The Lowell Sun, 11 July 1931
| Woman Falls Before Train |
BOSTON—July 11.—A subway train speeding into the Central square station of the Cambridge tunnel last night was stopped in the nick of time, a short distance from where Miss Mary Olida, 32, of 116 Reed street, Cambridge, had fallen into the pit.
Police say the woman walked too close to the edge and slipped over,
before the eyes of two score passengers on the platform. William Perlman, station master, saw her fall and heard the rumble of the approaching train. He snatched a red flag and ran down the platform and
succeeded in catching the attention of Motorman R. W. Clow.
The latter stopped the train a safe distance from the woman and she was
picked up from the pit and taken to the Cambridge Relief hospital where
she was treated for contusion of the back and allowed to go home. |
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The Lowell Sun, 31 July 1931
LOWELL BOYS PROMOTED
Six Local CMTC Members Receive Warrants on Promotion to Sergeants |
Among those to receive warrants on July 19 from Col. Lucius C.
Bennett, camp commander of Fort McKinley
CMTC¹
on the event of their
promotion to the position of sergeant were six Lowell boys: Peter
McQuillan of 162 Avon street, who is a member of Company A; Frank S.
Fay of 71 London street, who is a member of Company I; David J.
McLellan, Company C. of 29 Perrin street; Alcide C. Boucher, Company
L of 61 Fifth avenue; John D. Gralton, Company M, of 212 Mt. Hope
street, and Robert Marks, Company L.
The warrant issued is somewhat similar to that issued to a regular
army non-commissioned officer, duly signed by Colonel Bennett, and
sealed with the camp seal. It is a memento that is treasured in
after years, as an evidence of outstanding ability in competition
with other boys from many communities. |
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| LORANGER FINED $100 FOR TIPSY DRIVING |
Albert Loranger of 95 Gerrish avenue was fined $100 for driving while
under the influence of liquor by Judge Frederic A. Fisher in district
court today. He was also fined $5 for drunkeness.
Officer Bernard J. Gilbo testified that he had arrested the defendant
on the night of July 4 near the railroad station in Middlesex
street. He said that when he spoke to Loranger he could smell
liquor, and that at the time Loranger was unable to give his name.
Officers William P. Doherty and Michael J. Connors gave corroborative
testimony, testifying that the defendant staggered when being taken
to the patrol wagon.
Under examination by his counsel, Attorney James J. Bruin, Loranger
stated that he had been shell-shocked in the war, and that at the time
of his arrest he was extremely nervous.
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- Footnotes:
- 1 — Fort McKinley was a Civilian Military Training Camp on
Great Diamond Island in Casco Bay off Portland, Maine.
1931 Newspaper Abstracts
Middlesex County Massachusetts
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