Steam Pipe Blast Kills Worker at Hyde Park Plant
A steam pipe surge at the B. F. Sturtevant Blower Co plant in Knight Street Hyde Park killed Lars A. Lundgren and critically injured William McCann as workers tested a turbine fan for torpedo destroyers. Debris and steam caused extensive damage to the testing room and minor damage to the facility.
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B. F. Sturtevant Blower Company
Knight Street
Hyde Park
Lars A. Lundgren
Charlotta Trus-ton
Washington Street
Jamaica Plain
Boston
Providence
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Forest Hills Hospital
William McCann
Hall Street
Lundgren
McCann
Textile workers press 25 percent wage demand in Fall River
The Fall River Textile Council presented its formal demand for a 25 percent wage increase for cotton mill workers to the Fall River Manufacturers' Association in a conference. Secretary Thomas Taylor said the manufacturers likely would respond early next week and seemed to view the demand as unreasonable with no offer made.
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Fall River
Fall River Textile Council
Fall River Manufacturers’ Association
Thomas Taylor
Textile Council
Manufacturers’ Association
Food Prices For Consumers From Massachusetts Board
The list shows prevailing consumer prices for fair foods and the justified prices retailers may charge based on those figures. The column on the left lists prevailing prices wholesalers charge retailers, while the right column sets prices consumers should expect to pay.
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Massachusetts Board of Food Administration
Cave Boy Thomas Hodie Found Lived In Attleboro Cave
A six year old boy found living in a well sheltered Attleboro cave near the Rhode Island line has been identified as Thomas Hodie of Pawtucket. Police custody was arranged for investigation into his home life as residents reported a lone child in the district. The boy, living on garden rhubarb and radishes and milk pilfered from milk bottles, made a leafy bed and said he wished to stay in his cave.
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Attleboro
Rhode Island State Line
Pawtucket, R. I
Thomas Hodie
Joseph Hodie
Pawtucket
Sues Robinson for $100,000 Heart Balm
Lillian Bradley of New York sues Harry E. Robinson of 296 Commonwealth Avenue for breach of promise seeking $100,000. Bradley, a 28 year old concert singer and divorcee with a 12 year old daughter, met Robinson in March last year in New York. Robinson, 47, is heir to about $5,000,000 and serves as vice president of United Shoe Machinery Company. He is a Boston clubman and donor to Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital and Dartmouth College buildings.
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Harry E. Robinson
Commonwealth Avenue
Wallace F. Robinson
United Shoe Machinery Company
Suffolk Court
Lillian Bradley
New York
Joseph Lebowich
State Street
Charity Bench Show Plans At Ladies’ Kennel Meeting
The May meeting of the Ladies' Kennel Association of Massachusetts will be at the Hotel Touraine next Monday afternoon. President Mrs Gardner A Whitney of Brookline will preside. Final arrangements for the annual charity bench show at Auburndale on Friday June 7 will be made.
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Ladies’ Kennel Association of
Massachusetts
Touraine
Gardner A. Whitney
Brookline
Association
Auburndale
One or the Other Lee Magee Makes Reds Case
Lee Magee solidifies position with the Cincinnati Reds as he proves his value at home. The feature argues the National League may be just his size, highlighting his reach and impact in the lineup.
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Lee Magee
Cincinnati Reds
Annual May Festival at Everett Church Features Liberty Girls
The 30th annual May festival at First Universalist Church Everett showcases 20 plus children ages 2 to 18 in dances and tableaux. Mrs. Lottie C. Baldwin directs. Proceeds support Everett Special Aid Society war relief. Highlight includes the Liberty Girls march and crowning of May Queen Barbara Huse with brother Ralph.
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First Universalist Church
State Armory
Everett
Lottie C. Baldwin
Everett Special Aid Society
Liberty
Barbara Huse
Ralph Huse
Virginia Hahn
Farewell Party For Miss O'Keefe Acknowledges Novitiate
Miss Florence O'Keefe daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael C O Keefe of Watertown left yesterday to enter the sisterhood of St Francis A farewell party was held at her home with attendees including Miss Evelyn Walsh Miss Mary Walsh Harold Griffin Frank Feeney Mr and Mrs Michael Hickey and a Hood Rubber Company delegation where she had been employed A gold wrist watch was presented to the novice.
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Florence O’keefe
Michael C. O’keefe
Mt. Auburn Street
Watertown
Sisterhood of
St. Francis
Evelyn Walsh
Mary Walsh
Harold Griffin
Frank Feeney
Michael Hickey
Hood Rubber Company
O’keefe
May Draft Calls For Camp Devens And Camp Upton
The five day May period will send 200 Massachusetts draftees to Camp Devens and 2293 to Camp Upton New York according to orders from the provost marshal general. Only white men and those eligible for general service will be drafted and local boards are told not to exceed Class 1. Local boards should avoid sending men to more than one location if possible.
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Camp Devens
Massachusetts
Camp Upton
New York
Adjutant-General’s Office
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