May 80 197? Winthrop Sun and Visitor street listing
Copies of this paper, five cents each, are sold at multiple Winthrop Boston area outlets including A T Bangness opposite Highland Station, Revere Beach and Lynn Depot, Winthrop Beach News Co opposite Beach Station, Totman’s News Agency Jefferson and Winthrop Streets, Brown’s Pharmacy Wadsworth Block Centre, Thayer Ocean Spray Pharmacy, Elizabeth Rippay variety store opposite Centre Station, and the Lewis Block Washington Ave office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Bangness
Highland Station
Boston
Revere Beach
Lynn Depot
Totman's News Agency
Jefferson and
Winthrop Streets
Brown’s Pharmacy
Wadsworth Block
Centre
W.B. Thayer
Ocean Spray
Elizabeth Rippay
Variety Store
Centre Station
Lewis Block
Washington Ave
Engineer Killed Watching Loco on Boston Line
Veteran Lynn engine man Samuel D. Cyr, 28 years with Boston Revere Beach and Lynn R R, fell from the cab near Harbor View after a hot box developed. Fireman Richard D. A. Patten shut off steam and reversed, as fog wet the rails. the accident halted the train a quarter mile away. Cyr’s death prompted city officials debate on a proposed five member board of control and city government reforms.
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Samuel D. Oyr
Lynn
Boston, Revere Beach &Ryan R.R
Boston
Harbor View Station
East Boston
Mr. Cyr
Harbor View
Richard D. A. Patten
Oyr
Winthrop
Florence Crittenton League forms with Cozens as head
The Florence Crittenton League of Compassion brings Colonel William J. Cozens as General Superintendent and Field Secretary. The merged group includes Life Line Teague and Florence Crittenton Home, with Dr. A. Z. Conrad as president. It appeals for public support to rescue women and children, warns against Life Line names, and stresses funds go to direct work.
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William J. Cozens
Salvation Army
Florence Crittenton League of Compassion
Park Street
Elizabeth M. McCloud
Summit Avenue
Winthrop Highlands
Florence Crittenton
Watertown
Home League of Compassion
South Russell
Life Line League
Life Line—Association
Life Line
New England
Chelsea Commission Debate Recedes Amid Bill Substitution
The Chelsea measure faced a formal passage in the house with the committee reporting a substituted bill. Representative Cushing praised the changes proposing a three member board after five years to cut costs, while Rep Nichols of Boston warned the bill would create a despotic board and concentrate power over the city.
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Chelsea
Board of Control
Robinson
Weeks
Everett
Riley
Malden
Carleton
Pierce
Revere
Ward 5
Brown
Medford
G. A. R. Hall
Keene
Somerville
Burr
Boston
Board of Aldermen
Aayor
House
Cushing
Nichols
French Calino Delivers Plainspoken Tales Of Hay And Teeth
The French servant Calino amuses not with clever phrases but with blunt statements. He quips about hay quality and patient arrivals, insisting on changes while noting a patient’s newness, and comments that a woman’s teeth are as white as a newborn’s.
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Malaprop
Calino
Bishop’s English Lesson From Louisianan Sketch
Mrs. Fremont recounts a tale of the French bishop at Saint Louis during the Louisiana purchase era. To learn English he isolated himself with an American farmer’s family and practiced daily, eventually delivering an English sermon to an audience including Senator Benton, who listened with mixed feelings as the polished clergyman greeted the crowd.
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Fremont
Renton
Louis
Louisiana
Antille
Lincoln and Hezekiah in a mixed historical vignette
A compendium of notes and anecdotes traces Lincoln personal facts from a congressional blank and cites Hezekiah of Judah building Jerusalem waterworks. The piece also includes a brief exchange on alphabetic order between two travelers on a railway carriage.
A Soldier Says Brother Died From Boredom
A general questions a soldier about his brother’s death. The reply is that the brother “had nothing to do.” The general declares that is reason enough to kill the greatest general of us all. A doctor dismisses the patient’s complaint as too common. A curb stone philosopher jests about taking advice offered by a man.
