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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1919

Page

8

Auction of Marlin-Rockwell plant assets planned in Norwich

The Marlin-Rockwell Corporation schedules a sale at 11 o'clock a m on August 28 2019 at its offices 347 Madison Avenue New York City and lists three plant sites Norwich CT Hamden CT and New Haven CT for one parcel containing extensive war era machine tools and equipment valued over 1 500 000. Schedules with complete equipment lists and costs are on file at the company office for qualified bidders.

Marlin-Rockwell Corporation Corpora Madison Avenue Newark City Norwich Connecticut Hamden New Haven Willow Street United States Allen's Law Office School St Bya J. D Fernald Charles F. Fernald

Sale of U S Naval Vessels Sealed Proposals Opened August 27

Sealed proposals to buy listed motor boats and yachts owned by the Navy are due by 12 noon August 27 2019 at the Navy Department Washington. Vessels include Daiquiry Estella Lynx II Admiral I Arcturus Wemootah Ru toma Katherine K Naushon Rondo Patrol No 1 with appraised values. Bids paid in cash with highest price win. right to reject all bids reserved. Details and forms available from the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.

U. S. Naval Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Navy Department Washington, D. C Daiquiry S. P East Boston Mass Wstella Bumpkin Island Admiral Boston Arcturus New York Wemootah Automa Katherine K Key West Fla Naushon Bensonhurst N. Y Rondo Keay West Estella Lynx II Patrol No Navy Josephus Daniels Secretary of the Navy Rainier San Francisco Cal 12Th Bureau of Applies and Accounts Fifth Naval District Bureau of Supplies and Acenes

Government Seeks Subistence Supplies and Naval Vessel Sales

Proposals due September 5 1919 cover sale of government supplies including beans cornmeal flour and spinach with locations at Charleston S. C Philadelphia Pa and Paris Island S C. separate bids for motor boats sub chasers and a naval barge to be sold by sealed proposals with high bid wins and cash payment. Commonwealth of Massachusetts invites bids for steam heating Cottage 9 at Industrial School for Boys Shirley with deposit and bond requirements. Sharon Mass Water Commissioners invite bids for digging filling trench and laying 5400 feet six inch pipe on Oak Street. Watertown Arsenal proposes erection of a storehouse for machinery roughly 78 by 500 feet to be built under sealed proposals.

Marine Corps Navy Department Ashington D. C Navy Lima Elrow Graham Denon of Supplies Arleston 8. C Philadelphia Marine Barracks Paris Island Quantico Quartermaster Marine Corps Washington C. L. M'Cawlbey Commonwealth OF Massachusetts— Industrial School For Boys Shirley Mass Densmore & LeClear Architects and Engineers Broad St Boston Commonwealth of Massachusetts Water Commissioners Sharon

Clam Digger and Shark Clash Shocks Provincetown

A 12 foot shark swam near crowded beaches at Provincetown as a clam digger used a rake to spear the animal and tow it ashore. The shark was later shipped to New York.

Provincetown Cape New York

Births Deaths and Marriages Notice Rates

The Post lists fees for Births Marriages and Deaths notices. One notice up to four lines costs $1.00 with 20 cents for each additional line. Notices may be left at the Post office mailed to the classified department or telephoned after 3 A M to Main 1383 or 1005.

Main

Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Boston Area

Death notices list numerous residents with dates and burial details across Boston and surrounding towns. Entries name Annie Brown Agnes Burchill Giovanni Campana Annie Charlton Susan Cotter Geo Dillingham Mary Donnelly Patrick Fleming Stephen French Marie Frisbie John Hansen Herbert Hoffstedt Leos Iriberry Loran Kelly Incy Knight Mary McBride William Mellen Bartholomew Moran Michael OConnor James Ryan Phillipa Ryan Carrie Sidwell Maria Stammer Maria Tetee James Tierney Dan White Zoe Thompson family note long obituary segment included. Community mourners invited. service times and church details given.

