Salem Hand Tub Winner in Muster
The White Angel machine of Salem won with a 211 feet 61-2 inch throw in the muster here. Hamilton of Troy N H placed second with 183 feet 8 inches and Red Jacket of Cambridge third with 182 feet 61-2 inches. Uncle Sam of Ashburnham and Columbia of Winchendon also posted strong distances while Ex Mayor James M Curley of Boston attended as mascot.
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Winchendon
White Angel Machine
Salem
Hamilton
Troy
N. H
Red
Cambridge
Uncle Sam
Ashburnham
Columbia
Whitmanville
Westminster
Hancock
James M. Curley
Boston
White Angels
Spectacular Fourth Parade Captures Provincetown Spirit
A town celebration in Provincetown unfolded from morning to night with a grand parade that drew over 500 participants. Veterans George Allen, George Dickers, Charles Marston and Joshua Cook rode in a decorated auto titled The Relics of 61, honoring Civil War survivors. John Ryder of Buzzards Bay led the parade as Uncle Sam in the 31st annual G. A. R. event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Allen
George Dickers
Charles Marston
Joshua Cook
G. A. R. Post
John Ryder
Buzzards Bay
Uncle Sam
Comrasse Ryder
Horribles Parade Delights Crowd with Colorful Floats and Accidents
The parade featured grotesque costumes and burlesque marching along the streets. Float winners included The Mayflower for best representation and the Visiting Nurses' Association miniature hospital float. An artillery tank with 70 American Legion members drew applause. A Portuguese orphans and widows float showcased allied nations. A fireball at Town Hall caused a fatal crash with Campbell drowned. Madison and Reagan injured lightly. Campbell’s family later retrieved the body from Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crowley
American Legion
Charles B. Smith
Provincetown Fourth of July draws vast crowd and grand celebrations
Provincetown reports a record Fourth of July with two thirds of residents participating. Hundreds arrived by car and other conveyances from nearby Cape towns, joining outdoor features and celebrations building on yesterday’s events to mark one of the town’s greatest ever patriotic observances.
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Provincetown
Cape Towns
Auto plunges into river. Cambridge man drowned
A Cambridge party of five aged 21 to 22 rode toward Boone Lake when their auto plunged through a fence and down an embankment into the Sudbury River at Baldwin's bridge. Robert E Campbell 21 died. The others escaped with minor injuries or a ducking.
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Campbell
Madison
Reagan
Cambridge
Wayland
Robert E. Campbell
Decatur Street
Sudbury River
Baldwin's Bridge
William Daley
Fairfield Street
John Taylor
River Street
George B. Madigan
Montgomery Street
Francis H. Reagan
Creighton Street
Boone Lake
Madigan
Youth Accidentally Shoots Self In Hand In Cambridge
John Craud son aged 18 of 108 Pleasant Street was shot through the left palm while loading an 82 caliber revolver on the rear piazza of his home. He was taken by police ambulance to Cambridge Municipal Hospital for treatment.
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Cambridge
John Craudson
Pleasant Street
Cambridge Municipal Hospital
Fireworks Cause Dorchester Grocery Fire
Fire in the awning of Frank H. Hill's grocery at 126 Harvard Street Dorchester was caused by careless use of fireworks yesterday afternoon.
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Frank H. Hill
Harvard Street
Dorchester
Kelly Beats Dibble In Independence Day Regatta
Jack Kelly of Philadelphia defeated Canadian title holder Robert Dibble in the senior single sculls at the Independence Day regatta on the Schuylkill River. Kelly finished 2 1/2 lengths ahead in 7 minutes 53 seconds. Dibble’s time was 7 minutes 66 3 5 seconds.
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Philadelphia
Jack Kel
Chapion
Robert Dibble
Ronto
Schuylkill River
Kel
Cnadian
Dibble
Kelly
Association
Eddie Durnan
Argonauts
Toronto
Argonaut
Schuylkill Navy
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Muster
Devonshire St
Reliable Milligan Hardware CO. Hardware and Tool Specialists
Atlantic Avenue
Cape
Manuel Furtado
Manuel Packet
Sophine Taves
BP Rites
Charles J. Roderick
Viola Atkins
Josephine Young
Louise Watson
Josephine Johnson
Kenneth Copley
Harold P. Browne
Isaiah A. Small, Jr
Hospital On Wheels
Research Club
Ole
Tyrian Tires
Greater Boston
Interstate Rubber Co
Newbury St
A. G. Gauchet Co
Spring &St
Craddock- An
Medford Pleasant St
Waverley
Tyer Rubber CO
Andover
Mass
A. Shuman & CO
Mobile Oil Sale
Zeta
Boston and Vicinity
Freiman
Lenox Jewelry Co
United States
Arenes
Noak
Lowe
Gronifield St
Cornhill
Jack Kelly
U. S
Farley & Macneill
Tecoxe
Goodmar
Broadway
New York
WOLF
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Washington
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