Firebug Hunt Is Extended in Brookline
State Officers Edward Murtagh and Frank Hardiman under Fire Marshal George C Neal extended an exhaustive investigation into eight incendiary fires terrorising Brookline this month. Police tracked sites in Roxbury and West Roxbury while noting unoccupied houses burned in July. No clues surfaced as plain clothes officers continued patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Murtagh
Frank Hardiman
George C. Neal
Brookline
Murtagh
Rutherford
Hardiman
Queen of Fire
Moon
Roxbury
West Roxbury
Boston
Walnut Avenue
Westover Street
Townsend Street
Man Seen Prowling Vacant House Near Beacon Street
Shortly before midnight residents near 1563 Beacon Street reported a suspicious man prowling a vacant house. Chief Rutherford sent officers. the man fled through back yards before police arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Rutherford
Raiders Fire on Great Southern Railroad Cars in Dublin
In Dublin on July 19 armed men raided the Kingsbridge terminus of the Great Southern railway. They attacked 10 soldiers guarding three railway cars filled with military stores, disarmed the guards, set the cars on fire, and declined to extinguish the blaze. Firemen contained the flames to the struck cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Associated Press
Kingsbridge
Great Southern Railroad
Lorries Bombed in Cork in Ongoing Street Fighting
In Cork two military lorries carrying soldiers were bombed by civilians after street fighting between Sinn Feiners and the military. About 60 to 70 soldiers were injured as civilians hurled 29 bombs. The night of terror left two dead and around 40 wounded, pushing total casualties beyond one hundred. Sinn Fein guerrilla tactics were reportedly used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork
Associated Press
Sinn
Question on Bar of Mannix's Ireland Visit
The British government considers barring Archbishop Daniel Mannix of Melbourne from Ireland over reported anti English remarks made in the United States. This was stated by Andrew Bonar Law in the House of Commons answering whether Mannix would be prevented from visiting Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannix
Ireland
London
Daniel Mannix
Melbourne
Australia
United States
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Unclear audio raises Vatican inquiry on Mannix speeches
The record notes a House question about whether representations had been made to the Vatican regarding Archbishop Mannix speeches. It references Mr Bonar Law and a 49 presence, implying inquiry into church remarks and diplomatic contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonar Law Quatel
Vatican
Mannix
Cork Court Deserts Assizes Amid Low Jury Attendance
Cork July 19 Only 12 of 29 jurors appeared at the opening of the Court of Assizes with police present. An inquest into the death of Commissioner Smyth was postponed for lack of jurors. Sinn Fein warned jurors against attending the English court and special jurors adopted a resolution protesting government actions and urging abstention from the coming assizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork
Court of Assizes
Smyth
Royal Irish Constabulary
Country Club
Assize
Sinn Fein
Shropshire Regiment
MacCurtain
Beating of Sleepy Farmhand With Iron Bar in Vermont
In Hardwick Center Vermont on July 19 Ben Thornton an elderly resident attacked Forrest Gilman as he slept in the farmhouse using an iron bar wounding him on the forehead. Mrs Gilman awakened fled with the baby and authorities arrested Thornton who is to be sent to the State Hospital for the Insane at Waterbury.
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Hardwick Center
Ben Thornton
Forrest Gilman
Gilman
Jury to Try Pettibone Deliberations Enter Slow Stage
Post Staff Correspondent Manchester Vermont July 19 slow progress in selecting the jurors for Byram M Pettibone of Bennington charged with the murder of his wife. The panel may not finish before noon tomorrow as Vermont law allows the State and the defense to use peremptory challenges. Seven selections today were tentative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Byram M. Pettibone
Bennington
Vermont
Pettibone Murder Trial Attracts Crowded Bennington Court
Pettibone, alleged to have poisoned his wife for a younger love, sat stoic beside his counsel as juror examination began. The packed courtroom drew summer hotel guests and local onlookers hoping to glimpse the missing Miss Helen Irene Gallow, the other woman in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribunal of Justice
Helen Irene Guillow
Pettibone
Freddie Welch Kills Sparring Partner in Training
New York reports Freddie Welch killed his sparring partner, a trained bear named Joe, during a brushing up at the Welch health farm in Summit New Jersey. Authorities say the death was accidental and no action is planned. Freddie, his brother Stanley, and Carl Getz assisted as they tried to glove the bear for a session.
