Once Rich Now in Poorhouse in Chicago March 6
James W. Paige, inventor of a famed typesetting machine, ends in the Chicago Oak Forest poorhouse after decades as owner of Paige Compositor plant. Once valued at about 1.6 million, he lost fortunes in the 1893 panic. Mark Twain was an investor, but Paige’s invention failed to advance, ending in insolvency.
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Chicago
James W
Oak Forest
Paige
Mark Twain
Arla
Mr. Alge
Goodyear Service Station Dealers Offer Mileage and Service
Boston Goodyear Service Station Dealers promise to maximize tire mileage and minimize effort and cost. They provide proper tire sizing, inflation, wheel alignment checks, and urge tire abuse prevention. The dealers aim to gain customer friendship through consistent service and selling Goodyear Tires, Heavy Tourist Tubes, and Tire Saver Accessories.
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Goodyear
Boston
Goodear
Threat to Kill Mayor Sparks City Hall Threat Scene
Mayor Williams of Waltham reports life threats from three city laborers after Aldermen pass a year round Saturday half day holiday. The men warned they would kill him if he vetoed the order as he left City Hall.
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Wiliams
Waltham
Williams
City Hall
Baby suffocates in bed beside sleeping mother
In Worcester on March 6 a six month old infant of Mr and Mrs Richard H Dewey of King street suffocated after burrowing into a pillow beside his mother while she slept.
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Worcester
Richard H. Dewey
King Street
Cold Storage Bill Opposed by Health Committee
The committee on public health rejected a bill to stamp eggs with cold storage lettering. It approved a separate bill defining cold storage and cold storage warehouses and clarifying current food cold storage law, recommended by the State department of health.
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Committee On Public Health
State Department of Health
Wollaston Woman's Club Elects New President
Mrs Charles R Safford defeated Mrs Edward B E Jameson for president of the Wollaston Women's Club at yesterday's meeting held at the club in Wollaston.
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Charles R. Safford
Edward BE. Jameson
Wollaston
Massachusetts Bill Proposes State Submarine Unit
Representative Lewis R. Sullivan of Dorchester filed a bill in the Massachusetts House to authorize state funds for building a submarine to join the U S Navy. The vessel would be named after a Massachusetts city and built in a local shipyard if timelines meet federal requirements. Funding would come from 4 1/2 percent bonds to be repaid over 30 years.
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Massachusetts
Lewis R. Sullivan
Dorchester
House of Representatives
United States Navy
Bay State
Drive Away Grants Near 400 Mile Benchmark
A Chicago Grant Six distributor conducted a drive away of 62 cars from Cleveland to Chicago, nearly 400 miles, with no accidents. H. B. Waite notes the method’s speed and potential cost benefits, while praising the cars arriving in better condition after running to optimum shape.
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Chicago
Grant Six
Cleveland
H. 8
Waite
Apperson Roadaplane Draws Crowd At Auto Show
Enthusiasm runs high for the Apperson Roadaplane as Shauck MacMurray Company salesmen demonstrate the new motor car. The exhibit attracts many visitors and a number of Roadaplanes have already been sold this week.
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Shauck & MacMurray Company
Plan to defend New England coast windfall meeting
A meeting at the State House was convened by the Committee on Public Safety to organize a naval reserve coast patrol from Eastport Maine to Chatham Massachusetts. Invitations extended to officers and crew of American merchant vessels in port tugboat officers yachtsmen pilots maritime engineers and other citizens who can assist the navy in wartime.
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Naval Reserve Coast Patrol
New England
Eastport
Chatham
State House
Committee On Public Safety
Naval affairs meeting to organize patrol fleet
The sub committee on naval affairs chaired by Robert Emmons meets with James Storrow and Governor McCall expected present. Commandant Rush reports from Washington to contact potential civilian aid for navy in hostilities and to plan an 80 foot coast patrol boat fleet capable of 18 knots. Adjutant General Pearson assigns six officers to assist safety committee sub committees.
