Runaway saddle horse injures three in Jamaica Plain incident
A saddle horse bolted along the Jamaica Way injuring three people including motor cycle officer Bates and 29 year old Benjamin Steinberg. Rider Walter Lane, 14, and his father Michael Lane were walking nearby. the horse evaded capture and continued running after the collision.
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Jamalecaway
Walter Ane
Michael
Pelham Lane
Arlington
Jamaica Way
Prince Street
Benjamin Steinberg
Windsor Street
Cambridge
Bates
Four Die When Boat Strikes Bridge Tragedy
A boat hit the Long Bridge and capsized, throwing the party into the water. Drowned are William Addison Sr. 88 of South Seabrook New Hampshire William Addison Jr. 8 Frank Blye 49 also of South Seabrook and John Eaton 6 of South Seabrook.
Tragic Willows outing ends in drowning. mother and child saved
Four men drowned during a day’s outing at the Willows as a fishing party’s motor boat capsized. Mrs. William Addison and her two and a half year old daughter Emma clung to the overturned craft and were rescued by Seabrook fishermen after exposure in cold water. George Marston and Alvin Boyd were also saved, while others battled the tide and current with Coast Guard crews assisting searches into night.
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Willows
William Addison
Emma
Seabrook
George Marston
Alvin Boyd
Boyd
Marston
Mrs. Addison
Hampton Beach
Salisbury Beach
Coast Guard
Cams
Rank Beckman
George Lamott
Addison
Hampton
Salisbury
Newburyport
Tragic Outing Ended In Coast Guard Rescue
A Seabrook fishing trip near Hampton Beach ended when a 20 foot boat capsized in strong tides. Eight aboard were thrown into the water and two men Blye and Addison drowned. The 6 year old Eaton boy, guest aboard, survived. Mrs Addison and her daughter were treated for injuries.
Allen School fills Dorchester's opening list
Dorchester High fills its opening slate with Allen Military School eleven at West Newton on Oct. 6. Coach Bill Prendergast fields seven teams at the Dunbar avenue grounds, the largest squad since his tenure began. Veterans include Captain Cohen Hartin at quarterback McDonald Murphy Margolis Wolfe Hoag Claus. Paul Desmond to Fordham. Jack Haggerty to Georgetown.
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Dorchester High
Allen Military School
West Newton
Bill Prendergast
Dunbar Avenue
Dorchester
Prendergast
Cohen
Hartin
McDonald
Murphy
Margolis
Wolfe
Hoag
Claus
Paul Desmond
Fordham
Jack Haggerty
Georgetown
Convention Platform Battles In Beantown Rally
The Massachusetts Republican gathering debates planks on bonus vetoes League of Nations and Volstead act. Walker plans amendments amid hopes to expose party stance while leaders back moderates. Coolidge Lodge Weeks Cox praised as crowd grows and police pursue a split trio over a Boston incident.
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Harding
Lodge
Walker
Massachusetts
United States
League of Nations
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Anti-Saloon League
Committee On
Washington
Cox
Joseph C. Pelletier
Pelletier
Resolutions Committee
Calvin Coolidge
Frank G. Allen
State Senate
Brunswick
Coolidge
Senator Lodge
Fuller
Weeks
Allen
Joseph E. Warner
Joseph Walker
George A. Rich
Republican Club
Frank H. Foss
State Committee
Haverhill Youth Elopes With Two Heroines in Summer Romance
William Starbird a 19 year old Haverhill football star elopes with Ruth Carey 18 of Methuen and Mae Barry from Dorchester. They flee in Ruth’s uncle William Sanderson’s car to Canoble Lake New Hampshire, with police alleging thefts and extortion as Mae loans Starbird money to evade pursuers.
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Billy
Mae
Boston
Ruth
Brighton
Lawrence
Might and Main
William Starbird
Haverhill
Ruth Carey
Methuen
Mae Barry
Dorchester
Canoble Lake
N. H
Starbird
William Sanderson
Bill Starbird
Billy Wik
Candble Laire
Standerson Ome
The
Dr Nathaniel Perkins Dies at 75 in Dorchester
Dorchester physician Dr Nathaniel P Perkins 75 living at 1122 Adams Street collapsed on a sidewalk after alighting from a street car. He died at home with medical examiner attributing the death to natural causes. Survived by wife a daughter Miss Aleda Perkins and son Dr R L Perkins.
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Nathaniel P. Perkins
Adams Street
Dorchester
State Board of Registration of Medicine
Richard H. Schmidt
Leary
Dr. Perkins
Plainfield
Newberry Seminary
Hahnamenn Medical College
Philadelphia
Boston University School of Medicine
Winchendon
State Board of Medicine
Artesan Lodge
Car Receipt Leads to Arrest in Rockland Case
Clarence Damon, driver for Mrs. Winthrop W. Perry, was arrested on a charge of stealing his employer’s automobile and moved between stations to prevent contact with Mrs. Perry. She was previously jailed for true name law violations and has not appeared in Rockland since. The trial in Abington Court is set for today.
