Friend of Harry Vokes Remembered by Hap Ward
Hap Ward recalls Harry Vokes as a genial partner in the tramp vaudeville act "Percy and Harold" and as an ally through years of touring and film work. Ward notes Vokes died after burns in a hospital, leaving a wife and two young sons, while lamenting the end of their famed troupe.
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Hap Ward
Harry
United States
Mexico
Percy
Harold
Molly
Surgical
Most
Harry Kernell
Lily Clay Company
Tony Pastor
B. F. Keith
Ward
Vokes
Harry Vokes
England
Ireland
Herold
Margaret Daly
Boston
Lucy Daly
Dan Daly
Quincy
Warry Vokes
Stair & Havelin
West
Universal
Keith
Everett
Ward & Vokes
Montgomery & Stone
Death
Dorchester Driver Forbidden to Seek License on Probation
George K. Horsman of 7 Beale Street Dorchester appeared in Dorchester court for automobile law violations. Judge Churchill ordered him not to apply for a license as part of probation conditions after a $100 fine for driving under the influence and suspended sentence. He was sent to the State farm on a drunkenness charge and fined $19 for driving without a license with probation recommended by Officer Mair.
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George K. Horsman
Beale Street
Dorchester
Churchill
State Farm
Mair
Finger in Officer Eye Leads to Fine in Park Incident
William Farrington 21 of 144 Sycamore Street Waverly was fined 15 dollars in West Roxbury District Court for assault on Patrolman O Malley after sticking a finger in the officer s left eye during a dispute over Sunday golf in Franklin Park. He also paid 5 dollars for park rule violation.
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William Farrington
Sycamore Street
Waverly
West Roxbury
O’malley
Jamaica Plains
Farrington
Franklin Park
Park
Winthrop Yacht Club to Host Radio Dance
Winthrop Yacht Club plans a radio dance at the clubhouse on Shirley Street tonight. The program runs from 8 to 9 with a radiophone concert directed by Blett Whittier, followed by dancing until midnight. Early arrivals from nearby yacht clubs will be guests.
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Winthrop Beach Geummer Colony
Winthrop Yacht Club
Shirley Street
Radiophone
Blett Whittier
Tornadoes in Central West Leave Deaths and Destruction
Tornadoes and floods across Illinois, Indiana, and Arkansas kill twelve and injure over a hundred, leaving thousands homeless. Homes demolished, lines down, livestock killed as heavy rains flood land from Ohio to Kansas and Nebraska, with hail and snow in surrounding states.
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Chicago
West
Illinois
Indiana
Arkansas
Ohidé
Kansas
Nebraska
Kangas
Missouri
Iowa
Denver
Colorado
Proposed 500th Proposal Wins Malden Woman
Miss Winifred S. Davidson, 12 Florence Street Malden known as the pretty blonde at Liggett's finally accepts the 500th marriage proposal from Royal A. Marshall, a draftsman in the Malden office of the Charles H. Tenney Company after turning down many suitors and rejecting 499 prior proposals.
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Winifred S. Davidson
Florence Street
Malden
Liggett’s
Royal A. Marshall
Charles H. Tenney Company
Elevator Tragedy Claims Brighton Plant Worker
Michael Petrochinis, a worker at the Brighton rendering plant, died after a fall into an elevator shaft. He was taken to St. Elizabeth's Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Michael Petrochinis
Brighton
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Marriage vows alleged by fiancee in romance at Malden home
The ceremony is to be performed this evening at Rev Henry H Crane's Centre Methodist Church residence in Malden. The fiancee recounts Roy's persistent courting and vows, noting she will end the marriage if he betrays his word or causes jealousy by breaking promises.
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Bond
James J. Lynch
Robert I. Bond
Geneva Avenue
Dorchester
New York
St. Hugh's Church
Roxbury
David Waters
Henry H.crane
Centre Methodist Church
Malden
Roy
Marriage vows and youth mark Everett couple in brief note
A 22 year old man and a 23 year old woman state their commitment to marriage saying they are old enough and in love. The piece notes Marshall as a former Everett High School athlete and captain in 1909 1910, son of a late fire commissioner and alderman, with two years of naval service during the war.
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Marshall
Everett High
Augustus S. Marshall
City of
Everett
Anti- Saloon League Says It Complied With Law
Wayne B. Wheeler announces that the Anti Saloon League of America has filed required reports under federal election law and is the only non partisan group to do so. He says Washington records show over 30 wet national organizations spent millions to defeat dry Congressmen without filing reports.
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Dry League
U. S
Columbus
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti- Saloon League
Tinkham
Massachusetts
League
Congress
Anti-Saloon League of America
United States
Washington
Mass Held for Requiem of Boston Printer Michael Dannahy
A solemn requiem Mass was held yesterday morning at St Peter's Church in Boston for Michael Joe Dannahy. Representatives from the printing trade, the Columbus Club, and fraternal organizations he joined attended the services.
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Boston
St. Peter's Chorchester
Michael Joe Dannahy
Columbus Club
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Liver Bowel Health
Advertisement claims a 17 year practice by Dr F M Edwards offering olive tablets as a safe substitute for calomel to cleanse the liver and bowels. It targets women readers with promises of steady complexion and general fitness, priced 15c and 30c.
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F-M.edwards
Edward Wards
Ricke Gworker
Edwards
Olive
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Puritan Avenue
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