Boy inmate confesses to cellar fire at Wellesley home
Harold L. Foster an 11 year old inmate of the State Temporary Home for Boys at Wellesley confessed to setting a fire in the cellar yesterday morning. The blaze threatened the entire building until firefighters arrived. Foster told Chief John P. Doyle of the Wellesley fire department he started the fire but gave no motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Foster
State Temporary Home For
Wellesley
John P. Doyle
Fire at State Reform Home in Wellesley Hills
Mrs. Hale discovered smoke between the first and second floors at the State home on Forest street. A second alarm brought all Wellesley apparatus. damage reached $1000. Foster, a 14 or 15 year old inmate, confessed to starting a pile of papers in the cellar to light the fire. He had arrived from Boston after tonsil and adenoid surgery. The home is a temporary reform school for youthful delinquents run by the State Board of Charity.
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Thaddeus Hale
Wellesley
Hale
Foster
Henry Firth
Doyle
Boston
Pleasant Street
Athol
Forest Street
Wellesley Hills
State Board of Charity
Police Captain's Widow Is Buried
Frances Lambert widow of Police Captain James H. Lambert was buried after services at St Augustine's Church South Boston and Holyhood Cemetery Brookline. Bearers included Walter Sexton Daniel Sheehan John M McDonnell and William Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Lambert
James H. Lambert
Dorchester Street
Boston
St. Augustine’s Church
Henry Lyons
Holyhood Cemetery
Brookline
Walter Sexton
Daniel Sheehan
John M. McDonnell
William Thompson
Coast Artillery Corps Begins Ten Days Duty Tour
The First Battalion of the Coast Artillery Corps National Guard left Irvington Street armory and marched to Long Wharf to embark for harbor forts for a 10 days active duty tour as required by law.
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Coast Artillery Corps
National Guard
Irvington Street
Long Wharf
Harbor Forts
COAST
Troops to Rotate Through Harbor Forts for Summer Tour
Three battalions will rotate through Forts Strong Warren and Andrews with Fort Strong as headquarters. Boston men arrive yesterday. Second Battalion at Fort Strong Thursday. Third Battalion travels Sunday. Colonel E Dwight Fullerton will supervise with a staff. First unit through Aug 22, second Aug 26, third Aug 29. Garrison life includes gun drill engineering and daily discipline.
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Forts Strong
Warren
Andrews
Fort Strong
Boston
E. Dwight Fullerton
Harbor
British Still Driving the Turks in Egypt
British forces in Egypt continue pursuit of the Turkish rear guard east of the Suez canal. Cavalry pressed the Turks last night to a position east of Bir el Manca, with no supplies found at Bir el Abd though there were large heaps of ashes near the abandoned Turkish position.
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London
Egypt
Suez Canal
Birs-el-Manca
Bir-el-Abd
Bay State Border Regiments Playoff Clash Ends 6-4
On the El Paso border the Ninth Regiment defeats field artillery 6 to 4 in a Bay State regiments championship game. Troopers escort girls on rides after the contest as other units face demobilization and transfers follow. Walter Bouve Jr transfers from Eighth to Fifth Regiment. Major Bouve has another son in the Fifth. Corporals Landry and Miller move to reserves and go home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bears Field Artillery
Bay State
EL Paso
Texas
Cotton
Pershing
Field Artillery
Ninth Regiment
Regular Army
Bay State Cavalry Squadron
Walter U. Bouve, Jr
Bouve
Harvey A. Landry
James Miller
I Company
Eighth
Landry
Strawberry Avenue
Lawrence
Miller
Eutaw Avenue
Lynn
General Swettser
General Sweetser
Harrington
E Battery
Salem
Swan
A Battery
Harvard
Holden
Six picked up as boat is sinking
A fishing boat with six crew members drifted at sea after engine trouble and a broken clutch during a squall. The Prince Arthur towed the exhausted men to safety after one hour's rescue, with police and lifeboat crews aiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Prince Arthur
Kinney
The
Inner Harbor
Guardian
Constitution Wharf
Post
South
City Point Live Savers
Dorchester
Upset Off Nix's Mate Capsizes Dorchester Sailors
Captain John Swanson owner of the earboat Mosquito and two Dorchester companions were capsized in a squall near Nix's Mate in the lower harbor. They were rescued by Captain Robert S. Pearce and Guard Joseph Persheke of the Dorchester Bay life saving station and towed to the Savin Hill Yacht Club float before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swanson
Dorchester
Nix
Robert S. Pearce
Joseph Persheke
Dorchester Bay
Swanson
Pearce
Savin Hill Yacht Club
Governor Hanly Gladiolus Attracts Attention At Exhibition
Visitors at Horticultural Hall for the final day of the American Gladiolus Society and Massachusetts Horticultural Society exhibition praised a blood red “Governor Hanly” gladiolus. Some noted its bold color resembles grape juice and would suit Prohibition party supporters. A few foresee wide popularity for the flower this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horticultural Hall
American Gladiolus Society
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Hanly
Prohibition Party
United States
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
Lobsters Roar To Market Heights In Maine Shortage
Maine faces a lobster shortage blamed on World War I disrupted supplies and heavy summer demand. Wholesalers pay fishermen 8 8 cents a pound, up from 16 cents, with retail prices 35 to 40 cents per pound as markets tighten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
First Masses by Three Priests in Boston Polish Church
Three young priests ordained by Cardinal OConnell celebrated their first solemn high masses at the Church of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Dorchester Avenue South Boston.Services at 9, 10, and 11 oclock featured different celebrants with arch-priests and a large local clergy presence. A special musical program directed by Miss Mary Rye accompanied the augmented choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal O'Connell
St. Matthew's
Dorchester
Ignatius E. Limont
George V. Leahy
St. John’s Seminary
Grighton
Greater
Boston
Mary Rye
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Ar Sa
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Tommy Bowles
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Laughlin
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Griffin
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Hogan
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R.H.E
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Smith
Carlberg
Brondell
Blendell
Yarmouth
Winship
Sun St
Dorchester Bay Life Savers
Gladiolus
Prohibi
Gertrude Jones
Ethel
Jacob Thomas & Sons
Czenstochowa
Bran
Kellogg’s Bran
Million
Kellogg Food Company
Battle Creek, Mich
Dept
Baltimore
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