Local Cambridge notes record voyage plans and summer moves
Miss Louise M. Kelley departs to Labrador while locals share travel, family news, and summer plans across Cambridge. Several city workers and residents, including Johnny Ford, Lea Roche, Bill MacGinness, and Dr. Mullen, are noted in brief updates as vacations begin and new town decorations arrive.
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Louise M. Kelley
Richard M. Russell
Cambridge
Montreal
Labrador
Lou
Globe Scribe
Riverside Boat Club
City Hall
Johnny Ford
K. of C
Lea Roche
Bill MacGinness
Bill
Bill Pease
Drake
Massavenue
New England
Maine
Arthur White
Scituate
Hilda Doran
University
Mass. Avenue
Washington, D. C
Henry Moulton
John D. Lynch
North Cambridge
John Altimus
New York
Thos. P
Andy) Dillon
Kearsarge
White Mountains
N. H
Legisla
Ture
Amy
Joseph Wadden
Board of Health
Eddie Carney
Hampton Beach
Marie Todmey
Walnut Avenue
Kingston
al Wambolt
Dan Cupid
Albert
John Whoriskey
Upper Mass
Avenue
Shore Acres
Charles S. Mullen
Hatherly Road
Nantasket
Patrick Reardon
Building Department
Lena Himmel
Harvard Bazar
Central Square
Gloucester
Henry Alperts
Wins by Honesty in Battle Royal Impresses Referee
Doda Eben lauds a fighter known as Honesty for winning every battle royal he enters. The man reportedly splits prize money fairly after each match, honoring agreement terms.
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Doda Eben
Totem poles and odd graveyard sights in Alaska cemetery
A curious Alaska cemetery near Alert Bay features numerous painted totem poles and broken furniture on graves. A sewing machine rests among the markers, all tucked under pines with a simple fence surrounding the area.
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Alaska
Alert Bay
Quinine Bark Named Chinchona After Countess Chinchon
The quinine bark was named Chinchona to honor Countess Chinchon, but Linnaeus spelled the word without the first h, causing a long standing misspelling in scientific usage.
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Chinchon
Linnaeus
Braves Open Long Home Stand Against Cubs and More
Boston's Braves begin a lengthy home stand at the Wigwam starting July 11 with the Cubs visiting for a single game and a double header the next day. They then face Pirates, Cardinals, Reds, and the Giants in a grueling stretch, aiming to repeat strong showings after two Western trips.
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Boston
Braves
Chicago Cubs
Sach
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pie” Traynor
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn
Giants
Tribe
Cambridge Zonta honors Cora Mackenzie as international president
At the Zonta Club International convention Cora MacKenzie of Cambridge was reelected president for the coming year. The Cambridge Zonta Club presented her with a silver bowl. Local president Pauline Smith announced the gift at Bernice Cannon’s Frisbie Place home. National officers named: President Cora MacKenzie, First Vice President J. Winifred Hughes, Second Vice President Dr Lara Loop, Treasurer Gertrude Jacobs.
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Zonta Club International
Cora MacKenzie
Cambridge Zontian
Cambridge Club of
Zonta
Pauline Smith
Bernice Cannon
Frisbie Place
Cambridge
J. Winifred Hughes
Lara Loop
Gertrude Jacobs
Reverend Dr J W Lowry Mourns Sister in Ireland
The Old Scottish Church minister Dr J W S Lowry received word of the sudden death of his last surviving sister in County Down Ireland. The deceased had spent years in Canada and the United States and was buried in her ancestral locality after returning home.
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J. W. S. Lowry
Down
Ireland
Old Land
Lowry
Miss Lowry
Canada
United States
Central square diner serves epicurean Friday fish chowder
In Central square at Tom Keady’s Essex street diner the Friday fish chowder blends fish potatoes and milk from Mrs Keady’s recipe into a feast. The dish is praised as brain food and the diner is described as an educational and agreeable rendezvous in the area.
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Central Square
Tom Keady
Essex Street
Mrs. Keady
Keady
Annual Outing of Central Square Business Men
Central Square Business Men's Association plans its annual outing at Assabet Country Club in Stowe on Wednesday July 18 with many stores closing for the day. Senator David Walsh is invited as sole speaker while his Clinton vacation residence keeps him nearby. Assabet Country Club features a 2700 yard golf course baseball diamond swimming pool and recreation space.
