Rosh Hashanah Observed by City Jews in Boston
Thousands gathered in synagogues and public halls across Boston as the Jewish New Year 5678 was marked with ram’s horn and prayers for victory and peace. Rabbis urged aid for war sufferers while hundreds of Jewish service members joined in at Camp Devens and Temple Israel. Rabbi Levi spoke on Darkness and Dawn to a record crowd.
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Europe
United States
Boston
New England
Camp Devens
Ayer
Temple Israel
Commonwealth Avenue
Levi
Rabbi Levi
Auto knocks down boy on boulevard in South Boston
Seven year old John Connelly was struck near K street at Columbia road by an auto owned and operated by George F. Winchester of 77 Barry street. He suffered abrasions contusions a fractured hip and internal injuries and was placed on the dangerous list at Carney Hospital. Parents live at 757 East Seventh street.
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K Street
Columbia Road
South Boston
John Connelly
George F. Winchester
Barry Street
Carney Hospital
East Seventh Street
South
Boston
Norton siblings drown in camp canoe accident
Miss Mollie G. Norton aged 26 and her brother Leo J. Norton 24 of Providence died when their canoe capsized at Grace Haven summer camp in East Greenwich. Miss Eva Norton attempted rescue but the bodies were not recovered. Mr Norton is a widower.
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East Greenwich
R. I
Mollie G. Norton
Leo J. Norton
Providence
Grace Haven
Eva Norton
Mr. Norton
Spider Web Predicts U. S. Victory in War Message
Evansville residents report a spider spun under a peach tree with words in the web reading War U. S. Win. Mrs. James Gates of 91 Ohio Street noted the scene in her back yard as a curious omen.
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Evansville
Ind
James Gates
Ohio Street
U. S
Dying After War Dispute Ends In Fatal Wounding
Nicholas Augustino of Kilby Street Hingham lies dying at Sturgis Hospital Hull from 51 buckshot wounds after a quarrel with neighbor James Fonda. Fonda is under arrest for assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to kill after a confrontation at Rocci Calvi’s boarding house. Witnesses say Fonda retrieved a shotgun and opened fire at close range.
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Nicholas Augustino
Kilby Street
Hingham
Sturgis Hospital
Hull
James Fonda
Fonda
Frank Calabro
Hingham Police
Augustino
Rocci Calvi
Fouda
Boy Buried in East Boston Mud Flats Rescue Effort
Mario Compagnone, a 56 year old deaf boy missing since Saturday, was found semi conscious in mud flats behind Prescott street. Morton Haggard and friends spotted a scarecrow shaped silhouette and waded out to pull him free after a half hour search. He disappeared from 68 Frankfort street.
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East Boston
Prescott Street
Mario Compagnone
Morton Haggard
Haggard
Frankfort Street
Man Arrested After Long Chase For Diamond Ring Theft
Harry M. Otto 24 of Jamaica Plain was overhauled by a crowd and Patrolman James F. Norton after a lengthy pursuit in Franklin Park. He is charged with larceny of a diamond ring valued at 175 dollars from Richard H. Seaver of Watertown who was showing the ring for sale. Otto allegedly grabbed the ring and tried to flee.
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Harry M. Otto
Minden Street
Jamaica Plain
James F. Norton
West Roxbury
Norton
Otto
Richard H. Seaver
Green Street
Watertown
Franklin Park
Seaver
State health insurance bill discussed at public hearings
Representatives of manufacturers merchants and business men will be heard at the State House next Wednesday September 19 at a public hearing for employers of labor. A September 2 hearing for physicians and surgeons will feature a large Massachusetts Medical Society opposition delegation.
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State House
Physicians and Surgeons
Massachusetts Medical Society
HOUSES AT AYER AT A PREMIUM
The study shows army officers struggle to rent near Camp Devens in Ayer as rents exceed salaries. Officers face 40 to 200 dollar monthly rates for homes, with $1000 monthly touted for a single unfurnished house, while relatives seek nearby towns Littleton Groton and Shirley for cheaper options six miles from the camp. Some locals protest, others assist Red Cross workers, but no unit can match officer pay.
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Ayer
Camp Devens
United States Army
Littleton
Groton
Uncle Sam
Shirley Road
Red Cross
Anti German Talk Sparks Confrontation at Diner
Walter Buzak from North Abington berated Germans at a breakfast table on 300 Columbus Avenue. He refused to stop prompting diners to hire a hall to promote his views. The proprietress ejected him after abusive remarks. he was treated for scalp wounds at City Hospital and sent home.
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Walter Buzak
Abington
Columbus Avenue
Maria Mickel
Back Bay
Buzak
North Abington
Hurry Choice of Delegates in Greater Boston Jewish unity
Max Mitchell chairs the provisional committee for the Jews of Greater Boston as they finalize plans for a delegates convention. Delegates from fra ternal religious and civic groups are being elected to unite Jewish bodies, with Charitable work to be handled by Federated Jewish Charities focusing on Americanization and communal questions.
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Greater Boston
Max Mitchell
Provisional Committee For the
Mitchell
GIVES MEDAL TO GIRL OF 15
Angelina Velando aged 15 of East Boston received a gold medal from Mayor Curley at the Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel for saving her sisters during a fire last May. She woke to flames, carried her younger sister to safety, then returned to rescue another sister despite smoke and burns.
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Angelina Velando
Chelsea Street
Boston
Curley
Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Ralstone Purina Hero Commission
St. Louis
Angelina
Home Dinners for Soldiers at Camp M'Guinness
Framingham Civic League invited 150 men from the Fifth Infantry and Fourth Field Hospital to village homes for a day of hospitality. Fewer visitors than prior Sundays may reflect plans to accept the Civic League invitation or the chilly weather. A band concert followed the troupe's trip to Revere.
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M’guinness
Framingham
Framingham Civic League
Fifth Infantry
Fourth Field Hospital
Civic League
Revere
Dorchester Soldier Dead: Sgt R McPhee Killed in Action
Sergeant R McPhee of the Gloucester Regiment, home at 8 Plymouth Street Dorchester, was killed in action August 22. He was 22, had over two years of service and was awaiting a commission after completing training at an officers camp behind the front.
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R. McPhee
Gloucester Regiment
Plymouth Street
Dorchester
British War Office
Fire causes small barn blaze at Swenson farm
A spark from a chimney reportedly ignited a small blaze on the roof of a large barn at the Swenson brothers farm on Allen street Lexington. The Lexington fire department arrived to find the fire already extinguished.
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Swenson Brothers
Allen Street
Lexington
Lexington Fire Department
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