Free Baths as Menace to Public Health
J W M Bunker Harvard sanitary engineering instructor warned before the Boston Scientific Society that public pools can become contaminated by swimmer bacteria and spread serious infections. He urged disinfection with chloride of lime and cited English and American studies linking pool use to nose and throat diseases and typhoid outbreaks.
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Boston Scientific Society
J. W. M. Bunker
Harvard University
Bunker
M. C. Whipple
Harvard
Whipple
England
West Asks Hub Women for Brides
Mayor Fitzgerald cites a letter from Orting Washington asking Boston women to consider marriage to local bachelors and widowers. The caller seeks wives age up to 60 with household skills and offers to share details and possibly advance rail fare.
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West
Hub
Fitzgerald
Orting, Wash
Cupid
Orting
Boston
Wash
Mass
R. R
Walter C. Bickford
Little Girl’s Cries Save Her Family in Fire
In East Bridgewater on November 28 Rose Michaud aged six woke her parents by crying, alerting the family to danger. She helped rouse her father who then carried the three children and his wife outside. Mrs Michaud was unconscious while the others were very ill.
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East Bridgewater
Rose Michaud
John Michaud
Rose
Reciproc ity Declared Dead by Canadian Leader
Hon J K Flemming, newly elected prime minister of New Brunswick, told the Canadian Club banquet at Parker House that reciprocity is a dead issue in Canada. He credited ex Premier Laurier with its failure and blamed tariff increases for a changed national outlook.
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Canada
J. K. Flemming
Canadian Club
Parker House
Laurier
Flemming
New Brunswick
Conservative
Herbert Parker
Fitzgerald
Boston
New England
Harry F. McLeod
People of the Republic
Fielding
Patterson
Canada Rejects Reciprocity Agreement Speech Sparks Rebuttal
A speech explains Canada’s September rejection of reciprocity with the United States. The speaker denies hostility toward the U.S. and clarifies that Canada will align with the British Empire. Leaders cited economic views, national destiny, and political impressions shaping the decision.
Cardinal O Connell Receives Red Hat In Rome Ceremonies
In Rome the Cardinal accepts the red hat at a public consistory and will wear robes first at the Hall of the Consistory then at St Andrea della Valle. He is assigned to the Church of St Clemente and will later be present at the Christmas Day service. Boston guests attend events with European nobility and clergy at the American College.
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Rome
Cardinal O’connell
St. Clemente
Father Burke
Dominicans
O’connell
Boston
St. Peter’s
Hotel Quirinal
American College
St. Andrea Della Valle
Europe
American College Today
Monsignor Splaine
John J. Gilday
Lawrence
James J. Gilday
Hanover
Nathaniel J. Merritt
Winchester
T. J. Holland
Maplewood
J. Hickey
Beachmont
J. F. Coppinger
Brookline
Death Comes to Fr Ubaldus Pandolfi
The Right Rev Ubaldus Pandolfi OFC provincial of Italian Franciscans in the U S and longtime pastor of the Italian Church of St Leonard of Port Maurice died yesterday at St Elizabeth's Hospital after a two week illness. His death followed a trip to New York to bid farewell to Cardinal Falconio and an aftercare accident that worsened his condition.
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Ubaldus Pandolfi
O.F.C
United States
St. Leonard
Port Maurice
Prince Street
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
New York
Cardinal Falconio
Beacon Street Residents Oppose Rails On Section
Residents along Beacon Street between Massachusetts Avenue and Charles Street oppose a City Council proposal urging the L line to lay tracks on the portion. They claim Boylston Street is overburdened with traffic and that Beacon Street trac ked cars would speed up transit and relieve congestion on Boylston.
