Record Run Delivers Pope Pius First Blessing Photos
The Boston Post rushed Pope Pius images from Rome to Boston by special train, beating prior records. The 99-mile leg from Springfield to Boston took 104 minutes, with Worcester to Boston done in 45 minutes. The crew and presses spun to publish the first actual scenes of the new Pope’s public blessing.
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the Post
Pius
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New York
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Boston & Alban
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Charles B. LaCour
New Haven
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Barker
Thomas Newill
Collina
George Titcomb
T. HB. Laffee
O. K
Fred T. Huntington
Peter da- Ru
South Station
Westboro
Riverside
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Post Pictures First Beating Competition With Exclusive
The Post rushed to Washington Street as engravers makeup men and pressmen worked to print exclusive pictures. Mailers filled Post papers with the images, reinforcing the newspaper’s claim of being first for big world events.
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East Boston native Mary Adams dies in New Jersey gas tragedy
Mrs Mary R Adams spouse of Leroy Percy Adams and mother of Dorothy and Matthew died by gas poisoning at Grantwood New Jersey. Daughter of Michael J McInerny of Chelsea she left East Boston High 1901. Her father and brother learned of the deaths by telegraph. Adams spoke of vaudeville work in New York prior to marriage and had lived in Old Orchard Maine and later New York.
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Michael. J. McInerny
Shurtleff Street
Chelsea
Edwin P. McInerny
New York
Leroy Percy Adams
Leroy Percy Adams, Husband of the Dead Woman, Is A Native of East Boston
Dorothy
Matthew
Ireland's Provisional Government Faces Uncertain Election
Analysis says Griffith and Collins must hold firm control of the Irish Army through the Sinn Fein convention and the election to decide the fate of the Free State. De Valera's American-backed funds and radical followers threaten the treaty settlement and could overturn the provisional government.
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De Valera Speaks in Cork Urging Stand for Republic
In Cork on February 19 De Valera led a large crowd including Irish Republican Army units and backed Dublin resolutions from the previous Sunday. He urged Cork and Ireland to remain firm for a republic, challenging Free State leaders to draft a constitution that excludes the English king.
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Wedding at Winchester Hospital Ends In Happy Union
Marion Plunkett 18, a colored servant, and Robert Wentworth, a colored railroad employee, wed in a dramatic hospital ceremony after he briefly fled marriage. Nurses arranged a bridal setting as Marion recovered from a shoulder wound inflicted when she tried to shoot herself after his initial refusal to marry. The Rev. Murray W. Dewart officiated, and the couple planned a home and honeymoon later that week.
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Newcomb B Tower Couple Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary
Cohasset residents Mr and Mrs Newcomb B Tower observed their 60th wedding anniversary with a three day series of events. A birthday celebration for Mrs Tower marked the 80th anniversary of her birth while Mr Towers marked his 82nd birthday today.
Religious Services Aboard Whaling Ship Gaspe
Crowds attended services aboard the Gaspe off New Bedford before its Wednesday whaling cruise to Haiti. Rev. Charles Thurber of Seamen's Bethel led the service and sermon, praying for a large catch to showcase the industry to the world.
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