Cat in Elm Defies City Firemen After Mistress Dies
Miss Cora Lang recently died leaving her cat Tommy at West Newton and Washington Streets. The cat climbed a big elm and refused rescue for two hours as Ladder 18 crews and bystanders watched. Firemen finally withdrew with the cat still atop the limb as night fell.
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Cora Lang
West Newton
Washington Streets
Tommy
East Newton
Ladder 18
Newton and
Franklin Square House
Animal Rescue League
Earth
Captain Kelly
The Song That Richard Wrote Featured in Post Magazine
A Paul West style story titled The Song That Richard Wrote appears in next Sunday's Post Magazine marking a merit badge for the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Paul West
Next
Post
Rolland Receives French Academy Prize for Literature
The French Academy awarded its 2000 prize to Romain Rolland in Paris. President Poincare attended. Rolland, born 1866, is noted for history and letters, with plays, biographies, novels, and historical essays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
French Academy
Romain Rolland
Poincaire
Academy
Rolland
College of Clemency
University of Paris
Italy
Higher Normal School
Saint Louis
le 14 Juillet
Beethoven
Michael Angelo
Francois Millet
Two Weeks Reprieve For Human Tiger In Sacramento
Jake Oppenheimer known as the Human Tiger, who faced execution tomorrow, was granted a two week reprieve by Governor Johnson to permit a second appeal to the U S Supreme Court. He is condemned for murder and multiple deadly attacks, many in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
Jake Oppenheimer
Johnson
Supreme Court of the United States
Burglar Turns Out To Be Homeowner Mr Smith
Late at night a Sacramento street scene sparked by a doorbell and bright lights ended with police surrounding C Brewer Smith of Newton and neighbors believing a burglary until a sergeant announced the homeowner had returned from Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Brewer Smith
Waban Hill Road
Newton
Europe
Mr. Smith
I W W Meet Draws Milford Audience at Town Hall
The June 5 gathering in Milford drew I W W members and supporters to the Town Hall the first strike meeting since Draper mills began in Hopedale. Morrison I Swift spoke citing profits of the Draper mills and criticized the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration. Other speakers included Arturo Giovannitti attorney Thomas Connolly Flavio Albizotti S Natalie editor and Caleb F Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Industrial Workers of the World
Draper Mills
Hopedale
Morrison I. Swift
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Draper
Arturo Giovannitti
Thomas G. Connolly
Boston
Flavio Albizotti
S. Natalie
Caleb F. Howard
Fire chief urges auto apparatus to replace horse units
Fire Commissioner Charles H. Cole told Mayor Fitzgerald he favors replacing horse drawn fire trucks with auto apparatus. He seeks $300,000 for auto equipment across city houses in two years and $150,000 this year. He proposes 18 replacements and seven tractors plus six triple pumping engines and six ladder and hose vehicles to modernize the fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Cole
Fitzgerald
Cole
Seek Hubman Heir to Riches in Milwaukee
Milwaukee detectives search for Frank Miscovsky after a letter from South Boston claims a substantial estate from his late father. The letter, signed by Mrs. Miscovsky, says the son, sometimes calling himself Frank Miller, is in Milwaukee and may be employed as a laborer or mechanic. No trace found yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Frank Miscovsky
Boston
Janssen
Miscovsky
Frank
Frank Miller
Legislators Flock Aboard Fishing Expedition Aboard Satellite
Two hundred members of the State Legislature joined Representative Benjamin F Sullivan of East Boston for a fishing outing aboard the Satellite. The voyage featured capers over fish prizes and a court martial, with notable moments including Speaker Cushing landing a perch and a booby prize controversy among Parker, Wilson, and others.
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Benjamin F. Sullivan
Boston
House
Grafton D. Cushing
James P. Timilty
Roxbury
Senate
George A. Hibbard
Edward E. Dahlberg
Brockton
Dahlberg
Dwight K. Reynolds
Speaker Cushing
George H. Garfield
Fish and Game
Joseph H. Parker, Jr
Woburn
T. E. P. Wilson
Lynn
Parker
Wilson
Sulliva
Donahue
Benjamin F. Haines
Medford
Haines
Alfred Sorensen
Commonwealth Pier
Cincinnati
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Academy Prize
Packard
S.h.harrison
Washington ST
COR
Beach Street
Packard Shoe
American Woolen CO
Roe
HARRO
Harko
H. Harrison Co
Oswego
Eee
Dee
Newton Man
Hubman
Ceresota
York State
Columbia River
Liauor
Express
N. E
Blake
Tarragona
Duffy’s
Jameson’s
Leeds
Everett
Rt. West
Tremont St
John B. Boland
North Andover
Mr. Cushing
Maurice Caro
Chelsea
Clare
State House
Bates
Guim
Russia
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