Revival of interest in New England poets prompts daily verse
The death of Thomas Bailey Aldrich and the Longfellow Centenary spark renewed attention to New England verse. The Post will publish daily selections of top New England poetry for several days. Teachers and scholars gain ready class material and general readers are invited to renew familiar favorites.
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Barbara Frietchie Courage in Frederick during Civil War
The poem recalls Barbara Frietchie, an aged heroine in Frederick Maryland who hoists and defends the flag as Stonewall Jackson’s Rebels advance. Her act spurs a turning moment, and the Confederate advance stalls in Frederick. The piece honors her patriotism and memorializes the flag as a symbol of union and freedom.
Bill Defeated By Close Vote In House
A close House vote 73 to 72 defeated a bill authorizing railroad commissioners to let street railways freight without city franchise. The measure would have let The Elevated operate freight without Boston Aldermen approval. Critics argued it strips municipal rights. proponents said no new policy, trade requires timely express service.
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Diamond theft charged to Roxbury girl
Miss Christina S. Zeller aged 16 formerly of 6 Heath Place Roxbury appeared in Juvenile Court on a charge of stealing about 1200 dollars worth of diamonds from W H Grover a theatrical agent. The case was continued for investigation as police seek more details before trial. Grover says the theft occurred from a safe in his office during a visit by Zeller and other aspiring performers.
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Roxbury Man Tries Drowning at Leverett Pond
John Darling of Roxbury bound hands and feet and rolled down Leverett Pond bank in a suicide attempt. Patrolman M F Manley intervened, saving him from the icy water near Huntington Avenue. Darling, about 40, out of work and despondent, will face court after removal to Brookline station.
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Pathos and humor buoy an April night tale in Bonesteel
Dog Soldier, a Rosebud figure, sues for divorce after his wife Josephine survives a supposed fatal illness. Authorities cite unfaithfulness and desertion as the grounds as the tribe observes a night of humor and pathos in S.D. community life.
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Death of Albert C. Gay After Prolonged Illness in Webster Square
Albert C. Gay of Webster Square Brocton died today after five years of paralysis from a bone disease. He had used pulleys and devices to sit up and look from his window and remained cheerful despite torment. A mirror sight of his ravaged condition is believed by physicians to have hastened his death.
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Harvard Students Seek Supers for Brown of Harvard
Harvard club members eagerly anticipate casting 2 of 83 applicants by lot for roles in Brown of Harvard at the Majestic next week. Also, Staatsminister von Moeller and Dr Reinhold Koser visit Harvard to be hosted by professors Francke and Munsterberg. Major Leonard Darwin to lecture on municipal ownership with dates April 22 26 29 and May 3. Lectures open to the public.
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Tomb in Grove Foretells 500 Year Rest for Heir
Herman Lyman, a wealthy retired farmer in Muskegon Michigan, is building a cement tomb 10 by 6 feet and six feet high in a grove of oaks. He instructs his heirs to bury him lightly with minimal earth so flowers may grow and says he will rise at a future resurrection. He believes the earth is hell and desires to be reawakened with a new gospel.
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Johnny Weidner and Grandpa Take Big Fall
In Pittsburg on Roanoke street a two year old boy and his 58 year old grandfather plunged 125 feet down a bank behind their home. Both were unconscious when found but suffered no injuries. The boy tripped first and the grandfather followed to save him.
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Rat blamed for Yonkers man’s fatal injury
A large rat in New York Central road excavations led Foreman McDonald to chase it. He threw a stick that struck Frank Smickler on the head, causing a brain concussion and his death the next day. The coroner absolved McDonald of blame.
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Man Survives 35 Foot Fall On Steamship
Joseph Herald a coal loader at the steam ship Bracondale fell about 35 feet into the hold yet suffered only a slight scalp wound. Doctors say he remained conscious and attribute the accident to luck or a charmed life. He lives at 29 North Russell Street.
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Naughtiest girl in Abington district jailed for classroom riot
Emma Smith, 14, of Willow Grove Heights School faces three months under probation after a brawl that injured a pupil and a teacher. She allegedly struck a classmate with a stone, attacked Miss Mc Farland, and tangled Miss Brooks in a hair grab before being restrained by five staff members.
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Woman Deputy Sheriff Makes Good in Nashua
Nashua New Hampshire April 5 Mrs M Jennie Kendall New Hampshire s woman deputy sheriff says it is better to rule by love than by fear and she believes persuasion works as well as force She has ended cock fighting driven out dog fighters and corrected abuses against local horses in the region.
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Police Rule Sparks Outcry Over Women’s Wear in Cincinnati
Local police chief Milliken enforces orders banning kimonos high heels gaudy stockings and long skirts and forbidding fascinators drawing ire of irate women who threaten a mass meeting to demand his removal.
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Stole March on Husband in Delaware Home
Janet Sheldon Stillings and her brother Dick Sheldon visited the home of her husband Dr. Stillings in Lennit Delaware. Servants packed valuables for removal while Dr. Stillings arrived after, amid long strained relations and threats Mrs Stillings had claimed.
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No Short Skirts Rule Sparks Des Moines Legislation
A bill in Des Moines aims to ban short dresses by requiring stage costumes to hang at least 12 inches below the knee. The so called bald heads lobby group plans to oppose the measure as it moves through the Legislature.
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