Funeral for Harvard professor held after shooting incident
Professor Charles Pomeroy Parker of Harvard was remembered at a Cambridge chapel service with Harvard leaders in attendance. The burial was set for Portland, Maine. In Hammond, Indiana, Judge Charles E. K. Greenwald, bailiff Louis de Douw, and juror George Robbins were wounded or killed when Michael Innik opened fire in court, wounding the judge and bailiff fatally injuring Robbins.
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Charles Pomeroy Parker
Harvard
St. John’s Memorial Chapel
Cambridge
George Hodges
A. Lawrence Lowell
Charles W. Eliot
C. R. Lanman
A. A. Howard
H. W. Smyth
Clifford H. Moore
Charles B. Gulick
C. J. White
E. K. Rand
LeBaron R. Briggs
Portland
Edward N. Parker
Robbins
Innik
Standard Oil Company
de Bouw
Mollie the elephant Handles Nail Injury at Franklin Park Zoo
Mollie the elephant stepped on a two inch nail in the elephant house floor and, guided by her own wisdom, signaled to keeper Johann Fleischer to inspect her right fore foot. The nail was removed by Fleischer with forceps after Mollie indicated its location, while Tony the elephant stood by.
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Mollie
Franklin Park Zoo
Elephant House
Johann Fleischer
Johann
Tony
Big Mollie
Brotherhoods Seek Dismissal of Adamson Eight Hour Suit
Railroad brotherhoods officers named as defendants in New York New Haven Hartford suit challenging the Adamson eight hour law filed a motion in federal court yesterday to dismiss the case. The motion mirrors the United States filing on Saturday and is signed by leaders from locomotive engineers conductors firemen enginemen and trainmen unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
United States District Court
United States
Fred S. Evans
Norwood
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
William J. Loring
Braintree
Order of Railroad Conductors
Frank S. Mahler
Boston
Firemen’s and Enginemen’s Union
Samuel T. Donald
Scituate
Trainmen’s Union
Wellesley Girls Take Up Horseback Riding
Western style riding becomes a daily sight at Wellesley with seniors winning trophies in both the college and Dana Hall field day events. Western students form cavalry groups seen loping along during recreation and contests.
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Wellesley
College
Dana Hall
Baltimore Socialistic Elopement Ends in Boston Marriage
Mrs Frank E Agar formerly Rose Watson a Baltimore society girl eloped to Boston with Frank E Agar head of the Spanish department at Gordon Detwiler Institute. They obtained a license at City Hall and wed within minutes at South Station amid a quick dispensation and plans to reside in Brookline.
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Baltimore
Rose Watson
Spanish Institute
Washington
Boston
Frank E. Agar
Gordon- Detwiler Institute of
South Station
City Hall
Post
Mr. Agar
San Francisco
Oregon
White House
Miss Watson
Agar
New York
Gordon-Detwiler Institute
Tremont Temple
Brookline
Calls for Bids on New Carnegie Library Somerville
Mayor Cliff calls for bids to construct the new Carnegie Library in Somerville with an estimated cost of 36000 dollars. Andrew Carnegie will contribute half the funds and Somerville will maintain the building.
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Carnegie Library
Somerville
Cliff
Andrew Carnegie
Will Probe Use of All City Autos
The City Council adopted an order asking Mayor Curley to provide by January 1 a list of all city automobiles the chauffeurs, mileage, repairs and expenses connected to the use of those cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey B. Lehy
Curley
City Council weighs joy rides and new street projects
City council discusses curbing joy rides by autos and drafts an ordinance. Debates Morton street improvements dating to 1866 and a $10,000 site purchase for a municipal building near Forest Hills. Adjournment honors Senator Clarke and Porto Rico’s Rivera as Congress considers rail, food, and immigration measures ahead of 64th Congress.
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Lehy
Curley
Morton and
Stillman Streets
North End
Kenny
Coleman
Finance Commission
Morton — Street
Street Commissioners
City Planning Board
Hagan
Public Works
Murphy
Eagle Hill
Boston
Park and Recreation Department
Forest Hills Station
Court House
Long Island
Clarke
Arkansas
Rivera
Porto Rico
Wilson
Senate
Owen
Oklahoma
Cascade Raises Pay At Oakland Woolen Mill
Cascade woolen mill in Oakland Maine announced a 10 percent wage increase for its 200 employees effective this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cascade Woolen Mill
Congress Opens in Washington Faces $1.65 Billion 1918 Budget
Congress reconvened for a three month session in Washington with a crowded calendar including rail reform and cost of living issues. Unprecedented estimates total 1,654,819,655 dollars to fund government expenditures for the 1918 fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Three Abrahams Brothers Fined in South Boston Court
Judge Logan fined Henry Abrahams 25 for a short weight turkey and 25 more for assault on the state weights inspector Charles Walsh. Morris and Samuel Abrahams each paid 5 for interference with a state officer, with assault charges on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Boston
Abrahams Brothers
West Broadway
Charles Walsh
State Sealer
Henry Abrahams
Morris
Samuel
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Promoted as Cough Cure
An advertisement warns that colds can lead to serious diseases and promotes Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a tonic to prevent and break up coughs and colds. The ad claims medicinal purity, notes it should be in every home, and offers a one dollar bottle with a free household booklet from The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, New York.
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Duffy's
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
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Axminster
Royal Wilton
Royal Wilton Rugs
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Eoods
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Kitchin
Adamson
Interstate Commerce Committee
Baker
Judiciary Committee
Watson
Indiana
Fernald
Maine
Kirby
Democrats
Walsh
Montana
Pomerene
Ohio
Saulsburg
Delaware
Cascade
MAMA
Papa
Morris H. Pancoast
Ama
Papa Goose
Britton Publishing CO
Walter C. Lee
Florence Dunn
John J. Dunn
Maverick Street
Chelsea
Florence
East Eagle Street
Order of Foresters
Hibbard DeBill
Broadway
Brockton
Beverly
Hyde Park
Lynn Worcester
Providence
the House of Kuppenheimer
Ulsterettes
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