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Beacon Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Charles Street
Boylston Street
Bunker Hill Yacht Club Celebrates 42nd Anniversary
The Bunker Hill Yacht Club, the third oldest on the Atlantic coast, marks its 42nd anniversary tonight at the Charlestown club building. Prominent yacht club officers from along the coast attend with speakers and extensive entertainments. Committee leaders include Commodore Joseph W. Callahan ex Commodore John W. Devine ex Commodore Edward F. Harrington Captain Joseph McCabe Captain Timothy Casey and Captain Harry Sutter.
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Bunker Hill Yacht Club
Atlantic Coast
Charlestown
Joseph W. Callahan
John W. Devine
Edward F. Harrington
Joseph McCabe
Timothy Casey
Harry Sutter
Fire Alarm Log Shows False Alarms and 2 Funded Calls
A series of city fire box reports logged today include two false alarms at 12:02 p m and 1:12 p m, followed by a still alarm at 7:55 p m for National Fruit Product Company on 94 Portland street with a 300 dollar response. Other entries note Harris El lin at 185 Quincy street with 200 dollars and Herman Hef fer at 227 Chelsea streets with 10 dollars.
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Harris Ellin
Quincy Street
Herman Heffer
Chelsea Streets
National Fruit Product Company
Portland Street
Thanksgiving prices ease as turkeys drop this year
Prices for Thanksgiving eatables ease with Vermont specials at 385 cents per pound and Western birds at 25 to 30 cents. Michigan turkeys arrive at 30 to 32 cents a pound, fowl and chicken cheaper, cranberries 12 to 13 cents, walnuts 12 1 2 to 20 cents, mixed nuts 12 1 2 to 17 1 2 cents.
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Vermont
Michigan
California
Rothwell Goodrich wedding in Newton
Bernard J. Rothwell of Dorchester and Miss Henrietta I. Goodrich of Needham married at Church of Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Newton Upper Falls. Ceremony by Rev. Thomas I. Gasson S J. Newlyweds to reside in Needham with a wedding breakfast and tour after.
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Bernard J. Rothwell
Dorchester
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Henrietta I. Goodrich
Needham
Church of Mary Immaculate of Lourdes
Newton Upper Falls
Thomas I. Gasson
S. J
Boston College
Five Victims and Suicide in Lodi Tragedy
In New Jersey a silk worker Ignazzo Plefica killed his wife, two children, his mother in law and the wife’s grandmother before taking his own life. Police found the scene shocking with multiple victims and evidence of planned death, including a loaded 38 caliber revolver and many cartridges.
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New York
Ignazzo Plesica
Lodi
N. J
Plefica
Concettino Plefica
Fedele
Antinino Pecarina
Anna Fecarino
Sebastian Pecarina
Rossano Plefica
Pleficas
Hackensack
Imperial Forces Occupy Han Yang and Wu-Chang Falls
Imperial forces crossed the Han River and occupied Han Yang on November 28. Wu Chang has provisional capitulation, signaling stronger government control in Hu Pei. Rebels shelled heavily as 30 000 imperial troops faced volunteer forces in the defense. Li Yuan Heng’s whereabouts unknown.
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Pekin
Han-Yang
Han River
Wu-Chang
Hu-Peh
Li Yuen-Heng
Frisco Reports Massive Casualties In Nanking Attack
A Chinese paper in Frisco cites a cable from Nanking claiming 3500 regulars and 300 civilians killed in the attack on Nanking. The report emphasizes the scale of casualties and lists the total as 3800.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Nanking
Life Term For Murder handed to Accomparo in Superior Court
Salvatore Accomparo was found guilty of murder in the second degree by a jury in the Superior Criminal Court. Judge Chase imposed a life sentence after the verdict. Co defendants Michele Accomparo Valentino Susi and Pasquale Di Lorenzo were acquitted and released. Accomparo will begin his sentence at Charlestown State Prison after being jailed at Charles Street.
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Salvatore Accomparo
Antonio Schiappa
Superior Criminal Court
Chase
Accomparo
Michele Accomparo
Valentino Susi
Pasquale di Lorenzo
Charles Street
Charlestown
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