Club to Probe Springfield Boy Scouts Boat Tragedy
Springfield July 29 An investigation into the East Otis camp accident that killed 11 boys will be carried out by the Springfield Boys Club directors and advisory committee. It will be independent of the state police inquiry and focus on determining responsibility. State police investigator Thomas E Bligh said the boats were overloaded but the coroner will determine fault after an inquest.
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Springfield
Springfield Boys’ Club
East Otis
Thomas E. Bligh
State Police
Steamship Winifredian Arrives at Boston Docks
The steamship Winifredian of the Leyland line under Captain A W V Trant will dock at pier 4 Boston and Albany docks East Boston this morning at seven o clock, per a wireless message from the commander yesterday afternoon.
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Winifredian
Leyland Line
A. W. V. Trant
Boston
Albany Docks
East
How to Get Rid of Rheumatism Verona Ad
Letterette testimonial for Fruit-a-tives Liver Tablets claiming relief from rheumatism and side and back pains after using one box. Endorsed by W. M. Lampson. Price 50c a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25c. Sold at dealers or by Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
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Verona
W. M. Lampson
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Bitro-Phosphate touted to boost nerves amid dry spell
A French scientist promotes Bitro-Phosphate as an organic phosphate that strengthens tired nerves, cuts daily alcohol dependency, and aids sleep and vitality. Physicians and druggists report rapid improvements, with Dr. Frederick Kolle advocating its hospital and general use. genuine Bitro-Phosphate is emphasized amid many imitators.
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Frederick Kolle
New York
Who's Who
United States
Merry Widow Finds Relief After Nine Years
After her husband’s death and years of typhoid fever and digestive troubles, a woman reports improved health following Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. She claims it clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation linked to stomach, liver, and intestinal issues, including appendicitis, promising one dose or money back at druggists.
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Mayr
New Gas Price Postponed for Charlestown Residents
The Gas and Electric Light Commission delays the price cut from 1.10 to 1.06 per 1000 cubic feet for Charlestown residents to October 20 after an appeal by the company and a public hearing. It cites economic conditions including labor coal and supplies and notes the recommended 1.05 rate will now take effect on Oct. 20.
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The
Gas and Electric Light Commission
Charlestown Gas & Electric Company
Bunco Artist Safe From Toils for a While
Dr William Caroll faces multiple charges from Boston and Lynn police including swindling Mrs Mary Flynn of West Lynn out of 10000 in a bogus real estate deal leaving her destitute. Massachusetts authorities fail to bring him from Houston as a fugitive after a Texas attorney secures a stay until the October criminal court of appeals.
Pacific fleet to be held before President's San Francisco visit
Secretary Daniels announced after a White House conference that the Pacific fleet en route to the Western coast will not reach San Francisco on August 15 as planned. Secretary Wilson said the fleet will be held in a Southern California port and then steam for San Francisco to be reviewed by the President during his League of Nations speaking tour.
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Washington
San Francisco
Daniels
White House
Wilson
California
League of Nations
Catholic Women to Hold Garden Party in Cambridge
St. John's Catholic Women's Association will hold its second midsummer garden party at the club house grounds on Massachusetts avenue in Cambridge on August 6. Rev. James P. F. Selley, pastor, will address the Irish question, with Mayor Quinn and ex-Congressman Joseph F. O'Connell to speak. The evening will feature Irish songs and folk dances in keeping with the occasion.
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St. John’s Catholic Women’s Association
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
James P. F. Selley
Quinn
Gressman
Joseph F. O’connell
Tries death by own action in West End
Stella Rupin, 22, of 61 Grove Street West End, leaped into the Charles River from West Boston bridge after a quarrel with her fiancé. Rescued by Patrolman Richard Barry and William J. McAuley of Charlestown, she was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Her parents said she had been despondent for a month.
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Stella Rupin
Grove Street
West End
Charles River
Rupin
West Boston
Richard Barry
William J. McAuley
Monument Street
Charlestown
Massachusetts General Hospital
Post
Plymouth Girl to Wed Physician
Plymouth society girl Miss Blanche Swan announced engaged to Dr. William Curtis Curtin. The couple plans a spring wedding in Plymouth with families from the local social circle in attendance.
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Plymouth
Plymouth Society
William Curtis Curtin
Plymouth Engagement Of Miss Blanche Swan To Dr William Curtin
Announcement reports the engagement of Miss Blanche Swan daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Swan Holmes ter race to Dr William Curtin of North Plymouth. Swan is noted as a striking beauty and active in Plymouth social circles including amateur theatricals and charitable fetes.
