prefers to share his own. It adds that some farm analysis time could be better spent listening to the farmer rather than boasting.
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