Oppose Cuban Army Plans Spark Debate in Havana
In Havana on April 28 debate centers on a proposed Cuban standing army of 12 000 as urged by the American general staff. Critics warn it would burden finances and labor while supporters favor a modest rural guard increase and advocate a Cuban naval academy concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Magoon
War Department
General Staff
Cuba
United States Army
Kentucky
Haiti
West Point
Estenez
Farraguts
Nelsons
Togos
Republic
Confessed attack linked to Hyde Park and Roslindale cases
John Koelsch, 18, of Roslindale, confess es to attacking 19 year old Alice Reynolds in a Roslindale vacant lot near Canterbury street. Reynolds identifies him at Roslindale sub station. Police tie the Hyde Park assault on Mary Tappan to Koelsch. Tappan to be questioned at Hyde Park station. He faces arraignment in West Roxbury court.
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John Koelsch
Poplar Street
Roslindale
Shaw
Jamaica Plain
Pretty Mary Tappan
Ashland Street
Hyde Park
Alice Reynolds
Perkins Street
Young Koelsch
Canterbury Street
Miss Reynolds
Roxbury
Girls’ High School
Thomas Reynolds
West Roxbury
Lucifer Tank Steamer Lost After Abandoning Ship
The Lucifer bound from New York to Dublin sprang a leaking stokehold on April 8 and drifted for a week with boats stocked for 12 days. Sagami later rescued part of the crew near lat 40.19 N long 60 W, and the Lucifer foundered with cargo partially jettisoned to stay afloat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
New York
Rotterdam
Lucifer
Dublin
Long
Sagami
Cambridge Auto Hits Jamaica Plain Child
Four year old Alive Feely living at 55 Jamaica Street was struck by a car on the Forest Hills parkway Saturday afternoon. Vehicle owned and operated by Joseph P. Livermore of Cambridge.
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Feely
Jamaica Street
Forest Hills
Joseph P. Livermore
Cambridge
Playground Exhibit To Open At Jamestown Exposition
Washington April 28 Through a generous donation a model playground for 600 children will debut July 1 at the Jamestown exposition. The home made exhibit requires no patented apparatus and aims to show municipalities the profit of playgrounds with a 200 by 200 foot site and a play director. A nationwide display will include photographs and cost data with models of playgrounds in New York Chicago and Boston. A September play week will feature moving pictures from the Chicago convention where 7000 children participated. Roosevelt serves as honorary president and urges mayoral representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Playground Association of America
New York
Chicago
Boston
Association
Roosevelt
The
Playground Association
Love and Sentiment Advice From Mildred Champagne
Dear Miss Champagne answers a reader on proper dancing etiquette. A gentleman asks a lady to dance she nods or says no thank you. After the dance the gentleman escorts her to her seat and may depart after thanking her.
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Miss Champagne
Dear Miss Champagne On Love At First Sight
A young reader asks how to tell if a man loves her. The advice suggests waiting until he has dated several times and knows her better before an explicit declaration. It notes that love at first sight is rarely trustworthy and urges cautious, patient judgment. Readers are invited to share opinions.
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Miss Champagne
Hawley suit reveals Goulds estranged wife Katharine Clemmons
William Woodward alias Big Hawley sues Howard Gould for services in a delicate matter claiming Nichol joined the contract. The Goulds separated in September with Katharine Clemmons at the St Regis and Gould at the Waldorf Astoria. the split followed domestic disputes and an aborted Castle Gould plan.
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New York
William Woodward
Big” Hawley
Massachusetts
DeLaney Nicoll
Howard Gould
Mr. Gould
Katherine Clemmons
Woodward
Jay Gould
Goulds
Castle Gould
Gould
St. Regis
Waldorf- Astoria
Delmonico’s
London
Lionel Musgrove
Egypt
Ceylon
On the Road to Chorrera by Arlo Bates
Three horsemen ride through a desert landscape with a bandit queen in a cactus shade. A harsh exchange occurs as one rider spares the old crone, and the trio speeds toward sunset, drawn by a silent rider's courage.
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Chorrera
Arlo Bates
International swindler Hawley Woodward linked to Colombo jeweler theft
The article describes Hawley Woodward, known as Big Hawley, fleeing after allegedly fleecing a Colombo jeweler of 100000. It recounts his boast of 37 prior arrests before turning 37, a 1897 Massachusetts conviction for blackmail against Samuel Bridgham, and ties to lawyer James L. Brown. Woodward used aliases such as James Ward and kept up a pattern of gambling and swindling, intimidating targets to force settlements.
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Woodward
Big Hawley
Massachusetts
Eugenia Ward
James Ward
Ward
Jennie
Atchison
Harvard Crimson 34th Annual Dinner Highlights Journalism and Ties with Yale
The Harvard Crimson held its 34th annual dinner at the Harvard Union with editors past and present in attendance. Speakers included H. H. Williams, J. M. Morse, H. James Jr., and Josiah Quincy Jr. Quoted remarks praised journalism as a noble profession and discussed its role in politics and government. W. G. Davis Jr. of Yale stressed enduring Harvard Yale ties and noted Yale’s approval of the Harvard athletics report.
