Champion diver Dora Woolard elopes with Nashville hotel owner
Dora Woolard once a prominent New England diver and swimmer left Brookline for the South and married George E. Leffler of Nashville, Tennessee, after telegraphing the news to her mother. Friends say she favored the Nashville hotel man while also traveling with a Boston fruit merchant. The couple wed Saturday in Nashville and may reside there.
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Dora Woolard
New England
Revere Beach
Brookline
George E. Leffler
Nashville
Tenn
University Road
Boston
South
Dora Wollard
Camp Row Sparks Night Fight and Arrests
William Bouchie of Revere and Thomas Sullivan of Medford were surprised with two young women at a Linden Street camp in Wilmington at 3 am. A scuffle followed with a girl receiving a scalp wound. police were notified and gunshots were heard. Bouchie and Sullivan were wanted. Sullivan escaped through a window.
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William F. Bouchie
Ocean Avenue
Revere
Thomas Sullivan
Magoun Avenue
Medford
Linden Street
Wilmington
Woodburys Wife Near Collapse In Erie Murder Revelation
Mrs Arthur A Woodbury of Waltham fainted after learning her husband the former Alderman and salesman Arthur A Woodbury missing since June 26 had been found murdered in a small creek near Erie Pennsylvania. Police suspect a bitter connection to his disappearance.
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Waltham
Erie
Arthur A. Woodbury
Bacon Street
Friends
Penn
Mrs Woodbury Sends Escort to Erie After Telegram
Mrs Woodbury received a telegram from Erie and asked Freedom Wentworth a Waltham undertaker to travel to Erie in an effort to...
Pigeon Steals Ring From Girl Shocks Harlem
Rebecca Bernstein left her engagement ring on a window sill in a Harlem apartment and a pigeon snatched the ribbon and ring. A police officer climbed a fire escape to retrieve the jewelry and report the theft.
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New York
Rebecca Bernstein
Harlem
Rebecca
Three Colored Men Detained After Elks Convention Call
A Chicago officer identified three colored men who arrived with the Colored Elks of the World convention crowd. They socialized with delegates. none were Elks. After greeting the desk sergeant one said goodbye to a train and two planned to leave. the third is held for further inquiry.
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Convention of the
Colored Elks of the World
Chicago
Elks
Bill
Two Women Drowned in Silver Lake Canoe Accident
At Madison New Hampshire near Silver Lake Gertrude N Fownsend and Sadie M Scott both 25 a business community figures were drowned when their canoe capsized while changing seats. No aid arrived in time.
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Lawrence
Silver Lake
Madison
N. H
Gertrude N. Fownsend
Sadie M._ Scott
Gertrude N. Townsend
Sadie M. Scott
Madison, N. H
Two Missing Women Presumed Lost at Lake Keep
Late tonight the body of Miss Scott was recovered but efforts to locate Miss Townsend were un availing. Both had vacationed at the lake, left Aug. 15. Scott was head book keeper at Stanchfield Hardware. Townsend worked at R. A. Day's dry goods. They belonged to the Lawrence Retail Clerks' Association and attended local schools. Scott lived with her parents at 244 Whitman Street. Townsend with her aunt at 4573 Broadway.
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Miss Scott
Miss Townsend
R. A. Day
Stanchfield Hardware Company
Lawrence Retail Clerks’ Association
William Scott
Whitman Street
Catherine Hand
Broadway
Two Alarm Fire Destroys North End Warehouse
A two alarm blaze at 280 286 Commercial street gutted the four story wooden building used as a waste paper baling and basket plant owned by John A. DeVito. Firefighters kept flames from neighboring structures with water curtains and roof streams. many families displaced and damage estimated at about 50000 dollars.
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Commercial Street
John A. DeVito
North End
Irish bodies to seek views in joint Mansion House meeting
The Dail Eireann and the Chief Council of Sinn Fein will meet at the Mansion House to exchange ideas on Irish republican matters. The dual session aims to align the Irish Parliament with the leading republican organization and discuss political directions.
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Dail Eireann
Chief Council
Dublin
United News
Sinn Fein
Dail Eireann Secrecy Sparks Irish Peace Terms Debate
In a first secret session many members spoke as their views on peace terms emerged amid concealment or absences due to hunts, incarcerations, or overseas missions. Little progress is noted toward replying to Lloyd George. Sinn Fein leaders support De Valera’s remark that they are not Republican doctrinaires, with further details noted as significant.
