Proposals Sought for Materials and Supplies 1916
Government offices in Washington D C and Navy Yard Boston invite sealed proposals for leather book cloth gold leaf and binding materials for the Government Printing Office for fiscal year ending June 30 1917 and for basswood steel wire brushes tarred felt files newspapers lard oil white pine poplar spruce steel and woven tapes and wrenches for the Navy Yard Boston Massachusetts bids due May 15 1916 or May 16 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Printing Office
Washington
D. C
Cornelius Word
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Boston
Mass
Samuel M'Gowan
Riding Horse for Sale in New Hampshire
4 year old bay mare stands 14 hands high weight about 900 pounds perfectly sound. Address 4 V Oost on Starr king NH. Auction information not clearly provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ark Bay
Yoo
V. Ooston
Starrking
N. H
Ordinance to curb noise near hospitals in 1916
The ordinance requires the public works commissioner to install warning signs near hospitals with more than fifty beds. It prohibits unnecessary noise by pedestrians drivers and vehicle operators and sets a penalty up to twenty dollars per offense. It takes effect June 1, 1916 in City Council action dated April 17 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sxteen
James
Wines and Liquors Straight by. whiskey and gin price list
A historical notice from Thos. Snow & Son at 69 Market Street Boston advertises straight whiskey rum and gin by the jug with a request to send for the price list. The fragment hints at a temperance era or retail offer with emphasis on liquor pricing. It identifies the business and location in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market St
Boston
Multiple Roxbury and surrounding death notices list dates
A long roster of death notices and funeral details from Roxbury and nearby towns. Entries name Margare t Bennett, Mary Burke, Torena Calhoun, Mary Chute, John Cummings, James Crawley, Mary Dean, Grace Doyle, Julia Ettridge, Louise Ferrara, Joseph Gillis, Henry Hackett, Mary Jordan, William Kroeger, Julia Love, George Mellet, Elizabeth O Connell, David Moore, Nellie McInerny, Mary McLaughlin, Julia McLellas, Eliza beth O Connell, Joseph Perry, Cora Reynolds, Maxilian Scaramelli, Katharine Schauffler, William Schauffler, Elizabeth Sheehan, Christina Thomas, James Ward, and others with funeral times and locations in Roxbury, Somerville, Cambridge, East Boston and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Margaret
Josiah Bennett
Alaska St
Roxbury
Burke
Mary (Nee Sullivan
Timothy Burke
Whitney St
Mission Church
San Francisco
Calhoun
Torena F. Calhoun
Matthew Calhoun
Charles (. Springer
Whiting St
Chute
West Somerville
Mary E
David A. Chute
Fred W. Jackson
Broadway
Cummings
Jin Cambridge
John
Margaret Cummings
Lee
Auburn St
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Crawley
James Frank Crawley
Putnam Lodge
Waterman Chapel
Washington St
Dean
Mary Gray
William W. Dean
U. S
Samuel M. Burroughs
Dorchester St
Boston
Kittery
Portsmouth
N. H
Doyle
Cambridge
Grace V
Mary J
Richard Doyle
Fayerweather St
Reriem
St. Peter's Church
Ettridge
Julia E
Charlies Ettridge
Nee O'Connell
Peter O'Connell
Bennington St
Sacred Heart Church
Ferrara
Louise
Constantino
Clementina Ferrara
Oliva
St. Puneral
Everett St
Priday
Immaculate Conception
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Arlington
Bhackett
Henry
Josephine Hackett
Dudley St
Hart
Bridget
Michael Hart
Weller
Dacia St. Roxbury
SiSa
St. John's Church
Bine Willave
Hawkes
Revere
Mary E. Hawkes
Branley
Harry Hawkes
Reservoir Ave
Immaculate Conception Church
Beach St
Jordan
Merritt Jordan
Westland Ave
Lincoln
Kroeger
