Deaths in Boston and surrounding towns prompt funeral notices
A dense list of obituaries and funeral announcements from Boston area communities. Cited are people like Charles G Bell, Walter F Burk, Rita G Callahan, Edson J Chick, William H W Clark, Margaret Cochran, Ellen Conroy, Bridget Dempsey, Filomena De Simone, John Dieckfost, Peter Doran, Edmund Dorgan, Rose F Duffy, Patrick Allon, Andrew Fister, Frank Titzpatrick, James YT Fultz, Annie Gardner, Isabella Grant, John F Griffin, and many more. Each item notes residence, funeral home, church, date, and service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callahan
Dorchester
Rita G
John J
Mary F. (Cussen
Boston
Dpe Simone
Everett
Filomena
Gennaro de Simone
Courtland St
Rhode Island
Pieckjost
John WH. BE. Dieckfost
Holden St
Doran
Roxbury
Peter Doran
William R. Reid
Columbus Ave
Sk A. m
All Saints’ Church
Dorgan
Edmund G
Catherine A. Dorgan
Mee Fitzgerald
Gate of Heaven Church
Puffy
Newton
Rose F
Patrick
Emma Duffy
Nora Fallon
Kilty
George St
St. Patrick's Church
Newport
R. I
St. Peter's Church
Automobile
Fultz
James
Halifax
Gardner
Watertown
Symmes Fospital
Annie M
William KB. Gardner
Cuba St
Funeral notices and burials in Boston area papers
Multiple obituaries list residents from Charlestown Brookline Medford Dorchester and Jamaica Plain with funeral details including dates February 4 to 6, 194? rites at St Thomas Sacred Heart Our Lady of the Rosary St. Marys St. Columbkilles and Holy Cross Cemetery. Interment private auto cortege and memorial mass noted.
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Church of the Sacred Heart
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
M*curdy
Medford
Catherine
Nee Ford
Dougal F. McCurdy
Manning St
St. Joseph's Church
Mitchell
Concord Junction
Maas
John Mitchell
Commonwealth Ave
Reedstale St
Allston
Mulkern
Boston
Patrick J
Mary FE
McDonough
Our Lady of the Rosary Church
Munsiel
Josephine
Milton R. Mirmsiel
Webster Pl
Brookline
Murphy
Dorchester
Annie G. Murphy
David W. Connell
Ainsley St
St. Ann’s
O’leary
Brighton
Eileen Valentina
Cornelius
Nellie O'Leary
McLaughlin
Charlestown
Parsons St
St. Columbkille’s
Ough
Yillian Mand
Jacobs
Leonard Ough
Miriam Rebekah Tadge
Halifax
Malatista
Langdon St
North Weymouth
Mass
Rafuse
Mary M
Cann
Allen Rafuse
Market St
Rich
Jamaica Plain
Edward Smith Rich
New Bedford
Rolse
Newbury
Frances Mase
Moses Hf. Rolse
High St
Russo
Paolo
Maria Russo
Model Pl
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Ryan
Somerville
Winnifred (Nee Flood
William H. Ryan
Henry J. Ryan
Concord
Lowell St
St. Catherine's Church
Summer St
Southbridge
Ware
Sharpe
Iin
Edna H. Sharpe
William F. Hudson
Warner St
Chelsea
George H
Annie W. Slaman
Flaherty
Patrick
Katherine Slaman
Johnson
Roxbury
Sammer St
St. Rose's Church
In Loving Memory of Mrs Then Rohan 1918
A memorial notice for Mrs Then Rohan who died February 6 1918 asks for a Requiem Mass at St Philip's Church. The message includes verses about a mother and notes a family loss. Relatives invite friends to attend the services.
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Conroy
Cambridge
Ellen (Sexton
Thomas Conroy
Ellen Hickey
Thorndike St
Rohan
Then Rohan
St. Philip's Church
St. Paul's Church
Dorchester
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Boston
Edmund J. Doherty
James T. Doherty
Death notice for Lillian Maude Ough services in Columbia
Members announce the death of our sister Lillian Maude Ough. Rebekah services to be held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Columbia Road at Seaver Street Thursday at 2 p.m. Signed by A Maud Sanders, Secretary. Grace Baker, N.G.
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Lillian Maude Ough
Rebekah
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Columbia Rd
Seaver St
Maud Sanders
Grace ii
Baker
N. G
Brockton Man Indicted for Murder of Officer
Pasquale Catrambone of Brockton was indicted by the Plymouth grand jury for murder in the shooting of Officer Joseph B. Goyette. Goyette was killed when he and another officer went to Catrambone’s home on Navy Street after reports of a man beating his wife.
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Plymouth
Pasquale Catrambone
Brockton
Joseph B. Goyette
Navy
Goyette
Catrambone
How Mrs. Cole Found Relief From Neurasthenia
A Rochester New Hampshire woman credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing her neurasthenia after nervous exhaustion indigestion headaches and low mood. She describes rapid improvement within a week and urges others to seek the same treatment. The ad promotes the pills as a blood making tonic and offers a free booklet and mail order from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Sche nectady NY.
