Parcel post praised as a big success in Boston district
Postmaster Edward C. Mansfield told New England Shoe Wholesalers at Young's Hotel that parcel post has reduced breakage with better packing and labeled sacks. He predicted higher weight limits and noted 12,766,587 parcels moved in nine months across 79 stations serving 1,400,040 people, with 67 percent by carrier and the rest by team. Average delivery cost was about a cent and a half per package.
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Edward C. Mansfield
New England Shoe Wholesalers’ Association
Young's Hotel
Post Office Department
Boston
Daniels to Confer With Steel Firms on Armor Plate
Secretary Daniels will meet tomorrow with representatives of Carnegie Bethlehem and Midvale steel companies, the only U S firms able to produce heavy armor plate, after the Navy Department rejected identical bids for armor plate for battleship No 39.
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Washington
Daniela
Carnegie, Bethlehem
Midvale Steel
United States
Nanty Department
Equalize Directors for B. & M. Reorganizes Board
Twenty stockholders representing 310 361 shares at the Boston and Maine annual meeting at South Station reorganized the board by retiring seven members and installing seven new directors. The move gives Massachusetts and northern New England nine directors each.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
the Road
South Station
Massachusetts
New England
Northern New England gains balanced board of directors
Massachusetts holds nine seats on the board, Maine four, New Hampshire three, Vermont two, with seven new directors allocated similarly. The interlocking of the two systems is rejected, except for President Howard Elliott of the New Haven remaining on the Boston & Maine slate.
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Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New England
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Howard Elliott
The
Samuel Hemingway
Walter C. Baynes
Robert M. Burnett
Philip Dexter
Sidney W. Winslow
William Skinner
Charles Ff. Winsrey
Boston
Charles W. Bosworth
Springfield
Edward B. Winslow
Portland
Wayland
Fred E. Richards
Edward F Ricker
South Poland
Theodore N. Vail
Lyndon
Alexander Cochrane
Morris McDonald
Sewell Ford Torcthy Story Preview in Post Magazine
The Post Magazine will feature Sewell Ford's Torcthy tale Cutting in On the Bliss in next Sunday's issue. The preview signals a new fiction entry exploring tension and desire within a refined literary setting.
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Sewell Ford
Bliss
Post
Beautiful New England Children Enter Panama Exposition Contest
Six year old Mary Lillian, four year old James Walter, and baby Helen from Lynn are showcased as healthy, lively siblings in a Mary McIsaac interview. Parents describe balancing home life, health training, and child care while targeting entry in the $150,000 International Exposition health and beauty contest.
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New England
James Walter McIsaac
Mace Place
Lynn
Mary Lillian
James Walter
Helen
Mr. Messane
Mary Lillian M’isaac
James Walter M’isaac
Henry Havelock Pierce
Save Your Hair With Danderine for Dandruff Care
A vintage advertisement touts 25 cent Knowlton's Danderine as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It promises restored scalp health, lustrous hair, and new fine hair growth after early applications.
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Knowlton
Croxone Claims Relief for Kidney and Bladder Ailments
An advertisement touts Croxone as a remedy for elderly people plagued by kidney and bladder disorders, rheumatism, and sleep disturbances. It promises rapid action, kidney cleansing, and elimination of uric acid with a return policy if it fails in any case.
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Croxone
Catholic Church Notes Highlight Local Clergy Moves
William V. Chamberlain of Dorchester joins St John’s Seminary in Brighton to study for priesthood after years as altar boy. Cambridge marks 60th anniversary of St John’s Literary Institute with Institute Hall event on Nov 5. Dorchester and South Boston parishes host missions as Dominican fathers preach. Dorchester Woman’s Catholic Guild opens season under Mrs Johnston. Cathedral Young Men’s Catholic Association lists new officers and Culhane named spiritual director and Holy Name Society director.
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William V. Chamberlain
Dorchester Lower Mills
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
St. Gregory's Church
St. Gregory’s
St. John's Literary Institute
Cambridge
Institute Hall
Walsh
Fitzgerald
Boston
Barry
Dorchester Woman's Catholic Guild
William Johnston
M. E. Twohig
Cathedral Young Men's Catholic Association
Joseph C. Shea
Harry G. O'Leary
Terrence D. Gordon
Jeremiah J. Minehan
James J. Wilcox
Dennis J. Foley
Arthur McDonald
John W. Culhane
Pastor-Editor Held in $4,000 Bail for Libel Case
In Portland Maine Rev Wilbur F Berry superintendent of the Christian Civic League appeared in Municipal Court on two charges of criminal libel against Associate Justice George F Haley of the Supreme Judicial Court. He pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the Cumberland County Superior Court grand jury for the January term with $2000 bail in each case.
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Portland
Wilbur F. Berry
Waterville
Christian Civic League
George F. Haley
Supreme Judicial Court
Cumberland County Superior Court
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