Majestic Awes Veteran Skipper on Vast Liner Majestic
Eli B. Rockwell, a 93 year old Vermont sea captain, toured the Majestic at the U S Naval drydock in South Boston and called it wonderful. He noted the ship’s 56 000 tonnage and 966 foot length, four turbine engines, and four giant propellers while recalling Lake Champlain steamers and his long career.
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Majestic
Army Base Supply
South Boston
Army Base
Greyhound
Eli B. Rockwell
Vermont
America
Rld
U. S. Naval Drydock
Boston
Fort Ticonderoga
Plattsburg
Green Mountain
Mars
Atlantic
Rockwell
Alburgh
Lake Champlain
Canada
Champlain Transportation Company
Navigation Department
Champlain
Sir Bertram Hayes
Europe
Thorugh
Army of Painters
Commodore Hayes
Winfield M. Thompson
Mariner
E. B. Rockwell
Sea Captain in Distress Returns as Stowaway Sailor
Charles H. Batchelder of New York a veteran captain arrived as a stowaway on the Sagaporack from Naples. He lost command and funds in a foreign country and sneaked aboard to reach home. He gave his address at 2% Whitehall Street, New York, and was allowed to land after proving citizenship.
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Charles H. Batchelder
New York
Shipping Board
Sagaporack
Naples
Captain Batchelder
Whitehall Street
Mariners' Club
Back Bay
Batchelder
Odd charge against him forces separate support suit
Mrs. Rusha A. Page of Lincoln accuses her husband Frank L. Page of cruel treatment and verbal abuse. The petition, filed in East Cambridge Probate Court, seeks separate support. A second suit by Mrs. Gladys V. Mackenzie of Waltham charges Roderick J. Mackenzie of Cambridge with neglect and demands support and custody of their eight month old daughter Caroline.
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Rusha A. Page
Lincoln
Frank L. Page
East Cambridge
Gladys V. Mackenzie
Waltham
Roderick J. Mackenzie
Cambridge
Caroline
Majestic Crew Granted YMCA Reach During Ship Repair
The Boston YMCA extended access to its Huntington Avenue building for the ship crew visiting Boston for repairs. Crew members heard a radio concert and used the gymnasium, with a later arranged soccer match to entertain the guests.
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Boston Y. M. C. A
Huntington Avenue
Boston
German and Austrian breweries blamed as menace by Dr Strecker
Dr Rein hard Strecker of Darmstadt told the national convention of the W C T U in Philadelphia that German and Austrian breweries must be gotten rid of or Germany will go to pieces. He called beer the real menace because it leads to stronger intoxicants when over consumed.
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Philadelphia
Germany
Austria
Reinhard Strecker
Darmstadt
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Lake of Pitch
Trinidad
New England
DR. Strecker
Meyer Jonasson & Co
Tremont and Boylston Sts
Victor Records
John McCormack
Nellie Kelly
Henry Burr
Paul Whiteman and His
the Great White Way Orchestra
Great White Way Orchestra
Kate Gee
Fox
The
Victrola
Victor Talking Machine Company
Camden,n.j
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