Elevator plunge injures one in crowded Postoffice car
A south side Postoffice elevator dropped 45 feet from the second story to the basement yesterday forenoon. Eleven passengers plus the elevator man were in the car when a heavy steel clamp broke loose and crashed through the top striking W Vitus of 1104 Hyde Park avenue on the right cheek. He was treated, removed to Haymarket Square Relief Hospital, then sent home. All others were shaken but unhurt.
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W. &. Vitus
Hyde Park Avenue
Hyde Park
Post Office
Haymarket Square
Titus
Terence O’brien
Brien
T. H. Sullivan
Japanese Steamers Reported to Start Brazil to Boston Route
Japanese interests push a new service from Brazilian ports to Boston with large modern steamers carrying coffee. The Tenzan Maru is at Santos loading 80 000 bags and will sail to Boston in about three weeks. return cargoes will come from New York. The plan follows wartime shifts in British, German and Austrian tonnage and aims at the key South American trade.
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Boston
Santos
New York
Boston Jews Plan $250000 Drive for Zion Haven
At Synagogue Adath Jeshurun in Roxbury a conference of Greater Boston Jewish congregations laid steps to raise 250000 for a Zion haven in Palestine. Orthodox leaders and Zion provisional committee representatives prepared an active campaign starting September 28, announced Nathan Pinanski.
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Palestine
Greater Boston
Adath Jeshurun
Blue Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Zion Provisional Committee
Nathan Pinanski
Adath Jeshurun Synagogue
Urgent appeals urged for Jewish Palestine relief funds
Prominent Hebrew leaders call on New England congregations to donate to the provisional committee aiding Palestine and war zones. Contributions should go to Louis E. Wirstein, treasurer, Boston, with a goal of a quarter million dollars this year.
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Provisional Committee
Palestine
Louis E. Wirstein
Devonshire Street
Boston
Conference of Jewish Congregations
Israel
Zion
Weymouth Eyes Close Three Candidate GOP Primary
Weymouth Republicans marshal forces for a three cornered fight for the Legislature seat. Burgess Spinney, the youngest candidate, is seen as a slight favorite with eleventh hour signs favoring victory. Martin E Hawes, veteran Weymouth Gazette editor and longtime GOP leader, contests the race against Robert Hoffman a persistent party worker and water commissioner.
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Weymouth
Burgess Spinney
Spinney
Martin E. Hawes
Robert 8. Hoffman
Riot trials next Monday in Haverhill case
District Attorney Louis S. Cox announced the trial will begin next Monday in Superior Court here for Mayor Albert L. Bartlett of Haverhill and four Waverhill Aldermen plus four young men. Defendants face charges of unlawful assembly and related disturbances with about 80 witnesses summoned.
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William F. Hamilton
James K. Sweeney
William Herlihey
Charlestown boys on probation after larceny case
Four Charlestown youths aged 13 to 16 faced probation in the Superior Criminal Court for the August 13 larceny of 1991 from Frank M. Williams of Oakes Manufacturing. One boy admitted taking 200 and discarding it when pursued. Judge OConnell urged restitution and warned of harsher sentences if reoffended.
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Charlestown
Frank M. Williams
Oakes Manufacturing Company
State Street
Boston
O’connell
Superior Criminal Court
Edward Walsh
Frederick L. Tracy
John O'Donnell
James IF. Mayville
William Jordan
Williams
British reply to U.S. mail note ahead to Washington
The British reply to the May 24 mail censorship protest left London Friday and should reach Washington late this week. The British embassy gave no advance indication of the contents.
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Washington
London
Pension fund for Massachusetts Episcopal diocese tops 360000
At a City Club luncheon parish committee members learned the diocesan pension fund had reached 360000 with two initial gifts of 250000 each. Bishop Lawrence urged small contributions to unite rich and poor parishes and warned against the movies competing for funds. Joseph Grafton Minot chaired the announcement.
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Episcopal Churches
Massachusetts
City Club
Joseph Grafton Minot
Lawrence
U. S. Goods at Kavala Seized by Bulgars
Tobacco valued at 15 million dollars including 2 million owned by American firms is moved inland by Bulgarians from Kavala warehouses. American minister Garrett Crocker asks the Bulgarian government to allow removal of the stock to Athens.
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U. S
Kavala
Athens
Greece
London
Garrett Croppers
President Wilson Praises Jewish Citizenship in American Hebrew
President Wilson describes America as a real home where all forces unite for justice and fair dealing in a letter prepared for publication in a Jewish New Year issue of the American Hebrew. He lauds Jewish citizens for their contributions to industry philanthropy intellect and political liberty and expresses his interest in fellow citizens of Hebrew extraction.
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New York
America
Wilson
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