William Kroeger
Middlesex St
Nat & Au. m
the Holy Trinity Church
Brooklyn
St. Catherine's Church
Moore
Joseph A
Jerome Hi
Mary KE. Moore
Mooree
George W. Moore
Tours
Wallace St
Phillips
Maine
Woodsman
M'Inerny
Nellie McInerny
Thomas FP. Vinneran
New Heath St
All Saints’ Charch
McLaughlin
Mary A
Dennis McLaughlin
Lady O'Donnell
N. FL
Jiadies
M‘lellas
Malden
Julia
MelLellas
Henry B. Me Lellas
Fairview Terrace
O'Connell
Somerville
Elizabeth
John O'Connell
Spence
Beacon St
St. Joseph's Church
Perry
Joseph P
Anthony
Mary Perry
Sonda
Mary Dutra
Saratoga St
St. John the Baptist Church
Reynolds
Milden
Cora J
Frank B. Reynolds
Boston St
Scaramelli
Dorchester
Maxmillan
Viola Secarmelli
East Cottage St
St. Paul’s Church
Woodward Park St
Educational STUDY MUSIC THE RIGHT WAY Faelten Pianoforte School
19th Season promo listing music school offerings and piano lessons in Boston area. Includes addresses 27 School St and 238 Dudley, contact Roxbury numbers, and price notes for SINGER instruments and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faelten Pianoforte School
Boonie
Hustimetom Ave
Boston
Singers
Dudley
Elf-D&t
Dudley St
Rox
Charcoal Delivery and Local Notices in Somerville
Charcoal sacks offered by Somerville Charcoal Co at 50 cents each, 40 sacks delivered. Legal notice from Allen's Law Office advertises confidential marriage trouble services across states with free advice. Personal item from M. J. Hart disclaims responsibility for his wife’s bills as she has left home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville Charcoal Co
Linwood St
Tel
Legal Allen's Law Office
School St
Second anniversary mass for the repose of Juanes Travers
Second anniversary mass for the repose of the soul of Juanes Travers will be said on Thursday May 4 at 7:30 pm at St Pauls Church Woodward Park Dorchester Relatives and friends invited. IN MEMORIAM Rose M Keating died May 5 1992 Gone but not forgotten by her loving parents brothers and sister Anniversary mass at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament IN MEMORIAM Clement M Jobbson died May 3 1914 Gone but not forgotten by his wife and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF Waltham
City of
Ty Hall
Waltham
Mass
Plympton School
Eben J. Williams
BAY State Motor Car © CO
Berkeley St
Tremont St
Oxford
FP. S
Williams
Sheehan
Dorchester
William
Mary Sheehan
Tee Dorgan
Bernard St
St. Leo's Church
Esmond St
Shugrue
Rosbury
John
Elizabeth Shugrue
McDevitt
Conant St
Mission Church
Thomas
Winthrop
Christina EF. Thomas
Kitson
Hollis
St. John’s
Ward
James J
Michael and
Elizabeth Ward
Tough Ward
Dorchester St
South
Boston
St. Vincent’s Church
Juanes
Travers
St. Paul's Church
Woodward Park St
Rose M. Keating
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Clement M. Jobbson
Handball Association Holds Banquet For Eventful Night
Tremont Street Gym hosts first annual Ca bot Street Handball Association banquet as Marathon Cup winners Arthur V. Roth James Crowley and Norman Prendergast receive trophies. Roth credits training by Billy Fallon and 1914 Marathon automobile incident. Bill Mullen honored with loving cup and talks on handball. Permanent group formed to support a Ward 19 playground court. Local names include Harry McGovern Frankie O Neil Joe Riley and others with an orchestra from Superb Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Tall
Cabot Street Gym
Arthur V. Roth
James Crowley
Norman Prendergast
Arthur W. Roth
Billy Fallon
Roth
Bill Mullen
The
Gyvin
Ward 19
Harry McGovern
Frankie O'Neil
Joe Riley
Harry McCbe
Billy Mac
Superb Theatre
Waldek Zbyszkho to Meet Jim Losson at Boston Carnival