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Central Square Business Men's Association
Assabet Country Club
Stowe
David Walsh
Clinton
New Attractions at Paragon Park on Nantasket Beach
Paragon Park on Nantasket Beach, reached by Nanasket Lines steamships, promotes new attractions this season. The Demati Troupe of Arabs performs a free act this week and fireworks are shown three to four times weekly. Children under 12 enter free with reduced combo tickets for all rides. A Kiddies Park offers rides for youngsters.
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Paragon Park
Nantasket Beach
Boston Bay
Nantasket Lines
New England
Demati
Language of the Fan Then and Now
The passage traces the fan’s origins from a palm leaf air changer to ceremonial and practical uses. It notes legends of Cupid making the first fan from wing feathers and recalls that by the eighteenth century Spain had a complete fan language with expressive gestures.
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Cupid
Spain
Ferrel’s Law and Deflection of Winds
William Ferrel, an American meteorologist, formulated a law explaining wind deflection due to Earth's rotation. It states that moving objects deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. This deflection accounts for atmospheric wind patterns.
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William Ferrel
Enowe
Bees Produce About Forty Thousand Tons Of Honey
About 40 000 tons of honey are collected each year by bees of many kinds. The article notes the annual honey yield across a variety of bee species and regions.
Amber Reveals Millennia Old Insects and Plants
Amber sometimes contains well preserved insects and flowers that lived millions of years ago showing ancient biodiversity and fossilized ecosystems.
Fat Michigan badger digs for living and woodland habits
A Detroit Free Press writer notes badgers in Michigan dig burrows to reach food, are found across forests and plains, and aid in rodent control. They are fierce when attacked, but generally shy around people, with University of Michigan zoology staff keeping them as docile pets for study and display.
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Michigan
Detroit Free Press
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Gas and Electric Co Employees Vacationing
Among early vacationists at the Mass Ave office of the N E Division of the Gas and Electric Co are Dana Squires chief clerk who chose Onset and Cape Cod sites for recreation Robert Bell and Nicholas Brogan meter readers who kept their destination secret Lila Jones Wm Kelley Leland Beecher Chas Carroll Ralph Goodwin and Adolphus Necco of the collection department have chosen beach resorts and country nooks A O G Zographos a clerk recently returned from the World Exposition at Chicago.
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Mass. Avenue
N. E
The
Gas and Electric Co
Dana Squires
Cape Cod
Robert Bell
Nicholas Brogan
Lila Jones
Wm. Kelley
Leland Beecher
Chas, Carroll
Ralph Goodwin
Adolphus Necco
Zographos
Chicago
Modern apartment living praised by pilgrim era viewpoint
A forward looking essay extols Cambridge area flats Forest Court Forest street 16 18 University 17 19 Irving 28 34 Irving praising design comfort modern features outlets ventilation and proximity to Park Station appealing to women managers and Boston commuters.
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Earth
Forest Court
Forest Street
University
Irving Apartments
Irving Street
Cambridge
Park Station
Boston
The Trombone An Overview of Its Design and Range
The trombone is a brass wind instrument with two long parallel loops. It uses a slide or valve system to alter pitch, enabling about two and a half octaves. The bass trombone may include a jointed handle for length adjustment.
Codfish Stomachs Reveal Wide Appetite Beyond Fish
Bureau of Fisheries notes the cod is a cannibal and glutton, swallowing not only smaller fish and crustaceans but also birds, boats, and unusual items like shells, rope, wood, stones, and even old shoes when large enough.
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Bureau of Faheries
Chorus Girls Career Shortened Stage Life Says Producer
A London producer says chorus girls have stage careers from sixteen to thirty due to increasing strain. He notes the life in modern productions is tougher and more demanding than in earlier eras.
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London
Parolee Arrests Raise Questions Over 1984 Crime Trends
The United States Bureau of Investigation reports 7,274 paroled convicts arrested for new crimes in the first quarter of 1984. Of these, 3,208 were arrested before completing their original sentences, and 1,023 had prior arrests while on parole. The majority had serious original convictions and 35 percent showed prior fingerprint records.
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Department of Justice
United States Bureau of Investigation
Federal Crime Detection Agency
Bureau of Investigation
Barsport
Nome
UC Crew Breaks 14-Year Defeat to Washington in 1921
The University of California rowing team finally beat Washington in 1921 after fourteen consecutive losses. The night crew’s comeback ended a long drought and marked a historic victory for UC rowing against a longtime rival.
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University of California
Washington
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