Mysterious Dead Man Linked to Bavarian Passion Play
Quincy police probe whether John Mosley, a Fore River yard worker found dead and buried, was once part of a Bavarian village troupe that performs the Passion Play. His tattooed left arm showed Christ and a cross, and a New York lead prompts possible exhumation. Mosley, about 60, had religious zeal and rich biblical recall.
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Quincy
John Mosley
Fore River
Christ
New York
Mosley
Fruit Shipment Marks New District Trade Beginning
The first shipment labeled ba over La sepe arrives at this port signaling a new district fruit trade initiative. Local officials oversee the transfer while merchants expect ongoing shipments and market activity to increase in coming weeks.
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la Sepe
Congress for Playgrounds Aims for Big New England Showing
A Boston led effort seeks strong New England attendance at the Playgrounds Congress to be held in Rochester New York from June 7 to 11. Committee members include Joseph Lee James J Storrow Bernard J Rothwell Howard A Filene Isabel Hyams Richard Cabot Edward Hartman and others in education civic groups and youth organizations.
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New England
Rochester
N. Y
Joseph Lee
Boston School Board
James J. Storrow
Bernard J. Rothwell
Chamber of Commerce
Howard A. Filene
David A. Ellis
Isabel Hyams
Boston Consumptives’ Hospital
Richard Cabot
State Board of Education
Edward T. Hartman
Massachusetts Civic League
Thomas Farrington
Mason
Bunker Hill Boys’ Club
R. Kidner
J. J. Minot
Massachusetts Emergency and Hygiene Association
Thomas F. Brennan
Bilis Memorial
William Wallace of Dorchester Dies
William R. Wallace of Dorchester died yesterday at his home 9 Van Winkle Street after months of illness. Born in Roxbury he graduated from Roxbury High School in 1894 and took a course in the Boston rally. He became junior partner in Hub Engraving Company on Summer Street after his father’s death. He leaves a wife and one daughter, besides two sisters.
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William R. Wallace
Dorchester
van Winkletreet
Walla@ce
Roxbury
Hub
Engraving Company
Bummer Street
Eeides
Alsters
Will of Herbert L. Littlefield Leaves $10000 to Kimball Brothers
The will found after Littlefield’s body was recovered from the Charles River Basin appears in Probate Court. A public administrator had petitioned for administration stating no heirs exist, but the estate is valued well above $10000. George H. Kimball named executor and beneficiary alongside his brother Allen, with Littlefield leaving the pair the estate.
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Herbert L. Littlefield
Charles River
Littlefield
George HB. Kimball
Superior Civil Court
Suffolk County
Allen Kimball
Kimballs
George H. Kimball
Destroyers Run Speed Tests at Provincetown Course
Heavy fog delayed trial runs by war vessels at Provincetown in May. Lamson and Reid completed several runs after clearing weather while Flusser and Smith proceeded to the Delaware Breakwater for tests there.
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Provincetown
Lamson
Reid
Flusser
Smith
Delaware
Woman's Charity Club Holds Reception for Officers
A reception for the club's officers was held in the afternoon, hosted by the Woman's Charity Club. The event focused on welcoming the leaders and establishing plans for upcoming charitable activities.
The Downtrodden Husband and Uncle Walt
A 1910 vignette shows Henry Budwiser lamenting domestic burdens while his wife Elizer attends a club. He complains of baking washing and sewing as she departs to discuss art and social life. Elizer returns, and the scene ends with Waltson’s punchy remark as she swats him with a broom.
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Elizer
Henry Budwiser
Cadiz
Castile
Budwiser
Waltason
Will of Mrs Lincoln approves large bequests
The will of Mrs Annie Preston Lincoln who died at 288 Commonwealth Avenue on May 6 was probated yesterday. It leaves Nellie K Molsaacs 80000 and C Otto Zerahn 10000, both connected to Mrs Lincoln through her nurse and banking dealings.
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Annie Preston .Lincoln
Commonwealth Avenue
Nellie K. Molsaacs
School examination dates announced by officials
Fhornton D. Apollonio, secretary of the school committee, announces that examinations for admission to the normal high and Latin schools will be held soon. Normal exams are on June 9 and 10 at 9 a.m. in the Normal school house on Huntington avenue. Latin school exams are set for June 10 at 9 a.m. at the same place with subjects including language and study prerequisites.
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Fhornton D. Apollonio
Huntington Avenue
Fred
Boston Finance Commission Urges Opposition to Bath House Bill
Boston's Finance Commission urged Mayor Fitzgerald to join in opposing a bill authorizing the Metropolitan Park Commission to build a Somerville Bath House at 25000 expense. The commission urged the mayor to appear before the Senate Ways and Means Committee to oppose the bill, noting Boston would pay 62 percent of the construction cost under the act. It cites past opposition to the bill by Democratic lawmakers and questions Democratic votes for the measure.
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Boston
Finance Commission
Fitzgerald
Metropolitan Park Commission
Somerville
Law Department
Senate
Ways and Means
Billy
House Committee
The Ripening Rubies
The note claims 8 of Max Pemberton's Famous Jewel Mysteries writes The Ripening Rubies and states it contains the solution of a jewel mystery.
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Max *Pemberton
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