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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1916

Page

14

Auto plunges through Chelsea draw into the river

Two men were pulled from the water after an auto driven from Boston through the Chelsea drawbridge fell into the river. Motorman Hughes led the Beachmont trolley behind the car as bystanders and patrolman Conway assisted in rescue. The injured were identified as Kinsley Dey and Dr Norman Spencer, both treated at Relief Hospital.

Chelsea Boston Hughes William Doherty James Murphy Charles Holmes James A. Conway Relief Hospital Kinsley Dey Trinity Court Norman ©. Spencer Beacon Street Brookline

Elizabeth Bancroft Weds Alexander Winsor in Beverly

Miss Elizabeth Hope Bancroft of Boston and Beverly wed Alexander Winsor of Boston at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Beverly. The ceremony was led by Rev. Eugene J. W. Huiginn with Brenda Bancroft as maid of honor and Mary Winsor among bridesmaids. Robert Winsor Jr. served as best man. numerous Winsor and Bancroft relatives were ushers.

Beverly Elizabeth Hope Bancroft Boston Robert Hale Bancroft Vincent Club Alexander Winsor Harvard Robert Winsor St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Eugene J. W. Huiginn Eleanor Carroll Bancroft Mary Winsor Harriet Dexter Penelope Parkman Natalie Thayer Margaret Lyman Frances Prescott Marie Agassiz Elizabeth Coolidge Robert Winsor, Jr Philip Winsor Ernest Winsor Augustus Doty Morris Baker Manilius Sargent Donald Watson Frank Perking Frederick S. Allen D. PB. Morgart Wadsworth Bush Walter Trumbull C. Gonway Felton Ger+aldountnéy Willard Smith

Bishop Hughes Joins Billy Sunday Board

Bishop Edwin H. Hughes elected to Boston based Billy Sunday executive committee yesterday afternoon. Hughes, assigned to Boston by the Methodist conference, is an admirer of Sunday's works and accepted a place on the committee.

Boston Edwin H. Hughes Methodist Conference Hughes

Massachusetts Suffragists Headed to Chicago Convention

The Massachusetts delegation to the Congressional Union for Equal Suffrage leaves Boston to attend the Chicago convention. Mrs Agnes H Morey and Miss Katherine A Morey lead the group with Mrs Olive Halladay Hasbrouck, followed by Mrs Edward C Jeffrey Mrs Frances M Babson and Mrs James T Carrer joining later, and Mrs Robert L Fuller completing the party.

Congress of the United States Massachusetts Chicago Congressional Union For Equal Suffrage Boston The Congressional Union South Station Agnes H. Morey Katherine A. Morey Olive Halladay Hasbrouck Edward C. Jeffrey Frances M. Babson James T. Carrer Robert L. Fuller J. M. Sweatt Carrie F. Sheehan Grace Henshaw H. V. Slack J. Irving Gross

Hosemen Hurt In Early Two-Alarm Fire At Causeway Street

Several Engine 4 firefighters were knocked to the ground during hot air explosions at a five story brick block fire on 8 Causeway street. Daniel Murphy was hospitalized with injuries. The fire caused limited losses.

Engine 4 Causeway Street Daniel Murphy

Senior Week at B U Ends With Commencement Hints

Senior week at the College of Liberal Arts of Boston University opened with a 250 attendee promenade at the Copley Plaza Hotel. The class day is set for June 6 at Riverside with commencement June 7 at Tremont Temple, where Chief Justice Arthur Prentice Rugg will deliver the address. over 40 degrees will be conferred.

College of Liberal Arts Boston University Copley-Plaza Hotel Helen Richardson Miriam Smith Dorchester Lois Layn Dover Gladys Naramore Everett James R. Marsh East Boston Riverbank Court Cambridge Hotel Vendome Riverside Tremont Temple Arthur Prentice Rugg Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Shackleton Describes Privations On Antarctic Voyage

A dispatch from Sir Ernest Shackleton arriving at Port Stanley Falkland Islands details the Endurance disaster. The ship sank after ice damage on November 20 with the crew abandoning ship October 27, as Shackleton recounts the voyage from South Georgia through heavy ice to Elephant Island and eventual rescue. The report notes hardships and the upcoming Life of the funniest family in America episode in the next Sunday Post.

Shackleton Elephant Island South Georgia Frank Wild King Haakon Bay Stromness Falklands Weddell Sea South Greenland South Polar British Territory Caird Coast New South Greenland London Ernest Shackleton Port Stanley Falkland Islands Endurance Sandwich Islands Goats Land Paulet Island Pa Vanoon America Sunday Post

Cambridge Friends of Irish Freedom Meets in Cyprus Hall

An English-Ireland protest rally in Cambridge features former Congressman Joseph F. O Connell and Leland Montague condemning England’s treatment of Irish rebels and praising Germany amid the current European war. Mrs Helen Ryan Jolly and James F Aylward lead the meeting.

Ireland Cambridge Friends of Irish Freedom Cyprus Hall England Joseph F. O'Connell Helen Ryan Jolly Pawtucket R. I Leland Montague Montague James F. Aylward O'Connell Germany

Governor McCall Vetoes Union Freight Rail Extension Bill

Governor McCall vetoes a bill authorizing extending Union Freight Railroad tracks from Atlantic Avenue across Northern Avenue Bridge to the New Haven tracks in South Boston. The action delays a planned rail corridor crossing and affects regional transportation plans.

McCall Union Freight Railroad Atlantic Avenue Northern Avenue Bridge New Haven Boston

Chief Iron Tail Dies at Age of Honor and Portrait Feature

Washington dispatch reports the death of Chief Iron Tail today at the Indian bureau. He was famed for a profile deemed characteristic of the Indian race and used on buffalo nickel coinage with his likeness engraved from a photograph exhibit.

Washington Indian Bureau Iron Tail

Boston Patrolman Assigned to Chicago Convention Duty

Special Officer Thomas Harvey of the Back Bay station was selected by Superintendent Crowley to join officers from other cities at the Republican convention in Chicago next week.

Boston Chicago Thomas Harvey Back Bay Crowley

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Miss Bancroft Bishop Hughes Billy Sunday Joyce Bros. & Co Joyce Bros. .& CO Washington Street Pleasant St Malden, Mass Park Pl Pawtucket, KR Granite St Quincy, Mass Westminster St Providence, R. L Hollis ST Market St Lyon Mass Kim St Manchester, N. H B. U Copley-Plaza Sino Pedals Lamb T. D.'Baker Co Oxford Boylston Hollis Sta Sanitol Farm Council New Buffalo John Fleischmann Massasoit Fleischmann’s Yeast
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