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Mada
New York Press
Not Suspicious The Constable Says The Prisoner Is Suspicious
In a playful exchange the constable and a speaker debate the accused’s character. The prisoner protests his alleged suspicion while a punch line reflects on living past life to enjoy life again.
Kingston Dust Fight Between Two Women Ends In Laughter
In Kingston Jamaica one afternoon two women fought in the street spilling dust and dirty water. They wrestled and rolled on the ground creating a cloud of dust. A bystander intervened and one woman claimed there was no trouble just fooling.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Jess
Lost Scarboro Sea Captain Portrait Found After Years
A painting once thought of a vanished Scarboro ship master reappears years later. The image was found off Africa showing the captain’s name and his home port, linking it to the long-missing vessel that sailed from Scarboro and never returned. The tale echoes lessons learned at sea.
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Africa
Scarboro
China Seas
Ohes
Kennebec. Journal
Largest Grave In The World In Honduras
The world’s biggest single grave covers one acre at Pearto Cortez Honduras. It is the burial site of a woman who died wealthy. An iron railing surrounds the plot with a central tombstone and sixteen wooden figures in statue like positions. The figures glow ghostlike at dusk. The will specified the land amount and decoration for the grave.
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Pearto Cortez
Honduras
Wordsworth, Coleridge and Rogers in Mischievous Banter
In Bilis Yarnell's reminiscences Samuel Taylor Coleridge's lofty thoughts perplexed Wordsworth and Samuel Rogers. After an evening together Rogers admits he did not understand Coleridge's later remarks, while Wordsworth quips that he did not fully grasp them either.
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Bilis
Yarnell
Wordsworth
Coleridges
Samuel
Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Rogers
Coleridge
Rogers
Regimental Rush Blocked by Drunken Americans
The commander in chief sent an aid to Blanco to bring up his regiment. Minutes passed with no sign of the unit. The aid returned breathless reporting that two drunken Americans down the road would not let the regiment pass.
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Luter
South American Republic
Blanco
French deputies share striking name coincidence across centuries
An amusing historical note from France recalls that in 1894 the deputies for Ardennes, Loir et Cher, and Vosges bore the names Ferry Brisson and Hugo respectively. One hundred years earlier in 1793, each district was represented in the chamber by someone with the exact same name.
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France
Ardennes
M Ferry
Loir Et Cher
M. Brisson
The
Vosges
M Hugo
Midnight chat reveals secret door key plan
A late night exchange shows New Girl boasting that a friend forged a key to bypass a locked door. The dialogue portrays a tense moment as Mistress signals she will not summon help tonight.
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Ony
Jondon Globe
Neighbor’s Rumored Spouse Leads To Odd Courtship Tale
A fragmentary report recalls N Pecks and his wife in a quirky tale of courtship humor. The tale notes her temper once amused him and hints at a domestic scene described in a playful, archaic voice.
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Keith’s Theatre
Keith’s
Barnold
Jane Kennark
James Horne
Frederic Murray
Bandaona Land
Williams and Walker
Williams ‘and Walker Glee Club
Ben Welch
Jack Wilson
Ralph Smalley
Boston Symphony’ Orchestra
Kratons
Wills and
Haswan
Max Witt
Colleens
Chelsea. Commission
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Charles Lanman
Congressional Record
Hezekiah
Judah
B. C
Jerusalem
Gibon
City of
David
Solomon
Bethlehem
ABC
Curbstone
Cleveland Plain -Dealer
Fatal
What Is
Castoria
Mpany
Centaur
Alfred Tewksbury & Co
Herrick’s
Educato
Golden Rule
Beacon Falls
Wadsworth
Winthrop Centre
Baus
Blake the Piano Man
Washington St
AR A
Chas. F. Totten
Winthrop Beach
Frank P. Anthony
North Centre Street
Sargent St., Winthrop
Winthrop Hardware Company
W. G. Grant
Magee’s Corner
Mass
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