Dorchester Girls Train for Long Distance Swims
Instructor Smith at Tenean beach organizes Dorchester girls for endurance swimming with aims to form a team to swim to Boston light. Marion Gibson and Lucille Harrington swam about seven miles yesterday with coach Thomas Twitchell, passing Thompson's Island and back to Squantum point. Winnie Conley Myrtle McConnell Nellie Foley and Laura Ballance push for long swims on four mile courses with frequent sessions. Ballance swam four miles and recently to Squantum.
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Smith
Tenean Beach
Dorchester
Boston
Marion Gibson
Lucille Harrington
Ashmont
Thomas Twitchell
Squantum Point
Winnie Conley
Myrtle McConnell
City Point
Nellie Foley
South Boston
Laura Ballance
Miss Ballance
Final Clean-Up At 14 16 Summer St
Forced by the Filene deal to vacate 14 and 16 Summer St by Sept 1, the Franklin store moves to 384 Washington St on Oct 1 and faces a month without premises. It slashes prices to clear high grade garments, aiming to minimize losses before moving.
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Filene
Summer St
Washington St
Franklin
Boston
Franconia on Board Mayor Fitzgerald With Daughters
Cunard liner Franconia carries Mayor Fitzgerald and his two daughters Miss Rose Fitzgerald and Miss Agnes Fitzgerald. Dispatches confirm the mayor will arrive in harbor tomorrow and he plans to remain away until Thursday, missing a meeting with Admiral Togo in Boston.
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Boston Chamber OF Commerce
Budapest
Fitzgerald
Mayor Speer
Denver
Hugh Nawn
James M. Morrison
Nawn
John H. Fahey
President Teague
Budapest Chamber OF Commerce
Rose Fitzgerald
Mrs. Morrison
Agnes Fitzgerald
Lila Morrison
Mayor Fitzgerald
Rose
City Hall
Boston
Admiral Togo
Mayor Fitzgerald's European Triumphs and Return Plans
Reports from abroad praise Mayor Fitzgerald for his reception in Prague Vienna and other cities. Upon return he may appoint Joseph McMurray as superintendent of the income division of the water service as certified by the civil service commission.
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Europe
Franconia
Hull
Falmouth
Boston
Fitzgerald
Lila Morrison
Prague
Chamber of Commerce
Mammoth
Vienna
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Steffens
Howe
Stewart
Joseph McMurray
Public Works Department
Water Service
Civil Service Commission
McMurray
Stomach Troubles Advertisement and City Transit Notes
Horsford's Acid Phosphate advertised to aid weak stomachs. The ad mentions Wolf's “My Clothier” corner Han, near Portland streets, reachable from Haymarket Square, Adams Square, Scollay Square, and Friend-Union Street subway stations.
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Horsford
Wolf's
My Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
Haymarket Square
Adams Square
Scollay Square
Friend-Union Street
Subway
Portland Street
Governor Foss Visits Penikese Island Leper Colony
Governor Foss and his party toured Penikese Island leper colony inspecting buildings and a 19 year old wireless project. He spoke with six lepers and attendants, noted the inmates appeared happy yet aware of their condition, and described reformatories as humane.
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Oak Bluffs
Foss
Penikese Island
Glidden
Schuester
Cushing
Brightman
Quinn
Fletcher
Holman
Hamlin
New Bedford
Fairhaven
Lexington
Creatore Delights Immense Audience At Huntington Grounds
Yesterday evening Creatore and his band performed at the American league grounds on Huntington avenue before an immense crowd. The program opened with The Leader march and included Adams Overture Were King, a Gavotte by Czibulka, selections from The Chimes of Normandy, Grieg Peer Gynt suite pieces, and Victor Herbert Radience. Solo parts by Signor Catena Rossi and Le Lucca drew strong applause. The concert closed with encores and selections from Pagliacci and Faust.
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Creatore
American League
Huntington Avenue
Adam
Czibulka
Normandy
Signort Catena
Rossi
le Lucca
Grieg
Ase
Anitra
Victor Herbert
Pagliacci
Faust
Jealousy Said To Drive Mrs Ballou From Home
Mrs Ballou left her husband last Tuesday amid family defenses in Brighton. A first cousin, Mrs Stackhouse, and Margaret Carter at 615 Cambridge Street insist jealousy and Mr Ballou's temperament forced the move. He has not heard from her and claims he does not know why she left.
