Williams and Foss clash over Democratic platform push
At a Washington's Birthday dinner in Boston, Governor Foss urged sending Hon. George Fred Williams as a delegate at large to the Democratic national convention in Baltimore to shape a radical platform. Williams praised principles and outlined a future political path, while a rupture with Foss and party factions colored the event.
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Foss
City Club
George Fred Williams
Baltimore
Williams
Mr. Williams
Senator Lodge
Roosevelt
Taft
Lodge
Governor Foss
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Christopher T. Callahan
Holyoke
Daniel J. Kiley
Callahan
Mr. Walsh
Charles W. Bartlett
John F. McDon
Walsh
James M. Folan
G. 8. MacFarland
William P. Connery
George M. Harlow
A. C. Drinkwater
John Alden Thayer
John O
Ross
Washington
Democratic Party
Samuel Adams
Supreme Court
United States
Republican Party
Lawrence
Australian Scouts Arrive in New York for Weeklong Visit
Forty Australian youth aged 10 to 19 arrived by ferry, marching with their band to the Y M C A building. They will be hosted by local members and inspected in New York, before continuing their tour to Boston and Canada. The group, calling itself the Young Australian League, promotes travel education and funds its trip themselves.
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New York
Baltimore & Ohio Ferry
Twenty-third Street
Young Men’s Christian Association
Association
Boston
Canada
Young Australian League
Boy Scouts of America
Australia
San Francisco
United States
Home Rule Bill Set for March 2 in Commons
London dated February 22 reports Premier Asquith plans to introduce the home rule bill in the House of Commons on March 2. The arrangement is described as practically decided.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Tinker Finds Shortstop Candidate in Orr for Cubs
Joe Tinker, Cubs shortstop, returned to Chicago from a Western States tour and said he might move to third base next season. He reports a recruit named Orr for shortstop and hints at possible infield changes due to Zimmerman's holdout and Lennox’s uncertain status.
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Chicago
Joe Tinker
Cubs
Tinker
Orr
Zimmerman
Lennox
Fincke Triumphs Over Waterbury in National Tennis Match
Rex Fincke of New York defeated Lawrence Waterbury of Meadowbrook in five games 18-16 14-18 18-16 in the second round of the national singles tourney at the Tennis and Racquet Club. Other results include J G Douglass beating M Bartlett 16-4 15-9 15-6 and G A Thorne over Joshua Crane Jr 15-6 6-15 17-14 17-14 while H F McCormick defeated H M Smith 15-4 15-3 15-2.
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Rex” Fincke
Lawrence Waterbury
Meadowbrook
Pincke
Waterbury
Fincke
G. A. Thorne
Chicago
Joshua
Crane, Jr
Boston
F. McCormick
Bay Staters Ready to Act as Semi Finals Loom
The article notes J Gordon Douglass and Harold F. McCormick among semi final hopefuls with Thorne. It details a lengthy racquet match where Fincke defeats Waterbury in a tight four game encounter, highlighting aces and rally moments. It also previews a Bay State Automobile Club staged show at Sowa Hall with rehearsals, cast, and committee posts.
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J. Gordon Douglass
Harold F. McCormick
University Club
Chicago
G. A. Thorne
McCormick
Fincke
Douglass
Thorne
Waterbury
Bay ‘State Automobile “Als
Sowa Hall
President Gilmore
Chick Fox
Ed Shell
Boston
Russell Green
Fred W. Nichols
R. A. Dobyns
M. KE. Lebon
A. P. Teele
Right Rev Monsignor Magennis Near Death at St. Thomas Church Jamaica Plain
The Right Rev Monsignor Magennis, pastor of St. Thomas Church Jamaica Plain for over 40 years, lies near death at the parochial residence on South Street. The grave condition prompted the congregation to request prayers during Wednesday evening services.
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Magennis
Sof
St. Thomas’ Church
Jamaica
Plain
South’ Street
Miss Fownes Wins Cup at Pinehurst
Miss Mary Fownes of Pittsburg captured the President's cup in the closing matches of the Pinehurst golf tournament at Pinehurst North Carolina. Mrs F H Bowles of Cambridge Massachusetts won the secretary s trophy in the same event. The annual tennis tournament for women begins tomorrow.
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Pinehurst
Mary “Fownes
Pittsburg
F. H. Bowles
Cambridge
Mass
Noted Priest Mer Magennis Lays Substantial Claim
Widely known priest Mer Magennis, famed for work in Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, has suffered from bronchitis and related ailments since Christmas. Despite expert care his condition worsened and death seemed imminent, with Rev Andrew Wynn administering the rites in anticipation of death.
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Mer. Magennis
Roxbury
Jamaica Plain
Andrew Wynn
Mission Church
Freshman Co-eds Show High Knee and Foot Ailments
In Madison on February 22, 1911 Miss A. G. Mayhew reports that 61 percent of University of Wisconsin freshmen are knock kneed and 13 percent are flat footed. The study offers no explanation for these conditions.
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
A. G. Mayhew
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Brockton
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