Cambridge’s 101 year old Felix O Neil dies at home
Felix O Neil aged 101 died yesterday at his Grant street home in Cambridge. The river shaped his life as a boat carpenter for firms along the Charles. He recalled the Cambridge literary circle of Longfellow Whittier Hawthorne and others. He came from County Kerry Ireland at age four and is survived by son Michael of Brighton and two daughters Bridget and Ellen who lived with him.
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Felix O'Neil
Grant Street
Cambridge
Charles River
Longfalion, Whittier
Hawthorne
County
Kerry
Ireland
Michael O'Neil
Brighton
Bridget
Ellen O'Neil
Jews Begin Shabu Ot Celebration Today
Jews observe the Feast of Weeks with synagogue crowds today and tomorrow as holidays end. In Europe decorations with plants and greenery mark observances. Confirmation exercises are held for graduates with about 49 youths confirmed at Temple Chabai Shalom and Temple Israel alongside services by Rabbi Solomon Schindler at Leopold Morse Home.
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Temple Chabai Shalom
Temple Israel
Solomon Schindler
Leopold Morse
Plymouth girl saves two brothers in home fire
A 15 year old Plymouth girl rescued her two younger brothers from a house fire that broke out yesterday. She guided them to safety and reported the blaze to authorities. No injuries were listed for the children.
Fifteen Year Old Annie Ellis Rescues Brothers in Fire
Plymouth residents praise Annie Ellis who, at fifteen, rescued her two younger brothers from their Summer street home fire this morning. She ran through flames to save them as the residence was engulfed. Authorities report the siblings escaped unharmed.
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Plymouth
Annie Ellis
Summer Street
Courageous sister saves brothers from Plymouth fire
Miss Ellis carried sleeping Freddie and Georgie through flames to the street as their parents escaped moments later. The fire in Plymouth's dense tenement district prompted two alarms and the town's firefighting force, but the Ellis home owned by Meyer Marcus of Boston was destroyed.
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Miss Ellis
Isaac Ellis
Freddie
Georgie
Plymouth
Ellis
Meyer Marcus
Boston
Property Sold for Big Store Plot in Boston Arm
Edward H. Eldredge & Co report four parcels transferred to Samuel Carr Amory Eliot and Charles F. Ayer trustees for the Business Real Estate Trust in support of a William Filene Sons Company department store project. Parcels include 4 8 Summer street 1873 sq ft valued 485000 and three Washington street sites totaling 8974 sq ft with combined land value 1112800 and total assessed value 1217000.
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Edward H. Eldredge & Co
State Street
Washington, Summer and Hawley Streets
William Filene Sons Company
Samuel Carr
Amory Eliot
Charles F. Ayer
Business Real Estate Trust
Summer Street
Washington Street
Outdoor School Association organized for Franklin Park kids
A new Outdoor School Association formed at the College Club Boston to press restoration of Franklin Park Outdoor School for tuberculous children and promote outdoor instruction. Mrs George W Perkins elected president and Mrs Charles M Cabot secretary treasurer. A membership canvass will begin immediately.
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Franklin Park
College Club
Commonwealth Avenue
Outdoor School Association
Boston
Mattapan
Boston Schooner Flyaway Aground Near Eastport
The schooner Flyaway bound from Boston to Eastport with 2400 bags of salt ran ashore on Spruce Island at Passamaquoddy bay in fog. There is little hope of saving the vessel, owned by Stetson Cutler & Co. of Boston.
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Eastport
Flyaway
Spruce Island
Passamaquoddy Bay
Boston
Stetson, Cutler & Co
Foul Play Feared In Missing Cambridge Meat Cutter
Dennis Walsh aged 23 a meat cutter for S. H. Wilkins Co at Faneuil Hall market is missing from his Cambridge home 195 Rindge avenue. Mysterious telephone messages to the employer raise fear he may have been foully treated.
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Dennis Walsh
S. H. Wilkins & Co
Faneuil Hall
Rindge Avenue
Cambridge
S. H. Wilkins
Tragic Drowning Suspects Walsh and Party on Concord River
Bedford police scoured the Concord River all day hoping to recover Dennis Walsh's body after a canoe trip Tuesday with a young man and two young women. Cambridge and Boston police sought the companions as Walsh reportedly stepped into swift water near Rand's boat house after leaving the canoe. The caller said Walsh drowned, and his mother in Cambridge was notified after initial disbelief. Authorities did not know the identities of the other three canoeists.
