Police Log Notes Transfers and Local Incidents
Chief McNeill sent Lieut. Douglas to New York to return a man arrested there on a serious charge. Police were alerted to the escape of three State Prison inmates. Lincoln Street dealer Mr. Tucker reported his horse disappeared from Birch Road and it was recovered. Bud McLean, 42 Moore, was bitten by a dog at Winthrop Beach last Monday.
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Chief McNeill
Douglas
New York
State Prison
Tucker
Lincoln St
Birchrd
Bud McLean
Moore
Winthrop Beach
New Sheet Music Arrives at Winthrop Center Shop
Visitors at the Winthrop Center station music shop can browse the latest sheet music and QR codes for piano play. The shop promotes new releases and convenient access to musical pieces for musicians and students alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Center Station
Q R. S. Piano
Pretty miscellameces shower for Mrs Helen Hayden
A very pretty miscellameous shower was tendered to Mrs Helen Hayden of Chester avenue last Friday evening at her home by a friend.
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Helen Hayden
Chester Av
Winthrop Council to Initiate 45 Knights at Fall River
The Winthrop Council K of C will exemplify the first and second degrees for a large class next Wed. Grand Knight Daniel J. Homan presided at Fall River Council initiation of 45 candidates into the first degree, receiving a cordial welcome. The Winthrop Woman's Club lauds Nellie F. Griffin for board service on the Mass State Federation of Women's Clubs. The Winthrop Historical and Improvement Society plans a supper June 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Deane Winthrop House with Sarah Haigh leading the supper committee. Tennis shoes advertised by Lang the Shoeman.
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Winthrop Council
K. of C
Winthrop Woman's Club
Nellie F. Griffin
Mass
State Federation of Woman's Clubs
Lang
Winthrop Historical and Improvement Society
Deane Winthrop House
Sarah Haigh
Daniel J. Homan
Fall River
Parry Rites Held After Death in Winthrop
Death notice for John R Parry aged 66 or 67 from Winthrop Massachusetts. Funeral from 59 Earnav on Tuesday afternoon with interment in Brockton Mass. Services conducted by Mr and Mrs Office and Residence at 147 Winthrop Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Tufts
Winthrop Post Office
Winthrop St
Deeds
Parry
Winthrop
John R Parry
Brockton
Mass
Oil Fields Reach Far Out Into Ocean
Pacific coast oil fields near Los Angeles extend into the sea with wells offshore. English Cumberland coal field workings extend two miles beneath the sea. Ventilation is a key challenge and dangers linger from abandoned mines. In Workington 1837 tragedy struck when the sea flooded shafts.
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Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Pacific Ocean
England
Cumberland
Workington
Eng
Uncle Sam Origin Story from Samuel Wilson
A Revolutionary War inspector Samuel Wilson nicknamed Uncle Sam stamped goods with U S, linking his initials to the national personification. The portrayal of Uncle Sam as an old whiskered man derived from Wilson in an Exchange note.
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Uncle Sam
Samuel Wilson
U. S
Daily Walk Habit Endorsed For Health Benefits
A Daily Walk Habit is praised as superior to constant use of apps and to brief high tension work. The piece argues walking as the best form of daily exercise over resting or intense sports activity for both men and women.
Sperewell’s Longevity Theory and Tombstone Confusion
The article discusses Speriell Longevity theory suggesting human life over 109 years is unlikely. It cites errors in inscription records where two people share similar ages and explains a case in Shoreditch England where 207 appeared due to overwritten digits. It notes a Gret tombstone with a 300 carved, possibly from careless carving.
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Sperewell
Lewis Te
Caer. Carr
Shoreditch
England
Gret Startling
Bern
Army enlistment ad touts travel and rewards for youth
A promotional piece extols Army service with a prize trip to Washington and a gold Medal for a top essay on Benefits of Enlistment. It highlights education, vocational schools, travel, and pay along with retirement after thirty years, urging patriotic enlistment during war and peace.
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Washington
Baker
Army National School
United States Army
Army
Campbell
War Department
Uncle Sam
Srant
Sherman
Roosevelt
Pershing
Nathan Hale
Christmas Islands and Harbor Described Near Cape Horn
A passage describes Christmas Harbor and three Christmas islands in the Kerguelen area. One is guano covered, another icebound near Cape Breton, and the third forested with only nine inhabitants. Local mounds are named Castelliz meaning Christmas castle, linked to a Welsh garrison massacred by Norse pirates on Christmas night.
