Plymouth Committee Plans Pilgrim Tercentenary Celebration
The National Plymouth Tercentenary Committee met at the Hotel Touraine to organize events for the Pilgrim landing 360th anniversary. Francis C. Holmes chaired about 200 members. a financing panel includes Winsor, Wood, Forbes, Barron, Ratshesky, Hedge, Dennison, Whitman, Coolidge, Aiken, Nutter, Robie, Weed, Whipple, Dreyfus, Paton, Switzer, Stone, Adams, Perkins, Mabbett, and Gooding. The group will coordinate state governors, school, and university programs. Eliot chairs the schools committee with university presidents assisting. Payson Smith to draft Massachusetts school model plans.
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National
Plymouth Tercentenary Committee
Hotel Touraine
Francis C. Holmes
Plymouth
National Executive Committee
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard College
Robert Winsor
Kidder, Peabody & Co
William M. Wood
The
American Woolen Company
Allen Forbes
State Street Trust Company
Clarence W. Barron
Boston News Bureau
A. C. Ratshesky
United States Trust Company
William R. Hedge
Eliot
Payson Smith
Massachusetts
Notable Boston Area Figures Named in Industry List
A roster includes George R. Nutter C W Robie C F Weed Rev James L Barton A P Russell N H N H & H railroad officers Sherman L Whipple H H Williams Francis H Dewey of Worcester Humphrey O Sullivan Rev A Dunning Senator Lodge ex Governor William L Douglas H M Biscoe Boston & Albany vice president William M Wood Joseph Choate Jr Carl Dreyfus C C Eaton Dr Morton H Prince Francis R Stoddard of New York Floyd R Switzer William R Hedge and other associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Nutter
C. W. Robie
C. F Weed
James L. Barton
A. P. Russell
N. H
N. H. & H. Railroad
Sherman L. Whipple
H. H. Williams
Francis H. Dewey
Worcester
Humphrey O’sullivan
Lowell
A. ©. Dunning
Brookline
Senator Lodge
William L. Douglas
H. M. Biscoe
Boston & Albany Railroad
William M. Wood
Joseph Choate
Carl Dreyfus
C. C. Eaton
Morton H. Prince
Francis R. Stoddard
New York
Floyd R. Switzer
William R. Hedge
Wife Slayer Admits Guilt in Philadelphia Murder
Solomon Jones a colored man aged 36 was arrested on Bharon Street charged with murdering his wife in Philadelphia on June 1. He owned a small Quaker City restaurant and says a companion forced him to shoot his wife to kill his rival. Jones admits the deed and says the companion used him as a shield then fled.
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Springfield
Solomon Jones
Bharon Street
Philadelphia
Jones
Quaker City
Zionist Leaders Sail for London Conference
Justice Louis D Brandeis Felix Frankfurter Julian Mack Nathan Straus and others sail on the Lapland June 12 as advance guard of an American delegation of 89 to attend the international Zionist conference in London July 4. The rest follow on the Finland a week later.
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London
Louis D. Brandeiz
United States Supreme Court
Zionist Organization of America
Felix Frankfurter
Julian W. Mack
United States Circuit Court
Zionist Organization
Nathan Straus
Mary Fels
Jacob de Haas
Louis Lipsky
Abraham Tulin
David Rosenbloom
Lapland
New York City
Finland
Grocer Thrown From Wagon Killed in Everett
Martin W. Simons longtime Everett grocer died yesterday after his delivery wagon bolted when a motorcycle frightened the horse. He was 54, born in Williamstown Vermont, survived by his wife. Funeral Friday afternoon at J S Waterman & Sons Roxbury chapel. Burial at Forest Hills.
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Martin W. Simons
Everett
Hancock Street
Mr. Simons
Williamstown
J. S. Waterman & Sons
Washington Street
Roxbury
Forest Hills
Free Autoist From Manslaughter Charge
Charles A. Washburn of 142 Lowell Avenue Newton was discharged after arraignment in Municipal Court on a manslaughter charge tied to an automobile death of Miss Florence Newman of 31 Hancock Street West End.
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Charles A. Washburn
Lowell Avenue
Newton
Florence Newman
Hancock Street
West End
Missionary Miss Downers Improves in Turkey
A cable report from Samsoun, Turkey, said 28 year old Miss Lilla D Downers daughter of Mrs Helen C Downers of Northboro improved after a serious illness while serving with Near East Relief. She had worked in Derridge and Harpool amid scarce food and plague among children and hopes to reach Constantinople soon.
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Boston
Samsoun
Turkey
Lilla D. Downers
Helen C. Downers
Northboro
Derridge
Harpool
Miss Downers
Constantinople
Near East Relief
Errors in City Census Sparks Chamber of Commerce Meeting
Boston Chamber of Commerce directors led by President George R. Nutter convene to review city census data and address possible miscounts. A committee may be appointed to report on corrective steps to reflect Boston’s standing among major cities, citing police voting lists and state census figures from 1910 to 1915.
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Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
George R. Nutter
Samuel L. Rogers
Exploreton
Census figures show a small growth percentage
The fragment notes a census figure indicating a modest rise in population, stating that growth is around a fraction of one percent and implying a minimal increase overall.
Flat iron caused Dorchester house fire on 10 Vesta Road
A fire yesterday afternoon on the third floor of Jacob Baker's home at 10 Vesta Road Dorchester was caused by an electric flat iron. The blaze endangered the dwelling but reportedly caused limited damage.
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Jacob Baker
Vesta, Road
Dorchester
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C, Cavalry
Chelsea
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company
Broadway
Crescent Avenue
Chelsea Bridge
Melvin B. Breath
State Department of Public Utilities
Tremont St
Imilton
Meu Oui
Milton
Ilton
Alex D
Shaw) & Co
Bridgeport
Portland
Caester
Chester
John Wanamaker
Mr. Wanamaker
Chesters
Lothes
Washington ST
Mass
M. A. Sullivan
Haverhill
Buffalo
Fall River
Syracuse
Waterbury
Chamber
Philip Moris
Bond Street Cigarettes
Zwarp
Hartford
A. M. E. Zion Church
New England
A.M. EB. Zion
Methodist Episcopal Church
Muga Street
Conese
G. W. C Ton
Charlotte
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Hood
Hood’s Milk
H. P. Hood & Sons Dairy Experts
Pittsfield
Lawrence
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