No More Water Can Be Had At Waltham
Waltham faces a severe water shortage blamed on usage in Cambridge and a long history of contested rights. Newton also struggles for adequate supply while Cambridge draws water from Stony Brook and Hobbs Pond, leaving Waltham drought prone and risking street watering bans.
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Waltham
Commonwealth
Mariner
Watch
Brown
Water Department
Cambridge
Hobb’s Pond
University City
Stony Brook Basin
Watertown
Fresh Pond
Hobb's Pond
Stony Brook
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
the Charles
Displaying Auto Numbers Must Display Auto Numbers
The Safe Roads Automobile Association warns about improper plate display in Massachusetts cars. It outlines state rules for front and rear plates, legibility, state-only numbers, temporary permits, and manufacturer plates, with a system to report violations to authorities.
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Massachusetts
Safe Roads Automobile Association
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Boston Park Commission
G. McC. Sargent
Equitable
Boston
Highway Commission
House Is Wrecked by Boys
Six boys ranging from 1 to 13 years were arrested by Patrolmen James Halligan and John O'Hearn on a charge of breaking into the home of Charles P. Wright at 7 Everett Street Dorchester. The youths allegedly damaged the house by several thousand dollars. named arrestees include John Danaby 8, Bart Danaby 12, Thomas Travers 11, George Fitzgerald 11, John Chambers 13, and Thomas Scanlan 12 with addresses on Greenwich Place and Dorchester Avenue.
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James Halligan
John O’hearn
Station 11
Charles P. Wright
Everett Street
Harrison Square
Dorchester
John Danaby
Greenwich Place
Bart Danaby
Thomas Travers
Lindencourt
George Fitzgerald
Dorchester Avenue
John Chambers
Thomas Scanlan
No Thief At Wedding Cleared In Woburn Mystery
Wedding gifts reported missing after Miss Florence Ditmars and Rev. John R. Chaffee wedding in Woburn on June 27. Maid of honor Elsie Tiffany reported a $10 theft. Police searched the Ditmars home. gifts were found and the family called it a case of mis take.
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Woburn
Florence Ditmars
John R. Chaffee
Eastern Avenue
Elsie Tiffany
Medford
McDermott
Ditmars
Rhodes scholars listed from New England go to Oxford
Berkeley July 10. President Wheeler announces American Rhodes scholarship appointees for Oxford this year. From New England Massachusetts candidates include C. H. Haring of Cambridge, John R. McLane of Hanover, Wayne C. Jordan of Lewiston, George Herley of Providence, and Charles C. Wilson of Burlington with representation from New Hampshire Maine and Vermont.
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Berkeley
Cal
Oxford
Wheeler
University of California
New England
Massachusetts
C. H. Haring
Cambridge
New Hampshire
John R. McLane
Hanover
Maine
Wayne C. Jordan
Lewiston
Rhode Island
George Herley
Providence
Vermont
Charles C. Wilson
Burlington
Murder Seen by Bystanders in Haverhill
In Haverhill yesterday Dominico Martina 48 an Italian laborer shot and killed Joseph Chico 60 after a dispute over domestic affairs. Martina walked toward the police station where Captain J J Mack arrested him for murder claiming self defense after the shooting.
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Haverhill
Dominico Martina
Joseph Chico
Martina
J. J. Mack
Ira B Goodrich Jr Dies in Dorchester
Friends in Dorchester mourn the death of Ira B Goodrich Jr born Boston June 20 1874. A dramatist and playwright he wrote and dramatized pieces including The Fair God Virgilius and On Satan Mount produced at notable theaters. His latest Jack and Jill Co., staged at Bijou Theatre last winter, followed by promising managerial talks before illness.
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Ira B. Goodrich, Jr
Dorchester
Mr. Goodrich
Boston
the Fair God
Lew Wallace
Virgilius
Dri and I
Irving Bacheller
Satan's Mount
Dwight Tilton
Hollis Street
Jack and Jill & Co
Bijou
Ships Crippled as Fitchburg Machinists Strike
Fitchburg July 10. Police guard seven plants while a strong union picket line pressures workers to walk out. The machinists strike, Fitchburg's first, enters its third day with no major developments. Over 800 employees across seven shops remain out as plants operate at reduced capacity.