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Kelley
Bedford
Concord
Cambridge
Boston
Walsh
Mr. Wilkins
Dennis Walsh
Rand
Prefers Death to Conviction in 82 Cent Theft Case
Thomas Callahan, 68, of 298 Columbus Avenue Boston, hanged himself in a Chelsea police cell after a brief arrest for stealing 82 cents. He reportedly sought the money from Miss Mary Wright at W. H. Foye’s Chelsea store, claiming the charge was for a small bill. No match for the described resident at his listed address was found.
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Thomas Callahan
Columbus Avenue
Boston
Chelsea
Callahan
W. H. Foye
Washington Avenue
Mary Wright
Paralytic Man Breaks Leg Accidentally While Swatting Fly
Lawrenceburg Indiana June 1 Charles W Lanvermeyer 37 of Clas township confined to bed for three years with paralysis accidentally broke his left leg near the knee trying to strike a fly. Doctors fear amputation may be necessary.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Charles W. Lanvermeyer
Clas Township
Judge criticizes teen fashion at juvenile court
Hazel Arnod aged 15 and Ida Thomas aged 14 faced Judge John A. Caldwell in Cincinnati Juvenile Court for saucy behavior toward police. The judge condemned their hair style and outfits, calling such costuming a leading cause of juvenile delinquency and promising action to curb it.
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Cincinnati
Hazel Arnod
Ida Thomas
John A. Caldwell
Modest attire ideals for young girls echoed in street sightings
A speaker laments youthful fashion choices seen on the street. She condemns short dresses, fancy stockings, openwork slippers, and bobbed hair, urging modest dress for daughters and avoiding provocative styling.
GetS Year In Jail For Hugging Woman Putnam
William White 27 of Plainfield was jailed for one year and fined 265 dollars after placing his arms about a woman as he passed her on the street in a City Court ruling.
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Putnam
William White
Plainfield
Town Buys License for Bobtail Dog
Forest Grove Oregon June 1 An orphan yellow bobtail dog named Orphan Boy returned after months away and was saved from dogcatchers by local sportsmen who contributed the license price to keep it.
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Forest Grove
Orc
Orphan Boy Wins License Tag To Gain Freedom
Orphan Boy earns a license tag granting him freedom for another year. He was a prominent varsity figure last winter and served as mascot in several football parades. His favorite spot is at the back door of Herrick Hall.
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Orphan Boy
Herrick Hall
Girl Rescued From Drowning By Dog At Pottstown
A shepherd dog saved 10 year old Clara Favinger from drowning in the Schuylkill canal near South Pottstown. Clara and her sister Nellie were playing on the bank when Clara fell into twelve feet of water. The dog grabbed the dress with its teeth and kept Clara afloat until Arthur Murray nearby pulled her to shore.
Fisherman Fights Bear Bare Handed in Alaska
In Seldovia Alaska, fisherman John Johnson, drunk and enraged, fought a Kodiak bear stealing his fish. The bear clearly dominated the first round, breaking several ribs, but Johnson attacked with his fists and managed to strike the bear until its eyes were closed before help arrived.
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Seattle
Wash
John Johnson
Seldovia
Alaska
Brain
Johnson
Bear attack near Johnson ends in hospital treatment
A bear pressured a fisherman named Johnson with a squeeze hold but a timely intervention saved him. The exhausted bear then became the target of a man with a long-bladed knife. Johnson received medical treatment at a local hospital.
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Bear
Johnson
Lightning tears shoe from woman in Louisville picnic blast
At Shawnee Park West End two women Mrs Everett Hawkins and Mrs James H Haskins were struck by a bolt as they sat to eat. the table splintered. Mrs Hawkins and Mrs Haskins were seriously burned and knocked unconscious while three children at the table escaped unharmed. H J Johnson at a nearby table was knocked down.
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Louisville
Shawnee Park
West End
Everett Hawkins
James H. Haskins
H. J. Johnson
James Hawkins
Taft Wood Wedding in Cambridge Home Ceremony
Miss Marguerite Dorr Wood daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry J Wood wed Royal Claflin Taft yesterday afternoon at the Wood residence 5 Bates street Cambridge The ceremony was conducted by Professor John W Platner of Andover Theological School A reception followed leaving a traditional post rite celebration
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Marguerite Dorr Wood
Harry J. Wood
Royal Claflin Taft
Bates Street
Cambridge
John W. Platner
Andover Theological School
Sederquist Barry Case to Jury Today
The Sederquist Barry case involving Arthur B. Sederquist and John E. Barry, former brokers, accused of larceny by stock schemes, will go to the jury late this afternoon or tomorrow morning. The trial is in its 13th week.
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Sederquist-Barry
Arthur B. Sederquist
John E. Barry
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