Italians Cheer As Cretic Sails With Patriots From Boston
A massive Boston demonstration at Commonwealth Pier greeted the White Star liner Cretic as it sailed for Naples with more than 700 New England men enlisting to join Italy’s fighting forces. Families cried, a band played Viva Il Italia, and among the crowd were Dr. Herber Benvenuti and his wife Rosa who sailed with him and hoped to serve as a Red Cross nurse.
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Boston
Commonwealth Pier
White Star
Cretic
Naples
New England
Italy
Italia
Herber Benvenuti
Rosa
Webster Street
Post
Red Cross
New Head of Railway Mail
Warren C Van Dervoort promoted from assistant superintendent at Chicago to superintendent at Boston replacing a vacancy created by recent railway mail service changes.
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Washington
Warren C van Dervoort
Chicago
Boston
Boston Post
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry Crush Sandwich A A in Five Innings
A Cape Cod town watched the Ninth Massachusetts Infantry defeat a Sandwich Athletic Association pickup team 12 to 2 in five rapid-fire innings at the regiment camp. The day featured maneuvers after breakfast and a long rehearsal of the regimental minstrel show.
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Sandwich
Cape Cod
Ninth
Massachusetts Infantry
Sandwich A. A
Regiment Goes Through Mock Battle at Peter's Pond Camp
The 12 companies staged a sham skirmish near Peter's Pond with bayonets fixed for a final assault. Scout details reported enemy positions accurately. Tomorrow Colonel Logan leads a short hike to practice march and camp outposts with mounted scouts in formation.
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Peter’s Pond
Logan
Bodies Of Bowley Brothers In Stream Identified
The bodies of Clarence H Bowley 23 and Daniel D Bowley 15 brothers from 20 Vivian Place Lynn were found floating in the Muddy River near Ipswich Street Bridge. They were identified at the Northern morgue last night by their father Edward R Bowley.
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Clarence H. Bowley
Daniel D. Bowley
Vivian Place
Lynn
Ipswich Street
Edward R. Bowley
Charles Bowley
Worcester
Connecticut Valley
Clarence
Fitchburg
Magrath
Mysterious deaths of two brothers found in Ipswich River
Medical examiner and police investigate the deaths of Daniel and Clarence Bowley, two brothers found floating near the Ipswich Street Bridge. Both wore eye glasses and had ties to Lynn and Worcester histories. A parole breach and potential freight-train death are considered.
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Magrath
McGarr
Daniel
Sullivan
Back Bay
Ipswich Street
Clarence
Boston & Albany
Brookline Cuts Tax Rate After Valuation Increase
Brookline, described as the richest town, reports a 1914 valuation increase of 2,442,800 and announces a 40 cent tax rate cut. The new tax rate for this year is 14.10 dollars.
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Brookline
Board of Assessors
Militias Called Over Bayonne Oil Plant Disorder
After a deadly clash at the Standard Oil plant, guards fired on strikers who attacked with bricks and clubs. In a second assault at the Tidewater Oil barrel works, two men were killed and others injured as guards held their ground and authorities sought troops and mediators.
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Standard Plant
John Surgen
Tidewater Oil Company
Standard
Stanley Murhefko
Nicolay Iwaszkin
Kinkead
Governor Fielder
Washington
John A. Moffitt
James A. Smyth
Tidewater Works
Lexington Tax Rate Set At $20.80 Per Thousand
The Lexington assessors announced a current year tax rate of 20.80 dollars per thousand, a reduction of 0.20 from 1914 when the rate stood at 21.00, indicating a slightly lower levy this year.
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Lexington
Stunning Fashions Debut in Women’s Section of Post
The Women’s Section of next Sunday’s Post showcases stunning new fashions designed to please the eye. The feature highlights bold silhouettes, vibrant fabrics, and stylish accessories for spring.
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Next Sunday
Bomb in Quincy factory injures two workers
An explosion at A. B. Packard metal refining works on Hancock street Quincy damaged the melting room and wounded Thomas Burns and James Mulligan. Both men were not in serious condition and will miss work for several days. The blast ripped the sheet iron roof and a lead slug was found in the wall as investigators probe the origin of the dross metal from a South Boston firm.
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A. B. Packard Metal Refining Works
Hancock Street
Quincy
Thomas Burns
James Mulligan
Sev
Boston
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Boston & Maine
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S& Tic
Aera
Children’s New Beach Rompers
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Redeem Legal Stamps
Arist CO
J. J. Grover
Panama
Shepherd
Big Liner
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Criterion Candy Shop
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Standard Oil
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Washington Street
Washington St. Jefferson Bldg
Brookside
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