Hopes Body Is Not Daughter's In Philadelphia Morgue
Joseph C. Wiles travels from South Boston to Pennsylvania to verify if the unclaimed Philadelphia Broad Street Station corpse is his daughter Catherine Rose Canney. He accuses Cornelius Canney of having no rightful claim and notes Catherine lived with him after his departure. A second claimant, William Pennypacker, says he was married to the woman 18 years ago.
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Philadelphia
Cornelius Canney
Catherine
Joseph C. Wiles
Bowen Street
Boston
Pennsylvania
Catherine Rose
Canney
William Pennypacker
Husband Married Four Times Before New York
Mrs. George E. Caddick of Flushing obtained an annulment in Brooklyn from Supreme Court Justice Faber. She claimed her husband, married Oct. 29, 1918, had four prior marriages and two bigamy convictions. A letter from a former wife led to the discovery. three annulments and one divorce followed for the other wives.
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New York
George E. Caddick
No. 25
State Street
Flushing
Supreme Court
Faber
Brooklyn
Caddick
Kilcourse Wins Ford Car in New Delivery System
A Roxbury letter carrier, Mr. Kilcourse, credited his wife for his success and praises the new delivery scheme that earned him a Ford car. He expects to drive one of the new delivery trucks soon, highlighting the system’s impact on mail service.
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Mr. Kilcourse
Roxbury
Post Ford Car Draws Everett Family Welcome
The 26th Ford car prize from the Boston Post contest arrives at the Kilcourse home in Everett. Mr. Kilcourse thanks the Post and explains his pride in winning, while his family, friends, and neighbors celebrate on the front steps as the winning entry details Postal Department plans for parcel post trucks.
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Ford
Boston Post
You Can Drive Your Car in Heaven Says Barbara A Faxon
An old-fashioned moral poem urges perfect driving conduct and public virtue. Barbara A Faxon writes that only a flawless driver who respects speed limits, cops, pedestrians, and family harmony deserves heavenly roads.
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Jay Walker
Barbara A
Faxon
Rosewood St
Mattapan
Loses 85 Pounds and Life by Hunger Strike
Joe Furey a former bank president and Wall Street financier died after a hunger strike in Texas custody. Authorities awaited a coffin moving from the Texas State Penitentiary to Oakland as they sought identification for the body. District Attorney Woolwine ordered identification checks with Texas officials and coordinated a quick advance of the coffin.
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Los Angeles
California
Texas State Penitentiary
Oakland
Joe Furey
Furey
Wall Street
Texas
Mexico
Woolwine
Toothless woman and Hetty Green noted in letters
A middle aged woman in Portland recalls a toothless condition from birth and describes her gums as nearly usable. In Bellows Falls Vermont, Co H RICH notes Hetty Green died six years ago as the wealthiest woman, leaving eighty million dollars split between her son and daughter, with her burial site unmarked.
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Marietta Munro Simmons
Spring Street
Portland
Hetty Green
Bellows Falls
Old New England home rebuilt with original features
A New Market New Hampshire home once torn down is being rebuilt near Boston to match its 200 year old appearance. It will retain eight fireplaces antique timbers and original wall paper with England stamps. Contractors Mr Comeau and son of Bradford Massachusetts oversee the contract. Nearby Atkinson New Hampshire hosts Mrs Hattle Noyes and a bedroom papered with postage stamps.
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New Market
N. H
Boston
England
Comeau
Floating island sighting in Scotch Pond Rhode Island
A vacation note reports a floating island with trees on Scotch Pond between Lonedale and Saylesville Rhode Island. The island is tethered with ropes to the mainland to keep it from drifting into the stream. Frank Babineau, 411 Lisbon Street Lewiston Maine.
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Rhode Island
Scotch Pond
Lonedale
Saylesville
R. I
Frank Babineau
Lisbon Street
Lewiston
Remembered the Kiss story of a vows and a kiss in youth
A minister who baptized a twelve year old girl thirty years ago later became a city church pastor. They reconnected after a year, recalling the remembered kiss, and plan to marry, a rare real life romance. Mrs M L Smith Box 43 Oak Bluffs
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M. L. Smith
Oak Bluffs
Boston Lodging House Man Keeps Roof Hen
A Boston lodging house resident known for strict diet keeps a roof hen. He bags each daily egg and takes it to a Hanover Street restaurant where the cook boils it softly. The cook jokes that he eats the egg himself and boils the man an egg. MAZIE L. OBRIEN.
