Taunton Youth Confesses to Two Arsons in Bristol County
Bernard Cahoon, 19, confessed to setting a farm barn blaze at Joseph White's North Taunton estate and a nearby Tracy stable in Raynham. He admitted targeting brass on machinery and a gasoline explosion sparked the fires, with the Tracy house nearby scorched. He was held for the November grand jury after the Taunton hearing.
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Taunton
Bristol County
William H. Fox
Bernard M. Cahoon
Joseph M. White
North Taunton
Raynham
Cahoon
Florence Tracy
Mayor Tracy
Fish and Game
Allen David
Inspector White
Lemuel P. Gammons
In Spector White
Tracy
Will Dedicate New Maine Church
The Penney Memorial Church Free Baptist in Augusta will be dedicated next Sunday with morning and evening sermons by Rev. C G Moshier the pastor.
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New Maine
Augusta
New Penney Memorial Church
Free Baptist
Cc. G. Moshier
Boston schools expand health program and new arts academy
Boston’s public schools anticipate a larger student body with about 2090 more pupils than last year. The Hygiene Department will oversee doctor and nurse screenings, teeth care, and contagious disease checks, with nurses visiting homes. Nearly 500 girls seek admission to the new school of practical arts, while crowded districts adjust class sizes and portable rooms. The High School of Commerce opens in Dearborn building with about 200 entrants. James J. Storrow touts Boston’s superior schools and notes innovations including nurses, a practical arts start, and reduced pupils per teacher.
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Department of Hygiene
Boston Public
Board of Health
New School of Practical Arts
Lyceum Hall
Meeting House Hill
Wells
Phillips
Washington
Bowdoin
West End
Assembly Hall
Washington School
Norman Street
Winthrop
Quincy
Brimmer
Franklin
Rice
Prince
Everett
Hyde
Dwight
Sherwin
Horace Mann School For the
High School of Commerce
Dearborn
Orchard Park
James J. Storrow
Boston
Harrington and Carey
Practical
New York
Boston College Opens With Noted Staff for New Year
Boston College begins the new term with an entering class of 130 and a revised teaching staff. Improvements to buildings and plans for opening classes accompany registrations. The faculty includes Rev Father Raley S J Fleming S J Keyes S J and others among a larger group of instructors for the coming year.
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Boston College
Charles M. Raley
S. J
Richard Fleming
James G. Keyes
McCabe
Butler
Chetwood
Keating
Coffey
Walsh
Earle
Tivnan
Lane
Murphy
Excursions to Nova Scotia by Dominion Atlantic Line
Autumn trips draw thousands as the Dominion Atlantic Railway Steamship line offers Boston departures on Sundays Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays at 2 pm and noon on Tuesdays and Fridays with the Prince George Boston and Yarmouth in service. State room rates and details available at 228 Washington Street or Long Wharf.
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Nova Scotia
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steamship Line
Boston
Prince George
Yarmouth
Washington Street
Long Wharf
How Alfy Passed the Lemon
Shorty Mc Cabe reflects on a lemon tree in Sewell Ford's dialect tale to appear in next Sunday's Post Magazine. The piece previews a humorous meditation on plant wisdom and life observations.
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Shorty McCabe
Sewell Ford
Alfy
Post
Governor Removes Foxboro Trustees amid Reform Plan
Governor Guild announces resignation of Foxboro trustees after findings that the facility served as a correctional institution rather than treatment for alcoholism. He proposes a women's department, a new Legislature bill to remove the board from state control, and notes no state loss under prior management. New member Robert A. Woods, Boston reformer, named to oversee changes.
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Foxboro
House of Correction
Bridgewater
Guild
Fosdick
Commonwealth
Board of
Foxboro Trustees
State Board of Insanity
Edwin Mulready Ends Long Local Service in Rockland
Edwin Mulready of Rockland served as selectman for fifteen years and held roles as assessor and overseer of the poor. Born in Rockland, he later became probation officer for the Norfolk and Plymouth Superior Court in November 1898 and served as secretary of the National Temperance Union Society of America.
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Edwin Mulready
Rockland
Norfolk and
Plymouth
National Temperance Union Society of America
Worcester Doctor Dr. T. J. Foley Dies or Retires
Dr. T. J. Foley of Worcester, a Holy Cross College and Yale Medical School graduate class of 1892, spent 30 months studying in Vienna Berlin and London. He is connected with four Worcester hospitals.
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T. J. Foley
Worcester
Holy Cross College
Yale Medical School
Vienna
Berlin
London
Malden Man Frank L. Locke Career Overview
Frank L. Locke of Malden was born in Boston and graduated from MIT. He served as president and director of the Y M C U for 20 years. Locke was a colonel and assistant inspector general on Governor Wolcott's staff.
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Frank L. Locke of
Malden
Boston
Governor Wolcott
William H. Prescott M D Harvard Medical Society Secretary
William H. Prescott M D a Harvard Medical School graduate of 1888 serves as secretary of the Massachusetts Medical Society. In 1892 he was assistant professor of pathology at Harvard and later of clinical medicine at the university. He also served as assistant superintendent of the Boston City Hospital.
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William H. Prescott
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts Medical Society
Harvard
University
Boston City Hospital
James S. Perkins Explained as Trust Company Vice President
James S. Perkins is identified as vice-president of the American Trust Company and a Harvard graduate. He is noted as captain of the renowned varsity crew that defeated Yale at New London in 1897.
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James S. Perkins
The
American Trust Company
Harvard
Yale
New London
Lusitania's Master Sends Message To Post
The Lusitania’s master reports on her first day at sea slowed by fog with 561 miles covered at 22.58 knots and a second day of 575 miles at 23.15 knots. The ship is expected to reach the Sandy Hook area by midmorning, likely entering Ambrose Channel at daylight and flood tide, with arrival in the upper bay around 10 to 11 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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Cape Race
Lusitania
Sandy Hook
Ambrose Channel
White Star Plans Rival Liner to Outpace Lusitania
Harland and Wolff of Belfast draw up plans for a new White Star liner that would surpass all previous ships in size and capability with unknown features. The vessel may use turbines and aims for exceptional speed, with keel laying expected within months.
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London
Lusitania
Harland & Wolff of
Belfast
White Star
Department of Naval Architecture
Neponset Bath House Chief Suspended Over Politeness Claim
James T. McKenney the Tenean Beach bath house superintendent known as the Mayor of Neponset was suspended indefinitely by Baths Superintendent O'Brien. McKenney says he has faced season-long obstruction from O'Brien and argues politeness should have a cost.
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James T. McKenney
Tenean Beach
Neponset
Baths O'Brien
MckKenney
O’brien
Neponset Carnival Clash Over City Aid and Supplies
McKenney alleges repeated refusals by O'Brien for a boat water and a raft as Neponset residents prepared a carnival day. He says neither Boston nor O'Brien funded the event, yet vows an investigation by the district attorney into Boston bath department after being sidelined.
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O'Brien
Mckenney
Mr. O’brien
MeeKenney
Boston
O’brien
Neponset
Post
Bath Department of
District Attorney's Office
Milk price hike risks hardship for city poor families
The article notes a 10 cent rise in milk as a heavy burden for low income households, forcing up monthly costs by about 90 cents and potential milk cuts for infants. Locke's Bakery confirms current milk pricing and the Associated Charities milk depots distribute small sterilized bottles to mothers with babies.
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Locke
Hanover Street
Mr. Locke
Associated Charities
D. Whiting & Sons
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