Missing Janitor Thomas Mathews Sparks Local Search
Middleboro June 27. Mystery surrounds the sudden disappearance of Thomas G. Mathews janitor of the Peirce building and a well known town figure. Mathews was last seen at 6 am by L B Mendall of the local post office. A search party led by Patrolman Harry Snow dragged the Nemasket river to Lake Aseawampsett with no result.
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Middleboro
Thomas G. Mathews
Peirce
Mathews
L. B. Mendall
Harry Snow
Nemasket
Lake Aseawampsett
Letters Point to Despondent Mathews Vanishing Near River
Early morning letters from J Mathews to Chester Weston and others reveal farewell messages. Mathews, last seen walking toward the Nemasket River after visiting a sporting goods store, had been in a despondent state following his mother’s death in Petersburg Virginia. A search by Weston and Police Chief Swift covered the surrounding area and rivers.
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J. Mathews
Chester E. Weston
Hom
Elmer E. Phiney
B. & S. W. Union
Richard Mathews
Chester E
Weston
Harry W
Swift
Mathews
Peirce
Nemasket
Phinney
Petersburg
Elephants Startle Horse Wreck Driver in Wakefield Parade
Charles Griffith of Somerville was thrown from a wagon when a circus parade elephants spooked the horse in Wakefield yesterday forenoon. He suffered a shattered right arm a fractured leg and a crushed chest side in the mishap.
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Charles Griffith
Wakefield
Griffith
Old Hub Pilot Boat Under British Flag
The Varuna, a 23 year old Boston pilots schooner built in 1890, has been sold to Stephen Simmons and will sail from National dock to Nassau under British registry. Once a staple for guiding incoming steamers, the vessel will operate between West Indian ports under the British flag after gas engines led to its sale.
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Varuna
Boston Pilots
Massachusetts Bay
Stephen Simmons
Boston
National Dock
East
Nassau
Chelsea
Ipswich Postmaster Says He Will Resign If Needed
Luther Wait of Ipswich Massachusetts declares he supports law and order and warns that if local authorities deem his actions overstep, his resignation will be offered. He cites a citizens meeting opposing the I W W and calls for defense of government, religion, and the flag mentioning Patrick Henry. Ipswich June 27 1913.
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Luther Wait
Ipswich
Sir
Fred B. Chase
Socialist Party
Town Hall
Patrick Henry
Otis
Old State House
Mass
Colorado Is a Wonderful Place for Children
Promotional notice extols Colorado as ideal for outdoor life and affordable summer travel. Describes easy rail access from Boston, luxurious trains, and asks readers to request a free booklet on Colorado with maps, hotels, attractions, and low price excursion tickets.
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Colorado
Alex Stocks
New England
BR. BR
Washington St
Boston
Tel
Canavan Implicated In Forged Check Case And Chadbourne Divorce
The article covers John H. Canavan, tied to a forged $10 check in 1911, as Inspector Conboy seeks names of Back Bay dupes. It also details Rev James Pike Chadbourne fighting a divorce filing, denying desertion amid his withdrawal from ministry, recounting his marriage in Malden in 1902 and a troubled honeymoon episode. Chadbourne’s background includes past Roxbury church service and prior pastorates.
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James Pike Chadbourne
Walnut Park Methodist Church
Roxbury
Chadbourne
Methodist Church
George A. Chadbourne
Malden
Franklin Square House
Orient Heights
Franklin and
Field’s Corner
Two Deeds that Define Inspector Canavan Career
Inspector Canavan recalls two high points in Boston life. He boasts of ingratiating into Back Bay society and dancing with belles then recounts paying off rival Sport Sullivan with a worthless check after losing $400. The article traces Canavan’s parole from Concord reformatory, aliases, and a spree of frauds from Cambridge to New York with a pattern of checks and theatrical deals. He is held for the grand jury after pleading not guilty to multiple counts and is under police investigation.
