Flood Refugees Celebrate Escape at Toxaway Inn
Six residents from New England who escaped the south flood gathered at the Toxaway Inn Yak Towadays in North Carolina. E J Sharrock of Boston organized the reunion and dinner. Attendees included Brandon Lyons Brookline Mass A M Wetherell D M Wetherell and M H Wetherell Fall River Mass. A telegram confirming their safety was urged to the Boston Post.
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E. J. Sharrock
Boston
Brandon Lyons
Brookline
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A. M. Wetherell
D. M. Wetherell
M. H. Wetherell
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Sharrock
Boston Post
Plebeian baked beans rise in price across society
The familiar Boston beans now attract widespread attention as prices soar from around $1.50 to seven dollars per bushel for fine quality beans. The piece notes that both millionaires and imitators of the rich increasingly order beans, highlighting a dramatic market spike.
Beans rise in city demand and prices angers shoppers
Interviewed residents and hotel cafe managers report beans have become a costly popular staple as supply tightens. A Boston bakery head says demand must slow to last through October while ovens at a dedicated bean plant run only half full due to high bean costs.
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Quincy House
Alligator Sighted Near Whitman’s Pond by Operator
Miss Marjorie Gorman a Weymouth telephone operator encountered one of two alligators in woods on the west shore of Whitman’s Pond East Weymouth. She chased the reptile with a stick, it escaped and returned to the pond while she was visiting fellow operators camping at Lakeview Park.
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Whitman’s Pond
East Weymouth
Marjorie Gorman
North
Hingham
Weymouth
Lakeview Park
Whitman Pond
Alligator Menace Looms Over Whitman Pond
Two alligators named Tom and Jerry escaped Saturday and prompted a major hunt around Whitman Pond East Weymouth. Miss Marjorie Gorman reported a close encounter as residents armed with clubs and rifles chased the reptiles feared by cottagers and the local herring industry.
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Tom
Whitman Pond
East Weymouth
Walsh Due Back Sunday
Former Governor David I. Walsh is expected to reach Clinton next Sunday after sailing from Manila on June 15. A telegram to Major Thomas L. Walsh said he would resume law practice in Boston’s Kimball building after arrival, with no demonstration planned.
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China
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Kimball Building
Boston
Fisherman Fights Two Five Foot Sharks At Buzzards Bay
William T. Dunn, a local fisherman from South Dartmouth, was bitten on the hand during a brief fight with two sharks over five feet long caught in his traps off Mishaum Point, Buzzards Bay. He killed them with a gaff, hauled the 75 pound bodies to shore, and displayed them to visiting New York and Boston visitors.
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William T. Dunn
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Dunn
New York
Boston
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