New England Men Honored at Harvard Medical School Scholarships
Sixty six scholarship recipients were named, with 46 awards going to Harvard Medical School graduates from 27 colleges. Nineteen recipients were from New England and several Bay State residents were listed by name including Warren Johnson Boston and Max Ritvo Dorchester. Other New England states also had honorees such as R A Dunham Rumford Me and H A Lawson Newport R I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Medical School
New England
Nebraska
Bay State
Warren Johnson
Boston
Louis Wolff
Revere
Robert Ganz
Cambridge
Harry Bixby
Folbrook
Charlies Constantine
Rokbury
Harold Williams
Reading
George Kahn
Dorchester
Horace Stimson
Northampton
R. E. L. Loring
Shrewsbury
Max Ritvo
B. J. Alpers
Salem
James Immons
Wellesley Hills
R. A. Dunham
Rumford
M. S. F. Greene
Athens
H. A. Lawson
Newport
R. I
Policeman Acquitted on Drunkenness Charge
Patrolman Anthony G. Tobin of the East Dedham street station was found not guilty of drunkenness in Municipal court by Judge Dowd. The crowded courtroom applauded the acquittal, though Tobin awaits a report from a police trial board assessing his case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony G. Tobin
East Dedham Street
Dowd
Tobin
War invention honored with Edward Longstreth Medal
Paris December 21 American ambassador Myron T Herrick awarded Professor Bergonie of the University of Bordeaux the Edward Longstreth medal in recognition of his war invention electro vibreur which used an electric magnet to locate metal fragments in wounded soldiers. The device reportedly saved hundreds of American and French lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Myron T. Herrick
Edward Longstreth
Bergonie
Faculty of Medicine
University of Bordeaux
Saint-Saens Number at Symphony Concert
In memory of Camille Saint-Saens the Adagio from his Organ Symphony will be added to the Boston Symphony Orchestra program in Symphony Hall. The set includes Liszt's Dante Symphony revived by Monteux with a women’s chorus, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Night on Mount Triglaff, and Massenet’s overture to Phedre.
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Camille Saint-Saens
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Liszt
Pierre’ Monteux
Rimsky Korsakoff
Mount Triglaff
Opera-Ballet
Station site agreed upon for new police station
The street commissioners at a public hearing agreed on the Milk and Sears streets site to replace City Hall avenue station. The Central Ward and Wet Dock Corporation owns the land, to be bought with a $90,000 council appropriation for land and plans. The station will include quarters for the traffic squad and police supply, and will feature a pistol range.
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Milk and
Sears Streets
City Hall Avenue
Curtis
Central Ward and Wet Dock Corporation
Historic Papers Transferred to Library of Congress
President Harding issued an executive order placing original copies of key historical documents under Library of Congress custody. The State Department cited inadequate facilities for protection. Items include the Articles of Confederation and Jeffersons rough draft of the Declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Library of Congress
Department of State
Journal of the Convention
Jefferson
Continental Congress
Transplant Trees in Shawsheen Village
Progress marches in form of garages planned on South Broadway near Andover street threaten elm trees that shaded Shawsheen Village for 25 years. William M. Wood of the American Woolen Company and organizer of the model community has halted development for now, with gardener John MacDonald moving to preserve the trees as plans advance.
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Shawsheen Village
South Broadway
Andover Street
Lawrence
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
John MacDonald
Trees Replanted After Move North of Lawrence
A 50 foot tall six ton tree from Lawrence was moved to Shawsheen and will be transplanted on Kensington Street. Gardener MacDonald and a crew of 25 men completed the lift, with the remaining trees set to follow as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Shawsheen
Kensington Street
MacDonald
Bishop Hoban Consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
The Right Rev. Mer. E. F. Hoban was consecrated auxiliary bishop of Chicago in solemn rites at the Cathedral of the Holy Name this morning. The ceremony drew clergy and laity, marking Hoban as a key figure in Chicago's Catholic leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mer. E. F. Hoban
Cathedral of the Holy Name
Couple Observe Golden Wedding
Relatives and friends paid tribute yesterday as Mr. and Mrs. Allen Simmons marked their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple, living with Mrs. W. L. Bronsdon at 318 Brook Road in Mattapan, were married December 21, 1871 in Nantucket with a daughter, Mrs. Frances Haven of Myde Park, noted among their survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Simmons
W. L. Bronsdon
Brook Road
Mattapan
Mr. Simmons
Mary Russell
Nantucket
Boston
Frances Haven
Yde Park
Robbery Sentence for Minot Man After Plea by Wife
Guy Veto of Minot street, a 14 year pattern of arrests, was sent to Deer Island for two years after a robbery conviction. His wife, accompanied by their three children, pleaded for him but the judge, Judge Irwin, imposed the sentence to remove him from temptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Veto
Minot Street
Deer Island
Veto
Irwin
Beer tax as a means to fund soldier bonus eyed by House panel
Washington dec 21 the House Ways and Means Committee chaired by Fordney will study funding a soldier bonus via a beer and light wine tax after the Christmas recess. Alternatives include sales taxes on goods and manufacturers with prohibition backers ready to oppose any scheme to nullify prohibition. A. B Nelson Wisconsin warned servicemen would oppose revenue schemes tied to an outlaw traffic and stated state prohibition laws would block beer and wine sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Fordney
Fourdney
Mellon
A. B. Nelson
Wisconsin
Congress
Nelson
Friends of Prohibition Enforcement
Cranberry Bog Drainage Funded by County Bonds
Plymouth December 21. County commissioners authorize $5000 in bonds to clear the Weweanut river channel through Wareham and Carver allowing proper bog drainage. A district drainage commission formed under state law seeks funds to begin work next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Wareham
Carver
Weweanut
Horace T. Fogg
Belmont Woman Engaged to Alfred B. Obery
Mr and Mrs Daniel J Murphy of Belmont announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret E Murphy to Alfred B Obery. Margaret a Belmont High School graduate and NE Telephone supervisor is active in town social circles. Alfred a Everett High School graduate and Western Union Telegraph Company acting manager in Cambridge is among the office's youngest heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret E. Murphy
Daniel J. Murphy
Belmont
Alfred B. Obery
Miss Murphy
Belmont High School
New England Telephone Company
Mr. Obery
Everett High School
Cambridge
Western Union Telegraph Company
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Melton
Navy
Navy Dept
Aarding Comany
School Street
Mass
Street Board
Andover
Bishop 'Hoban
Es Roweral
Poulace
Dupont
Kerathol
Washington St
West St
Noyes
Madras
Tremont St
Pease
Into
Chairman Fordney
Rifi Mellon
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