Man with Broken Leg Aids Self After Lake Accident
In Fort William Ontario on October 31 a man named William Anderson, hurt while hunting on Birch Lake, used a paddle as a splint and tourniquet, wired a canoe paddle as aid, and dragged himself two miles to railway tracks. He boarded a slow freight, was taken to Amyot, then to hospital. He waited 24 hours for a train with no food or water. He may recover.
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Fort William
Ont
William Anderson
Birch Lake
Order Gen Wright Before Retiring Board
Major General William M. Wright, recalled from the Philippines where he commanded military forces, is ordered before a retiring board for examination in special orders issued today by the War Department.
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Washington
William M. Wright
Philippines
War Department
Worcester Chief Justice Rules Against License Restoration
Chief Justice Walter Perley Hall stated he will not seek restoring licenses for drivers convicted or pleading guilty to operating under the influence. The ruling followed Elmer H. Sweet's guilty plea after his car struck a taxicab causing minor damage. The decision signals no support for license restoration in liquor related DUI cases.
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Worcester
Walter Perley Hall
Superior Court
Elmer H. Sweet
Dresden Girl Seeks 100000 in Breach Suit
Mona Desmond known as the Dresden China Girl claims Clifford Hendrix pressured her to quit the stage and marry him. She says he promised a farm 12 acre plot a love nest and named pets, but left for another woman after revealing he could bear children. Hendrix later married in May 1920.
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New York
United News
Mona Desmond
Dresden
Clifford R. Hendrix
Joseph
Hendrix
Larry Ceballos
Miss Desmond
Misa Eugenie Terry
Volunteers Put Out Fire in East Everett District
Fire Commissioner Cahill deployed the entire Everett department plus the police ambulance to a shoe factory district blaze at 8 pm. Volunteer crew led by Alderman Albert Marshall with George Nicholas and John Rotea joined in, reaching Central Fire Station and extinguishing the fire before it spread. Sixteen alarms came in that night, mostly false.
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Everett
Albert Cahill
Albert Marshall
George Nicholas
John Rotea
Shoe Factory
East Everett
Downey Reinstated as North Easton Police Chief
In North Easton the prudential committee restored Thomas Downey to chief of police after a petition by more than 40 citizens. Downey had been removed last week amid charges of insulting a woman and beating Timothy Cotter, a committee member. He also resumes the enlarged role of night officer and chief of North Easton.
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Downey
N. Easton
Easton
Thomas Downey
Prudential Committee
Timothy Cotter
North Easton
Edwards to Attend Roxbury Post Victory Ball
General and Mrs Edwards will be special guests at the Roxbury Post American Legion fourth annual Victory Ball in the Hibernian building Dudley Street Monday evening November 18. A silver loving cup and a flowers basket will be presented to the General and Mrs Edwards prior to the ball.
Cheparted by All Ages
Hallowe'en celebrations drew thousands to Boston hotels cafes inns and halls and left a hopeful note for a repeat gathering in 1923 as the holiday closed.
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Greater
Boston
Halloween Festivities Light Up Boston in 1900s Style
Elegant celebrations filled Back Bay inns and city streets as hotels hosted elaborate programmes for Halloween. Italian night at Keith's honored the Braggiott Sisters with Italian dignitaries in boxes. Hospitals and clubs across Boston hosted festive events with musical performances, dancing, and thanks to community groups.
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Keith’s
Braggiott Sisters
Brookline
Marquis Ferrante
Hilvio Vitale
City Hospital
Boston Scottish Society
Young’s
William Mann
T. B. Forsyth
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Knight Templar
Hallowe'en
James Blake
Masonic Temple
Forsyth
Scottish Society
Robert Bent
Brigham Hospital
Parker ‘Hill Avenue
Irene Egan
P. Charron
Louise Carpenter
Marian Jackson
G. F. Vial
Boston
Boston Masonic Club
Beacon Street
Dean of Nurses Guest of Honor at New England Hospital
The New England Hospital for Women and Children marked the 60th anniversary of its training school, the first in America, and the hospital’s founding. Miss Linda Richards, the first graduate and America’s first trained nurse, attended as guest of honor and speaker. She recalled her work, praised Florence Nightingale, and urged young nurses to stay loyal to their duties.
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New England Hospital
America
Linda Richards
Miss Richards
United States
Florencé. Nightingale
Themiof
Petition Urges Outlawing War and Codified International Law
A petition with signatures of many Massachusetts citizens was presented to President Harding by Lawrence G. Brooks and Mrs. J. Malcolm Forbes. It calls for an immediate conference of civilized nations to outlaw war as an institution and to codify international law to promote justice among nations.
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Massachusetts
Harding
Lawrence G. Brooks
J.malcom Forbes
Reverend Rosebaush Named Religious Education Director
Springfield Ort reports Rev. Joan WY Rosebaush, five years rector of All Saints Episcopal, resigns to become director of religious education for the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. He will assume duties December 1 with headquarters in Hartford. He is a native hho.
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Springfield
Ort
Joan WY
Rosebaush
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Regious Education
Episcopal Diocess
Connectict
Hartford
Elitis Holds Up Evictions In Brighton Tenants Gain Relief
Twenty three families at 110 Warren Avenue and 6 Colon Street in Brighton won temporary relief from eviction after a City Rent and Housing Commission hearing. Samuel Shulman the owner faced a delay while the commission reviews expenditures to determine if rent increases are justifiable. Tenants had protested increases averaging two to ten dollars monthly, submitted a petition, and agreed to await the commission’s ruling.
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Warren Avenue
Colon Street
Brighton
City Rent ‘and ‘Housing Commission
Samuel Shulman
Herbert W. Ellis
Commission
Shulman
Mayor Hylan Writes Rebuke to Drescher in City Letter
In New York, Mayor John F. Hylan replies to a chiding letter from Herbert Drescher after sending a political note to Mrs. Drescher. Hylan ridicules Drescher’s technical criticism and defends his phrasing, asserting the robustness of married women’s lives would suffer under similar scrutiny.
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New York
United News
Hylan
Herbert Drescher
Drescher
John F. Hylan
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