Five Die When Pleasure Craft Capsizes at Tomales Bay
Coast Guard boats searched Tomales Bay mouth for the bodies of five women and two men after their pleasure launch capsized in a swift current. Two fishermen were swept into the water while aiding those aboard, and one woman was towed to safety as rescuers struggled. The victims, possibly Gertude, Daniel and Virginia Augustine and Tony Helen Mary Elizabeth Freas, remained unidentified as a night air search continued.
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Dillon’s Beach
Calf
Coast Guard
Tomales Bay
Grant
Armand Gary
Armand
Marshall
Gertrude
Daniel
Virginia Augustine
Tony
Helen
Mary
Elizabeth Freas
Gray Boys
Underhill
Auto dangles 18 feet above creek after bridge rail collapse
Brimfield Indiana report says John Sloop tried to miss a collision and drove through a bridge railing. The car hung by a single wheel eighteen feet above a creek bed while his wife, daughter, and another couple were saved by a passing motorist with no injuries reported.
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Brimfield
Ind
John Sloop
Sloop
German Weather Observers Take Daily Flight for Data
German weather observers ascend daily to collect atmospheric data. Researchers log temperature humidity and wind profiles from high altitude flights, supporting weather forecasting and climate studies.
Bright Lights Not Immoral at Home Missions Congress
Washington reports from the North American Home Missions Congress debate city life versus country virtue. Experts argue city immorality stems from selfishness and ambition, not mere garishness, noting 1800 had six cities over 8,000 and 4 percent of Americans. Now over half the population lives in large cities led by New York Chicago and Philadelphia.
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Washington
North American Home Missions Congress
United States
America
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
French Parents Lose Bid Over Home Lunches
French parents lost a struggle with education authorities over allowing students to lunch at home. A referendum demanded a change in school lunch hours, but officials said the law requires six hours of classroom time daily. French children reportedly start at 8 30 and end at 4 p m, keeping long school days.
Genealogical Records Spotlighted by New England Society
Taunton, Mass. Florence Conant Howes, assistant editor of the New England Historical Society, revealed odd names culled from New England genealogical records during years of research.
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Taunton
Mass
New England
Florence Conant Howes
New England Historical Society
Notable Names in the Reading List
Among them were Silence Noyes Rhoda Bull Ivory Keys Constant Paine and Mercy Lord, a group of individuals referenced in the article segment. The text highlights these names as part of the readable content from the page.
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Silence Noyes
Rhoda Bull
Ivory Keys
Constant Paine and
Mercy Lord
New Hampshire backs contest crowns Mrs. Alice Bulloch
The New Hampshire Chiropractors Association held a contest to pick the state’s best back. Most entrants were young women, but judges chose 43 year old Mrs. Alice Bulloch as the back champion.
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Nashau
N. H
New Hampshire
Health school proprietor runs five miles on 72nd birthday
SYRACUSE N Y James Rawnsley celebrated his 72nd birthday by running five miles in under an hour. The health school proprietor here never rides an elevator and prefers to walk upstairs.
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Syracuse
N. Y
James Rawnsley
Rawnsley
All Canadian Players Boston Bruins Product of the Club
The article highlights that every member of the Boston Bruins, the local NHL team, is described as a product of the franchise. It discusses the club’s Canadian roster and the broader value of homegrown talent in building a competitive team.
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Boston
Boston Bruins
National Hockey League
Boston Bruins Player George Owen Ties Life to New England
George Owen, former Harvard athlete and Bruins substitute defenseman, has spent most of his life in Greater Boston though born in Hamilton Ontario. The Daughters of the American Revolution have indicated they will take care of the site.
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Canada
George Owen
Harvard
Bruins
Greater
Boston
Hamilton
Ontario
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Historic Buena Vista furnace saved for Indiana County park
Blairsville residents welcomed a pledge that the Buena Vista blast furnace will remain in Indiana County. After talks, Vinton Colliery Company refused sale and deeded the furnace and adjacent land to the county for park use, preserving the historic site beside Blacklick Creek.
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Blairsville
Indiana County
Buena Vista
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Ford
Vinton Colliery Company
Blacklick Creek
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