State Firemen Honor Walsh at Massachusetts convention
Chief Peter B. Walsh of the Boston fire department was unanimously elected president of the Massachusetts State Firemen's Association at the convention final session in Faneuil Hall. Delegates applauded, but rejected the nominating committee's director slate, electing M. Joseph Manning, John H. Day, and William F. McGrath to the directorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B. Walsh
Boston Fire Department
Massachusetts State Firemen’s Association
Walsh
Faneuil Hall
Chief Walsh
M. Joseph Manning
Milton
John H. Day
Lyon
William F. McGrath
Cambridge
Henry Hilton
Gloucester
Fred J. Bottomly
Haverhill
Daniel J. Looney
Boston
H. R. Williamson
Worcester
Firemen's Relief Fund
W. B. Ranlett
Newton
F. O. Whitmarsh
Braintree
Sisters Drown In Narrows On Connecticut River
Mrs. Bertha McDermott and her sister Mrs. Alice Johnstone died in the Narrows between Turner Falls and Greenfield when a canoe capsized during a return trip from a dancing party. Their companions Wallace Cadrau and Edward Laterneau survived. McDermott, 36, and Johnstone, 38, were from Roxbury and Greenfield respectively.
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Bertha McDermott
Joseph P. McDermott
Louise Place
Roxbury
Alice Johnstone
Greenfield
Narrows
Connecticut River
Turner Falls
Ing
McDermott
Wallace Cadrau
Edward Laterneau
Turner Falla
Phelan Elected Grand Knight of Rose Croix Council
Thomas J. Phelan, longtime Boston newspaper man and veteran Knights of Columbus worker, was elected grand knight of Rose Croix Council and will be installed next month.
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Thomas If’. Phelan
Boston
New England
Rose Croix Council
Knights of Columbus
Mr. Phelan
K. of C. Work
Thomas F. Phelan
Golf Bread Delicacy Captures Golf Enthusiast Attention
A Boston physician fans curiosity with a loaf labeled golf bread. He tells a nervous client it is eaten by real golfers, prompting the patient to demand it. The story ends with funeral details for Frederick D. Dancey of Chelsea Naval Hospital, survived by wife Marguerite and parents.
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Boston
Tremont Street
Boylston
Frederick D. Dancey
Utah
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Woodlawn Cemetery
Everett
Dancey
France
Navy
M. M. Leonard
Charlestown Navy Yard
Tacoma
Rent Concession Reached in Roxbury Apartments Case
The Commission on the Necessaries of Life mediated a rent dispute for 15 Roxbury apartments owned by Joseph Garfinkel and Fanny Arnstein. Landlords had raised rents 5 percent last June, tenants balked, and an agreement now requires a $2.50 monthly increase while most tenants accepted the raise. Herman Doliner refuses the advance and plans to pursue court action.
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Roxbury
Joseph Garfinkel
Fanny Arnstein
Commission On
State House
Sam Rubenstein
Columbus Avenue
Herman Doliner
Doliner
Indicted 103 for Day Act violations in federal case
Federal Judge Morton received the grand jury report showing 103 indictments for alleged violations of the Volstead act. The jurors reassembled after a week’s recess to finalize matters. True bills accuse illegal possession sale or transportation of liquors. 40 no bills were returned.
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Morton
Hart School teachers honored with banquet and gifts
Miss Olivia B. Dewell and Charles A. A. Weber, longtime teachers at the Thomas N. Hart School in South Boston, were promoted and transferred by the school committee and celebrated with a banquet and gifts from their former colleagues yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia B. Dewell
Charles A. A. Weber
Thomas N. Hart School
South Bowton
Hart School
Washburn Sues Writer for Copying Biography Material
Former Senator Robert M. Washburn filed a bill in equity in federal court against Edward G. Lowry of Vineyard Haven and Washington a writer. Washburn accuses Lowry of copying verbatim portions of his book A Brief Biography of Calvin Coolidge in magazine articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Washburn
Edward G. Lowry
Vineyard Haven
Washington
Washburn
Calvin Coolidge
Judge Lazarus Receives Threatening Letters
San Francisco September 8 A number of threatening letters have been received by Police Judge Sylvain J Lazarus who presided over the preliminary hearing of the murder charge against Roscoe C Fatty Arbuckle in the Virginia Rappe case. The letters were turned over to the police and mostly stem from Lazarus reducing the charge to manslaughter. The letters were not made public.
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San Francisco
Sylvain J. Lazarus
Roscoe C
Fatty” Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Lazarus
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Maurice Ketten
Massachusetts
Angelo Ciccollo
West Seventh Street
South
Plymouth House of Correction
California
E. E. Gray CO
Hanover
Union & Blackstone
State Firemen
Forhan
R. J. Forhan
D. D
Forhan Co
New York
Forhan's, Ltd
Montreal
Foy
Nan
Roxbury and
Caseys
Tom” Phelan
Coffee Trade Publicity Committee
Wall Street
B. U. LA
Beaton University School of Law
Loring
Holland System
Atlas Delivery
Cranks
Judge Lazarus
Arbuckle
Hathaway
Out Today
New Victor Records
Laddie
Sidney Homer
Faust
Finlandia
Golliwogg
Lahore
Arturo Toscaninian
Sophie Braslau
Emilio de Gogorza
Mischa Elman
Mabel Garrison
Beniamino Gigli
Mme
Louise Homer
Edward Johnson
Erika Morini
Hiladelphia Orchestra
Sergei Rachman
Victor Talking Machine Company
Camden, New Jersey
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