Auto Kills Woman Who Saves Child in Newton
Mrs. Mary Downey a 45 year old resident of River Ridge Newton Lower Falls died after pushing a child from Wales Street near the Charles River into the path of an oncoming auto driven by Francis J. Lowery Jr a 28 year old chauffeur while he traveled at a high speed Lowery was arrested for manslaughter and later bailed with 1000 in bonds. The collision occurred around 1130 p m as Downey saved the child from the vehicle.
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Newton
Mary Downey
Lowery
Fairbanks Avenue
Wellesley
Accordin Ty Lowery
Wales Street
Mrs. Downey
Boy Hills Girl And Then Himself Quogue Tragedy
In Quogue Long Island on September 4 a 20 year old William D Childs Jr of New York fatally shot Katherine Van Wyck as she walked with him and others on Ocean Lane near her father s country home. He then killed himself before officers could intervene. The incident stems from unrequited love and ended in murder suicide.
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Quogue
L. I
William D. Childs, Jr
New York City
Katherine van Wyck
Ocean Lane
Queen Saves Child When Struck by Automobile
Frank H. Queen of 26 West Dedham Street, 52, saved his 18 month old granddaughter by lifting her overhead as he was hit on Tremont Street near Dedham Street at 8 pm. He escaped with slight injuries while the child and mother were uninjured and assisted by bystanders.
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Queen
Frank H. Queen
West
Dedham Street
Tremont Street
Gas leak nearly suffocates Cambridge woman
Miss Ada Wellington a 70 year old former Harvard School teacher was found unconscious at 177 Prospect Street Cambridge suffering from gas poisoning A tube had parted from a kitchen gas pipe and she was taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital in critical condition.
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Ada Wellington
Harvard School
Cambridge
Prospect Street
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Woman Reports Loss of Costly Garnet Necklace
Miss Julia I Sche ll ing of Spokane Washington staying at 28 St James avenue reported to Station 16 police that she lost a valuable garnet necklace last night around 8 o clock. The heirloom consists of three strings of garnets with a central large garnet in gold and has no assignable money value.
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Julia I. Schelling
Spokane
Washington
St. James Avenue
Lydia Proctor Johnson Dies in Lynn at 97 Fayette Street
Lydia Proctor Johnson a longtime Lynn resident died early today at her home from old age and dropsy She was among the oldest women in the city and attended the 1824 Lafayette jubilee feast in Marblehead where she kept the knife and fork used by the celebrated Frenchman This item notes her presence at the feast and her age and residence with no additional details.
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Lynn
Lydia. Proctor Johnson
Fayette Street
Lafayette
Letters From The Sewing Circle Reflect Marriage And Discipline
A contributor argues for marrying the right partner and soul mates while asserting traditional views on parenting and punishment. Another letter recalls school discipline with whipping and a caller from Maine shares personal experience, contrasting modern concerns with customary authority.
They Agree With Her Whipping Justified Says Office Girls
A letter reports that twenty four female clerks and stenographers at a large corporation affirm that whipping is a fair punishment in certain cases. Ages range from 17 to 27, and all surveyed women say they would accept chastisement without flinching if faced with similar behavior.
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Europe
Ida Brown
L. Hohnngren
Nail care plea seeks crescent crescent aid
A reader of the Boston Post Sew ing Circle asks for help with nail care. She notes her nails crack and break despite trying tips and requests guidance to obtain a crescent and better shaping.
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Boston Post
Ilama
Gladys
Suggestions Wanted For Party Games And Fortunes
A reader asks for suitable games for a party of about 20 friends aged 17 to 26. She requests ideas for card fortune telling and notes she lost her previous method. She hopes for replies soon to plan a September gathering.
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Rosey Posey
Parisian Beauty Sleep Claimed To Erase Wrinkles Overnight
A local notice promotes a Parisian Beauty Sleep fad claiming wrinkles vanish by morning. One hundred women are to participate with free entry coupons offered to join the test, promising secrecy and immediate details by return mail from Syracuse.
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Madl
Syracuse
Salina
Child crushed by electric car near Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Esther L. Nason six years old of 36 Union Park Street was crushed beneath a northbound electric car last night. Her mother watched from the opposite side of the street and the father with his two year old son witnessed the accident from their home window.
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Esther L. Nason
Union Park Street
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Tragic pedestrian accident ends in a child's death
A 60 man effort lifted a streetcar to free Esther Nason after she was struck by a northbound vehicle at Union Park. She died an hour after hospital admission as her mother Mrs. Charles Nason mourns. Motorman Isaac Robinson faced scrutiny for not stopping sooner.
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Charles Nason
Washington Street
Union Park
Esther
Isaac Robinson
A Pretty Lady Becomes Bobby's New Mother
Bobby seeks a new mother after his real mom dies. In a garden near the river he meets a pretty lady who says she will marry his father and be a new mother to him. He hopes she will be loved, and in a dream he wakes to find her real and beside his father.
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Elizabeth
Julia
Maine
Bobby
Farver
Jim
Muryver
Dorchester Starter Fatally Injured In Terminal Crash
Charles Leonard aged 37 of 85 Bowdoin Avenue Dorchester a starter for the Elevated Railroad at the Dudley Street terminal was probably fatally injured at 6 40 p m last night while coupling cars at the terminal.
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Charles Leonard
Bowdoin Avenue
Dorchester
Dudley Street
Glove and apparel sale items with varied styles and prices
A catalog-like listing of women's gloves, infants wear, brassieres, and suits with multiple colors and fabrics. Items include 2 clasp chamoisette gloves in natural white gray and tan, 1 clasp pique dogskin gloves in new tan, self striped worsted suits, serges, and diagonal worsted suits with tailored cuts and satin lining.
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