Man Dies After Iron Kettle Crushes Worker at Merrimac Plant
William McMahon 42 of 36 School street Everett died en route to hospital after an iron kettle tipped and crushed him at a hoisting crane job with seven coworkers at the Merrimac Chemical Company plant. Survived by wife and six children. funeral at Church of the Immaculate Conception Everett, burial Holy Cross Cemetery Malden.
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William McMahon
School Street
Everett
Merrimac Chemical Company
McMahon
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
City to Furnish Firemen's Uniforms
Boston fire department members will receive free uniforms after a notice to Fire Commissioner John R. Murphy from Mayor Peters. The city estimates savings of at least 200 dollars yearly and will issue equipment immediately to those in need.
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Boston Fire Department
John R. Murphy
Peters
Boston
Newton man found murdered and robbed. suspect Caruso jailed
After dawn Officer Mahoney found a roll of money totaling 60 dollars near the arrest scene, believed to belong to Cunniff. Caruso, a fellow worker, is held on $500 bail and linked to the case. Medical Examiner says Cunniff was likely murdered and burned in a barn fire to hide the crime.
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Newton
John Cunniff
West Newton
Caruso
Mahoney
Cunniff
Newton Court
James Gallagher
Webster Street
Edwin C. Childs
Mr. Gallagher
Cunnift
Thomas Gallagher
Sergeant DeCota Made Chief Parade Marshal
Sergeant Joseph F. DeCota of 650 Washington street Charlestown was appointed by Mayor Peters as chief marshal of the Bunker Hill Day parade in Charlestown on June 17. He has the Distinguished Service Cross and the French Croix de Guerre and served 19 months overseas as a member of the Bunker Hill Post of the American Legion.
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Joseph F. DeCota
Washington Street
Charlestown
Peters
Bunker Hill
DeCota
American Legion
Cambridge Council Denounces Harvard President Over Ireland Bill Telegram
The Cambridge City Council censures Harvard President Lowell for a telegram to Senator Lodge opposing the Mason bill. The council unanimously adopts a resolution supporting the Mason bill to back Irish independence, sending copies to President Wilson and other Washington officials.
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Lowell
Harvard
Senator Lodge
Cambridge
Frank J. Lehan
Republic of Ireland
Congressional Committee On Foreign Relations
Harvard University
United States
Wilson
Washington
DINE HALL RIOT LEAVES HARVARD FRESHMAN SAFE
During a dining hall riot Mayer a West Springfield Street South End resident escaped as police rushed to the scene The incident shows students escorting him from the building before authorities arrived Mayer had enrolled at Harvard Law School in September and was a prominent figure among students in Memorial Hall and Walter Hastings Hall
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Mayer
Springfield Street
South End
Harvard Law School
Memorial Hall
Walter Hastings Hall
Wilson
Jazzbo
Boston
Cambridge
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard Dining Hall Riot Ends with Mayer’s Disciplinary Fire
A Harvard dining hall brawl centered on waiter Mayer escalated to a riot when he struck Wilson with a glass and drew a revolver. Students wrestled the weapon away as dishes flew and chaos spread through Memorial Hall. Mayer was discharged after police intervention. Wilson, a Penn graduate, survived uninjured.
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Fred Wilkie
Memorial Hall
Harvard
Mayer
Wilson
Harvard Square
Hoover S Candidacy Teased for Tech Head Post
The executive committee discusses Hoover as a potential head of technology. It is regarded as certain the offer will be made if Hoover is not nominated for president at Chicago by the Republican party.
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Hoover
Tech Committee
Chicago
Hoover to Face GOP Nomination Battle for Tech Presidency
Article notes Hoover is likely to be offered the Tech presidency, with delegates at the Republican convention set to fight for the G O P nomination. Elihu Thomson acts as interim president of Technology while a three-member faculty board handles internal affairs.
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United States Bureau of Mines
San Francisco
London
Herbert Hoover
Leland Stanford University
California
Australia
China
Peru
Nicaragua
Mexico
Alaska
South Africa
Burma
Belgium
Borneo
Russia
Hoover
Tech
Elihu Thomson
Technology Corporation
Technology
Henry P. Talbot
Miller and Wilson
Senate approves army appropriations bill at $415 919 000
The Senate passed the annual army appropriation bill totaling 415 919 000 dollars and sent it to conference. It provides a 42 million dollar rise over the House bill but 353 million less than the current fiscal year. Senate boosts air service spending by 12.245 million to 40 million.
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Washington
Senate
Army Air Service
House
Army Air
Senate approves control shift for military air operations
The plan would place all aerial operations under land base command while naval aviation remains for fleet, shore base, and training roles. Congress authorized selling eight old army transports and the Howitzer plant at Erie, with proceeds funding a Watervliet plant to manufacture medium-calibre field artillery.
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Naval
Senate
Sherman
Sheridan
Thomas
Logan
Buford
Kilpatrick
Crook
Warren
Erie
Penn
Watervliet Arsenal
New York
Girl Guards Home. Malden Burglars Flee After Warning
Miss Gladys T. West, night chief operator at Malden Telephone Exchange, fired a revolver and screamed to drive off three burglars raiding second floor apartments at 21 Wolcott street. The men fled toward Salem street with several silver heirlooms, leaving other items behind.
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Wolcott Street
Malden
Gladys T. West
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