Seven Roxbury Boys Stand Trial For Break-Ins
Seven boys aged 10 to 13 faced charges of breaking into Roxbury premises and stealing items, with Special Officer Angell and Patrolman Murphy presenting the case. Judge Bolster found all guilty, sentencing Salvatore De Luca to Lyman School and William Curley to Parental School. James McGrevor’s case continued for sentence, others placed on probation.
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Bolster
Roxbury
Angell
Don Murphy
Salvatore de Luca
William Curley
William F. Loyd
Herbert Anderson
Herbert Wimble
Thomas A. O'Connell
James McGrevor
de Luca
Lyman
Curley
McGrevor
St Mary's C T A Plans Fourth of July in Malden
The St Marys C T A Society in Malden forms a holiday committee for Edgeworths Fourth of July celebration. Rev William J Casey chairs, John Barrett is secretary, and the executive committee includes Patrick Kenney Thomas Lenehan Dennis Glynn John Whalen Edward Farrell John Powell James Paguin and William Burgoyne. The program features a baseball game running races and fireworks if funds allow.
Colonel Prescott recalls June 16 1775 at Bunker Hill
The Post interview with a statue shadow tells how colonial troops planned to take Breed and then Bunker Hill. Prescott describes gathering at Cambridge and moving to dig breastworks, the guard near Boston, and ships London bound near the harbor in a midsummer night flashback.
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Prescott
Bunker Hill
Breed’s Hill
Cambridge Corner
Bunker’s
Boston
the Post Young Woman
Bunker Hill Monument
Bunker Hill Day
Improvement Note Shows Quick Weight Gain
The passage records a person stating that improvements began immediately and within three weeks he gained fifteen pounds in weight. This concise quote highlights rapid physical progress and serves as a testimonial of early positive change.
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Duffy
Pierch Clobessy
el Paso
Texas
Redoubts at Bunker Hill and British fleet observation
A fragmentary report details colonial workers building redoubts and intrenchments on Bunker Hill through the night while British ships and their crews watched from the fog clad harbor. The scene ends with a hush as a man is approached for ceremonial wreaths and refuses to speak.
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Navy Yard
Stoughton
Moulton Point
Berns
Boston
Charlestown Residents Call for a Roaring Night Before
A letter to the Post urges Charlestown residents and guests to stage a loud, lively “night before” celebration on the eve of June 17, referencing a past quiet night and Captain Wyman of Station 15. The writer mocks those who opposed noise and asserts strong patriotic spirit.
Police brace Charlestown with massive force for fireworks ban
Superintendent Pierce orders 100 officers in Station 15 and 20 plainclothes detectives to guard Bunker Hill tonight and tomorrow. Police Board leaders Cole and Emmons supervise, aiming to enforce a city ordinance banning fireworks and noisy celebrations until 4 am and midnight respectively. An army of 610 detail officers, 40 sergeants, and mounted police line the guards to prevent violations and deter pickpockets expected in crowds.
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Pierce
Wyman
Charlestown
Cole
Emmons
Police Board
Watts
Bunker Hill
Pemberton Square
Judge Emmons
Boston
Noise or Art How a Post Office Boy Sought Reporter Fame
A Post Office Boy longed to be an artist reporter and set off toward the shadow of the scene where reporting and creativity intertwine. The brief note sketches a young aspirant chasing a vocation beyond his desk.
Charlestown youths plan bold Fourth of July display
A Charlestown crowd lines City square as nine year old claims his brother Chimmey bought a one shooter and fireworks. They boast of making noise, placing bullets and caps on car tracks after school, and building a bonfire with straw, confident cops cannot catch them due to being too fat.
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Charlestown
City Square
Chimmey
State Department Offices Closed Tomorrow
Lieutenant-Governor Guild directing as acting Governor has ordered executive department offices closed tomorrow. He also instructed the sergeant-at-arms to urge all State departments to suspend business during the holiday.
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State Department
Guild
Douglas
Executive Department
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Post
L. Lois Davidson
Colonel Prescott
Bunker’s Hill
Glasgow
Craigie Bridge
Neck
Somerset
Lively
Pierce Clobessy
Duffy’s Pure
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
Sig
Honguel Ye Creme
Aller Sumner
Frank H. Fleer & Company, Inc
Philadelphia
Sir
Station 15
Old Town
Wellville
Charles
E.e.gray CO
Blackstone, Kanover and Union Sts
Pickles Heinz
Gray’s
Gray's Club
Main
Canal St
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