Widow Mary Phelan to file charges against detective
Mrs Mary Phelan of 762 Tremont street wife of fireman John H Phelan who died under suspicious circumstances will file charges today with Police Commissioner O Meara against Patrolman Frank E Gilman of Division 5 She claims Gilman assaulted her husband in March The medical examiner ruled death a natural cause
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Mary Phelan
Tremont Street
John H. Phelan
O'Meara
Frank E. Gilman
Gilman
Train Wreck Kills Six Students in Los Angeles
A special Santa Fe train carrying students home from Clare mont intercollegiate meet collided head on with an outbound limited train in Los Angeles. Six people were killed and 17 injured, many fatally. Dead include C. G. Franklin of the University of Southern California and A. H. Edwards Major C. Gall and Frea Hodgson of Occidental College.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Fe Railway
Claremont
C. G. Franklin
University of Southern California
A. H. Edwards
C. Gall
Frea Hodgson
Occidental College
Passover Preparations Brighten City Quarters
Next Friday evening begins Passover with eight days of unleavened matzoh marking the Hebrews’ deliverance from Egypt. In the North End West End and Roxbury housewives clean homes while stores rush to sell holiday apparel, dishes and utensils as families gather for seder meals and synagogue services.
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Egypt
North End
West End
Roxbury
Israel
Land
Pharaoh
Train kills Worcester man in Williamstown incident
Peter Lamarche of Worcester, an engineer on a bridge project over the Boston and Maine tracks, was struck and killed by an east-bound freight train near the station while going to work. He was 48 and survived by a widow and two children.
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Worcester
Williamstown
Peter Lamarche
Boston & Maine Railroad
Jamarche
Woes of the Artist Who Makes Weather Cartoons
A city storm disrupted street car service only briefly with minor delays at terminals and in suburbs. Snow plows operated and forecasts predicted brief storm duration with clear weather today. Prophets predict spring's return after the abrupt weather pattern.
Weather Bureau predicts weeks of cool weather after heat wave
The Weather Bureau said the hot spell is broken in the east and Ohio valley with cooler air moving in. Snow is reported in Albany and parts of New England while the South and Southwest remain warm for several days. Thermometer highs reached 84 degrees and fell to 55 by night. Professor Frankenfield forecasts several weeks of cool weather.
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Weather Bureau
Atlantic
St. Lawrence
Old
New England
Ohio Valley
Albany
N. Y
Frankenfield
Palm Sunday Observances Across Catholic Churches
Palm Sunday marked its observance in Catholic churches with blessing and distribution of palms, solemn masses, and processions. Archbishop O Connell officiated at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross among other celebrants, with extensive purple drapery, choral offerings, and multiple parishes reporting elaborate rites and palm blessings.
Pullets at Court in Desk Night Custody
In Utica New York on March 24 a white Leghorn pullet spent Friday night in Police Justice F A Gray s desk after Frank Cassell swore out a warrant against neighbor Anthony Bard for purloining fowls Cassell identified a pullet as Bard s court adjourned to today and the desk kept the poultry overnight until a decision.
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Utica
N. Y
F. A. Gray
Frank Cassell
Anthony Bard
Bard
Cassell
Gray
Kaiser Trains Dogs to Rid Him of Bores
In Berlin on March 24 Emperor William uses trained dogs to eject unwelcome callers. When a visitor overstays his welcome the dogs dash between legs in a strenuous display. The Emperor apologizes, but the dogs remain, and the guest, unable to correct the animals, hurries away quickly.
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Kaiser
Berlin
William
Palm Sunday services bless palms across Boston churches
The reading of the passion was by Rev. Joseph G. Anderson. Palm blessings and late services occurred at St James Harrison Avenue St James Church. Rev. James J. Baxter and Rev. John J. Harkins officiated Masses blessing palms at St Augustine's and the Blessed Sacrament Jamaica Plain. Vespers were held in many churches.
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O'Connell
Williams
Francis X. Dolan
Thomas R. McCoy
John T. Mullen
D.D
John D. Butler
V. John Morgan
S. J
Yr. Dalton
Thomas I. Gasson
John D
Jaime
William J. Ennis
Borfrow
Rossini
Sacred Heart
Roslindale
John F. Cummins
John W. Corbett
Father Cummins
Thomas F. McCarthy
St. Francis de Sales
Charlestown
St. Cecilia's Churcch
Back Bay
Leo v. O’neil
Mgr
Wil
Main Byrne
D. D
V. G
Joseph G. Anderson
St. James’ Church
Harrison Avenue
James J. Baxter
John J. Harkins
St. Augustine’s Church
South Boston
William G. Russell
Hugh Roe O’donnell
Church of the Star of the Sea
East
Boston
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Jamaica Plain
Peter C. Quinn
Communion Service Ends Weeklong Catholic Retreat
The Church of the Immaculate Conception wrapped up a weeklong retreat led by Fathers Power and Ennis with a 7:30 a.m. Mass at which upwards of 2500 men received holy communion. The Young Men's Catholic Association sponsored the event and Father Power lauded the remarkable turnout and spiritual成果.
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
William Power
S. J
William J. Ennis
Young Men's Catholic Association
Father Power
Wildcat Pursuit Tramples Fowls in Hen House
A wildcat chased a deer from Bristol Woods into Edson Black's side hill hen shack in Southern Prospect. The animals caused chaos among about 80 guinea fowls. 32 birds were killed, shattered glass and roosts littered the coop, and the deer died of a broken neck from injuries while the cat fled only when Black approached.
