Site chosen for Boston's new Commercial High School
The city will locate Boston's new Commercial High School on the old Winthrop School site on Tremont Street. The building will house the school’s administrative offices and the Schoolhouse Commission. The Mason Street site, valued at 193000 dollars, will be sold, and the adjoining corner site, valued at 185000 dollars, will be bought for the project. Lucius Tuttle, president of the advisory committee, announced the plan with attendees including Carl Dreyfuss, John F. Crocker, Andrew Webster, Jerome Jones, Wallace Pierce, Samuel Capen, Fred O. Houghton and A Lincoln Filene.
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Boston
Commercial High School
Winthrop School
Tremont Street
School Committee
Schoolhouse Commission
Mason Street
Lucius Tuttle
Business Men’s Advisory Committee
Carl Dreyfuss
John F. Crocker
Andrew Webster
Jerome Jones
Wallace Pierce
Samuel Capen
Fred O. Houghton
A. Lincoln Filene
Archbishop O'Connell Holds Confirmation at St. Anthony's
Archbishop O'Connell will lead a confirmation service next Sunday afternoon at 3 PM in St. Anthony's Church Revere. Father Danio de Bonis serves as pastor of the church.
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O’connell
St. Anthony’s Church
Revere Street
Revere
Danio de Bonis
Short Talks by L. T. Cooper
An ad style piece extolling Cooper's New Discovery to cure dull liver and yellow complexions. It claims liver health brightens blood and skin, recommending two bottles, with a testimonial from Michael Silk of Indianapolis about improved sleep appetite and complexion.
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Cooper
Michael Silk
Kentucky Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Cooper medicines sold at Jaynes Drug Stores
The Jaynes Drug Stores advertise their sale of Cooper medicines to customers seeking trusted remedies. The notice emphasizes availability and accessibility at local locations.
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Cooper Medicines
Jaynes Drug Stores
Gilchrist Company Hosts Big Halloween Celebration in Boston
For the first time, the Gilchrist Company invites women and youths of Greater Boston to a daytime Halloween event on October 31. The store will feature elaborate autumn decorations and a fourth floor event with games and a Hubbardston apple giveaway from 9 am to 3 pm. Each visitor receives an apple and department discounts across more than 40 departments offering over 300 bargains.
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Boston
Gilchrist Company
Greater
Gilchrist
Hubbardston
Hallowe’en
Greater Boston
Hallowe'en
T. H. Hanley Resigns After Long Railroad Career
Thomas H. Hanley, a popular railroad figure in Boston, resigns as New England passenger agent for the Central Vermont and Grand Trunk system to focus on his private business. He owns St. Clair confectionery stores in Boston and Providence, built from early start with Vermont Central over 28 years. He led Boston office for two decades after starting as a boy with the Vermont Central.
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Thomas H. Hanley
Boston
New England
Central Vermont & Grand Trunk Railway
Mr. Hanley
St. Clair
Providence
The
Vermont Central
Labor unions consolidate strike reimbursements and benefits
Electrical Workers' Union 103 votes to reimburse wages lost during sympathetic strikes under Building Trades authority. Boston Wood Wire and Metal Lathers' Union 72 creates a sick benefit fund for members off work due to illness or accident. Chelsea Central Labor Union joins in listing a Chelsea job on the unfair list over plumbers union grievance. Longshoremen's Trade Council to decide on a 40 cent an hour pay demand for fruit handling.
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Electrical Workers’ Union 103
Building Trades Section
S. U
Electrical Workers’ Union
Boston Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers’ Union 72
Chelsea Central Labor Union
Chelsea
Shepard Norwell Buys Out Sommer Company in Boston
The Shepard Norwell Company announced it purchased the entire Sommer Company, including stock and 44 46 Winter Street building. The Sommer line of ladies and children apparel will be placed on sale as the two firms merge, expanding Norwell’s Winter Street frontage and operations.
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Boston
Shepard Norwell Company
Sommer Company
Winter Street
Post
Pastene Faints After Acquittal in Larceny Case
Jerome D. Pastene was discharged by Judge Parmenter in the Municipal Court. He faced larceny charges of $1000 from Rosina Pilato. Attorney Na son argued funds were paid to Joseph N. Pastene, not to the defendant. The judge found no probable cause for holding Pastene, who fainted exiting the court and was later driven away.
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Jerome D. Pastene
Parmenter
Pastene
Rosina Pilato
Nason
Pilato
Joseph N. Pastene
Jerome Pastene
Boston financier Cram sued by Miss Logue in Somerville Court
Miss Mary Logue appeared as complainant against Benjamin H. Cram of Boston in Somerville Court yesterday. The case was postponed to November 6, while Cram’s counter suit against Logue will be tried in Boston later. The announcement of the suits drew much interest.
