Will of Caleb J Camp Creates Pension Fund for Winsted Spinsters
The probate of Caleb J. Camp's will establishes the Caleb J. Camp fund with 25000 to aid deserving spinsters and widows. The fund aims to grow to 50000, using half the gross income to reinvest until then, then disburse income to beneficiaries meeting moral standards, with tax exemption sought from the state legislature and a plan to end the trust if exemption is denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winsted, Conn
Caleb J. Camp
Connecticut Western Railroad
Central New England
Winsted
Camp
Four Brushed By Auto Collision In Newton
Early today in Newton Lower Falls a car driven by William K. MacDonald of 22 Fayette street struck the furniture wagon owned by F. L. Diehl & Son of Wellesley on Washington street. All occupants were thrown to the ground but escaped with only a few bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
William K. MacDonald
Fayette Street
MacDonald
F. L. Diehl & Son
Wellesley
Washington Street
Newton Lower Falls
Car Jumps Track Causes Hourlong Washington Street Delay
A Broadway Extension car derailed between Haymarket Square and Hanover street blocking Washington street for about thirty minutes. No passengers were injured and an emergency crew restored the car to the rails as hundreds gathered to watch and others waited in the halted traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Haymarket Square
Hanover Street
Court House Additions Advance Rapidly
Work on the courthouse additions continues at a brisk pace with three extra stories nearly complete. A new poor debtor court room and examination rooms rise, a side passage near the Municipal Criminal Court nears completion for better access and privacy for women from the Tombs. A new detention room for women prisoners is also planned. Over 100 tons of structural steel have been installed since March under M J Scully of the Fuller company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police
Municipal Criminal Court
Superior Criminal Court
M. J. Scully
Fuller Company
200 South End Children Begin Two Month Vacation
About 200 children from South End started a two months vacation at the Fresh Air Camp of the Morgan Memorial Chapel in South Athol. Supervised by F C Moore and with M F Fagan overseeing the babies, they traveled from North Station at 12:30 by special cars. The group, ages 18 months to 14 years, will roam the woods until returning to the city in September. adults join the industrial colony. Reverend EB Helms met them at the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igher
South End
Morgan Memorial Chapel
South Athol
F. C. Moore
M. F. Fagan
North
EB. J. Helms
Woman Rescues Four Boys From Dorchester Bay Rafting Mishap
Miss Marguerite Donahue of Squantum, 20, saved four boys aged 8 to 13 from drowning. They rafted from Calf Pasture Dorchester, a raft collapsed near Neponset River, and the boys clung to planks until she paddled to them in a dory using a barrel stave as an oar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Marguerite Donahue
Squantum
John Anderson
William Graham
John O'Brien
Francis Keough
Dorchester
Neponset
Donahue
Dorchester Bay
Bride joins Taft home in Beverly romance
A Buffalo couple wed quietly after a secret meeting in Washington. Bride Miss Bessie M. McCausland, 27, and groom Abel Long, 30, married at City Hall with improvised bridesmaid Mabel Perry. They plan a Beverly honeymoon while Long resumes Taft duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Burgess Point
Abel Long
Herrick
Long
Mr. Long
W. L. Jackson
Buffalo
Washington
Bessie M. McCausland
Samuel McCausland
Front Avenue
N. Y
Waverley Street
Mabel &. Perry
Taft Home
Fashion Notes On Lace Hats and White Gowns This Season
Valenciennes and Cluny lace return to demand as summer outfits grow. Overskirt effects appear more, black and white harmonies rise in vogue, linen outings with patent leather bands gain favor. Parasol colors align with gowns and accessories. Millinery favors black and dark purples with more white lingerie desception gowns this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Valenciennes
Captain John Gardner of the Leyland Line
Captain John Gardner born in Liverpool in 1867 rose from apprentice to master of the Minho and later commanded the Philadelphian on the Boston to Liverpool route. He recalls towing the Italian steamer Istria in the Bay of Biscay and meeting the same captain and engineer rescued earlier in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gardner
Philadelphian
Leyland Line
Liverpool
Minho
England
Portugal
Mediterranean
Boston
Gardner
Bay of Biscay
Falmouth
Cape San Antonio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cme
Marie
Pongee
Post
Court House
Suffolk County
Morgan Memorial
Plucky Girl
Bride
Taft
Nan
Henry Siegel Co
Washington and
Essex Streets
Mass
A. New & Co
Broadway
Stein Bloch Suits
Stein-Bloch
Stein- Bloch
France
Haberdasheries
Saturday Evening Post
Madras
Hoy's
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
Harfina
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!