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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1919

Page

2

Airplane Networks Run Mosquito Maps and News Despatches

The airways will map swampy pest areas from the air and aid sanitation. Pigeons may relay forest fire alerts to relief stations, and telegraph traffic could ride planes to key cities within hours. Air routes promise near‑rail speed links among major hubs by 1920.

Atlantic Nav Department

Wanted 10 Ten Thousand Dollar Men

A dramatic recruitment notice seeks ten men each worth ten thousand dollars in incentives or prize value. The terse call targets potential applicants for a high stakes venture and outlines no further terms in the fragment.

Epidemic of Raising Ten Dollar Bills in Boston

Boston faces a coinage scam as phony ten dollar bills appear citywide. Secret Service warns storekeepers to scrutinize small purchases after five bogus notes surfaced, with at least twenty cases reported. Investigators link the scheme to a foreign gang using altered one and two dollar bills.

Boston Scollay Square United States Secret Service Owen McKenna New England

10 Minute Service on Atlantic Ave Parks Summer Travel

General Manager C. D. Emmons of the Boston Elevated Railway announces a summer 10 minute service on the Atlantic avenue line between Dudley street and Sullivan square via the South Station. This may slightly affect Washington street tunnel routes but serves summer travelers. The four minute shuttle between North and South stations continues as current.

C. D. Emmons Boston Elevated Railway Company Atlantic Avenue Dudley Street Sullivan Square Hough Washington Street Emmons

Cook-Doyle Case Again Continued

North Scituate summer residents watched as Judge William Kelley granted a one week continuation in the statutory offence case against Mathew J. Doyle of Dorchester and Mrs. Lillian Hadley Cook of Toronto. Final disposition is set for Friday, June 13.

North Scituate Hingham Court William Kelley Mathew J. Doyle Dorchester Lillian Hadley Cook Toronto Canada Doyle Mrs. Cook North Scituate Beach

Marriage Intentions Filed at City Hall List

A long list of marriage intentions shows couples from Boston and surrounding areas. Names include Carlo Amorosino and Maria Graziano, Harold Hooper and Margaret Byrne, John Tully and Margaret O Leary, and many others with occupations and home addresses. The records reflect diverse trades such as shipfitter, electrician, clerk, seaman, and bookkeeper.

City Hall Carlo Amorosino Shipfitter Oneida Street Maria Graziano Harold E. Hooper Harbor View Street Dorchester Margaret V. Byrne Bunker Hill Street Charlestown Harold J. Brown Seaman Tacoma Wash Catherine E. Devaney Child Street Jamaica Plain Clarence N. Marshall Newbern Street Brenda C. Frodigh Auburn Street Worcester John J. Tully Dacia Street Roxbury Margaret F. O'Leary East Eighth Street South Boston Stephen G. Mathewson Tampa Street Brenda MacDonald Walton Street Charles O. Wells Pearl Street Somerville Elizabeth J. Lewis L Street Harold A. Wilson Cazenove Street Laura J. Boyle John J. Gallagher Liverpool Avenue East Boston Camilla Caprio Chelsea Street East Louis W. Blakeney Fletcher Street Roslindale Effie R. Hopkins Concord Square Gordon Crawford Ashmont Street Harriett L. Hartley Lonsdale Street John Normile Lawn Street Annie M. Finneran Cook St. John Street Edward J. Sauer Elmwood Street West Roxbury Selma A. Apollon William F. MacDonald Everett Street Allston Mildred E. Narey Pomeroy Street Louis H. Swartz Joy Street Amelia Levy Westminster Road August W. von Hagen Beech Street Louise H. Brandli Walter J. Brennan Dawes Street Fannie BE. Hill Everett Harry A. Speakman Charlestown Navy Yard Ora Porter Sherman Street Medford Williams. J. White Faneuil Street Brighton Josephine M. Girovard Day Street Albert E. Fern Fort Banks Winthrop Mary Hoffen Worcester Square Thomas J. Fitzgerald Ambrose Street Ellen Healy Jefferson Avenue Clarence H. Smith Lexington Avenue Cambridge Helen G. Gunn Williams Avenue Hyde Park Frank G. Haigh Perkins Avenue Laura F. Hall Neponset Avenue Joseph B. Gallant Columbus Avenue Rosamond G. Flanson Kallii M. Zodan Hudson Street Sarah Reisha Albany Street Bernard F. Murphy Rigger’s Spange Street