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Boston
Hanover Street
Mazie L. O'Brien
South Street
Avon
Ford Car Today Awarded to Miss O'Brien
A verified story states the daily Ford car prize is awarded to Miss O'Brien as the winner for today. The event confirms the prize handover and recognizes Miss O'Brien as the recipient of the car.
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O'Brien
Morning plunge from bedroom window into lake at resort
Myron R. Chase of Walpole recalls a cottage on a lakeside resort with a long upstairs window chute extending 80 feet to the water. Each morning the owner leaps from bed into a bathing suit and slides down to swim before breakfast.
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Myron R. Chace
East Street
Walpole
Light on Factory Chimney Averts Night Airplane Collision
Everett M Proctor reports a light atop a factory chimney rising 20 feet above ground. He notes the beacon serves to guide any low flying aircraft at night and prevent a collision. Proctor signs from 244 Common Street Walpole.
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Everett M. Proctor
Common Street
Walpole
Mysterious New Year Cards Arrive From 1906 and 1907
Michael J. Abrams finds three New Year cards handed by a letter carrier at his home. Two cards dated 1906 and one dated 1907 prompt curiosity about their origin. A signature reads CATH. A. BOULTON of 29 Cabot Street, Waltham, Massachusetts.
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Michael J. Abrams
Cath. A. Boulton
Cabot Street
Waltham, Mass
Local boy sets odd finger record in Brampton Inn tale
Nelson Hazen of Brampton Inn Newport New Hampshire holds the record for most fingers with seven on his right hand and six on his left. His younger brother also has a six fingered pair on each hand, as reported by H. Stone.
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Nelson Hazen
H. Stone
Brampton Inn
Newport
N. H
Historic 1820 Plymouth hearse displayed at burial hill site
An old black wooden hearse from 1820 sits in a small Plymouth building near Old Burial Hill. The coffin like vehicle rests on four small wheels with a square cutout at the front for the driver, CHARLOTTE F. BURGESS of 199 Court Street Plymouth.
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Plymouth
Old Burial Hill
Charlotte F. Burgess
Court Street
Shriners Coat Theft Mystery After Rain Delay
Shriners leaving Boston carried raincoats and hid them in a Fitchburg laundry. Two Nobles asked Chinamen to watch coats but at 2 pm a shower came and they found their coats in the wash tub, being washed instead of watched. Coats reportedly held at the laundry.
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Boston
Fitchburg
Fred M. Liebke
Rutherford Avenue
Charlestown
Questions for Renting a Flat Reveal Bias in 1920s Pawtucket
A man recalls a landlord questioning him with invasive personal inquiries before revealing rent for a five room flat in Pawtucket Rhode Island. The questions covered age, work, income, family, finances, nationality, religion, drinking, and possessions, prior to his abrupt departure.
Charcoal Dirt Burned as Heat Source A Roslindale Man Testifies
Ernest A. Wath of 19 Archdale Road Roslindale describes using black dirt from a garage foundation as loam and charcoal containing material that burned well in his cellar, planning for a coal shortage.
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Ernest A. Wath
Archdale Road
Roslindale
Policeman Horse Helps Itself At Fruit Stand
A traffic officer’s horse on Washington street wandered to a driveway fruit stand and attempted to help itself. The proprietor restrained the horse, who, after eating, returned to his master with no awareness of the old tradition.
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Washington Street
Bear and auto race ends with mother bear reuniting cub
A forest ranger in the northern mountains tries to save a cub by roping it in his car. The mother bear pursues, then the ranger abandons the car as the bear leaps aboard, tearing the seat to free the cub. The car continues east with bear and cub safely aboard. A. G. Anderson Auburn Me.
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Mountain District
A. G. Anderson
Oak Street
Auburn
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Cherry Street
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Larch Street
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