Laughlin Promoted to Lieutenant in City Fire Department
John E. Laughlin, 86, assistant driver to Chief McDonough, is promoted to lieutenant by Fire Commissioner Grady and assigned to engine 38 39 Congress street. He has 13 years in the department and nine years at Mason street quarters. Two new men join ladder 24: William F. Conroy and Eldredge A. Dunham. Transfers ordered effective Friday at 10 am move James F. OConnell, John J. Kelley, James F. Mulhern, William P. Punch, John J. McKenna, Francis W. Kelley, Patrick J. Norton, George A. West, John J. Reagan, James H. Lettman, and John J. Mahoney to various engines and chemical units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Laughlin
Mason Street
McDonough
Fire Department
Grady
Congress Street
Laughlin
William F. Conroy
Eldredge A. Dunham
James F. O'Connell
John J. Kelley
James F. Mulhern
William P. Punch
Chemical 4
Chemical
John J. McKenna
Francis W. Kelley
Patrick J. Norton
George A. West
Swan Retires From A. P. After 21 Years Service
William Upham Swan, a renowned yachting writer and longtime Boston AP staffer, was honored with a pair of engraved marine glasses last night upon completing 21 years of service. Swan recently resigned to join the Christian Science Monitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Upham Swan
Boston
Associated Press
Swan
Christian Science Monitor
Cave Dwellers Fight Cost of Living in Wakefield
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Strout and their two children lived nine months in a one room dugout off Wakefield boulevard near Main and Green streets Wakefield Junction. They endured a harsh winter in health and comfort with food at 7.50 dollars weekly, saving over half of the husband’s 16 dollar weekly earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Strout
Wakefield Boulevard
Main and
Green Streets
Wakefield Junction
Wakefields
Charles —. Strout
Reville Strout
Charlies E. Strout
Barbara Strout
Back to Nature Venture by Strout Family
Mr Strout and his family from Lewiston Maine moved to Beachmont after rent pressures hindered carpentry work. His great grandfather helped settle Portland, and the grandson pursued a spirit of adventure. In August he finally decided to undertake the back to nature venture and chose a Wakefield site to begin work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Strout
Lewiston
Beachmont
Portland
Wakefield
Family Builds Shelter From Lean-To To Whole Home
A family moves into a self built cave-like shelter during winter with a six-year-old boy and a three-year-old daughter, living on $16 weekly and $6 for food. They claim perfect ventilation via roof holes, no illnesses, and plan to move to a permanent home by July while urging others to imitate their frugal approach.
Cambridge Urges Pneumatic Tube for Mail Link to Boston
A Cambridge Board of Trade committee urges installing a pneumatic tube system to transport mail between Cambridge and Boston. The panel says an independent Cambridge post office would offer no advantage and that current facilities are unsatisfactory, risking separation from Boston if not improved.