Widowed and Married Pairs Listed in Local Notices

A string of names and ages appears with occupations and addresses from Boston area neighborhoods. Entries include Gustave Morandotti and Annie Achorn, Antonio Pepe and Ermelinda Salanda, Giuseppe Di Marco and Teresina Elefante, Robert E. Cole and Nellie J. Dorgan, John P. Murphy and Marie McCarthy, John T. McDonald and Winifred G. O’Neill, Charles J. Murray and Ethel Thompson, Charles M. Rhederian and Ada V. Fernald, Albert Hudson and Mary Anthony, Joseph B. Barry and Margaret M. Devine.

Margaret B. Connell Monument Street Charlestown Gustave J. Morandotti Warren Avenue Annie M. Achorn Lynn Antonio Pepe Bennington Street Boston Ermelinda Salanda Arnidhcourt Cambridge Giuseppe di Marco Hanover Street Teresina Elefante Metropolitan Avenue Roslindale Robert E. Cole Saratoga Street East Nellie J. Dorgan Crescent Avenue Chelsea Ohn P. Murphy C Street South Marie McCarthy Massachusetts Avenue John T. McDonald Douglas Avenue Somerville Winifred G. O'Neill Meridian Street Charles J. Murray Ludlow Street Ethel Thompson Charles M. Rhederian Union Park Ada V. Fernald Cambridge Street South Lawrence Albert Hudson Folsom Street Mary Anthony Park Avenue Revere Joseph B. Barry Chandler Street Margaret M. Devine Gray Street

Harvard Adds Thirty-Five Instructors to Arts and Sciences

Harvard Corporation approves appointment of thirty five new instructors and tutors in history government economics and other fields at the arts and sciences division. Names include Gordon Fair Morris Gray Hunnewell Les Hood Ramir Arratia Pau Baum Cole and many more. John Alley John Dickinson and Alfred Hanford elected tutors in history government and economics. Resignation of Dunham Jackson accepted.

Harvard Corporation Gordon Maskew Fair Morris Gray Francis Welles Hunnewell Corporation Thurman Les Hood Wolfert Gerson Webber Edward Nickling Bradford Joseph Wright Robert Pierce Casey Divinity Ramir Arratia Pau Franklin Baum John Felt Cole Robert Wheaton Coues Robert Franklin Vield Allen French Arthur Stanwood Pier Brewer Goddard Whitmore Norris Folger Hall Ashbury Haven Arthur Witchfield Russell Friedrich Schoenemann Rufus Stickney Tucker Walter Elwood Vail John Wilson John Alley John Dickinson Alfred Chester Hanford Dunham Jackson

Railroads $250,000,000 Behind in Four Months

The railroad administration reports a $58,000,000 deficit in April, totaling about $250,000,000 for January through April. It says economic conditions are too unsettled to justify rate increases now and will instead pursue economy measures.

Washington Railroad Administration

Shoe Prices Likely to Rise as Leather Costs Increase

Wartime boot and shoe prices are expected to climb next fall due to a rising wholesale leather market. Boston manufacturers see shipments for next season higher than present retail levels, with buyers sourcing leather now to meet anticipated demand. Industry leaders cite postwar demand in the United States and Europe as driving the higher leather prices.

