Court Cuts Verdict for Pressman in Illinois Case
Judge Morton of the U S District Court reduced a $9500 award to Frederick McNeight, a pressman for New England Newspaper Publishing, for three fingers lost in a press accident. A new trial would be ordered unless McNeight accepts $7500. injury occurred October 9, 1912.
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Morton
United States District Court
Frederick McNeight
Forest Park, Ill
New England Newspaper Publishing Company
McNeight
Lowell Man Dies by Hanging on Chelmsford Farm
William Henry Patterson, 34, of Lowell, died by suicide last night at Reuben Dunsford’s Chelmsford farm. Despondent over illness, he leaves a wife and one child.
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Lowell
William Henry Patterson
Reuben Dunsford
Chelmsford
Cadets Drill And Baseball Game At Camp West Barnstable
Four companies of the First Corps of Cadets drilled in entrenchment work at West Barnstable. In the afternoon Company A beat Company D 16 to 11 in baseball. Sergeant Bacon was knocked unconscious by a sliding ball.
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Corps of Cadets
West Barnstable
Bacon
Rothe
Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Strong
Ice Hero Seeks Retirement After Arctic Rescue
Captain George M. Daniels of the revenue cutter service asks to be relieved from active duty. He assisted the Gloucester fishing fleet in the winter of 1911-12 with the cutter Androscoggin through heavy ice in Bonne Bay and the Bay of Islands, saving 720 vessels but crippling his health. His nervous system has not recovered, and withdrawal is expected.
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Washington
George M. Daniels
Revenue Cutter Service
Daniels
Gloucester
Bonne Bay
Bay of Islands
Androscoggin
Hank the Hermit Fishes in Comic Panel Mystery
In the comic strip from the Sun Day Post, Hank the Hermit heads to the lake for a quiet fishing trip. Silly misadventures land him in humorous trouble as rules and luck collide with his crusty wisdom.
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Hank the Hermit
Post
Ice Wagon Drivers Talk Hardship and Pay Practices
A veteran ice wagon driver objects to company practices citing daily weighing of loads, long hours, and forced meal costs, alleging drivers are paid little for actual work and faced with shrinking pay when customers complain. He accuses companies of exploiting workers, suppressing unionization, and pressuring drivers with “more money” rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
People's
Philadelphia Ice Cream Co Assigns to Lawyer Louis L Green
The Philadelphia Ice Cream Co assigns to Louis L Green, a lawyer of 60 State Street, after listing offices at 149 Tremont Street and factory at 123 Albany Street. The firm serves hundreds of fruit stands, drug stores, and out of town customers, with creditors named Crowley and Crowley Brothers.
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Philadelphia Ice Cream Company
Tremont Street
Albany Street
Louis L. Green
State Street
J. M. Crowley
Crowley Brothers
Malden Slays Noisy Pigeons in West End
Malden police led by Officer Peter McLean will shoot the pigeons disturbing the West End mornings. Five birds were felled yesterday. two more weeks of daily bagging are planned. Residents and Elks' Home members had complained of the nuisance despite anti cruelty arguments. The Massachusetts courts have previously ruled pigeons can be shot.
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Malden
West End
Peter McLean
Mara Pratt Chadwick
Florence Street
Elks
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Massachusetts
Naval Brigade Returns Home After Southern New England Tour
Five hundred members of the Massachusetts Naval Brigade including a partial marine corps company under Lieutenant-Commander Daniel M Goodridge returned to port aboard the U S cruiser Chicago and torpedo boats McDonough and Rodgers after a nine day tour of southern New England waters The sea tour marked the first for the minine corps attached to the brigade established about three months ago with 24 men reporting for duty on the 6th The torpedo boats loaned to the state are used weekly by brigade members and officers.
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Massachusetts Naval Brigade
Marine Corps
Daniel M. Goodridge
U. S
Chicago
McDonough
Rodgers
New England
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Minine Corps
Naval Brigade
Naval Reserve
Mercy Ship Trips Honored by Memorial Gifts and Funds
The Floating Hospital, Mercy Ship, named Harriet Mason's Day for Mrs. Charles E. Mason with a night trip in memory of former Fire Commissioner Benjamin W. Wells via Miss Mary I. Wells. A $100 check from Jordan Marsh named a night for the firm, while George C. Lee handles further gifts at 44 State Street.
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Harriet Mason
Charles E. Mason
Benjamin W. Wells
Mary I. Wells
Jordan Marsh Company
Floating Hospital
George C. Lee
Lee, Higginson & Co
Society
State Street
Long Island
Betty
Billy
Elizabeth G. Houghton
Henrietta Jones Bailey
Luther S. Lord
Virginia
Parcel post stamps offered for general postage sale
Postmaster Mansfield announced the large parcel post stamps for all mail types but many customers preferred the old small size. Clerks refused returns, stating the parcel post stamps are as valid. Due to bulky size they are not favored for letters, though authorities plan to replace the old stamps with the new issue.
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Mansfield
Parcel Post
Gloucester Officer Discharged Over Liquor Incident
Gloucester City Marshal Marchant discharged constable J. Raymond McPhee from the police force after an incident at the Hawthorne House. McPhee, on duty during patrol shortages caused by Ipswich strike, allegedly threatened patrons with a revolver when liquor was refused. Policeman McCauley investigated and reported the charges.
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Gloucester
Marchant
J. Raymond McPhee
McPhee
Ipswich
Hawthorne
McCauley
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Thi
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Atlanta, GA
Mecca
Philadelphia Ice Cream CO
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United States
Skill Dental CO
Washington St
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Gilchrist’s
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