Boston Girl’s High Dive Halted by Police Arrest
Miss May O Loughlin of South Boston was arrested in New York on disorderly conduct after attempting a high dive from Willis Avenue Bridge without a permit. Thousands gathered in the Bronx and Harlem to watch the spectacle before police intervened and she was released after a brief explanation.
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New York
Willis Avenue Bridge
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Harlem
Critical Days for Neutrality Speech by Lansing at Amherst
Robert Lansing, counselor for the State Department, told 700 Amherst alumni that these are critical days for the United States as the European war creates novel diplomatic problems. He defended Wilson and Bryan against critics of diplomat retention and argued for individual initiative in diplomacy to support US foreign policy while maintaining strict neutrality amid growing global tensions.
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Robert Lansing
State Department
Amherst College
United States
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Wilson
Bryan
Lansing
Department of State
London
EB. J. Phelps
Joseph H. Choate
Ike Myron T. Herrick
Brand Whitlock
Amherst
Europe
Tim Crow Laws Protest Planned in Tremont Temple Meeting
Boston activists announce a Sunday rally in Tremont Temple on March 7 at 8 PM to oppose Jim Crow legislation in Congress. Speakers include Rep Martin B Maddon and Dr J E Spingarn. meeting led by Ion Moorfield Story, under the Boston NAACP. The event warns that radical measures threaten Negro rights nationwide and target Howard University funding.
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Congress
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Illinois
J. E. Spingarn
New York
Ion Moorfield
Boston
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
United States
House of Representatives
Howard University
Senate
Schoolboy killed during rifle practice at Deering High
Lawrence C. Houghton was accidentally shot and killed by Gordon J. Malone during rifle practice at Deering High School in Portland. Both boys were on the Deering High School team leading the public high school championship matches in the United States.
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Lawrence C. Houghton
Gordon J. Malone
Deering High School
United States
Marksman Malone Accidental Shot Kills Houghton
Malone in a prone position practicing with a 22 caliber rifle for a match against Stoneham High School when a slight move fired the weapon. The bullet struck Houghton on the left side of the head near the ear and likely penetrated the brain. Houghton, 18, was son of Ansel J. Houghton, Portland Electric Railway cashier. Malone is son of Thomas E. Malone, a druggist.
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Stoneham
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Houghton
Lester W. Watson
Ansel J. Houghton
Portland
Suburbs
Thomas BE. Malone
Bryan seeks $50,000 emergency fund for overseas protection
Secretary Bryan asked Congress for a deficiency appropriation of 50 000 dollars to meet any emergencies abroad while Congress is not in session. The request covers protection of American citizens and interests in war swept countries during the hiatus.
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Washington
Bryan
Congress
Harvard Men Enroll in Belgian Refugee Professors Courses
One hundred Harvard students take three courses offered in the second half by Professors Charles Jean de Vallee Poussin and Jean Dupriez, two refugee professors from the University of Louvain in Belgium.
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Harvard
Charles Jean de Vallee Poussin
Jean Dupriez
University of Louvain
Belgium
Fifth annual Ellis Memorial skating carnival at Boston Arena
Many prominent society figures join the Ellis Memorial and Eldridge House event tonight at the Boston Arena. A burlesque hockey game uses brooms for sticks and stockings for skates while Mrs Miller and spouse present the ice comedy Harlequin and Columbine with Boston Skating Club help. Proceeds aid the two settlement houses, followed by skating.
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Eldridge House
Channing Frothingham
Theresa Weld
Eleonora Sears
Muller
Boston Arena
Dennison House
Boston Skating Club
Lecture Claims Fortune Tellers Reveal Savage Traits
Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery labeled visitors of fortune tellers as possessing savagery urges during a Tremont Temple talk on Animistic Faiths. Over 200 attendees heard the lecture in Lorimer Hall yesterday.
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Helen Barrett Montgomery
Lorimer Hall
Tremont Temple
Bernhardt Plans Her Ideal Role After Amputation
Paris reports Madame Sarah Bernhardt resting well after right leg amputation. The 7 month ordeal leaves her hopeful, saying she will follow doctors and resume acting, reopening her theatre next month and resuming her classes once recovered.
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Bernhardt
Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Bordeaux
Bernhardt Recovers From Theater Plans Amid Deluge Of Bouquets
Mme Bernhardt grew excited while sharing dreams of producing Rostand's Princess Lotntaine at the Conservatory. The effort tired her briefly but she recovered and was greeted at her door by immense bouquets from friends and sympathizers.
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Princess Lotntaine
Mme. Bernhardt
Vernon Castles Teach Castle Polka in Sun Day Post
The Vernon Castles teach readers to dance the Castle Polka in the upcoming Sun Day Post. The feature guides steps and timing for dancers learning the popular social dance at home.
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Vernon Castles
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