German Passenger Cleared as Warship Intercepts Wagama Off Brazil
The British cruiser Edinburgh Castle halted the Norwegian steamer Wagama near the Brazilian coast. Officers checked cargo manifests but missed the passenger list, sparing German clerk John Fetts who was en route to New York from Argentina. Also aboard were Servian chess pro Boris Kostic and Boston wool buyer R M Pitt Jr with $400,000 in wool.
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Brazil
Buenos Ayres
Edinburgh Castle
John Fetts
New York
Argentina
Wagama
Boris Kostic
R. M. Pitt, Jr
Boston
Boston School Board Considers Naming After Curtis Guild
The Boston School Board voted to recommend naming the new large elementary school after the late Curtis Guild. Joseph Lee moved to urge principals to observe Peace Day May 18 and to suggest classroom materials to instill the peace idea. Mrs Lucia Ames Mead, active in promoting peace to children, attended the meeting. The board also authorized paying tuition for Baker Street Hyde Park pupils attending Dedham schools.
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Curtis Guild
Boston
Joseph Lee
Lucia Ames Mead
The
American Peace S Society
Chauncy Street Widening Secures Backed Properties
Mayor Curley announced a plan to widen Chauncy street from 40 to 50 feet along its length. Two property owners will set back 10 feet, enabling a $1,000,000 mercantile and bank building at Bedford and Chauncy and a new Edison Electric Light Co. building nearby. The land acquired totals about 600 feet, at $36 per foot, leaving four parcels at the old width.
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Curley
Chauncy Street
Mercantile and Bank
Bedford and
Chauncy Streets
Edison Electric Light Company
Mayor Announces Four Appointments
Mayor Curley announced reappointments including Frederic W. Rugg as statistics trustee Henry Abrahams to the Planning Board and Matthew Cummings to the Sinking Funds Commission John A Bruen appointed to the Sinking Funds Commission to succeed William G Cadigan.
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Curley
Frederic W. Rugg
Statistics
Henry Abrahams
City Planning Board
Matthew Cummings
Sinking Funds Commission
John A. Bruen
William G. Cadigan
Mayor Curley Seeks Federal OK for Creel Transfer
The Boston mayor will travel to Washington on Friday to request federal health authorities to permit Dr. Richard H. Creel to be transferred to Boston for temporary service as head of the city health department.
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Curley
Washington
Richard H. Creel
Boston
Death of John Bunny Strikes Fin de Vie in Brooklyn
New York April 26 John Bunny renowned comedian and motion picture star died at his Brooklyn home after a three week illness. He was 52 and had starred on stage before moving to films where he achieved nationwide popularity alongside stars such as Annie Russell. Born in New York to English parents he worked as a clerk before entering theater at 19 and later became a leading figure in silent cinema earning large salaries.
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New York
John Bunny
Brooklyn
Annie Russell
Mr. Bunny
New York City
Moving Picture World
United States
Retired Metropolitan Park Officer Recalled From Strike Injury
Benjamin Finn, a Metropolitan Park policeman, was seriously injured in the Wakefield rattan factory strike a year ago. He has been retired on half pay pension about $600 annually after multiple operations failed to restore his physical ability.
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Benjamin Finn
Metropolitan Park
Wakefield
Suit Against Breitung Family Is Dismissed
Max Frederick Kleist sought 250000 in a federal suit against Edward N. Breitung and his wife of Marquette Michigan alleging alienating his wife’s affections. Judge Hough dismissed the case after evidence was complete ruling no improper conduct by the defendants and noting Kleist may appeal.
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New York
Edward N. Breitung
Marquette
Mich
Max Frederick Kleist
Hough
Kleist
Senator Henry Lippitt Weds Mrs Laughlin in Washington Home
Senator Henry F. Lippitt of Rhode Island married Mrs. Thomas Kk Laughlin at her Washington home in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Roland Cotter Smith. Only family members attended. Mrs Laughlin is the Cincinnati born daughter of John W. Herron and sister of Mrs. William Howard Taft.
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Washington
Henry F. Lippitt
Rhode Island
Thomas Kk. Laughlin
Pittsboro
Death of Gen Henry A. Tyler Confederate veteran leader
General Henry A. Tyler, 77, veteran of the Army of the Confederacy and commander in chief of the Veterans of Forrest's Brigade, died at his Hickman Kentucky home after a long illness. The report notes his long service and leadership roles within Confederate veteran circles.
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Hickman
Henry A. Tyler
Army of the Confederacy
Veterans of Forrest's Brigade
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