Big Tower Nears Completion Lifts Boston Skyline
As the Custom House tower nears a ten story height, Quincy granite work climbs above the old roof with Rockport granite ready to rise. Delayed material due to traffic concerns is now routed via Norcross Brothers to keep pace with the contract order, promising the tower to soon tower over surrounding buildings as a future city landmark.
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Norcross Brothers’ Company
Rockport
Boston
Taber Wins Mile at Oxford Freshman Meet
Norman S. Taber formerly of Brown University won the mile in 4:47.8 at Oxford freshmen athletic meeting. Rudd of South Africa beat Taber in the 440-yard dash with 50.5 seconds. W. B. Havens from Rutgers won the 100-yard dash in 10.5 seconds and the shot put at 20 feet 8 inches.
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Eng
Rhodes
Norman S. Taber
Brown University
Providence
Rudd
W. B. Havens
Rutgers College
Captor Wears Armor As Police Nab Black Hand Suspect
Joseph Molla 18 was arrested while receiving from Salvatore Spica a package said to contain 500 in bank notes. Spica wore a coat of mail fashioned from tin and blankets to guard against threats by the Black Hand. Spica and his two sons stood armed at his residence as Molla faced potential bail.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Molla
Black Hand
Salvatore Spica
Molla
Spica
Knights of Old
Central Police Court
Eisenbrown
Eleventh and
Washington Avenue
Camac Street
Tasker
Heiress Miss Tessie Michael Inherits 40000 From Belgian Father
Providence Oct 30 Miss Tessie Michael long employed as a lodging house housekeeper learns she is the heiress to forty thousand dollars left by her late Belgian farmer father. She had married a Russian soldier in Kiev before coming to the United States in 1908 and later worked as a cook and housekeeper.
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Providence
R. I
Tessie Michael
Miss Michael
Kiev
Russia
Pasha
Waiter held in six thousand dollar bail
Thomas Wilson a 32 year old waiter was charged with assault with intent to kill after allegedly throwing Mary McCormick from a third story window at 245 Shawmut Avenue. McCormick remained in City Hospital with spinal injuries. doctors fought to ease damage and her prognosis while she clung to a slight chance of recovery.
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Thomas Wilson
Mary McCormick
City Hospital
Shawmut Avenue
Parmenter
Wilson
McCormick
Dorchester Couple Marks Silver Wedding Anniversary
Patrolman James J. Murrin and Cecilia McVann celebrated 25 years of marriage at home in Dorchester. Their nine children aged 10 to 24 joined relatives from Greater Boston and distant states Buffalo New York and Akron Ohio in honoring the occasion. The couple wed October 30 1888 at St James Church Salem and later lived in Reading Braintree before settling in Dorchester.
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James J. Murrin
Milton Street
Dorchester
Ireland
America
Cecilia McVann
St. James’ Church
Salem
Gray
Silent Office Exchange Sparks Daily Grist
A witty fragment shows Jimmie the office boy replying he is only working as a caller asks if he is busy. The brief dialogue captures a slice of daily wartime work ethic and routine in a busy office.
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Stenoy
Jimmie
Office Boy
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Ton Street
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Beverly
Hyde Park Lynn
Worcester
House of Kuppenheimer
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