Oldest City Vet Seeks Work After 22 Years Service
John Murray of 131 Lenox Street, 86, a veteran of the veterans and the city street department, laments difficulty securing rein statement in city employ. He recalls 22 years of uninterrupted work, a winter illness sidelining him, and nine Mayors under whom he served. He contends he often did more work than younger colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murray
Lenox Street
John L. Sullivan
Mr. Murray
Back Bay
Oppose King's Russia Visit Sparks Commons Protests
In London on June 4, socialists and labor members in the House of Commons denounced King Edward's planned state visit to Russia. They opposed a public royal trip while expressing no objection to private visits to Emperor Nicholas. The debate condemned Russia's alleged horrors, tortures, and persecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Sidward
Russia
Edward
Nicholas
A J M Prescription Promises Skin Cure For Eczema
An ad touts the A J M Prescription as a scientific external treatment for eczema pimples and similar skin ailments. It credits Dr George William Yates of Evansville Indiana and claims the remedy stops itching kills germs and restores clear healthy skin. The product is available in Boston at Jaynes Drug Co five stores via A J Martin of Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George William Yates
Evansville
Ind
Boston
Jaynes Drug Co
Yates
A. J. Martin
Toledo
Martin
Boston Albany bond issue for station upgrades and safer crossings
Albany reports the Public Service Commission grants Boston & Albany Railroad permission to issue 7 million dollars in 25 year improvement bonds at four percent. Proceeds fund 2.5869 million in permanent work and about 4.5 million in extensions and other improvements in New York and Massachusetts. Bond sale not below 90 percent, with semiannual reports on proceeds. Planned 202X work includes 1.22 million for third tracking and 1.1495 million for new engine houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
New York
Massachusetts
Japan faces pressure over Canton boycott offer
Tokyo reports propose a gift of two hundred thousand yen to Canton guilds if the boycott ends. Japanese authorities apply strong pressure as Cantonese emissaries widen the movement, with advices from North China and Manchuria noting rapid spread of activity in the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
North China
Manchuria
Dr MacDonald Takes Bride in Brookline Wedding
Miss Alice Louise Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles F Smith of 1718 Beacon Street Brookline wed Dr Freeman MacDonald of Marlboro Street Boston. Attendant was sister Mary Anna Smith and best man was Charles F Smith Jr. Bride’s father presides over Oliver Ditson Company. MacDonald a Boston College of Osteopathy graduate. The event also marked the 49th wedding anniversary of the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Louise Smith
Charles F. Smith
Beacon Street
Brookline
Freeman MacDonald
Marlboro Street
Mary Anna Smith
Oliver Ditson Company
MacDonald
Boston College of Osteopathy
Lincoln School Named Scholarship Gift Opens Path to College
In an open letter to Brookline selectmen William H. Lincoln former School Board chairman donates 10000 for a scholarship fund at Lincoln Grammar School. The fund supports 700 pupils too poor to continue schooling and assists Lincoln School graduates aiming for college after high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline Selectmen
William H. Lincoln
Lincoln Grammar School
Lincoln School
Bryan denies knowledge of $20,000 Nebraska 1994 gift
William J. Bryan issued a statement in Lincoln denying any knowledge of a $20,000 contribution to Nebraska's 1994 campaign by Thomas J. Ryan of New York. He said if proven, he would arrange a return of the funds to Mr. Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Thomas J. Ryan
New York
Ryan
New York Post Inspectors Probe Mail Solicitation Scheme
Investigators from New York postal division and city police traced a mass mail campaign from 23 Park Row soliciting funds for a home for indigent letter carriers in Colorado Springs Colorado. The letters bore National Association of Letter Carriers Committee on Homes branding and listed committee members without their authorization.
