Porter on Pollyanna and her creator in Cambridge rise
Eleanor H Porter author of Pollyanna The Glad Book talks about her writing career starting after marriage. She recalls the playful inspiration from her own glad game and explains how Pollyanna became a living character, not taken from real life, while detailing her Cambridge studio on 40 Inman Street and roof garden writing space.
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Eleanor H. Porter
The
Post
Miss Burt
Inman Street
Cambridge
Mrs. Porter
Pollyanna
Scotland
Florence Nightingale
Captain Scott
Explorer
Hehe “Glad Book
Elizabeth Burt
Boston Post
The Zoo One-Step in music and art at the Sunday Post
A unique color trio forms the centerpiece of The Zoo One-Step in music picture and words as the next Sunday Post promotes the feature.
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the Zoo
Sunday Post
Steele Recovering From Injuries After Melrose Collision
William H. Steele of Portland Maine survived injuries from an electric car and automobile crash in Melrose Monday night. He suffered a concussion but was moved from Melrose Hospital to his home, with officials stating the injuries are not fatal.
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William H. Steele
Portland
Melrose
Melrose Hospital
One Year For Assault On Conductor In Court
A court sentenced the defendant to one year in the House of Correction for assaulting a conductor. The ruling marks the most severe penalty issued in this case.
Pole Conductor Assault Case Heard in Woburn Court
Yesterday afternoon Judge Johnson in Woburn District Court sentenced Frank Wolskley, 21, a Polish man, for the assault on Charles Erwin, a Bay State Street Railway Company conductor, after a dispute over fare payment.
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Johnson
Woburn District Court
Frank Wolskey
Charles Erwin
Bay State Street Railway Company
Quiet Day for Siamese Twins at Children’s Hospital
The Siamese twins at Chil dren’s Hospital spent a quiet day under study by prominent medical men. No change in operation plans. A jury awarded $2000 to George Freeman against Charles H. Stebbins and his son Charles G. Stebbins after Freeman was struck by their automobile. An alternative verdict for the father was proposed to avoid a possible second trial.
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Children's Hospital
Charles H. Stebbins
Boston
Charles G. Stebbins
George Freeman
Lexington
Stebbins
Freeman
Morton
Court of Appeals For
First Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
New Kind of Verdict Adopted by Jury
Judge James M. Morton presented an alternative verdict after the jury reported in an automobile accident case to avoid a retrial. The jury accepted the new form after deliberation, marking the first such verdict offered for consideration and seen as a step to speed justice and reduce needless litigation.
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James M. Morton
United States District Court
Supreme Court Reverses Appeal Ruling Without Jury Consent
A recent Supreme Court decision overturns a Court of Appeals verdict, reversing the ruling without the jury's consent and marking a notable shift in appellate procedure.
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Tion
United States Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
MISSION SERVICES DRAW LARGE CROWDS IN SOUTH BOSTON
The Domican Fathers conduct the Citven Notes mission at SS Peter and Paul Church drawing strong nightly congregations. Morning services are well attended as in recent years. The Alumni Association of St Peter's School Dorchester plans a whist and dancing party April 23 in the Rowan Memorial building with committee members listed. Retreats for men run weekends through June at Blessed Gabriel Monastery Brighton led by Father George CP. Father Fearns concludes lecture series for Catholic Literary Union of Revere with a debate on enlarging U S military forces.
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SS. Peter and Paul’s Church
South Boston
St. Peter's School
Dorchester
Rowan Memorial Building
Edward Kelly
Francis X. Sheehan
Abbie Taylor
John J. Mahoney
Edward V. Freeman
William McCormack
Helen Dorsey
Mary Devlin
Mary Mahoney
Mary, Reardon
Anna Trask
Blessed Gabriel Monastery
Brighton
Father George
C. P
New Mexican Herb Promises Help For Diabetes
Advertisement touts a wild Mexican herb as reducing sugar and improving vigor in diabetes. It offers a 50c package for 109c, a free diabetic dietary booklet, and a satisfaction guarantee, with mail order to Ames Chemical Co. and distribution by Riker Jaynes at regular price.
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Mexico
Ames Chemical CO
Whitney Point
N. Y
Riker-Jaynes
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Crea
Tor
Studo
Mrs. Potter
Cross Currents
Miss Billy
Newfoundland
Filene
Braves
Filene’s
Auburn
Maine
Steele
Citven Notes
John C. Fearns
Catholic Literary Union of
Revere
United States
Baschwitz Bros. & Co
East 11Th Street
New
Glen Urquhart
America
Ou Wan
Hanover
Clothier
Portland Streets
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