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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1909

Page

5

Cave-In Sewer Worker Dies In Somerville Accident

Arthur Keefe aged 38 of 26 Prospect street Somerville died at Somerville Hospital after an embankment collapsed at a Middlesex avenue sewer job. He was part of a sewer department gang masking a protective plank bridge when thirty feet of earth fell, trapping him to his neck. He leaves a widow and two children.

Arthur Keefe Prospect Street Somerville Somerville Hospital Middlesex Avenue Keefe Sewer Department

Chief's Fire Wagon Breaks

District Chief Fox of the West End fire battalion responded to a Box 24 alarm as one rear wheel came off the fire carriage at Cambridge and Russell streets. The wagon halted safely and the chief rode to the scene at 16 Parkman Street where the fire caused a loss of $5.

Fox West End Cambridge Russell Streets Parkman Street

Baptists Ban Peach Basket Hats In Church

In Columbia South Carolina the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union urged churchwomen to stop wearing large hats described as peach basket and Merry Widow styles during Sunday services. The move was adopted with enthusiasm as a call for cooperation from other churches.

Columbia S. C South Carolina Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union

Get into the game say former Governor Guild

Curtis Guild Jr urges citizens to become politicians and participate actively in public affairs promising the nation’s future depends on educated citizens engaging in the political process rather than merely criticizing. He framed politics as the highest arena for honest effort in the United States.

Pear Harvard Tillustrated Curtis Guild, Jr

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