Protests Against Segregation at Robert Gould Shaw House
Boston residents meeting at the Robert Gould Shaw House passed resolutions protesting segregation of colored federal employees in Washington. The group urged Congressman Andrew J. Peters to convey to President Wilson their appeal for removal of racial segregation in federal departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gould Shaw House
Washington
Andrew J. Peters
Wilson
Boston
Frederick B. Allen
Robert Gould Shaw
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Frederick B. Allan
Joy Street
Mass
Allen
A Physician Advocates Internal Baths For Health
An advertisement argues a physician first uses laxatives to clear waste in the lower intestine and cites 95 percent of illnesses linked to waste. It promotes the J B L Cascade internal bath with testimonials from Mrs. Elizabeth F. Kettredge and references to Riker Jaynes Drug Stores. It also includes a copied 1914 Washington notice about segregation and a letter from Andrew J. Peters thanking Mr Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth F. Kettredge
Sharon
Mass
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
New England
Advt
Clabby Agrees to Model Life or Faces Jail
Jimmy Clabby of Hammond Indiana will live an exemplary life for three years under a contract made today. If he offends he faces three years in jail and a $500 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Jimmy Clabby
Hammond
Ind
Trained Men Are Jobless In Boston Food Line
The free bread and soup line on Avery Street serves workers from many trades including mechanics bookkeepers packers firemen and farmers. William Horton Foster chairman of the food distribution committee aims to persuade Boston business men of the broader need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery Street
William Horton Foster
Boston
Great cast in Aida shines at Boston Opera House
A Dana praise column highlights a strong Aida cast led by Felix Weingartner with Lucile Marcel Weingartner and Gio vanni Zenatello. The review notes Zenatello’s renewed vocal power, Weingartner’s superb conducting, and the ensemble’s dramatic impact during the season’s closing week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Weingartner
Verdi
Aida
Boston Opera House
Lucile Marcel Weingartner
Giovanni Zenatello
Radames
Maria Gay
Amneris
Mario Ancona
Amonasro
Ancona
Mme. Weingartner
Zenatello
Oscar Hammerstein
America
Samson
Otello
Zenetello
Out-of-work Men Seek Farm Jobs Walk Twenty Miles
A local committee reports unemployed men willing to walk 20 miles to take farm work if a job is assured. Donations of old clothes, especially collars, aid men seeking work, while only three elderly women attended the committee’s free suppers, two were strangers and one had attended before.
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Foster
Salem Girl Elena Erinis Found Dead at Willows
The body of Elena Erinis, 20, a Crehore Shoe Factory worker from Salem, was found in Salem Willows by Beverly fisherman John Chapman. Police await medical exam after autopsy. no cause given yet. Brother Emmanuel Erinis identified the body and said she declined a marriage proposal from Arthur Argeros.
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Salem
Elena Erinis
Crehore
Salem Willows
John Chapman
Beverly
Emmanuel Erinis
Brother
Willows
Emmanuel
Arthur Argeros
Argeros
Foster
Boston Mayor to dine with D A R at Copley Plaza luncheon
Mayor Curley will attend a D A R luncheon at the Copley Plaza tomorrow noon amid history and controversy over the Boston Tea Party label. The invite came from Miss Floretta Vining, a Hull editor and D A R member, and Curley is expected to wear full regimental dress.
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Boston
Boston Beer Party
Copley Plaza
Curley
Congress
Floretta Vining
Hull
Try the New Way of Curing Corns
An advertisement promotes GETS-IT for corns warts callouses and bunions. It claims fast action with no pain no sticking to skin and no need for blades or plasters. The product costs 25 cents a bottle or can be ordered from E Lawrence & Co Chicago and is sold in Boston by Riker Jaynes drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Post
New England
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Boston
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
The Lake of the Amazons thrills New England audience
The National Theatre opened after two days for stage preparations for The Runaways. The Lake of the Amazons featured a water flooded Venice scene with a real gondola and live ducks, a Neptune descent, and dramatic dives as the royal guards rescue the heroine amid thunder and lightning.
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National Theatre
Lake of the Amazons
New England
Big Playhouse
Josey May
South Seas
Arthur Conrad
Table d'Hote
United States
Venice
Neptune
Don Carlos
Praises Work of Young Men at Charlestown Class Exercises
Governor Walsh praised the young men completing the Catholic Literary Union evening classes in Charlestown. John A. Cronin opened the event with Dr. John F. O'Brien as presiding officer, joined by Rev. James N. Supple, Rev. John W. McMahon, and Hon. Arthur Dolan. Principal James Mahoney reported average weekly attendance of 175, with some students 50 years old. Spanish was introduced this year and is likely to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Literary Union of
Charlestown
Walsh
John A. Cronin
John F. O’brien
James N. Supple
John W. McMahon
Arthur Dolan
Retired Engineer Reports Break-In at Old Colony Hotel
James Jewett, a retired railroad engineer, found his room broken into at the Old Colony Hotel in Framingham. He said $50 in savings was stolen from a tin box in his trunk after meeting a man named Edwin Johnson, who left the hotel today and is being sought by police. Johnson claimed to hail from Norfolk Downs.
