Prefers Death to Wetting at Echo Lake Camp
Laura Bevens 17, unable to swim, set her clothes ablaze while adding wood to a fire at Charles Tucker’s Echo Lake camp. She ran indoors, tried to smother flames by rolling in bed, and screamed as bystanders drenched her with lake water. Taken to Rhode Island Hospital, she was not expected to survive the night.
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Pascoal
R. I
Laura Bevens
Charles Tucker
Echo Lake
Jin Sames
Rhode Island
Hot Weather Help for The Housewife Menu Plans
Two pages in next Sunday’s Post offer cooking recipes and weekly menus to ease summer meals. Includes daily dishes, cooling desserts, and practical tips for planning, shopping, and serving through a hot week.
Cotton King Sully Fined for Contempt in High Court
Daniel Sully known as the Cotton King was found in contempt by Justice Mills of the State Supreme Court. He must pay a $3800 fine and $40 costs after a 1920s case over a restraint order. The dispute centered on Sully paying $4600 to his wife after the order, which he said represented his monthly salary.
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White Plains
Daniel Sully
Justice Mills
State Supreme Court
Sully
William Marmon Black
Black
Hig
Doctor Partridge Survives After Suicide Attempt
Dr Charles C Partridge a retired Belmont physician now in Revere attempted suicide during a sunstroke induced derangement by cutting his throat and stabbing himself His son entered the room after climbing through a window found his father with a knife Mrs Partridge alerted a doctor but the patient regained the knife and inflicted two wounds before help arrived He is reported improved though still in danger.
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Charles C. Partridge
Belmont
Revere
Partridge
Finance Commission to Probe Boston Public Schools
The Finance Commission will start an investigation of the Boston school committee at 2 30 next Tuesday afternoon in the committee rooms. Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons are set aside for hearings on the present management of Boston public schools.
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Finance Commission
Commission
Boston Public Schools
Daly Industrial School Field Day at Dorchester
Tomorrow afternoon at 111 Train Street Dorchester the Daly Industrial School hosts its field day with athletic games and a Marathon race. Evening entertainment for children funds the institution caring for 72 orphan girls and aims for a large turnout. Committee: Patrick F. Burke chair Richard Lynch and Sister Superior.
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Daly Industrial School
Train Street
Dorchester
Patrick F. Burke
Richard Lynch
Dartmouth Alumni Meeting Tonight In Boston Hotel Bellevue
Dartmouth alumni of Boston and vicinity gather for an informal dinner and meeting at the Hotel Bellevue to discuss and aim to perfect plans for a permanent Dartmouth day in the city. The June committee will report on organization, headquarters, and other matters of importance, with many alumni in the area suggesting feasibility of a club.
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Dartmouth
Boston
Bellevue
Alumni Service Aims to Reach All Age Groups
A new program seeks to provide services to alumni of all ages, emphasizing inclusive outreach and ongoing connection with former students across generations. The initiative plans events, mentoring, and volunteering opportunities to strengthen school ties and community engagement.
Boy Drowns as Chums Look On Near Floating Bridge
In Lynn on July 7 Thomas Hurley a 14 year old drowned in Floating Bridge pond before companions who watched. George Thompson sought help while William Wade a nearby fisherman dove to recover the body after about 30 minutes in ten feet of water. The deceased was the son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Hurley of 71 Pacific street.
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Thomas Hurley
Pacific Street
Lynn
Waterfront site inspections to feature prominent officials
The Chamber of Commerce will tour harbor waterfront sites next Tuesday afternoon to view contemplated improvements. Supper at Newtasket will host remarks by Senator Lodge Governor Draper Mayor Fitzgerald Congressmen Kelcher and Lawrence Admiral Bowles and Chamber President Rothwell. A visit to East Boston immigration station at Commonwealth pier will outline a $1 million state investment and the new harbor line from Jeffries Point.
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Chamber of Commerce
Newtasket
Senator Lodge
Governor Draper
Fitzgerald
Kelcher
Lawrence
Admiral Bowles
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Rothwell
Chamber
Boston
Commonwealth Pier
Boston Channel
Jeffries Point
Roosevelt Honeymooners Use Old Horse and Buckboard
Theodore Roosevelt Jr and his bride arrived in Miramar for their honeymoon and, to avoid publicity, chose a buckboard drawn by a scrawny horse for a Santa Barbara visit. A misplay by Mrs Roosevelt revealed their identity, drawing a curious crowd as Teddy held the horse and the bride shopped.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Miramar
Santa Barbara
Shaved With Glass, Arrested For Vagrancy in Newton
July 7 Newton Max Scurr, 22, claimed homeless, committed to State farm at Bridgewater as a vagrant. Patrolman Burke found him shaving with a broken glass on a lawn, finishing a two week beard on one side. Skeleton keys and a book of Newton family addresses were found.
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Newton
Max Scurr
Bridgewater
Burke
Scurr
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