Robbins' Funeral Held in Acton
The funeral of former Representative Webster C. Robbins was held this afternoon from his late residence in Acton.
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Wast Acton
Webster C. Robbins
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1917
Page
3
Plant Juice praised by Mrs Mellen in Reading testimonial
Mrs Anna Mellen of No Winthrop Street Reading Mass testifies Plant Juice improved her long standing stomach troubles. She details relief from indigestion gas bloating headaches nerves and sleep issues after use. A Plant Juice representative meets the public daily at Houghton & Dutton Drug Apartment.
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Anna Mellen
No. Winthrop Street
Reading
Mass
Joe Plant
Houghton & Dutton
War era women urge national prohibition at Ford Hall
Women from 15 large organizations urged national prohibition as a war measure. They condemned alcohol as wasteful of food, harming fighting force efficiency, and a poor revenue source. Letters were sent to Governor McCall and Senators Lodge Weeks seeking cooperation.
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Ford Hall
McCall
Senator Lodge
Senator Weeks
Prohibition Voices Dominate Women's War Meeting
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell drew the loudest applause urging nationwide prohibition as a wartime measure. Other speakers, including Mrs. Herbert J. Gurney and Mrs. James J. Storrow, argued prohibition protects soldiers and preserves democracy, while open letters urged Governor McCall to support war prohibition and new revenue from untaxed lands.
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Alice Stone Blackwell
Congress
Herbert J. Gurney
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
James J. Storrow
Women's City Club
William Tilton
Boston Associated Charities
Soe
McCall
Women of
Massachusetts
Women’s War Prohibition Committee
Meeting of Middlesex County Federation of Catholic Societies
A large gathering convened in Lexington Town Hall yesterday afternoon under St. Bridget's Church. Right Rev. Mer. Edward F. Hurley presided and delivered an address with Dr. Thomas F. Harrington of Boston and Hugh A. Carney of Roxbury providing remarks.
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Middlesex County
Federation of Catholic Societies
Lexington Town Hall
St. Bridget's Church
Mer. Edward F. Hurley
Thomas F. Harrington
Boston
Industria Accidents Board
Hugh A. Carney
Roxbury
Signal Corps at St Pauls Color Blessing Service
Massachusetts National Guard First Battalion signal corps members marched to St Pauls Cathedral where their colors were blessed by Dean Rousmaniere. Chaplain Page spoke as the color guard stood at the historic altar in a solemn consecration.
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Signal Corps
Massachusetts National Guard
St. Paul's Cathedral
Dean Rousmaniere
St. Paul's
Herman R. Page
Veteran Westfield postmaster dies at 84
William H. Foote, postmaster of Westfield for 16 years and a twice elected legislator, died today at age 84. He held town, county and federal offices during a long public career.
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Westfield
William H. Foote
Unitarian Church Holds War Flags Ceremony Without Pastor
The Melrose Unitarian Church raised three flags donated by Frederick P. Bowden with Colonel Joseph W. Spaulding pulling the halyards. Pastor Henry W. Pinkham, opposing the war, was absent and exchanged pulpits with Rev. Joel Metcalf from Winchester. The flags will fly until war ends.
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Henry W. Pinkham
Unitarian Church
Melrose
Pinkham
Winchester
Forest fires rage across Massachusetts towns injure, destroy
Nearly 100 fires swept Massachusetts yesterday and Saturday destroying woodland and young growth. Maynard faced the worst blaze where a brush fire near Catholic Cemetery burned several acres and several outbuildings. Brant Rock cottages were threatened as fires burned across Brant Rock land. Other serious fires occurred in Northboro, Stow, Swansea and Siasconset.
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Massachusetts
N. C. Hutchins
Maynard
Brant Rock
Northboro
Stow
Swansea
Siasconset
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