Captain Sylvester Whalen Dies Veteran Fishing Captain of East Newton
Captain Sylvester Whalen a longtime North End resident and famed skipper of the Mary and Ellen and Mary schooners died at his East Newton Street home after a brief illness. He built a fleet at this port and mentored many Irish-American fishermen, guiding crews along the Newfoundland and New England coasts. He was renowned for navigational skill and knowledge of ground fish banks and had rarely been in accidents during his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Whalen
North End
East Newton Street
Captain Whalen
Newfoundland
New England
T Wharf
Mary
Ellen
Boston
Gloucester
Clam Bake for His Creditors in Lynn Nahant
Edward E. Strout, a contractor who built many Lynn shoe factories, hosted 70 creditors at a Nahant summer home clam bake after paying his last debt this morning. He had been bankrupt twelve years earlier and had been settling debts since, completing payments yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Edward E. Strout
New England
Nahant
Mr. Strout
Governor Foss says railroad interests control Legislature
Governor Foss declares he dis missed the Legislature after revealing railroad interests’ control. He rebukes Speaker Cushing for legislative interference and cites pushes on the senatorial vote labor bureau State finance board and stock schemes. He calls for a real Legislature next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foss
Speaker Cushing
Cushing
Labor Bureau
State Finance Board
Massachusetts voters face railroad control in state politics
A public statement by Speaker Grafton D. Cushing is cited as proof that railroad interests dominate the Massachusetts Legislature. The author credits reforms won and warns that lawmakers resisted public oversight of rail service, urging voters to elect a legislature that truly represents them and endorses public control of transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton D. Cushing
Cushing
Public Utilities Commission
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Western
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Beacon Hill
Educator Clarence Carroll Dies During Warner High School Address
In Warner New Hampshire on June 14, Clarence F. Carroll, a longtime educator, delivered a commencement address to Warner High School graduates and suddenly fell ill. He died minutes after starting to speak, though he appeared in good health. Carroll had spent many years in normal school work across Pennsylvania New Jersey and Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner, N. H
Clarence F. Carroll
Warner High School Today
Carroll
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Connecticut
Mayor Fitzgerald Turns Dorchester Patch Into Green Showcase
Dorchester’s Mayor Fitzgerald launches a garden campaign to cut costs and back local farming. His Wells Avenue plot grows corn, potatoes, beets, and tomatoes while rival farmers praise his rapid progress and promise to match the field’s vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potato Trust
Fitzgerald
Greater
Boston
Dorchester
Salem Street
Major Moore
Fitzy
Thompson Square
Wells Avenue
Fizgerald
City Hall
Dick’’ Field
All Ocean Steamers Must Carry Lifeboats Under New Rules
Washington June 14. New regulations by the steamboat inspection service require all ocean steamers entering American ports to carry lifeboats sufficient for every passenger and crew member. Coastwise lake bay and sound steamers have varying required lifeboat capacities by season with allowances for near shore or shallow waters. River steamers must provide lifeboats for 10 percent of those aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Steamboat Inspection Service
Nagel
Bay and Sound
Lake, Bay and Sound
Reeder Leads CA Cy Os B.A. Presiding Session
Captain R P Reeder presided over a CA Cy Os B A meeting or event as part of an organized program. The account notes his leadership role and the involvement of the CA Cy Os B A group in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Reeder
Colonel Lombard Resumes Command Of Coast Artillery Corps
Colonel Walter E. Lombard, cleared by a board of inquiry, resumed command of the Coast Artillery Corps M. V. M. yesterday. He reported for duty at Fort Strong in the harbor where corps officers attend a school of instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lombard
Walter E. Lombard
Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Strong
Tragic Cape Train Fall Near City Hospital
A man died after falling from a Cape-bound train near City Hospital morgue. He held a ticket showing travel between Canton and Monument Beach. Authorities are treating the incident as a fatal fall with investigations ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Catanmnet
Monument Beach
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russia
Oxford
Tan
Travelers
Summer St
Washington Street
Siegel
Wash. St
Rox
Ruggles St
A.B. Smith & CO
Sires Union
Sunday Post
Ginter
Canal
Rts Newseysena
William Juan
United States
Commission On Efficiency and Economy
New Labor Bureau
Mayor Fitzgerald
Tam Fogd
Resinol Chem. Co
Baltimore
Freeport Street Crossing
Chiver’s
L A
Crosse & Blackwell
Howard’s
Pride of
Ritter
Underwood’s Devils
Chow
Ham
Griffin
Alifornia
National Biscuit Co
Duffy’s
Arlington
Delicatessen Department
Sunkist
Sunkist Lemons
Florida
William B. Watts
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Tomorrow
Post
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!