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Boston
Cambridge
Cambridge Board of Trade
University City
Gilbert A. A. Pevey
David C. Dow
Alton H. Hathaway
Mark R. Jouett, Jr
James T. Scully
Harvard Freshmen Plan 1919 Jubilee at Smith Hall
Harvard freshmen outlined a June jubilee following the 1918 model with a Smith Hall quadrangle reception and a concert by the 1919 musical clubs. A buffet supper will cap the event, organized by a committee headed by Daniel Freeman Jr and including notable members from Medfield Cambridge Worcester New York Pittsburg Fall River South Salem Westbury Rye Baltimore Seattle Brookline and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Brookline
Frederick M. Warburg
New York
Dutch Detective Fundraiser by Dorchester Church Group
The Baraca class and baseball team of Central Congregational Church Dorchester present a Dutch Detective program at Bloomfield Hall tonight to raise funds for new baseball uniforms. Wollaston Congregational Church marks the 40th anniversary with a historical sermon by Rev I W Sneath this evening. An anniversary supper and general entertainment follow next Thursday. The Melrose Circle of the Florence Crittenden League holds its annual meeting at the Melrose Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Congregational Church
Dorchester
Bloomfield Hall
Wollaston Congregational Church
I. W. Sneath
Melrose Circle
Florence Crittenden League
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harvard Lecture on City Planning at Robinson Hall
F B Williams, Harvard graduate, delivered the second talk in his city planning law series at Robinson Hall yesterday afternoon. He discussed planning of city features and the relation of parts to the whole, with two more lectures to cover private features and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Williams
Harvard
United States
Robinson Hall
Mr. Williams
Three Men Beat Patrolman Crowley on Washington Street
Over 1000 spectators crowded Washington Street in Northampton after 10 pm to watch three men resist arrest. Patrolman Crowley was severely beaten while trying to detain them and was taken to City Hospital. One assailant was arrested on assaulting an officer, the other two captured later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Northampton
Crowley
City Hospital
Men Named in Street Brawl and Assault on Officer
Thomas McCormick 702 Tremont Street John McEnroe 617 Massachusetts Avenue and James Barlow 30 Dudley Street fought Officer Crowley who drew his club after being attacked. Crowley called for help. Barlow allegedly aided the assailants. McCormick was jailed on Hast Dedham Street. Crowley was hospitalized. McEnroe and Barlow were soon captured with patrolmen Hurley and Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McCormick
Tremont Street
John McEnroe
Massachusetts Avenue
James Barlow
Dudley Street
Crowley
McCormick
McEnroe
Barlow
Hast Dedham Street
Hurley
Miller
Shire City Club Members Gear Up for Clean-Up Parade
Seventy five Shire City Club members will wear white overalls and carry brooms as amateur white wings in Pittsfield’s spring clean-up. They lead a parade on May 6, each man supplying his own overalls. City budget omits clean-up funds while Board of Trade and Aircraft Club raise 500 dollars. One hundred Boy Scouts will scout for dirt this Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Shire City Club
Board of Trade and Aircraft Club
Dunsmore Settles Auto Damage Suit
Lafayette Dunsmore agrees to pay Stephen Brown 1050 in settlement of a Suffolk County Superior Court suit over a January 26 1915 auto collision on Dudley street near Harrison avenue. Brown was knocked from his car and seriously injured in the accident. The case is resolved by agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Dunsmore
Stephen Brown
Florence Street
Suffolk County Superior Court
Brown
Dunsmore
Dudley Street
Harrison Avenue
Unknown intruder ransacks Boston home in Hingham theft
An uninvited guest broke into Edwin A. Hill's summer house at 367 Beacon Street Boston. He ransacked every room spent days there feasting used beds and escaped when discovered. He outfitted himself with silk underwear and a suit, and stole a valuable rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin A. Hill
Beacon Street
Boston
Land’s End
Hingham
Burglary at Winter Home Ends With Missing Rifle
Caretaker John Driscoll found a forced door and ransacked rooms at Mr Hill’s winter home. A man fled from an attic window, carrying a rifle stolen from the den. Only silk underwear, a suit, and the rifle are missing. police have not traced the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driscoll
1 500 000 Surgical Dressings Sent to Allies
The New England surgical dressings committee of the women's department National Civic Federation reports 1 500 000 dressings sent to allies. Meeting at 400 Beacon Street yesterday Miss Rose Dexter hosted. Volunteers from 40 committees across New England attended. Speakers included Mrs George T Rice Mrs Mary Hatch Willard and Mrs Frederick S Mead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Women’s Department
National Civic Federation
Rose Dexter
Beacon Street
George T. Rice
New England Civic Federation
Mary Hatch Willard
Frederick S. Mead
Coal Teamsters to Discuss Wage Scale
Amalgamated Coal Teamsters Chauffeurs and Helpers Union 68 holds a special meeting next Sunday at 2 pm in Machinists Hall Wells Memorial Building to hear the wage scale committee report on a proposed new schedule. A large attendance is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Coal Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers’ Union
Machinists
Wells Memorial Building
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Flossery
Onyx
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