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Christmas
Christmas Sound
Cape Horn
Christmas Harbor
Christmas Islands
Cape Bretem
Ardifam
Castelliz
Oldest Watch Sparks Claim of Ancient Craft
In Nuremberg records, a witch believed to be the oldest in existence is linked to a watch dated to the early sixteenth century. The instrument shows an unusually thick build with an hour and minute hand driven by a mainspring that includes a pig-bristle auxiliary spring.
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Nuremberg
Visionaries who fail to turn plans into action
The passage labels idealists as visionaries who envision much for others and themselves but produce few outcomes. It cites Shakespeare in Hamlet as illustrating a grand failure, a prince who seeks obedience to his vision yet lacks execution.
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Shakespeare
Denmark
Life Spannow Compared to Ancient Times
The passage notes a shift from the biblical three score years and ten to a shorter or altered lifespan, reflecting a debate about human longevity and historical perspectives on life expectancy.
First wireless救 lifesaving on ocean liner sparks Morse anniversary
Marconi operator Jack Binns sent the C D code to signal a rescue as the liner saved 761 passengers. The event coincides with the 71st anniversary of Samuel Morse revealing dots and dashes at New York University on January 24 1838.
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Marconi
Jack Binns
Samuel Morse
New York University
Minst Pulpit Pastor Takes Pearl Cutter Job in Peekskill
Rev Ellis Slipperty, pastor at three suburban Methodist churches in Peekskill New York, has quit the ministry to work as an apprentice pearl cutter in a local factory. He says he left because he could not make ends meet and will preach only for relief work that does not interfere with factory duties. His new salary would be several hundred dollars a year higher than his ministerial pay.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Ellis Slipperty
Methodist Episcopal
Martinsburg Park Hog Debate Sparks Local Election
Residents of Martinsburg West Virginia oppose keeping hogs within city limits. A hot election campaign centers on whether to permit hogs in the city, reflecting local tension over park use and animal policy.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Saving Her Own Bacon by Paying Dog Tax in Kokomo
Kokomo Indiana story describes a dog named Trixie owned by Charles Botorff who paid her own tax. After being given a dollar she trotted to the tax assessor, paid the tax, and returned with the receipt to her owner. The unusual event highlights a novelty tax anecdote in local life.
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Appy & Cross
Harry V. Granding
Kilby ST
Boston
Eleanor Young
Plame
Concord Sq
Herman F. Cheltes
Bartlett Rd
Tel
Wis
Shirley St. Mra
Johnson, Winthrop Beach
Marden
River Rd
Plate Glass Insurance
Quincy
Winthrop Highlands
Crawford
Magee
Henry E. Keough Co
Pauline St
Otis E. Ae I
Grover
Judicial
Fidelity
Highlands
High School
J. J. Dervan
T. F. Burke
Washington Av
United States
B. Kolodny
Hoffman
Hermon St
Hutchinson
Main St
C. W. Davy & Son
Winthrop Theatre
Maple Rd
Shirley St
Tad Ger
Fiat
sear Pleasant st_ Winthrop
Maine
Winthrop Quay
Fu of
Winthrop Review
Lms
Kirsch
Mra R. W. Patch
Charies St
C. L. Ridgway
Pemberton Sq
Tel. Haymarket
Bradley
Nome
Lincoln St. Tel
A. R. Campbell
George St
Mr. Freidburg
Town Hall
Otis E. Lapham
Boulevard Hotel
Max Levin
Mermaid Av
Missset Rd
We EO Ag
Milo Tria Cee
Mr. Irwin Review Office
O. F. Belcher
Cottage Park Rd
Gale
Helcher’s
Winthrop St. of
W. Davy & Son
Center Station
Cee Pan
S. E. Hudson Co
Summit Av
Almont
Fred W. Manley
Harrison Av
Sagamore Av
Winthrop Centre
Bowdoin St
Highland Station
Ocean
Crest Ave
Apply Stone's Bakery
Shirley
Smith Bros. Plumbing
Winston
Creat Ave
Highlands Staton
Bob Tr
Iowa Boy
Panama Canal
Philippines
Alaska
Minist
Orton’ Peau
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