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New York
Freddie Welch
Summit
N. J
Joe
Freddie
As &E Bear
Welch Health Farm
Stanley
Carl Getz
New York Athletic Club
Hendryx Likely Lost to Red Sox for Season
Tim Hendryx probably will be out for the balance of the season after injuring his side while dodging a wild pitch. Schang and Bailey will likely share center field duties for the remainder of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Hendryx
RED Sox
Schang
Bailey
Yachts to Say Today if They Can Sail Tomorrow
The New York Yacht Club regatta committee will require Resolute and Shamrock skippers to flag readiness with code C on the return after tomorrow’s race if they are fit to sail Wednesday. If postponement is desired they must fly code D, and either way they have until 9 p.m. to notify the committee if any boat needs postponement after anchoring.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
New York Yacht Club
Resolute
Shamrock
Family Struck by Auto Truck In East Brookfield
William C. Wilkins his wife and their two young sons were struck by a Vernon Conn. truck driven by Jasper C. Dibble a Wesleyan senior. Wilkins age 28 and his wife were taken to a Worcester hospital with internal injuries. Dibble arrested on reckless driving charge.
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East Brookfield
William C. Wilkins
Jaspar C. Dibble
Vernon, Conn
Wesleyan University
Wilkins
Worcester
Dibble
Boy Dies After Bicycle Collision With Surface Car
Ernest D. Duffy 13 of Cambridge was killed yesterday afternoon on Pearl Street near Allston when his bicycle collided with a Boston Elevated surface car. He was taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital by Francis J. Smith but died from a fractured skull en route.
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Ernest D. Duffy
Edward T. Duffy
Allston Street
Cambridge
Boston
Pearl Street
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Francis J. Smith
Western Avenue
Labor Board to Announce Award Amid Rail Labor Tension
Judge B M Barton led a board decision to be announced at 10 30 o'clock after newspapers requested the timing. Nearly 1000 union chairs men met to hear the report and warned a general strike could occur though leaders favored referendums on the award. Looting of the board offices prompted an investigation as 6000 words comprise the printed decision.
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B. M. Barton
Brotherhood
Labor Board
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. G. Rodgers
Chicago
Southwestern Region
St. Louis
Brotherhoods of
Railroad
Grand Council of the Brotherhoods
Peter Wilduff
Engineers’ Union
Rock Island
S. E. Mheberling
Switchmen’s Union of
North
John Grunau
Chicago Yardmen's Association
Grunau
United States
First Arrest in Auto Ring Cases Signals Unified Probe
Attorney-General J Wes ton Allen plans to decide on taking over the auto theft inquiry to disentangle Middlesex and Suffolk cases. Barney Pfaeff Buckley and others have provided statements to the AG office. John Dillon, linked to the slaying of Patrolman Deininger, is sought for corroboration. Hart, a former Boston officer tied to auto thefts, was arrested with bail set at 2500. Two key witnesses Dillon and Dick White remain silent.
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J. Weston Allen
Middlesex
Suffolk
Bates
Barney
al Pfaeff
John Buckley
Attorney-General
John
Chuck) Dillon
Deininger
Edward P. Barry
Dillon
Tufts
Harvey
Post
Pfaeff
Buckley
Hart
Boston
Cambridge
Brighton
Force
John Dillon
Dick White
Charlestown
White
Belch
Girl Murder Found in Jersey Street Courtyard
The body of an unidentified woman about 22 was found in the Rutgers street areaway in New York City with a cut face and fractured skull. Police suspect homicide and note she was seen with a man at a Rutgers street restaurant earlier that day. Medical examiners weigh beating or post mortem transfer as possibilities.
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New York
Rutgers Street
Rausch
Gonuverneur Hospital
Harry Mandell
Leather Workers Union Scores Manufacturers
Local 32 of the Leather Workers' Union met at the Wells Memorial building to discuss a Boston leather trades lockout that began June 14. The meeting cited intimidation by manufacturers, including a revolver aimed at pickets and tobacco juice spat at women, while strikers defended their peaceful picketing.
