Fight Gas Tanks for 0 Dollar in South Boston
A second petition to erect three 750000 gallon gasoline tanks in South Boston faced strong opposition from residents and local officials. Judge Edward L. Logan defended the plan as underground and nonhazardous, while opponents warned the project would pose a grave fire risk endangering the district. The matter was taken under advisement by the street commissioners.
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South
Boston
Edward L. Logan
Michigan Tanning & Extract Company
Logan
Father Toomey
St. Eulalia’s Catholic Church
Charlies S. O’connor
Edward A. Barry
Walworth Manufacturing Company
Frank L. Young
William F. Foley
Kenney Manufacturing Company
Aot
O’connor
Henry Thayer
Boston Board of Fire Underwriters
Christened Amid Girders on a New Orleans Steel Job
Fourteen story high above the street Ole Peterson a structural iron worker held his five months old son Weed L Peterson as the Rev William Reese christened him atop a steel framework. Fifty Iron Workers Union No 48 members served as godfathers on nearby girders with no floors below showing the concrete basement. The ceremony prompted by union members was arranged with the mother’s consent and the child officially received the Peterson name amid the on going on the job environment.
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New Orleans
Ole Peterson
William Reese
Iron Workers’ Union
No. 48
Weed L. Peterson
Oldest New England flyer John Stearns aged 92 as he flies
Concord New Hampshire August 2 John Frye Stearns claims the distinction of being the oldest man in New England to fly. The 92 year old joined Lt Bob Fogg in a plane and spent two minutes over the state capital. Born in Lovell Maine he was a long time furniture dealer in Saco Maine He now lives in Lawrenceville New Jersey and summers in France with his son Rev Edward R Stearns.
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Concord
N. H
John Frye Stearns
New England
Bob" Fogg
Granite State
Mr. Stearns
Lovell
Saco
Lawrenceville
N. J
Fance
Edward R. Stearns
Services for Mrs T F Preston Today
Funeral services for Jeanie A. Preston wife of T Franklin Preston will be held this afternoon at Franklin Street Congregational Church Somerville. She was born in Somerville a church singer and former president of the Somerville Woman's Club and chairman of the Council of Federated Women's Clubs in Somerville.
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Jeanie A. Preston
T. Franklin Preston
Macallar Parker Company
Franklin Street Congregational Church
Somervilles
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Described and Ranged
The article details the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker’s plumage and size, notes its range from upper Canada to Central America, and discusses its reputation as a pest. It explains how the bird bores sap holes, strips bark, and nests in orchards, making it more locally distributed than other woodpeckers.
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Upper Canada
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
North Carolina
Plains
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Gulf
Central America
the International Syndicate
Funeral Service for Dr. Laura A C Hughes Held at Cathedral
Funeral rites for Dr. Laura A C Hughes were held at her sister Sarah J Hughes's home then a high mass at Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Clergy included Rev William B Finnegan and deacons with a line of priests from Watertown to Brookland and Charlestown. Delegations from Spanish War Veterans and local Catholic groups attended as pallbearers and honorary mourners.
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Laura A. C. Hughes
Sarah J. Hughes
Marlborough Street
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
William B. Finnegan
A. F. Hickey
J. W. Culhane
W. A. Dacy
Mgr
Ambrose Roche
Watertown
Father McQuade
O. M. IL
Veter O'Callaghan
Brook
Massachusetts Medical Society
Suffolk District Medical Society
Board of Health of
City of
Boston
1St Regiment Auxiliary
Timothy W. Kelley
William J. Burns
Arthur Cunningham
EB. E. Blake
Charles C. Donohue
O. W. Flynn
George McDonald
P. J. Grady
Edward J. Gihon
Richard R. Flynn
George 5. Hazlett
Henry MacCannon
John Pendoly
Charles Boyan
George P. Fields
Bartholomew Halley
Alice Grady
Jennie Dix
Agnes Mildram
Catherine McNamara
Elizabeth Cook
Curso
Ward Varney
Court Denies Injunction Over Burial Place in Oak Grove
Springfield Aug 2 Judge Richard W Irvin of the Superior Court denied the petition of Harris Selwitz to bar burial of his son Joseph in a Christian cemetery. The decision allows his wife to proceed with an Oak Grove burial, despite the son's Jewish-faith convictions. Joseph Selwitz drowned at Block Island on his honeymoon two weeks ago.
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Springfield
Richard W. Irvin
Superior Court
Lharris Selwitz
Joseph Selwitz
Oak Grove
Selwitz
Block Island
Roosevelt Opens His Campaign Tour August Eleventh
Franklin D. Roosevelt the Democratic vice presidential nominee will begin his first campaign tour in Chicago on August 11 after Hyde Park notification ceremonies. He will then travel to San Francisco via several intermediate cities delivering speeches along the route.
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Roosevelt
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Hyde Park
N. Y
San Francisco
Denies She Knew Elwell in Toledo Shooting Case
Mrs. Elmyr Schwartz of Toledo known as Ruth Jackson told police she never met Jo seph B. Elwell and knew of his murder only from newspapers. Investigators had sought a woman named Ruth linked to the victim, and the shooting occurred near Elwell’s home as Dr. Jose Arenas’s death awaited clearance.
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New York
Joseph B. Elwell
Elmyr Schwartz
Toledo
Jose Arenas
Ruth
Three Held for Assault on Prohibition Agent at Cohasset Inn
Prohibition agent Edward A. Keefe and accomplice Ralph M. Lill raided the Breaden Cheese Inn in Cohasset Saturday night. Proprietor Thomas Soracco and his two sons Frank and Alfred were each held in 5000 bail by U S Commissioner Hayes after being charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Keefe was taken to Central Avenue Hospital in Somerville where he was placed on the danger list due to serious injuries.
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Thomas Soracco
Cohasset
Frank
Alfred
United States
Hayes Yestrday
Edward A. Keefe
Ralph M. Lill
John H. Backus
Central Avenue Hospital
Somerville
Keefe
Ketcc
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DR. Hughes
Christian Cemetery
Lysr
Star Safety Razor Corporation
Brooklyn, NY
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Arenas
Hagans
Hagan’s
Washington St
West St
Jordan
Axminster
Brussels
Royal Wilton
Oriental Rugs
Hamadan
Siva
Pergamo
Melez
Shirvans
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Sarouk
Laristan
Arak
Orient
Wilton
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Leonard
Jordan Marsh Company
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