Somerville High Holds Military Class Day
Somerville High School plans a Military Class Day with the senior class forming outside the building followed by juniors sophomores and freshmen. Ivy from Brown University will be planted and the purple and white colors presented to freshmen. Colonel Edwin Powell and staff attend. Edgar R. Lyle to deliver the class oration. William Baldwin, class president, presents the class gift accepted by Headmaster John A. Avery. Seniors sing and cheer. Ivy committee members include Norman Pasche Miriam Cook and Elizabeth Decker.
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Somerville High School
Brown University
Edwin Powell
Edgar R. Lyle
William Bladwin
John A. Avery
Ivy Committee
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Brown
Norman Pasche
Miriam Cook
Elizabeth Decker
Ivy
Springfield Armorer Bonuses Raise to $240 Annual
Washington announces United States armory employees will get $240 annual bonuses for the year ending June 30 1920, up from $120 in prior years. The boost applies to those with pay averages of $2500 or less and those earning more than $2500 will receive a bonus adjusted to reach $2740.
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Springfield
Washington
United States Armory
Funeral services for Fred E. Choate
Funeral services for Fred E. Choate longtime Rand Avery Supply Company treasurer were held at Leyden Congregational Church in Brookline. The Rev Harris G Hale conducted the rites and burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery in Brookline.
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Fred E. Choate
Rand Avery Supply Company
St. Paul Street
Brookline
Leyden Congregational Church
Harris G. Hale
Woodlawn Cemetery
Funeral for Charles L. Eaton Held in Malden
Funeral services for Charles L. Eaton vice president of S S Pierce Company Boston were held yesterday at his home 44 Dexter street Malden. The Rev E A Horton chaplain of the State Senate and Rev John F Dobbs pastor of the First Congregational Church Malden conducted the services. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery Everett.
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Charles L. Eaton
S. S. Pierce Company of
Boston
Dexter Street
Malden
E. A. Horton
D. D
State Senate
Mr. Eaton
John F. Dobbs
First Congregational Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Everett
The House of Whispers Serial Promises New Revelations
In the Boston Post Sunday Magazine a fresh installment of William Johnston’s The House of Whispers advances the mystery with thrilling and intriguing developments. The serialized tale is billed as the day’s most up to date suspenseful feature.
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William Johnston
Boston Post
Mayor appoints panel to study Boston school finance
Mayor Peters announced a committee will examine the Boston school committee’s financial needs and advise on possible action regarding a legislative bill to grant the committee a larger share of tax funds. The inquiry aims to determine the money requirements and appropriate measures.
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Peters
Boston School Committee
Mayor open to compromise on school tax bill
The Mayor, initially opposed to a broader tax fund for schools, signals willingness to compromise. He warns he may veto the bill if no agreement is reached when it reaches City Hall. A three member committee appointed by the Mayor includes Rev Father Charles W Lyons of Boston College, George E Brock of Home Savings Bank, and R Clipton Sturgis architect with Schoolhouse Commission. Rev Jeather Lyons named chairman.
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City Hall
Charles W. Lyons
Boston College
George E. Brock
The
Home Savings Bank
R. Clipton Sturgis
Jeather Lyons
Veterans invited to form Methuen American Legion post
All world war veterans in Methuen are invited to a Thursday evening meeting at City Hall to discuss forming a local American Legion post. There are several hundred ex service men in the city.
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Methuen
City Hall
American Legion
British award to American Army surgeon general
Major General Ireland received the Companion of the Bath from the British government in recognition of his services as chief surgeon of the A E F and later as surgeon general of the American army.
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Washington
Ireland
Companion of the Bath
Worcester Gas Force Quits Work
Worcester gas workers halted operations with 36 hours of gas left in storage. Four hundred employees struck at 3 pm, causing an alarming citywide supply crisis affecting 200 factories hospitals hotels restaurants and over 20 000 households reliant on gas for cooking.
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Worcester
Worcester Gas Light Company
Quinsigamond Plant Set For Strike After Wage Demands
Willard B. Osborne, president of the company, spoke to the day shift on Quinsigamond avenue as workers demanded an eight hour day, 25 percent wage rise, time and a half for overtime and double time for holidays. The firm offered 44 cents an hour for common laborers and 50 cents for mechanics, plus a half day's pay bonus for seven-day workers, with a strike to start if demands are not met by 3 pm today.
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Willard B. Osborne
Quinsigamond Avenue
Waterfront Calendar June 11 1769 Tide and Moon Data
Waterfront calendar for June 11 lists tide heights morning 8 feet 5 inches and evening 6 feet, full moon June 13, new moon June 27, evening stars Venus and Jupiter visible, morning Mars as morning star for rest of year, plus planetary positions and seasonal markers.
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Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Fresh and salted mackerel landings from Cape Shore grounds
J W Smith, meteorologist, reports a big haul at the fish pier from six Cape Shore seiners arriving with 398,000 pounds of fresh and 1186 barrels of salted mackerel. Vessels include Squanto, Veda McKown, Marguerite Haskins, Joffre, Corinthian, Avalon with various catches. Total catch so far 1,441,000 pounds fresh and 4040 barrels salted from 20 vessels. Eleven trawlers brought groundfish including pollock and halibut with furthers. Wholesale prices posted for haddock, salt cod, market cod, and steak pollock.
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Cape Shore
Squanto
Veda McKown
Marguerite Haskins
Joffre
Corinthian
Avalon
Page & Shaw Candy Goes International With New Factory
Page & Shaw, Inc. expands to a new five story Cambridge chocolate factory for exclusive Page & Shaw coating. The firm opens stores in Paris and London and adds Rochester and New York locations as demand soars for high grade candy worldwide.
