Gordon Shot in Room Injures Woman Visitor
William B. Gordon of 5 Rutland Street South End is at City Hospital with a bullet wound to the side after a revolver discharged in his room last night. Dorothy Wilson of Shawmut Avenue, visiting Gordon, says he drew the pistol and it discharged when she screamed. Police note the wound is serious and are investigating.
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William B. Gordon
Rutland Street
South End
City Hospital
Dorothy Wilson
Shawmut Avenue
Gordon
City Council Approves 9000 More for Fire Repairs at Hospital
The council voted to add 9000 to the 75000 already set for rebuilding two wards of the City Hospital after a fire. It also deferred 53000 for finishing the west department, now at the old parental school site in West Roxbury, awaiting the Finance Commission's report. The west department was initially funded at 200000.
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City Hospital
West Roxbury
Finance Commission
Love O' Mike at Wilbur Theatre
Edward H. Crosby reviews Love O Mike a comedy with music at the Wilbur Theatre. The piece plays as a musical farce with rapid action and lively scenes. Music and sprightly dancing captivate audiences while a cast of attractive young women adds visual appeal.
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Wilbur Theatre
Mike
Boston
Love o' Mike at New York House Party
A New York house party comedy features an English lord among guests, a showy butler, and young lovers discovering their match as music by Jerome Kern provides a light, danceable score. The cast includes Stella Hoban Leone Morgan Helen Clark and Ltella Gear with strong singing and acting.
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New York
Stella Hoban
Leone Morgan
Helen Clark
Ltella Gear
George Hassell
Jerome Kern
Love O
Mike
Tobacco Fund Gets A Start With $600
The Army Girls Transport Tobacco Fund led by Miss Carson and backed by Boston officials raised over $600 at B F Keith's Boston and Bijou theatres. Volunteers collected donations from audiences after appeals by Postmaster Murray and Councillor Walter L Collins to equip front line transports with tobacco and articles not easily secured by soldiers.
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Army Girls’ Transport Tobacco Fund
Miss Carson
Colonel Carson
United States Army Transport Service
Boston
Murray
Walter L. Collins
B. F. Keith's
Bijou
Elevated train journal box break delays northbound traffic
A journal box broke on a northbound Elevated train just outside North Station at about 6 PM delaying all northbound traffic for 20 minutes. The incident halted service briefly and no injuries were reported.
Cuticura Heals Severe Eczema Claim From Boston Telegram
A Boston man recounts severe eczema on his neck and face being cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The message promotes daily use and offers free samples by mail and lists soap 25 cents and ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Myron Morash
Mt. Vernon St
Boston
Mass
Cuticura
Dept. H
Red Clock opens in Boston with bright chorus and scenery
The Red Clock, a new musical fantasy, debuted last night before a large Boston audience at the Opera House. Review notes an unusually pretty chorus and gorgeous scenery, with a long program of new, snappy music and commendable energy despite limited originality.
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Boston Opera House
Red Clock musical dazzles with acrobatics and comedy
Joe Cook and Jack McLallen lead a large cast in a lively stage show, delivering songs, stunts, and rapid fire humor. Ruby de Remer shines as princess with sparkling presence while a villain rules his realm with two slaves and a liberation twist amid a wartime company policy shift.
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Joe Cook
Jack McLallen
Montgomery & Stone
Ruby de Remer
Marjory
Stage Damsels Shine in Javalan Man Plot Tangle
The scene features Javalan Man wandering for revenge as a chorus of over threescore maidens fills the stage. Miriam Carson as Marjory and Ruby De Remer share top honors, Clera Thropp lights up as the mill witch, Virginia Duane delivers three numbers, Muriel Window with banjola chorus charms, and Ralph Brainerd as the prince appears as a likely suitor.
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Dom
Miriam Carson
Marjory
Ruby
Clera Thropp
Virginia Duane
Muriel Window
Ralph Brainerd
Ruby de Remer
Longshoremen Win 25 Percent Pay Increase and Shorter Day
A new wage and working agreement signed by transatlantic conference representatives and Longshoremen's Unions 799 and 805 grants over 2200 men a 25 percent wage rise for general cargo handling. Day rate rises to 50 cents, night 75 cents, Sundays and holidays $1, with a nine hour day from ten hours. The retroactive term runs Oct 1 to Sept 30, 1918, and strikes begin today over cargo moved by union or non union teams to docks for export.
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State Street
Strike Tied to Pro German Influence says Clyde Mallory Leader
H. H. Raymond president of Clyde and Mallory lines claims a 1000 longshoremen strike on their piers began without demands or grievances and blames pro German influences. The walkout has blocked large volumes of government freight.
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New York
Clyde and
Mallory Steamship Lines
H. H. Raymond
Pushed Off As Car Took Death Drop
Lillian Frank testified at the manslaughter trial of Motorman Gerald Walsh about escaping death on November 7, 1916 when a crowded car plunged from the Summer Street bridge. She said she was pushed from the rear platform by Mr. McFarland as the car slid into the channel, with 54 people believed dead. John Rose and his brothers rode the car’s crowding. two survived, one drowned. John Hendrickson, on the bridge, saw red lights at the gate and urged the driver of a moving van to help.
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Lillian Frank
Gerald Walsh
Summer Street Bridge
Miss I'rank
C Street
Mr. McFarland
John Rose
Walworth Manufacturing Company
South Boston
John EE. Hendrickson
Mayo Wants Verdict Decrease in Breach of Promise Suit
In New York Supreme Court James W. Osborne argues the $100,000 verdict against Virginius Mayo is excessive, citing longevity tables and prior gifts of $15,000 in real estate and $15,000 in diamonds. Edwin I. Mooney counters that Mayo’s status should reflect his prominence in New Haven society.
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New York
Wilhelmina Meyer
Brooklyn
Virginius St. Julian Mayo
New Haven
Supreme Court
James W. Osborne
Osborne
Discovered Home Remedy Claims Cure For Asthma
Advertises a free postpaid bottle of asthma and hay fever cure by Mr. D. J. Lane chemist at 632 Lane building St. Marys Kansas. Tests to be judged by the user within ten days with no payment required unless it works. Send name and address on a postal card.
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D. J. Lane
Lane Bldg
St. Marys
Kan
Lane
Plant Juice advertised as a nationwide health remedy
An advertisement promotes Plant Juice as a cure for digestive ills and general health improvement. It quotes James Donald of Canton Massachusetts praising relief from indigestion and insomnia after using the product. The ad notes distribution through Houghton and Dutton Co. and lists several local pharmacies in Brockton New Bedford Fall River Salem Manchester Lynn and Lowell.
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James Donald
Washington Street
Canton
Mass
Houghton & Dutton Co
Brockton
Dudley’s
Main St
New Bedford
Browne Pharmacy
Purchase
William Sts
Fall River
J. C. Brady
Salem—Ropes’ Drug Store
Town House Square
Manchester
N. H
Walsh & Cummings
Elm St
Amherst
Lynn—Davis & Young’s
Market St
Lowell
Dow's
Merrimack Square
Simple home face wash beats costly wrinkle removers
Readers are urged to skip expensive cosmetic lines and use a cheap DIY facial wash. Mix an ounce of saxolite with half a pint of witch hazel from a drugstore to create a daily refreshing lotion. First treatment reportedly yields a noticeable improvement and a firmer, pleasing feel.
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Fort Hill
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