Woman Led Double Life Ahead of Tragic Death on Hudson Street
Investigation into Mrs. Margaret Duffy's death by asphyxiation reveals she lived a double life. She was married to Ernest Duffy in Roxbury while secretly partnering with George Walsh at a Hudson Street lodging house for about two years. Walsh fled after learning of her death self-inflicted. Duffy and Walsh had separated from their marriage without quarrel weeks earlier.
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Marfaret Duffy
Hudson Street
Ernest Duffy
George Walsh
Duffy
Roxbury
Walsh
Trudson Street
Errnst Duffy
Hir
Boston
Hampton
Dr.c
Georgiana M. Lane
Pleasant Street
Woburn
Scientists Measure Heat of Three Stars at Mt Wilson
Smithsonian officials R G Abbott and L B Aldrich report measuring heat of Aldebaran Capella and Betelgeuse. Using the 100 inch telescope at Carnegie Mt Wilson they split light into a spectrum and judged temperatures to about 10 000 degrees centigrade based on color intensities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aldebaran
Capella
Betelgeuse
Smithsonian Institution
Carnegie Solar Observatory
Mt. Wilson
California
R. G. Abbott
L. B. Aldrich
Boston Woman Wins Ford for a Day in Post Contest
Miss Georgiana M. Lane of Woburn wins a Ford for a day in the Boston Post Ford a Day contest. The prize car, delivered by Bates Motor Sales, is fully equipped and will serve Miss Lane during her vacation in Chatham. She works for Kidder, Peabody & Co. and resides at 378 Newbury Street, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Ford
Georgianna M. Lane
Woburn
Miss Lane
Ford
William CC. Kelleher
Pleasant Street
Newbury Street
Boston
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Chatham
LeRoy R. Crandon
Commonwealth Avenue
Lanes
Post
John J. Lanne
Colonel Greene
Milk Street
Bates
Daily Prize
Forda Day
Boston Post
General Hale to Visit Cape over Artillery Encampment Protest
Adjutant General Stevens says General Richard K. Hale will handle Cane Cod Chamber of Commerce protest against the West Barnstable artillery encampment and target practice with a Cape visit planned today or tomorrow. General Hall will not comment until his report to Stevens is complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Richard K. Hale
Cane Cod
Noisy factory solves bell hearing problem with tin pan
In the Massachusetts Trust Company building at 49 Federal street workers improved telephone audibility by placing the bell inside a two foot diameter tin pan. The pan projects sound through the engine and boiler rooms, making the bell audible over machinery. John P. McManus of Roxbury reports. Later, Fred Webster of Rockland recalls aiding a man found in a stalled car on a lonely road at 3 AM and receiving no explanation before the other driver drove away.
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Massachusetts Trust Company
Federal Street
John P. McManus
Whiting Street
Roxbury
Hockland
Grant Rock
Fred Webster
Church Street
Rockland
Quarter Engine Heals Air Brakes On New England Train
A passenger recounts a 4 PM Weirs New Hampshire train stopping near Hooksett due to a damaged airbrake check valve. A bystander loaned a 20 cent piece to help the engineer install a replacement, restoring service after a 10 minute delay. The writer notes prior experience with quarter meters but nothing like this quarter engine in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weirs
N. H
Hooksett
A. L. Barrage
Lowell Street
Reading
The Fire Horse Hero of Brighton
In a Brighton fire station an old horse named Ned recalls the era of horse drawn apparatus as engine 29's motorized crew prepares. Ned gallops through the streets then returns to the station to await the harness while the newer engine races to the fire. Edward C. Lawless of 37 Foster Street, Brighton, signs off.
