Urge Change at Navy Yard Civil Service Heads Departments
The Swift Commission at Charlestown recommends placing civil service appointees in charge of departments at the Charlestown navy yard. The proposal, if adopted, would affect hundreds of government construction and repair workers and would shape the yard’s administration for a new administration.
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United States
Charlestown Navy Yard
Swift Commission
Charlestown
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Athol High Star Receives Foot Skin Graft
Athol Aug 3 William Hendrich Athol High School football star injured last November was moved to St Vincent Worcester for 11 square inches of skin grafts on his foot. Blood poisoning followed the Baldwinsville game keeping him in hospital 20 weeks. Graft skin to come from Athol teammates Captain Jackson Wait Hapgood Scully Swan Starrett Lawton Paige Ward and Hill.
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Worcester
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Baldwinsville High School
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Jackson
Wait
Hapgood
Scully
Swan
Starrett
Lawton
Paige
Ward
Hill
Labor War to Cause Revolt in Sweden Headlines
Stockholm sees a labor war set to begin tomorrow amid a general strike and lockout. The Young Socialists push for a revolutionary bent, risking a miniature upheaval in the capital.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Young Socialists Party
Cassidy Disbarment Still Uncontested
The Boston Bar Association petitioned to remove James T Cassidy from the Suffolk bar and returned the case to Superior Court on Monday as Cassidy has not yet appeared. He may contest within 10 days per rules. Cassidy was convicted with Leo McCullough of conspiracy to defraud Boston of $200.
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James T. Cassidy
Suffolk Bar
Superior Court
Cassidy
Leo McCullough
Common Council
City of
Boston
Woman shoots in Waldorf elevator in New York
A well dressed woman claiming to be Mrs Castle shot lawyer William B Craig in a Waldorf Astoria elevator. The small calibre bullet pierced his coat but he was not seriously wounded. both were detained by a detective and taken to the West Thirtieth Street station for questioning.
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Castle
West Eighty-first Street
William B. Craig
Rector Street
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Craig
West Thirtieth Street
Mary Castle
West Sixty-seventh Street
Will
West Ninety-fourth Street
Thirty-fourth
Boston Girl Accuses Copenhagen Heiress of Attack in Chicago
Grace Covell of Boston acts for Dorothy Dibblee to have Henry Palmer arrested in Chicago for alleged assault on the four year old. Palmer, a Danish resident and artist from a wealthy Copenhagen family, faced court with defense denying the charges. social influence surrounded the case.
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Grace Covell
Boston
Dorothy Dibblee
Henry Palmer
Copenhagen
Denmark
Kersten
Miss Covell
Dorothy
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Palmer
Privates Nab Cleveland Man in Jewelry Larceny Case
Private detectives from Cleveland arrested Arthur Ressman for larceny of $1300 worth of jewelry from relatives in Wakefield after a months long pursuit spanning several sections of the country.
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Wakefield
Cleveland
Arthur Ressman
Keeping the Baby Cool with Pine Cologne
An old nursery tip promotes pine cologne to ease heat in the nursery. A small bottle brings comfort to mother and infant, and adding a bath spritz keeps skin fresh. Trial size costs 1Sc at Riker Jaynes stores and full half pint bottles cost 7ic.
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Riker-Jaynes
Swimmers Fail in Attempt to Negotiate Boston Light
Three contestants began from Charlestown bridge chasing Boston Light as the spring tide rose. Richards led from the start and Bray faded near Gallup’s Island while Everett, hampered by tides and gear, quit near Nix’s Mate after 4:52 aboard a launch. All faced salt water blindness but recovered.
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Richards
Bray
Gallup
Nix
Long Island
Local Long Swim Record Run Held At Boston Harbor
Contestants Sam Richards John Bray John Everett Ed Russell Tom Maguire swam 1 2 nautical miles with Richards completing 6 1 2 by Bray just behind by Everett 6 0 by others quitting early Time in water Richards 5h 28m Bray 5h 28m Everett 4h 52m Richards last to leave water position Richards just beyond Gallups Island two miles from Boston Light Bray about 100 yards behind Everett Nixs Mate beacon Kellermann 1968 set best authentic record reaching red spar buoy near Bug Light water 60 to 66 degrees generally favorable conditions.
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South Boston
John Bray
East Boston
John Everett
Charlestown
Ed Russell
Revere Bench
Tom Maguire
Roy Richards
Bray
Richards
Everett
Gallup’s Island
Boston Light
Nix
Annette Kellermann
Charlestown Bridge
Boston
Jjomn Bray
Swimmers Fail in Boston Light Tides Challenge
Sam Richards of South Boston, John Bray of East Boston, and John Everett of Charlestown attempted the sea swim from Charles Town Bridge to Boston Light but failed. Richards quit at 5 13 after 56 hours 28 minutes in water, Bray at 4 52 with 6 hours 23 minutes, Everett at 4 4 minutes 62 seconds, all short of Kellermann’s last year benchmark.
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Bray
Everett
Louis Jacot
Annette Kellermann
Thaw Case Shifts as Alienists Debate Sanity Evidence
Dr. William Hirsch and Dr. Austin Flint assess Thaw as a paranoid mentally ill man while Dr. Amos L. Baker, Matteawan’s acting superintendent, testifies to danger if at large. Thaw faces cross-examination revealing notes, cryptic memos, and personal disputes with counsel as judges weigh insanity and commitment options.
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William Hirsch
America
Germany
Mendel
Cornell Medical School
Morschauser
Dr. Hirsch
Jerome
Judge Mills
Matteawan
Austin Flint
Amosl. Baker
Justice Mills
Baker
Thaw
Flint
White
Isaac N. Mills
Stanford White
Dr. Baker
Sou
Mr. Morschauser
Poughkeepsie
Child’s body found on Beverly Beach prompts pleas for clues
Beverly Aug 3. An unidentified female infant was found on the rocks off West Beach by three boys while fishing. Medical Examiner Dr. George A. Stickney says the child was alive when cast into the water, wrapped in a green check apron weighted with a heavy stone, and approximately three days old.
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Beverly
West Beach
Beverly Farms
George A. Stickney
Odessa Aero Club announces event with Wilbur Yoseht
Odessa announces that the Odessa Aero Club has arranged with Wilbur Yoseht, an American aeroplane organizer, to host the forthcoming air event. Specific details about date, location, and activities remain uncertain in the fragment.
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Odessa
Odessa Aero Club
Wilbur Yoseht
Lynn to Form a Fin Commission Five Named by Mayor Rich
Lynn will establish a Finance Commission to probe city affairs from past to present. Mayor James E. Rich nominated five members: Alexander J. Little president of the Shoe Manufacturers' Association General Benjamin F. Peach accountant John B. Cullea business agent of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union former Alderman S Walter McDonough and Attorney Arthur Bogue. Board action sent the measure to a future Aldermen meeting but received strong support.
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Lynn
James E. Rich
Rich
Alexander J&. Little
Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Benjamin F. Peach
John B. Cullea
Boot & Shoe Workers’ Union
Walter McDonough
Arthur Bogue
Board of Aldermen
Fuld
Barcelona Calls for Release of Rebels as Calm Returns
Barcelona remains quiet as crowds demand the liberation of prisoners from fighting. Troops patrol streets while life nears normal. Unclear victim counts exceed official figures. rumors say El Progreso editor Iglesias may be alive and freed. Order restored in Sabadell and Mieres.
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Barcelona
Senor Iglesias
el Progreso
Sabadell
Mieo
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