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Dail Eireann
Lloyd George
Sinn Fenners Srongly
de Valera
Bail Éireann
Clara Smith Hammon Remarries In Los Angeles
Clara Smith Hammon, previously acquitted in Ardmore for the murder of Jake L. Hamon, wed John W. Gorman, a motion picture director, after obtaining a marriage license. The ceremony was performed by Rev. M. Howard Fagan at the Wilshire Boulevard Christian Church.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clara Smith Hammon
Ardmore
Oklo
Jake l L. Hamon
John W. Gorman
M. Howard Fagan
Wilshire Boulevard Christian Church
Mother Saves Child From Flames In Roxbury
Margaret Driscoll of 67 George Street Roxbury found her two year old son David with clothes ablaze in his crib. She beat out the fire and bathed his burns in olive oil then and rushed him by foot to City Hospital a mile away where he was treated and later deemed out of danger. The cause of the blaze remains unknown with only a passing passerby suspected.
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Margaret Driscoll
George Street
Roxbury
David
City Hospital
Extra Thieves Fire On Officer On Char don Street
Patrolman Foley of Joy Street police station stopped three men on Char don Street just after 2 AM. One man fired three shots at Foley, missing all, and was captured. The fleeing duo eluded officers toward Haymarket and Charlestown with a bundle of seemingly stolen clothing found later among the loot.
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Chardon Street
Foley
Joy Street
Haymarket Square
Charlestown
President Harding Criticized Over Bonus Bill Debate
Washington residents watched a Senate dispute over the Shipping Board deficiency bill. The debate opened with Senator La Follette accusing the president of errant actions after his appearance before the Senate last month opposing the soldiers bonus bill.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
Shipping Board
la Follette
Wisconsin
House
Representative Cochran
New York
Helen Conway Jumped From Window After Reprimand
After a reprimand by her father, Helen J Conway 20 of 2 London Court East County Jumped from a second story window. She suffered a fractured right arm and contusions to the left elbow. Treated at Boston Relief Hospital she was sent home.
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Helen J. Conway
London Court
Easta
Hbast
Boston
Harding to Remove Immigration Commissioner at Boston
President Harding plans an executive order to oust Henry J. Skeffington from the Boston immigration post. The move follows a White House conference with Senator Lodge who argued Hagberg could not receive a fair hearing while Skeffington remained in office.
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Washington
Harding
Henry J. Skeffington
Boston
White House
Senator Lodge
Lodge
John G. Hagberg
Senator Upset by Delay in Skeffington Case
Massachusetts senator voices irritation as labor row grows over possible Skeffington removal. Secretary of Labor Davis signals White House involvement and no executive order yet. an inspector from Ellis Island will head Boston station while a commission probes Hagberg bootlegging accusations.
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Massachusetts
Davis
Organized Labor
Skeffington
White House
Department of Laler
Ellis Island
Boston
Hagberg
Police chase ends with arrests after Bowdoin Square gun battle
A wild running gun battle extended from Bowdoin Square into South Boston as West End officers confronted more than a dozen thieves in a stolen high powered car. Dozens of shots were fired and five suspects were arrested after the machine sped at over 50 miles an hour. Police officers were grazed in the exchange.
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West End
Bowdoin Square
Announcements and World War I Era Items Mixed in Page
The note shows clock updates, daylight saving time, and various dated items. It mentions anniversaries, a 1914 battle along the Belgian front, Bolshevik losses, Prince Carol in New York, a railway strike in New York, and Allied premiers meeting at Lucerne.
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BTC
Bolshevists
Prince Carol of
Romania
New York
Racmiee
Lucerne
Boston Weather Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday
Forecast calls for moderate temperatures with fair skies in Boston and New England Tuesday and Wednesday. Light winds from the northeast and east, generally fair conditions north of Virginia through Wednesday night, with minimal temperature changes and low precipitation chances along the Mississippi River region and Atlantic coastal areas.
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Boston
Vietnttwt
Winilla
Washington
Ave
New England
Fair Tressey
Mississini River
Gulf of Mexico
Missouri Valley
South Plain
Plateau
Atlantic States
Virginia
Stefes
Mississippi River
Sandy Hook
Sandy Wook
Hatteras
Weather Forecast Promises Fair Cool Days Ahead
The forecast suggests fair, cool weather lasting through today and tonight. Temperatures show yesterday at 64 with an average of 4 percent above last year, and a steady trend toward mild conditions.
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Yestenpas
Thompson
Spa
ceeeOh Corp Moei
ATHAD
A. m
MLO Np
Baseball results across leagues yesterday
National League games showed Pittsburgh defeating Boston 10 to 2 and Philadelphia 2 to 1 at Chicago 1 ending in 6 innings. New York blanked Cincinnati 0 to 0. American League scores included Boston 6 over Cleveland 5 and Detroit 10 over Philadelphia 5. New York 10 beat St. Louis 2.
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Pittsburg
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
St. Louis
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Clara Smith
Jane Meredith
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Noonan
Son
Huntington School
Huntington Avenue
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Huntington Ave
HUB
Robert L. Norton
Westminster Roof Garden
Bowdoin Sq
R. M. Wae
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