Captain Fights Two Dogs At Sea For Plank Survival
A shipboard captain clung to a small plank during a brutal Atlantic storm. Two large dogs leapt from the wreck and attacked him as waves tossed both man and beasts. He fought them off and retained the plank, hours long, and was later rescued by General Archamare and St Pierre crews. The captain is not expected to regain his reason.
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Atlantic
Archamare
St. Pierre
Woonsocket
Providence
Mitchell
Washington St
Boston
Mitchell the
Harvard
Emerson Home Co
Mr. J. L
Mr. J
H. D
Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton Co
Hall & Lyon Co
Pawtucket
Newport
Waltham
Worcester
Ropes Drag Co
Salem
Lynn
Beverly
Goldthwaite’s
Brockton
Triton
Truth About Gale and Kent Advertising in Boston
An advertiser pledges honesty about Gale and Kent tailors at 96 Court Street, touting the shop as offering high quality mid priced suits. He asserts last month’s sales rose, criticizes misleading copy, and urges intelligent men to visit for a better suit or overcoat, claiming exceptional value and personal service.
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Gale & Kent
Court Street
Mr. Gale
Mr. Kent
Boston
Standard Oil
Greater Boston
Ourt Street
Harvard Treasure Seekers Aboard Stricken Mayflower
Harvard’s Mayflower, wrecked in a West Indian hurricane, faced immense waves and loss of masts and deck gear. Rescue came after the liner Hippolyte Dumois helped, dragging all 12 crew to safety aboard the Ran with lines and a breeches buoy.
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New York
Probation Board Names Edwin Mulready Deputy
Edwin Mulready of Rockland has been named deputy commissioner of probation by the probation commission. He has long served as Rockland town official and Norfolk and Plymouth counties probation officer. A total abstainer, he has led temperance groups and held posts in the Archdiocese Total Abstinence Union and Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America. He will assume duties at the courthouse in Pemberton Square.
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Commission On Probation
Edwin Mulready
Rockland
Court House
Mulready
Board of Selectmen of
Norfolk
Plymouth
Archdiocese Total Abstinence Union
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
State Hospital
Foxboro
Guild
Pemberton Square
Wolf's My Clothier Offers Free Garment Alterations
A notice highlights Wolf's store at Hanover and Portland streets offering free alterations on suits coats and skirts. The policy saves customers from $1.60 to $3 per garment and applies to fitting changes before purchase.
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Wolf's
My Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
Richford Vermont Fact Pack Reads Like Local Primer
Richford lies in Franklin County near the Canadian border. It sits at the junction of the Canadian Pacific southeastern division and the Central Vermont railways, about 28 miles northeast of St. Albans. The town has a population around 2800.
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Franklin County
St. Albans
Grain Elevator Blast Kills Thirteen at Richford
Fire roared through a Canadian Pacific Richford grain elevator triggering the blaze in two flour sheds and burning 76 railroad freight cars. Ten workers escaped injured. all who worked above the first floor perished. The plant held 500000 bushels of oats corn and wheat. Local families mourn the victims as investigators seek details.
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Canadian Pacific Railroad
Canadian Pacific
Sherbrooke
Po. Q
Boston & Maine
Richford
Guard
Jellefour
Marmola Diet Tablets Promoted For Quick Weight Loss
An ad-like notice urges overweight women to try Marmola Prescription Tablets claiming rapid loss of fat without harm. It recommends one tablet after meals and at night to achieve a pound a day, with a suggestion to buy from Marmola Company in Detroit or local druggists.
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New York State
Catherine Kelly
DR. Kelly Medical Coq
Exchange
Buffalo
Detroit
Mich
Bay Preserving Quinces at 45c a Peek
Fruit Department of Houghton and Dutton Co offers quince preservation at 45 cents per pound. Trade item highlights quality and value.
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Houghton & Dutton Co
Miniature Earthquake Disrupts West Street
A staged urban oddity on West Street between Washington and Tremont disrupted traffic yesterday afternoon. The rising and rolling street hump reached 10 inches, causing chaos as carts, drays, and cars struggled to navigate. No police were present, but a lamp broke on C. B. Perkins’s touring car amid the spectacle.
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West Street
Washington
Tremont Streets
C. B. Perkins
Kilby Street
National Express
Charles Doran
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Cornhill
Tremont Row
West India
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Panama
Ran
Daiquiri
Baltimore
Hippolyte Duemois
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Dumois
Danielson
Saved
Oscar Carlsen
Kelly
Probation Board
Richford, VT
Batiste
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