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Leather Workers’ Union
Wells Memorial
Leather Trades
Boston
Marriage Intentions in Boston Area Couples Listed
A column of proposed marriages lists numerous couples from Boston and nearby towns with ages and addresses. Entries include Giuseppe Solagzo and Concettina Gambino, Pasquale Cardone and Teresina Barone, Gustaf Degerstrom and Eulalia Viveiros, Ambrose Eisner and Bernice Wise, Ralph Griffin and Emma Lane, and many others across Dorchester Mattapan Cambridge and Roxbury.
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Giuseppe Solagzo
Oswego
N.J
Concettina Gambino
North St
Pearl St
Cambridge
Ambrose Eisner
Rochdale Ts
Mattapan
Bernice A. Wise
Ralph E. Griffin
Boatswain
Columbia Id
Dorchester
Emma E. Lane
Joseph Collins
Grant Ave
Allston
Julia Ah
Mary H. Palmer
Frank A. Landrigan
Marginal St
Boston
Marietta R. Flynn
Park St
Lynn
Larence G. Severy
Norway St
Katherine J. Elsom
St. Luke's Rd
Stephen Puleo
Sacramento
Cal
Althea E. Beaven
South Berwick
Chester F. Wood
Harrow St
Dorothy Shaw
Marblehead
Frederick W. Pacht
Johanna Wischtokat
Ome
Pinehurst St
Lowell
Morris Sandler
Dyer
Woolson St
Minnie Rulsteina
Lorne At
Joseph A. Wilson
Page St
Ruth M. Wright
Sten
Cambridge Pairings and Local Residents Listed in Names
Frank A Patz a 28 engineer of Buffalo New York and Mary P Sullivan 23 at home 6 Plymp ton street Cambridge. Giuseppe Coccolato 27 factory operative 189 Gore street Cambridge and Franceschina Salemme 24 at home same address. Myer Winkler 22 baker 807 Western ave lata and Celia Blum 21 at home same address. Gidion F Fournier 26 salesman 44 Pearl street Cambridge and Eva E Leach 86 sales lady same address.
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Ographer
Hyde Park
Yond
Ron Dw Archiba
Turee
Mt. Fer
Eee
Frederick
Mary A. Dwyer
LT Cathher
Roxbury
Calogero Salvagero
Hanover St
Adelina Manigna
Ralph Petto
Bremen St
Anna de Mayo
Boston
Maurice H. Romanow
Brie St
Dorchester
Rose Samuels
Bickerstaff St
Henry W. Beecher
Aberdeen St
Rita M. Coates
Cashier
Chandler St
Vincenzo Arena
Baker
Calder Et
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mary Swale
Way St
Coleman F. Welsh
Elias. Cronin
Third St
Harold C. Bouton
Massachusetts Ave
Wilma G. Wilkins
Thomas E. Stanton
Oswald St
Elizabeth M. Doernler
Shute St
Everett
Frank A. Patz
Buffalo
Mary PB. Sullivan
Plympton St
Cambridge
Giuseppe Coccolato
Gore St
Franceschina& Salemme
Myer Winkler
Western Ave
Lata
Celia Blum
Gidion F. Fournier
Pearl Sr
Honeymooning Man Dies in Crescent Beach Bathing Tragedy
Joseph Ause ti Selwitz, 21, of 101 Catherine Street Springfield Massachusetts, on his honeymoon, died at Crescent Beach Block Island at 4 18 this afternoon. Death attributed to heart failure. He recently passed a medical exam for aviation service and was assistant expert manager at the Bosch Magneto Company of Springfield.
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Man
Providence
Joseph Auseti Selwitt
Catherine Stree
Springfield
Mass
Aviation Service
Crescent Beach
Block Island
Selewitz
Bosch Magneto Company
Martial law declared on Polish German frontier
Martial law was proclaimed along the Polish German frontier after Polish forces stopped a detachment of three uniformed Germans attempting to cross west of Posen. The move followed arrests of several Communists in Posen accused of urging resistance with signs reading Pol will fall.
