British Summer Time Adopted in United Kingdom
A communication from Robert P. Skinner to the U S Secretary of State notes Britain’s introduction of summer time. Effective from 2 am Sunday March 28, British Summer Time is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time with time signals adjusted except Edinburgh Castle time gun, fired at noon GMT equivalent.
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Washington
Robert P. Skinner
London
United Kingdom
Greenwich
British Islands
Admiralty
Edinburgh Castle
Combating Rheumatism With Rad Salts and Jad Remedies
Readers urged to avoid damp ground and cold, keep feet dry, and drink water. A daily morning dose of four tablespoons of Rad Salts is claimed to flush uric acid via kidneys, aiding joints. Jad Salts, a grape and lemon lithia drink, is touted as inexpensive and safe for rheumatic sufferers.
Wife Seeks Lost Husband Missing Since October
Mrs. Charles B. Sterling, 76, of Back Bay, asks the Post to aid in finding her husband, 40, who disappeared last October during a trip to Helena Montana. He wore a dark gray suit, carried about $95, and worked as an auditor for Boston banks. The wife says she is nearly destitute and may seek charity if he does not return or support her.
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Charles B. Sterling
Batavia Street
Back Bay
The
Post
Helena
Mont
Boston
Booth Tarkington Novel Ramsey Milholland Serialized
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine will begin serialization of Booth Tarkington's entertaining Ramsey Milholland, a widely discussed book attracting broad readership. Prolific author Tarkington brings humor and social observation to the acclaimed tale.
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Booth ‘Tarkington
Ramsey Milholland
Boston Sunday Post
Listing of Voters by Police Department in Boston
The Boston police begin the annual voter listing on Thursday April 1. New patrolmen, unused to the practice, will handle most of the process which dates back a dozen years. Male voters 20 and older face inquisition while women voters data come from election headquarters. Last year about 227000 males registered. Also on April 186 dog owners must pay licenses of 2 dollars for males and one dollar for females. Congressman Tague pressed for assurance the listing would be done as before. Secretary James H. Devlin Jr. confirms officers have been instructed to perform their duties under the statute.
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Back Bay
Dorchester
Tague
Commissioner Curtis
Curtis
Boston
Peter F. Tague
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Curtie
James H. Devlin, JR
Reverend Snow To Lead Montreal Church After Hungary Tour
The Rev Sydney Bruce Snow former assistant pastor at King's Chapel will become pastor of the Church of the Messiah in Montreal on his return from Hungary where he headed the Hungarian Unitarian Unit. He will serve with the unit until September when he starts in Montreal. Snow, born in Winchester in 1878, was Harvard educated in 1900 and studied at the Harvard Divinity School. He led the Unitarian Church in Concord from 1902 to 1912 and served at King's Chapel thereafter. During World War I he worked with the food administration in Washington and the Red Cross in New York, later directing lectures with the army of occupation in Coblenz.
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Sydney Bruce Snow
King’s Chapel
Church of the Messiah
Montreal
Canada
Hungary
Snow
Winchester
Harvard
Divinity School of the University
Unitarian Church
Concord
N. H
Food Administration
Washington
American Red Cross
New York
Third Naval District
Army of Occupation
Coblenz
New Police Rule Curtails Excessive Speeding
The city enacts Rule 35 governing police conduct with speed limits. Officers may exceed speed only when necessary to protect life and property or enforce laws or department or public body regulations. The rule eliminates routine sensational driving except when essential.
Warning of Red Union Threat in New York
Assistant District Attorney Rorke warned police bomb squad that the Communist party of America seeks alliance with the Communists' labor party to overthrow the government. He said the national headquarters has moved to New York from Chicago, but has not yet been located.
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New York
Rorke
Harry Winitsky
New York Communist Party
Communist Party of America
Communists’ Labor Party
Chicago
New Police Auto Rules Limit Boston Vehicles
Boston police will be prohibited from driving department cars and motorcycles beyond civilian speed limits. The restriction, issued by Commissioner Curtis, adds a new section to the rules and was made public last night.
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Boston Police Department
Curtis
Daylight Bill Faces Senate Snag in Massachusetts
The daylight saving measure moves to the Massachusetts Senate with Governor Coolidge opposing. Supporters seek a two thirds vote for an emergency preamble, others threaten initiative and referendum to block operation. Some lawmakers wavering as manufacturers urge sectional opposition to daylight saving.
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Massachusetts
State
Senate
Coolidge
Prohibition Agent Buys Whiskey in Back Bay Hotel Sale
A federal prohibition agent paid 17 for a quart of alcohol in a Back Bay hotel room, then arrested the liquor seller Lawrence J. Nugent, driver of a taxicab from Gainsboro street, with bail set at 1600. Nugent is held on charges related to contraband whiskey.
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Prohibition
Pack Bay Hotel
Back Bay
Lawrence J. Nugent
Gainsboro Street
New York Senate Passes Daylight Saving Repeal Bill
The New York Senate voted 26 to 5 to pass the Fowler bill repealing the state daylight saving law. The measure was amended to let municipalities choose Standard or daylight saving time locally.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
Senate
Fowler
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