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New Chocolate Factory
Page & Shaw
League of Nations
Page & Shaw’s
Page & Shaw, Inc
America
Cambridge
France
Paris
London
Rochester
New York
Broadway
New York City
Canada
Steamship arrivals and war-time shipping actions noted
The Anglo Mexican arrives from Liverpool and will load cargo for Glasgow. The Tonawanda, now American, arrives from Wellington with 5200 bales of wool and 12% tons chrome ore. Shipping Board pro rates 170000 tons among remaining government operated ships. Sea Service Bureau opens at 144 Atlantic Ave for mariners. Army engineers train for turbine ships at shared offices. The Landsman.
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Davies
Cunard Line
Liverpool
Boston
Glasgow
Wellington
New Zealand
Army
Shipping Board
American Line
American-Hawaiian
Luckenbach and
Grace Lines
Atlantic Avenue
Sea Service Bureau
The
Official Shipping Agency
Milk Street
Harrington Pike
Bureau
A. A. Gathemann
Navy
Shipping News Arrived and Departed With Multiple Vessels
A packed shipping notice lists steamers Ancro-Mexican Davies Northern Wave Nor folk North Wind Bowden Lake Gaspar Libby Mahoning Thomas Lake Michigan Belfast Decker Governor Dingley Strout City of Gloucester Larsen Tonawanda Heath Wellington N Z via Panama Canal and U S transport Troy Brest France steamers sailing or arriving from Belfast New York Portland and other ports with no voyage details.
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Ancro-Mexican
Davies
Liverpool
Fingland
Northern Wave
Banks
Norfolk
North Wind
Bowden
Lake Gaspar
Libby
Mahoning
Thomas
Lake Michigan
Belfast
Decker
New York
Dingley
Strout
Portland
City of Gloucester
Larsen
Gloucester
Tonawanda
Heath
Wellington
N. Z
Panama Canal
Shipping Agents Report Towing Barges and Tugs in North Atlantic Route
A compact ledger lists many vessels and masters such as Novian and Governor Cobb involved in towing barges between ports including Havana Baltimore New York and Norfolk. The entry mentions tugs Teer less and Nesqtehoning along with barges Annie Irene Chemung Chenango and Oxford as part of convoy movement.
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Cardiff
Wales
Novian
Liverpool
England
Baron Teche
Havana
Cuba
Cobb
Yarmouth
N. S
Western
Norfolk
Wilmington
W. &. Taylor
New York
Chemung
Chenango
Hatteras
Oxford
Smith to Manage Vermont Daily
William Dudley Pelley, founder of the Evening Caledonian, announces that Herbert A. Smith of Boston has bought an interest in the paper and will arrive July 2 as business manager. Pelley will devote more time to short stories but continue contributing to editorials.
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ST. Johnsbury
William Dudley Pelley
Evening Caledonian
Herbert A. Smith
Boston
Pelley
the Caledonian
Veterans Lead Water Meter Reader Eligible List
The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission has established an eligible list for water meter readers and inspectors after an exam. Veterans are placed at the head under the new veterans' preference act.
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Massachusetts Civil Service Commission
Stole Wood for Sick Wife Declares Defense
Louis Baker 28 of Taber avenue was fined 15 in municipal court after admitting stealing a pan of kindling wood to warm his sick wife who had just come from the hospital during a cold spell. He appealed the decision.
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Ckton
Louis Baker
Taber Avenue
Herbert C. Thorndyke
Baker
Fms
Three Men Sentenced in South Boston Car Theft and DUI Case
Judge Logan sentences William Martin to three months in the house of correction for stealing and operating an automobile while drunk in South Boston District Court. Martin appeals to the Superior Court while Henry Halligan, charged as an accessory, gets one month and also appeals. both men posted bail.
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House of Correction
Logan
South Boston
William Martin
Henry Halligan
Martin
Connecticut jobs rise as unemployment falls
Hartford reports show 29,560 jobs filled in Connecticut since April 1 across 14 communities. Unemployment decreasing as employers rebound and labor markets tighten in the state.
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Conn
Hartford
Connecticut
Unemployment Figures Show Drop Across Week
The unemployment total reached 6775 with a drop from 8250 last week and 29500 on April 11. A shortage of common laborers in construction trades is noted by labor boards and federal officials.
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Munity Labor Boards
David Elder
United States Employment Service
Fashion Ad Briefs From Women’s Shops
Cool foulard with Georgette plaiting and sleeves priced at 29.75. Embroidered voile lingerie frocks show the new all around blouse at 18.50. White voile lingerie frocks with embroidered panels and borders at 15.0.
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Somerville High
Appa Jose
Elizabeth Deck
Somerville Hig
Champlain
Miss Miriam Cook
Springfield Armorers
MR. Choate
Methuen Legion
Reese
J. W. Smith
Massachusetts
Page & Shaw Chocolate Co
Piccadilly
Dover St
St. James Palace
Prince of Wales
Duke of Devonshire
Buckingham Palace
Marlborough House
Alexandra
Continental
Cod
Lois Abs
Rex
Viking
Olivia Ats
Seeaevers
Georgiana
U. S
Troy
Brest
Smith
Vermont Daily
Boston Garter
WidiBup
George Frost Co.,m4kers
Filene
Filene’s
Lin
Porto Rico
Vilene’s—mall
Georgette
Tilene
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