Insurance Man Killed After Walking Along State Highway
Thomas MacLellan 79 president of the Chattanooga Insurance Company died after being struck by a car near Manomet Plymouth while on vacation with his daughter and daughter in law. The vehicle was driven by Peter O Harper and two companions. He sustained a fractured skull and died at Jordan Hospital after swift medical attention. The driver reported no warning of the pedestrian and could not avoid the collision. The victim's family is overwhelmed by the loss.
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Plymouth
Thomas MacLellan
Chattanooga Insurance Company
Manomet
Jordan Hospital
MacLellan
Boston
Cape
Asoa
Peter O. Harper
Whitman
Alfred Peterson
William Birmingham
Rockland
Point Road
Harper
Wheel comes off sending four men to ground
Four men aboard a car on Huntington avenue and Riverway were thrown down when the right rear wheel fell off. Owner Fred A. Robinson of Mattapan was uninjured. Injured were James Cameron of Walk Hill street Boston State Hospital and Edward Sheehan of Hampshire street Cambridge. Cameron and Sheehan were taken to Peter Bent Brigham Hospital with abrasions and leg injuries. An unknown occupant also escaped injury.
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Huntington Avenue
Riverway
Fred A. Robinson
Wilmore Street
Mattapan
James Cameron
Boston State Hospital
Walk Hill Street
Edward Sheehan
Hampshire Street
Cambridge
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Cameron
Sheehan
Robinson
Motorcycle Crash Injures Young Rider on Commonwealth Avenue
Frank Wilbur, a two year old riding a motorcycle, attempted to pass an automobile driven by Edward Shepard on Commonwealth Avenue in front of Three Fields garage. The collision hurled Wilbur several yards and he was taken unconscious to St Elizabeth's Hospital for examination.
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Frank Wilbur
Hancock Street
Edward D. Shepard
Garfield Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Three Fields
Wilbur
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Automobile collision injures man versus fast motorcycle
A man suffered a probable skull fracture, a fractured right shoulder and multiple abrasions. His name was placed on the dangerous list. The accident occurred as Shepard turned his car toward a garage entrance while Wilbur, riding a motorcycle at speed, tried to pass ahead. Shepard was not arrested.
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Shepard
Wilbur
Auto Upsets Haverhill Man Dies In High Speed Crash
Ralph Estes, 22, of Bradford, was killed when a racing car driven by William Manning, 22, struck a passing auto on Osgood street and rolled onto Estes. Manning was arrested for manslaughter. the other vehicle was owned by Walter Munroe of Lynn.
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Manning
Walter Munroe
Breed Street
Lynn
Lillian M. Cooper
Washington Street
Helen Frank
Laconia Avenue
Saugus
Frank
Estes
Gale Hospital
Andover
Motorcyclist Dies in Framingham Centre Crash
Emiglio Guerra a 21 year old Sherburne farm hand was killed when thrown from his motorcycle at 2 30 p m at the Pleasant street railroad crossing. In a sidecar was Dante Baravelli of Boston who was only slightly hurt. Police believe Guerra lost control after striking the rail.
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Framingham Centre
Emiglio Guerra
Sherburne
Pleasant Street
Dante Baravelli
Hanover Street
Boston
Guerra
Four Winthrop residents injured in Crest Avenue crash
An auto accident on Crest Avenue near Highland Avenue and Revere Street injured Miss Geraldine Barter 11, Miss Mary Fitzpatrick mis, Miss Catherine Fitzgerald 15, and others. The car overturned into a disused cellar. four seriously hurt were rushed to Metcalf Hospital. Drs Mahoney Metcalf attended. Miss Devereux escaped unharmed.
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Winthrop
Crest Avenue
Mary Fitzgerald
Catherine
Anna FE. Devereaux
Geraldine Barter
Locust Street
Metcalf Hospital
Margaret Canty
Allston Street
Charlestown
Catherine L. Fitzgerald
Revere Street
Beachmont
Mahoney
Anna E. Devereux
Beach Road
Mary Fitzpatrick
John H. Flynn
Metcalf
J. A. Gooding
Shawmut Avenue
Boston
Crest Avenue Hill
Highland Avenue
Miss Devereux
Fitzpatrick
T. J. Barter
The
Transcript
Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald
Injury Reported After Auto Strikes Brookline Man
Leonard T Bradford age 22 of 112 Thorndike street Brookline was knocked down and run over by a car on Common wealth avenue Allston. The vehicle was driven by Joseph Rudnick of 16 Gannett street Roxbury. Bradford sustained severe bruises and injuries to his body and legs. He was treated by a physician and returned home.
