Failing to Win Mary Dixon in The House of Peril
Detective Furneaux leads a mystery at the House of Peril with Captain Stuart on leave and Mary Dixon heiress at risk. Brown the butler and Winter the New York detective pursue clues as Durrane’s murder looms and a pistol is hidden. The story grows toward a dramatic, promised continuation in tomorrow’s Boston Post.
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Mary Dixon
Durrane
Furneaux
Stuart
U. S
Brown
London
Winter
New York
Willie Dixon
Dixon
Brother Willie
Mary
Charles
Frank Baker
Benson
Baker
France
Mystery at Fifth Avenue Mansion Ends in Adjoining Adirondack Chase
Thirteen men sit at table in a Fifth Avenue mansion where Coleman van Cortland is murdered by poison ring with a dead goldfish in its bowl. A drugged punch plot unravels as Durrane flees through a lakeside chase ending with his collapse and capture in the lake after Winter and Furneaux close in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adirondacks
Fifth Avenue
Coleman van Cortland
van Cortland
Captain Stuart
Mary Dixon
Dixons
Durrane
Party
Sans
Mary
Frank Baker
Winter
Brown
Charles
Fornegux
Willie Dixon
Furneaux
Furn
Dixon
The Unwelcome Wife Ends Serial, Hazel Deyo Batchelor
A tale of love and adventure titled The Unwelcome Wife by Hazel Deyo Batchelor will begin in the Post after the current serial ends. Readers anticipate a continuation of romantic intrigue and travel scenes.
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Hazel Deyo Batchelor
New Chelsea Bridge Construction Begins At Last
Work has started on a new drawbridge over the Little Mystic river linking Charlestown and Chelsea. A dredge digs the river bed to lay piers, with foundation work to start within a month and completion aimed before December 1923.
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Little Mystic River
Charlestown
Chelsea
Public Pop Concert Features Agide Jacchia Program
Women's City Club to attend a public concert in Symphony Hall tonight featuring Agide Jacchia conducting a varied program including overtures, arias, finales, and selections from Mascagni Rimsky Korsakov and Chabrier among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symphony Hall
Agide Jacchia
Overseer
Mendelssohn Barcarolle
Hoffman
Offenbach
Wagner Farandole
Arlesien
Women Voters Aid Prison Reform Drive on Boston Common
A mass meeting on Boston Common urged Massachusetts legislators to back the Governor’s prison reform plans. Pictured are Lucy B. Crain, secretary of the Prison Committee, Massachusetts Civic League, and Mrs. George Wincitee, director of the Boston League of Women Voters.
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Women Voters
Boston Common
Massachusetts
Lucy B. Crain
Massachusetts Civic League
George Wincitee
Boston League of Women Oters
Boston Women Demand State Control of Prisons in Mass Meeting
Mrs. William Tilton led a mass meeting on Boston Common where a large banner urged senators and representatives to back Governor's prison reform. Speakers including Allison G. Catheron and Boston League members pressed for state supervision over all penal institutions, criticizing sham bills and urging direct citizen demands.
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William Tilton
Boston Common
Women’s Prison Committee
Allison G. Catheron
Cateron
George Whiting
Wenona O. Pinkham
Boston League of Women Voters
Stairs Woman Who Refused Attentions
Mrs Eleanor Male 20 wife of a railroad engineer was fatally stabbed at Grandview Hall doorway before about 200 dancers. Joe Monahan alias Mike Monahan 27 angry over her refusal to escort home sprang at her and stabbed her, causing a panic. He was later captured in a nearby dive.
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New York
Eleanor Male
Grandview Hall
Joe Monahan
Mike Monahan
Knights of Pythias Parade Draws 2000 in Greater Boston
The 43d annual Knights of Pythias parade drew over two thousand participants from multiple continents. Led by Chief Marshal Fred Semen the procession started at 1 PM from 1095 Tremont Street and moved along Tremont Massachusetts Columbus Dartmouth to Shawmut Church.
