Homer Pigeons Race 300 Miles to Boston
William J. McCarthy of Roxbury won first in the Greater Boston Homing Club race from Lyons New York to Boston. His bird finished at 1 54 p m with an average 1126.87 yards per minute. Second went to D J Johnson of Roxbury with 1124.79 yards per minute. Third was H J Cardbonneau of Cambridge with 1101.81 yards. Fourth and fifth followed with 1093.32 and 1079.10 yards per minute.
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William J. McCarthy
Tremont Street
Roxbury
Greater Boston
Lyons
N. Y
D. J. Johnson
H. J. Carbdonneau
Cambridge
R. v. Huddy
Roslindale
Robert Milne
Boston College Baccalaureate Sermon Urges Preparedness and Will
The Rev. Joseph F. McGlinchey preached the Boston College baccalaureate to 92 seniors at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. He urged disciplined will, obedience to authority, and unity akin to military preparedness in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. McGlinchey
Joseph F. McGlinchey
D. D
Boston College
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Charles W. Lyons
S. J
Jones J. Corrigan
Daniel §. Credon
Woman Two Hours on Church Roof
A woman climbed a church ladder and spent about two hours on the roof before being persuaded to descend. She threatened to jump, was restrained by priests and firefighters, and finally taken to the Psychopathic Hospital for observation after a crowd gathered outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Psychopathic Hospital
Philip J. O'Donnell
Robert E. Lee
Father O'Donnell
Father Lee
Father Fitzgerald
Maurice J. Prendergast
John Wiemann
John Bernard
Psycopathic Hospital
Reception in Honor of General Edwards
More than 100 prominent Boston public and social figures attended a reception for General and Mrs. Clarence R. Edwards at Mrs. Horatio N. Slater’s Boston home 448 Beacon Street Back Bay. Gov McCall Mayor Curley former Gov Walsh and Colonel Logan met the commander of the new Department of the Northeast. A dinner was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Clarence R. Edwards
Horatio N. Slater
Beacon Street
Back Bay
Department of the Northeast
McCall
Curley
Walsh
Logan
Slater
Rover the dog wakes family from burning Quincy fruit shack
Joseph Lopresti and his dog Rover fled a fire at a Copeland street fruit store in West Quincy after Rover barked at the smoke early yesterday. The pair escaped unharmed as flames engulfed the back of the shack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lopresti
Rover
Copeland Street
West Quincy
Joe
British Prisoners Kept Off The Line By Germany
London reports that arrangements with the German government will withdraw all British war prisoners from the firing line. The prisoners will be kept at least 30 kilometres from the front in both eastern and western zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
London
Roxbury Man Burned Fighting Auto Fire
John J. Connor of 20 Vernon Street Roxbury suffered burns to hands and face while trying to extinguish a car fire in a garage at 67 Cliff Street Roxbury The cause remains unknown and the City Hospital treated his injuries after firefighters extinguished the blaze with damage estimated at a placeholder amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Connor
Vernon Street
Roxbury
Connor
Cliff Street
City Hospital
Var-ne-sis advertised as relief for rheumatism in Worcester man
L. E. Patterson of 177 Austin St Worcester Mass credits Var-ne-sis with curing twenty years of rheumatism that left him unable to walk or wear shoes. He reports pain swelling and stiffness from ankles to hip and says Var-ne-sis enables him to work again. The ad urges others to take Var-ne-sis now and notes free booklet and consultation in Lynn Boston and at Liggett’s Riker Jaynes and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Var-ne-sis
L. E. Patterson
Austin St. Worcester
Mass
W. A. Varney
Lynn
Boylston St
Boston
Liggett’s Riker-Jaynes
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Oolur
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Pear
Powlie
Daggett and Ramsdell's
Brilliantine
Qie
Dierkiss Perfume
Fair Eye
New York
Timely
de Cretonne
Zoo
Hamburg
Ishmere
Bishop
Washington Street
Temple Places
Hanpics
THE
Anzac Company
Roxbury Crossing
Union Street
Wii
Bran Ever
Nap
Arrow
Ovaiwadaaeamn
Amr
B. C
Father McGlinchey
Atlantic
Mennen
Mennen’s
General Edwards
Quincy Dog
Roxbury Man
Worcester
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