Auto Strikes 89-Year-Old Woman on Commonwealth Avenue
Mrs. Catherine Hollis aged 89 of 236 Bay State Road was struck and likely fatally injured by Warren Freeman of 1480 Commonwealth Avenue Allston a real estate and insurance man. Freeman’s car headed toward Brighton struck Hollis as she paused in front of Commonwealth Avenue Hospital at 619 Commonwealth Avenue. She suffered a broken leg and arm and possible skull fracture. Hospital warned she might not survive the night.
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Catherine Hollis
Bay State Road
Warren ¥. Freeman
Commonwealth Avenue
Allston
State Street
Boston
Hollis
Commonwealth Avenue Hospital
Freeman
Brighton
sanity test sought for ex Notre Dame instructor Tiernan
In Chicago Judge Righeimer signed commitment papers for John P. Tiernan after Dr James W Hall testified to mental unsoundness. Mrs Francea Pulaski alleged Tiernan hypnotised his wife and thwarted her will, prompting a hospital observation order. Tiernan had recently returned to his wife following a divorce and remarriage in Crown Point Indiana.
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Chicago
John P. Tiernan
Notre Dame University
Righelmer
Francea Pulaski
Tiernan
James W. Hall
Righeimer
Cook County Psychopathic Hospital
South Wend
Crown Point
Ind
Newman Lecture Tour Through Congo to Victoria
E M Newman spoke at Symphony Hall on Congo to Victoria highlighting Congo pygmy tribes rope bridges tattooed natives and Stanley’s Ujiji voyage. He showed bird and animal life views including a chimpanzee bath and a bull rhinoceros attack with vivid, realistic descriptions. lecture praised and repeated this afternoon.
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E. M. Newman
Symphony Hall
Congo
Victoria
Stanley
Mr. Newman
Uijiji
Livingecon
Jong
Newman
Harvard Mercantile Health Committee Study Presentation
A three year effort by the Harvard Mercantile Health Committee to improve department store employees health was highlighted in an illustrated lecture at 3 Joy street yesterday afternoon.
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Harvard Mercantile Health Committee
Joy Street
Health departments in Boston stores boost employee health
Three years into a project by major city retailers and Harvard Medical School, health units in 2% large stores report over half of workers seeking medical care monthly. Dr Emmons cites nasal and throat infections as common issues while executives tout exams and in-store dental clinics to improve health and earning power.
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Harvard Medical School
Boston
A. B. Emmons
G. B. Johnson
R. H. White Company
T. K. Corey
William Filene’s Sons Company
Police Investigation Ordered Over Officer Testimony in Chinese Murder Trial
Suffolk police commissioner Herbert A. Wilson ordered an inquiry into claims by Attorney Charles H. Innes that Patrolman Harland E. Hall of Lagrange Street station falsified testimony in Suffolk Superior Court during the Chinese murder trial. Fong Jow, Providence Oriental, received 14 to 18 years for the slaying of Hong Shee Ging of 145 Harrison Avenue on April 18.
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Herbert A. Wilson
Charles H. Innes
Harland E. Hall
Lagrange Street
Suffolk Superior Court
Fong Jow
Providence Oriental
Hong Shee Ging
Harrison Avenue
Olivia Stone’s suicide attempt at New York hotel
Olivia Stone, a Cincinnati trained nurse and former defendant in the Ellis Guy Kinkead murder case, tried to take her own life at a New York hotel by swallowing poison after being acquitted last April.
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Olivia Stone
New York
Cincinnati
Ellis Guy Kinkead
Brooklyn
Fairies The Sun day Post Delves Into Trick Photography
The Sunday Post reports on trick photography that allegedly captures fairies and other mystic beings. Conan Doyle is cited as discussing the phenomenon and readers are invited to explore the forthcoming tale in the next issue.
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Conan Doyle
The
Sunday Post
Screen Gossip Frank Sheridan Stars in One Exciting Night
Boston-born actor Frank Sheridan, known for Detective Yeats in Three Faces East, stars in One Exciting Night at Tremont Temple during its final week. He trained at the Boston Theatre, fought in a Peruvian revolution, and built a career with touring companies before rising to fame in Path in Full and later screen work with D. W. Griffith.
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Frank Sheridan
Tremont Temple
Boston
Boston Theatre
Washington Street
Rocky Mountain
New York
Detective Yeats
D. W. Griffith
Walter Hiers Signs Five Year Star Contract
Walter Hiers receives a five year starring contract after loyal service to Famous Players Lasky Company. His next film will be Mr Billings Spends His Dime with Jacqueline Logan in the lead and a supporting cast including George Fawcett Robert McKim Clarence Burton Patricia Palmer and Lucien Littlefield. The change from Wallace Reid to Hiers may reflect casting suitability or Reid’s illness.