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Waterbury
Conn
Bristol
Prospect
Edson Black
Black
Cattle Breeder Unveils Freak Kine Herd in Narrows
In Duluth on March 24, Torkell Swanson of a large Narrows farm reports a new cattle breed from his brindled Deliah. The animals are swift and sturdy milkers, with meat value, changing coat from light brown in winter to white in summer. They retain a wild streak and forage in forests when fodder is scarce.
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Duluth
Minn
Torkell Swanson
Narrows
Deliah
Most Successful Retreat Blessed by Pope Power
The priest described the retreat as a grand spectacle and the most successful by numbers in years under the same auspices. Father Power gave the papal blessing to all participants as the closing feature of the event.
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Father Power
Services at St Marys Church Observed Communion
In St Marys Church North End more than 200 members of the single women sodality received holy communion in a body at the seven eighty oclock mass yesterday morning. The nine oclock service honored living and dead members of Division 42 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
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St. Mary’s Church
North End
The Cloister Hosts Snow Man Cast in Boston
The Snow Man company chorus girls rented a Tremont Street house near Canton Street and cook and manage chores themselves during the Boston engagement. They hosted a dinner for friends with Miss Ida Howley as special guest, and the cloister plan may spread to New York.
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Tremont Street
Canton Street
Boston
New York
Edna Fenton
Rery Kent
Della Kirke
Almeda Norton
Corinne Russell
Pearl Young
Ida Howley
the Snow Man” Company
St Brendan Honored by Boston Gaelic School Society
The St. Brendan Society of the Boston Gaelic School at 1151 Washington Street celebrated the birth and travels of St. Brendan, the Irish navigator. Speakers recounted Irish trade with America before Columbus, cited Latin manuscripts, and linked Brehon laws to modern codes, while criticizing British policy on the Irish language.
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St. Brendan Society
Boston Gaelic School
Washington Street
St. Brendan
Atlantic Ocean
McCormac-Curley
Zachary
Atlantic
James M. Sullivan
Ireland
England
P. J. Daly
Foresters' Home Association Holds Largest Meeting
The Foresters' Home Association convened in the Cathedral basement with about 40 Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters courts represented. Members discussed a lengthy series of articles and by-laws, adjourning after 6 o'clock with actions postponed to Sunday, April 7.
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Foresters’ Home Association
Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
Vesper Service by Boston Y M C U Features Philharmonic
At a Palm Sunday vesper service the Boston Y M C U offered a special evening program performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra with soloists Miss Florence Rhine mezzo soprano, and Miss Laura A. Cave and Miss Lillian F. Beunke soprano.
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Boston Young Men's Christian Union
The
Philharmonic Orchestra
Florence Rhine
Laura A. Cave
Lillian F. Beunke
Welsh's Skull Fractured In Lawrence Affray
An autopsy on James Welsh of Andover reveals a fractured skull and brain hemorrhage from injuries in an Essex street fight in Lawrence. Joseph Carroll faces possible manslaughter charges with a District Court hearing expected tomorrow. witness Amos Towle, held by police, says six youths fought and Welsh fell to a blow from Carroll. Welsh, 25, a moulder, died at Cottage Hospital.
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Lawrence
James Welsh
Andover
Cottage Hospital
Essex Street
Joseph Carroll
Amos Towle
Boston Talk of a Plant to Make Alcohol From Garbage
Boston discusses building a denatured alcohol plant to turn city refuse into fuel. Proponents argue feasibility and long term cost savings, noting Milwaukee’s interest and chemists’ backing. The plan would require separating kitchen waste, fermenting, and extracting sugars to yield alcohol.
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Boston
Ae Hose
Milwaukee
Boyd
Scranton Teachers Arrive For Two Day Visit In Boston
About 150 school teachers from Scranton Penn arrive at South station at 2 p m to study Boston methods during a two day visit The program includes tours of historical sites and an Orpheum entertainment courtesy of manager Duffy The Mezzanine is reserved with Mayor Fitzgerald invited to sit with the Quaker girls Unmarried local politicians eye the chance to meet the visitors while noting Fitz has had enough honors
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Boston
Scranton
Penn
South Station
Pennsylvania
Orpheum
Duffy
John F. Fitzgerald
Scrantom
Lynn Man Sees Long Lost Sister in Dreams
Lynn, March 24. Joseph St Peter, a 61 year old Lynn shoemaker of 83 Amity street, has repeatedly dreamed of his long lost sister who disappeared 24 years ago after leaving the Worcester French settlement to work in a North Brookfield corset factory. He plans to renew his search guided by these dreams.
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Lynn
Joseph St. Peter
Amity Street
Worcester
North Brookfield
Joseph
Frank Finn
Finn
Cambridge Memorial for Francis L Pratt
The Prospect Street Congregational Church in Cambridge was filled for the memorial services honoring Francis L Pratt. Speakers included Rev C E Beals Mayor Wardwell Major General W A Bancroft Sheriff John R Fairbairn Clerk of Committees John McDuffie City Clerk B J Brandon and ex Mayor J M W Hall among others.
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Prospect Street Congregational Church
Cambridge
Francis L. Pratt
C. E. Beals
Wardwell
W. A. Bancroft
John R. Fairbairn
John McDuffie
B. J. Brandon
J. M. W. Hall
Jacob Riis to Lecture Tonight at Tremont Temple
Jacob Riis of New York, praised by Roosevelt as the most useful citizen, lectures this evening at Tremont Temple under the Boston Lyceum course. He discusses "Our Neighbors," drawing on his diverse urban experiences and his book How the Other Half Lives in an entertaining and informative format.
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Jacob Riis
New York
Roosevelt
United States
Tremont Temple
Boston Lyceum
Riis
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