Boy Saves Girl From Drowning Near South Boston Channel
Cries for help near the reserve channel at the foot of E street drew two girls, Mary Doherty and Margaret Boylan, to a drowning 11-year-old, Mary Haggerty. Teen James J. Flaherty then jumped in without removing his clothes and rescued the girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reserve Channel
E Street
Boston
Mary Doherty
Margaret Boylan
Mary Haggerty
Boston Street
James J. Flaherty
West Second Street
Tragedy on the Wharf Ends in Rescue Calls
A 14-year-old girl sent to find her brother falls from the E Street wharf near the Jenny Oil Company. She is aided by Ed ward Carey and Charles Chambers as three men restrain and assist her until she can return home. The incident draws aid after her screams attract the Doherty and Boylan girls amid floating debris and heavy water noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Street
Edward Carey
Bolton Street
Charles Chambers
West Second Street
William
Jenny Oil Company
Doherty
Boylan
Timilty Honored At Street Dept Picnic In Boston
James P. Timilty was lauded at the Street Department Employees Union picnic at Caledonian Grove for securing a wage raise from 2 to 2.25 dollars a day. Aldermen and city officials praised his advocacy while Ward 18 leaders called for continued support and plans for a Ward 18 Democratic Club picnic for children at Caledonian Grove on Thursday Aug 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Timilty
Caledonian Grove
Baldwin, Leary, Curley and
Finigan
James H. Doyle
James Sullivan
Bernard Kelley
M. Frank O’brien
Thomas M. Fay
Daniel J. Curley
Ward 18
M. Frank O'Brien
Daniel F. Cronin
George Kenney
Democratic Club
Boston
Edward J. Leary
Burroughs Sues Mother In Law Over Love Row
Emory A. Burroughs sues his mother-in-law Mrs Ida Temple for 1000 in Worcester court, claiming interference by her damaged his marriage to Lydia Temple. Temple accuses Burroughs of lies about age and motives, while Burroughs’s wife accuses him of confinement and threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Whitinsville
Burroughs
Temple Farm
Lydia
Ida Temple
Lydia Temple Burroughs
Emory Burroughs
Mule Held Without Bail After Street Stabbing
Frank Mule of 9 Hudson Street was charged by Judge Ely in Municipal Court with causing the death of Rosalla Ayoub by stabbing. He was held without bail for a hearing on July 20 following a July 17 race clash between Italians and Armenians at Harvard and Hudson streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mule
Hudson Street
Judge Ely
Rosalla Ayoub
Harvard and
Hudson Streets
Arthur Lyons Missing From Tremont Street
Arthur Lyons aged 13 has been missing since last Saturday night after saying he would return to his job after supper. He lives at 442 Tremont Street and has not been seen or heard from since. His mother appeals for information as authorities search for the local boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lyons
Tremont Street
Rescue Aids Despairing Man From Pier Sinking Into Water
In Salem on July 24 a man leaped from a pier in view of hundreds, crying of heartbreak. Frank Remon and other boatmen struggled to pull him from the water as the man resisted, tearing a letter before the plunge. The letter bore the addressee Edward Munson and signed Eva May Snow of Peabody, aiding identification efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Frank Irving
Boston
Frank Remon
Edward Munson
Eva May Snow
Proctor Street
Peabody
Old Homeweek Committee Draws City Leaders In Feeds
President William Barrett and the Common Council weigh the makeup of the local celebrations committee for Old Homeweek to be named at tonight’s meeting. Chairman Berwin plans a dinner at Hotel Somerset for city officials and aldermen, with dress suit owners eyed for appointments. The council also considers boosting the reserve fund by 75,000 and transferring 5,000 to the public celebration fund after aldermen approved the measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barrett
Common Council
Berwin
Board of Aldermen
Noyes
Pierce
Back Bay
Appointments go to council in colonial probate, legal shifts
The governor sent to the Executive Council the nomination of David T. Montague to the Suffolk register of probate and insolvency, succeeding Judge Elijah George. Additional appointments include Benjamin M. Johnson Lynn, Desmond FitzGerald Brookline, Henry B. Day Newton to the metropolitan district improvement commission, Charles F Ripley Taunton to the Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Stanley A. Dearborn Cambridge as Middlesex master of chancery, and Frank W. Wright Salem as master in the First District Court of Essex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
T. Montague
Suffolk County
Elijah George
Executive Council
Cambridge
Middlesex County
Frank W. Wright
Salem
First District Court
Esse
Baby Dies in Mother’s Arms in Dorchester Station
The four month old grandson of Irish poet Edward Fitzwilliam died in his mother’s arms at the Dorchester street transfer station South Boston yesterday afternoon. Mrs Fitzwilliam had left her Dorchester home to meet her husband Howard C Fitzwilliam assistant cashier at the Boston Post on vacation. The infant under doctor care for marasmus turned bad at the station and a nurse declared the baby dead. The father carried the body to their Dorchester home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Fitzwilliam
Dorchester Street
South Boston
Fitzwilliam
Merrill Street
Dorchester
L Street
Howard C. Fitzwilliam
Boston Post
City Point
Marasmus
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Street Dept
Upton
Washburn
Crosby's
Ralelay
HBURN
Crosby
New England
Orrid
Salem Pier
Somerset
Montague
Mont St
Hamburg
Orsets
Quaker Oats Co
Crackers National Biscuit Company
Pride of
California
Swift
Dave
Jersey
Rogers & Bros
Steves
Bureau Scar Renaissance
Buwith Val
Madras
Genuin
Bers
Arlington
Head
York State
Palmer Arawana
Oxford
Ward Fitzwilliam
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