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Harvard Crimson
Harvard Union
H. H. Williams
J. M. Morse
Ervin
H. C. Merwin
H. James, Jr
W. G. Davis, Jr
Yale
K. D. Miller
The
Advocate
United States
Crimson
Harvard
Rev Avery A Shaw Resigns from Brookline Church
The Rev. Avery A. Shaw of First Baptist Brookline resigns after accepting a call to First Baptist Winnipeg Canada. He plans to leave next month, having joined seven years ago as the congregation grew. Shaw will earn four thousand dollars annually in Winnipeg.
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Avery A. Shaw
First Baptist Church
Brookline
Winnipeg
Canada
Shaw
The
Baptist Church
Marshal Killed by Man He Was To Arrest
Arthur Rutter marshal of New Boston suburb was shot and killed last night by a man he aimed to arrest. The assailant fled. Nellie Maple of New Boston received an anonymous offensive note inviting a meeting. Rutter planned to confront the writer, who appeared with a revolver and fired.
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Portsmouth
Arthur Rutter
New Boston
Nellie Maple
Marshal Rutter
Gruesome death curiosity leads to execution
A 21 year old Iowa girl Carrie Mattison drank strychnine to see death. She died an hour later, claiming she did it to learn what death is like. She was not morose and had no romance involved.
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Sioux City
Carrie Mattison
Mrs Treat Rescues Fish and Dog From House Fire
In Cleveland on April 28 Mrs Elizabeth Treat of 2012 West Fifty Second Street rushed into a burning house to save a jar of goldfish and her pet dog. She escaped with both but suffered heavy smoke exposure as the rest of the home burned and was destroyed by flames and water.
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Cleveland
Elizabeth Treat
West
Blondes Dying Out in England and America Says Ethologist
A speaker at the Ethological Society claims blondes are disappearing in large English cities and rural areas alike. Brunettes are now dominant, and the lecturer predicts the United States will see a sharp decline in blondes within a century, replaced by immigrants from Norway Sweden Denmark and Canada.
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London
Eng
Ethological Society
United States
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Canada
Judge Weller Quietly Stamps Out Divorce in Frisco
In San Francisco on April 28 Judge Weller of the police court earns praise for curbing divorce by insisting couples affirm they will never seek a divorce before finalizing marriage. The judge, known as a knot tier, asks both parties to promise they will not pursue divorce, and dismisses those who hesitate.
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San Francisco
Weller
Frisco
Margaret
Peter
McDaniels Family Fights Mrs Martin In Cashmere
Emma McDaniels and her daughters Retta and Deda attacked Mrs Drusilla Martin in Lodiage Illinois thinking she blackballed a family member seeking lodge admission in Cashmere. Retta was fined 50 dollars, her sister 25 dollars, and the mother 5 dollars. all paid and they left the courtroom.
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Wenatchee
Ill
Drusilla Martin
Cashmere
McDaniels
Martin
Emma McDaniels
Retta
Deda
Miss Adelaide Allen Married Northern New Yorker After Fame
Atlanta April 28 Miss Adelaide Allen the famous Atlanta girl whose picture appeared in every Sunday paper across the United States was married recently to a Northerner from New York. President Roosevelt, touring the South, praised her beauty as he passed a group of girl students and asked for an introduction, sharing hands with her before continuing to his carriage.
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Atlanta
Adelaide Allen
United States
Southland
Miss Allen
New York
Roosevelt
South
Mrs. Gould Returns to Stage with John Drew at Waldorf Ballrom
Mrs. George J. Gould, now married to a multi millionaire, plans a brief stage appearance with John Drew and a small company in two comedies at the Waldorf Astoria ballroom. The event supports the Liza Day Nursery and is not a market barn performance with a real manager's benefit.
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New York
George J. Gould
John Drew
Waldorf- Astoria
Gotham
Widow’s Daughter-In-Law Marries Son In New York
Louis Snaidman age 31 marries his stepmother three years older than him who had cared for him since age 14. After his father Jacob Snaidman died he arranged the marriage. Dr Henry M Warren officiated at the local church ceremony. Louis is stepfather to his half brother and sister.
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New York
Louis Snaidman
Snaidman
Jacob Snaidman
Henry M. Warren
West Ninty-fourth Street
Louis Smidman
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Post Publishing Co
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Post
Houghton, Mifflin & Company
Colombo
Hawley
Crimson Board
A. A. Shaw
Can
Detroit
Wayne Chapter
Order of the Easter Star
NEW Divorce Crusade
Mrs. Gould
A. McArthur Co
Washington Street
Adams Square
Greater
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