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Mary Logue
Somerville Court
Benjamin H. Cram
Boston
Fighting 9th Aggrieved by Officers and No Drills
Officers and enlisted men of the Ninth Regiment M V M known as the Fighting Ninth in Boston and New England are aggrieved. They cite neglect of weekly drills by officers and favoritism with two of three officers blamed. Company A is named as a hot bed of trouble and several incidents led to reduced stripes and a disengagement from routine training.
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Boston
New England
East Armory
South Framingham
Minstrel Show Set by Hotel and Railroad News Company
Preparations for the second annual minstrel show by Hotel and Railroad News Company employees are nearing completion for November 27 and 28. The debut last year drew hundreds of employees and friends and is expected to be surpassed this year with two performances on Thanksgiving Day and a Thanksgiving Eve show.
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Hotel and Railroad News Company
Will Stage Little Nemo Musical From Comic Strip
Winsor McCay who created Little Nemo announces the stage musical with music by Victor Herbert and book by Fred Blossom. He will direct the production while busy on the Keith circuit. His Nemo drawings are praised as the most artistic and elaborate in Sunday papers.
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Winsor McCay
The
Post
Keith
Victor Herbert
Fred Blossom
McCay
Alderman Sues House Member in Graft Case Fallout
Alderman Henry J. French sues Representative Andrew J. Burnett in Middlesex Court for 10000 dollars alleging slander tied to graft charges against three Board of Aldermen. Aldermen were acquitted. Burnett also filed two suits against two Boston men arising from the same charges.
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Melrose
Henry J. French
Middlesex Court
Andrew J. Burnett
Board of Aldermen
Representative Burnett
Boston
Missing Hartford heiress pursued by police worldwide
Miss Anna Louise Behner, daughter of a Hartford insurance man, has been missing since July 18. Authorities believe she was abducted by a man posing as Lieutenant L S Coxe Jr of the U S Navy. Broadcast descriptions cover both, with no trace found in Greater New York or Salem Massachusetts where the man allegedly served time and used other false naval aliases.
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New York
Anna Louise Behner
Hartford
Conn
L.S. Coxe, Jr
United States Navy
Greater New Tof
Salem
Mass
Kessler & Co. Faces Assignment Amid Illness and Funds Gap
New York Oct 30. Inability to sell foreign drafts and a partner's illness led to the assignment of Kessler & Co international bankers. They hold acceptances totaling 596000 to 1000000 dollars. Assignee is William Williams. Partners Alfred Kessler Rudolf E F Flinsch and William K Gillette. Flinsch travels home from Europe.
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New York
Kessler & Co
William Williams
Alfred Kessler
Rudolf E. F. Flinsch
William K. Gillette
Mr. Flinsch
Europe
Virgin Oil of Pine Cure Adverts for Cold and Cough
An old advert promotes a cold remedy mixing Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure glycerine and whisky. It instructs purchasing a 4 ounce vial and 2 ounces glycerine from a druggist, mixing with half a pint whisky and taking a tea spoonful every four hours. It notes tincture of cinchona can substitute whisky with the same result and specifies Leach Chemical Co. Cincinnati as the producer.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Bankers Union of London and Smiths Bank
Holborn Circus branch in London England is listed under the Union of London and Smiths Bank.
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Holborn Viaduct
London
E. C
England
Boulevard
Leopold
Antwerp
Union of London & Smith's Bank
Holborn Circus
Harvard Sends British Exchange Professor to Berlin
Harvard University chose Professor William Henry Schofield an American colony in Berlin to lecture at Berlin University while Yale President Hadley joined him in the lectures. German officials and scholars welcomed the move noting the exchange is academic not diplomatic and that Schofield’s selection pleases Harvard authorities.
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Berlin
Harvard University
William Henry Schofield
Edward
Harvard
Berlin University
Schofield
Hadley
Yale
Muensterberg
William
Jerome D. Greene
Eliot
German Students Welcome Hadley and Schofield
Berlin hosts American day at the university with Yale’s Hadley and Harvard’s Schofield delivering lectures. Crown Prince Frederick William presides as a distinguished crowd attends the exchange professorship event.
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Hadley and Schofield
Berlin
Berlin University
Hadley
Yale
Schofield
Harvard
Crown Prince
Frederick William
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Crosby
NEW School
L. T. Cooper
T. H. Hanley
LABOR
Sommer CO
Shepard Norwell Co
Minstrel Show
Sues
Oppenheimer
Oxford
Gray Astrachan
Panama
S.c
Drummer
Jersey Union
Brine
Prince
Margaret Steif
Prof
Almy
Mary Murphy
Windsor Street
Cambridge
House of Correction
Anna Bazinet
Osborn Mill No. 2
Fall River
Mags
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
N.Y
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