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Rockland
Clarence
Damon
Perry
Winthrop W. Perry
Framingham
Framingham Court
President appeals to railroads for 30 day transit drive
President Harding called on the entire operating personnel of the nation’s railways to launch a 30 day concentrated drive to provide transportation facilities needed to meet the national coal emergency.
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Washington
Harding
President urges railroads to move coal to ease shortage
In a letter to Conrad Spens, named federal fuel distributor, President Harding says railroads could solve the coal shortage by a month of vigorous coal movement and empties handling. Spens invites public cooperation and urges restraint on coal stocking while the coal commission selection lags.
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Conrad &. Spens
Chicago,Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Spens
Harding
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Federal Coal Commission
White House
Bank fraud arrests in $45,000 theft at Park Square
Three men were arrested on warrants in a municipal court for larceny of $45,000 from the Federal Trust Company. Downey confessed to seven months of theft with Finn at Park Square, with Lane charged as an accomplice. Bail set high, the bank replaced the money, and officials announced no net loss.
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Park Square
Downey
Humphrey Lane
Queensberry Street
Back Bay
Finn
Harry Harris
Blue Hill Avenue
Mie
John W. McAnarney
Quincy
Federal Trust Company
Municipal Criminal Court
Lane
City
The
Federal Trust
Trust Company
Paul Downey
Robert L. Finn
Mayor Curley Pushes New War Memorial Bridge Plan
At Copley Plaza hotel Mayor Curley backs renewing plans to borrow funds outside the debt limit to build a War Memorial Bridge between Boston and Cambridge next year over the Charles basin. The project contemplates replacing the Harvard bridge with a new structure in a memorial landmark effort.
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Harvard Bridge
Curley
Copley Plaza Hotel
Boston
Cambridge
Chao Ie Basin
Death ruled self inflicted in Winthrop bride case
After a four day inquiry, Revere and Winthrop police announced Sabra Maude Pease died by her own hand. The 2 month newlywed, wife of a man jailed in Charles Street on murder charges, died on the eve of the planned inquest.
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Sabra Maude Pease
Winthrop
Charles Street
Revere
Inquest Hears Divergent Theories on Mrs Pease Death
East Boston inquest hears police debate whether Mrs Pease died by self harm or foul play. Medical examiner’s unofficial report favors suicide by drowning after a throat cut. lack of bruises noted. Over ten witnesses including husband and Mrs Annie Harris, mother of the deceased, expected to testify before Judge Barnes.
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East Boston Court
Pease
Annie Harris
Barnes
Ruth denies baby adoption claim at Ansonia Hotel
Ruth claims she did not adopt a baby seen with Babe Ruth at the Ansonia Hotel. The infant, severely underweight at birth and incubated for months, was reportedly cared for by a nurse with undisclosed hospital and physicians. Hotel staff recall Ruth posing with the child during the Yankees’ trip, while photographs were denied.
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Ruth
Ansonia Hotel
Dorothy
Babe Ruth
Middle West
Skull Fracture After Family Row Leaves Man Hospitalized
Patrick Sheehan aged 65 of 28 Morriss Street Dorechester is at City Hospital with a fractured skull and forehead lacerations after an altercation last night. He refused to name his attacker but said a heavy cup was used.
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Patrick Sheehan
Morriss Street
Dorechester
Sheehan
Boston Fashion Show highlights long skirts and varied styles
The Boston Fashion Show and Style Pageant at the Hotel Somerset drew about 4000 attendees as designers showcased Tong Skirt versatility from hoop to bustle and straight silhouettes. Living models increased to about 100 with more gowns, accessories, and juvenile styles featured alongside adult evening wear.
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Boston
Somerset
No Forgiving or Forgetting Runaways In New Bedford Case
Mrs Lolgin Q Stickney of Everett and Arthur B Monahan of Malden faced statutory charges in the Third District Court of New Bedford after their spouses’ jail sentences. The couple boarded in Nantucket September 8 aiming for Miami. Monahan vowed to leave town as soon as possible to be with his child. Friends of Stickney said she planned to end the marriage.
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Lolgin Q. Stickney
Everett
Arthur B. Monahan
Malden
Third District Court
New Bedford
Miami
Florida
Monahan
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Martin Young
Hampton Beach Coast Guard
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Eaton
Young Eaton
Gerald Eaton
Addisons
South Seabrook
Allen School
Packard
G.O. P
Tris
IR Twe Repulican
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Tek
Cr Cox
Republican Party
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Longe
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Mrs. Perry
Charles
Hub Fashion
Irene E. Monahan
Edwin ©. Stickney
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