Campana Giovanni Dominick Nicola Joseph Campana Endicott St Leonard’s Church Prince St Boston Charlton Newton Annie E Alexander Charlton Adams St Church of Our Lady Cotter Roxbury Susan A. Cotter Daley James F. Cotter Bower St Dillingham Jamaica Plain Geo B. Dillingham Warren Donnelly Mary J. Donnelly Slattery Henry J. Donnelly St. Joseph's Church Fleming Patrick Catherine Fleming Ahearn Second St St. Vincent's Church Hansen John P. Hansen Wellesley Park Dorchester Hoffstedt Cambridge Herbert F Frederick Hoffstedt Lee St Iriberry Leos Marie Iriberry Burke Church of the Most Holy Gloucester Kelly Loran J. Kelly Melville Ave Haverhill Mass Knight Sudbury Incy M William H. Knight St. Mary's Church Calvary Cemetery Mellen William EB. Mellen Susan M. Mellen Myra E. Blow Minot St Adams Dudley St Mr. Mellen Painters’ Union Moran Bartholomew Moran Xashua St St. Mary'n Church O’connor Everett Michael Mary O'Connor Fee Tufts Ave Immaculate Conception Church Holy Cross Ryan James F. Ryan Timothy Bridget Ryan Sullivan Homes Ave St. Peter's Church Ha Phill John J Catherine Ryan Harrington Sea St Immaculate Conception Linden Shute St. Sidwell Somerville Carrie D Alfred J. Sidwell Amberet Mayes Maria H Henry Maria TETE _ yea Ranston St Seeger Sullivan Forest Hills Mary Sepallivan Jane Dunn Meutens Tower St St .Andrew's Church Tierney Winthrop Locust St Skibo Bhunonne Evangelist Eral White Dan White Forest Hille Chapel

In Memoriam Edward J. Doherty First Anniversary Mass

A high mass will be offered for the soul of Edward J. Doherty on Tuesday August 19 at St Marys Church Charles at 7 am. The notice notes he is gone but not forgotten.

Hame NEW England Piano i Phon. CO Tremont St Edward J. Doherty St. Mary’s Church Charles

Boston’s Flowe at Street Beach 6900

Boston athlete Flowe competes at Street Beach 6900 event with notable results. The meet drew participants from local clubs and regional teams in a coastal city setting.

Beach

Uncomfortable Sunday at Revere and Nantasket Beaches

A cold east wind kept Sunday holidaymaking at Revere and Nantasket Beaches uncomfortable. About 2500 to 3000 canoes on the Charles River created dockings for 10 people with ten capsizes near Riverside and Waltham but no rescues or fatalities. The day drew bands to Riverside, with Revere's crowd under 100000 and Nantasket’s beach attendance unusually small for August.

Revere Nantasket Boston Charles River Riverside Waltham Revere Beach Metropolitan Park Nantasket Beach

Firemen Seek Large Pay Increases For Rail Locomotives

R R firemen press for big pay raises and require mechanical stokers on coal burning locomotives over 200000 pounds in road service. They also call for two firemen on all such engines until equipped.

Director-General of Railroads United States

Railway firemen wage clash and deadly collision near Boston

The union seeks raised wages and new mechanical devices for coal locomotives in a broad pay and equipment bid, while a collision near a covered bridge on the Winooski River kills a motorist and a locomotive engineer. Engineer Smith dies. Mr Miles and Mrs Miles die. several injured. Wreck forces cleanup and investigations by county and railroad authorities.

Fields Boston Winooski River Miles St. Albans

Rail wage case moves to oversight after draft note

A draft note requests action from the Director-General of Railroads and the Railroad Wages and Working Conditions tribunal. It seeks a prompt decision on wage raises and better conditions, with a copy to Hines and the rail board.

Director-General of Railroadsines Board of Railroad Mr. Hines

Three Killed as Train Strikes Auto

Eleanor Miles and her daughter died in the collision along with Levi Fields of Huntington Centre. Fireman A W Chevalier of St Albans suffered several broken ribs and other injuries. The injured were taken to a hospital in Burlington.

Smith W. A. Shannon Burlington Miles Huntington Centre Engineer Smith Eleanor Miles Levi Fields A. W. Chevalier St. Albans

Boys Over 12 Pay War Tax at Braves Field Games

The Play grounds Day celebration at Braves Field requires all boys over 12 to pay a five cent war tax to meet internal revenue rules. Children under 12 attend free, and the business manager urges supervisors to collect the tax in advance to ease gate procedures.

Braves Field Internal Revenue Walter E. Hapgood Babcock Street

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