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Leonard T. Bradford
Thorndike Street
Brookline
Commonwealth Avenue
Allston
Joseph Rudnick
Gannett Street
Roxbury
Bradford
Charity at home versus aid for war sufferers in Europe
A dialogue contrasts lingering charity at home with ongoing collection for European war sufferers, illustrating domestic duty versus international relief during wartime.
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Europe
Milk labeling urged by Boston chamber after ICC ruling
The Boston Chamber of Commerce says milk and cream must be graded and labelled to ensure public confidence in safety and value. The chamber cites the Interstate Commerce Commission decision to abolish the leased car system in New England, an action it had urged a year earlier.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Out Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
Chamber
New England Chamber Urges Regional Milk Plants
The chamber recommends country milk plants to collect, cool, process, and manage surplus milk and cream within a radius. After visiting large and small dairies in New England, the plan aims to benefit both consumers and producers by standardizing quality and encouraging cleaner, better milk and cream.
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New England
Chamber
Eats on Armchair and a Diner’s Distant Echo
A fragment from a poet reflects on dining in the past and wonders if future travelers will find the spot as easily as today. The line hints at longing for a place once shared, with playful musing on distance and memory.
Attack on O Hearn's stance over asphalt shingles veto
William J. Paul of the United Improvement Association criticizes Building Commissioner Patrick O'Hearn for misstatements about asphalt shingles. The group cites cities permitting standard 1/8 inch shingles and urges Boston to allow their use, noting exclusions mainly in congested districts.
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Boston
United Improvement Association
William J. Paul
Patrick O'Hearn
Mr. O’hearn
Paul
O’'Hearn
St. Louis
Newark
N. J
Baltimore
Buffalo
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Director of Public Safety of
United States
Massachusetts
Atlanta
Akron
Birmingham
Bridgeport
Louisville
Cincinnati
Columbus
Detroit
Erie
Grand Rapids
Hartford
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Minneapolis
Memphis
New Haven
New York City
St. Paul
Washington
Worcester Couple Severely Injured in Somerville Car Crash
Mr and Mrs Merton Reed of Worcester were severely injured when their car collided with a Ross vehicle at Mystic avenue and the boulevard Somerville. The Reeds were treated for shoulder and back injuries and contusions before being returned home.
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Merton F. Reed
Main Street
Worcester
Reed
Mystic Avenue
Boulevard
Somerville
James F. Ross
Central Avenue
Milton
Eva Ross
Ross
Somerville Bridge
Prayers Planned for Sir Roger Casement in Boson Churches
Prayers for the repose of Sir Roger Casement are to be said in several Roman Catholic churches of Greater Boston next Sunday. Parishioners of St. Ann's Church in Neponset avenue, active in the Sons of Irish Freedom, say requests will be made citywide.
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Sir Roger Casement
Greater
Boston
St. Ann’s Church
Neponset Avenue
Sons of Irish Freedom
British Mine Sweeper Clacton Sunk in Levant
The admiralty announced the British minesweeper Clacton was torpedoed and sunk in the Levant on August 3. Five crew members are missing and five were wounded.
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London
Admiralty
Clacton
Levant
Double stabbing in Hingham leaves one dead two injured
John Aprile 32 of Hing ham is killed after a stabbing assault in a yard. Two Italian men, James Acali 20 and James Galluzo, are seriously wounded and police seek Dominico Albane 35 of Hing ham who fled toward the nav y magazine. Albane is described as 5 feet 6, dark complex ion, 160 pounds, wearing dark clothes and a felt hat.
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John Aprile
North Street
Hingham
Dominico Albane
South Street
Hinghamg
James Acali
James Galluzo
Acali
Galluzo
Boston
Albane
Hingham Nav Magazine
Aprile
Party Guest Thrown From Window in Charles Town Incident
A party at 35 Polk Street Charles Town ended with Arthur Smith of 6 Everett Place being hurled from a second story window by Andrew Seveneski. Smith, 40 and single, was hospitalized at Relief Hospital with head injuries. Seveneski, also of Everett Place, was arrested for assault and battery by Station 15 officers.
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Polk Street
Charlestown
Arthur Smith
Everett Place
Andrew Seveneski
Smith
Relief Hospital
Seveneski
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