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Plymouth
Blanche Swan
Thomas Swan
Holmes Terrace
William Curtin
North Plymouth
Swan
Wife Seeks Unpaid Alimony in Brookline Court
Mrs Bonnie Belle Smith of Brookline asked Judge Wait to hold her husband George D Smith in contempt for failing to pay $500 in alimony arrears. The couple's 1917 divorce via fidelity grounds led to a $2000 yearly alimony, later reduced to $120, with the husband claiming business decline. The hearing was continued for one month.
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Bonnie-Belle Smith
Brookline
Wait
Equity
Superior Court
George D. Smith
Tappan Street
Smith
One Hundred Pass Condensed Novels in Past
The Past will feature Captain Andre Morize of Harvard condensing The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. Morize, a French soldier and writer, joins to train American boys for World War I and delivers a faithful, lively condensation of the musketeers. Upcoming condensations include Twenty Years After, Ramona, and The House of the Seven Gables with prizes awarded in the Condensed Novels Contest.
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Alexandre Dumas
Andre Morize
Harvard
Morize
Dumas
No More Wild West for Joe in Dorchester
Ten-year-old Joe Riley of Fenton Street Dorchester earned a reputation as a neighborhood bad man after a wild west stunt with a junk wagon and a broken-down horse. Unarmed and barefoot, he led a pretend town raid on Clayton Street, toppling the wagon and scattering junk as amused onlookers watched. Rumor says his father interviewed him that night after the escapade ended the boy’s wild west career.
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Joe” Riley
Fenton Street
Dorchester
Joe
Hea
Selig Fisher
Thorndike Street
Clayton Street
Fisher
Jon
Bloody Gulch
Movieville
Tommy
Toe
Was married to bigamist in Franklin in 1917
Mrs. Lillian E. Heller Clegg of Franklin seeks nullification of her 1917 marriage to Thomas Horace Clegg after learning he already had a wife. She left him January 18 and has lived apart since, with the Norfolk Superior Court case likely to be heard at the next Norfolk divorce session.
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Lillian E. Heller Clegg
Franklin
Thomas Hornace Clegg
H. E. Ruggles
Norfolk
Perkins Receives Posthumous Croix de Guerre Award
The French government award, Croix de Guerre with palm leaf, goes to Michael Perkins of 247 E street South Boston in recognition of his son Michael J. Perkins of the 101st Infantry and the American Expeditionary Forces for actions at Belleau Bois.
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Michael Perkins
E Street
South
Boston
Michael J. Perkins
101St Infantry
Bo's Belleau
Hail ruins crops in Sackville New Brunswick area
A severe hailstorm struck Sackville Nova Scotia today, damaging crops and killing poultry. Widespread property damage included broken windows and stones reportedly over an inch in diameter. The storm occurred in the afternoon ten miles north of Led Millifax.
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Millifax
N. S
Sackville
Here
Protests Claim U S Outvoted on League of Nations
Thomas H. Mahony and John T. O’Hare discuss Irish concerns at Canton Town Hall about a League of Nations council distribution. They argue Ireland should have voting parity with England and its colonies, asserting new nations would be buffers against Germany and Austria regardless of league status. O’Hare criticizes England’s commercial campaigns in South America and its self interest.
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League of Nations
England
America
Thomas Hi. Mahony
Irish Victory Fund
Canton
Mahony
John T. O'Hare
Cambridge
Hitchcock
Boston
Ireland
Germany
Austria
Singland
Prominent Couple to Wed Today in Brookline Ceremony
Miss Mary Gertrude Louise Quinlan of 187 Walnut Street Brookline daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Thomas Quinlan will marry William Thomas Mooney of Petaluma California at 830 this morning at St Mary's Church of the Assumption Brookline The groom son of Mrs Honora Mooney is a leading California attorney The ceremony will be conducted by Rev Father Thomas A Quinlan After a nuptial high mass the couple will depart for Petaluma where they will reside
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Mary Gertrude Louise Quinlan
Walnut Street
Brookline
Thomas Quinlan
William Thomas Mooney
Petaluna
Cal
Honora Mooney
California
St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption
Thomas A. Quinlan
Church of the Sacred Heart
South Natick
Quinlan
University of California
Harvard Law School
Academy of Notre Dame
Boston Normal School
Mary F. Gurnell
Joseph J. Quinlan
Steam Shovel Destroys Lawn At State House Front
A steam shovel tore into the State House lawn and fountain as workers remove grass and pipes in a landscape plan. State House architect William Chapman said the activity previews a broader project funded with 35,000 dollars, aiming to preserve the Bulfinch front’s original setting with a plateau along the front.
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Capitol
William Chapman
State House
Bulfinch Front
Chapman
Cacum Ointment touted for relief of skin troubles
An advertisement claims Cacum Ointment ends itching at once and soothes irritated skin. It is said to heal pimples blotches itch eczema and other eruptions and that Cadum Ointment is a French preparation introduced in America from the original fortitude.
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