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Cowboy Canavan
New York
Boston
Back Bay
Sullivan
Sullivan Canavan
Holyoke Street
Young
Canavan
Concord Reformatory
Cambridge
John H. Canavan
John Kelliher
Lenox
Boylston National Bank
Tremont Street
Regal Shoe Company
W. Austin Davis
Davis
John 8
Boys to Sell Tags for Band in Wakefield Night Before
Wakefield boys organize tag selling to raise funds for the fourth night program. Several hundred tags issued. any passerby asked to contribute as much as they choose to support band music for the event.
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Wakefield
Boston Latin student Montague to read Declaration on July 4
Frank Gerard Montague a 1913 Boston Latin School graduate and former class president and orator was chosen by Mayor Fitzgerald to read the Declaration of Independence from the Old State House balcony on July 4. Montague has won four declamation prizes during his school career after taking first prize this year.
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Fitzgerald
Old State House
Conlin
Boston
Frank Gerard Montague
Boston Latin School
Montague
Piazza collapse injures three girls in Brookline incident
A double three story house at 125 Brook Street Brookline collapsed yesterday afternoon injuring three girls aged 10 and others who were knocked down or shaken. Susie Ryan 11 Mary Walsh 11 and Eleanor Bennett 4 suffered spine concussion and internal injuries. Fireman John J Sullivan and neighbors helped rescue those trapped as doctors treated the injured amid hot weather warnings. The building owner F L Cook faced prior danger notices and the bank’s reopening planned for Monday.
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Brook Street
Brookline
Susie Ryan
Mary Walsh
Taber Place
Eleanor Bennett
John J. Sullivan
P. T. Timmoney
Thomas Reilly
John J. Dankert
Thomas A. Ryan
Archie Thompson
Matthew J. Ryan
Ryan
Jennie Walsh
Thomas J. Shannahan
Edward A. Rogers
Dewitt Wilcox
Carlton S. Francis
F. L. Cook
Veranda Collapse Injures Ten Children At Boston House
A rotten cross joist on a three flat veranda failed spilling ten children to the ground during a play school session. Susie Ryan, hostess, lay beneath the debris as the floor dropped. Jennie Walsh, 13, clung to the railing until rescued by Matthew J. Ryan.
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Margaret and
Theresa Walsh
Taber Place
Mary and
Margaret Hewitt
Catherine Quinn
Sarah and
Anna Bruce
Edith Ingraham
Angelina O'Connor
Jennie Levenson
New York City
Rose Levenson
Brook Street
Jennie Walsh
Matthew J. Ryan
Susie
Susie Ryan
Ernest L. Lyon
Walsh
Winchester Opens Colonial Bank Building Today
Winchester unveils a colonial style bank building designed by Edward R. Wait of Wait & Copeland Boston to house the Winchester Trust Company replacing the liquidated Middlesex County National Bank. The public reception invites all, noting the central location and architectural prominence planned for future town development.
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Winchester
Edward R. Wait
Wait & Copeland
Cornhill
Boston
New England
Winchester Trust Company
Middlesex County National Bank
Trust Company
The
National Bank
Frank A. Cutting
Judge Bingham Rests After Heat Incidents on Boston Trip
Judge George H. Bingham, named to the U S Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, was twice overcome by heat while en route to the Federal Court in Boston and is reported resting comfortably in Manchester New Hampshire.
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Manchester
N. H
George H. Bingham
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
First Circuit
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Federal Court
Boston
Great suit sale offers wholesale stock at half retail prices
Open Tonight at 100 O'Clock no argument needed. S. H. Harrison Co. promotes wholesale suits with mixed price points: $14.50, $15.00, $18.00, and $22.00 lineups discounted to $8.75, $9.75, $11.00, and $14.50 respectively. Located at 662-672 Washington St. corner Beach.
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S. H. Harrison Co
Washington St
Corner Beach
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West Forty-fourth Street
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