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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
5
The Mayor announced plans to discipline drivers of ash and other city teams who trot horses along State street and loiter at trip ends. Complaints from business owners cited street noise. The Mayor asked Supervisor Foss to stop the practice and warned suspensions for repeat offenders.
Pearl Jones of 6 Oak Place sent a Post photo claiming her sister’s six month old niece Grace Jones is the fattest baby in the South End. Grace’s measurements are 26 pounds, 26 inches long, 23 inch waist, and 9 inch calf, with parents listed as Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Jones.
The Somerville Board of Aldermen finance committee rejected Charles P. Lincoln’s three-year appointment to the Board of Assessors. The unanimous report, presented by President Dunklee, cited Lincoln’s limited responsiveness to requests for board sessions across the city, which stirred dissatisfaction among voters.
Mayor Fitzgerald signed off on a recommendation by Superintendent Casey to increase the salaries of all compositors, keyboard operators, proofreaders, and copyholders at the city printing plant by one dollar per week starting June 20.
The passage notes that ordinary cigars fail to satisfy a man with Havana-grade taste who seeks fragrance and freshness. He finds these qualities in Piccadilly, which is welcomed by thousands of men for the between-times smoke.
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