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Famous Players- Lasky Company
Walter Hiers
Mr. Hiers
Mr. Billings
Jacqueline Logan
George Fawcett
Robert McKim
Clarence Burton
Patricia Palmer
Lucien Littlefield
Fatty Arbuckle
Wallace Reid
Mr. Reid
Screen Close Ups and Westward Plans for 1920s Stars
William Russell stars in a new Fox vehicle Man's Size with Carmel Myers opposite. Wesley Barry arrives in New York vaudeville hoping to perform in Boston before returning to Hollywood to make three pictures for Warner Brothers. John Robertson, Inspiration director, eats Thanksgiving turkey aboard a boat to Havana and will film exteriors for The Bright Shawl with Richard Barthelmess in Cuba.
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William Russell
Fox
Carmel Myers
Wesley Barry
New York
Boston
Hollywood
Warner Brothers
John §. Robertson
Havana
Mr. Robertson
Richard Barthelmess
Cuba
Answers to Questions from R Co S Norton Glenn Hunter
Norton Glenn Hunter, a New York native now established actor, left tiny towns for city fame. He stars in Merton of the Movies at Cert Theatre and makes pictures for Film Guild, with titles like Second Fiddle Lap of Luxury and The Scarecrow. Other notes mention Corinne Griffith Vitagraph contract and Viola Diana Love in the Dark originally titled Page Tim OBrien.
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Film Guild
Mr. Hunter
Cort Theatre
Jack
Maine
Sylvia Breamer
William Russell
Florence Deshon
Sally McTurk
Ihtaven
Buck Jones
Barbara Bedford
Jennie B
Corinne Griffith
Vitagraph
D. Cc
Boston
Viola Diana
Love
Tim O’brien
Prunella Hall
The
Boston Post
Turkish wife gains equal rights and privileges
A report notes that a Turkish wife has the same cares responsibilities and privileges as any American wife and is entitled to similar status under law and society.
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bazaar Recreates Ocean Scene in Mechanics Building
The eight day charity bazaar opens with crowds amazed by a replica Atlantic City scene in Mechanics Building. Proceeds aid disabled ex servicemen and several New England humanitarian groups. shops organized by major institutions along with business sponsors cover overhead costs. Notable booths include New England Hospital for Women and Children and Massachusetts League of Women Voters with nine shops each, plus Mah Jong game introduced by Mrs. Edwin S Webster.
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Atlantic City
Mechanics Building
New Jersey
New England Hospital For Women and Children
Massachusetts League of Women Voters
Francis Willard
Herbert B. Howard
Arthur C. Rotch
Household Nursing Association and Training School For Attendants
William W. Vaughan
Simmons College
China
Edwin S. Webster
Thomas P. Convey
Talbot Hall
Thayer Birdsall
Borah to Speak for Russians at Boston Symphony Hall
Senator William E. Borah speaks at Symphony Hall on recognizing Russia after a Russia trip. The Citizens' Committee arranges free seating for 2000 with some floor blocks sold. Frankfurter hosts Borah at dinner after his Washington arrival.
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Persody
Symphony Hall
Russia
Borah
Boston
Washington
Felix Frankfurter
Cambridge
Miss Lucy Branham Aids Borah Meeting in Boston
A young enthusiast for Russia and close observer of Soviet conditions, Miss Lucy Branham, a Columbia University teacher and PhD student, works with the Citizens' Committee behind the scenes. She travels to Boston to assist with the Borah gathering.
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Lucy Branham
United States
Senator ‘Borah
Boston
Citizens’ Committee
Russia
Columbia
Rapid Fire Mental Test for Yale Students
Yale introduces a rapid-fire mental test with forty yes or no questions to be answered in ten minutes. Professor J. E. Anderson notes the new exam works well and better gauges a student’s knowledge than the prior half-hour method.
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Conn
Yale
J. E. Anderson
Germany Tops in Women Admitted to Reichstag
Germany quickly leads other nations in the number of women admitted to the Reichstag, signaling a shift in political representation as female delegates increase.
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Germany
Police Stop Runaway Horse On Commonwealth Avenue
Chief John R. McGarr and Traffic Officers Edward J. Hayes and Jones stopped a runaway horse attached to a wagon near Kenmore station on Commonwealth Avenue. The frightened horse bolted from Hotel Somerset in front of a delivery wagon piloted by Stanley Herrett. McGarr slowed the wagon with another patrol car, and two officers used a third vehicle to halt the animal near Brookline.
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John R. McGarr
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Edward J. Hayes
Jones
Commonwealth Avenue
Kenmore Station
Hotel and Railroad New
Stanley Herrett
Somerset
Brookline
Chief McGarr
Mal
Lautner Sings A Thoughtful Recital In Jordan Hall
Tenor Joseph Lautner presented a well chosen program in Jordan Hall with Dudley Fitts at the piano. The recital pleased a large audience though his high notes showed strain. Lautner’s lyric tone and clear diction, particularly in French, carried the measure despite the absence of overworked pieces.
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Joseph Lautner
Lautner
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