Mayor Reveals City Employs 296 Aged Workers
A tabulation for the Commission on Old Age Pensions shows the city payroll includes 296 employees over 65 who collectively earn 200 thousand 194 dollars annually. The total number of workers over 65 is 491 with salaries totaling 419 thousand 888 dollars yearly, many in paving.
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Street Department
Water Department
Sanitary Department
Sewer Division
Mayor Hibbard Eyes Pension Review for City Staff
The article notes a pension law parallel to police and fire rules could grant about half of old city workers pensions and more in the near term. Mayor Hibbard plans department heads to present to the Pension Commission on adding all old employees to the pension list.
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Hibbard
Pension Commission
Bangor's Oldest Druggist James Mountaine Dead
James L Mountaine aged 64 a Bangor Maine druggist and longtime retailer died at his home after a 30 year career in the trade He leaves a widow and four children and was a Civil War veteran member of Company B Maine State Guard and past commander of Hannibal Hamlin Post G A R with fraternal prominence.
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Bangor
James L. Mountaine
Tafts Begin Fall Itinerary With Yale School Plans
Sept 10 Beverly. President Taft's eldest son Robert leaves Beverly for New Haven to resume Yale studies. Youngest son Charley heads to his uncle's Taft School in Watertown Conn tomorrow. Miss Helen Taft will return to Bryn Mawr next week for studies.
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Robert
New Haven
Yale
Charley
Taft School
Watertown
Conn
Helen Taft
Bryn Mawr
Dangers to School Children Warn of Weather and Medicine Risks
An editorial warns parents to shield children from harsh weather during school hours and avoid risky medicines. It promotes Father John’s Medicine as a trusted cure for colds and a tonic, citing half a century of use and adoption by St. Peter's Orphan Asylum in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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John O’brien
Lowell
Mass
St. Peter's Orphan Asylum
Brum Escape Blame Falls on Shields and Morse
A city prison escape of Clyde G Bruhm triggered a trial board verdict blaming Inspector Michael Shields and Sergeant John Morse for negligence. Commissioner O Meara backed the finding noting open doors and lax guarding but imposed no punishment.
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Michael Shields
Police
John T. Morse
O'Meara
Shields
Morse
Morsey
Inspector Shields
Bruhm
California Fig Syrup Co Publishes Full Formula Statement
To gain public confidence and medical commendation the California Fig Syrup Co publishes a full statement of the Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. The company notes the original manufacturing method is known only to them and emphasizes pure figs plus medicinal principles from beneficial plants.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California
1700 Will Dine With President
The Boston Chamber of Commerce hosts a banquet in Mechanics Hall next Tuesday to celebrate the consolidation of Boston's business organizations. President Taft is expected to attend and address the gathering with congratulatory remarks.
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Mechanics’ Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Taft
Rome
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce Gala Prepares Opulent Taft Reception
The article describes a vast event at Mechanics Hall with President Taft as guest, attended by 1700 Boston businessmen seated in gridiron tables and hundreds more in balconies. Organizers led by Alexander C. Nixon and chef Emil Graf plan a multi course banquet, special china, cigars, and a 48 page souvenir program, to be opened with a Taft address after a reception at the Touraine. A committee of 60 will oversee the welcome, and new individual memberships boost the chamber’s ranks.
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Algonquin Club
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Prince Henry
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London
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Cohasset
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Draper
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Nathan L. Amster
Edmund Billings
Charles P. Blinn, Jr
Elmer J. Bliss
J. Payson Bradley
George T. Coppins
John F. Crocker
Frederic H. Curtiss
Thomas J. Falvey
Charles H.farnsworth
Frederick P
New England
Honest Politician Defended by Hale Plan One
Boston Alderman Matthew Hale defends Plan One for mayoral governance, denouncing Plan Two as an attempted corner in public virtue. He argues Plan One strengthens party responsibility, criticizes attacks on politicians, and warns Plan Two risks minimal voter reach and increased localism.
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Matthew Hale
Back Bay
Board of Aldermen
Gains 30 Pounds In 30 Days Protone Claim
A Detroit based promotion touts Protone as a miracle builder of nourishment and nerve strength. It claims users can gain 30 pounds in a month and offers a free 50 cent package and book, with a coupon required to obtain samples.
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Protone
Detroit
Mich
Protone Co
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Afternoon Games at Oak Island Grove Feature Eight Events
A large crowd is expected for an afternoon program at Oak Island Grove with eight events planned including 220 yard dash, discus, broad jump, mile, fat man's race, high jump, three legged race and a relay. A Worcester versus Jamaica Plain baseball game will cap the day. Jamaica Plain recently won the Telephone league title. Committee head H. E. Healy leads the organizing group.
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Oak Island Grove
Worcester
Jamaica Plain
H. E. Healy
Exhibit by Boston & Albany at 1915 show
The Boston and Albany railroad plans an exhibit at the Boston 1915 exposition to be held at the old Art Museum building in November. The display size will depend on space allocated and may feature a miniature of the new dock facilities added to Boston’s transportation system. Walter Adams, the railroad’s publicity promoter, will arrange the exhibit.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Old Art Museum
Boston
Walter Adams
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