Appeal for Patrolman Riley Fund in Cambridge
Cambridge citizens form fund for widow Mrs. Riley after Patrolman Thomas J. Riley was killed on duty. Mayor Quinn chairs efforts to raise money beyond the $3,034.92 already collected, with police and public contributions expected daily through Harvard Trust Company. The drive uses circular appeals to firms and individuals to ensure Mrs. Riley’s title to a house and to improve her financial situation. The Boston Post lists daily updates as funds advance.
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Cambridge
Thomas J. Riley
Quinn
Riley
Cambridge Police Department
Riley Fund
Boston Post
Herbert H. Dyer
Harvard Trust Company
Massachusetts Avenue
Police Department
Jeremiah Sullivan
E. H. Cohen
Vincent Astor Reports Crash on 145th Street
Vincent Astor reported to the West 135th Street police that his car collided with another on St. Nicholas Avenue near 145th Street in a snowstorm. No injuries were reported. only mud guards and scratches on both cars. The other driver was Walter Leroy of 24 East 63rd Street. Astor’s chauffeur was Herbert Smith.
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New York
145Th Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
Vincent Astor
West 135Th Street
Astor
Herbert Smith
Walter Leroy
East 63d Street
Divorce Granted in Desertion Case in Boston Court
Harry A. Ferris of Dorchester Street South Boston won a divorce on desertion grounds after an investigation by Alfred W. Sacco official court interpreter. Ferris married a young woman in an illicit union and later denied paternity, with Sacco’s report describing Ferris as deceitful and his motives improper.
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Harry A. Ferris
Dorchester Street
Boston
Bell
Superior Court
Alfred W. Sacco
Ferris
Marie C. Williamson
Justice of the Peace
Martin T. Hart
Lucy A. Ferris
Sacco
Crowley
City Point
Employment bureaus by Knights of Columbus to end
New York December 22. Employment bureaus run by the Knights of Columbus for former service men nationwide will be discontinued. The committee of supreme officers said the work will be turned over to local groups as the need has passed and most applicants are men who did not serve. It added that all veterans seeking permanent work have been practically placed.
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New York
Knights of Columbus
Committee of Supreme Officers
Holiday drinking bout blamed for four deaths
Fall River authorities say a holiday drinking spree caused four asphyxiations after bodies of three men and a woman were found in a South End tenement. Victims named were Thomas Burke, his wife, John O Connell, and Joseph Richards, all mill workers, with a gat stove found in the room and evidence of heavy drinking.
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Fall River
South End
Thomas Burke
John O'Connell
Joseph Richards
Retired Patrolman Rafferty Ends 27 Year Service
Patrolman Stephen J. Rafferty of the Field's Corner police station retired last night after a 27 plus year career. A general order was read at roll call announcing his departure from the force.
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Stephen J. Rafferty
Field's Corner
Miss Mary MacSwiney Criticizes U S Ireland Stand
Miss Mary MacSwiney sister of Cork's Lord Mayor told about 4000 at the Springfield Auditorium that if she were an American citizen she would feel the nation disgraced until it redeemed its pledged word given to the world before entering the war.
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Miss MacSwiney
America
Cork
James J. Fitzgerald
J. J. O’brien
Nora McKenna
Joseph McKenna
John Hearn
The
American Association For the Recognition of the Irish Republic
Worcester
MacSwiney
Springfield
Mary MacSwiney
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Daniel A. Foley
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Foley
Great Britain
Ireland
New England
United States
Republic of Ireland
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Thurles
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Orient
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
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Japan
China
Willard Massey
Union Pacific System
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Mass
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Southern Pacific Lines
Flays
U. S
James Walsh
Post
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Cape
ERC
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South Loy
Bates
Richmond
Merritas
Women’s Union
Potter Confectionery Co
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