Resignation of Lawrence Health Chair Murhpy Over Pay
Daniel J. Murphy resigns as chairman of the Board of Health in Lawrence after calling his $800 annual pay insufficient for duties he says require 24 hours a day for 263 days yearly. He notes the city has not appreciated his work and tenders resignation to Commissioner Robert S. Maloney.
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Lawrence
Board of Health
Daniel J. Murphy
Public Health and Charities
Robert S. Maloney
Murphy
Murphy to Remain Sanitation Superintendent at £100 per Year
Mr Murphy will keep his post as sanitation superintendent drawing £100 annually. He plans to devote himself exclusively to the role, working eight hours per day.
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Murphy
Raymond Smith Wedding at Bellows Falls
William L. Raymond son of Nelson and Mrs Raymond of Upper Montclair New Jersey and Margaret Dunham Smith daughter of Walter Smith of Bellows Falls were married at the bride’s home. They will motor trip to the White Mountains then reside in New York City. The bride is a Bellows Falls High School graduate 1917. The groom previously worked for International Paper locally and now at its New York headquarters.
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Bellows Falls
William ‘l L. Raymond
Nelson
Raymond
Upper Montclair
N. J
Margaret Dunham Smith
Walter ©. Smith
White Mountains
New York City
Bellows Falls High School
Vermont Farm Machine Company
International Paper Company
Fame Daily Use Promises Healthier Hair and Scalp
An advertisement urges daily use of FAMO to prevent seborrhea and dandruff, claiming hair will look softer and healthier. It compares daily application to brushing teeth and notes FAMO is sold in 1 dollar and 35 cent sizes at stores including The Shepard Stores, Magrane-Houston Co, and Epstein Drug Co.
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Toledo
Foley Cut $400 From Pay of Election Commissioner
Rumors of changes in election office duties culminated in Matthew F. Foley, after 31 years as assistant to the election commissioners, being reduced from $2000 to $1600. William E. Mahoney, previously assistant registrar at $1600, will take Foley’s post.
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Matthew F. Foley
William E. Mahoney
Foley Forces Fall as Boston Election Board Dismisses Veteran
The Boston election board ousted long-time employee Foley from his post after a 3 to 1 vote. Chairman Burlen and commissioners Finigan and Wasseman supported removal, while Commissioner Murphy opposed. Foley’s $2000 yearly role and the political overtones surrounding the move are noted by supporters, who foresee a backlash.
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Foley
Election Department
City Hall
Frederick A. Finigan
Jamaica Plain
Finigan
Peters
James M. Curley
M. W. Burlen
Murphy
Burlen
Wasseman
Civil Service
Questions and answers on language and geography in Post letters
Letters to the editor cover several topics. They discuss syllables in adieu, land vs water area figures, and the composition of the British peerage in the House of Lords. A motorist route from Boston to Plymouth is described with two possible paths and road quality notes.
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National Gebographic Society
House of Lords
United Kingdom
Scotland
Ireland
Lord Curzon
Post
Boston
Plymouth
Mattapan
Quincy
North Weymouth
Hingham
Cohasget
North Scituate
Egypt
Scituate Centre
Greenbush
Marshfield
Ikingston
Weymouth
Hanover
West Duxbury
How Fast Do We Travel Through Space
The text states Earth orbits the Sun at about 1812 miles per second, varying slightly with seasons due to distance from the Sun. It also notes rotation about the Earth's axis at roughly a thousand miles per hour near the equator.
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Earth
Indian Register Teehee signs Liberty bond
A reader asks if Teehee, described as Indian, is eligible to sign Liberty bonds. The letter explains he is Register of the Treasury, of Cherokee descent, and an American citizen, noting he previously served in Oklahoma’s State Legislature.
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Teehee
the Treasury of the
United States
Oklahoma
Massachusetts woman chosen Bath music leader
Bath Me Oct 1 Mrs C V Pease a longtime Massachusetts music figure has been chosen to direct music in the Bath schools for the coming year. She formerly assisted in the Smith College violin department and headed music at Bridgewater State Normal School and studied with Hoffman of the Boston Symphony.
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Bath, Me
C. V. Pease
Massachusetts
Bath
Pease
Smith College
Bridgewater
Mass
State Normal School
Hoffman
Boston Symphony
Russian Violin Teacher Moves to Maine and Portland
A Russian violin teacher who taught in New York City later settled in Maine for a period in Portland. She joined the Rossini Club as an active member and sustained singing as well as violin performance. Her vocal studies were with Professor R. S. Olmstead of Smith College during her Northampton years.
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New York City
Maine
Portland
Rossini Club
R. S. Olmstead
Smith College
Northampton
First National Bank Buys Old John Hancock Building
The First National Bank of Boston has purchased the old John Hancock building and nearby properties, gaining control of a large block between Federal and Devonshire streets. Plans call for a single all department John Hancock building in Wark square district, with construction to start after final plans.
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First National Bank of Boston
John Hancock
Equitable and Master Builders
First National
Federal and
Devonshire Streets
Milk Street
Bank to Erect Prominent New England Building on Street Floor
The bank announces plans to build a premier New England bank house with all public departments on the street level. Plans will be prepared soon reflecting office arrangement ideas from bank officers. The note references the former John Hancock building by George C Richardson, built shortly after the 1872 fire.
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New England
John Hancock
George C. Richardson
Think U. S. Senate Holds Back World Peace
Paris dispatch notes that ratification of the peace treaty by Great Britain France Italy and Japan hinges on the U S Senate and other parliaments. Observers warn the agreement may not take effect before mid December and call the Senate the arbiter of the world fate.
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U. S. Senate
Paris
Great Britain
George
Japan
United States Senate
American Senate
Fire destroys three story block in Indian Orchard district
One woman died in the blaze that gutted a wooden store and tenement block in Springfield's Indian Orchard area. Miss Helen Andros, 19, suffocated while sleeping in a tenement above the family shop. The fire erupted early today, leaving the building a total loss.
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Springfield
Indian Orchard
Helen Andros
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