Five city squares named for Boston war dead
The City Council approved names for five squares honoring fallen service members. Ernest R. McNamara square at Harvard Washington Bowdoin. Daniel J. McGaffigan square at Dorchester Avenue Columbia Road. Thomas J. Connolly square at Columbus Avenue Tremont Street. Andrew J. Hayes square at Tremont Parker streets. Guild Row Roxbury square designated for another veteran.
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Boston
Harvard
Washington
Bowdoin Streets
Dorchester
Ernest R. McNamara
Dorchester Avenue
Columbia Road
Daniel J. McGaffigan
Columbus Avenue
Tremont Street
Thomas J. Connolly
Tremont
Parker Streets
Andrew J. Hayes
Guild Row
Roxbury
Donoghue Order Urges Funds for East Boston Bridge
City Councilman John A. Donoghue moved to petition the Legislature for funds to build a pedestrian and teaming bridge to East Boston. The measure was approved after he said the bridge would safeguard East Boston in a large fire by ensuring faster delivery of fire apparatus than ferry service allows.
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John A. Donoghue
Peters
East Boston
Donoghue
Mrs Leroy Divorced in South Detroit
A Detroit police detective left for Birmingham to seek Allan A. Tatum’s aid in locating Eugene Leroy in connection with the trunk murder case. Patrolman Leo Trumbull failed to identify a Chicago detainee as Leroy. The victim identified is Mrs Eugene Leroy, whose body was found mutilated in a trunk and shipped from Detroit to New York weeks ago.
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Detroit
Mich
Birmingham
Ala
Allan A. Tatum
Eugene Leroy
Leo Trumbull
Leroy
Chicago
New York
Jealousy Theory Ties Detroit Missing Wife Case to Tatum
Police say Allan A. Tatum’s acquaintance with Mrs. Leroy could aid the Detroit missing husband inquiry. They report Mrs. Leroy was the divorced wife of boxer Jack son, with Starkville Mississippi ties. A second trunk, believed to hold vital organs, is being sought in New York. Identification rests on clothing and a sweater linked to Mrs. Leroy. Leroy is described as 23 to 24, about 5 feet 10 inches, 145 pounds, swarthy with jet black hair, left leg scar.
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Tatum
Birmingham
Leroy
Detroit
Jackson
Dixon
Starkville
Miss
Allan A. Tatum
Ala
New York
Chicago Suspect Not Right Leroy
Roy Millen, ex army aviator, held in custody by Chicago police over the Detroit trunk mystery, was released this afternoon after Detroit detective failed to identify him as the suspect known as Leroy.
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Chicago
Roy Millen
Cnts
Detroit
Trumbull
Leroy
Galician Girls Reunited with Family in Amesbury
Hilda and Fannie Brandwein, aged 21 and 19, arrive in Amesbury after years trapped in war torn Austria and Galicia since 1914. They reunited with Fisher Brandwein and family, recounting hardships including hunger, scarce clothing, and bombardment near Lemberg and Vienna during conflict years.
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Amesbury
Austria
Galicia
Hilda
Fannie Brandwein
Fannie
Fisher Brandwein
Lemberg
Vienna
Astrologer P S Poole Arrested at City Post Office
P S Poole, who claimed to read the future by stars, was arrested by a postal inspector as he opened his private box at the central post office yesterday afternoon.
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P. S. Poole
Central Post Office
Astrologer Poole Charged With Mail Fraud Scheme
Federal inspectors accuse Poole of running a deceptive astrology racket offering life readings for one dollar and 12 cent charges. They say circulars promised truth and success but were knowingly false to divert funds for his own use. The case centers on mail fraud allegations linked to his star reading pitches.
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Poole
W. F. Sander
Firestone Unveils Cured-In Valve Pad Strength Feature
Firestone introduced a cured-in valve pad designed to reinforce strength at the point of greatest strain, signaling a new durability option for critical engine components.
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Firestone
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Atlanta, GA
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Hilda Brandwein
Siter
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Irestone
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