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Knights of Pythias
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Greater Boston
Tremont Street
Fred Semen
Massachusetts Avenue
Columbus Avenue
Dartmouth Street
Shawmut Congregational Church
Brookline
Tremont Streets
Paradi
Court of Calanthe
The
Order
Man Falls From Coaster at Starlight Park Tragedy
At Starlight Park Scenic Railway a rider rose and waved his hat causing a car lurch. The car pitched seven passengers over a timber support and stopped after Neil Connolly applied brakes. One killed and four likely to die with several others seriously injured.
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New York
United News
Starlight Park
Neil Connolly
Prohibition Advocate Urges World Dry Standard
Pussy Foot Johnson told about 400 people at Tremont Temple that America's example in adopting prohibition spurred a worldwide movement to wipe out liquor. The Rev. William Harmon van Allen presided as the audience heard a call to keep the world dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
India
Prohibition Speaker Appeals Across Nations and States
A prohibition advocate urged abolition of the drink evil to ease parental worry and noted supporters abroad. He described Indian admiration for American prohibition, a British concession trend, and liquor industry shifts overseas. Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League chief Arthur J. Davis urged voter action before November, while a clergyman urged readers to challenge misrepresented headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Anti-Saloon League
India
America
Arthur J. Davis
Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League
van Allen
Wets
Mammoth Bazaar Opens Under Temple Mishkan Tefilla
More than 10 000 people are expected for the formal opening of a large bazaar and fair sponsored by Temple Mishkan Tefilla and auxiliaries. It will be held on the new temple grounds at Seaver Street near Elm Hill Avenue in Roxbury. A 40 000 square foot tent hosts hundreds of booths run by notable Jewish women of Greater Boston.
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Temple Mishkan Teflla
Seaver Street
Elm Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Greater Boston
Fannie Kilbourne’s Tale in Boston Sunday Post
Fannie Kilbourne plans to publish her business romance The Feminine Slant in the Boston Sunday Post magazine. The story is among her best and adds to her list of engaging narratives.
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Fannie Kilbourne
Boston
Sunday
Fessenden Predicts Widespread Radiophone Exchanges
Professor Reginald A. Fessenden, famed radio pioneer, tells the Post that heterodyning will enable practical radiophone communication between city subscribers and that wire telephony will be surpassed within years. He cites tunable frequencies and directional transmitters as key features while noting past patents and tests at Brant Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald A. Fessenden
Post
Fessenden
Newton
Professor Fessenden
Commercial
George Gould
Radio Corporation of America
New York
Pittsburg
United States District Court
Boston
Pittsburgers
Brant Rock
South Shore
Roslindale Honors War Heroes at Park Dedications
A dedication ceremony in Roslindale paid tribute to World War II heroes Sergeant Frank D. Healy and Corporal Albert E. Jensen. The Washington and Florence streets playground and Walk Hill Canterbury junction square were named in their memory as speakers including Rev. John F. Cummings Councillors Ford and Brickley and Edward J. White of the James C. Shea Post American Legion addressed the crowd.
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Mount Hope
Roslindale
Washington and
Florence Streets
Frank D. Healy
Walk Hill
Canterbury Streets
Albert E. Jensen
John F. Cummings
Ford and
Brickley
Edward J. White
James C. Shea
American Legion
Crystal Receiving Sets Light for Travel and Durability
Crystal receiving sets are small and light enough to be carried by hand. Five pounds is a liberal estimate for a crystal real casting receiver, lighter than vacuum tube sets which are heavier and more delicate. An A battery adds weight, and a storage battery can raise total mass to about 20 pounds, with auto batteries commonly used on trips. The vacuum tube is the fragile, central component requiring careful handling.
Veterans honor heroes with broad turnout and Gold Star Mothers
The John J. Williams Council officers led arrangements for a large veterans’ gathering. Delegates from numerous American Legion posts and other veterans groups attended, with more than twenty Gold Star Mothers among the thousands paying tribute to the popular heroes.
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John J. Williams Council
R. of C
American Legion
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Pillar of Light
Boston Post
Edward J. Clode
Chelsea Bridge
the Pops
Rimsky-Korsakov
Kreisler-Jacobi
N. Y. World
Présa. Pub. Co
Stairs
Pythians
Pussyfoot” Johnson
East
Thor
Tremont St
Mass
Hurley Machine Company
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