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Naval Affairs
Robert W. Emmons
James J. Storrow
McCall
William R. Rush
Boston Navy Yard
Rush
Washington
Public Safety Committee
Naval District
Eastport
Chatham
Gardner W. Pearson
Pearson
National Guard
Adjutant-General’s Office
Safety Committee
Adjutant-General
Porter B. Chase
First Corps
Home Guards
Josiah 8. Hathaway
Quartermaster Corps
William B. Emery
Christopher Harrison
Engineer Corps
Henry J. Knowlton
Navy Yard
Raymond D. Hasbrouck
Technicians Study S K F Ball Bearing Exhibit
An automobile show exhibit features eight S K F ball bearings in radial adapter and thrust types. Made of Swedish crucible steel, the balls are staggered to double ball count per row, reducing weight per ball and improving operation. The inner race allows leeway to prevent cramping strains.
Visitors See Truck As Does the Worm at GM Exhibit
A visitor at the General Motors Truck Company exhibit in Mechanics' building last night described a canary colored two and a half ton truck mounted high above the crowd. Manager M. E. Brackett said the display showed hidden chassis parts and noted they have already received orders due to the demonstration.
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General Motors Truck Company
Mechanics’ Building
M. E. Brackett
Maynard Firemen Granted Pay Raises and Town Colors
On March 6 Maynard increased fire department pay for all members. Firemen rise from 30 to 0 dollars monthly, engineers from 0 to 75 dollars, and Chief George H. Gutteridge from 0 to 100 dollars. The town also adopted blue and white as its colors.
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Maynard
Maynard Fire Department
George H. Gutteridge
Rhode Island Chief Justice Resigns From Bench
Clarke H. Johnson sent his resignation as chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court to the General Assembly. The resignation was accepted and takes effect tomorrow. He retires under the age limit after fourteen years on the bench.
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Rhode Island
Clarke H
Johnson
General Assembly
Supreme Court of
Apollo Club Concert in Jordan Hall Features Murphy Solo
Lambert Murphy tenor soloed with the Apollo Club under Emil Mollenhauer in Jordan Hall. His renditions included Protheroe Horsman Campbell Tipton Cadman Massenet Reichardt and Chadwick plus Schubert Die Almacht. The choir, led by Mollenhauer, delivered confident rhythm and a varied program ending with America. The evening opened with Davies Hymn Before Action.
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Apollo Club
Emil Mollenhauer
Lambert Murphy
Jordan Hall
Mr. Murphy
Protheroe
Horsman
Campbell- Tipton
Cadman
Massenet
Reichardt
Chadwick
Schubert
Murphy
Manon
Mollenhauer
America
Davies
Purim Feast to Uplift West End Jewish Homes
Purim observances will banish worries of food boycotts and rising living costs as Jewish households in the West and North Ends and across the city prepare substantial dinners. Special services will mark the festival in synagogues and temples tonight and tomorrow, with plays about Purim’s origins planned in many synagogues and religious schools.
New Mexico Loses Land Title Dispute
Washington March 6 New Mexico lost Supreme Court litigation over the government's title to coal lands in the Gallup field. The government argued the 1898 school land grant implied exceptions for coal and other minerals, denying the state ownership.
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Washington
New Mexico
Gallup, N. M
Patria Sails from New York with American Passenger Aboard
The Fabre line steamer Patria departed New York in the afternoon carrying a single American passenger among its travelers as part of a routine crossing.
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New York
Fabre Line
Patria
Colombia Seeks Peace Denies German Alliance
Colombian minister Julie Getancourt rejected reports of any alliance with Germany or other patrons to involve Colombia in war. The legation said such circulation aroused distrust in Latin America, stressing Colombia’s pacifist stance and desire to end the war.
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Washington
Julie Getancourt
Colombia
Germany
New Hampshire Court Rules Women May Be Notaries
Concord NH March 6 The State Senate asked for guidance and the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that women may legally be appointed notaries public.
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N. H
Concord
State Senate
New Hampshire
Milton Furbish Funeral Service Tomorrow in Wakefield
Funeral for Milton F. Furbish of Wakefield, one of New England’s oldest cabinetmakers, who died Monday at age 88, will be held tomorrow from the home of his daughter Mrs. Mary F. Blodgett on Murray Street Wakefield.
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Milton F. Furbish
Wakefield
New England
Mary F. Blodgett
Murray Street
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Sparton
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W.J. Connell Co
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Patria Sails
Milton Furbish
Beautlaar
mAmerica
Detroit Company of
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Governor Square
Royal Mail
Chevrolet
B. Flint
Chevrolet Motor Company
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