Mrs Child recounts personal sacrifices and divorce
Mrs. Child tells how a failed marriage to Richard Washburn Child, early life in Boston and Cohasset, and her longing for a child led to drifting and an eventual divorce. She recalls meeting the other woman, seeking an adoption, and her decision to end the marriage rather than cause others misery.
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Virginia
Washington
New York
Richard Washburn Child
Harvard Law School
Mrs. Child
Richard
Napoleon
Themperor
Josephine
Mrs Child’s Court Appearance Sparks Personal Revolution
The article recounts Mrs. Child’s dramatic court scene and her declaration that she will end romance to forge her own path. She compares her struggle to Josephine and Carlyle, recalls a drastic weight loss and illness, and describes a new self as she pursues artistic creation with a vast wardrobe as testament to her transformation.
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Hilza
Will Quit Mexico if Carranza Makes Good
The administration weighed options after General Carranza's note. Secretary Lansing signaled readiness to discuss with the de facto government, while Baker noted no new orders to General Funston. A successful Carranza demonstration against brigandage could influence troop withdrawal decisions.
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Mexico
Carranza
Baseball game postponed by rain between Lexington and Brookline
The opening high school baseball game at Brookline yesterday was postponed due to rain. It will be rescheduled later in the season if a suitable date is agreed. Try Adamson's Balsam for that rasping graveyard cough. It is a sure cure.
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Lexington High School
Brookline High School
Brookline
Adamson
Suffragist Couple Wed by Contract in New York
Miss Anne Page and Robert Wolf, both prominent suffragists, wed by contract after meeting in Boston while students. Wolf, Harvard and Radcliffe alumnus, led the Harvard Equal Suffrage League and later pursued business in New York. The couple filed the contract at the City Court and will reside in New York with parental support.
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New York
Miss Page
Mr. Wolf
Chicago
L. J. Wolf
Cleveland
Robert
Cleveland University
Harvard
Harvard Equal Suffrage League
Young Wolf
Anne Page
New England
Radcliffe
Boston
Robert Leopold Wolf
Brookline
Haverhill Doctor Injured in City Car Crash
Dr. Hugh Donahue 21 White Street a prominent Haverhill physician suffered a severe scalp wound when his auto collided with another at Water Street and Buttonwoods Avenue. He was taken to Hale Hospital en route to visit a patient.
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Hugh Donahue
White Street
Water Street
Buttonwoods Avenue
Donahue
Hale Hospital
Lawrence Not Liable In Suits
In Lawrence Superior Court Judge Dana sustains the city demurrer in six suits arising from the 1914 Merrimack River bath house tragedy where 16 children drowned. City Solicitor Daniel J. Murphy argued. Damages named total $100,000.
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Dana
Merrimack River
Daniel J. Murphy
Militia Drill Planned for Cambridge High School Students
Cambridge High School students will receive military training after approval by the Cambridge School Board. Superintendent M. E. Fitzgerald led the plan, reviving rifle practice and boy scout style drilling as distinctive features with focus on close formation and practical drill.
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Cambridge High School
M. E. Fitzgerald
Cambridge School Board
Cambridge High Schools
Boy Scouts
Mexican government demands limit on US punitive force
Mexico government flatly states that any US armed expedition entering Mexican territory as a punitive action must be limited to 1000 men of service alone including cavalry, per a Foreign Relations sub secretary Juan Neftali Amador told the AP.
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Mexico City
United States
Associated Press
Juan Neftali Amador
Candido Aguilar
Queretaro
Amador
Foreign Office
Washington State Department
Mexico
Washington
Mexico Seeks Limits on Punitive Expedition Troops
Sub-Secretary Amador states Mexico opposes extended punitive expeditions drawn into internal strife. He argues limits of 40 miles, a 1000-troop cap, and a five-day stay, citing Parral incident and enemy influence. Carranza defers to foreign office for international questions.
Fliers to Aid Boston Cleanup Campaign
Sixty thousand handbills will be distributed citywide by public works volunteers as part of the Boston clean up committee May campaign. The plan, announced yesterday at City Hall, aims to inform residents about the cleanup efforts and will run from May 1 to 15 alongside ash removal in district neighborhoods.
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Public Works Department
Boston
Baker and Wilson Confer at Midnight on Mexican Situa tion
Secretary Baker and President Wilson conferred at midnight on the Mexican situation. Baker later said he had no official information on the Parral clash and that his late White House visit held no significance, as he was awaiting the President's return from the theater.
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Carranza
Lansing
Baker
Funston
Parral
Mexico
Washington
White House
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