Immigrant runners grow rich dodging U S immigration
Montreal dispatch reports immigrant runners turning to human smuggling as a lucrative trade after stricter U S entry limits. Officials say many would-be Europeans pay 150 to 259 for front door entry, while smugglers profit by delivering travelers to the border before deportations rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John H. Clark
Pacific Coast
High Seas
Europe
America
Lever
Land of Liberty
Boston
Constance Sails After Ten Day Boston Stop
The British cruiser Constance bade farewell in Charlestown Navy Yard Boston. Captain Arthur C. Strutt praised the courtesies extended by officers and crew during a 10 day stay before the ship returns to England for scrapping. In New York State over 1,135,000 women are employed roughly double that of Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance
Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
Arthur C. Strutt
England
New York State
Pennsylvania
Gale wrecks dry navy ship off Amagansett coast
May 19 report from New York describes Eagle Boat No. 17 of the Dry Navy sinking on sandy bars near Amagansett Long Island after a fog and gale. Residents begin piecing together word of a mysterious air fleet once said to aid rum runners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eagle Boat No
New “Dry Navy
Amagansett
L. I
Long Island
Mystery of Eagle boat sighting near Long Island waters
Reported sightings suggest Eagle boats served with the dry navy and hunted rum runners along the coast. Sailors describe airplanes warning the contraband fleet. A crash in Patchogue involved a seaplane and quick propeller replacement, with an Amagansett lifeguard corroborating a large plane observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Patchogue
Reading aid helps blind use new device in state
A demonstration at the Hotel Somerset and Perkins Institution shows a machine using selenium to convert light from printed pages into sound. Miss Margaret Hogan, herself blind and a college graduate, explains the method and its use with headphones to read books and magazines. The system reads via a glass form where light passes over letters producing distinct sounds for each letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Margaret Hogan
Miss Hogan
Perkins Institution
Watertown
Bedroom Farce Sparks Westport School Protest
In Westport on May 19 a 16 year old actress defends the high school play A Little Co Ed amid local objections. Principal Cox and the school board members back the production while a substitute teacher coaches the cast. In a separate event Ellen Wall, 31, dies after collapsing. heart trouble is suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Lillian Hawes
Miss Hawes
Robert L. Carroll
Dorothy Chase
H. Eugene Cox
John D. Tupper
Loren A. Parks
Ellen Wall
Williams Street Terrace
Deaths marsolini In the North End May 18
Alessandro Marsolini beloved husband of Maria Marsolini dies in the North End. Funeral from his late residence 28 Cooper on Monday May 22 at 8 45 AM. Requiem high mass at Sacred Heart Church at 9 80 o'clock. Relatives and friends invited. Death notices on Page 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsolini
North End
Alessandro
Maria Marsolini
Cooper #1
Sacred
Odd feat by injured dog at Middletown drug store
In Middletown New York on May 19 Edsall and Billings run a local drug store. A dog with a injured paw walked in on three legs and reached the prescription department where it was treated with splints. The dog wagged its tail and left. It had not been in the store before and seems to have followed a car incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Edsall & Billings
Leslie Edsall
Leslie
Verdict for Rollin Abel against General Motors
A Federal Court jury awarded Rollin Abel of Milton 154816 in damages from General Motors for breach of contract over a patent-license dispute. Abel claimed GM agreed in 1919 to license and pay a minimum 50000 per year for three years. GM says no obligation without a license. GM plans to appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin Abel
Milton
General Motors Corporation
Abel
The
Motors Corporation
the Motors Corporation
Rector Accepts Walpole Call From Canton Church
Dr. John H. deVries, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Canton, has accepted a call to the Church of Epiphany in Walpole and will begin June 4. He came to Canton from Saybrook, Conn on March 1, 1915 succeeding Rev. William Grainger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Walpole Church
John H. deVries
Trinity Episcopal Church of
Walpole
deVries
Saybrook, Conn
William Grainger
Pope Pius Pleased by Knights of Columbus Youth Plan
Pope Pius expresses pleasure with the Knights of Columbus proposal to run welfare work for Italian youth. He directs Monsignor Borgongini-Duca to request details from Edward L. Hearn, K of C Europe general commissioner, via a formal letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Associated Press
Pius
Knights of Columbus
Italy
Monsignor Borgongini-Duca
The
Congregation For Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs
Edward L. Hearn
Europe
Pope’s Letter Endorses Knights of Columbus Youth Project Near St Peter
The Holy Father approves a Knights of Columbus plan to establish a youth education project on pontifical territory near St Peter. He encloses a topography map and invites the order to present the plan to the Secretariat of State for inauguration while blessing the work and its officers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Father
Order
the Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
St. Peter’s
Pontifical
Secretariat of State
Eupreme Council
Work Not Her Hair Caused Her Discharge
Mrs. Anna Banss non a 22 year old attendant at Meds Field State Hospital was discharged for unsatisfactory work. Dr Overholser assistant superintendent said the issue was work performance, not her hair. Her husband Thomas J Bans non, also an attendant, resigned after her discharge. they live at 100 West Newton Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Banss Non
Medsfield State Hospital
Overholser
Thomas J. Bans Non
West
Newton Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
Herbert L. Baldwin
Montreal
Que
Land of the Stars and Stripes
Vince Sam
Volstead
U.S
Brother Willie
Bares
Eagle Boats
Jersey
Rhine
Hanover and
Portland Sts
Washington Street
Orient Point
John Wilkins
Utilir
Odd
General Motors
Pope Pius
K. C. Plan
Pope
Meyer Jonasson & Co
Tremont and Boylston Sts
Orchid and
Jockey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!