Newton Steam Collier Launched at Fore River
The steam collier Newton, fourth in a Fore River Shipbuilding Co. series for the New England Coal and Coke Co., was launched at 12:30 yesterday. Miss Dorothy Whitley, niece of Newton Mayor Charles E. Hatfield, sponsored the launch amid champagne and patriotic ribbon.
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New England Coal and Coke Company
Dorothy Whitley
Rachel Gilmore
Anna Spenser
Bertha Whitney
Clara Webster
Elsie Harrington
Mrs. Spenser Arned
Terese Roquemore
Louise Walworth
Newton
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
South
Boston
Charles E. Hatfield
The
Miss Whitley
Special train carries 750 to Fore River Works launch
A eight car special train ferried party to the Fore River Works for the launching of a new coal boat. Rear Admiral Bowles presided as toastmaster at a luncheon in the boiler house where James L. Richards spoke of past doubts and current success. The event highlighted the Everett type ship’s financial and logistical impact on New England coal transport and regional industry.
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Fore River
Francis T. Bowles
James L. Richards
N. E. Coal & Coke Company
F. E. White
The
Glen Coal Company
Robert Winsor
J. B. Russell
Alonzo P. Weed
Frank Remick
Charles G. Smith
J. M. Prendergast
J. W. Weeks
Charles E. Hatfield
Newton
William T. Shea
Quincy
Charles F. Adams
Samuel Powers
William A. Bancroft
Henrys. Lyons
Admiral Bowles
Mr. Richards
Everett
Ourselven
Curtis Bay
New England Coal & Gas Company
New England
New England Coal & Coke Company
Federal Coal & Coke Company
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Hatfield
Shea
John W. Weeks
H.H. White
Boston
Richards
Virginia
Vesta
New England Coal & Co
Battleship Liberte Disaster Kills Dozens
Turbulent blaze and massive explosions sank the Liberte off Toulon. Rescue work is ongoing as 40 bodies recovered and 94 injured after the 742 crew were alerted to start evacuation amid heavy debris and oil fires.
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Republic
Liberte
Toulon
Marin-Darbel
Maritime
Mayor Pushes Pleasant Street Widening Plan
Mayor Fitzgerald announced he will send to the City Council on Monday a petition signed by many prominent Bostonians urging the widening of Pleasant Street. He is known to favor the widening and is understood to recommend provision for the project.
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Fitzgerald
Pleasant Street
Cascarets Promise Quick Relief For Stomach Ailments
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy to cleanse and regulate the stomach and bowels. It claims the product removes sour undigested food and gas, reduces bile, and expels waste, promising relief from indigestion and related discomfort.
Tragedy at Chestnut Hill Reservoir Drowns Child
Three year old Gibson E. Bell Jr. of Newton drowned yesterday afternoon at Chestnut Hill reservoir while playing on its grounds. His brother and sister, nearby, witnessed the accident as the boy slipped into the water and disappeared.
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Gibson E. Bell, Jr
Gibson E. Bell
Middlesex Circle
Newton
Chestnut Hill
Brighton
Dorchester Man Beaten Near Washington and Oak Streets
Alfred R. Ferguson aged 29 of Dorchester was attacked at 10 o'clock last night near Washington and Oak Streets. A thug fractured his left leg with a kick and left his face cut in multiple places. No locals admitted knowledge of the assault.
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Alfred R. Ferguson
McLellan Street
Dorchester
Washington and
Oak Streets
Suspect Still Eludes Police In Hotel Murder Case
The suspect in Mrs. Laura Chamberlain's murder at the Grand View Hotel on Atlantic Avenue eludes officers after a chase that lasted into the morning. A man named in letters from the husband, imprisoned at Deer Island, matches the description of the hotel visitor.
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Laura Chamberlain
Grand View
Atlantic Avenue
House of Correction
Deer Island
Butter price up on reciprocity failure at Elgin Board
Canada’s failure to ratify the reciprocity agreement was given as the chief reason for a 0.5 cent rise in butter to 26 13/ cents on the Elgin Board of Trade.
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Elgin, Ill
Canada
Elgin Board of Trade
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