MacMillan Home Welcome Draws Maine Notables
Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan returns to Wiscasset after 14 months on the Arctic west coast of Baffin Land. Governor Baxter and Bowdoin College President Sills lead a civic academic welcome as Magellan-like crowds cheer. The Bowdoin prepares for drydock then Town P town events and a Gloucester race in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Donald B. MacMillan
Arctic
Percival B. Baxter
Kenneth Sills
Bowdoin College
Dr. MacMillan
Baffin Land
MacMillan
Freeport
Sills
Bradford Sortwell Wright
American Legion
Mac
G. Dawson, Jr
Beacon Street
Boston
General Edwards
Bowdoin
Jonathan C. Small
Provincetown
Richard Goddard
Winthrop
Thomas McCue
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railroad
Maine
Arctic Circle
Fury
Hecla Straits
Spicer Island
Fox Channel
Gloucester
Inventory of military supply items and equipment listing
A long catalog style inventory enumerates locomotives hats helmets woolen duck cloth and yardage of melton and lining textiles, saddles bridles harnesses belts hooks and buckles, medical supplies like gauze gloves first aid packets sutures syringes and ligatures, tools including saws chisels and stiffened blades, and miscellaneous items such as wash basins, condiment cans, barrels, and packing materials. The list includes quantities and measurements across many categories with no narrative context.
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Baldwin
Melton
O. D
Funeral Services Held for Edward C Creed
Funeral mass for Edward C. Creed of 206 Dorchester Street at St Augustine's in South Boston drew friends and neighbors. Rev. Joseph W. Coppinger Rev. Thomas M. Garrity and Rev. Henry Lyons led the solemn requiem. South Boston district court paused two minutes in his memory. pallbearers were Dr. Robert M. Daley Herbert Callahan John H. Poland James M. Graham J. F. Lynch and James H. Quigley. Burial followed at Holyhood Cemetery.
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St. Augustine’s Church
Boston
Edward C. Creed
Dorchester Street
Joseph W. Coppinger
Thomas M. Garrity
Henry Lyons
Robert M. Daley
Herbert Callahan
John H. Poland
James M. Graham
J. F. Lynch
James H. Quigley
Mr. Creed
South Boston
Judge Day
Holyhood Cemetery
Rum Runners Searched Near York Maine Coast
Coast guard stations from Portland to Portsmouth warn and monitor ships near Jeffries Banks off York with orders to stop board and seize any vessel lacking proof of legitimate business. Rum running schooners sighted near Isles of Shoals prompt heightened watch.
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York Beach
Sprague
Coast Guard
Isles of Shoals
Jeffries Banks
York
Portland
Portsmouth
S. R. Sands
Peru President Legula Pulls U S Experts for Modernization
President Legula of Peru engages US teachers surgeons administrators and engineers to modernize the country. The effort targets education health governance and infrastructure with international expertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legula
Peru
United States
Plant Tea Promises Malaria Cure in India
A newly discovered plant in India is being prepared as a tea or infusion and reportedly cures malaria without the bitter taste of quinine. The preparation offers a palatable alternative and could impact traditional treatments.
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India
First Lady Past Crisis In Illness
Washington reports that Mrs. Harding’s condition has passed the immediate crisis, with physicians saying no operation is needed for now. The 7:30 p.m. bulletin notes improving health, stable vitals, and increasing nourishment, while Mayo and Sawyer prepare for possible future surgery if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Harding
Charles Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Carl W. Sawyer
Marion
Ohio
C. KE. Sawyer
Sawyer
Dahlias Bloom Over Half Acre at Greenway Garden
More than half an acre around J. D. Greenway at 31 Conway Street Roslindale is filled with dahlias in full bloom. The plants reach surprising heights with stalks over seven feet, and the colors range from pale yellows and oranges to vivid crimson and plum, forming a rainbow-tinted sea when the wind ripples the blossoms.
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Roslindale
Vernon Garten
Billy Allen
J. D. Greenway
Conway Street
Arrests After Recognition of Stolen Car
Patrolmen Cul lerton and Gulderseede at Joy Street station arrested John Graham of Brattleboro Vermont and Frank S. Stearns of Johnson Vermont on larceny charges after recognizing the automobile and men as it was driven through Bowdoin square. They boarded the running board and made the arrests.
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Cullerton and Gulderseede
Joy Street
John Graham
Brattleboro
Frank S. Stearns
Johnson, Vt
Bowdoin Square
Once Wealthy Man Dies Poor in Worcester
A Princeton classmate of Woodrow Wilson once rich in the Midwest is buried in Worcester under the alias Edwin S. McCarthy aged about 73. He became a city hospital patient after paralysis and had worked as a sweeper at Wickwire Spencer Steel Co. Papers hinted he once owned large sugar refineries, with few family details remaining.
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Worcester
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Middle West
Edwin S. McCarthy
Bethel Help Mission
Wickwire-Spencer Steel Corporation
City Hospital
Corporation
McCarthy
Princeton
Republicans Rally as Harding Backed in Connecticut
Hartford reporters note Senator Brandagee at the Republican State convention urges voters to reelect five GOP House members and Senator George P. McLean. He argues the party can complete Harding’s work, cites improvements from a chaotic start, and counters claims Congress has done nothing. The Manchester Guardian reports German theatre audiences now prefer Shakespeare Shaw and Wilde over German dramatists.
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Hartford
Conn
United News
Brandagee
House
George P. McLean
Harding
Congress
Shakespeare
Shaw
Wilde
Saya
Manchester Guardian
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BY David P. Shea
Boston Y. C. Pennant
Boston Yacht Club
Benjamin F. Blagdon
N.Y. Eve. World
By Press Pub
W. S.quinby Company
Fa Onn
Les Ghicago
War Department
New Orleans
Norfolk, Va
G. I
D. D
Davenport Mfg. Co
Atlanta
Boston General Intermediate Depot
Mass
Q. M
1St Ave
59Th St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Norfolk
Roslindale Garden
Dr. Mayo
Mrs. Harding
Sweeper
Brandegee
Dr. Caldwell
Aden
Caldell
Washington, St . Monte Ilineis
Lillian Brenington
Es Sien
Odeon Aon Powell
A. E. Bio
Mich
College of Business Administration of
Boston University
Everett W. Lord
Wien
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