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Grace F. Cole
Academy Street
Rochester
N. H
Mrs. Cole
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Balmwort Kidney Tablets Advertises Rheumatism Relief
J. M. Hunter of Longmont Colorado reports Balmwort Kidney Tablets help his rheumatism more than anything he took. The ad explains rheumatism can stem from kidney and bladder waste buildup and claims Balmwort revives kidney function. Sold by all druggists.
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J. M. Hunter
Longmont
Colo
Why Should One Immigrant Be Deported while Another Stays
A reader asks why an English woman with a questioned past is admitted while a French wife of a sailor is deported. He argues for equal treatment regardless of nationality, urging reform and fairness in immigration decisions and inviting further reader opinions.
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Burnett
Spiker
The
Boston Post
Pet Everett
Spiker-Knowles affair prompts Letter to the Editor
A reader condemns Mrs. Spiker for defending a married man in a scandalous affair with a young girl. The writer questions moral standards, loyalty, and the impact on women, arguing the husband’s treatment worsens the wife’s view of love.
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Spiker-Knowles
Did she do right in adultery case Mrs Spiker comment
A Roxbury Post reader argues Mrs Spiker is exceptional yet cautions that adultery endangers the Christian home. He warns against excusing future sin, urges accountability, and contrasts wartime bravado with consequences. He invokes community standards and personal forgiveness.
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Spiker
Mose
Sanctity of the Home and Witchcraft Tales
Letter writer questions early New England witchcraft claims citing sanctity of home and judging others. References W. J. D. and Mrs G. J. D. and Lt Spiker noted. calls readers Pharisees and urges humility. Letter signed J D H, Copley Plaza.
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Sir
New England
Spiker
Copley-Plaza
Woman a Wonder Inspires Devotion in Spiker Knowles Case
F A Goodwin argues that Mrs. Spiker represents a true partner to Guy Spiker, praising her confidence love and support as the basis for his future loyalty and justice. He cites Henry Ford on domestic happiness and urges broader generosity of heart and openness in relationships.
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Spiker- Knowles
Holy Writ
Garden of Eden
Spiker
Christ
Magdalen
Henry Ford
Guy Spiker
Miss Knowles
F. A. Goodwin
Deport the girl and baby and prosecute the husband
A Nashua reader urges deportation of a wartime pregnant woman and the husband, claiming Bolshevik and free love elements threaten the country. The letter argues harsh punishment to deter similar cases and warns against sea changes after war.
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Post
England
Spiker
Peggie
Nashua
N. H
LEND A HAND From Amesbury letter on Knowles case
A letter from Amesbury praises one writer as admirable and attacks another as a hard hearted suffragist or mother. The writer urges not to judge families for sins, invoking the Salvation Army motto to urge lending a helping hand.
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Knowles
Salvation Army
Amesbury
Mother of Wronged Girl Credits Mrs Spiker
The letter admires Mrs Spiker for not condemning Miss Knowles and notes she aided a woman and child. It condemns the officer Spiker as abusing his position, while expressing anger at the Germans for sending nurses home. The writer wishes harsh justice at sunrise.
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Post
Mrs Spiker Right in Forgiving Spiker, Bowdoinham Reader Says
A Bowdoinham, Maine letter-writer defends Mrs Emily Knowles and Perley R Spiker, endorsing their stance on a domestic affair. The writer praises forgiveness and condemns a letter signed A Believer in the Sanctity of the Home, urging due regard for truth and family honor.
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Perley R. Spiker
Emily Knowles
Mr. Spiker
Spiker Knowles marriage prompts call for law and order action
A Boston Post reader argues that settlement workers lack authority in the Spiker case and urges swift legal intervention. The writer suggests drastic penalties such as exile to Turkey or deportation with accused parties living together after marriage, noting that lynching occurs elsewhere for less.
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Boston Post
Spiker
Guy Spiker
Miss Knowles
Perley Spiker
Turkey
U.S. A
King Cole Comedies Aim High at Motion Picture Company
A small remaining allotment offers shares at two dollars each in the Motion Picture Producing Company of America. The firm, with 90 000 preferred and 410 000 common shares, is building a portfolio of King Cole Comedies and Stereospeed productions with major distributors showing strong interest.
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Motion Picture Producing Company OF America
Fifth Avenue
New York
King Cole
United States
Motion Picture Producing Company OF
America
Motion Picture Producing Company OF America, Inc
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Baume Analgesicue
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Thos. Leeming & Co
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Waterman & Sons Incorporate Undertakers
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Everett Reader
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LAW and Order
Thayer McNeil
Thayer McNeil Company
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Metro Film Exchange
First National Exhibitors Exchange
Greiver Distributing Corp
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Electric Theatre Supply Co
Interstate Films Company
Ideal Film Exchange Photo Products Export Co
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Smith Film Sales. Ltd
M. P. Sales Agency. Ltd
Stereospeed Productions
Universal Film Mfg. Co
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Capital Management
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