Clean Bill or No Wedding
The Rev C Thurston Chase of the Central Congregational Church of Lynn announced a plan requiring both bride and groom to present certificates of health before he will perform a marriage. He aims to persuade other Lynn pastors to join a health based marriage movement, believing many marriages are ill considered and health conditions affect happiness and offspring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Thurston Chase
Central Congregational Church of
Lynn
Iiynn
Chase
Cambridge 6G. A. R. Man Dies at 71 Years
John H. Read aged 71 of 90 Hancock Street Cambridge died yesterday morning after a two week illness. For forty years he was with the J. H. Pierce Company on State Street Boston and previously ran his own Roxbury business. He was well known to G. A. R. members and New England business men.
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John H. Read
Hancock Street
Cambridge
New England
Mr. Read
J. H. Pierce Company
State Street
Boston
Roxbury
Otis and Bouve Complete Quiet Cohasset Wedding
Edwin T. Otis of Merchants National Bank Boston married Dorothy Bouve daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Bouve Cohasset at St Stephen's Episcopal Church Cohasset. The ceremony occurred Monday at 7 30 p m with immediate family present. The newlyweds will reside in Cohasset after their honeymoon.
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Edwin T. Otis
Merchants National Bank of Boston
Dorothy Bouve
George W. Bouve
Cohasset
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Howard K. Bartow
Otis
Vesuvius Beached After Torpedo Launch Becomes Hazard
The torpedo boat Vesuvius, struck by a torpedo she had just fired, ran aground on Hope Island to save all 50 crew members in Narragansett Bay. Chief Gunner Thomas Smith ordered the beaching, crew aided by torpedo boat Morris and Gwin, tugs standby, with the vessel eventually pulled free as the tide rose.
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W.l.douglas
Beet Spears
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Newport
R. I
Hope Island
Thomas Smith
Narragansett Bay
George W. Williams
Morris
Gwin
Narragan Seat Bay
Vesuvius Flotations Amid Torpedo Accident Off Narragansett Bay
In Narragansett Bay the submarine cruiser Vesuvius suffered a torpedo mishap when a Whitehead torpedo recoiled and struck below the waterline. With 50 sailors afloat, blankets and hammocks were used to patch the hole as the vessel limped toward Hope Island under full steam, the stern sinking but the ship held together until rescue. Chief Gunner Smith organized the crew and directed the efforts as pumps labored and the ship was steered to safety two miles away.
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Vesuvius
Narragansett Bay
Smith
Hope Island
Council Near 10 Mutiny Sparks Power Clash
City Council faces a dispute between the Finance Commission and Corporation Counsel Corbett over council powers. A recent note from the Finance Commission says the council acted within its authority in approving a $300,000 appropriation to buy a municipal street lighting plant.
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Finance Commission
Corbett
Council Deliberations Focus On Writ For Municipal Plant Purchase
Councillor Smith presented a brief to the courts by Corporation Counsel Corbett arguing the council overstepped its authority on a $300,000 loan order for a municipal lighting plant. The session included questions on holiday time for city workers and potential legal exposure for voting to raise laborer salaries. The council approved a $100,000 loan for playground construction.
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Smith
Corbett
Commissioner of Public Works
Rourke
Finance Commission
Dentists Oppose House Bill 1157 Change in State Registration
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry opposes House Bill 1157 changing dentist registration. Dr. John F. Dowsley of 175 Tremont Street, a board member, authorized to speak for the board, voiced the opposition last night.
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Massachusetts
Dowsley
Clark
House
Committee On Public Health
Senate
Massachusetts Board of Registration In Dentistry
John F. Dowsley
Tremont Street
Child near fatal self immolation in West End home
Three year old Rose Roslin caught fire while playing with matches at 43 Grove Street West End yesterday afternoon. Mrs Ethel Kaplan another occupant of the house rushed upstairs and smothered the flames with her apron.
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Rose Roslin
Rosie
Max Roslin
Lizzie
Julia
Massachusetts General Hospital
Grove Street
West End
Ethel Kaplan
City Hall Annex Budget Boost Approved
Mayor Fitdgerala referred a plan to the Finance Commission to approve an additional 70 000 for the City Hall annex. The funds would fund space planning by Ralph Comfort and the installation of fireproof office equipment in the new building.
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Fitdgerala
Finance Commission
City Hall
Low
Ralph Comfort
Comfort
Italians Suffer 79 Dead in Sidi Garba Fight
In Tripoli on May 19 the Italian force reports 79 killed and 259 wounded after storming an entrenched Arab camp at Sidi Garba. The Italians seized the position following a hard battle.
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Benghazi
Tripoli
Sidi Garba
Three Bills Over Vetoes In State Legislature
Three bills passed over Governor Foss veto in the House and now become law. One provides a $2.50 minimum wage for laborers employed by the Park Water and Sewerage Commissions. The Brookline and Newton water rights bills were approved by wide margins.
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Foss
House
Senate
Brookline
Charles River
Newton
Flowers for War Sailors Memorial in Boston Harbor
A memorial service for unknown Civil War sailors was held yesterday in Boston Harbor aboard a ferry, organized by Tent 36 of the Daughters of Veterans. Wreaths and five flags were displayed as participants from G A R M V M Spanish War Veterans and others recited lines and sang America after prayers.
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Boston Harbor
Daughters of Veterans
Faneuil Hall
Sons of Veterans
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies of the
Barbara Frietchie Reburial Planned for Memorial Day
The remains of Barbara Frietchie and her husband John C. Frietchie, recently moved from the old Reformed cemetery to the Mt. Olivet mausoleum in Frederick Maryland, will be buried with ceremonies on Memorial Day May 30, honoring the Civil War heroine known from Whittier's poem.
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A. R. Man
Otis—Bouve
Pittsburg
New York
McHenry
Rerk Traveller
DAY AU
Washington St
Old State House
America
Glacier Park Station
The
Park
Tan
Ee National Park
San Francisco
Spain
Santiago
IN Graham, Inc
David J. Ingraham
F. 8. Jones
Optometrist
Winter St
A. Stowell
Gale & Kent
Court St
Roxford
Roxford Knitting Company
Philadelphia
the Surburg Co
Western Union
Wm. Ee
Aes Enecn
Theo. N. Vail
Western Union Telegraph Company
John T. Connor CO
Union St
Washington ,St. _ Jefferson
Brookside
LENOX
Brookside Ghiriot
Barbara Frietchie
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