West End Children Seek New Park at City Hall
More than 200 West End youngsters urged Mayor Curley and the park commission to build a playground in the Chambers street area. Unable to meet him, they first visited City Hall and later joined West End residents at a health department hearing protesting the ongoing stable at 44 46 Pitts Street led by Mrs Mary D Angelis.
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Chambers Street
West End
Curley
City Hall
Park Commission
Mary D’angelis
South Margin Street
Health Department
Pitts Street
Sheehan to Face Accusers in Rochester Case
William T. Sheehan arrested by Attleboro police on a Rochester New York warrant accusing grand larceny in the second degree for $100,000. He waived extradition and was sent to Rochester by Sheriff Andrew Berg. Bank officials had not identified him in Boston bank fraud rumors. He said he would prove his innocence.
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Attleboro
William T. Sheehan
Edmond H. Gingras
Rochester
N. Y
Andrew Berg
Rochester County
New York
Sheehan
Boston
The 5 Cent Piece Scam On A Boston Streetcar
A Boston Post reader describes a streetcar scene where a woman watches a 5 cent coin on the floor and uses a staged drop to snatch it after a man nearby helps pick up the coins. The observer notes the woman's practiced, smiling reaction to her petty theft.
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Margaret M. Turner
Enfield, N. H
Unusual movie couple observed by reader in Rock Mass
Miss Hazel LeBaron reports a young couple at the movies displaying an uncommon display of affection. The girl helped the boy with his coat and kept her arm around his neck while he rested his head on her shoulder throughout the film.
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Hazel Lebaron
Rock, Mass
Just Like a Man Walking On Main Street
A passerby notes a man busily at work on a principal street, observing his actions and appearance in a casual, descriptive vignette from a town scene.
Gate and fence antics frame odd day on Somerville
Constance White recounts struggling to open a gate then climbing back over the fence after success. Another passenger recalls Babe Ruth suspended for arguing with the umpire at Fenway Park, echoing sentiment from an elderly Roxbury reader.
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Constance White
Greene Street
Somervile
Fenway Park
Babe’ Ruth
Donald A. Ross
Vale Street
Roxbury
Dog guards paper despite squirrels in Maine
The little dog trots ahead of his mistress carrying a paper when a squirrel crosses the path and climbs a tree. The dog hesitates, then decides to lay the paper down, but stays faithful and continues on, maintaining his duty. Theodora Chase, Kittery Depot, Maine.
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Fido
Theodora Chase
Kittery Depot
Maine
Lost His Banquet
A Maine reader recalls an encounter on the road near Little River. A fox approached with prey in its mouth, dropping two muskrats, one partridge, and one chipmunk when it saw a passerby.
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Little River
J. E. Blaisdell
Five Islands
Maine
Canine Tragedy Describes Blind Neighboring Dog
A Brookline resident recalls three dogs fighting outside his window. One dog acted oddly, bumped into the others, and was shoved aside. Later the dog lay in a gutter and was found blind, belonging to a neighbor.
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F. B. Tildston
Brainerd Road
Brookline
Two DS medal veterans seen on the Common
Louise Roche of Sia Franklin Street Lynn Massachusetts reports two men seen on the Common yesterday. Both are about the same age and walk with crutch and staff. Each man has lost a leg above the knee and both wear the Distinguished Service Medal while continuing on with the spirit of heroes.
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Louise Roche
Sia Franklin Street
Lynn
Mass
Rollins Appears Before Grand Jury On 1917 Murder Case
George Rollins held at Charles Street Jail for over three years after a first degree murder conviction in the Hall case. He faced the Suffolk County Grand Jury amid claims by Godfrey L. Cabot that he and his brother were railroaded over a demanded $5000 retainer. Rollins advised by Major Thomas Walsh not to discuss the murder or the alleged fee, and spoke briefly with his counsel before a two minute appearance.
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George Rollins
Charles Street
Ordway R. Hall
Atlantic & Pacifica
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Godfrey L. Cabot
Charles
Thomas Walsh
Hall
Rollins
Grand Jury
Gallagher
Rum Runner Too Punctual At St Albans Northfield
George Russell of Worcester Massachusetts, a cripple with crutches, was arrested by Prohibition Agent Lynford O Nye after 25 cases of government bonded liquor were found in his car in St Albans Vermont. Russell, jailed in Franklin County, had been crossing the border weekly for weeks on a set Tuesday schedule before a final trap caught him.
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St, Albans
George Russell
Worcester
Mass
Lynford O. Nye
Russell
Franklin County
Nye
Winslow Bride Weds Louis Butler McCagg Jr in Cathedral
A large crowd attended the marriage of Miss Katherine Glidden Winslow daughter of Mr and Mrs George S Winslow to Louis Butler McCagg Jr son of Mr and Mrs Louis B McCagg both of New York at the Cathedral Church of St Paul. Maid of honor was Leanor S Winslow with bridesmaids Anna W Winslow M Augusta McCagge and others. Best man was Edward K McCagg of New York.
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Cathedral Church of
St. Paul
Katherine Glidden Winslow
George S. Winslow
Chestnut Street
Louis Butler McCagg, Jr
New York
Louis B. McCagg
Leanor S. Winslow
Anna W. Winslow
M. Augusta McCagge
Rose Fessender
Helene Sullivan
Cornelia Hallowell
Nell White
Ethel Cummings
Geoffrey Story Smith
Edward K. McCagg
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