Two Firemen Die When Engine Crashes in Fog
Waverhill March 4 Two firemen died after a combination pump and chemical engine crashed into an electric car in dense fog. George Taylor 50 driver of the engine was thrown 20 feet with crushed chest and internal injuries. Henry Christensen Jr 33 rear rider was thrown 20 feet and suffered a fractured skull. Both died at Hale Hospital Eugene Walker firefighter on the engine escaped injury.
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Waverhill
George Taylor
Main Street
Henry Christensen, Jr
Kenora Street
Hale Hospital
Eugene Walker
Bedford Concord Line Finally Dug Out After Snow
The Boston and Maine branch from Bedford to the Concord reformatory operated last night after days of being buried. Freight cars were still being dug out of snow and ice in yards, with trenches needed to drain water in places.
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Boston & Maine
Bedford
Concord Reformatory
Naval court adds party in interest in Newport inquiry
A naval court of inquiry in Newport Rhode Island classified Chief Machinists' Mate Irving Arnold as another party in interest. Judge Advocate Hyneman moved to include him in the proceedings as investigators pursue charges of vicious practices tied to the anti-vice squad he led.
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Newport
R. I
Naval Court of Inquiry
Hyneman
Irving Arnold
Newport cleanliness praised by officials amid investigations
Seven parties including Secretary Daniels and Rear Admiral Niblack testified as Captain Campbell and Mayor Mahoney recalled efforts in 1919 to curb vice. Mayor Mahoney asserted Newport was exceptionally clean and cooperated with naval and civil authorities in suppressing disreputable activity. Chief Tobin confirmed joint investigations and high praise from naval officers for Newport’s condition.
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Daniels
Roosevelt
Niblack
Richard H. Leigh
Edward H. Campbell
E. N. Hudson
Jeremiah P. Mahoney
Campbell
Naval Training Station
Newport
Tobin
Judge Advocate
William P. Wright
Army Sanitary Corps
Stuart Davis
Landrey
Naval Intelligence Bureau
Oman
Second Naval District
Catholic Church Notes Novenas and Missions Schedule
Novenas of grace began at St Mary’s North End and Immaculate Conception South End. Oblate Fathers Dorgan Wood O’Brien Haney will open a mission at St Joseph Roxbury led by Mgr Splaine beginning next Sunday. A St Joseph novena at St Augustine’s South Boston opens March 10. The St Augustine retreat ends Sunday afternoon led by Rev Thomas L O’Reilly. Feast days next week include St Thomas Aquinas St John of God St Frances of Rome The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste St Eulogius.
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Old St. Mary’s Church
Thacher Street
North End
Church of the Immaculate Conception
South End
Eugene A. Dorgan
J. Franklin Wood
John M. O’brien
William P. Haney
St. Joseph’s Church
Roxbury
Mgr. M. J. Splaine
D. D
St. Joseph
St. Augustine’s Church
South Boston
Joseph F. Coppinger
Thomas L. O'Reilly
C. SS. R
John of God
Rome
Sebaste
Eulogius
Preventative Laxative Bromide Advisory
A brief note advises taking LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets as a preventive measure. It mentions seeking FE’s W. GROVE signature on the box and references a 30c price. The fragmented text urges readers to consider this remedy and to look for the signature for authenticity.
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FE. W. Grove
Women's retreats at two North End churches begin Sunday
Friday Saint Gregory the Great and Saturday Saint Euphrasia noted. Retreats for women will be held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception and old St. Mary's Church North End and open on Sunday March 14.
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
The Miracle of Lord Grim
The Whimsical Three by E. Phillips Oppenheim returns in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. This installment promises a playful tale centered on Lord Grim and the trio’s misadventures, blending intrigue with light humor.
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E. Phillips Oppenheim
Boston Sunday Post
Lord Grim
Portrait of H Laurens Found in Ireland House
A long lost portrait of Henry Laurens, a 1777 congress president and revolution leader, was found at a country house near Clonmel, Ireland. Painted by John Singleton Copley, the portrait was later bought by dealers and shipped to the United States.
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London
Henry Laurens
Clormel
Tipperary
Ireland
London Times
John Singleton Copley
Boston
Mass
Laurens
United States
Henry Laurens Born in Charleston 1784 Passed Away in Same City
Henry Laurens was born in Charleston South Carolina in 1784 and died in Charleston. The fragment notes his origin and death location without additional details.
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Henry “Laurens
Charleston
S. C
Peace commissioner to Paris years earlier noted
December 1792 records reference a peace commissioner appointed to Paris in 1782, highlighting a distant diplomatic role in the era.
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Paris
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Naval Court
Capt. Tobin
Catholic Church Notes
Cuticura
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Fowler
Ceticura Laboratories
Dept. H
Malden
Mase
Gregory the Great
Euphrasia
Oppenheim
H. Laurens
Country House
Rendolph Nes
Lilelilfiel
Paca
Children’s Union
New
Milan
Jordan Marsh Company
Fire Department
Louis J. Eagle
Lansdowne, Pa
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