$1000 Fine for Junk Dealer Conspiracy
Bernard Hess a New York junk dealer was fined 1000 by Judge Marten in US District Court for conspiracy to defraud the government in the sale of junk at the Charlestown navy yard. Herman M. Comins of Roxbury foreman for Hess was fined 200 on the same charge. Both pled guilty. The government says concealed weights were used in the weighing before loading and discarded when weighed in the warehouse.
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Bernard Hess
New York
Marten
United States District Court
Charlestown Navy Yard
Herman M. Comins
Roxbury
Hess
10000 Push Carts Barred In New York Ordinance
The New York Board of Aldermen passed a unanimous ordinance to remove 10,000 push carts from city streets. The measure, drawn after investigation with Mayor Gaynor's approval, grants peddlers special stand privileges near East River bridges and in selected squares, despite strong opposition from the vendors.
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New York
Board of Aldermen
Gaynor
East River
Movement Aims at Better Baby Race in U S Next Sunday
A special illustrated feature in next Sunday's Post promotes improving infant health and lineage in the United States. It highlights aims to advance child welfare, maternal care, and scientific approaches through public knowledge and community support.
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United States
Next Sunday
Post
Pope improves health, follows doctors orders
The Osservatore Romano reports the Pope remains under a special regime after a recent illness. He has not entered the Vatican gardens nor resumed pilgrim audiences, per doctors. A note mentions camera crews were misled by Hank the Hermit and his animals in a forthcoming comic.
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Rome
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Vatican Gardens
Hank the Hermit
Next Sundy’s Post
Quiet Hingham Nuptials Unite Clark and Bradley
Miss Jessie L. Clark and Frederic G. Bradley of Hingham married yesterday at the Clark home on Fearing Road in a private ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph C Clark, is a Sacred Heart School graduate and noted vocalist. Bradley, son of Peter B Bradley head of the American Agricultural Chemical Company, attended by only family members, and Rev George B Spurr officiated at the ceremony.
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Jessie L. Clark
Frederic G. Bradley
Hingham
Joseph C. Clark
Sacred Heart Convent
Providence
Bradley
Peter B. Bradley
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Bradley Fertilizer Company
Clark Home
Fearing Road
George B. Spurr
New North Church
Unitarian
Whaley Granted Expanded Duties at NYNH&H and CNAR
New York May 6 Vice-President A R Whaley of the New York New Haven Hartford and Central New England Railroads is named head of engineering construction and maintenance in addition to leading operations. Vice-President E H McHenry who headed the department resigned effective May 1.
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New York
A. R. Whaley
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Central New England Railroad Company
E. H. McHenry
American Wins Gladstone Prize at Oxford History Event
W. P. Shepardson a Rhodes scholar from Colgate University Hamilton New York and Balliol College Oxford University won the Gladstone history prize today in Oxford England on May 6.
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Oxford
England
W. P. Shepardson
Colgate University
Hamilton
N.Y
Balliol College
Oxford University
Medford City Plans Advisory Planning Board
Mayor Charles S. Taylor proposes a city planning committee formed from delegates of all civic organizations. The board will advise on buildings streets parks playgrounds and other improvements affecting Medford's appearance.
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Charless. Taylor
Medford
Architects Selected for $700 000 Allston Armory Plans
The State Armory Commission chaired by Brigadier General Gardner W. Pearson chose competing architects to draw plans for the new $700000 cavalry and artillery armory to be built in Allston. Fifteen architects were reportedly chosen to compete under American Art Institute rules, with the winner to be named later and the selections kept confidential for several days.
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State Armory Commission
Gardner W. Pearson
William B. Emery
Edward L. Logan
Ninth
George Howland Cox
State House
Cavalry
Artillery
Allston
American Art Institute
School Boys Patrol Organized in Brooklyn
New York May 6. A Brooklyn public school organized the first school boys patrol to escort children to and from school and during play after hours. The American Museum of Safety plans to extend the patrol to all city schools as part of a safety crusade involving about 300000 children.
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New York
New York City
Brooklyn
American Museum of Safety
Early Morning Fire Damages Brighton Block
An early fire at 26 Harvard Avenue Brighton caused about $2000 in damage. Mrs S O Shedd woke with smoke and alerted her husband and T H Bradley before others fled to the street. The blaze spread from basement to first floor damaging furniture and structure with fire smoke and water.
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Harvard Avenue
Brighton
S. O. Shedd
T. H. Bradley
Building Laborers and Drivers Strike Over Wages Conditions
Several hundred building laborers and teamsters at the new Berkeley and Stuart streets building project by Whidden & Co., Inc. walked off the job yesterday afternoon. They say the strike aims to enforce union wage scales and conditions for excavators and other laborers.
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Berkeley and
Stuart Streets
Whidden & Co., Inc
Foss Favors 250000 for Panama Expo Show
Chairman Walter L McLure says Governor Foss supports a 250000 appropriation for the Panama-Pacific exposition. Commissioners requested 500000. The committee on federal relations will report today.
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Walter L. MclLure
Committee On Federal Relations
Foss
Produce dealer dies in Attleboro auto crash
At Attleboro Falls May 6 John Diamond a produce dealer was killed and his brother William Diamond was injured in a head on collision between their car and a Providence car owned by William Earle. The Earle car had been following a large auto truck and swung left to pass. The Diamond vehicle was hit at full speed and pushed into the gutter with Diamond crushed beneath it.
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Atmleboro
John Diamond
Attleboro Falls
William Diamond
William Earle
Providence
Earle
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