Child Dies From Burns in Lowell Incident
Five year old Dorothy Absay of 99 Suffolk Street died at Lowell Corporation Hospital from burns after her dress caught fire from burning newspapers. She had briefly bought ice cream with pennies secured from her mother when the accident occurred. neighbors reported the fire started from the newspaper pile and the child screamed as flames spread.
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Lowell
Dorothy Absay
Assare Absay
Suffolk Street
Lowell Corporation Hospital
Dorothy Par
Fracas Over Bonfires After Yard Fire At Suffolk Street
A fragment from a 19th century report describes children at 92 Suffolk Street burning papers in a yard while playing, with clothing on a girl catching fire as playmates gathered matches and lit several small bonfires.
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Tially
Suffolk Street
Girls Found Safe After All Night Posse Search
An all night search in Lexington for two 11 year old girls, Dorothy Fardy and Louise Teele, ended with them found asleep in the woods off Waltham street and Concord avenue. They had left home on Saturday evening and returned with the search underway.
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Lexington
Dorothy Fardy
Louise Teele
Joseph P. Fardy
Waltham Street
Alt
Concord Avenue
Ordered Off Grass on Common After Band Event
Police ordered women and children off the grass on the common after a band concert to protect the new turf. Park Commissioner James B. Shea said the rule will stay in place until the grass begins to establish itself.
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James B. Shea
Post
Parkman Bandstand Opens Summer Concert Series
After wartime cottages were removed the ground was seeded and must recover before use. Women and children may use the grass when hot weather arrives. for now, stay off to protect the turf. Extra benches will be added near Parkman Bandstand for the concert series running until September 1. Thousands attended the opening concert. starting July 6 there will be concerts twice daily at noon and 8 PM except Sundays and Mondays.
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Parkman
Miss Vauclain Weds at Bryn Mawr
Miss Constance Marshall Vauclain, noted New England horse fancier, married William H. Hamilton in the Church of the Redeemer Bryn Mawr. The ceremony was led by Rev George Calvert Carter. The bride has long been a leading exhibitor at Brockton fairs.
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Philadelphia
Constance Marshall Vauclain
New England
Willam H. Hamilton
Church of the Redeemer
Bryn Mawr
George Calvert Carter
Massachusetts
Wasp
Dragon
Never Too Old for This Game on Hanover Street
Santo Florio lost 50 dollars in a handkerchief game near Hanover Street when a pickpocketing pair distracted him and a stranger swapped a fake $100 Confederate note. The incident occurred as Florio visited friends in the North End and headed toward the North Station ticket window.
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Santo Florio
Santo
Hanover Street
Florio
Gardner
North End
North Station
Woman's Auxiliary to Hold Lexington Fete on July 7
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Stanley Hill Post American Legion in Lexington plans a July 7 fete in town. An afternoon and evening event will feature a food sale and various miscellaneous articles for sale and dining good things to eat.
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Woman's Auxiliary
Stanley Hill Post
American Legion
Lexington
Bride Begins Honeymoon Run From Albany To Milton
Mrs Leon Fournier married just 24 hours earlier boards a train to Albany and then plans a two week vacation in Keene New Hampshire. The couple will hike into the mountains and stay in a 10g cabin for several weeks as she prepares to wear khaki breeches and blouse on the trek.
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Leon Fournier
Goodby
Albany
Fournier
Keene
N. H
Milton
Fierce battle reported on Polish front fronts
Warsaw June 27 Fierce fighting continues along the Polish front with Bolsheviks using numerical superiority and cavalry to push for decisive results. Poles claim victory along the Pripet to Ryzernyc Kalenkowicz line with 2000 Bolsheviks killed and seized war material. Ukrainian forces report breakthroughs near Bielany and gains at Jzerniojowka and Teklowka.
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Warsaw
Lake Messuszol
Lne
Pripet
Ryzernyc-Kalenkowicz
Turkish Cabinet Protests Entente Demand on Anatolia
The Turkish cabinet frames a protest to the Entente over the premature occupation of Anatolia while the treaty is pending. British and French high commissioners warn that treaty terms will be enforced. Italians abstain for the moment from enforcement in Constantinople.
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Anatolia
Constantinople
Entente
Sublime Porte
Death of Wilmington Farmer on Roadside Wagon
Otiswing a 75 year old Wilmington farmer died suddenly last night while sitting on his wagon by the road between Andover and Wilmington. Authorities list heart disease as the probable cause.
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Andover
Wilmington
Otiswing
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