Three Young Women in Suburban Library Mystery Rise to Fame
Samuel Merwin narrates the absorbing story of a suburban library assistant’s sensational ascent to fame and quiet retirement. Mrs Wilson Woodrow presents inside facts on Heywood Achison’s charitable crime. Jack Boyle exposes Tony’s punishment of Capt. Ulenborg as The Red Book Magazine acquires all three narratives.
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Samuel Merwin
Heywood Achison
Wilson Woodrow
Jack Boyle
Tony
Capt. Ulenborg
Red Book Magazine
Henrietta Brown
Miss Edgewater
Three Women Tied by One Unseen Interest
In a single feature the April Red Book Magazine presents three linked stories. Miss Henrietta Brown, a suburban library assistant, finds freedom and fame incognito as The Masked Dancer. Miss Edgewater, a beauty and secretary, becomes entwined with a crime and a scheming employer. A nameless Chinese slave girl endures ocean peril and tong vengeance after a grim voyage aboard the Vasa.
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Henrietta Brown
Miss Brown
Shoe Industry on Firm Basis in Brockton
Brockton March 22 United News quotes Chester Haton a leading shoe manufacturer saying the shoe industry is climbing back to normal. He notes the textile industry is a close second and expects improved conditions nationwide after Easter, with the spring setup lasting six weeks to three months.
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Brockton
United News
Chester Haton
Eaton
United States
Girl Drug Fiend Buys Evidence
A young woman nurse who was a drug addict was employed by a deputy collector of internal revenue to purchase morphine from alleged dope sellers to obtain evidence. She described chasing them after exhausting her own supply, then being forced to take a dose at the seller’s apartment in a crowded court room before United States Commissioner Hayes.
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Edgewater
Tlenrietyn Brown
Miss Edgewater
New York
Wallace Ramsey
Achison
Velasquez
Tong
Vasa
Ulenborg
Pacific
Mexico
San Francisco
United States
Anacapa
Golden Gate
Tahiti
Brothers Tong
Internal Revenue
Hayes
Nurse testifies in narcotics case against Gordon and Eisman
Miss Elizabeth Houde the nurse testified she worked for Deputy Collector Scannell for three months on several cases and used morphine daily. She described meetings with Gordon and Hisman to obtain and pay for morphine, including an ounce for forty five dollars, and stated she could have obtained drugs from other doctors. Commissioner Hayes postponed the case for another week.
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Scannell
George
Majestic
Hisman
Bowdoin Street
Gordon
Deplores Waste in Experimental Spraying
Massachusetts fruit specialist R A Van Meter says thousands of dollars are wasted annually as fruit growers push experimental spraying methods instead of standard schedules and materials. He urged that experimental work be left to the agricultural experiment stations.
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R. A. van Meter
Massachusetts Agricultural College
City considers new tax plan to raise 4.5 million
A committee report filed with Mayor Peters outlines revenue options for Boston including 1.5 million from higher fees on theatres and amusements, one fourth of state motor vehicle fees, and a 1 percent retail sales tax. The group notes Boston bears 67 percent of local tax burden versus Detroit and St. Louis.
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Committee On
Peters
Boston
Detroit
St. Louis
Will of Miss Josephine Bowen Is Allowed in Suffolk Court
The will of Miss Josephine Bowen of 50 Commonwealth avenue was allowed yesterday by a Suffolk Superior Court jury. The estate valued at 75000 includes her hotel business. Contests by sister Mrs Margaret Guilfuss of Cambridge and brother Henry Bowen of Dorchester alleged unsoundness of mind.
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Josephine Bowen
Commonwealth Avenue
Suffolk
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