Waldek Zbyvszko agreed to meet Jim Losson the English heavyweight in the featured bout of next Monday night’s all star wrestling carnival at Mechanics Building. Losson, 235 pounds and 6 feet 5 inches, makes his Boston debut after Pacific coast action, aiming to defeat the Pole. The card also lists Lemle vs Herumpaa, Joe Rogers vs Frank Leavitt, and Cyclone Burns vs Harry Le Marr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldek Zbyvszko
Ziant
George Tuohey
Jim Losson
Mechanics’ Building
Losson
Boston
Pacific Coast
Karl Lemle
Herumpaa
Finn
Joe Rogers
Apollo
Frank Leavitt
Army
Cyclone Burns
Harry LeMarr
Mulford Breaks All Records for 24 Hours at Sheepshead
Ralph Mulford in a Hudson six stock chassis set new long distance marks by driving 1819 miles in 24 hours at Sheepshead Bay motordrome. He surpassed S N Edge's 1581 mile Brooklands record by 238 miles and averaged 75.19 miles per hour while driving solo throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ralph Mulford
Sheepshead Bay
S. N. Edge
Brooklands
England
Mulford
Edge
Harvard Second Baseball Mauls By Lowell Textile At Soldiers Field
Lowell textile team defeated Harvard second nine 11 to 3 at Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. Crimson pitcher Delano was knocked out in the eighth after Lowell scored five runs in the frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Lowell
Soldiers Field
Delano
Crimson
Hartford Falls to Lynn 7 to 6 in Long League Tilt
Hartford led by four runs but relinquished the lead in a 7 to 6 defeat to Lynn. Woodman wild early, settled after the third. Callahan poor support after relief. Scoring included runs from Porter, Gleason, Mercer, Duggan, and others with multiple hits and errors shaping the late innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Lynn
Woodman
Callahan
Smith
C. Smith
Porter
Grcutt
Daley
Denoville
Gleason
Mercer
Duggan
Gorham
Reed
Wagner
Orcutt
Masterman
Sth
Tuero
Deneville
Weiler
Snyder
Priesock
TD. Smith
Springfield Beats Worcester 5 to 1 Behind McGinley
Springfield defeats Worcester 5 to 1 as McGinley yields four runs on eight hits through three innings. Hammond, Riconda, and Daniels spark offense with two-base hits and key RBIs. Worcester struggles with poor defense behind Daniels and falls short in the sec ond and third innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
McGinley
Worcester
Daniels
Se. E. Flickey
Moloney
Pott'ger
Parks Rice
Hamond
Strandsh
Flynn
McChes’y
Tod Murphy
Halstein
Hingmash
Sy Didisierer
Ah Ol Stephens
Cooney
Scanion
Uristgig
Ies
Bove
Hammond
Murphy
Riconda
Ilyvnn
Hickey
Scanlon
Tyler
Doherty
Dislikes Post Editorial on Knox in Mexico
Beverly Mass May 2 1916 letter to the editor defends Knox and Taft on Mexico policy. The correspondent argues Wilsons stance caused missteps and accuses the Post of unfairness while promising to send copies to other papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Mexico
United Shoe Machinery Company
Elliott Street
Beverly
Mass
Ixnox
Taft
Huerta
Mexican Republic
Wilson
Harvard Beats Georgetown 6-1 At Soldiers Field
Harvard wins game 6-1 as Eddie Mahan pitches strongly backed by solid infield defense and timely hitting. Georgetown’s offense quieted until the last inning when McCarthy doubled and Cassidy drove in a run with a sharp single to right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Harvard
Soldiers Field
Mitchell
Eddie Mahan
McCarthy
New Haven Beats Lowell In Uneven Baseball Tilt
Haven visitors twice aided by Lowell fielding as New Haven edges Lowell 7 to 4. Kane Lord Munn Barrows Stimpson Torphy Lohman Miller Chouinard Harber Munn tied the late innings with key hits and several players earned bases on balls. Umpire Ennis supervised a 2 hour game with Chappelle and Lohmann handling the mound duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW
Haven
Conn
Lowell
New Haven