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Brighton
Ned
Dighton Street
Chestnut Hill Avenue
Edward C. Lawless
Foster Street
Farmer waves board to guide cows on busy road
While en route to Harwich an old farmer opened a lane gate and used a cardboard sign saying Danger Cows to halt traffic as cows passed. Cars stopped like at a railway crossing, drawing amusement but achieving safety. Henry J. Clark, 15¢ Congress street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harwich
Henry J. Clark
Congress Street
Mysterious caller seeks violinist leads to club connection
A Holyoke, Massachusetts operator recounts a late night call asking for a violinist. Using clues about a small man with glasses and a black mustache, she locates the musician through orchestra leader Mr. Cartier and the Cerele Rochambeau Club, enabling a successful connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Woman Digs Graves Keeps West Roxbury Cemetery
A woman caretaker tends the Centre street cemetery in West Roxbury, working daily on graves and grounds and even digging a grave. She balances housework and caring for three children while her husband handles the family shopping. George J. Weiss, 120 Howland Street, Roxbury.
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Centre Street
West Roxbury
Hubby
George J. Weiss
Howland Street
Roxbury
Lightning My Fire at Farmington Home Sparks Odd Tale
Ford car awarded today for a reader submission from Sumner P. Mills of Farmington Me recounts lightning striking a chimney at Arthur Perkinson’s home. The blaze began in Mr Taylors kitchen stove without live kindling, inspiring plans to switch to electric fires and nap while kettle boils. A separate note credits Mrs Alice F Whitcomb of Cambridge Mass with sending in the auto prize story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Perkinson
Farmington
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
Sumner P. Mills
Alice F. Whitcomb
Hancock Street
Cambridge
Dempsey Visits Worcester After Lincoln Park Bout
World heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey attends an exhibition at Lincoln Park and is hosted by Mayor Peter F. Sullivan. They join a charity lawn party, then share a late lunch at a Franklin Street lunch wagon with locals before returning to the Bancroft Hotel.
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Boston Post Ford
Jack Dempsey
Lincoln Park
Ecity
Peter F. Sullivan
Massachusetts
Dempsey
Bancroft
Franklin Street
Arthur F. White
Hoseman
Engine 7
Prescott Street
Worcester
No Barbers in Maine Selections Stir Local Speculation
While being shaved at Thea Adams Square Barber Shop a barber named Mr. Doblin was seen receiving round trip tickets to Bar Harbor Maine. He plans to leave tonight to give Boston financier Thomas W. Lawson a haircut. The note hints Lawson is particular who trims him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thea Adams Square
Doblin
Bar Iarbor
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Lawson
H. T. Hall
Pine Street
Belmont
Bann on Washing Touts Cottage Rule in Ogunquit
Margaret McCarthy reports a cottage group in Ogunquit where tenants were told by the agent not to hang any washing outside as it would be unsightly. She notes residents instead dry clothes in cellars.
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Ogunquit
Margaret McCarthy
Harwood Street
Lynn
Stage Coach and Name Changes From Vermont Town
A reminiscence recalls a game called Stage Coach where players changed partners on the leader’s cue. The writer notes that in the Vermont town of origin 13 of 15 Main Street families altered their surnames, contrasting with 98 Porter Street, Somerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Katharine G. Freeman
Porter Street
Somerville
Hint for Hope Chesters from Brockton Bride to Be
George W. Coots recalls visiting friends and a bride to be showing her hope chest. She used dark blue crepe paper between layers to prevent white items from yellowing, a clever tip for future brides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Coots
East
Ashland Street
Brockton
Window Curtain Main Spring Saves Stenographer
At a New Hampshire summer hotel a stenographer fixed a broken typewriter spring by rigging a window shade pulley system. She attached the shade cord to the carriage to convert shade movement into a makeshift main spring. The improvised device required only half an hour and proved effective. Franklin Farrell, 140 Chester Avenue, Providence, R I.
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Renota
New Hampshire
Frank Farrell
Chester Avenue
Providence
R, J
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Simmons
Simmons Company
Simmon
Madison
R. K. Hale
Cape
Swift & Company
Horlick
Horlick’s
Sunday Post
P. O. Box
Mass
The
Iteimis
Sinvestervage
Bolt
Maine
Hope Chesters
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