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Fitchburg
Breen Found Dead After Hanging At Farm Place
Michael D Breen 18 was found dead by hanging in a barn at the Eton place on Cambridge street near Wo burn and Burlington boundary. Breen acted as superintendent on the farm owned by Edward Dwyer a Harvard College janitor. He leaves a widow and several children. He told friends he would rather be dead than live in such a stupid place.
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Michael D. Breen
Eton Place
Cambridge Street
Woburn and
Burlington
Edward Dwyer
Harvard College
Breen
Holy Ghost Hospital Fair Draws Largest Crowd Yet
The 18th annual fair of Holy Ghost Hospital in Cambridge gathered a crowded crowd on its Cambridge street grounds. Booths offered a wide array of goods from tooth picks to refreshments amid donkey and automobile rides, dancing, band concerts, and evening fireworks.
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the Holy Ghost Hospital
Cambridge Street
Cambridge
Hospital Aid Society
Milk receivers ignore health board judgment in Boston
Boston milk buyers dismiss a Massachusetts Board of Health critique stating New Hampshire farm milk is bad yet the mixed product remains superior to that sold by local dealers near Boston. They react coolly to the official condemnation.
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New Hampshire
Dairies
Massachusetts State Board of Health
Boston
Mountain State
Milk Plant Health Report Sparks Trade Slowdown
The State Board of Health reports 65 percent of New Hampshire milk comes from tuberculous cows or under improper handling. Boston dealers reply that conditions in focal shops are worse, and small suppliers lack proper can and bottle cleansing facilities.
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Boston Post
State Board
State Board of Health
New Hampshire
Boston
Orangemen's Picnic at Centennial Grove July 12
Grand Lodge Massachusetts S C I prepares for a large outing at Centennial Grove Essex on Friday July 12. Parade from Copley Square to North Station then special trains to the grove for a day of sports including a five inning baseball game and running races for all ages with round trip tickets priced at one dollar for adults and fifty cents for children.
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Order
Grand Lodge
Massachusetts
Centennial Grove
Essex
Thomas Milligan
William Dawson
M. A. Campbell
Copley Square
George Stewart
S&s G. M
Albert J. Hall
John Hamilton
Charles McKee
Nathaniel Belbin
Slaughter House Permits Rejected in Somerville Vote
The Somerville Board of Aldermen, in a secret meeting tonight, refused for a second time permits for slaughter houses applied for by the Eastern Slaughtering Company and D. E. Mahoney by an 8 to 7 vote with six members absent.
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Somerville Board of Aldermen
Eastern Slaughtering Company
D. E. Mahoney
Maniac sought in Canobie Lake murder near Salem Depot
Sheriffs Scott and Woodman search for a demented man suspected in the death of Mrs. Annie Studley on Canobie Lake a week ago. Maria Davis, living near Hamstead, provided the key tip aligning sightings at Salem Depot with the victim’s last known movements.
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Salem Depot
N. H
Maria Davis
Hamstead Road
Scott and
Woodman
Annie
Studley
Canobie Lake
Tragic Swim Accident Claims 11-Year-Old Russell Wilson
Sanford Maine July 10 Russell Wilson 11 son of Edward Wilson drowned while swimming with two companions. His body was recovered within an hour.
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Sanford, Me
Russell Wilson
Edward Wilson
Final Cure of Scaly Eruptions After 10 Years
A man with ten years of scaly eruptions covered his body and itched constantly. He scratched until blood flowed and tried doctors and medicines with no relief. He finally found a complete cure using Cuticura products.
Cure of long lasting sores with Cuticura Ointment
A man from Vermilion South Dakota recounts decades of itching sores all over his body after childhood. He tried arsenic, salves, iodine, and various remedies with little relief before using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap. After three boxes his condition cleared and hair regrew, costing 50 to 60 dollars in total.
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Hiram Mattingly
Vermillion, S. Dak
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