Baby Hippo Fund Drives Boston Kids to Help
The Boston Post reports rapid donations for the Baby Hippo Fund after news of an option on Baby Hippo. Mayor Curley contributes 25 dollars, the Post 1000, and curator George Morse Jr. will study hippo care in New York and Philadelphia. Children from many neighborhoods donate pennies to reach a hoped for 5000 dollars.
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Boston Post
James M. Curley
Little Boys
George F. Morse, Jr
Franklin Park, Zoo
New York
Philadelphia
Morse
Hippo
Boston
Benson
Normine
Robert
Stephen
Louise
Rose Quinn
Dorchester
Miriam
Ruth
Shipton
Anderson
Topsfield Way
Trask Tots
Danvera
Little Martin
South Boston
Thomas Pollack
Elizabeth Pollack
Salem
Baby Hippo Fund
Hippo Fund
Baby Hippo
Greater Boston
Boston Girls’ Club
Practical Arts High School
Greenville
Winthrop Streets
Roxbury
Baby Hippo Teddy Captivates Nation at Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo’s first baby hippo, born July 1, 1918 to Fatima and Caliph, has grown from 60 pounds to over 2000 pounds and attracted thousands of visitors. A sibling died tragically after Fatima scolded her. a new brother, Teddy, arrived three months ago and the public keeps flocking to see the famous hippo, whose lineage traces to West Africa.
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Baby Hippo Fund
Virginia Haynes
Office
the Post
Boston
Franklin Park Zoo
Virginia
Greater Boston
Hippo
Philadelphia Zoological Society
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Fatima
Caliph
Rose
Bister
Hippo Tank
Baby Hippo
Little Hippo
Teddy
United States
America
Picket lines surge as Coolidge mill opens in Manchester
In Manchester New Hampshire on May 15 2000 more than 2000 textile strikers gathered on picket lines across mills with 900 at the Coolidge mill affecting entrances and prompting police to redirect crowds to the street. Strategy leaders plan delegates to the AFL convention in Cincinnati on June 12 and consider a federation wide assessment to aid New England strikers.
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Manchester
N. H
Coolidge Mill
Amoskeag Company
Strategy Board
American Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
New England
Mrs Katz Freed of Necklace Theft Charge
A jury in East Cambridge Court yesterday returned a not guilty verdict for Mrs. Sarah Katz of 117 Mt. Auburn Street Cambridge who faced larceny charges involving a pearl necklace and clothing from Mrs. Esther Simoneau’s apartment. The case hinged on Mrs. Simoneau’s claim of a shoe imprint found after she sprinkled cleaning powder inside her door.
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Katz
East Cambridge
Sarah Katz
Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge
Esther Simoneau
Trial of Mrs Ruth Seymore McCaw Delayed to June
The murder trial of Bristol resident Mrs Ruth Seymore McCaw for poisoning her crippled step-daughter was postponed from today in Providence Superior Criminal Court to June 12. She faces an additional indictment for the attempted murder of her stepson Leon and remains in Providence County jail.
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Providence
R.I
Ruth Seymore McCaw
Bristol
Superior Criminal Court
Edwards to Review B U Regiment on Boston Common
The annual review of the Boston University ROTC Regiment will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock on Boston Common with General Edwards and his staff present. President L. H. Marlin and deans E W Lord William M Warren and T Lawrence Davis will be on the reviewing stand, with Mayor Curley expected to attend.
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Boston Common
General Edwards
L. H. Marlin
E. W. Lord
College of Business Administration
William M. Warren
College of Liberal Arts
T. Lawrence Davis
College of Secretarial Science
Curley
Harvard Opens New Cancer Laboratory
Harvard University opened the John Collins Warren Laboratory for cancer research, a three story building adjacent to the Huntington Avenue hospital. The ceremony featured Dr Francis Carter Wood of Columbia University, with remarks by Dr Henry P Walcott and Dr David N Edsall. The lab houses radium valued at about $100,000 in a lead lined vault.
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Cancer Commission
Harvard University
Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital
Huntington Avenue
Wigglesworth Street
John Collins Warren
J. Collins Warren
Francis Carter Wood
Institute of Cancer Research
Columbia University
New York
Medical School
Henry P. Walcott
David N. Edsall
Harvard Medical School
Harvard
Henry P. Wolcott
Harvard Cancer Commission
Newfoundland Railway Wages Delayed Over Funding Shortfall
May 15 staff of the Reid Newfoundland Company railway warned they would not be paid for April as the government had not released installments due under operating contracts. Premier Squires moved in the Legislature to empower state takeover if the Reid company exits operation.
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Newfoundland Railway System
Reid Newfoundland Company
Squires
Reid Company
Fuller files exceptions in Taunton slander case
Lieutenant Governor Alvan Fuller through counsel filed a bill of exceptions in Superior Court to a court ordered verdict in favor of ex-Speaker Joseph Werner of Taunton. Werner was awarded $1 damages in his slander suit tied to statements attributed to Fuller during the 1926 state campaign.
