Charlestown High School cost dispute shocks Boston officials
In a letter to Acting Mayor Whelton the new school commission claims $123,330 could have been saved by not choosing a granite façade. Former chairman R Clipston Sturgis calls the claim absurd, while Charles Logue argues the planned 540 pupil high school would not meet future needs.
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Whelton
New School Commission
Charlestown High School
R. Clipston Sturgis
Charles Logue
Charlestown
Daniel A. Whelton
Boston
Monument Square
Pigeon Fill Granite Company
Henry Mcuahey
Copley
Oam
Richard P. Hood
Newfoundland Woodmen Wander Boston Before Show
Four woodmen and guides from Robin's Head Newfoundland Allan Shears Thomas Shears George Shears and James Legge arrived in Boston for the Sportsmen's Show and will camp at Mechanics' building to demonstrate island camp life They initially wandered Boston for an hour refusing to ask directions and finally returned to the water and boarded an elevated train to Sullivan Square before resuming their route to Mechanics' building.
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Newfoundland
Robinson's Head
Bay St. George
Boston
Allan Shears
Thomas Shears
George Shears
James Legge
Mechanics’ Building
Atlantic Avenue
Sullivan Square
Granddaughter of Senator Clark Born in San Mateo
A granddaughter of Senator W A Clark of Montana was born yesterday in San Mateo to Mr and Mrs Charles W Clark. The mother is Celia Tobin of San Francisco. Senator Clark announced he would give the baby $1,000,000, continuing the gift pattern he set at his first grandchild's birth.
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San Francisco
W. A. Clark
Montana
San Mateo
Charles W. Clark
Celia Tobin
Clark
Rockefeller gifts diamonds to unknown bride in surprise gesture
Mrs. Edward Nolty revealed that John D. Rockefeller presented her a diamond pendant during a Hot Springs stay, gifting jewels of priceless value as an unexpected fairy tale moment. She recalls meeting Rockefeller casually at hotels and dining rooms before the surprise act at dinner last Wednesday.
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New York
John DD. Rockefeller
Wall Street
Oil Trust
America
Edward Nolty
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Ife
Nulty
Lucia Oberlin Cox
Macon Street
Brooklyn
Tots Enjoy Toy Displays Amid Stormy Christmas Shopping
Stormy weather failed to curb crowds in the city shopping district. Wet streets and muddy floors did not dampen children's excitement as they pressed toward toy store windows, eyeing intricate mechanical engines, footballs, and boxing gloves on display.
Italian residents weigh Columbus statue for Copley Square
Boston Italians in the North End advocate a Columbus statue for Copley Square while Back Bay critics fear a slippery path to more statues. George A. Scigliano supports fundraising to create a statue honoring Italian art as a fitting enhancement.
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Boston
Christopher Columbus
Copley Square
Post
North End
Back Bay
Columbus
George A. Scigliano
Lobsters Bring Cheer to Boston Maids at Theatres
Fresh Nova Scotia lobsters arrive in Boston as prices drop from 40 to 25 cents per pound. Chorus girls, hotel patrons, and theatre workers celebrate the return of shellfish bringing lobster salad and broiled treats to scores of venues.
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Nova Scotia
Boston
Ivor
Massachusetts
Pilgrim and Faintheart Struggle to Catch a Boston Train
In a bustling Christmas Turmoil scene Pilgrim and young Faintheart hurry toward North Station as a crowded city swirl blocks their path. A dramatic chase near Tremont Row ends with the train already gone leaving them to face setback and the long ride home.
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John Bunton, Jr
Pilgrim
Christmas Turmoil
Boston
Oasis
North Station
Faintheart
Washington Street
Tie
Young Faintheart
Slough
S’aintheart
Ife
Vanity Fair
Valley of Temptations
Tremont Row
Hawkins Street
Forefathers Day Address Praises Ben Franklin In Tremont Temple
Henry D. Mstabrook honors Ben Franklin as a divinely sent emissary and key diplomat of the young republic. Attorney-General Herbert Parker adds that republics depend on citizen virtue and the duty to uphold the pilgrims’ legacy.
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Ben Franklin
Lincoln
Washington
Henry DP. Mstabrook
Tremont Temple
Boston Congregational Club
Franklin
Republic
House of Commons
Herbert Parker
B U Girls Banquet After Initiation
The Gamma Phi Beta Delta Chapter held its annual initiation at the home of Thedora Clapp on Commonwealth avenue. Initiates include Mary Beiler Florence Beiler Elizabeth Hacker Gladys Wilton Mildred Thorndike Eva Day Bertha Perley Marion West and Mary Taylor.
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Boston University
College of Liberal Arts
Delta
Gamma Phi Beta Fraternity
Thedora Clapp
Commonwealth Avenue
Mary Beiler
Cambridge
Florence Beiler
Elizabeth Hacker
Tuynn
Gladys Wilton
Salem
Mildred Thorndike
East Boston
Eva Day
Malden
Bertha Perley
Marion West
Wollaston
Mary Taylor
North Cambridge
Engagement Ring a Beauty in Miss Roosevelt’s Wedding
A friend of Miss Alice Roosevelt says Congressman Longworth’s engagement ring is a one and a half carat solitaire in a Tiffany setting. The five stone and sapphire jewels are often mistaken for the engagement circlet. Washington society names two bridesmaids from the White House set, Miss Annie McCauley and Miss Mathilde Townsend.
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Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Longworth
Annie McCauley
Mathilde Townsend
Child cries for missing mother in Newton spree
Dorothy Codman pleads for her mother Mrs. Codman missing since Tuesday. Police believe she wandered away amid months of mental distress. Husband David A. Codman fears possible death or foul play.
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Newton
Dorothy
David A. Codman
Police Ruse Faked Theft Confession in Connecticut Killing
In Bridgeport a state police officer pretended a jail confinement to extract a false confession from Charles Barto, accused of killing Stefan Rinko on September 11, while both men were held on a trumped up charge.
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Bridgeport
Conn
State Police of
Connecticut
Charles Barto
Stefan Rinko
Barto
Police induce confession in jail burglary ruse
Connecticut state police witness Matthew Malinowsky testified in Superior Court about a scheme to obtain a confession from the accused. He described a plan to stage a burglary at a deputy sheriff’s home, leading to the suspect’s arrest and a jail interview that produced the confession detailing multiple killings.
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Matthew Malinowsky
Connecticut State Police
Malinowski
Fairfield County
Malinowsky
Barto
Widow slain for money near Muncy Valley
Mrs. Sarah Whitmire a widow was murdered last night at her home near Muncy Valley Sullivan county Authorities believe robbery was the motive The crime was found by Charles Flick who took shelter at the house during a storm last night
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Williamsport
Penn
Sarah Whitmire
Muncy Valley
Sullivan County
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the Valley of Temptations
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Tremont Street
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Rinko
Steve Demenko
Henry Havelock Ree
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