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Lester Ballou
Dighton Street
Brighton
A. P. Stackhouse
Margaret Carter
Cambridge Street
Ballou
Carter
Brighton Mystery Woman Leaves Husband After Domestic Strife
Mrs Ballou, a college girl and daughter of Mrs Margaret Carter of 615 Cambridge Street, left her husband after piano and other household items disappeared. Mr Ballou reports no reason for the disappearance and disputes claims of severe conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Ballou
Dighton Street
Brighton
Missing Wife Sparks Family Hope As Police Search Intensifies
An anxious letter notes the disappearance of a wife with no children. The writer expresses hope to hear from her soon and mentions the couple has no children, while authorities pursue leads.
Conservatory Star Victoria Sordoni Weds MIT Instructor
Miss Victoria Sordoni a noted New England Conservatory student and concert soloist married Royce W. Gilbert MIT instructor. Daughter of Nicholas Sordoni of Wilkes-Barre she graduated in June from the Conservatory and gave up an operatic future. Gilbert collaborated in sanitary hygiene research with Mrs Ellen H. Richards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Sordoni
New England Conservatory of Music
Royce W. Gilbert
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nicholas Sordoni
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Conservatory
Miss Sordoni
New England
Garibaldi
Gilbert
Ellen H. Richards
Judge Richardson Resting Comfortably
Orford New Hampshire August 14. At a late hour tonight doctors reported Judge James Bailey Richardson of the Massachusetts Superior Court is very ill but resting as comfortably as could be expected after his condition worsened.
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Orford
N. H
James Bailey Richardson
Massachusetts Superior Court
Auto Crash Kills One Man Two Die In Lowell
One man died at Lowell General Hospital and another is dying after a crash on Lowell boulevard in front of the pumping station. A W Hagan of Chicopee Falls was fatally injured on arrival. Russell Dana, son of George R Dana, suffered a severe skull fracture and death was hourly expected.
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Lowell
Lowell Boulevard
A. W. Hagan
Chicopee Falls
Lowell General Hospital
Russell Dana
George R. Dana
Stevens-Duryea Automobile Company
Car Crash Near Lowell Claims Hagan In Fatal Wreck
A seven passenger touring car driven by Dana crashed at a curve near the pumping station on Lowell boulevard and overturned into a telegraph pole. Alvah Weaver and Lewis Bernier survived with injuries. Hagan died at Lowell General Hospital. four young women escaped with minor injuries.
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Lewis Bernier
Alvah Weaver
Lowell
Dana
Hagan
Lowell General Hospital
Night Fire Destroys Milton Wood Work Department
A 60 horsepower boiler blew and a wood work department of the Strongman Manufacturing Co in Milton was destroyed by fire. The general alarm sounded and help was sent to Boston as losses reach about 25000 dollars. Dennis Hurley was cut by flying glass. nearby residents evacuated. Horses at Godfrey Coal Co were moved to safety as boiler room flames raged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strongman Manufacturing Company
Milton
Boston
Dennis Hurley
James Burke
Godfrey Coal Company
Played With Matches Claimed Child Life In Southbridge
In Southbridge at about 7 pm a 2 1/2 year old girl Ulaine LeMoine daughter of Ferdinand and Crisse Crete LeMoine burned to death while playing with matches on the lawn in front of her home. The mother, in a frenzy, rolled the child on the grass in a vain attempt to smother the fire. The child died soon after being taken indoors.
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Southbridge
Ulaine
Ferdinand
Crisse Crete LeMoine
Freeboard Scare Lets Stowaway Evade Costs
Egidio Cavatoro of Providence used a cholera scare to gain four days of food and shelter from Boston officials. He claimed to fear cholera after a Perugia voyage passenger arrived in steerage, but confessed hunger drove his ruse. He was sent to Gallup's Island quarantine and later deported after admission of deception.
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Egidio Cavatoro
Providence
Boston
Perugia
Egidio
Gallup’s Island
Immigration Bureau
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Broadway
6Th Ave
Philadelphia
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15Th & Chestnut
Buffalo
Main St
Penikese
Methodist Tabernacle
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Massachusetts
Ninth Regiment
Fusiliers’ Veteran Association of
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Vineyard Haven
West Tisbury
Owenden Farm
Edgartown
Home Club
Judge Richardson
Bass Point
St. Vincent's
America
River Shannon
Suwanee
Blue Bay
Minnie Quinn
Brenton
Holy Family Temperance League
L. F. Sherman
Nahant Steamboat Company
Frank Sweeter
Sheff
Relay House Theatre
Nahant and
Provincetown Steamship Companies
Daisy Weathers
Minnie Mason
Margaret Bunton
Sadie Flaherty
Della F. Cox
Elizabeth Speary
Kathryn Flaherty
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