Veterans to Enjoy Long Sail for Disabled at Provincetown
Seventy five disabled veterans from Glen Rock Hospital Malden will sail to Provincetown aboard the Dorothy Bradford tomorrow, weather permitting. Twenty five more veterans will ride weekly, with the directors’ room opened for recreation, and lunches provided by the Willing Workers of Brookline.
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Provincetown
Glen Rock
Malden
Foster Wharf
Dorothy Bradford
Cape Cod Steamship Company
Ee T. Peabody
George G. Davis
Pearl Street
Cambridge
Glen Rock Hospital
Crner
Brookline
Fenway
Blue Hills
Groton
East Norfolk
Chelsea
Main
Snake bite death warning at revival in Nauvoo
In Nauvoo Alabama a copperhead snake bite at a revival led to William Edmonds in critical condition and Rev Albert Edmonds seriously ill. The minister claimed the True Believer would be impervious to snake bites and invited believers to bring venomous snakes to the service. The copperhead was captured and brought to the meeting. William Edmonds and the minister were bitten and collapsed. doctors fear for William Edmonds life.
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Nauvoo
Ala
William Edmonds
Albert Edmonds
Edmonds
Ll William Edmonds
Bottle dropped from liner Canopic found in harbor
A bottle cast from the White Star steamer Canopic on August 1 during its Naples to Boston voyage was recovered two days later by Captain William Forbes of the Sadie M. Nunan. The note inside reads a request to notify Ginesta Bottiglia of Brooklyn, NY, about the drift from Italy with 701 passengers.
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White Star Line
Naples
Boston
Georges
William Forbes
Sadie M. Nunan
Forbes
S. Canopic
Italy
Ginesta Bottiglia
Central Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Icebergs Reported Off Grand Bank Newfoundland
Icebergs 300 feet high and 700 feet long were sighted off the Grand Bank of Newfoundland by the steamship Columbia arriving from Glasgow. The sighting was reported by Baemeoewe and noted on August 3 in New York.
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New York
Grand Banke
Newfoundland
Baemeoewe
Columbia
Glasgow
Campaign Against Overweight Trucks Enforcement
Inspectors from the state public works department intensified a campaign against overweight trucks. Violators face prosecution as laws limit trucks to 800 pounds per inch of tire width and no more than 14 tons total load. Weight is measured via tire imprint, then a jack device with an oil gauge confirms exact weight.
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Public Works Department
Film censor off to coast to review new production
John M. Casey chief of Boston licensing division travels to California with fellow censorship board members to review a new million dollar film before its release. He will return late this month.
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Boston
John M. Casey
Mayor's Office
California
Universal Film Company
Josephine Ryan Weds Henry Currie in August Ceremony
Miss Josephine Christiana Ryan of 27 Upton Street married Henry Maynard Currie of Cambridge at Cathedral of the Holy Cross rectory. Rev. William A. Tpe officiated. Bridesmaids and guests included Mrs. Ma McLaren Helen McLaren and William Ford of Peabody. The couple honeymooned at Niagara Falls and will reside at 241 Cambridge Street Allston after return.
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Josephine Christiana Ryan
Upton Street
Henry Maynard Currie
Cambridge
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
William A
Margaret Ryan
Norwood
Nellie Ryan
Brookline
William and
Philip Hanlon
Chelsea
Myra Currie
Allston
John
William Ford
Peabody
Currie
Niagara Falls
Cambridge Street
Boston Directory 1921 lists 21 Beers and 130 Waters
The 1921 Boston Directory notes 21 Beers, some Ginns, but far more Waters totaling around 130, reflecting prohibition era entries. The first edition was off the presses yesterday, with Beers and Ginns present amid a larger crowd of Waters.
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Boston Directory
The Smith Surname Dominates Boston Population Counts
The text lists surname tallies in greater Boston showing Smith as the most common with 3156 instances including 27 plain John Smiths and 143 with a middle initial. It notes Sullivans about 2400, Murphys 2200, O Briens 1400, Mc Carthys 1300, Cohens 110, Rileys 500, Foleys 700, Johnson 17, Jones 900, Wilsons 700 vs Hardings 200, and a color race with Browns 1900 and Whites 1260 along with 50 Greens and 200 Blacks.
