GOP Plans Back Graves for Sheriff Seat in Suffolk
Herman Hormel, secretary of the Republican city committee, filed nomination papers for Edward G. Graves as Suffolk county sheriff candidate with five hundred signatures. Graves is the sole Republican in the field, signaling party indorsement over Sheriff John Quinn. Four Democrats including City Councillor Daniel J. McDonald ex Senator James F. Powers and Frank A. Gaffney also filed for the sheriff post. The Democratic committee will name its five candidates soon.
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Herman Hormel
Republican City Committee
Edward G. Graves
Suffolk County
Hormel
Graves
John Quinn
Quinn
Daniel J. McDonald
James F. Powers
Frank A. Gaffney
Democratic City Committee
Malden Officials Enter ‘Old Men’s Race’ at Picnic
A special 100 yard race for Malden city officials will feature at the Malden union playground picnic at Pine Banks Park next Saturday. Entrants include Mayor Blakeley Aldermen Roby and Robbins, Health Superintendent Healy, Councilman Neal, Wire Inspector Nicholson, Clerk of Assessors Tanks, and S G Nichols. Thousands of children and parents plan to attend with an expected crowd of over 6000 youngsters.
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Malden
Malden Union Playground
Pine Banks Park
Blakeley
Roby and
Robbins
Healy
Neal
Nicholson
S. G. Nichols
Street and Water Department
Hines
Six Pythians Die In Wreck Near Columbus
Six Knights of Pythias from Mt. Sterling O are dead after a Baltimore and Ohio freight train struck a passenger excursion coach near Orient Ohio amid a heavy rain. More than twenty injured, some fatally, as inspectors prepare to investigate causation and responsibility.
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Columbus
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Mt. Sterling
Cedar Point
Orient
State Utilities Commission
Boston Streetcar Routes Change Across Jamaica Plain and Back Bay
Boston elevated surface car routes will be revised with Ashmont to Park Street service via Talbot blue hill and Huntington avenues, con nections to Park Street subway. Morning and evening rushes add three minute and ten minute intervals to Peabody Square Egleston Square service. Existing lines to North Station via Roxbury Crossing and Tremont Street shift to all day Roxbury Crossing to North Station.
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Boston Elevated
Jamaica Plain
Back Bay
Somerville
Ashmont Street
Peabody Square
Franklin Park
Seaver Street
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley
Tremont Streets
North Station
Ashmont
Park Street
Talbot Avenue
Blue Hill Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Huntington Avenue
Boylston Street
Egleston Square
Roxbury Crossing
Tremont Street
Hyde Square
Centre Street
Centre Square
Northampton
Berkeley Streets
Sullivan Square
Bunker Hill
Pleasant Street
Lenox Street
Tremont
Roxbury
Massachusetts and
Columbus Avenues
Clarendon Hill Viaduct
Woman found unconscious from gas at Roxbury agency
Ida Weaver, 57, living at 131 Harrison Avenue until a few days ago, was found unconscious in a room at the Roxbury employment agency where she had stayed three days. Mrs. Simonds smelled gas, a gas inspector traced the odor, and she was taken to City Hospital where her recovery is possible.
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Ida Weaver
Harrison Avenue
Roxbury
F. H. Simonds
Miss Weaver
City Hospital
Danbury Hatters Hope For Aid Not Foreclosure Plan
Danbury residents well informed on the Hatters Union troubles report no knowledge of any plan to adjust foreclosures after the Martford court date next month. J C Scully of New York says nothing is known of such a plan and Morris may have misunderstood. aid to implicated hatters is considered possible rather than a formal plan.
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Danbury, Conn
Danbury Hatters’ Union
Martford
J. C. Scully
New York
United Hatters of America
Charles Morris
Morris
Buffalo at 700 Nears Fatal Rampage At Franklin Park Zoo
Patrick Crosby of Roxbury, an assistant keeper at Franklin Park Zoo, escaped serious injury when Rastus the buffalo went on a rampage during Crosby’s routine evening feeding. The animal has a history of bad behavior, and yesterday’s incident was especially severe. Crosby entered the enclosure to feed the buffalo.
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Crosby
Rastus
Buffalo
Patrick Crosby
Roxbury
Franklin Park Zoo
Murderous Beast Lurks At City Zoo
A dangerous animal at the Zoo began a killing spree years ago by slaying his father in Norumbega Park. Since then he has shown no desire to reform, and keepers avoid him while photographers risking a shot have had narrow escapes.
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Animal League
Zoo
Norumbega Park
Hatters' Case Foreclosures May Trigger Settlement
Charles Morris of the United Hatters of North America told the Central Labor Union in Bridgeport that an adjustment of the Danbury Norwalk hatters unions finances is likely after the Hartford foreclosure proceedings set for September 4. He did not specify the method of settlement.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Hatters
Danbury
Norwalk
Danbury Hatters
Charles Morris
United Hatters of North America
Central Labor Union
Morris
Hartford
Eastland Raised Two Feet After Capsize
Chicago August 12 divers faced dark conditions as the steamship Eastland was raised two feet at the forward end after preparations to pump out the wreck. Work shifted to stern pumps all night with a net across the Chicago River to prevent bodies from drifting. One body identified as Martin Paulowski was recovered during the day's operations.
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Chicago
Martin Paulowski
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