Inquiry Opens Into Warrington Grounding at Rockport
A board of inquiry will meet at the Charlestown navy yard within a day or two to determine responsibility for the torpedo boat Warrington grounding on a submerged breakwater off Rockport Tuesday evening. The ship arrived at drydock tows, with boilers and propellers damaged. a month or more needed for repairs. Lieutenant Isaac F. Dortch commanded the vessel.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Warrington
Rockport
Navy Yard
Isaac F. Dortch
Comfortably cool Munsingwear suits for all ages listed
An advertisement cites a wide range of stores across Massachusetts Rhode Island and New Hampshire offering Munsingwear summer wear. It notes a lack of hot weather comfort unions and promotes form-fitting knitted and loose-fitting athletic suits for men women and children.
Pompeian Olive Oil Ad Claims Pure First Pressing Quality
A sworn statement to the U S Bureau of Chemistry asserts Pompeian Olive Oil is the first pressing of choice olives, not treated with chemicals, containing no refined oil, and stored and packed under sanitary conditions. It states all quality controls from producer to consumer and warns against inferior imported olive oils sold as extra or fine.
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U. S. Bureau of Chemistry
Bureau of Chemistry
Baltimore
U.S. A
Pompeian Company
Genoa
Italy
Trial begins in Poison Cream Puff case in Providence
In Providence on May 31, Mrs. Hattie E. Oakley faced a murder charge in the famed Poison cream puff case. Judge Sweeney presided as the jury selection proceeded with the first 16 men called, and the panel was released not to be locked up during deliberation.
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Providence
R. I
Hattie E. Oakley
Sweeney
Oakley Accused in Cream Puff Poisoning Case
Assistant Attorney General outlines case against Mrs. Oakley in Woonsocket murder by arsenic poison in cream puffs sent to Henry Cassavant. Key witnesses include Drs Bernard Jette Bernstein and chemist Gage. Armand Vadeboncoeur died, Cassavant ill. Evidence centers on handwriting on the package and alleged jealousy over Cassavant’s liaisons.
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Phillips
Mrs. Oakley
Henry Cassavant
Aram J. Pothier
Woonsocket
Cassavant
Armand Vadeboncoeur
Pawtucket
Pothier
William A. Bernard
Vadeboncoeur
Joseph Jette
Harry S. Bernstein
Stephen D. Gage
Edward J. Kennedy
Woonsocket Postoffice
State fishery office ships hundreds of adult brook trout
Massachusetts fish and game commission ships hundreds of cans of adult brook trout to towns across the state. More than 2000 six inch plus speckled trout are sent daily from hatcheries, part of the year’s first adult shipments as fry and fingerlings have already been released. Towns receiving the 200 fish shipments include Lee Pittsfield Great Barrington Leominster Webster Lowell Arlington Gloucester New Bedford and Yarmouth.
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Massachusetts
State Commission For Fisheries and Game
Commonwealth
Lee
Pittsfield
Great Barrington
Leominster
Webster
Lowell
Arlington
Gloucester
New Bedford
Yarmouth
Britannica praised by Harvard and Senate figures in 1916 letter
In a 1916 letter M R Schmidt lauds the Britannica for its usefulness across subjects from gardening to chemistry. He notes the index in volume twenty nine aids rapid access and highlights reduced price and size as advantages for broader access.
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M. O
New York
Jamaica
Michel Angelo
M. R. Schmidt
Here Are the Two Issues Cambridge University Issue
Page by page overview notes two issues from Cambridge University publications and offers a return option for readers who do not wish to keep them, highlighting distribution and framing of the issue series.
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Cambridge University
Exclusive Handly Volume Britannica Offer Triggers Investor Scrutiny
A marketing pitch for the Handy Volume Encyclopaedia Britannica touts its equivalence to the Eleventh Edition and Cambridge University set, claiming the full 29 volumes can be returned within three weeks for a full refund. The advertisement emphasizes the publishers’ investment and protected copyright, urging readers to compare and decide risk‑free.
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Dean R. M. Lovett
University of Chicago
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica
Cambridge University
Pierce
The
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