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Taunton
Alvan T. Fuller
Joseph Ki. Werner
Warner
Fuller
Governor vetoes bill to reinstate ex Boston worker in public works
Governor Cox vetoed a bill to reinstate Daniel J. O’Sullivan in the Boston Sanitary Division of the Department of Public Works. The Senate sustained the veto 4 to 2. Democrats Green McDonnell Donovan and Englert voted to pass despite the veto. The governor argued the measure bypasses civil service rules and would unfairly favor one former employee, violating general law and civil service principles.
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Senate
Daniel J. O'Sullivan
Department of Public Works
Boston
Green
McDonnell
Donovan
Englert
Fall River Priest Goes to Hospital
The Rivers James EK Cassidy pastor of St Patrick's Church was due to arrive at Mayo Brothers Hospital Rochester Minnesota for observation of a troubled abdominal ailment described as not serious.
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Palit. River
James EK. Cassidy
St. Patrick’s Church
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Rochester
Minn
St. Patrick's Rectory
Elderly couple attend Bible school birthday pennies
In Winsted Connecticut on May 15 Orrin Oles nine years old Yariday and Mrs Charlotte Deming who recently turned one year old attended the Baptist Church Bible school session and deposited their birthday pennies. Both are long time church members.
Adamson's Cough Balsam Sold By All Druggists
All druggists advertise Adamson's Cough Balsam as a reliable remedy for coughs and chest irritation. The notice emphasizes its wide sale and trusted status.
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Adamson
Women Sell Aprons to Boost Charity Fund at Waltham Church
Women of Immanuel Methodist Church in Waltham held a charity sale in the church parlors raising funds with home made aprons and fancy cooked articles. The Ways and Means Committee led by chairwoman Mrs. Robert Chariton organized yesterday’s event as part of a summer series to grow the fund for winter aid.
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Immanuel Methodist Church
William F. Haynes
J. Whittaker
G. H. Tryden
F. H. Yetten
Robert Charlton
Carrie A. Tozier
C. A. Turner
M. C. Fiske
Ways and Means
Robert Chariton
Fund For Charity
Man Held for The Theft of $700 Fur Neckpiece
David Susan of Shawmut Avenue South End was arrested on a warrant by Back Bay officers for larceny of a 16 piece eastern mink fur neckpiece valued at 700 dollars from Konkaly furriers 472 Boylston Street on November 19. The fur was found with Frances Sidney of Dorchester who says she received it as a Christmas gift from Susan.
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David Susan
Shawmut Avenue
South End
Lowney
McNabb
Back Bay
Konkaly
Furriers
Boylston Street
Frances Sidney
Nonquit Street
Dorchester
Susan
Hub Lawyer Appointed Ancillary Receiver for Salvatore Estate
Clarence F. Barnes a Boston attorney was named ancillary receiver to manage Burgio Salvatore estate in this state. Salvatore of Lawrence and his two sons John and James face indictment in New York for conspiring to hide assets from a trustee in bankruptcy. Federal authorities have Salvatore in custody at $5000 and his sons at $1000 each. hearing set May 24 on possible extradition. Salvatore formerly headed a Port Chester dry goods store.
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Clarence F. Barnes
Boston
Burgio Salvatore
Lawrence
John
James
New York
Burgio
Salvatore
Port Chester
N. Y
Civil suit follows statutory offence in Manchester
Civil action against Robert B. Ayer and Wesley Smith of Manchester will be tried before Justice Oliver W. Branch. The pair, arrested on charges for statutory offences involving a young girl, have been out on bail and were indicted by the grand jury but not yet arraigned on the criminal charge.
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Manchester
N. H
Robert 8. Ayer
Wesley Smith
Oliver W. Branch
Superior Court
Boston Y M C A Partners in Open Air Evangelism
The Boston Y M C A again cooperates with Mr and Mrs W H Morgan in open air evangelism. A supper at First Baptist Church on Commonwealth Avenue at 6 pm Thursday will gather ministers to plan speakers and maintenance of the work. Invitations were sent by Ernest H Tippett, director of general activities.
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Boston
W. H. Morgan
First Baptist Church
Commonwealth Avenue
Ernest H. Tippett
General Activities Department
Sizzling Talk by Lady Astor Stirs Chicago Society
Lady Astor criticized women who attend prize fights and burden husbands, saying such wives harm civilization. She told a fashionable Chicago audience that ambitious selfish wives and daughters resemble barroom loafers and erode moral standards as charm fades to dust.
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Chicago
United Newes
Lady Astor
Plant Frightens Burglar at Worcester Home
A potted geranium given by a mother to Mrs. Sarah Lurier of Worcester frightened a burglar during a 2 am break in. He knocked the plant from the window sill as he attempted to crawl through the raised window, failing to gain entry.
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Worcester
Sarah Lurier
Lurier
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