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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1920

Page

10

Harvard grants divorces. new Eliot Foundation formed

Kavasker Davis of Everett told Judge Hammond that his wife Justina A. Davis threw a lamp iron ball axe and pan of lye during rage. He and Edward H. Goodwin testified wives attacked them. both were granted divorces. Others granted on desertion or cruelty. Harvard trustees announce $2 million Graduate School of Education to open as Charles William Eliot Foundation with women admitted.

Kavasker Davis Everett Hammona Justina A. Davis East Cambridge Edward H. Goodwin Eva O. Goodwin Somerville Mary G. Perry Billerica Leslie B. Perry Maude P. Roman Cambridge Julio E F. Roman New York Blanche M. Richardson Arlington Ammon P. Richardson Kenneth Hempen Mary E. Hemeon New London Conn Michael F. McCarthy Marlboro Amand M. McCarthy Hudson Winifred L. Swandholm Charles J. Swandholm Annie Boudreau Edward I.boudreau Gertrude L. Doane Howard M. Doane Karl F. Bouder Minnie Bouder Swampscott Harvard Harvard Department of Education Harvard Union Charles William Eliot General Education Board Fimenitus Eliot League of Nations Holmes Department of Education New School Boston A. L. Filene Spekers Lowell Eliot Coolidge Wallace Buttrick Payson Smith Massachusetts Henry W. Holmes Paul H. Hanus Division of Education Jerome D. Greene Frank A. Vanderlip Frederick P. Cabot Frederick P. Fish Charles W. Eliot

Arlington Knights Initiate 75 in Third Degree

District Deputy William F. Madden presided as 75 candidates were initiated into Arlington Council No. 109 Knights of Columbus in the old Town Hall last evening.

William F. Madden Arlington Council Knights of Columbus Old Town Hall Arlington

Celebration Tip reads Plupy Shute in Boston Post

A light feature suggests celebrating Washington's Birthday by reading Plupy Shute's amusing piece in the Boston Sunday Post titled Gorge Washington the Kernel a Composi tion.

Washington Plupy Shute Boston Sunday Post The Kernel

Youth Shatters Leg Jumping From Train

John Vendetti 19 of Hyde Park leapt from a moving train between Canton Junction and Canton and suffered a badly shattered leg. Surgeons fear amputation. He was moved to City Hospital in Boston with the injured limb reported as likely to be amputated.

Canton John Vendetti Hyde Park Canton Junction Boston City Hospital

Lynn Council Postpones Jitney Banishment Ordinance

The Lynn City Council postponed action on abolishing jitneys until after the public hearing of jitney owners tomorrow night. Officials will not act until the hearing is held and will likely move to act soon after.

Lynn

Adams Elected Head of Farm and Trades School

At the adjourned annual meeting of the Farm and Trades School held yesterday in the Shawmut Bank building, Arthur Adams was elected president. Officers chosen were Charles F. B. Mason as vice-president N. Penrose Hallowell as treasurer and Tucker Daland as secretary. The treasurer's report showed the smallest deficit in several years.

Farm and Trades School Richard M. Saltonstall Shawmut Bank Arthur Adams Oither Charles FB. Mason N. Penrose Hallowell Tucker Daland Melvin O. Adams I. Tucker Burr Gorham Brooks S. V. R. Crosby George S. de Blois Thomas G. Evans Robert H. Gardiner Jr Henry Jackson Roger Pierce Philip S. Sears Francis Shaw Moses Williams, Jr Ralph B. Williams Alden B. Hefler Walter BR. Foster Hallowell Charles H. Bradley

Old Julius Soderburg Dies After 36 Years On The Waterfront

Julius Soderburg longtime Boston waterfront boatman and line tender died at City Hospital after a three week illness. Born in Stockholm 51 years ago he sailed on square riggers and traveled world. He retired to Boston and earned the nickname Old Julius from pier workers along Atlantic Avenue. A Milton resident is listed as his only known relative.

Julius Soderburg City Hospital Stockholm Sweden Boston Milton Mr. Soderburg Old Julius Atlantic Avenue

Stransky and Band Welcomed by Boston Audience

The New York Philharmonic under Josef Stransky played Symphony Hall last night marking the orchestra’s Boston return after four years. Beethoven Eroica, Rachmaninoff Isle of Death poem, Wagner Venusberg music, and Tschaikowski 1812 overture on the program.

