Fugitive Gould Seized in New York on Check Charge
James M Gould, 298, a West Point graduate and former U S Army lieutenant, was arrested in New York by Watts Detective Agency for a $30 worthless check written July 2 to Frank Undersee at Hotel Bellevue. He fled Boston after the incident and had worked as an advertising man for United Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Gould
West Point
United States Army
New York
Boston
Frank Undersee
Hotel Bellevue
Gould
United Drug Company
Watts
Bellevue
Tourists Nearly Home From Barbadoes Visit
The South American party of the Boston Chamber of Commerce will arrive in New York next Tuesday and is expected to return to Boston about a week later. A cablegram from Bridgetown Barbadoes says the group expects to be in New York around July 22 and notes the party is pleased with the trip and met with continuous ovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Chamber of Commerce
New York
Boston
Bridgetown
Barbadoes
Rescue on Battleship Nebraska Amid Steam Blaze
Undaunted by dense steam clouds in the Neptune yard dynamo room of the battleship Nebraska, bert Shorte a 22 year old from New Bedford rushed into the red hot room to save others after a steam valve blew yesterday morning at Charlestown navy yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Charlestown Navy Yard
Bert Shorte
New Bedford
Prisoner Dies En Route After Scout Incident
John B. Beary was elected. Hersty Agena, imprisoned in the team, was uncited and died while being transported to hospital. Leary, though severely scalded, will recover but be marked for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Beary
Hersty Agena
Agena
Wncol
Leary
Brave Seamen Die After Steam Room Disaster
In a naval accident aboard the Nebraska a pipe burst in the lower dynamo room at 10:30. Seaman Agena collapsed from scalding steam while Leary, the electrician, entered the inferno to rescue him. Herbert Shorte of New Bedford saved Leary from the flames. Agena died enroute to the Naval Hospital in Chelsea. Leary and Shorte face possible recognition for bravery. Agena, 22, home in Long Island City, worked as Leary’s helper. Leary, 23, lives at 13 Chestnut Street, Charlestown, with his wife Mrs. Annie Leary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agena
Leary
Herbert Shorte
New Bedford
Shorte
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Spencer C. Wood
Nebraska
Long Island City
L. I
Annie Leary
Chestnut Street
Charlestown
Charleston
Elevator accident injures three in Back Bay garage
Three men were injured when an elevator in a new Back Bay garage on Blandford Street dropped 25 feet. Frank Hemel, 28, from Tremont Street, was seriously injured and taken to City Hospital on the dangerous list. His brother Joseph, 35, and Louis McCarthy, 27, were only slightly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blandford Street
Back Bay
Frank Hemel
Tremont Street
Joseph
Jefferson Street
Louis McCarthy
Robinson Street
Dorchester
Cows and Chickens Stricken by Rabies in Exeter
Dr. Guy Chesley investigated farm stock at Burleigh Hill and C F Hervey in Exeter. Several cows and calves were bitten by a small dog and died from rabies. Hens on the same farms died from the canine bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter
N. H
Guy Chesley
Burleigh Hill
C. F. Hervey
The Big Leaguer's Wife Preview in Post Magazine
Bozeman Bulger, a noted baseball authority, writes The Big Leaguer's Wife for next Sunday's Post Magazine. The piece promises an engaging look at life around professional baseball and the people who share the sport's spotlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Bozeman Bulger
Ground fishermen and swordfishers discharge fares at T wharf
Yesterday at T wharf thirteen ground fishermen two swordfishermen and two mackerelmen discharged fares. Prices quoted for seafood ranged from 9 12 cents to 41 4 cents per pound with steamer Spray delivering 600 pounds of scrod haddock and 5500 pounds of swordfish aboard the Dor cas and Massasoit. Captain Thomas McComisky replaced Richard Tobin aboard the Spray and a carrier pigeon was found aboard the vessel. The Massasoit lost its main boom off South Shoal light and will be fitted before leaving port. Lobster supply shifts to Maine lobstermen as Nova Scotia season ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Mayflower
Washington
Boston
Lighthouse Board
Massachusetts
New York
Old Colony
Bunker Hill