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Framingham
James Jewett
Old Colony
Jewett
Edwin Johnson
Johnson
Norfolk Downs
Early mackerel run hinted as New Fish Pier market opens
Fresh groundfish prices slipped while nine schooners and two beam trawlers arrived at the dock. Foam reported the season’s first mackerel catch in the south channel three days ago, signaling an early spring run. Dealers quoted haddock cod hake pollock prices and listed vessel earnings as wholesale trade shifts from T Wharf to the New Fish Pier in South Boston began. Two colliers arrived. five more expected, including the M. H. Harper and Seaconnet from Norfolk and the Malden from Lamberts Point. The Thorsa carried Noyes fruit from Baracoa yesterday.
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Cuba
Santa Clara
Matanzas
Palermo
Navigazione Generale Italiana
Boston
Italy
Frederick H. Smith
Lewis Wharf Corporation
Smith
T Wharf
United Fruit Company
Long Wharf
Glasgow
Liverpool
Scotland
Monocacy
Philadelphia
Reading
J. O. Ellison
Charles H. Lawrence
Boca Grande Steamship Company
Boca Grande
New Orleans
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Cretic
Wireless
Virginia Capes
Ripple
Sears
Lillian
W. M. Goodspeed
M. C. Santos
Joseph W. Fordney
Baltimore
Edison Light
Sewalls Point
M. HE. Harper
Seaconnet
Norfolk
Malden
Lamberts Point
Everett
Melrose
Newport News
Noyes
Thorsa
Baracoa
Shipping News Arrived and Sailed Vessels Listed
Revenue cutter Gresham and a long list of steamers and schooners arrived or sailed via Oran Charleston and Newport News with numerous names including Palermo Dodero Genoa and Philadelphia. Tugs barges and towing vessels are noted with destinations such as Biddeford Portland and Salem alongside other ships like J S Glover Machias and Leighton reporting activity in the harbor.
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Gresham
Wilram
Salem
Palermo
Ital
Dodero
Genoa
Naples
City of Corinth
Gordon
Calcutta
Colombo
Oran
Katahdin
Macbeth
Jacksonville
Charleston
Howard
Chase
Baltimore
Newport News
Norfolk
Grecian
Page
Philadelphia
Joseph W. Y Fordney
LaVerge
Edison Light
Schofield
Sewalls Point
H. F. Dimock
Crowell
New York
Dingley
Linscott
Portland
City of Gloucester
Godfrey
Gloucester
Herbert
Riches
Newburyport
Jonas H. French
Anderson
Ipswich
Carlisle
Derrickson
Neshaminy
Wiconisco
Franklin
Conestoga
Olsen
Ctc
Ashland
Brookside
Enterprise
Tormentor
Sheldon
Valley Forge
Lablich
Pickering
Biddeford
Marion
Ephrata
Monocacy
Lloyd
Cto
Tohieckon
Cocalleo
Silver Brook
J. S. Glover
Davis
Machias
Newell B. Hawes
Leighton
Louisiana
Dan
Copenhagen
Horatius
Buenos Ayres
Lingan
Lensburg
Dorchester
Chippewa
Herman Winter
W. H. Moody
Rockport
Pallas
Beverly
Prudence
Proyi
Dence
Harrisburg
Providence
Tabor
Coleraine
Buck Ridge
Paxtang
Conewago
Maple Hill
Nemasket
Newport
Easton II
Mt. Hope
Tohickon
Cocalico
T. J. Hooper
Marguerite
Salisbury Beach
John S. Beacham
Kidney health ad touts Jad Salts for kidney flushing
An advertisement claims meat consumption overloads kidneys and promotes Jad Salts, made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, as a remedy to flush and stimulate kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent bladder weakness. It urges four ounces daily before breakfast to keep kidneys active and blood pure.
Father John’s Medicine Promoted as Health Booster
An advertisement touts Father John’s Medicine as a safe remedy to relieve throat and lung troubles. It claims to build up the body, cleanse impurities, and strengthen organs, presenting it as the best remedy for systemic health, not a patent medicine.
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Father John
Osmo Chemic Physicians Praised In New England Testimonials
A Neponset couple commends the Osmo-Chemic treatment for asthma crediting the cure to the therapy. Mr Colligan says he slept better and recovered fully after treatment and Mrs Colligan backs his account noting his prior winter illness and restored health. Other testimonials from New England are available at the Osmo-Chemic office.
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Thos. Colligan
Chickatawbut St
Neponset
Mass
H. Colligan
New England
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Commonwealth
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Bread Line
Weingartner and
Sheinwald
W. L. Douglas
Children’s and
Asia
Summer Street
Salem Girl
Eriins
Old Street
Shipping News
New York Mills
Axminster
Gilchrist
Gil Thldtrewee
Nitea
Wee Es
J. L. Plunkett
M. D
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