Whose Child Is This Five Dollar Gold Piece Prize
A Boston Post promotion asks schoolchildren in Greater Boston to identify their photo snapped at Savin Hill. The chosen child or guardian must visit the City Editor at 275 Washington Street, third floor, between 3 and 5 p.m. on weekdays to claim a $5 gold piece. Twenty daily photos and twenty Sunday prints will feature children with prizes.
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Savin Hill
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Greater Boston
Washington Street
Power House Site Bought in South Boston
The Boston Elevated Railway bought the premises of George Lawley and Son in South Boston to use for a new power house replacing the Albany street plant destroyed by fire. George Lawley said the exact location is not yet known and the firm will remain for an indefinite time, with the Elevated occupying the far end to avoid conflict.
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Boston
George Lawley & Son Company
Albany Street
George Lawley
Elevated
False Pretences Charged to Woman
Mary Wallace of South Boston was arrested by Inspectors Knox and Abbott for obtaining goods under false pretences from three large city department stores. Police say she procured items charged to others, with $75 worth found in her possession, and suspect she is not the first to use this method.
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Mary Wallace
Boston
Knox and
Abbott
12 Bodies Taken From Ruins At Fish Furniture Fire
Chicago reports 12 dead from the Fish Furniture Company fire as rescue ends due to unstable walls. Identifications include Ros ie Brucko and Ethel Anderson among others. two missing remain, with Fire Attorney Hogan states a possible charge against Teo Stoeckel.
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Chicago
Fish Furniture Company
Harry Darlington
Ethel Anderson
Miner W. Hell
Rosie Brucko
Hannah Burden
Lillian Sullivan
William Green
Ethel Lichstenstein
Harry M. Mitchell
Simon Fish
Veronica McGrath
Gertrude Quinn
Mary Wargo
Bert St. Clair
Alexander Bush
Rose Brucke
Chauffeur Declares Himself His Own Court in Boston
A Boston taxi driver, arguing on the street, demanded $3.60 fare from a debonair passenger. The passerby paid, the crowd watched as the driver asserted a courtly victory in a rapid, offbeat roadside episode lasting about 14 minutes.
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Supreme Court of the State
Boston
Boylston Street
Mr. Nicey-Nicey
New Drug Store Opens on Washington Street
Riker Jaynes opens its 85th store at 601 Washington Street near Boylston in Boston amid a planned crowd and free souvenirs. The growing chain now operates nine Boston locations and multiple outlets in New York Brooklyn Newark and New England, reflecting rapid expansion and high demand.
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Riker-Jaynes
Washington Street
Boylston
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Newark
New England
Balding minister retires from pulpit over hat rule
The Rev. R. A. Hafer of St. Trimitatis Evangelical Taith eran Church in Jersey City resigns his ministry claiming baldness forces retirement. He explains he cannot wear a hat in the pulpit or preach bare headed without catching cold.
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New York
R. A. Hafer
St. Trimitatis Evangelical Taitheran Church
Jersey City
Sheinwald Shoe Syndicate Expands Boston Store
A 49 foot deep addition brings the store depth to 210 feet and a special morning sale opens the enlarged shop. The annex created a busy scene as staff stock and readjust the set up to fit the new layout, making it larger than any Boston shoe store.
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Sheinwald Shoe Syndicate
Boston
Labor Leaders 1910 Keogh A Boston Lathers Pioneer
Thomas F. Keogh president of Boston Wood Wire and Metal Lathers Local 72 is a veteran organizer. He led Local 72 since 1885 when it was the Lathers Protective Union and served in key labor bodies including the Building Trades Council, Boston Central Labor Union, and the State Council of Lathers in Massachusetts. Born in New York City and raised in Syracuse, he moved to Boston as a young man and has been active for decades.
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Thomas F. Keogh
Boston Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers’ Union
Tlocal 72
Lathers
Boston
Lathers’ Protective Union
Keogh
International Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers’ Union
Local 72
Old Building Trades Council
Tie
Boston Central Labor Union
State Council of Lators
Massachusetts
Mr. Keogh
New York City
Syracuse
N. Y
Evolution of Chinese kilns conference at MFA
A lecture on Chinese pottery by Francis Kershaw drew from the Macomber collection at the Museum of Fine Arts. The talk traced Chinese ceramic history from early burial vessels to refined wares and porcelain, with a supplementary session by J Lindon Smith on a Mastaba Chamber scheduled for April 1 at 2 39 p m.
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Museum of Fine Arts
Francis
Kershaw
Macomber
China
J. Lindon Smith
Funeral services for Captain Michael J Desmond observed at East Boston home
The Boston Post reporter and W Landsman author Captain Michael J Desmond was honored yesterday at his East Boston residence 97 Maverick street with a large attendance of relatives and Post coworkers. Rev Thomas P McGinn led the Good Friday service before cremation and interment at Holy Cross Cemetery Malden. Pallbearers included Daniel Maloney George H Lanen Joseph Lewis Michael J Duggan John Brown and William McSorley.
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Michael J. Desmond
Boston Post
W Landsman
Maverick Street
East
Boston
Post
Thomas P. McGinn
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Daniel A. Maloney
George H. Lanen
Joseph Lewis
Michael J. Duggan
John Brown
William McSorley
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
New England Apples Spark Interest in Farms and Stocks
Farmers from up state and businessmen forming stock companies visit the Cham ber of Commerce daily seeking guidance after a Washington Street apple exhibit. The chamber has distributed 7000 copies of The Future of the New England Farm and notes rapid orchard planting and rejuvenation across all six states.
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Chamber of Commerce
New England
Washington Street
Child Labor Law Heads to Governor Pothier
Providence R I March 25 The child labor bill passed both houses despite strong store opposition and awaits Governor Pothier signature. The law bans work after 6 p m for anyone under 16 affecting nearly 1000 children across the state.
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Providence
R. I
Pothier
Senate
House
Schooner Silver Spray Sees Hazardous Gloucester Voyage
The schooner Silver Spray neared Portsmouth after leaving Gloucester but collided with a lighter at Cape Ann, losing starboard main chain plates and yardarms and developing a leak. She went ashore on the flats while entering the harbor and will be repaired with a probable floatation at high water tomorrow.
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Gloucester
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Cape Ann
Gloucester Harbor
Alesk
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