Finns Celebrate Golden Wedding With Post and Corps
Surrounded by family and friends, Mr and Mrs James H Finn of 15 Mt Vernon street Charlestown observed their gold wedding anniversary. Finn is a former commander of Major George L Stearns Post 149 and a long time Bunker Hill resident. The post joined the couple along with the Women’s Relief Corps where Mrs Finn is active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Finn
Charlestown
Mt. Vernon Street
Finn
George L. Stearns
Bunker Hill District
Women’s Relief Corps
Ex-Commander Finn Fetes 50 Years of Married Life
Mr. Finn retired from city service about five years ago after 27 years as first assistant engineer. The couple, residents of Charlestown since 1869, have five daughters two sons and four grandchildren. Grandchildren include Joseph Audry Lundy James and Theodore Laven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finn
la Grange Street
Marie Lenore Finn
Sarah Madaline Finn
Joseph
Audry Lundy
James
Theodore Laven
St. Stephens’ Church
North End
North Square
Moon Street
William Sheehan
United States Navy
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Brazil
Lexington Street
Charlestown
Pierre Baudin Welcomed in Montevideo on South American Tour
Pierre Baudin, head of France's economic mission, was greeted by prominent Montevideo leaders on his arrival. He continues the South American tour started by former French finance minister Joseph Caillaux, who toured the region last year before being recalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Pierre Baudin
France
M. Baudin
South American
Joseph Caillaux
South America
Jump From Moving Car Leaves Six Injured At Rye Centre
Six people were seriously injured when they leaped from a rapidly moving Portsmouth Street Railway Company car at Rye Centre after the controller short circuited causing smoke and sparks to fill the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Portsmouth Street Railway Company
Rye Centre
Woman Jump Crash Leaves Multiple Injuries In Street Incident
Mary O'Brien suffered a concussion and severe shock after leaping from a car. Her sister Katherine, Jennie Irving, Laura Brooks, Richard G. Ross, and Russell Ralston are listed among those injured. Motorman Ernest Grover remained at his post as the car halted, with sparks in the air, amid conflicting speed reports of 2 to 16 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary O'Brien
Katherine O’brien
Jennie Irving
Laura Brooks
Miss Irving
Miss Brooks
Richard G. Ross
Railway Postal Clerks’ Association
Russell Ralston
Greenland
N. H
Ernest Grover
Gallivan Calls for Public Debate Over Governor Walsh Record
Congressman James A. Gallivan announced in Walsh absence a public debate with Samuel W. McCall and Guy A. Ham on the Governor's record. He will debate in any public place and at any time suitable to McCall or Ham. Gallivan argues Republican leaders alone set expenses for the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Gallivan
Walsh
Samuel W. McCall
Guy A. Ham
Gallivan
McCall
Ham
Train Kills Girl on Picnic in North Andover
Katrina Gobrish, 13, daughter of Antonio Gobrish, was killed in North Andover when struck by the New York express on the Boston & Maine line. The girl and her father stepped from behind a freight train into the path of the flyer from Bar Harbor as they prepared for a day outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Andover
Katrina Gobrish
Antonio Gobrish
New York Express
Portland
Boston & Maine Railroad
Bar Harbor
Everett to consider bomb plant project
The Everett Board of Aldermen will discuss approving location for a benzol explosive plant by New England Manufacturing Company of North Woburn. The firm bought land in South Everett near the New England Gas and Coke plant, close to the Boston and Maine railroad, with a tenement area nearby. Opposition from residents is expected at today’s meeting.
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Everett
Everett Board of Aldermen
New England Manufacturing Company
North Woburn
South Everett
New England Gas & Coke Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
Blood Transfusion Succeeds For Fall River Man
After a large manhunt to match a donor for Henry Bolovsky an insurance man from Fall River surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital performed a blood transfusion yesterday. His condition improved but remains on the dangerous list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bolovsky
Fall River
Massachusetts General Hospital
Nantucket Visit Highlights Mrs Barnes in Stone Alley Villa
Nantucket reports Mrs. William Barnes of New York, wife of the Empire State political boss, transforming a former barn into a seaside home on Stone Alley. She hosts visitors, recalls Albany politics, and discusses island life, fashion, and fishing while her husband stays away this season.
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William Barnes
Bill Barnes
FIOOM
Albany
Nantucket
New York
Boss
Empire State
Stone Alley
Post
Florida
Dempsey Automobile Damaged in Somerville Collision
An automobile owned by Dr. J Ed ward Dempsey of Newton was badly damaged at the junction of School and Medford streets Somerville yesterday morning when it collided with an electric car. None was injured.
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J. Edward Dempsey
Newton
School and
Medford Streets
Somerville
Civil Service Seeks Numerous Open Positions and Exams
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a broad list of open positions and examinations in fields such as stenography, drafting, nursing, engineering, and more. Exams run Sept 13 to Nov 10 with several specific dates and locations including Washington and Boston, offering strong entry salaries and rapid advancement for qualified applicants.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Commission
Edward E. Stebbins
Post Office
Boston
Mass
Stebbins
Wheelwright
Fort Apache
Ariz
Philippine Service
Washington
Protestant Church News Briefs Include Summer Officiants
Dean Rousmaniere will be away from the Cathedral Church of St Paul until mid September with Rev Edward T Sullivan preaching at Trinity Newton Centre during that period. Tremont Temple summer preacher Rev Robert S MacArthur led services and spoke on Three Great Things in One Text and Notable Conversions in the Acts. King's Chapel services were led by Rev Samuel R Maxwell alternating with several colleagues. North Congregational Woburn calls for resignation of Rev G H Tilton Aug 1 after 19 years. First Unitarian Cambridge shifts Sunday start to 6:30 am through Aug 6 with Crothers and Elliot. Rev Lewis C Carson moves to Montpelier VT to lead Church of the Messiah. Rev B S Winchester to join Yale School of Religion as assistant professor in October.
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Dean Rousmaniere
St. Paul
Edward T. Sullivan
Trinity Church
Newton Centre
Robert S. MacArthur
Tremont Temple
King’s Chapel
Samuel R. Maxwell
Boston
Mr. Maxwell
Charles E. Parks
Howard N. Brown
D. D
Sydney B. Snow
First Unitarian Church
Cambridge
Samuel M. Crothers
Frederick M. Elliot
Fiery Peace Talks At Women’s Meeting
At a Boston Common gathering by the Women’s Peace Party Rev H B Edwards and William N Osgood urged peace. Mrs Glendower Evans presided and argued women, as major war sufferers, deserve a voice and a peace strategy that avoids war except as a last resort.
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Boston Common
Women’s Peace Party
H. B. Edwards
William N. Osgood
Glendower Evans
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the Anointed
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Yale School of Religion
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