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Smith
Smiths
Boston
John Smiths
Johns
Sullivans
Murphy
O’briens
McCarthys
Cohen
Rileys
Foleys
Johnson
Jones
Wilsons
Hardings
Warren
Gamaliel
Puzzled Over Loss of 350 Dollars in Cambridge
Cambridge police question Henry P Morrison after he reports withdrawing 350 dollars from Cambridgeport Savings Bank and being robbed near Albany street and Auburn Street. He describes three attackers but details raise doubt. investigators continue probing the alleged holdup.
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Central Square
Cambridge
Henry P. Morrison
Kinnaird Street
Cambridgeport Savings Bank
Albany Street
Auburn Street
Sidney
Orrison
Morrison
German spy Werner Horn to be deported this week
Montreal reported Captain Werner Horn the German spy who tried to blow up the International Bridge at Vanceboro Maine in 1915 will be deported to Germany on the steamship Poland this Wednesday. He was declared insane after serving six years of a ten year sentence in Dorchester Jail and is now confined in the immigration building.
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Werner Horn
Montreal
Quc
Vanceboro
Germany
Poland
Horn
Dorchester
N. B
City Hall Room Allocated for Disabled Veterans HQ
Announcement says Mayor Peters granted Room 60 in the old City Hall to the Massachusetts Association of Disabled Veterans for headquarters. The room will be furnished and opened to members in the near future.
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City Hall
Peters
Massachusetts Association of Disabled Veterans of the World
Association
Baker's Assistant Fined for Loitering in Uniform
Anthony Chafulla of Causeway street was fined $5 in Central Court for sauntering and loitering in uniform instead of frying doughnuts. The case involved an order for "1000 sinkers" and a hurried work environment.
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Anthony Chafulla
Causeway Street
Central Court
Anthony Delays Pay Sparks Doorstep Crowd and Police
Reading a joke book, Anthony tells a road crossing gag to coworkers. When not paid, he exits in apron and cap to share more stories from the doorway. A crowd forms, followed by police as officers note minutes passing in a tense payout dispute.
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Anthony
Officer McCarthy
Door Talks and Courtroom Echoes Stirring Day at Court
A courtroom scene ends with a humorous exchange as a door remark and a stretched time limit create a light moment. Anthony playfully shakes the floor with his apron in front of the police wagon, while no one bails him out, leaving the crowd amused at court time.
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Anthony
Acting Chief Downey Injured Fighting Back Bay Fire
Acting District Chief Thomas H. Downey suffered serious burns to his legs hands and face while battling a fire at 29 Gloucester Street Back Bay. Firemen from Engine 33 rushed him to hospital after he stepped into a burning sulphur can igniting his clothing.
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Thomas H. Downey
Gloucester Street
Back Bay
Joseph P. Hanton
Girl gets year for death of infant
A 23 year old woman from Causeway Street received a one year sentence in Charles Street jail by Judge Lummus for the death of her two day old infant. Inspector Dennessey urged clemency saying the defendant was driven to madness by the terror of childbirth and was not fully conscious of her actions afterward.
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Charles Street
Lummus
Superior Court
Josephine Borossy
Causeway Street
Dennessey
Pilgrim Memorial Association Praises Pageant
At its annual meeting in Provincetown the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association voted to send a message to the Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission expressing satisfaction with the historical pageant presented in Plymouth. Secretary Atwood framed the communication praising the pageant under Commonwealth of Massachusetts auspices.
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Provincetown
Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association
Pilgrim
Atwood
Cape Cod
Plymouth
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission
Pilgrim Anniversary Observance Praised by Commonwealth
The association lauds the Pilgrim spirit commemorations with pride in an intelligent freedom loving nation. It notes the August meeting and sailing date from Southampton and expects the secretary to officially relay felicitations to the commission for the well ordered observance of historic events.
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Commonwealth
Ing
Southampton
Cosion
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Copperhead
Pastor
Arthur P. Porter
State Commissioner of Public Works
Hub Chief
Josephine Ryan
Henry M. Currie
Bovinine
the Bovinine CO
West
Houston St
New York City
Holmes
Back
Thomas F. Lenehan
Butler’s Mill
Butler
Butler's
Butler’s
Tremont ST
America
Kansas
Premier
Francis H. Leggett & Company
West 27Th Street
NEW_YORK
Poeta
ORK
Wwe
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