Harvard Juniors Ban Flowers For Prom Guests
Harvard junior class seeks to curb prom costs by prohibiting sending flowers to ladies attending the junior prom next month. The plan reduces expenses, drawing cheers from many students as applications for prom tickets lag. Governor Foss travels to New Haven to discuss New England railroad matters with Governor Baldwin. Lieutenant Governor Walsh acts as governor while Foss is away. Foss plans informal meetings with New England governors upon return to coordinate legislative action.
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Harvard
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Foss
New Haven
New England
Baldwin
Connecticut
Walsh
Governor Foss
Fitchburg
City Club Hosts Amundsen Reception in Boston
The Boston City Club will hold a reception for Captain Roald Amundsen on January 21 from 12 to 1. Later that evening Henri Bourassa will address the club at a regular dinner.
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Boston
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Henri Bourassa
Plan memorial to women of Revolution
Representative Towner of Iowa introduced a bill to appropriate 300000 dollars for an addition to the Daughters of the American Revolution building in Washington. The structure would honor the services of American women during the Revolutionary War.
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Washington
Towner
Iowa
Vacation Bill Proposed to Mark Gettysburg Battle Anniversary
A joint resolution was introduced by Representative Taggart Kansas to grant 30 days paid leave to all federal employees not in military or naval service who served in the Union or Confederate armies during the Civil War to attend the 50th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Gettysburg starting June 13 1913.
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Washington
Representative Taggart
Kansas
United States
Lowell's New Harvard President Home Nearing Occupancy
The new $70,000 residence of President A Lawrence Lowell of Harvard on Quincy Street Cambridge will be ready for occupancy next week. Furnishing begins then and the reception hall has stood finished for nearly a month, separated by sliding doors from the main house.
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A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Quincy Street
Cambridge
Engagement Announced in Wakefield Bouquets
Miss Blanche Van Nostrand daughter of Frank Bradlee Van Nostrand of New York and William Wallace Grace of Wakefield have announced their engagement. The Sans Souci Club hosted a party at George E Howard's Wakefield home with rose bouquets and ribbon cards. Miss Van Nostrand a Wakefield High School graduate and Boston Art School student is a musician. Mr Grace a Wakefield High School graduate and former University of Maine student works in Springfield.
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Wakefield
Boston
Blanche van Nostrand
Frank Bradlee van Nostrand
New York
William Wallace Grace
Sans Souci Club
Wah Nostrand
George E. Howard
Summer Street
Miss van Nostrand
William T. van Nostrand
Wakefield High School
Boston Art School
Grace
University of Maine
Springfield
Till Eulenspiegel and Strauss Masterwork Shine at Boston
The Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall presented Strauss Till Eulenspiegels Merry Pranks in a vivid 12th public rehearsal. Dr Carl Muck and conductor Mack drew strong applause as Beethovens Fifth closed the notable program with Bruchs Violin Concerto prior to the encore.
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Carl Muck
Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Wagner
Germany
Freidrich Nietzche
Dr. Muck
Dr. Mack
Witek
Bruch
Senators-Elect Weeks and Burleigh Credentials Read
In Washington on January 17, credentials of Senators-elect Weeks of Massachusetts and Burleigh of Maine were presented and read in the Senate. Senator Crane offered the credentials of his successor, while Senator Johnson presented Burleigh's credentials.
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Washington, Yan
Weeks
Massachusetts
Burleigh
Maine
Senate
Crane
Johnson
Do You Suffer With Rheumatism Try Eimer & Amend 2851
Advertisement claims relief for rheumatism with Eimer & Amend 2851 and public testimony of thousands of users. Reliable druggists carry the remedy.
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Eimer & Amend
Trained Nurse Credits Resinol for Clear Skin
A New York nurse Miss B Virginia Peterson signs that Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment cleared her acne after three years of breakouts. She endorses the products, noting physicians prescribed them for eighteen years and urges readers to request free samples from Resinol Chemical Co. Baltimore.
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New York
B. Virginia Peterson
170Th Street
Dept. 8-T
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Rockefeller foundation to fight hookworm world wide
Jerome D. Greene of New York says the Rockefeller Foundation plan would use a 100 million endowment to eradicate hookworm as soon as Congress grants a charter. He expects the foundation board to treat the hookworm campaign as a top priority when funds become available.
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Washington
Congress
Rockefeller
Greene
Foundation Board
Harvard Crimson Elects Officers
The Harvard Crimson has elected officers for the year including President Roland B. Batchelder of Salem and Managing Editor William C. Brown of Hartford Conn. Also named are Secretary Frederick L. Cole Duluth Minn Editorial Chairman Donald T Earl Dunbar Springfield and editors Fletcher Graves Thorpe D Nesbit Robert W Chubb James H Leighton Sidney F Greeley and John H Baker in various duties.
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Harvard Crimson
Harvard
Roland B. Batchelder
Salem
William C. Brown
Hartford
James H. Leighton
Tunkhannock, Pa
Sidney F. Greeley
Winnetka, Ill
John H. Baker
Cambridge
Fire injures Gloucester chiefs battling blaze
In Gloucester on January 17 Fire Chief Charles W. Crowe and Driver Herman Reed suffered severe facial and hand burns while dousing an incendiary fire that destroyed three cottages and damaged a fourth. All cottages were owned by Chester Norwood.
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Gloucester
Charles W. Crowe
Herman Reed
Chester Norwood
Young Bandit Identified as Manogue in Rail Robbery
William J. Manogue alias William J. Clayton, accused in Wednesday’s Boston & Albany ticket office holdup, was identified at Charles Street jail as the same man who carried out similar robberies in New York and Philadelphia. Detectives from Philadelphia and Wells Fargo clerk confirmed the identification after viewing eight suspects.
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William J. Manogue
William J. Clayton
Boston & Albany Railroad
Washington Street
New York City
Philadelphia
Charles Street
Manogue
Grand Jury
Souder
Detective Department of
Southern Pacific
Wells-Fargo Company
Hotel Employee Sentenced for Larceny at Parker House
George Hayden Rounds, former Parker House employee, sentenced to state prison at Charlestown for three to four years after retracting his plea and pleading guilty to larceny of 27 895 89 dollars from J R Whipple Company which runs the Parker House. Indicted on four forgery and uttering counts were filed but no plea entered.
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George Hayden Rounds
Parker House
Charlestown
J. R. Whipple Company
Fire Destroys Stock at Somerville Dry Goods Store
Bernard Kipnis and clerk Eleanor Skinner fled the store at 75 Cross Street Somerville after a fire yesterday gutting the stock. Chief Rich put the damage at four thousand dollars.
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Somerville
Bernard Kipnis
Eleanor Skinner
Cross Street
Rich
Brockton Man Commits Suicide at City Hotel
Johannson a 30 year old resident of 47 Denton street Brockton died by his own action early yesterday morning at the St. Cloud Hotel 567 Tremont street. He shot himself in the head with an 88 calibre revolver.
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Mozart
Johannson
Denton Street
Brockton
St. Cloud Hotel
Tremont Street
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