Eene McSherry
Kane Rf
Nutter
Berner If
Brives
Miller
Ceoreorwn
Choward
Plarher
S Sapper
Chappell Gilmore Hive
Spires,sb
Kia OO
Barrowsf
Stimpson
Gre'halge
Downer
Pi'Torpis
Warden
Lohman
Lord
Kane
Munn
Barrows
Torpeyo
Mesherry
Tierney
Corcoran
Griggs
Gilmore
Torphy
Chappelle
Lohmann
Ennis
Sin
Railway mail clerks entitled to pensions legislation anticipated
Congressman Carl Van Dyke of St Paul Minnesota says aging railway mail clerks and other government workers who have served long enough deserve adequate retirement pensions. He spoke at the Boston branch meeting of the Railway Mail Association at the Crawford House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl €. van Dyke
St. Paul, Minn
Boston
Railway Mail Association
Crawford l House
Harvard Beats Georgetown In Low-Scoring Tilt
Harvard tops Georgetown 8 to 4 as Harte and Mahan drive in runs. Nash, Abbot, Knowles, and Murphy contribute infield hits and stolen bases amid a pitching scramble by Mahan and Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Coolidge
Nash
Abbot
Murray
Harte
Mahan
Sullivan
Beal
Cusack
Knowles
Georgetown
Keal
Murphy
Herte
Uss
Perey
McCathy
Vipires White
McLoughlin
Hoon
A.E
Voolidge Er
U Weis
Lan’ Gan
Gilroy
I Ilarte
U Mahan
Percy
Bothfeld
Hungar
Joyce
Baby Hygiene Association Holds First Well Baby Clinic
The Baby Hygiene Association held its first well baby clinic at the Health Unit on Blossom Street. Dr. R A Drake oversaw the session with nurse Miss Anna M Kuss assisting, with future conferences planned by Dr. Drake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baby Hygiene Association
Blossom Street
R. A. Drake
Anna M. Kuss
Applications for Trarvard-Princeton and Harvard Yale games
Applications for the Trarvard Princeton and Harvard Yale baseball games to be played on Soldiers Field June 3 and June 21 may now be made at the office of the A. A. A. Yale game tickets must be applied for by June 12 and no tickets will be redeemed after June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tl. A. A
Yale
Harvard Spring Track Handicap Meet Set for May 17–18
The annual handicap track meet will be held at Harvard May 17 and 18 open to all university members. Prizes will go to the top three finishers in each event and several challenge cups will be contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Drake Morning Milk Advice at Station
Miss Russ will be at the station every morning to give out milk and advise mothers on proper cargo and feeding of babies. The arrangement occurs at 10 o'clock each Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
Miss Russ
German note not yet ready says von Jagow
Berlin May reports Merv von Jagow foreign minister told the Reichstag budget committee the government had not yet decided on the response to the American note about Germany's submarine campaign. He said once the imperial chancellor returned from headquarters a definite report would be given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Merv von Jagow
Reichstag
Germany
Tietz von Jagow
Retailers Confer at Chamber of Commerce
Big Boston storekeepers met at the Chamber of Commerce to seek a uniform policy on merchandise returns abolition of discounts summer closing hours free delivery zone limits and other issues. No agreement was reached after a three hour discussion. another meeting is set for May 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Chamber of Commerce
Plant Juice Herbal Remedy Gains Huge City Acceptance
A Watertown woman touts Plant Juice as the best remedy among all stomach herbal preparations. The new remedy has been introduced in many American cities and is reported to meet with tremendous success. It is described as a purely herbal preparation proving effective.