New York Philharmonic Orchestra Josef Stransky Symphony Hall Boston Beethoven Rachmaninoff Arnold Boecklin Tannhauser Wagner Paris Tschaikowski Mr. Stransky

Stransky Leads Oldest American Orchestra in Mixed Beethoven and Rachmaninoff

The review notes the ensemble is the nation’s oldest and has seen few player changes since the war. Stransky’s program mixes Beethoven with Rachmaninoff tone poems and Wagnerian excerpts. While Beethoven’s symphony is lukewarm, Rachmaninoff’s piece shows warmth, and Wagner’s Tannhauser excerpt draws strong acclaim.

America Stranksy

Americans Escape from Marash to Islahie Amid Relief Rush

The American committee for relief in the Near East reports that about 2000 refugees retired to Islahie from Marash with Colonel Normand. Major David G. Arnold notes one American relief worker and six missionaries remain at the American Board College in Marash. Readings list several named relief workers, missionaries, and their home towns across the United States.

Constantinople Associated Press American Committee For Relief In the Near East Adana Asiatic Turkey Marash Aleppo Islahie Normand Aintab Hadjin David G. Arnold Providence R. I American Commission For Relief In the M. C. Wilson Boonshill Tennessee Mabel O. Elliott Benton Warrior Michigan Mabel H. Power North Hero Vermont Helen Shultz Reading Penn Minnie E. Dougherty Holyoke Mass Frances S. Buckley Cape Vincent New York Paul V. Snyder Plainview Texas Evelyn Trostle McPherson Kansas Stanley I. Kerr Darby Ray P. Travis Loretta Bigley Boston Board John A. Merrill Lorin Shepard Caroline Hamilton Elizabeth Trobridge Lucille Foreman Constance Barker Louise M. Clark

Lass Sweet as Flowers in Boston Wilbur Theatre

The musical production 39 East, formerly Too Many Husbands, arrives at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston after a long hold up between cities. It retains the original principals and boasts a long-running record in New York and other cities.

East Wilbur Theatre Boston Chicago New York

Penelope Penn and the Park Plot in a New York Play

Rachel Crothers writes a sugar coated tale of Penelope Penn a clergyman daughter who comes to New York to seek fortune and becomes entangled with Napoleon Gibbs and a boarding house owner Mrs De Mailler. The chorus girl joins a musical comedy and the manager proposes a rapid payment for services. Penelope faces moral peril and Napoleon offers marriage after tension with the manager Constance Binney Henry Hull and Alison Skipworth star.

Rachel Crothers Penelope Penn New York Napoleon Gibbs Napoleon Penelope Constance Binney Henry Hull Alison Skipworth Miss Binney Mr. Hull Miss Skipworth de Mailley

Urges Raise for Teachers in Massachusetts Conference

Clarence Kingsley of the State Board of Education urged higher teacher salaries at the Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs conference. About 500 teachers heard him say pay scales must rise to prevent loss of experienced educators. He backed the cabinet secretary proposal and promoted socialized recitation for citizenship.

Massachusetts Clarence Kingsley State Board of Education Massachusetts State Federation of Women’s Clubs Dorchester Kingsley

Bayer Aspirin Trademark Promises Genuine Medicine

Bayer labels on genuine Aspirin read Bayer Cross to assure authentic product. Each package and tablet includes directions for common pains and ailments. Handy 12 tablet tins cost only a few cents with larger packages from druggists.

Bayer

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Paul Hanus Starvard Frederick Cabot Joseph Lee Robert Saltonstall A. Lincoln ‘Ilene E. H. Harriman Felix Warburg James J. Storrow Scott & Bowne Love Lynn Jitneys Adams Farm and Trades EAGLE Stransky BY Olin Downes Mendelssohn Rachmanioff Venus Bayerson Oil Works Pennsylvania Lass Sweet Advocates Education Kenyon YN Pocketbook God Interchurch World Movement National Life Service Women's and Young People’s Stewardship Department Hberchues World Movement Orth America West Street New York City
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