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New York
Post Office Department
Gegan
Wilver
Park Row
Colorado Springs
Col
National Association of Letter Carriers, Committee On Homes
John C. Bunton
West Hoboken
Brooks Irione
E. J. Curtin
Lynn
Mass
C. B. Ingalls
Oswego
N. Y
Frank M. Newman
Denver
Colorado Springs and Is Signed ‘‘the Committee of the Letter Carriers
The
National Association of Letter Carriers
Central Station
Bunton
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Bginton
Miese
Navy Scout Cruisers Race To Test Engine Claims At Sea
Three ocean greyhounds Chester Birmingham and Salem race together off the New England coast to test Parsons turbine, old-style reciprocating, and Curtis turbine engines. Chester holds 26.52 knot record. Salem readied after dry dock and propeller swap. speed goal 24 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pany
Quincy
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Chester
Birmingham
Salem
Curtis
Fore River Company
New England
Charlestown Navy Yard
Provincetown
Chief Sennott Addresses Jordan Marsh Staff on Fire Safety
District Chief Daniel Sennott of the Boston fire department spoke to 3000 Jordan Marsh employees about fire precautions. He stressed staying calm, locating the nearest fire alarm, and using exits. sprinklers and extinguishers would quash a fire in its incipiency. He cited the Troquois Theatre fire and praised store staff after an inspection and drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Sennott
Boston Fire Department
Jordan Marsh Company
Sennett
Troquois Theatre
Chicago
May Die for Being Polite
Wilfred Daniels, 22, a Westboro car conductor, tried collecting fares from the inside rail on an outward bound 10 30 electric. He was crushed between cars from Marlboro, suffered brain concussion four broken ribs and internal injuries, and is in Worcester City Hospital. His cries prompted the motorman to reverse power before Daniels fell to the roadway and was taken to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Grafton
Wilfred Daniels
Westboro
Daniels
Worcester City Hospital
Marlboro
Worcester
Mothersills Seasick Remedy Promises Travel Comfort
Bold ad promotes Mothersill's Seasick Remedy for sea and car sickness. Claims no addictive drugs and universal steamship approval, with capsules sold in 50¢ and $1.00 sizes. Includes price, purchase points, and Detroit manufacturing address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothersill
Mothersill Remedy Co., Ltd
Cleland Building
Detroit
Mich
Woman Killed in Wreck Upheld by Captain Jameson Escape
A violent collision left a woman crushed to death while Captain Jameson avoided injury by leaping clear. His New Bedford, Massachusetts home links him to the family tragedy as Douglass Numan, a forward seat passenger with Miss Corliss, escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Jameson
New Bedford
Mass
Douglass Numan
Bullard Case Postponed to June 12 in Boston City Contracts
George P. Bullard, the seventh prominent steel man arrested, charged with conspiring to defraud Boston through schoolhouse boiler and bridge repair contracts. He was arraigned in Municipal Criminal Court and held in 2000 bail for a June 12 court appearance alongside other defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Bullard
Boston
Municipal Criminal Court
Mrs Corliss Named Sister and Occupation Chain
Mrs Corliss a former nurse in the Collis Home dies in a Cape Porpoise accident. Her sister Mrs David Gregg lives at 15 Greene Street Somerville. The 50 year old Swanton born woman had three brothers in Swanton St Albans and the West. She worked a year for Mr Nunan at Cape Porpoise and earlier was a nurse at Dr Cullis Home for Consumptives Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss
Collis
Sarah KE. Corliss
David A. Gregg
Greene Street
Somerville
Swanton
St. Albans
Nunan
Cape Porpoise
Dr. Cullis’ Home For Consumptives
Boston
Dorchester Day trimmed to $500 by mayor
Dorchester Day will lack its usual pageantry as Mayor Hib bard limits Dorchester Historical Society funding to 500 dollars. In past years baseball, fireworks, athletics and a parade drew crowds, but this year only a few Dorchester Driving Club races and the historical exercises are funded.
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Dorchester
Hibbard
Dorchester Historical Society
Dorchester Driving Club
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AMM
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Heu Uuu
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Board of Trade Building
Tage
U.S
York
Riker-Jaynes Drug
Hought Datton
Pierce
H. White Co
Brockton and Taunton
C. HH. Goldthwaite
Fall River
Regal Chemical Co
East
Richmond
Milford
Japan
DR. MacDonald
Bryan
NAVY
Bath Shipbuilding Com
Bost
Borden's
Peerless
Washington Street
Weybasset Street
Providence
Main Street
William Street
Philadelphia
England
N. B
Chief Sennott
Jordan Marsh Co
Bullard
Sulphey Spihe
Sawyer Crystal Blue Company
Boot & Shoe Workers Union
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Summer St
Boston, Mass
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