Decorating Monuments for Columbus Day by Sons of Sicilian Vespers
The Sons of Sicilian Vespers Society M S and B plan wreath placements at Washington and Columbus monuments in Roxbury and Boston on Columbus Day. A 1:45 pm parade starts at Russell Hall to the Cathedral and Public Garden, with flag inaugurations at 4 pm in Ruggles Hall. Governor McCall and dignitaries sponsor flags. benediction by Rev Garrett J Barry and Rev Richard F Powers. banquet 6–8 pm with dancing afterward.
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Sons of Sicilian Vespers Society
M. S. and
Washington
Columbus Monument
Holy Cross Cathedral
Washington Street
Columbus
Russell Hall
Ruggles Hall
Angeles Streets
Roxbury
McCall
Gustaavo de Rosa
Boston
A. G. Tommasello
Society
Garrett J. Barry
St. Philips’ Church
Richard F. Powers
Banquet Receipts Aid Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Half of the banquet and ball receipts will be donated to the Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association.
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The
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Massachusetts Game Laws Aim to Curb Night Hunting
A Massachusetts Wish and Game Commission campaign will enforce 1916 game laws banning hunting by torch or artificial light and by use of motorized vehicles or boats. Wardens have been instructed to monitor for offenders as the hunting season opens in fall.
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Massachusetts Wish and Game Commission
Child Dies in Arms of Mother on Train
Three month old Elinor A. Apgar, daughter of Mrs. Rita B. Apgar of Hyannis, became deathly ill aboard a train bound for Boston. An ambulance met them at South station but she died en route to City Hospital. An infantile paralysis theory is not credited at the hospital. the cause of death is unknown and Medical Examiner Leary will perform an autopsy.
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Elinor A. Apgar
Rita B. Apgar
Hyannis
Middle Lore
Boston
South Station
City
Leary
Free Bon-Opto Eye Remedy Promoted in Philadelphia
An article by Dr Lewis urges readers to try a free eye remedy to relieve irritation and improve vision. The remedy blends five grains of Bon-Opto in a quarter glass of water used several times daily for cleansing and soothing eyes. Testimonials claim reduced need for glasses and clearer sight within days.
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Philadelphia
Lewis
Meats and Flour Prices Remain High After Strike Averted
Meat prices stay elevated while flour remains costly due to wheat speculation. Potatoes have fallen this week and some green produce softens. New cranberries arrive and sugar drops 75 cents per hundredweight.
Boston Market Prices Signal Bountiful Fish and Rich Delicacies
Boston markets report plentiful fish with no mackerel due to fog. New delicacies appear including caraway seed cheese at 30 cents a pound and Montreal melon, plus pickling cucumbers and preserving peaches. Prices span eggs at 45 cents a dozen to Montreal melons at 1 each, with fruit and produce varying by type and quality.
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Boston
Montreal
Vermont Creamery
Western Creamery
Somerville Puts New Gasoline Engine Into Service
Somerville’s new auto gasoline pumping engine was placed in commission yesterday at the fire station on New Cross street and Broadway. It replaces two pieces of apparatus and five horses. The engine will be manned by Engine 2’s crew under Captain Henry A. Turner.
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Somerville
New Cross Street
Broadway
Henry A. Turner
Funeral of Mrs Nolan Held This Morning
The funeral for Catherine Nolan, mother of Captain M. J. Nolan of Engine 1 Boston Fire Department, and longtime South Boston resident, will be held today from her home at 558 East Sixth Street with a high mass of requiem at Gate of Heaven Church.
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Catherine Nolan
M. J. Nolan
Engine 1
Boston Fire Department
Boston
East Sixth Street
Gate of Heaven
Mrs Jack Not Miss Dorothy Canfield At Rangeley Lake Society
Rangeley Lake September 7. Mrs George R Jack of Brooklyn claimed to be Dorothy Canfield author of Bent Twig but residents learned she was not Canfield who spent the summer in France with husband Redwood Fisher. The social set entertained the impostor and kept her identity secret until the truth emerged.
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Rangeley Lake
George R. Jack
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dorothy Canfield
Bent Twig
Jack
Explorer Not With His Party Returns From Greenland
The George B. Cluett, the Crocker Land relief ship, reached Battle Harbor with Captain H. C. Pickles aboard. Donald B. McMillan and Dr. F. E. O. Hovey elected to remain in Greenland, while three original MacMillan explorers are already in the United States.
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Macmillan
Battle Harbor
Labrador
H. C. Pickles
George B. Cluett
Donald B. MacMillan
FE. O. Hovey
Greenland
Crocker Land Expedition
Donald B. McMillan
MacMillan Arctic Expedition Seeks Crocker Land Dreams
Donald B. MacMillan led an expedition from New York on July 2 1913 under the joint sponsorship of the American Museum of Natural History the American Geographical Society and the University of Illinois. Ensign Fitzhugh Green W Elmer Ekblow Maurice Tanquary Harrison Hunt and Jerome Tee Allen joined. They based at Etah in spring 1914 and crossed 130 miles of polar ice toward Crocker Land then found no land in Peary s described location. Green barely survived an avalanche and they returned.
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Donald B. MacMillan
New York
Crocker Land
American Museum of Natural History
American Geograpical Society
University of Illinois
Maurice ©. Tanquary
Harrison J. Hunt
Jerome Tee Allen
Etah
MacMillan
Ensign Green
Admiral Peary
North Pole
Peary
Stabbing Over Sausage Strike Ends With Arrest
Carlo Crocetti aged 28 was stabbed with a butcher knife during a dispute at Richmond and Sulton streets. He was taken to Relief Hospital. John W. Ohrenberger 39 of the North End was arrested at Hanover street station and booked. The strike at Fred W. Baldwin’s at 6 Fulton Place involved both men. Crocetti remains in hospital for several days. Sergeant Donovan and Patrolman Cogan made the arrest.
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Richmond
Sulton Streets
Relief Hospital
Hanover Street
John W. Ohrenberger
North End
Fred W. Baldwin
Fulton Place
Crocetti
Donovan
Atrolman Cogan
Ohrenberger
Girl Drowned Bathing at Garfield Lake
Dorothy Langhaar 18 daughter of H J Langhaar of New York drowned while bathing with her mother near their Garfield Lake summer home. She slipped from a ledge into water beyond her depth.
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Monterey
Dorothy Langhaar
H. JL. Langhaar
New York
Garfield Lake
Head Dress Ball Nets Big Sum for Sufferers
The "Sea Dress Ball" at the Ocean Side Hotel Magnolia on September 1 under the Woman's American Supply League Militia of Mercy raised more than 8750 dollars for infants stricken by infantile paralysis.
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Oceanside Hotel
Magnolia
Woman's American Supply League
Militia of Mercy
Narrow escape as wagon struck in Brookline incident
N. J. Devlin, a Chase's Express Company driver, narrowly escaped serious injury in Harvard square Brookline last evening when his wagon was struck. He fell between the shafts as the horse bolted and was stopped by Patrolman John Donaven and John Noonan.
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N. J. Devlin
Chase’s Express Company
Harvard Square
Brookline
John Donaven
John Noonan
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