Consumers' Forgotten Interest Drives Milk Inspection Debate
Mrs. William Lowell Putnam for the Milk Consumers' Association urged a central state health board with power to exclude dirty and unfit milk. She cited epidemics and child deaths linked to contaminated milk and argued health should trump cost. Representative Robert I suce pressed for stricter state animal inspections despite higher expenses.
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Mrs. Putnam
Central Health Board
William Lowell Putnam
Milk Consumers’ Association
Maseaachusetts
Resomation Association
Robert Isuce
Mrs Butnam
East Boston swimmer Alsie Aykroyd returns home after England tour
Alsie Aykroyd the East Boston girl swimmer arrived aboard the Ivernia after a three week reception in England. Though she did not win the 16 mile Thames swim she was celebrated as a champion by London crowds. On her 17th birthday she received many gifts as passengers and crew praised her throughout the voyage.
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London
Allie Aykroyd
England
Thames
T.i1m Smith
Alsie Aykroyd
Boston
Ivernia
Miss Aykroyd
Tondon
Miss Ayk
Royd
Gloucester Tax Rolls Highlight Gorton-Pew Fisheries Lead
Gloucester notes show a large taxpayer list with the Gorton Pew Fisheries Company paying the top assessment of 9272.68, while John [name cut] appears among other residents and firms. The entry reflects the year's tax burden across the community in Gloucester.
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Gloucester
Gorton-Pew Fisheries Company
John
Hammond Pays Higher Individual Tax Near Top of List
Hays Hammond pays the next highest individual tax of 9202, trailing the Gottom Pew Company. He voluntarily increased his assessment by half a million last year, boosting both valuation and taxes. Mrs. Hammond pays a tax of 960.48 alongside her husband.
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Hays Hammond
Gottom-Pew Company
Employees Entertained at the Storrow House
Lincoln, Sept 22 Last night was a Sala occasion with the employees of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Storrow and their friends gathered at the Storrow home. Each employee invited two guests for a sizable party featuring games prize candy and comical makeup. Swed ish costume maids added a piquant effect with dancing and a spacious supper concluding the event with thanks to the hosts.
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Lincoln
James J. Storrow
Sweden
Lady Louise De Rothschild Dies in London
Lady Louise De Rothschild died in London at age. She was the widow of Sir Anthony De Rothschild first baronet and the daughter of the late Abraham Montefiore.
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London
Louise Dea Rothschild
Anthony de Rothschild
Abraham Montefiore
Gambling Backlash Ties to Mayor Gaynor Policies
In New York on September 22, Commissioner Baker defends following Mayor Gaynor’s orders amid a grand jury inquiry into lax policing of gambling and vice. He claims central detectives focus on burglars and murders, not gambling, warning that reassigning detectives to gambling duties would let criminals run wild.
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New York
Gaynor
Baker
Commissioner of Accounts
Tuttle Heads Another Road
Friends of Lucius Tuttle, president of the Boston and Maine Railroad, report his election as president of the Connecticut River railroad. Official news had not yet arrived at the Boston and Maine office. the move appears honorary, with Tuttle already a director.
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Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
Connecticut River Railroad
Springfield
Boston & Maine
Tuttle
Bennett Letter Theft Sparks Public Servant Debate
Senator Bennett denounces a stolen letter used to attack his fitness and releases correspondences with Kinney and Commissioner Trefry. The documents recount a visit to the State House and an appraisal that the company need not file papers, with no attempted influence by the letter’s introducer.
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New York
Bennett
Kinney
Mr. Trefry
State House
Mr. Tréfry
Whose Auto Is This Photo in Greater Boston
A Boston Post notice offers a five dollar gold piece to the driver identified by a published auto photo. Readers must visit the City Editor in Boston at 275 Washington Street, third floor, within five days and prove ownership or authorship of the vehicle.
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Greater
Boston
Post
The
Washington Street
Willard Gray
Brockton
K. Gurney
Main Street
Campello
Sunday Post
Harold V. Andrews
Hancock Street
Maxwell-Briscoe
M. A. Dykeman
Ght
Howard Company
Chelsea
Regal Car
Priestley Cravenette
Death by Own Action Unearths in Montreal Hotel
Mrs. Mumford, a recent guest at the Hotel Westminster in Montreal, died by her own action. Police learned only her name from a contact in Battle Creek and found business papers and letters about real estate, her husband’s travels, and estate matters, offering little light on her motive.
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Westminster
Boston
Tennant
Clothing Purchase Letter Signed Bernon to Mary
A short note centering on a clothing purchase, beginning with the line My dear Mary and signed Bernon. The readable fragments suggest a personal, domestic correspondence rather than public or official content.
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Mary
Bernon
Chanler revokes power of attorney over estate income
Robert Winthrop Chanler withdraws Lina Cavalieri’s right to collect income from his estate under their ante-nuptial deal. Sidney Harris says notice to trustees suffices and no filing is needed. Harris will respond to Julia Chanler’s lawyers who challenge the agreement’s legality.
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New York
Robert Winthrop Chanler
Lina Cavalieri
Sidney Harris
Chanler
Harris
Cavalieri
Julia Chamberlain Chanler
Notable Losses Reported Across City Boxes
The record lists multiple loss incidents with precise locations. Box 702 in Billerica Street notes slight loss for Peter Bonanis at 2 A.M. Box 651 on Chelsea Street records Harry Causs with a slight loss at 0. Box 516 Burnett Street Jamaica Plain cites Clarence W. Hicks with loss of 200 at 2 10 P.M. Box 997 rear 299 Norfolk Street Dorchester notes James E. Wilbur with a 1000 dollar loss at 6 57 P.M. Box 65 250 Harrison Avenue reports Gabriel Shahen with slight loss at 10 45 P.M.
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Billerica Street
Peter Bonanis
Chelsea Son
Boston
Harry Causs
Burnett Street
Jamaica Plain
Clarence W. Hicks
Norfolk Street
Dorchester
James E. Wilbur
Harrison Avenue
Gabriel Shahen
Slight
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Rice Co Ae Ee
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Enero
Elm &J
Mai Ester
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Providence
Granite Street
Quincy
Mass
Park Place
Pawtucket
Storrow House
Lady DE Rothschild
Trefry
Haute
Wilson Whisky
Kentucky Taylo
Mt. Vernon Banquet Bourke Mentor
Lords of England
Usher’s C. V. G
Reever
Dewat’s
Canaian Club
Duffy's
Aquinas
Union Sts
Washington St
Summer St
Canal St
Speci Shor, Inc
Montreal
Daily Fire Record
Newman
H. Newman & Son
Weens
National Raincoat House
Franklin
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