Graduation Dress Cost Two Fifty At Albany Exercises
Miss Blanche Roemhild displayed a snow white gown made from 5 yards of needlework and 6 yards of insertion costing 1.45 plus fabrics 1.0 for a total of 2.50 explaining she saved by not using a skirt pattern and wore the dress to the Albany Vocational School graduation. The audience saw the gown from all angles as she described its creation.
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Albany
Miss
Eeeseeenenes
Miss Roemhild
Panama Prohibits Poker Under Decree From President
Panama’s president signs a decree banning poker nationwide. The move follows demands by Colonel Goethals, chief engineer of the Panama Canal, aiming to suppress gambling on the isthmus. Gambling rooms in Panama and Colon have drained canal employees’ savings and sparked discontent.
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Panama
Republic of Panama
Goethals
Panama Canal
Colon
Canal
Fifth Set of Twins in Eight Short Years in Gulfport
Gulfport resident Mrs. J D Pifarro has given her husband twins, the fifth set in eight years. The couple has six girls and four boys total, all in good health. The husband is described as the most delicate looking man in Gulfport, weighing about 90 pounds.
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Gulfport
Miss
J. D. Pifarro
Two Years in Jail for Lazy Husband
Sacramento aligns to the lazy husband law as Christodie Perriera receives a two year county jail sentence for failing to support his wife and three children. He will be worked on county roads under the law.
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Sacramento
Christodie Perriera
Perriera
Notube Under Shirley Gut Tunnel Plan Abandoned
Mayor Fitzgerald and city officials dropped plans for a Deer Island to Winthrop tunnel under Shirley Gut. Commissioner Gore advised the tunnel would cost about 350000 dollars, and a cheaper option was deemed unlikely.
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Shirley Gut
Deer Island
Winthrop
Fitzgerald
Fred S. Gore
Gore
Harem bathing skirt provokes beach controversy in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City on June 22, initial public reaction to a full length harem bathing skirt drew objections from beachgoers. Observers noted the outfit’s black silk design extended to the ankles, obscuring figure lines and prompting comparisons to ankle length skirts.
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Atlantic City
Strand
Town Father Weds Quietly in Secret Ceremony
Chairman Ernest Acker of the Revere Board of Selectmen and Miss Helen Pauline Potter of Cambridge were married quietly on Wednesday. Acker hid the license at the town hall vault to surprise friends. the couple are believed to be traveling near Niagara Falls. He is 36, in his third marriage. she is 25, daughter of Margaret Potter and Isaac Judson Potter.
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Ernest Acker
Revere
Bank President George A French Found Dead
Phillips Maine June 22 The body of George A French president of the Phillips Savings Bank was found hanging in his stable. Authorities say he acted to end his life while temporarily unbalanced over minor troubles. The 60 year old banker was a wealth leader in the area and a Republican and church leader. He leaves a widow and daughter Miss Lucille French.
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Phillips
George A. French
Phillips Savings Bank
Lucille French
Report of Boy's Death Sent To District Attorney
Westboro June 22 Following an autopsy by Medical Examiner Charles Knight on William Fournier a 13 year old inmate of the Lyman School for Boys he died in the dentist chair yesterday The report will be public after it is submitted to District Attorney James A Stiles of Worcester tomorrow The death certificate cites acute congestion of respiratory organs accidental and contributory of somnolence The boy arrived at the Lyman School from Amesbury after a physician visit
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Westboro
Charles & Knight
William Fournier
Lyman ‘School For Boys
James A. Stiles
Worcester
Fournier
Lyman School
Eee
Amesbury
Graft Cases to Jury Today in Lawrence
Salem June 22 The Lawrence graft cases against Patrick J Lyons Lawrence superintendent of streets Michael J Flynn chief clerk Fred L Snow and Philip Holland will go to the jury this morning after Judge Charles A Bell spoke Snow who turned State s evidence last week was not pressed on graft charges leading to surprise Vahey for Lyons condemned Snow as dishonest and untrustworthy Attwill for the prosecution praised his argument noting Snow s alleged complicity in city deals and bribery while Lyons was in New York on the date in question
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Salem
Lawrence
Patrick J. Lyons
Michael J. Flynn
Fred L. Snow
Westford
Philip Holland
Charles A. Bell
Snow
James H. Vahey
Lyons
Vahey
Attwill
New York
Horsfal
Postmaster General outlines Boston postal savings bank plan
Frank Hitchcock visits Boston for Harvard Class Day and 20th anniversary events and outlines a central post office savings bank to be among the first in major cities. He defends an efficiency based pay scheme, arguing no layoffs and that older workers remain with lighter duties and preserved pensions. He downplays railway mail service changes.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
Harvard
Mansfield
Boston
Hitchcock
New York
Chicago
Yeggs Get $200 At Burrage
A Burrage post office was robbed by yeggmen who blew the safe with nitroglycerine and escaped with $200. The casing was so precise that officials suspect professional safe blowers. The adjacent store was entered but yielded nothing of value. Entry was made and left via automobile.
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Burrage
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