Death claims Chas Burdett penmanship pioneer and college head
Charles Burdett aged 64 renowned as a national leader in penmanship and president of Burdett's Business College. He died at his home in Woburn after a lingering illness, leaving a widow two daughters and noting a lifelong career in founding and growing the family business school. Funeral plans not yet announced.
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Charles Mr. Burdett
Burdett
Business College
Mishawum Road
Woburn
Reading
James F. Burdett
Salem
Fred H. Burdett
Donald
Walter R. Foss
Worcester
British Flag Hauled Down at Somerville Home Incident
Dorchester legislator Francis X. Coyne stopped at 16 Bow Street Somerville and climbed to the second floor to question a flag display. He learned Morgan B Waters of Sanborn Avenue Somerville placed the flag and threatened legal action before it was removed. Waters did not discuss the matter. his son said the flag was his father’s prank.
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Bow Street
Somerville
Francis X. Coyne
Leichester
Dorchester
Morgan B. Waters
Il Sanborn Avenue
Waters
Child Killed by Street Car in Chelsea
Five year old Filila Mastrangelo daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip Mastrangelo of 45 Springvale Avenue Chelsea was run over and killed by a car of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company on Washington Avenue near Winthrop Road Chelsea yesterday afternoon. The child chasing another girl ran into the path of the car headed toward Boston and went under the tender before operator William Little of 76 Murray Street Chelsea could stop the vehicle.
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Filila Mastrangelo
Philip Mastrangelo
Springvale Avenue
Chelsea
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company
Washington Avenue
Winthrop Road
Boston
William Little
Murray Street
Spirit of 6 Alive at Boston Independence Ceremony
Boston marked the 146th anniversary of the Declaration with a Flagstaff Hill ceremony attended by over 1500 people in steady drizzle. The event featured the raising of national and municipal colors, a U S S Maryland detachment, Spanish War Veterans, and Veterans of Foreign Wars as escorts. The piece also quotes Carlyle on work and highlights vitality, health, and patriotic duty as national values.
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Boston
Flagstaff Hill
Boston Common
U. S. S. Maryland
Carlyle
Dixie
Williams
Memphis
Tenn
Teachers’ Association
America
Boston Public Schools
Jeremiah E. Burke
Boston July Fourth rites mark Declaration reading and park dedication
Mayor Curley led ceremonies at Faneuil Hall and Old State House as Boston honors Independence with a reading by a top local student and a World War memory tribute. East Boston celebrated with a large parade, War Memorial Park dedication, and a 21 gun salute from the Maryland.
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Curley
Old State House
Boston
Ercole Vaccaro
Faneuil Hall
World War Memorial Park
Orient Heights
A. L
Uncle Sam
Maryland
East Boston
Collins
East Boston Street
War Memorial Park
Wood Island
Automobiles
Tague
Gold Star Mothers
Joseph Hooker
John A. Hawes
Flaherty
John J. Sullivan
Jeremiah P. Casey
Raymond Shaw
Lawren Flaherty
Quincy Fourth of July Celebrated Despite Wet Weather
Quincy staged a Safe Sane Successful Fourth of July with a morning parade firefighting muster and baseball games. Thousands endured rain under umbrellas while veterans planned events and fireworks lit the evening. Track events were postponed due to rain and will be held later.
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Quincy
Frank L. Mitchell Dies at 70 Founder of Mitchell Motor Car
Frank L. Mitchell aged 70 founder and first president of the Mitchell Motor Car Company died at his Montecito home in Santa Barbara. Private funeral services will be held there tomorrow.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Frank L.mitchell
Mitchell Motor Car Company
Montecito
Wakefield Draws 50 000 For $5000 Fourth Celebration
More than 50,000 people attended Wakefield’s Fourth of July celebration arranged by the Chamber of Commerce marking the town’s largest gathering in history and featuring a $5000 event budget.
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Wakefield
Chamber of Commerce
Wakefield Parade Draws Record Crowds and Arrests
The town logged its largest one day arrest total for drunkenness with 15 as police, aided by Melrose units and a 200-strong force, maintained order. The parade featured six divisions of veterans and fraternal groups and decorated streets, while Wakefield K of C beat the town team 2–1 in baseball. An aerial exhibition and the 1000 fireworks were postponed due to weather.
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Melrose
Wakefield Knights of Columbus
Wakefield Town
Richard Cobb
Harold B. Cates
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Boy's body recovered after drowning in Belfast
Searchers recovered 13 year old Lee Nickerson's body this afternoon not far from where he disappeared yesterday in Belfast Maine. He was reported missing after drowning during a local incident.
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Belfast
Lee Nickerson
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Business
Penman
Solon
Rittenhouse
Philadelphia, Pa
Well
Service A la Carte
Adam
Prime Furniture CO
Washington Street
Eliot Street
Third ST
Dover, N. H
U. S
Republic
American Republic
Washington
Lincoln
McKinley
United States
Charl Williams
National Education Association
Miss Williams
Abraham Lincoln
WAR Park
Jackies
New World War Memorial Park
New England
James F. O'Neil
Church of the Sacred Heart
William F. Dusseault
Orient Heights Post
Francis Ford
Peter F. Tague
George Wilson
The
American Legion
East
Lamsons
Shamrocks
Diamonds
Orients
Frank L. Mitchell
Tareyton London Cigarettes
Winter St
New York
Lavin
Adams Street
Robbins & Meyer
Cutter & Wood Supply CO
Friend St
Mass
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