New York-Portland
Charles Mangus Charlton
Charlestown Navy Yard
Chariton
Gloucester
Naval Prison
Charles F. Shoemaker
Woodstock
United Fruit Company
Verona
Oxholm
Sosua
San Domingo
Long Wharf
Nat Meader
Maine
Race Point
Fishers Island
Scott Wrecking Company
New London
Scott Company
Machias
Warren
Sachem
Liverpool
Boston Light
Charlestown
Cunard
Franconia
Queenstown
T Wharf
Scrod Haddock
Sword
Dorcas
Massasoit
Nellie Dixon
Carrie Mildred
Thomas McComisky
Richard Tobin
McComisky
James Doyle
South Shoal Light
Shipping News Arrivals and Sailings From Gloucester Harbor
A long shipping list records vessels arriving and sailing including steamers Verona Oxholm Lucsa and numerous ships at Gloucester and nearby ports. Entries name captains owners destinations and towage details with torpedo boats and barges noted along Eastport Portland and New York routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verona
Oxholm
Lucsa
North Star
Dennison
Yarmouth
Old Colony
O'Donnell
New York
Ransom B. Fuller
Linscott
Portland
Belfast
Curtis
Bangor
City of Rockland
Hawthorne
Bath
City of Gloucester
Linneken
Gloucester
Nicholas Cuneo
Hansen
Baracoa
Cuba
McDorman
Norfolk
Chicago
U. S
Abernathy
Provincetown
Cape Ann
Godfrey
J. AW. Deveraur
Keene
Baltimore
Dingley
Clark
St. John
N. B
Eastport
Macdonough
Robinson
Rodgers
Copeland
Vera
Port Barrios
Prudence
Wall
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Elk Garden
Conestoga, Olsen
Brookside
Lincoln
Honey Brook
Tingle
Port Johnson
Salem
Newburyport
Valley Forge
Lablich
St. Nicholas
Preston
Cymric
Liverpool
Queenstown
Eoyangeline
Halifax
Hawkesbury
Charlottetown
P. F
Presidente Sarmiento
Lisbon
Portugal
City of Augusta
Savannah
Ontario
Quantico
James S Whitney
Prairie Tompkinsville
Joseph W. Ford
Oley
Knickerbocker
Indian Ridge
Chester R. Lawrence
Rockport
Eskimo (Br
Apple River
Hazel Dell
George R. Bradford
Helen G. King
Obituary notices from Charlestown area deaths
Daily death notices list numerous July obituaries across Charlestown and nearby towns with names such as Ayers Bixby Black Bradshaw Cole Collier Flynn Diskin Holland Kerrigan Lynch Lynde Massey Murphy Mclaughlin Parker Pomes Sederholm Sheehan Till Tracey Tuohy Witkin Wallace Wolf and more. Funeral details include dates times venues church parish and burial info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur St
St. Catherine’s Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
Centre St
Cole
Charlestown
Joseph Cole
Thomas Galvin
Chestnut St
St. Mary's Church
Warren St
Collier
Haymarket Square
Thomas J. Collier
Alice Collier
Fairmount St
Marlboro
Mass
Immaculate Conception Church
Flynn
Somerville
Mary A
Patrick J. Flynn
Partridge Ave
St. Ann’s
Diskin
Martin
Michael
Bridget Diskin
Cunniffe
John J. Diskin
Camden St
West Lynn
Holland
Boston Harbor
John
Mary Holland
Lowney
Washington St
St. Mary’s Church
Kerrigan
Boston
Bernard F
Bernard
Catherine Kerrigan
Funersal
Everett St
Church of the Assumption
S Lynch
West Roxbury
John W
Mary E. Lynch
Lebanon St
A Massey
Beverly
John Massey
Presbyterian Church
Harvard
A. F
A. M. Beverly
New York
Pomes
Theresa
Pierre Pomes
Lagrange St
Our Lady of Victory
Isabella St
Courrier Des Etats Unis
Sederholm
Marta
Johan Sederholm
Leyland St
Dorchester
Shefhan
New England Hospital
Julie A
Joan
Mary Sheehan
Carey
John J. Buckley
Crest Ave
Beachmont
Lady of
Tracey
Waltham
Mary F
Daniel J
Margaret Tracey
Willow St
Calvary Cemetery
Tuohy
Brighton
Henry F
Mary Tuohy
Walsh
Corey Rd
St. Aidan’s Church
Witkin
Barnett Witkin
Weges
Angell St
Wallace
Massachusetts General Hospital
Coleman Wallace
Owen Flaherty
Lynde St
Everett
Wolf
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chamber of Commerce
Yester
N. E
Lynn & Brockton
Adams
Manchester
Haverhill
Washington Street
J. W. Ross
Y Lynn
Brockton
South Boston
Docks
Riga
Lavonia
Karl Rumpe
Jay Street
Ida Oschs
White Star Line
Rumpe
South
Oswhs
Russia
Ida Olchs Rumpe
Lettish
New England
Lynn and
Adams House
Haddock
Hake
Pontiac
Eva Avina
Jessie P
Mary Ward
Olivia Sears
Laura Enos
Be, B. Gray
Mary Santos
Shipping News
Bromfield St
Springfield Beer
Springfield
Springfield Breweries Company
Springfield, Mass
Knapp St
Eere Sen
Fes
Partm
Main
Boston Caledonian Club
James T. Cromb
Cushing Hospital
Pelham St
Thomas Bell
James Urquhart
Maurice Meyer
Ray Wingersky
J. $. Waterman & Sons Incorporated
Dudley St
Frank
Waterman
HAY & Peabody
HAY ! Peabody
Auburn St
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!