Surrendered to save chum in Lowell burglary tale
Lowell July 17. George M Wilson formerly of Charlestown walked into a Northampton police station and offered to surrender. He said he broke into two cars in Lowell and took clothing to shield a friend wrongly believed arrested. He saved his friend at the cost of his own arrest, awaiting arraignment tomorrow.
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Lowell
Jean Valjean
George M. Wilson
Charlestown
Northampton
Wilson
Breachery Station
Widening Franklin avenue proposed after building demolition
A ddemolition at 23 Court Street spurs talk of widening Franklin Avenue from Court to Brattle Streets to ease congestion and attract new stores. The plan envisions a direct Brattle Square to High Street route with team traffic, replacing a narrow artery relied on for decades.
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Court Street
Franklin Avenue
Brattle Street
Cornhill
Boston
Court
Brattle Streets
Brattle Square
Him Street
City Hall
Brattle’s Alley
Dossett
Old Colony Trust Company
Boston and New York travelers sail for Europe plans
Mrs Susan Hatch Dr L H and Mrs Plimpton Edward Campana and Miss Elizabeth Dwyer of Boston are booked to sail for Genoa via Gibraltar and Naples on the Kenig Albert tomorrow. Miss Edith Abbott K O Bertling Mr Oliver Miss Dorothy and Mr Frederick Branch and Mrs JL M Dearborne of Boston are booked to sail for Glasgow on the California tomorrow.
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New York
Susan Hatch
L. H
Plimpton
Edward Campana
Elizabeth Dwyer
Boston
Genoa
Gibraltar
Naples
Kenig Albert
Edith Abbott
K. O. Bertling
Mr. Oliver
Dorothy
Frederick Branch
JL. M. Dearborne
Glasgow
California
Locker substitution urged for L Street baths
Dr W B Crockett urges replacing large dressing closets at the L Street bath with four to six times as many lockers. He proposes seating benches before lockers and season keys for a fee to cut theft and delays, removing the need for a keyboard attendant.
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W. BE. Crockett
L Street Bath
Bath
L Street Baths
Bodies of two girls found in Belchertown pond
In Belchertown a search recovered the bodies of Flora Landry 17 and Edna Schillare 10, both of Northampton, after their boat overturned while gathering pond lilies. The incident occurred yesterday, and the wreckage was found later in the day.
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Belchertown
Flora Landry
Edna Schillare
Belchertown Pond
Northampton
Newport sympathizes with Mrs Longworth
Newport cottagers send many messages of sympathy to Congressman Nicholas Longworth and his wife after Prohibitionists in Columbus accuse Mrs Longworth of smoking cigarettes Indignation runs through club gatherings tennis courts and private homes with fear of press publicity and possible libel suits as a legal action may be pursued.
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Newport
Nicholas Longworth
Columbus
Longworth
Tunnelling Under Hospital Fails to Disrupt Surgeons
Workmen dig beneath the Relief Hospital to lay the Washington Street subway while surgeons perform daily operations. Doctors report minimal noise and no injuries to patients despite the construction. The tunnel under the hospital is nearing completion with special measures to mute train sounds.
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Washington Street
Haymarket Square
New Haven Constable Loses Citizenship Papers
Wolfe Levy a known Hebrew resident of New Haven had his citizenship papers revoked for improper form. Inspectors William Hill and Edward A. McCausland of the Justice Department in Boston confiscated the documents, effectively declaring Levy not a naturalized citizen.
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New Haven
Conn
Wolfe Levy
William Hill
Edward A. McCausland
Department of Justice
Boston
Levy
Poisoned Ale Suspect Linked to Wilmington in Delaware
Philadelphia officials chase a Wilmington connection after a letter claims a bottle of poisoned ale was sent to Dr. William H. Wilson from that city. The suspect's wife, a patient of Wilson, died, and a printer is said to have forwarded the ale, prompting police to examine Wilmington as a possible origin.
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Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
William H. Wilson
Wilson
Lowell Man Donates 25000 to Children’s Home
Frederick Fanning Ayer gave 25000 to the Ayer Home for Children in Pawtucket Street. Trustees accepted the gift with income to be used for home purposes. Funds to be reinvested only in first mortgage railway bonds and in municipal and state bonds in good standing.
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Lowell
Frederick Fanning Ayer
Ayer
Pawtucket Street
Board of Trustees
Vaughn, Chemist, Ends Life at Colebrook Summer Home
Vaughn a prominent New York chemist, aged about 57, killed himself with a bullet in a field near a summer boarding house in Colebrook New Hampshire. He had spent several summers there for his health and left a widow and one son in New York. Despondency from ill health is believed to be the cause.
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Colebrook
N. H
Vaughn
New York City
New York
Leaves & Widow
New. York
Perkins Loses Guardianship Fight Over Medford Daughter
In Medford on July 17 the guardianship of 18 year old Ruth Perkins was settled. Dana Perkins had challenged the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children led by Mrs Alice Montgomery. The Probate Court had given the society control on April 22. A private conference among counsel resolved the dispute with the society to continue guardianship.
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Medford
Ruth Perkins
Dana Perkins
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Alice Montgomery
Montgomery
Forgives Eloping Son Who Took Parents Cash
Albert E. Moore, 19, of Manchester New Hampshire, eloped with waitress Margaret E. Keyes taking $800 of his parents vacation money. He has returned $300 and is forgiven after being found at a boarding house with the couple under assumed names. His father Justin A. Moore will welcome both son and wife.
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Moore
Albert
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