Billy Duggan Sings Way Through Probation Hearing
Billy Duggan, a frequent offender with a growing family, sang a ballad in his cell prompting inmates to strike. Central Court heard he had been surrendered five times in six months with probation repeatedly extended. He performed a new song about a hose and was granted another probation lease after court remark.
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Billy Duggan
Billy
Central Court
McCarthy
Duggan
Sullivan
Little Billy
Auto Wreck at Mansfield Corner Leaves Five Arrested
Five men escaped with minor injuries when a touring car crashed into a tree at Mansfield's corner Lynnfield. Police detained all five, with at least three facing drunkenness charges. Driver William A. Snow of Medford and two companions from Everett were jailed. Wakefield officers detained two others nearby. Street scene described as tangled wreckage.
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Mansfield’s Corner
Lynnfield
Lynn
Wakefield
William A. Snow
Medford
Louis Post
John Cullishaw
Everett
Peabody Station
Two Families Made Homeless in Three Alarm Fire
A three alarm fire gutted a two and a half story house on Larkin Road North Revere leaving two families homeless. The loss is about 3000 dollars. Emilinda DeSesso owned the house with his wife and three children on the second floor while Tony Fiori occupied the first floor. Firefighters from three sections responded due to the house’s hilltop location visible for miles. The cause is unknown and the families had been at the Italian fireworks display at Arricola Park.
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Larkin Road
North Revere
Emilinda DeSesso
Tony Fiori
Arricola Park
Residents Push to Cut Gas and Electric Meter Charges
Revere and Winthrop residents protest a 35 cent monthly service charge on gas and electric meters and seek lower rates. Ex representative Thomas A. Niland petitions the Public Utilities Commission for an evening hearing as residents urge abolition or reduction of the meter tax and service fee. They note deposits, monthly charges, and annual costs outweigh any claimed savings and plan to press Beacon Hill for action.
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Revere
Winthrop
Suburban Gas and Electric Company
Thomas A. Niland
Commission On Public Utilities
Beacon Hill
Letter from Josiah Cotton Diary Reveals Early New England Faith
The article recounts a remarkable 1912 letter from Josiah Cotton’s mother urging spiritual warning to the 12 year old, noting his life, “Mercies,” and near misses. Cotton, grandson of Rev. John Cotton, taught in Marblehead and Plymouth, studied Indian languages, preached in the local tongue, and became Registrar of Deeds. his grave rests on Burial Hill.
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Josiah Cotton
John Cotton
Boston
Barnstable
New England
God
Lucia Bartlett
Plymouth
Leyden Street
Harvard
Marblehead
Burial Hill
Tellegen Stars In Blind Youth At Keith's Theatre
Lou Tellegen headlined a full Keith's Theatre bill with his playlet Blind Youth drawing the largest audience. The vaudeville lineup featured Jan Rubini with violin, Mlle Diane, Harry K Morton and Zella Russell in A Little of Everything, Lena Vavara on piano, ventriloquist Montgomery, Joe Morris and Winn Shaw in The Mosquito Trust, Lydia Barry singing, Barnord's Dogs and Monkeys, and Vanvelle. Next week promises the Meistersingers.
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Lou Tellegen
Keith
Tellegen
Jan Rubini
Mlle
Diane
Harry K. Morton
Zella Russell
Lena Vavara
Marshall Montgomery
Joe Morris
Winn Shaw
Mosquito Trust
Lydia Barry
Barnord
Dogs
Monkeys
Van
Elle
Meistersingers
City appoints matrons and life guards for park department
Mayor Curley announced 11 matrons to serve two and a half months at 16 dollars per week and 11 life guards and helpers at four dollars a day for three months. Names include Anna A. Svollard Catherine E. Ward Helen B. Holden Margaret Cahill Elizabeth J. Coleman Anna J. Putnam Margaret E. Smith Margaret M. Harkins Annie Formanek Marcy E. Mullin Elizabeth M. Conboy and Charles B. McNulty John A. Mulrean Daniel J. Kinnally Jr Frank A. Cassidy Edward C. Keller Michael C. McKeigne Francis B. McDonald Thomas J. Fox Jeremiah E. Galvin Frank D. Rooney Hugh McCauley.
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Curley
Park Department
Anna A. Svollard
Catherine E. Ward
Helen B. Holden
Margaret Cahill
Elizabeth J. Coleman
Anna J. Putnam
Margaret E. Smith
Margaret M. Harkins
Annie Formanek
Marcy E. Mullin
Elizabeth M. Conboy
Charles B. McNulty
John A. Mulrean
Daniel J. Kinnally, Jr
Frank A. Cassidy
Edward C. Keller
Michael C. McKeigne
Francis B. McDonald
Thomas J. Fox
Jeremiah E. Galvin
Frank D. Rooney
Hugh McCauley
Baby Carriage Grazed by Motorcycle in Malden
Albert Gunn aged 3 narrowly escaped serious injury when a motorcycle grazed his baby carriage at Middlesex and Pleasant streets Malden. His mother Mrs. Alice Gunn of 189 Forest Street Malden was bruised on the knee. the rider was Clarence D. Williams of Everett.
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Albert Gunn
Middlesex
Pleasant Streets
Malden
Alice Gunn
Forest Street
Clearennce D. Williams
Everett
Probing Cause of His Death in Roxbury Cellar Find
Police investigate the death of Frank Bushaton 50 found in the cellar at 1110 Harrison Ave Roxbury. Neighbors saw him drinking earlier. friend Charles Walkup found the body and was questioned. Medical Examiner says cause unknown and autopsy to be performed today.
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Frank Bushaton
Harrison Avenue
Roxbury
Bushaton
Charles H. Walkup
Winthrop Street
Timothy Leary
Falling Pole Injures Dorchester Ironworker at New Kresge Roof
James Sullivan of 23 St. Margaret street Dorchester an ironworker for Daniel Marr and Sons was struck by a falling pole while a crane lowered blocks at the four story New Kresge building Tremont and Bromfield streets. He suffered a fractured skull and was rushed to Relief Hospital where he was reported out of danger yesterday evening.
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James Sullivan
St. Margaret Street
Dorchester
Daniel Marr & Sons
Kresge
Tremont
Bromfield
Sullivan
New Sherlock Holmes Series Opens in Boston Sunday Post
A. Conan Doyle debuts a new Sherlock Holmes series in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine with The Problem of Thor Bridge. The feature promises intriguing mysteries and classic deductions from the famed detective.
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Sherlock Holmes
A. Conan
Doyle
Boston Sunday Post
Thor’ Bridge
Royal Cord Tire Marks Manmade Tread Fame
Seven years after its public debut the U S Royal Cord Tire is praised for its scientifically designed tread protected by patent. The brand's circumferential white sidewall stripe serves as a distinctive trademark, making Royal Cord widely recognized by newsboys and car owners as a standard of tire value.
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U.S
Royal Cord
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Keith Bill
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Haddock
Timpalits
White House
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U.S. Tire Co
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Royal Cord Tires
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