Plant Juice Promises Cure All Debility and Tonic Benefits
An advertisement touts Plant Juice as a universal tonic easing nervous and stomach disorders and improving kidney function. It features a testimonial from Miss Anna Hevern of Watertown detailing six years of digestive trouble and claiming cure after 38 bottles. The Plant Juice Man sells the remedy at Houghton & Dutton Co. drug department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Hevern
Watertown
Galen Street
Boston
Houghton & Dutton Co
Delatone Paste Shrinks Facial Hair Quickly
A home method claims to remove facial hair by applying a paste of water and delatone for two to eight minutes then rubbing off. The guide asserts no pain and certain results if real delatone is used, leaving skin smooth.
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DR. McKnight
Boylston
Ston
Bermuda
Evangeline O
N. Y
S. S
Bermudian
Salline
Quebec
N. Thos
Norfolk
Old Point
Baltimore
Savannah
Jacksonville
Merchants & Miners Trans. CO. Co
H. Maynard
Northern Ave
Cunard
Tuscanes
Alifornia
Pannonia MA
Mandanta
Halifax
tCalls Et Falmouth
Cunard Steamship Co.,ltd
State Street
Provideys
Colonial Line
Wash
Phona F. H
Cues New Vork
Georgia
Tennessee
Edston
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
West Qossinee
Mi. Whittier Station
White Mountains
J. Fred Thoms
HH. K. Webster Co
Red R. Eastman
Register of Deeds
Ossipee
N. W
Railroad Sq
Concord
Conant, Patrie's & Co
Commercial St
Portland
HW. A. Yeaton & Son
Charles M. Cox & Co
Frank
Ossipee Valley
N. II
Fibveokeo
Studebaker
R. E. Taylor Corporation
Brookline Ave
Peerless
Bowen
Sudbury St
J. M. Barry
Greek St
FORD
DH Luxe Sales &Co
Commonwealth Ave
Lo Braley
South End
East Cooncord St
Wellesley
the Post
GOO Men
Wolf Cohen & CO
Sacan
Ane
Sas F&e
Marks & Chester
New England
Cor
Dudley Sq
Pear
Dudley St. Sta
Albert A. Ross
Technology Chambers
Irvington St
B. B
Rosencranz
Mass. Ave
Harvard Sq
Cath
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Daniel Warren
Cornelius J. Warren
Annapolis
Maryland
Dantial J. Kelley
Middlesex
Rouse
Boston Post
Robert Grant
Esquire
John R. Nichols
S&s&15
Park Street
Penn’s
Helene L. Sweney
Fenway Theatre
Massachusetts Ave
Boylston St
Slye
Mabel Hall
Ave. Way
Bay State
Washington Styo
Heinemann House Academies
Marie Wallace
Columbus Ave
Berkeley
MacDonald School
Renway
Richards School of Dancing
Huntington Ave
Huntington Chambers
Eagie Window Leaning Co
Green St
Hay
S. Spizer
Tel. Haymarket
J. S. & B. Aurwich
Shawmut Ave
Smith Bros
Stamford St
J. Stain
Ruggles St
Reliable
Office Appliance CO
Devonshire St
American Writing Machine CO
Franklin St. Main
Remington
C.356 Tech
Stan
M. J. Hart
Perry St
IN Memoriam
Handball Association
Waldek Zbyszhko
Lowell Textile
NEW London
Lawrence
Weiser
Whitehouse
Warner
Burkett
Bannion
Dowd
D. O'Connell
Jayster
Howard
O’connell
Rodriguez
Russell
Conley
O Ostergren
Press
Martin
Hearne
Bannon
Hartford Bhlpo
Merrer
Orentz
Deville
D.smith
Yvorham
Prosock
Lawrence Bit
Po.a
D.o'c'ell
Iystervri
Mahoney
Rod’ Guez
Zielkarf
Os' Gren
Fish
Learne
Withington
Martin New
Ondon
Lawrence Sence
United States
Resinol
von Jagow
Pam
Blairs
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