Jailed for Desertion and Board Described in Divorce Case
Walter H Bird is pursued for a $2431 board bill claimed by his wife Celia F Bird of 256 Beach Street Revere. Bird disappeared last June after a six year marriage, leaving wife and child 60 cents. He was arrested in Michigan and brought back here by Boston authorities. The wife and child reside with Mr and Mrs Joseph White in Westport while Bird’s mother Celia Bird seeks recovery through attorney Gilbert Kemp.
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Celia Bird
Beach Street
Revere
Ife
Walter H. Bird
Canada
Everal States
Esterday
Boston
Michigan
Celia F. Bird
Bird Ie
Bird
Adams Square
Joseph White
Westport
Gilbert E. Kemp
Beam Street
Examination for Recreation Deputy Salary Notice
The Civil Service Commission will hold examinations on Monday November 24 for applicants to the post of deputy commissioner of recreation. The announcement states the salary will be not more than 4200 dollars per year.
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Civil Service Commission
Wages Testimony Claims Higher Pay For State Road Workers
Charles H. Hile chief of maintenance bureau testified at Ford Hall arbitration that wages for 11 principal trades in the department or state road work are generally higher than those paid by other companies in the state.
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Charles H. Hile
Bureau of Maintenance of the “I
Road
Ford Hall
Elevated
Bureau of Maintenance
Feeney Questions Hile On Wages In Public Hearing
Attorney Feeney cross examines Hile during a lengthy afternoon session, presenting tables showing 2570 bureau employees and 83 percent in full trades. The Elevated is noted to pay higher wages to carpenters and several other trades, with 136 pay increase recommendations since July 1 and 1656 representing rate changes rather than actual raises. The board requests names of recommended but unpaid increases and a list of dispensable classifications, before adjourning for the morning.
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John P. Feeney
Carmen's Union
Hile
Harvey White
Feeney
Mr. Feeney
Mr. Hile
Attorney Feeney
Fire in Lowell damages $40,000 in four-story building
A two alarm blaze in a four story Lowell structure owned by the John Dennis Machine Company near Washington Park caused about 40,000 dollars in damage. The New England Laundry Company on floors two to four suffered heavy losses, while the first floor housing the John Dennis Machine Company incurred 20,000 to 30,000 dollars in damage. The origin is unknown and the fire was controlled after until 11 p.m., with nearby tenement roofs wetted by water. No injuries reported.
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Lowell
John Dennis Machine Company
Washington Park
New England Laundry Company
Charles McCarthy
McCarthy
James Regan
Exceptions argued in Dorr case in Massachusetts
The Supreme Court heard yesterday the exceptions in the William A. Dorr murder case. The defense contends Marsh was killed in Suffolk county near Oak Island, rather than Lyon side of the dubious river, affecting the conviction from February in Lynn, California defendant William A. Dorr is involved.
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Dorr
Salem
William A. Dorr
Stockton
Cal
George EB. Marsh
Lynn
Supreme Court
Maresh
Suffolk County
Oak Island
Lyon
Deugus River
SAY PARENTS DODGE DUTIES
A City Club meeting of the United Improvement Association featured judges and officials arguing that parental avoidance of child conduct duties fuels juvenile delinquency. Speakers urged punishment as a deterrent, more lawful outlets for youth, and greater parental attention to child problems.
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United Improvement Association
City Club
Willis Brown
Utah
Frieda Hempel Opens with Queen of the Night Aria
Frieda Hempel performs opening concert piece at Symphony Hall Sunday afternoon singing Astriflammente the famous aria Queen of the Night from Mozart The Magic Flute Miss Hempel known for reaching the high demanding notes and preserving the original vocal line, a rarity today.
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Symphony Hall
Frieda Hempel
All-Star New Zealand Rugby Team Beats St Mary's SF
All-Star 26 New Zealand rugby team defeated St Mary's College 2% to 0 in San Francisco on November 5. Since arriving a month ago the Kiwis have played nine games against top California colleges. Total score to date: New Zealand 381, America 3.
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San Francisco
New Zealand
St. Mary‘s College
California
America
32 Saved From Wrecked Yacht Wakiva
Relatives waited in Boston as the 32 crew members aboard the steam yacht Wakiva were rescued after sending a wireless S O S. The vessel, tied to Tampico via New Orleans, had been kept ready for a potential Mexican crisis and was reported wrecked near Aransas Pass in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Tex
Boston
Aransas Pass
Galveston Commercial Association
Galveston Board of Trade
Charles Ganong
Bowdoin Street
Dorchester
New Orleans
Tampico
Ganong
Lfe-Saving
William Yandell
Hewlett Street
Roslindale
Brooklyn
N. Y
Texas
Yandell
Wakiva
New England
New York
Edward
L. V. Harkness
Huasteca Petroleum Company
Mexico
Mucy
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