Mile and Half Swim by 11 Year Old Girl Rose Pitonof
Rose Pitonof of Dorchester, Freeport Street, swam from Commercial Point to Savin Hill and back, five-eighths of a mile each way, on Saturday. She completed the outbound leg in 251 minutes and the return in 27 minutes. The 11 year old has swum about three years and already won three prizes.
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Rose Pitonof
Freeport Street
Dorchester
Commercial Point
Bay
Savin Hill
Policeman Dies Saving Drowning Boy in New York Creek
In Cromwell Creek near One Hundred and Sixty-first Street and Jerome Avenue a New York City patrolman, William Hedderman, lost his life after attempting to rescue a drowning boy. A fellow officer also nearly drowned while trying to help. The boy was among several swimmers at the scene.
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New York
William Hedderman
Cromwell Creek
Jerome Avenue
Geveral
Robbers Loot Everett House
The house of Henry G. Warren at 26 Garland Street was entered this afternoon while the family was at the beach. About $35 was taken from a bureau drawer and the rear basement window found open when the family returned home at eight o'clock.
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Everett
Henry G. Warren
Garland Street
Planning Old Home Week Across Massachusetts
Governor Guild grants official sanction for Old Home Week. The event grows in popularity with quieter, more serious programs and strengthened town celebrations. Boston hosts the Daughters of Massachusetts reception at the Hotel Brunswick with notable figures and plans for numerous town observances statewide through August with parades, picnics, balls, and reunions.
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Guild
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
New England
Boston
Daughters of Massachusetts
Brunswick
Austin C. Wellington
D. of M
Curtis Guild, Jr
Charles H. Bangs
Lynn
Massachusetts Old Home Association
Woman Caught in Ferocious Fight at South End Drug Store
A young woman and her companion visited a South End drug store for ice cream sodas when a smaller man attacked the intoxicated big man. Glass shattered as two men fought along the store and into the street while onlookers, including the woman, watched. Police arrived to find the combatants separated and fleeing.
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South End
R. H. White Co. Announces August Furniture Sale
R H White Co launches its midsummer furniture sale with low August prices. The extensive event features West and South factory pieces, brass and iron beds, a $35,000 stock of dressers and related pieces, plus discounted library and drawing room furniture. The sale, tied to Sunday ads, promises exclusive pieces and broad selections.
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West
Grand Rapids
Chicago
New York
R. H. White
Kennedy and Barry Wed at St Augustine's Church Dorchester
Stephen J. Kennedy of City Point and Miss Lena Barry of Dorchester united in marriage by Rev. Father Harkins at St. Augustine's Church yesterday afternoon. Kennedy, former president of the Tiger A. A. of South Boston, received many gifts. Best man was Robert Miles. The bride wore white silk with lace and carried roses. bridesmaid Miss Bonnie Barry wore pale blue silk. A reception followed at 30 Rawson Street, Dorchester, before the couple's wedding tour and a home to be at 848 Dorchester Avenue after August 13.
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St. Augustine’s Church
Stephen J. Kennedy
City Point
Lena Barry
Dorchester
Father Harkins
Kennedy
The
Tiger A. A
South Boston
Robert Miles
Bonnie Barry
Rawson Street
Mystery Motor Launch Linked to Belfast Abduction
Authorities trace a peculiar launch seen near the Robbins cottage as the Clara Braley murder case widens. A shadowy owner, sunburned features, and repeated appearances along the shoreline fuel suspicions while the inquest looms and Miss Batchelder backs homicide theory.
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Mr. Crosby
Belfast
Robbins Cottage
Crosby
Miss Braley
Gladys Batchelder
Miss Batchelder
Clara Braley
Robbins
Miss Fraley
Hyannis Man Sought Shark in the Public Garden
Walter J. Baxter of Hyannis claimed ownership of a shark school near Provincetown and swore to wring a shark’s ear after nearly drowning in the Public Garden pond. He toppled into the water while shouting at a swan boat skipper and fled toward a subway.
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Walter J. Baxter
Hyannis
Provincetown
Jack
Shark University
Baxter
Gardner Couple Observe 60th Wedding Anniversary
Gardner July 29 The celebration of the 60th anniversary of the marriage of Mr and Mrs Charles Hamel took place at their home yesterday They were married in St Cea saire Can when he was 20 and she 16 They are the parents of 17 children and have 53 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren They are in excellent health and received gifts and greetings from relatives and friends
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George Trumbull
George Wise
Carleton
Clara Braley
Miss Braley
Robbins Cottage
Coombs
Dr. French
Hamel
Germans Enter Big Kaiser Roosevelt Cup Race at Marblehead
Bruno Wustran and his brother Harry of Hamburg sail Glueckauf IV, a 30 foot sloop, as one of three German entries in the Kaiser Roosevelt cup races off Marblehead starting September 1. The pair travel aboard the Hamburg American liner Amerika and head to Boston with high hopes to challenge American amateurs.
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New York
Bruno Wustran
Harry
Kaiserlicher Yacht Club
Hamburg
United States
Marblehead
Bulgaria
Boston
Germany
Séeamen
Benoth Israel Shelter in Boston Faces Closure
Financial troubles threaten the Benoth Israel Shelter ing Home the oldest Hebrew institution in Boston. If $2000 is not raised by August 28 the home at 15 Cooper Street will close threatening food shelter and clothing for hundreds of immigrants as 12 speakers tour Hebrew lodges and clubs to solicit funds led by Abraham Alpert and others.
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New England
R. H. White Company
Boston
Benoth Israel Sheltering Home
Cooper Street
Women and Medicines Offer Promises for Healthful Blooms
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a solution for postmarital and maternal health issues. It claims to revive freshness and charm, strengthen weak organs, and prevent surgery with a tonic and nervine blend. It also cites endorsements from medical authorities and contrasts with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets, urging readers to trust the branded remedies.
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de Pierce
Materia Medica
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
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Stow
Medway
Centreville
Manchester
New Marlboro
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R. H. White CO
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