Parish field day planned at Medford park by St. Benedict parish
The newly formed St. Benedict Parish of Somerville led by Rev. Garret J. Barry will stage a field day at Combination Park Medford on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The program features notable speakers Lieutenant Governor Louis A. Frothingham Norman H. White Mayor Fitzgerald and others along with races dancing athletic events tug of war and baseball. An automobile and $2 in gold will be given away. A large organizing committee and numerous helpers including men and women from the parish assist in the event.
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St. Benedict
Somerville
Garret J. Barry
Combination Park
Medford
Louis A. Frothingham
Norman H. White
Fitzgerald
Barry
Cambridge
Nashua
N. H
James M. Curley
James F. Cavanagh
Everett
James A. Sherry
John Leary
John Bingham
John x
Jon Cadogan
Michael McCabe
Patrick ‘Frayers
John Harding
Charles Whit
William Putnam
Ernest Mullaly
Oz Cotter
Patrick Brophy
John Ike
Patrick Pendergast
John Connelly
James Kiely
Thomas Kelly
B. W. Daley
John Carney
John Bing
Murphy
King
Kelly
Miss Leary
Prince Denounces Minot Opinion on West End Merger
Dr Morton Prince of the Public Franchise League says he would be greatly surprised if West End stockholders reject the act merging West End with the Elevated. He calls Laurence Minot’s statement an insufficient reason to oppose the merger.
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Morton Prince
Public Franchise League
West End
Laurence Minot
Prince Voices Support for Merger Act Amid Subways Debate
Dr. Prince argues the West End merger should proceed to unify city rail systems, praising the public benefits of a single management. He criticizes Mr Minot’s view, defends 7 percent interest as fair, and notes arbitration options for stockholders if concerns arise, stressing the act protects public interests and shareholder rights.
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Minot
West End
Six Months For Ten Cent Theft Arrested
William C. Wilson known as Blowfoot, with 18 years in prison already, was sent to Deer Island for six months by Judge Wentworth for assaulting a woman and taking 10 cents she picked up. Buian McMahon of 40 Upton Street claimed the dime. The woman testified Wilson disputed her title and attacked her after an argument.
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William C. Wilson
Blowfoot
Deer Island
Wentworth
Buian McMahon
Upton Street
South End
Tremont Street
Wilson
Emmett C. King Debuts The Palmy Days
The Post's Sunday Magazine will feature a new short story by author actor Emmett C. King titled The Palmy Days as its next supplement.
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the Post
Emmett C. King
Post Magazine
Curious Parrot Roams Funeral Home and Cemetery Grounds
The parrot belonging to undertaker Amzi M. Posten wanders among gravestones and roams his shop and house. It is unusually cheerful when Mr. Posten prepares for a funeral, yet has never before ventured into the graveyard.
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Dertaker Amzi M. Posten
Pumps May Be Banned From Atlantic City Beach
Acting Mayor Carmany faces letters urging a ban on high heeled pumps for beachgoers after several injuries from stepped on toes. A correspondent describes toes crushed and a dislocated toe requiring a crutch after stepping on a high heel. Council action forthcoming as the public calls the practice an outrage.
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Atlantic City
Carmany
Girl Dies After Mosquito Bite Contagion
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on August 31 an eight year old girl from Edwardsville named Jennie Powell died after a mosquito bite. She was bitten a week earlier and scratched the wound causing swelling and systemic poisoning that led to her death.
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Wilkesbarre
Fenn
Jennie Powell
Edwardsville
Here
Tame Dove Appears Aboard Schooner During Voyage
A pure white tame dove appeared on the schooner Genesta miles from shore, delighting sailors who recall a similar white bird seen months earlier near Cape Cod. The second dove appeared last Tuesday near Highland Light during rain, landing on the foremast and staying aboard past land.
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Genesta
Cape Cod
Highland Light
Five Boarders Claim The Cook As Wife In Pennsylvan ia
In Selinsgrove Pennsylvania Aug 31 five men living at the same boarding house claim to be husband to Mrs Sophia Pachanni a blond cook and mistress. The dispute drew a neighbor hood clamor. The case went to Justice Tireney where Mrs Pachanni agreed to pay costs ending the suit.
Trusts Kill Plans For 10 Cent Meals In Winsted
Palmer Woman's Relief Corps members voted to discontinue their weekly 10 cent suppers due to rising food costs after ten years of offering the meals. A member said once the trusts tire of price increases they may resume the suppers to support their work aiding the sick and needy veterans and families.
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Palmer Woman's Relief Corps
Marshal of 410 pounds quits
Sam Harris of Farmersville Texas retires after six years as the United States largest town marshal. At 88 he weighs 419 pounds yet says his weight never hindered duties and can walk ten miles without fatigue. He grew up on a nearby farm and plans to seek other work.
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Farmersville
Texas
Sam Harris
United States
Harris
Undertaker’s Parrot Haunts Graveyard In Navelink
Chilling sounds echoed through the old Methodist cemetery when a hoarse voice asked what are you doing here? Spectators fled and notified Coroner John J. Sickles' brother that a ghost was sighted, but the creature turned out to be a parrot owned by an undertaker.
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Navelink
N. J
Old Methodist
Ar Sickles
John J. Sickles
Gas leak sickens two Malden women in street
Neighbors report gas seepage from a street pipe for two weeks, filling cellars and homes in the Sherman street area. Nellie Callahan and Abraham Nikitarian are bedridden with sickness and headaches after exposure. gas workers dug trenches to vent the fumes.
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Nellie Callahan
Sherman Street
Malden
Abraham Nikihitarian
Malden & Melrose Gaslight Company
William Pickett
More Meningitis Victims Reported In Milford
Milford N H Aug 81 Two additional cases of spinal meningitis were reported today in Milford. The two children of Attorney Edward L Kittredge aged nine and two years showed pronounced symptoms. Earlier Chester Hall aged 14 died after a day of illness. Two children of William Wondelin aged 12 and nine also died from the disease. A church funeral may have aided its spread. A remark on a cow observation followed with garbled text.
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Milford
N. BL
Edward L. Kittredge
Chester Hall
William Wondelin
Rene
Woman Praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound Cure
A Chicago reader testifies she suffered female weakness and stomach trouble until Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her. The ad urges others to insist on the product and notes its thirty year history as a standard remedy for female ills with wide community use.
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Chicago
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia H. Pinkham
Mrs
Janetzex
Lydia BH. Pinkham
Lodge Room Game and Gift At Wilson Bros Jewelers
A fragment describes a lodge room plot where jealousy drives blame to a goat in a game. The woman later visits Wilson Bros Scollay Square Jewelers and buys an emblem charm for a watch chain and a lapel button. The ad highlights charms and buttons for societies, skilled watchmakers, and evening hours.
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Wilson Bros
Scollay Sq
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