Rockefeller Gifts Add 2 Million for Europe Relief
New York date Feb 28 193? The European Relief Council announced an extra 2 million gift from the Rockefeller fortune to aid starving European children. The sum will be split equally between the Rockefeller Foundation and the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Memorial Fund and go to the American Relief Administration for distribution.
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New York
Rockefeller Fortune
European Relief Council
Rockefeller Foundation
Laura Spellman Rockfeller Memorial Fund
American Relief Administration
Relief Council
Europe
New York Faces Record High City Tax Rates
New York city taxpayers must endure the highest tax rate in the city’s history. The figures, released by the Board of Aldermen finance committee, show rate increases across all five boroughs tied to a 1921 budget of 345,530,089 and a real estate valuation nearing 9.97 billion with personal property at 213 million.
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New York
New York City
Committee of Finance
Board of Aldermen
Luncheon and Lecture Schedule Today
Today showcases a busy slate with the Pilgrim Publicity Association Ad Club lunch at 12 30 P M the Kiwanis Club luncheon at Boston City Club at 12 30 P M Dr Antonio P Savvidis speaks at 4 P M at 2th Century Club St Davids Day Welch celebration at Chipman Hall 7 30 P M Suffolk County Council American Legion meets at State House and Professor W C Abbott discusses the English Revolution of 17th Century at the Lowell Institute at 8 P M
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Kiwanis Club
Boston City Club
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Century Club
Welch
Chipman Hall
Suffolk County Council
American Legion
State House
W. C. Abbott
Lowell Institute
Refusing Wage Cut Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Workers Strike
Thompsonville workers walk out over a wage cut announced Friday. Company estimates 800 out, while strikers claim 1000 to 1200 employees participate in the stoppage.
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Thompsonville
Conn
Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Company
Record Arrivals Set at Boston Port in February
Boston reports a February record for transatlantic passenger arrivals with 18 liners and 16 927 passengers. Ten ships rerouted from New York due to Ellis Island congestion, making it the port's busiest month since before the war. In 1920 Europe arrivals totalled 25 996 and 1919 saw 7456 abroad arrivals excluding troops.
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Boston
New York
Ellis Island
Europe
Concord Votes Day At Town Election
In Concord on February 28 heavy female turnout helped Fred B. Power win the one year term on the municipal light board against Charles Hayden Whitney 532 to 868. The town also approved a Yes for a 2M to 422 No water or license vote and elected Mrs Helen T D Dexter to the school committee for a two year unexpired term to fill the vacancy from Mrs Ellen T Emerson Davenport’s resignation and move from town.
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Fred B. Power
Charles Hayden Whitney
Old Board
Municipal Light Board
Helen TD. Dexter
Ellen T. (Emerson) Davenport
Be Pretty Turn Gray Hair Dark with Sage and Sulphur
Advertisement promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to restore natural hair color. It claims easy at home use, natural even darkening, and a glossy finish after one or two applications.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Operator recalls night of wreck and shared duties
Whitehead describes the night of a two train crash as he and substitute operator Joe Cook guided trains through a dangerous interlocking junction. He details the near miss, the collision of Michigan Central No 20 at speed, the tower shock, and the measures taken to prevent further danger.
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Piering
Joe Cook
New York Central
Michigan Central
Joe
Charley
Chesterton
Whiteheald
Cook
War Bride Goes Back to France
Julie Vennet, a 31 year old French woman, must return to Camblain France after Ellis Island refused her entry to marry Pierre Bellorgette, a French soldier. Immigration officials cited moral concerns, rejecting her plea aided by a Deppe family affidavit.
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France
New York
United News
Julie Vennet
Camblain
Sam
Emily Knowles
Guy Spiker
Julie Vernet
Julie
Pierre Bellorgette
la France
Henry George Deppe
Palmerton
Arlington Deppe
Ordnance Corps
Deppe
America
Ellis Island
Washington
Department of Labor
Deppes
Last Day To File Returns For Massachusetts Tax
Massachusetts taxpayers faced a final deadline for state income tax returns at 5 PM. Crowds filled 40 Court Street as the finance department processed filings with police help for crowd control. Postmarked mail dated today would still count as on time, avoiding the $5 daily delinquent fine.
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Income Tax Division
Court Street
City Hall Avenue
40 Court Street
Three Firms Settle With Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Three more clothing manufacturers the Haymarket Oppenheim Brothers and W Schenkel have settled their grievances with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.
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Haymarket
Oppenheim Brothers
W. Schenkel
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
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