Boy and Man Bond On Sam Thomas Farm
Lem Brown, released from jail, comes to work at Sam Thomas's farm where Charlie Thomas admires him and helps him regain dignity. Sam uses tough love while Martha and Mary Alice observe Sunday dinners. Charlie calls Lem a Galahad Knight and Lem slowly smiles, showing a redeeming change.
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Mary Alice Brown
Lem Brown
Sam Thomas
Charlie
Lem
Sam
Lem Sowa
Lottie
Mary Alice
Little Dick
Lam
Charlie Thomas
Hercules
Sir Galahad
Charli
Thomases
Thomas Place
Martha
Dear
Mrs. Thomas
Mummee
Lem Brown Begins His Fight
Charlie completes a playful tale about a Galahad Knight and Lady Mary Alice. Lem Brown shows kindness to the boy, earns respect from The Boss by a firm handshake, and starts to feel a stirring inside as his unseen soul awakens.
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Charlie
Mary Alice
Lem
Martha
Charlie-boy
Jinks
Lem Brown
The Good Man of Sheffield John Willett
A 1914 portrait of John Willett of Sheffield, praised as a modest yet generous and steadfast businessman. Neighbors recall his prudent, charitable nature and motto to give to others, while boasting of his success without harsh bargaining or vanity.
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John Willett
Sheffield
Salt of the Earth Club
Small, Maynard & Co
Tne
Man Loses $250 To Spain Ticket Scam
Morris Wolf of 23 Parmenter Street gave gold watch worth 50 dollars a diamond ring 175 and 25 in cash to two strangers who claimed a 400 dollar package would fund a Spain ticket. They fled after the money proved worthless and Wolf alerted police.
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Morris Wolf
Parmenter Street
Spain
Wolf
Patrolman Hale Resigns After State Police Appointment
Patrolman Frank G. Hale of City Hall Avenue station resigns after being appointed to the State police last week. Commissioner O'Meara accepted the resignation at roll call last night.
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Frank G. Hale
City Hall Avenue
State Police
O'Meara
English Aviator Henry Riley Dies in Brighton Crash
London July 12 Henry Riley an aviator was killed today in Brighton when his aircraft fell. The observer who rode with him was slightly injured requiring careful treatment.
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London
Henry Riley
Brighton
Thaw Plans Trip to Frisco During Insanity Hearing
Harry K. Thaw spent a calm afternoon before Justice Peter A. Hendrick and a jury as he laughed at Dr. Austin Flint testifying. He studied an auto route map showing roads to the San Francisco fair and stood in the courthouse rotunda after the session, watched by admirers eager to see him light a cigar.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Peter A. Hendrick
Austin Flint
Dr. Flint
Thaw
John B. Stanchfield
Justice Hendrick
Pittsburg
Thaw dines out as alimony case drags on in court
In a Park Avenue Hotel meal amid spectators Thaw chatted with friends while reporters and officials questioned Dr. Flint during cross examination. Thaw mused about buying a car if freed and potentially driving from Pittsburg to the fair.
Boston School Board Sells Winthrop School Funds for High School of Commerce
The Boston School Board voted to redirect 50 000 dollars from the Winthrop School sale on Tremont Street to finish the High School of Commerce. Violin instruction remains in elementary schools and high school music study can earn up to two diploma points per year. Attendance is expected to rise with 16 portable classrooms planned. Anna I Kelley named assistant instructor of commercial arts at South Boston High, while James Mahoney resigns as department head.
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Boston School Board
Winthrop School
Tremont Street
High School of Commerce
Anna I
Kelley
South Boston High
James Mahoney
Bridge Under Construction Collapses Killing Worker in Concord
In Concord New Hampshire a partially built bridge over the Merrimac River collapsed under flood effects today. James Rosalie of Boston died two fellow workers Frank Capriel and Tony Longu were injured and rescued by assistant engineer William E Nash who jumped to safety and then retrieved the others by boat.
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Concord
N. H
Merrimac River
East Concord
James Rosalie
Boston
Rosalie
Frank Capriel
Tony Longu
William E. Nash
Gun Hidden Likely Used in Barnaby Murder Found Near Blood House
Chief Beatty says the double barrel shotgun used to kill William Barnaby at the Blood house Bayberry Hill West Townsend remains hidden within 200 yards. Police seek the weapon as five cartridge shells two revolvers and two suspects hold in Middlesex county grand jury preparations. Funeral plans set for Barnaby with Alice and William Barnaby in attendance.
