Record Crowds at Auto Show in Boston Night
Boston filled with car activity as the great Auto Show drew large crowds at Mechanics Building and the Irvington Street Armory. Members of the Motor Truck Club of Massachusetts dined at the Westminster while Nash dealers gathered in the Copley Plaza salon.
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Boston
Mechanics’ Building
Irvington Street Armory
Cress
Motor Truck Club of Massachusetts
Westminster
Nash
Copley Plaza
Ajax Tire salesmen to travel in Maxwell roadsters
Ajax Tire Company announces a fleet of Maxwell roadsters for its 25 salesmen aiming to boost efficiency by 60 percent. E D Winans, general manager, says the cars will expand coverage, speed sample delivery, and cut selling costs. the plan was photographed in front of headquarters. A separate note reports a patient’s condition improving only to a point before becoming unresponsive.
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Ajax Tire Company
Maxwell
E. D. Winans
Ajax
Winans
Motor vehicle show and mass meet in Massachusetts
A gala evening showcased 258 automotive accessories at the Mechanics Building and Irvington Street Armory. Demonstrations featured removable tops and rattle proof fitting, with dealers reporting strong interest. The Motor Truck Club of Massachusetts held its first annual banquet with 2950 members, while Nash Motors executives spoke at the Nash dinner, praising transportation upgrades and state cooperation.
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Mechanics’ Building
Irvington Street Armory
Tha ‘Motor Truck Club of Massachusetts
James J. Scully
Norman H. Halliday
Coolidge
Curtis
Cox
James H. Devlin
John N. Cole
Department of Public Works
New England
Nash
Copley Flaza
C. B. Voorhis
Nash Motors Company
Ellis Travey
C. P. Rockwell
Farley Praises Boston Show as Best He Ever Attended
J I Farley vice president of the Auburn Automobile Company visits the Boston show and says it is far and away superior to any exhibition he has attended. He notes his status as an Old Timers Club member and ranks the event as outstanding.
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Farley
J. I. Farley
Auburn Automobile Company
Mr. Farley
Old Timers’ Club
Boston
Fleet in Big Manoeuvres Off Pacific Coast
The Pacific and Atlantic fleets will hold joint maneuvers off the Panama Pacific coast next January, aiming to keep the navy on its toes during peacetime. A battle between fleets and a Panama Canal test are likely outcomes, with visits to major Pacific coast ports afterward to display the naval force.
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Washington
Pacific
Atlantic
Panama
Daniels
Rodman
Wilson
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
United States
Solitary Kiss Costs Man $50 in Providence Court
Arthur Johnson a South Providence store clerk admitted before Judge Gorham that he could not resist kissing a 15 year old girl who entered the store. The court fined him $50, deeming it a curb on his risqué behavior. Johnson appealed.
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Providence
Arthur Johnson
Gorham
Sixth District
Georgie
Porgie
Arthur
Johnson
Westfield
Alice Loveridge
Chapel Street
Harold R. Luddington
Springfield
Luddington
New York
Who's Who at the Zoo by Irving Cobb
Irving Cobb writes an unusually funny travelogue through the zoo titled Who's Who at the Zoo to be printed in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
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Irving. Cobb
Boston Sunday Post
Post Cane Holder Is 95 Years Old
Mattapoisett's oldest resident and Post cane holder is 95 years old, celebrated after reaching the milestone yesterday.
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Mattapoisett
Uncle Henry Purrington Twice Reaches 90 in Mattapoisett
Wareham reports Mattapoisett’s oldest resident Henry Purrington aged 90 today. Known as Uncle Henry he has lived alone in Sunnycourt cottage through a harsh winter marking nearly a century of seasons.
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Wareham
Henry
China to negotiate with Japan on Shantung issue
The Pekin government directs the Chinese minister in Washington to tell the American State Department that China will reconcile the north and south factions by negotiating with Japan on the Shantung question. The notice comes via a Tokio wireless message picked up by the Japanese cruiser Yakumo in Honolulu.
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China
Shantung
Japan
Honolulu
Pekin
Washington
American State Department
Tokio
Yakumo
Boston Police Promote Seven to Sergeant in Major Shift
General orders by Police Commissioner Curtis announce seven patrolmen promoted to sergeant with promotions effective Friday March 19 at 7 45 pm. Also notes a Vermont divorce case where Arthur Kenerson seeks divorce from Sarah Isabel Kenerson on grounds of murder, tied to a life term for the killing of Alice Bradshaw in 1917.
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Boston Police Department
Curtis
Sarah Isabel Kenerson
Windsor
Alice Bradshaw
Kenerson
Vermont
Wenerson
Caledonia County
St. Johnsbury
Sergeant Promotions and Station Transfers for Boston Officers
Patrolmen advance to sergeants with new assignments across stations including Back Bay Charlestown East Dedham Street and Jamaica Plain. Notable moves include John J. Coughlin to City Portal Station James J. Gallagher to East Dedham Street and Walter M. French back to Back Bay from Hanover Street. Several sergeants shift between City Hall avenue Roxbury Crossing Back Bay and other posts as the superintendent orders. Sergeant John F. Fitzpatrick is to return to Jamaica Plain for his regular division.
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John J. Coughlin
Back Bay
Civil Service List
City Portal
Dennis A. Shea
Charlestown
James J. Gallagher
Dedham Street
George A. Mahoney
Boston Braves
Holy Cross College
Boston
Winfield A. Studley
Lagrange Street
John Flynn
Dudley Street
Thomas McTiernan
Hanover Street
City Hall Avenue
James Laffey
Edward J. Sullivan
Roxbury Crossing
Patrick J. McDonough
Joy Street
Edward A. Ryan
Patrick J. Flaherty
William Lewis
Mattapan
William W. Livingstone
Harry T. Grace
D Street
Patrick J. Williams
Denis J. Casey
City Point
Charles J. Wallace
Dennis F. Murphy
Fields Corner
Norman S. Ramsay
John J. Lordan
Henry Fermidge
Kenerson sues for divorce in Orleans County
Alvah S. Kenerson of St. Johnsbury filed suit in Orleans County court seeking a divorce from his wife. The action was reported from Burlington with no further details immediately available.
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Burlington, Vt
Alvah S. Kenerson
St. Johnsbury
Orleans County
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Newport
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Alonzo
A. O. Bliss CO
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Concord Trucks
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Concord
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Flyer
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Paige Paterson
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Stearnstewart Winton Wolverine
Gredag
Huffman Truck
Uffman
F. O. B. Factory
Torbensen
Mechanics Building
Booth
South Armory
Hosmer-Haid Co., Inc
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