Charred Body Found After Plymouth Steamer Fire
Firefighters uncovered the charred body of Lucienne Lamathe a fireman aboard the Plymouth of the Fall River line after a blaze that destroyed the steamer and nearby docks during repairs. Total damage estimated at 1,000,000 with other vessels City of Lowell Priscilla and Puritan scorched and waterfront structures ruined. The City of Lowell was towed in as flames were put out and repairs planned for the hull of the Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Plymouth
Fall River
Lucienne Lamathe
Lamathe
Hent
City of Lowell
City of
Lowell
C. W. Morse
Solicitor
J. H. Gardner
Hub Men Win Fast Racquet Championship Match
In New York on March 27 the Boston pair George R. Fearing and Hugh D. Scott defeated R. P. Huntington and Ford Huntington of New York in four straight sets 15-1 15-2 15-2 15-2. The match finished in under 80 minutes, the fastest on the club court.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
George R. Fearing
Hugh D. Scott
R. P
Ford Huntington
Brookline Hosts Japanese Benefit Entertainment
Brookline residents and Harvard students joined Boston’s Japanese community for a Town Hall show to aid Japan famine victims. The program featured songs, a sword dance, kenjitsu, jiu jitsu demonstrations, and an illustrated lecture led by Rev. Kawasaki, with a long list of patronesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline Society
Japan
Brookline Town Hall
Harvard University
Boston
G. L. Perin
Messrs
Onchji
Hattori
Koyama
Yamada
Horikiri
Nakamura
Mr. Kawasaki
Raffles at Gore Hall Thief Strikes Harvard Reading Room
Harvard University reports a theft wave in Gore Hall reading room with 40 to 50 books missing since Christmas. The items include textbooks from large freshman courses and several grimoires called trots used by students avoiding heavy study.
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Harvard
Gore Hall
Union Library
Tremont Street Slippery After Skate-Weather Incident
Reports describe a blue haze on Tremont Street between Boylston and Park caused by cabbies and teamsters slipping as horses struggled on asphalt pavement turned slick by rain. Drivers attempted sand but horses repeatedly fell. crowds offered advice while crews untangled tangled hooves and men led horses away from the hazard near Park Street.
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Touraine
Park Street
Tremont Street
Boylston
Park
Knights of Columbus Exemplify Two Degrees in Waltham
Knights of Columbus from the Boston district held an exemplification for a class of 15 candidates in Waltham this evening. District Deputy Louis Watson and staff from the Waltham Council assisted as the degrees were conferred.
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Waltham
Knights of Columbus
Boston
Louis Watson
Suite
Waltham Council
Cold and Grip Remedy Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertises FE. W. Grove remedy for headaches and neuralgia from colds. Claims to remove the cause and offers the worldwide Cold and Grip remedy for 25 cents. Call for the full name and look for Grove’s signature.
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FE. W. Grove
Mayor FitzgeraldGolf with McClellan at Hot Springs
Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston spends a holiday at Hot Springs with his wife brother and daughter joining William F. McClellan and M. J. Mitchell. McClellan jokes about political weight while the mayor denies any planned mass layoffs and says department heads would consult him before any action.
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Hot Springs
Fitzgerald
Boston
James
William F. McClellan
Democratic City Committee of
M. J. Mitchell
Mayor Keeps Silence on Politics During Rest Visit
The Mayor declines to discuss politics while resting locally. He reports feeling better than ever with rosy cheeks from outdoor activity and an alert, healthy condition. Robert M. Burnett of Southboro and Boston, a noted Democratic figure, is among his close friends at the unexpected gathering.
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Fitzgerald
Robert M. Burnett
Southboro
Boston
Massachusetts
Acting Mayor Draper Faces Strenuous Day of Duty
Acting Mayor Charles M. Draper will fill triple roles including acting mayor chairing the Board of Aldermen as county commissioners and heading the appropriations committee. He will preside at 3 p.m. over the county commissioners meeting considering a 5000 dollar Superior Civil Court budget addition and report on the Charles Street jail escape. The day ends with the appropriations panel reviewing department heads’ claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Draper
Committee On Appropriations
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Whelton
Superior Civil Court
Suffolk County
Bangs
Draper
County Commissioners
Charles Street
Linehan
Indicted bank employees post $5,000 bail each
Pittsburgh March 27 Thomas W Harvey former paying teller of the defunct Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny and five others surrendered to U S Commissioner William T Lindsay and posted $5,000 bail each for a hearing on 15 charges April 4 Edward P McMillan another bank employee also posted $5,000 bail
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Pittsburg
Thomas W. Harvey
Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny
United States
William T. Lindsay
Edward P. McMillan
Woman in Sherborn for Robbing Aunt
Einora Pinkney 21 months old was sentenced to Sherborn women's prison for larceny of 381.75 from her Melrose aunt Venus Owen. Mrs Owen testified Pinkney came from Boston to visit, stayed in the best room, searched bureau drawers, and stole the money before fleeing until Melrose officers arrested her.
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Malden
Venus Owen
Melrose
Einora Pinkney
Sherborn
Bruce
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Fearing and
Scott
Brookline
Reven Thomas
W. H. Lincoln
Daniel YD. Addison
Edward D. Towle
Harris Hale
Dillon Bronson
Harvey Shaw
George L. Perin
R. H. Howe
G. N. Talbot
Renton Whidden
T. B. Fitzpatrick
E. Loring Richards
Osborne Howes
Grant Edwards
Harold Sears
W. W. Potter
J. Murray Kay
Edward E. Blodgett
P. Shreve
Charles H. Egler
James R. Dunbar
Homer Albers
Charles S. Norris
Edwin C. Mills
William Norris
Wellville
Raffles
Tremont Sf
Terday
McLellan
McClellan
M’clellan
Mr. Draper
Seal Brand Coffee
Chase Mee Orn
House of Chase & Sanborn
Jeb Ira
Frank Ferdinand
America
Ree
New England
Iwm. C. Grecor
Washington St
Bromfield St
Cor
Washington & Warren Sts
Dudley St
Dr. Greene
Neryura
Nervara
R. H. White
Dway
Radway & Co
Margaret Roberts
South Third St
Brooklyn
Radway
New York City
Radway’s
David J. Ingraham
Oxford
Celero
Celero Drug Co
Mass
Nyt Liniment
Earl S. Sloan
B.W. Groves
Anesteed
Hugh McLaughlin
St. Joseph’s Church
Chambers Street
F. J. Horgan
Ocasions J
Newman & Sons Corp
Tremont St
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