Death of Prof Stockbridge at 84 in Florida
Levin Stockbridge honorary professor of agriculture at Amherst and former Massachusetts legislator died in Florida aged 84. A charter member of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, he taught at the Agricultural College from 1868 to 1882 and 1888 to 1889, serving as acting president 1876-77 and 1880-82 and spending summers in Amherst.
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Amherst
Florida
Levin Stockbridge
Amherst Agricultural College
Stockbridge
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture
The
Agricultural College
Appraisers Adopt New Docks Examination Method
A new method for checking goods at the docks sends one in ten packages to the appraisers. On Monday 270 casks of French clay from a 2700-cask lot were routed to appraisers stores. Officials warn the policy may require new storage space as other goods backlog grows.
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Custom House
Boston Bill Allows Morton Street Improvement
Ward 24 will benefit from street improvements after the Senate passed the bill to empower Boston to spend funds. Senator Callender steered the measure, replacing the committee's unfavorable report with the engrossed bill.
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Morton Street
Ward 24
Senate
Boston
Callender
American Bank Names Acting President After Patterson Resigns
At a directors meeting yesterday H. J. Patterson resigned as president and director due to ill health. C. H. Collins, vice-president, was elected acting president and is expected to be made permanent soon. Collins, a Dorchester resident, has long been prominent in financial circles and has many years with the American Bank.
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American National Bank
H. J. Patterson
C. H. Collins
Collins
Dorchester
American Bank
New City Directory of Boston Highlights 300000 Names
The new City Directory of Boston for the year includes over 300,000 names and addresses with occupations. It features larger type in three columns, lists city and state employees, fire alarm boxes and locations, and a full roster of United States officials and their departments. It helps locate clergy and churches and is a handy office or home reference.
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Boston
Seaver-Radford Company
United States
Mother's Touching Tale Of Cure By Cuticura
Mrs Helena Rath of New York describes a severe rash on her son Charlie fading after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She credits the remedies with drying the sores and restoring Charlie's skin to a white, healthy state. She urges others to publish her account to help other mothers.
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Helena Rath
10Th Ave
N. Y
Little Frank Hunter Saves His Baby Sister Hero of Fire
Frankie Hunter, aged schoolboy, saved his baby sister Grace Dorothy from fire at their Worcester Street home. He busted a smoky door, carried Grace to the hall, and he and Grace escaped uninjured aside from smoke and minor burns. He then returned to the bake shop for eggs before Mamma treated his hands.
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Frankie Hunter
Grace Dorothy Hunter
Worcester Street
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Gracie
Papa
Dwight School
I’m
Frank Hunter
Grace
Provincetown Bill to Borrow 5000 for Pilgrim Monument
In the Senate yesterday the committee on towns reported a bill authorizing Provincetown to borrow 5000 dollars to erect a monument commemorating the Pilgrims landing.
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Committee On Towns
Provincetown
Bad Checks Pin Themselves To Stamford Corsets
Stamford Connecticut May 3. Mrs James Smith and her husband were arrested after six forged checks each for 14 dollars surfaced on her corset while the couple attempted to pay for shoes at a Stamford shoe store. The matron at police headquarters traced the checks to Fidelity Title and Trust Company and the First National Bank of Stamford. They were bound over for trial.
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Stamford
Conn
James Smith
Woman Registration Surges Ahead in City Listing
Police report the city sees heavy female registration and expects a large rise in school committee votes in the next city election. Last year 184000 names were registered, with a projected five percent increase this year. Listing, led by Police Commissioner Curtis, aims to finish by May 13, with about two thirds the time of last year.
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Curtis
Gaskin
Court Square
South
Boston
Back Bay
Wedded Children thwarted by parents force breakup of couple
Margaret Forbes an 18 year old Brookline girl and Max Jackson a 17 year old Jamaica Plain lad married secretly after six months courtship. Parents tore the couple apart and forced return to separate homes. Brookline authorities claim action. Marriage license showed age discrepancies. The couple vow to reunite despite legal opposition and threats of annulment.
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Margaret Forbes
Brookline
Max Jackson
Jamaica Plain
Bar of Justice
Boston
Margaret
Jackson
Love
Gertrude Burns
Cambridge Fire Alarm Mixup Delays False Call
Shortly after 9 pm Monday, Box 84 sounded for a fire in Cambridge. Assistant Chief Bunker mistook it for Box 8, sending Hook and Ladder Company 2 racing to East Cambridge where no fire could be found after a ground search through the district.
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Cambridge
Bunker
Box 8
Hook and Ladder Company 2
East Cambridge
Hook and Ladder
City Point Dance Hall Petition Withdrawn
Opponents of dance halls at City Point celebrate as H. H. McInnes withdraws his license petition. Clerk John F. Dever received the withdrawal letter from counsel Joseph A. Dennison, cancelling today's 2 PM hearing.
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City Point
Boston
H. H. McInnes
John F. Dever
Joseph A. Dennnison
McInnes
Brake shoe from L falls on boy in South End incident
Early yesterday a brake shoe from an elevated car fell near a 16 year old boy on Castle Street at 6 30 am. Henry Meezer of 21 Kirkland Street was struck on the head, unconscious, then carried to a shop and later to the hospital. Doctors report a fractured skull but say injuries are not life threatening.
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South End
Henry Meezer
Kirkland Street
Castle Street
Meezer
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