Boston W. C. Tobin Endicott-Johnson Company F. D. Ellison Rice & Hutchins Company Preston P. Keith Brockton Tanners’ Council

Catholic Church Notes and Upcoming Feast Days

Feast days next week include Pentecost and a series of saints from St Pri mus to St Basil with Trinity Sunday on June 15. Bishop Anderson will administer confirmations at St John the Evangelist Swampscott and St Anne's Salem on Monday.

Trinity Anderson Church of St. John the Evangelist Swampscott St. Anne’s Church Salem

Wilson Affirms Treaty Aligns With 14 Points

Paris June 6 President Wilson says the peace treaty conforms with his 14 points and would correct any error if shown. He is quoted by the press as convinced the draft violates none of his principles.

Paris Wilson Mafin

Air prize set for Portugal to Brazil flight

The Portuguese government issues a decree offering a prize of 30 contos roughly 32400 dollars to the Portuguese or Brazilian aviator who flies from Portugal to Brazil.

Lisbon Associated Press Portugal Brazil

Aviation licensing under wartime air regulations

The Joint Army and Navy Board of Aeronauticsrequires all civil aircraft operators to hold a license issued in Washington D C. Violations carry heavy penalties. The article notes upper air winds differ from surface winds with speeds over 100 mph at 3000 to 5000 feet and can change abruptly.

Army and Navy Board of Aeronautics Cognizance Washington D.C Cc. A. R.i

Youth Declamation Star Smashes 14-Year Record at Boston Latin

Joseph Schneider, former Boston Post newsboy, wins first in the annual prize declamation at Boston Latin School. He sets a new high mark of 9.12 percent, surpassing a 95 12 percent record from 14 years prior. Schneider also wins reader honors and a debating medal.

Boston Latin School Boston Post Joseph Schneider Montague Schneider Camp Devens Max Schneider Bickford Street Roxbury

Whitsunday Protestant services announced across churches

The Cathedral Church of St Paul and Park Street Congregational Church announce Whitsunday services. Roving schedule includes holy communion at 8 10 and 11 am, evening service at 7 30 pm with brass hymn sing on the porch at 7 15 pm.

Leon Rousmaniere St. Paul L A Whitsunday William Appleton Lawrence St. Stephen's Church Lynn Lawrence A. Z. Conrad Park Street Congregational Church

Boy Scouts Rally At Harvard Stadium Today

In Harvard Stadium this afternoon the Boy Scouts of Greater Boston will stage a rally and demonstrations to showcase knightly acts and scout feats. Activities run for two hours with many contests conducted simultaneously, offering an exposé of scouts' varied interests. Public invited by scout executives.

Harvard Stadium Boy Scouts of Greater Boston

Ice cooled theatre offers Griffiths Broken Blossoms

A note promotes enjoying cinema at the Colonial Theatre with D. W. Griffiths Broken Blossoms as a featured masterpiece. The advertisement invites patrons to sit in the ice cooled venue and become lost in the beauty of cinema art.

D. W. Griffith Advt

Lithuanian Delegation Denounces German Betrayal in Paris

The Lithuanian national council says Germany surrendered Lithuanian territory to Bolsheviks and Poles after armistice, aiding the Russian Soviet regime. It claims Lithuanians defended the land alone until German and Polish withdrawals. It cites arrests, shootings, requisitions, and sale of contraband to Bolsheviks.

New York Paris Lithuanian National Council Foch Teuton Lithuania

Grocery Price List Racking Up Small-Item Deals

Local ad lists bulk and item prices with cents care: fat 18, can 28, 15, 14, 25, jar 16, hot items 14 15 cents. Mentions Irg bulk and 1 Ib. packages, and a Th. pkg. for 130 pounds. Includes Food Administration license reference.

Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy For Avoiding Operation

Mrs A W Binzer of Black River Falls Wisconsin says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her from an operation after organic troubles and side pain left her bedridden. She praises the root and herb remedy and urges other women with inflammation ulcers displacements backache nervousness irregularities or mood issues to try it.

Black River Falls Wis Lydia E. Pinkham Eau Claire A. W. Binzer

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