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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1917
Page
7
Athens reports that King Alexander aims to marry a young Greek woman of high character, not a foreign princess. Since his accession Greece joined the entente, and many see a royal alliance with an entente princess as beneficial, though the king has expressed his preference for a native bride, leaving the issue unresolved.
The Providence and Fall River Street Railway Company will cease operations at noon Saturday. The sale was ordered by the court and was finalized by Karl Andrew of Karl Andrew Company of Boston who purchased the road at auction.
The Boston Post offers three prizes for dog stories, with a Double Gold Eagle and a Single Gold Eagle and five dollars in gold. Readers must sign their real name and address, keep a copy, and allow publication of submitted tales judged by a Post Dog Story Editor panel led by Dr. Francis H. Rowley and H. C. Merwin.
In a Beverly incident the sled dog Mataska rescued a child from a blazing home. Wet by a fireman to douse flames the dog entered the burning rooms, carried the child to safety, and perished from smoke and burns. The grateful family Lydia and parents promise enduring care for Mataska.
Elizabeth Browning of 418 Lafayette street Salem describes her collie Prince who digs a bone hole beneath a stone beside a neighbor's garden. He digs, moves the stone, slides the bone into the hole, and covers the entrance, thinking his secret safe.
A family dog named Goody aged with illness and watched for sick members by lying on a spare bed and presenting his tongue to reveal furins. The note is signed by E. C. Smith of 60 Tudor Street Lynn.
A Beverly family’s brown spaniel named Rover stayed at a neighbor’s house for a week while his mistress and her children vacationed. Rover entered the neighbor’s home, rested on a coat bed, and awaited the return of his master, then resumed his usual routine.
A farm dog named Fred guarding a sheep and cattle herd disappears after a night out. A broken window and gnawed sash are found, with fresh tracks in the fresh snow guiding the search. The incident raises concern about potential trouble with the sheep and the dog’s disappearance.
The narrator and party locate a barn after a trail and find Fred guarding the sheep, badly bitten but having driven away two pursuing dogs. Father predicted a beating, yet Fred receives a good piece of beef as a reward for his actions.
A Sunday morning report notes a small yellow short haired dog trailing a passerby after church. The observer recalls never seeing the dog before and suspects it strayed from home.
A stray dog named Tramp, adopted by a narrator, hears the church bell on Sunday and trots to the service. He walks to the pulpit area, then calmly eyes the minister as surprised worshippers watch.
Hazel Wright of Buzzards Bay recalls a neighbor’s mischievous dog named Tramp who haunted a church setting. The animal would lie in nap during sermons yet roam midweek to thin neighbors' chickens. After persistent trouble, Tramp escaped into the woods, leaving only a yellow streak as a final image.
A girl recalls how Lance a hungry stray dog outwitted her old shepherd Buster. Lance buried his bone then lured Buster away by barking, while he dashed back to steal Buster's bone. Buster remained puzzled by his repeated loss.
Chief Justice Bol ster of the Municipal Court sent the perjury case against John T. Brady to the October grand jury while declining jurisdiction in the attempted larceny case. Brady, clerk of the District Court at Saugus, is charged with attempting to steal 200 dollars from Joseph G. Bryer, a judge candidate. The perjury charge arose after Brady testified and tried to link James G. Harris of the Governor's Council to the case. Bonds remain 200 dollars on larceny and 2000 dollars on perjury. bondsman Maurice F. Cunningham remains as Saugus Court judge.
Miss Tei Yamamura Firo Miraoka and Seigi Abe from Japan were among new enrollees as New England Conservatory of Music opened its 1917 1918 session. The regular enrollment was noted with fewer men offset by more women registering.
Captain George Fred Tilton wires that wreckage of the schooner A. T. Gifford has been found in the Arctic. Captain Gibbons and his crew are presumed lost, with no contact for two years.
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