Revolver Duel in Store on Washington Street
A jeweler Blumberg defended his counter as two armed men shot inside and outside his Washington Street shop. Blumberg fired back, wounding neither. one assailant fled toward Shawmut Avenue where Patrolman Reed pursued and arrested another man at Station 5. A bystander, Harry T. Cowell, aided the chase, and Blumberg was treated at City Hospital for a non penetrating bullet wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Blumberg
Blum- Te
Harry T. Cowell
Merrill Street
Dorchester
Washington Street
Dover Street
Cowell
Union Park Street
Bradford Street
Reed
Acton Street
Iman
Blimberg
Harry Gale
Greenock Street
East
Navy
Boston
Rexford
John J. Harkins
Brookline Avenue
Roxbury
Harvard Bridge
Brookline Bridge
Charlesgate Hospital
Harkins
Doherty
Cambridge
Charlesbank Hospital
Taft to Dedicate Mrs Emery's Gift
President Taft will attend the dedication next summer of a large Army and Navy YMCA building in Newport Rhode Island donated by Mrs Thomas J Emery of Cincinnati. The Army and Navy will assist with the ceremonies and warships may represent the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Taft
Army and Navy Young Men’s Christian Association
Association
Thomas J. Emery
Cincinnati
Emery
Army
Navy
Spring styles spark Houston display in fashion parade
The James A. Houston Company opened its spring line at Washington Street and Temple Place featuring Gainty lace and silks from Paris, Melba gloves, Queen Quality shoes, and new coats and skirts. The window shows favor Empire bonnets and directoire hats with Parisian American designs, promising strong demand for silk trimmings and tailored coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
England
James A. Houston Company
Washington Street
Temple Place
Cheney
Melba
Gainsborough
Directoire
Farmers to blame for egg prices say Ancona study
In a letter to the editor C A Martin of Derry New Hampshire argues winter egg costs reflect poultry fads. He compares costs and egg yields across Anconas Brahmas Wyandottes, noting Anconas laid far more eggs at lower per dozen cost and endured cold better, predicting farmers will switch breeds and end high prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancona
Maiden hen lays eight and a half inch egg record
Otis A York owner of Thompkins Pricket Red hens reports a giant eight and a half inch circumference egg laid by a Maiden hen. He says the flock has yielded exceptional eggs, a notable example for other birds on his farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis A. York
Whittier Girl Found Dead in Charles River
A 16 year old Webster Grammar School student a suspected Whittier girl was found dead in the Charles River between the Harvard and Brookline bridges. Leander Seguin helped pull the body ashore and police identified the victim by an initials handkerchief and a gold ring as Florence E Whittier sister Gertrude M Whittier was located by Ipswich prior to autopsy by Cambridge and Somerville medical examiners.
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Leander Seguin
Webster Grammar School
Cambridge
Abraham Seguin
Watson Street
Harvard Bridge
Litchfield
Massachusetts Avenue
G. M. Whittier
Whittier
Ipswich
Florence E. Whittier
Gertrude M. Whittier
Ralph Whittier
Florence
William D. Swan
Thomas M. Durell
Somerville
Disappearance of Florence Whittier Ends in Tragic Find
Florence Whittier, 19, disappeared January 13 while at Bryant and Stratton in Boston. Her body was later found in water after a broad search spanning Ipswich and several states. Detective H Albert Wright led the inquiry with clues and false leads arriving from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence EK. Whittier
Whittier
Ipswich
H. Albert Wright
Spencer
Somerville
Ware
Worcester
New London
Windsor
Vermont
Maynard Whittier
Ipswich Board of Health
Bryant & Stratton Business College
Boston
Business College
Boston 1915 Boys' Games organize year round athletics
The Boston 1915 Boys' Games committees met to set a full program including track meets swimming baseball schedules and winter sports and to form a permanent organization for city youth athletics. New baseball schedules and trophies were approved with Frank A. Goodwin named baseball chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
A. E. Garland
E. E. Babb
E. §. Mero
Hugh ©. McGrath
J. Leonard Mason
James P. Shea
Frank A. Goodwin
KE. I. Curran
J. G. Morse
Frank S. Mason
G. B. Billings
N. G. Young
C. H. Garter
F. S. Mason
A. P. Keith
Don S. Gates
Green Whist Party Aids Daly Industrial School
A green whist party will be held at Daly Industrial School Train Street Dorchester to-morrow afternoon from 2 to 6 30 under the direction of president Mrs Richard A Lynch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daly Industrial School
Train Street
Dorchester
Richard A. Lynch
Escaped Thief Philip J Hayes Brought Back From Hartford
Philip J Hayes who escaped from Deer Island on June 30 in a motor boat was brought back to Boston from Hartford Connecticut by Officer Michael Burke. Hayes had begun a two year Deer Island sentence for larceny from a Cornhill restaurant keeper and had been arrested in Hartford for larceny and sentenced under a different name to six months. He was identified by Burke after Hartford officers failed to locate him. Hayes faces 22 months remaining at Deer Island plus a potential separate escape charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip J. Hayes
Deer Island
Hartford
Conn
Hayes
Boston
Michael Burke
Court Square
Burke
John Coughlin
Coughlin
Grand
Cold and Grip Remedy Promises Headache Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Quinine as the world wide Cold and Grip remedy to remove the cause. It urges readers to call for the full name and signature of E. W. GROVE, with a price of 25e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Emery
Gingham
Coats
Houston
C. A. Martin
Derry, N. H
Charles River
Miss Whittier
Green Whist” Party
Ring
Jrdges
Ring Piano CO
Tremont St
Boston, Mass
O'Callaghan
Washington St
Chapelle
Rales
Houghton & Dutton
Riker-Jaynes Drug Co
Bellevue
Boylston St
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