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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1920

Page

3

Rescues on the Charles River Pair Saved by Park Police

Crowds watched as a canoe capsize near Remiatsexe Park on the Charles River opposite the bear cage. Patrolman John Austin and Sergeant William H. Chaisson rescued exhausted couples from the water in separate incidents, delivering them to safety and home after treatment.

Remiatsexe Park Charles I John Austin Metropolitan Park Police William _.H. Chaisson Narrows Chaisson Metropolitan Park

Fire Ladder Slips on Cambridge Street Injuring Two Firemen

Ladder 2 responding to a Brighton Allston alarm skidded on Cambridge Street Allston and toppled into a vacant lot. The blaze at 57 Brighton Avenue involved a kettle of et al. kettle alighting in a three story brick structure. Two firemen named Joseph LeManus and Malvin G Moore were injured.

Chestnut Hill Avenue Brighton Cambridge Street Allston John McKenzie Brighton Avenue Joseph LeManus Litchfield Street Malvin G. Moore Melville Street Dorchester

County Champions Go to Amherst for Junior Extension Camp

Prize Winners camp at Massachusetts Agricultural College gathers 40 boys and 50 girls from 14 counties to compete in pig calf poultry bread baking canning and crafts. The event runs with Farmers week and features talks on posture teeth care and agricultural progress led by Dr. Joel Goldthwaite Evelyn Schmidt and state leaders George Farley W F Howe and Helen Norris.

Amherst Massachusetts Agricultural College Washington Sugar Loaf Orient Springs Agricultural College Joel T. Goldthwaite Evelyn Schmidt State Department of Health George L. Farley W. F. Howe Helen Norris Brockton Mr. Farley State Agricultural College Massachusetts

Boston Capital Could Aid Port For Steamship Firm

William L. Fairbanks director of the Massachusetts commission urged Boston capital to back a first rate steamship company to carry passengers and freight and rival the Hamburg America line. He warned Boston risks losing leadership to other cities with better development and easier access.

Boston William L. Fairbanks Massachusetts ,Commission of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Fairbanks

Malden Girl Hit By Car Has Hip Fracture

Four year old Annie Harrington of 119 Emerald Street Malden was struck by an automobile yesterday on her way home from church and sustained a fracture of the right hip.

Annie Harrington Emerald Street Malden

Greeks Push Toward Adrianople from Eski-Baba

Greek forces in Thrace occupy Eski Baba, push north toward Kirk Kilisseh and west toward the railway, while Turkish troops retreat toward Adrianople. Reports say a heavy Greek offensive against Adrianople is underway as Colonel Jafar Tayar vows not to surrender. The Turks reportedly resist feebly amid Greek landing parties and artillery demonstrations.

Constantinople Associated Press Thrace Eski-Baba Kirk-Kilisseh Kirk- Kilisseh Adrianople Jafar Tayar Tchataldja

St Anthony Society Parade in Everett Celebrates Feast Day

More than 6000 residents joined the St Anthony Society parade in Everett as part of Feast of St Anthony observances. About 300 marchers led by the Boys Brigade of Immaculate Conception Church Everett. two band concerts followed and a fireworks display was planned for the night.

Everett St. Anthony Society of Boys’ Brigade Immaculate Conception Church of Fiverett

PUMPING JAGS OUT EVERY DAY

Washing out stomachs to save poison alcohol victims has become a practiced science and fashionable in local hospitals. Last year when the liquor ban began chemical appetites rushed to wood alcohol and denatured stuff and many lives were lost. Some times they died in pairs as they had drank as pals. Bunches dropped and most had narrow squeaks.

Jakey

Water Cures at Relief Hospital Spawn Familiar Weeklies

Surgeons move fast on stupor cases then treat symptoms with stomach pumps. The Relief Hospital reports a dozen water cures last week, typical for the period. Drunks, perfumes, and strong liquors figure in hospital memory as Central Court notes fewer drunks this morning.

Stone shaped like rubber boot found on Revere beach

Children find many oddly shaped stones this year. Stanley Rosenband of 50 Nahant Avenue Revere found a small smooth stone resembling a rubber boot yesterday at Revere Beach. The stone is not more than an inch long.

Ber Revere Stanley Rosenband Nahant Avenue Old Ocean Stanley Revere Beach

Perfect replica bootmaker sign worn smooth by water

A long description notes a sign resembling classic bootmaker displays. The heel and toe shapes are exact and the surface shows wear from constant water exposure, suggesting long use and preservation of original features.

Joseph A. Holmes Dies in Arlington at 87

Joseph A. Holmes a former Boston stationer died at his Arlington home aged 87 after a long career running a Boston stationery store. He retired last February due to ill health and once led the Holmes Band. Requiem mass will be held at St. Agnes Church with burial in Old Calvary Cemetery Forest Hills.

Joseph A. Holmes Boston Trent Street Arlington Holmes Band St. Agnes’ Church Calvary Cemetery Forest Hills

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