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Ayer
Patrick Beatty
William Barnaby
Boston & Maine
Bayberry Hill
West Townsend
Ayer and Townsend
Barnaby
Blood House
Beatty
Lizzie Blood
Michael O'Brien
Townsend
Middlesex County Grand Jury
East Cambridge Court House
James M. Brown
Lunenburg
Ige Smith
House of Correction
Moses
Byron Blood
Atwood
Farrar Undertaking
Alice Barnaby
Leominster
Maine
Ministers Adopt World Peace Resolution at 21st Meeting
The Ministers Union at its 21st annual gathering in King's Chapel unanimously approved a world peace policy. The plan, proposed by Rev. William Batts, calls for distributing printed copies of the resolution to clergy and churches worldwide to hasten an end to the war. Opposition argued the vote did not reflect the full membership as many left before the ballot.
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Ministers’ Union
King's Chapel
William Batts
Concord
Junction
Boston
John G. Taylor
Arlington Heights
Icebergs Threaten North Atlantic Shipping Lanes
Vessels returning from the Labrador coast report a long line of icebergs spanning Belle Isle Straits and extending a hundred miles into the Atlantic. The bergs are drifting south toward the main transatlantic shipping lanes, posing a serious navigation hazard in northern waters.
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ST. John’s
N. F
Belle Isle Straits
Atlantic
Labrador
In Case the United States Was at War What Would Our Armies Do
Series by J W Muller examines wartime roles and justifications for a defending force. It outlines strategic needs for army and navy, the dangers of invasion, and the rationale behind readiness amid looming global conflict.
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United States
J. W. Muller
America
Wheeler Syndicate
Tac
Naval reform needed to prevent fleet chaos in war
The article argues world navies maintain centralized general staffs and plans while the U S Navy lacks such organization. It cites seven bureaus operating without coordination, warns that in war 160 officers would be needed ashore, and claims readiness could take years. A follow up will summarize ship needs.
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United States
Bureau of Navigation
Fiske
Congress Committee On Navy Affairs
England
France
Dardanelles
Africa
Marry Ahead of Schedule in Medford Secret Ceremony
John F. Dyer a Medford architect and Ida May Buchanan wed in November in a discreet ceremony conducted by Fr. Richard Neagle of Immaculate Conception Malden. The couple met at a Malden carnival where Miss Buchanan starred in a parade float and had planned a October wedding before eloping.
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John F. Dyer
Medford
Ida May Buchanan
Elizabeth Buchanan
Fellsway West
Dyer
Malden
Buchanan
Richard Neagle
Immaculate Conception Church
Porter Found Dead in Back Bay Home
Nelson T. Porter, 52, a brick manufacturer, was found dead at his Back Bay residence. Police say the death is under investigation and details are pending an autopsy. Immediate relatives were notified.
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In. T. Porter
Back Bay
Local Man Found Dead at Home on Commonwealth Avenue
A man was found dead in bed at his residence on 12% Commonwealth avenue yesterday after suffering illness. Medical Examiner Magrath ruled the death due to natural causes as no attending physician had seen him recently.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Magrath
Ideal Die for Babies in Summer
Public health bulletin from the Children's Bureau advises exclusive breast milk for the first nine months with minimal water, then gradual cow milk with sugar, plus a staged diet by 18 months to 2 years. It outlines a sample menu including milk, juices, cereals, broth, meat, vegetables, and bread with feeding guidance.
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Children’s Bureaut
United States Department of Labor
Denies Wage Out At Mills
Referring to a Boston Post article of July 12, attorney Martin Witte for the Suffolk Knitting Company declares the paper's remarks about labor conditions unfounded and injurious. He says female workers earn about $10 weekly, apprentices at least $6, men about $15, and asserts no wage reductions occurred.
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Boston Post
Paul B. Blanchard
Suffolk Knitting Company
Martin Witte
Blanchard
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Hale
FORCE
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Tremont ST. Winter ST. Temple PL
Shepard Garment Stores
Frisco
Ludlow Street
White
Park Avenue
Concord, N. H
Benilex
J. F. Dyer
Nelson T. Porter
IDEAL
Suffolk Knitting Co
United
United Cigar
Greater
United Cigar Stores
United Coupon
Hes
Houghton & Dutton CO
Roxbury
N. E
United Profit-Sharing Company
Blake Bldg
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