Three in Hunt for Brooks in Bridgewater
Bridgewater police seek Harry Brooks 35 as three residents chase clues. M F Lawrence reports his barber shop deserted with tools missing after Brooks vanished on vacation. Abbie Bartlett finds furnishings gone from her rented house and McCrillis says Brooks left his wife and child with friends in Boston and never returned.
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M. F. Lawrence
Brooks
Abbie Bartlett
New Hampshire
John McCrillis
Boston
McCriffis
Lawrence
Bartlett
McCrillis
Bridgewater
Sleep Like a Top in a Tent Becomes Health Tip
H T Schaefer Boston coal merchant and Foxboro Hospital trustee slept in a backyard tent at 11 Myrtle Street Jamaica Plain. He told a Post reporter that sleeping in a tent improved his sleep, kept draughts away and reduced worries about open windows. He even suggested placing tents on Boston Common for others to use at night.
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H. T. Schaefer
Boston
Foxboro Hospital
Myrtle Street
Jamaica Plain
Post
Boston Common
Five Langdale survivors reach port after Azores wreck
Five young American survivors of the British bark Langdale, wrecked off the Azores twelve days ago, arrived in port aboard the White Star liner Canopic. They endured near starvation and a near mutiny during their perilous ordeal at sea.
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Langdale
Azores
Canopic
Bark Langdale Crew Suffer Hunger While at Sea
Chester Sackett of Washington D C describes four days with biscuit made from sea water and flour and muddy drinking water after 29 crewmen endured two months of near starvation aboard the bark Langdale. The ship sailed from Portland on February 8 for the British Isles and foundered at Ponta Delgada Azores after four months at sea. survivors were aided by the British consul.
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Post
Chester Sackett
Washington, D. C
Ponta Delgada
Azores
Portland
Ore
British Isles
Cape Horn
Falkland Islands
Royal Yards
James E. Cronin
Lincoln Avenue
St. Louis
Maryland Avenue N. E
Washington
James
Cronin
Nick Mason
Myrtle Park
Baltimore
Jack McCarthy
Boyne City
Mich
William McDermott
Detroit
Parochial Schools to Open in Archdiocese on Sept 11
Diocesan supervisor Rev Augustine F Hickey announces parochial schools across the archdiocese will open Monday September 11 with early applications encouraged Attendance is expected to exceed prior years with 60000 to 76000 students enrolled this year The Holy Name Society at St Peters Meeting House Hill held a mass and planned a special evening event at Rowan Memorial Hall St Gregorys Dorchester Lower Mills opens its new parochial school September 13 for first and second grades Sisters of Notre Dame to teach with a new grade added yearly Feast days from the secular clergy calendar are listed and a committee from the Danvers Catholic Total Abstinence Society considers aiding soldiers on the Southwestern border with Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Association Twelve members are among soldiers on duty there.
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Augustine F. Hickey
Holy Name Society
St. Peter's Church
Meeting House Hill
John A. Coughlin
Rowan Memorial Hall
Holy Name Choir
St. Gregory’s Parish
Dorchester Lower Mills
Francis X. Dolan
Sisters of Notre Dame
Jane Frances de Chantal
Blessed Virgin
Philip Benizzi
John H. Eberline
Danvers Catholic Total Abstinence Society
Henry F. Lynch
John J. Horgan
Walter P. Collins
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Association
Death at Crap Game in Salem
Michael Twaglarowski, 82, mill worker of 165 Derby Street, died after an argument at a Turner's wharf craps game. Police say he was struck in the jaw and found with a fractured skull when it hit the curb. His rival Steve Pasternik of Peabody escaped.
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Salem
Michael Twagarowski
Derby Street
Steve Pasternik
Peabody
Turner’s Wharf
Grant Street
Twagarowski
Pasternik
Boston Enacts Coordinated Drive to Halt Paralysis Spread
The Boston Board of Health reports no new infantile paralysis cases or deaths for the first time in days. Massachusetts has 132 cases to date, ranking fifth after New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Connecticut. State Health Commissioner Allan J. McLaughlin calls for strict travel certificates for all under 16 and daily observation of exposed children for two weeks with six weeks isolation if ill. He notes nationwide cooperation from 87 states to stamp out the disease.
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Boston Board of Health
Boston
Masssachusetts
Allan J. McLaughlin
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
McLaughlin
Washington
Epidemic Infantile Paralysis Eases In New York
New York health officials report 20 deaths and 108 new cases from infantile paralysis for the 24 hours ending 10 this morning. The trend suggests the epidemic is on the wane with Brooklyn dropping to six deaths from 15. Total deaths 1167 and total cases 7110. current hospitalizations 8740.
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New York
Department of Health
Brooklyn
Ases
Relief Work in Jeopardy as Fireworks Fundraiser Planned
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association faces a funding shortfall to support over 550 families of soldiers at the border as the group stocks funds tight. A big fireworks show at Braves Field next Wednesday aims to boost the drive, with Cam bridge Armory hosting a cabaret and dance to supplement dwindling contributions.
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Braves Field
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Volunteer Aid Association
Medford
Malden
Everett
Cambridge
Cambridge Armory
Fisherman Nolan Drowns in Gloucester Harbor
Glouster August 20 After eight years of fighting storms Simon Nolan a Salmonier Newfoundland fisherman drowned in the harbor near the F S Willard at dusk He was last seen aboard the Newport steamship intending to go ashore His body was recovered at noon and a medical examiner ruled death an accident He leaves a widow four daughters and a son Clifford J Nolan all resident in Salmonier
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Gloucester
Simon Nular
Salmonier
Newfoundlad
Nolan
F. S. Willard
Newport
Clifford J. Nolan
Boston Light 200 Years Old Celebration Planned
The 200th anniversary of Boston Light will be celebrated on Sept. 14 with events at the old State House, a harbor sail, and a banquet. Speakers include Governor McCall Mayor Curley John N. Cole and other waterfront development figures.
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Boston Light
Chamber of Commerce
Bostonian Society
Old State House
McCall
Curley
John N. Cole
The
Waterways Board
Boston
Wio
Rush
Charlestown Navy Yard
Atlantic Coast
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J. W. McCarthy
James EB. Cronin
Sackett
St. Michael's
Palermo
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Drakeford
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Gibraltar
Greece
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