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Warsaw
Posen
Pol Will
Obituaries and Funeral Notices from Greenwood to Somerville
A long list of obituaries and funeral notices from multiple Massachusetts towns. Items name the deceased, their ages, residences, funeral dates and times, church services, and directions for mourners, with private or public cortege notes and relatives invited.
In Loving Memory of George T Maxwell
A wartime remembrance note honors George T Maxwell who died July 20 1918 at Chateau Thierry. The poem recounts his final sight, comrades marching, a new mound in France, and a mother’s grief and prayers for peace from George and Anne Maxwell.
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Sen
George T. Maxwell
Chateau Thierry
France
George and
Anne Maxwell
Thanks for Sympathy and Flowers in Our Bereavement
The Coleman family thanks relatives and friends for sympathy and the beautiful floral tributes offered during our recent bereavement. Elizabeth J. Coleman, Margaret E. Coleman and William H. Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth J. Coleman
Margaret E. Coleman
William HL. Coleman
In Memoriam Richard P Donnelly KIA July 21 1918
In memoriam for Richard P Donnelly killed in action on July 21 1918. A second anniversary requiem mass is set for 8 a m Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Beachmont church.
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M'Cauley
Everett
Edward J. McCauley
Stella
St. Augustine's Church
West End
Brighton
Richard P. Donnelly
Our Lady of Lourdes’ Church
Beachmont
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Revere Beach
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Talesmen
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Greenwood
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George Hoyt Chapin
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Clark
Somerville
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Charles W. Clark
Holland St
Dolan
Arlington
M. Catherine
Elizabeth Horan
Joseph M. Dolan
St. Agnes
Elms
Charles P
Charlotte G. Elms
Healion
West Newton
Marys A
Nee Heaver
Patrick J. Healion
Washington St
St. Bernard’s Church
James
Ivy
M. George
Mary BD
Oak St
Church of Most Precious Blood
Keaveny
Maria Keaveny
Conley
Ninth St
Richmond
Cory
Kelley
Medfield
Agnes F. Kelley
Kaveney
John J. Kelley
Miller St
St. Edward's Church
Vine Lake Cemetery
Ellen
Nee Ahearn
John Kelley
Wallingford Rd
St. Columbkille’s
John J
Elizabeth Krigel
Richards
Joy St
13Th Coast Artillery Corps
Bulfinch
Armory
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Chambers St
Mahoney
Porchester
James J. Mahoney
Cornelius J. Sullivan
Spring Garden St
St. Margaret's Church
M'Auliffe
Harold
Michael J
Elisabeth
Barrell) McAuliffe
Gate of Heaven Church
M'Orrpady
Annie KF
Kiley
John McCready
Winthrop St
St. Mary’s Church
Warren &J
M'Kenna
Grace M
Margaret M
Baldwin
John H. McKenna
Moreland St
St. Ann's Church
M’'Laughlin
Annie
Nee Wright
Michael McLaughlin
Brook Ave
St. Paul’n
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Peter Cunniff
Pequossette St
Ulem
St. Patrick's Church
Elatives
Neylon
Bridget Agnes
Anthony and
Mary
Casey) Nerlon
Martin Deakey
Norfolk St
Nilson
Boston City Hospital
John Nilson
Eorika Nilson
Pearson
St. Botolph St
South
Naval Services
Nordling
Nordling’s Chapel, 1041 Tremont St
Swedish American Society
Potter
Malden
Deborah Potter
E. N. Potter
Cherry Et. Tait
Bast
Emma (Nee Adams
Adam Tait
B. B. Wood
Border
Warren
Winthrop Highlands
Maria H
William T. Warren
Grover Ave
Winthrop
Highland Station
Welch
Julia
Fioran
James Welch
Linwood St
Sacred Heart Church
Witthis
Marie
August Witthus
Drallee
Dora Vieira
Somerville Ave
Una Mary
James A. Wright
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Clarendon Hill
Flower Pi
Tremont Straoston
Oceane Monument CO
Morton St
Forest Hills Mentale
Caroline Bardwell Rowe
Immannuel Church
Somervale
Ering Mathery
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