Ship of Mercy Opens Season for Boston Children
The Boston Floating Hospital begins its 17th year serving Greater Boston children with a 9 o'clock pier departure from North End. The age limit is raised to eight, with 70 nurses 16 house officers and visiting physicians on staff. Daily harbor trips run 9 to 4 30 with 115 permanent beds and 8 to 100 day patients, often with mothers or relatives aboard. A Roseland party at 295 Huntington Ave supported the effort.
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Boston
Boston Floating Hospital
O’brien
Roseland
Huntington Avenue
Tailored Dresses and Waists in Colored Wash Silks
Plain tailored dresses and waists are made of colored wash silks and printed crepe de Chine, reflecting a light fabric fashion note.
Bandits Active in New York City
Greater New York faced a day of violence as bandits battled police, two bystanders were shot with one killed, and a man was slugged and robbed by his wife in a spree across the city.
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New York
United News
Daring Harlem Bank Heist Ends in Fatalities and Shootout
Four young men held up Bronx National Bank messengers and escaped with 3500 dollars after a pistol duel. Alfred Costino died from injuries after being shot during the chase. A Harlem pursuit wounded Tony Rey, a 10 year old, and led to the arrest of four alleged drug pedl ers. Police later killed Herbert Dent in a separate incident. Robbers wounded a railroad detective during a He Bo ken cargo train theft. Arthur Wider, a Bald win fruit dealer, awoke to find his wife and 700 dollars gone after a blackjack.
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Bronx National Bank
Alfred Cosztino
Harlem
Tony Rey
Herbert Dent
Erie
Hoboken
N. J
Arthur Wider
Baldwin, L. I
Barking Discord In Brookline Involves Health Official Names
Barking dogs and yelping canines disrupted Brookline life as society figure Charles B. Telles and Brookline Health Department bacteriologist J Albert C Nyhan became central figures in the dispute.
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Brookline
Charles B. Telles
J. Albert C. Nyhan
Brookline Health Department
German police dogs spark dispute ends with retreat
In Brookline, Mrs. Telles faces neighbors over constant barking by her German police dogs led by "Duke." Judge Perkins warned removal or legal trouble. Telles packs the dogs and retreats toward East Weymouth while accusing neighbor Nyhen the bacteriologist of causing the disturbance.
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Charles Tellis
Mrs. Telles
Shattuck Retires After Half Century Teaching in Pepperel
Pepperel June 27 Miss Clara M Shattuck ends 50 years of teaching at the town's largest grammar school named in her honor. She retires at her own request with generations taught by her including Warden Elmer Shattuck who received early discipline in her classroom. The school committee invited her to award diplomas at this year’s graduation.
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Pepperel
Clara M. Shattuck
Elmer Shattuck
Senate votes to postpone Muscle Shoals funds to Ford plan
The Senate, by 32 to 28, backed House action to delay an appropriation for part of the Northern Alabama Muscle Shoals project and concur with amendments to set 7.5 million dollars for October 1 completion of No. 2, signaling rising support for Henry Ford's scheme despite opposition. The vote reflects a shift in sentiment favoring the Ford proposal.
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Washington
United News
Henry Ford
Senate
Alabama
House
No Flivver for Cupid This Time in Haverhill
Arch ie Porro a tensorial artist once linked to a wartime spy ring learns his marriage to the alleged German spyess has been annulled by court. He then escorts Agnes Pagnottaro, 20, 84 Hall Street, to the marriage license bureau and a ceremony is set after a five day waiting period.
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Haverhill
Archie Porro
Agnes Pagnottaro
Hall Street
Hectic War Time Romance Ends In Annulment Bid
Mr Porro married Hilda Trites after a Boston immigration drama. Porro learned of bigamy. wife and mother in law spent savings and held late night meetings. Deportation followed and the couple was sent home. Porro seeks annulment and plans to wed again with hopes of happiness.
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Haverhill
Canada
Porro
Por‘ro
No Inquest Planned in Peters Case in White Plains
White Plains June 27 No inquest will be held into the death of Clarence Peters former sailor. District Attorney Frederick Weeks said the grand jury indictment already established the fact of the slaying. Ward who confessed to killing Peters is jailed awaiting trial and rarely visited by anyone except his barber. The barber described Ward as a very nice fellow who is cheerful and talks about almost any subject.
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White Plains
N. Y
United Naws
Clarence Peters
Walter S. Ward
Frederick Weeks
Ward
Coroner Probes Strangest Accidental Death Case
Bridgeport Conn June 27 Coroner John J Phelan investigates the death of Demetrio Tripodi of Greenwich killed at the New Haven Railroad power station in Cos Cob last Friday Decapitated as he fell head first into a coal hopper his body narrowly saved from vanishing before discovery The coroner called it one of the strangest accidental deaths he has handled.
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Bridgeport
Conn
John J. Phelan
Demetrio Tripodi
Greenwich
New Haven Railroad
Coscob
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Gilchrist
Miss Shattuck of
Ford
Muscle Shoals
Winchester
Tel
Community
Rogers
Maytag Electric Washers
Cromwell
Adam
Manning Bowman Electric
Colonial Electric
Weert Aluminum
Cupid
Spyess
Peters
Man
Leah Neanal
Aodena
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