Dartmouth Men Gather for Boston Alumni Dinner
Dartmouth alumni from New England convene in Boston for the annual roundup and dinner at the Copley Plaza Hotel. An expected 8609 graduates from Stanover College attend as speakers include Ernest Fox Nichols, Serbert D Foster, John Barrett, Governor McCall and Robert Frost. General Charles F. Darling presides as association president.
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Dartmouth
New England
Boston
Dartmouth Alumni Association of
Boston and Vicinity
Copley Plaza Hotel
Stanover College
Ernest Fox Nichols
Serbert D. Foster
John Barrett
Washington
McCall
Robert Frost
Charles F. Darling
How Big Are You Bonanza Coats Sale
Advertisement for a Harrison Company markdown sale offering 140 overcoats in two sizes 33 and 34 with a $5 note per coat. Coats priced from $15 to $207 and described as made from finest jerseys cheviots and Scotches. Location 662 672 Washington Street corner Beach.
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Harrison Company
Washington Street
Corner Beach
Harrison's Markdown Sale Coats and Lamb Collar Offer
A discount markdown sale advertises coats for 75.00 and a natural northern rat fur with genuine Persian lamb collar priced at 35.00. The ad promotes imported broadcloth shells and urges shoppers to visit Harrison's at 662 672 Washington Street corner Beach.
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Harrison
Washington Street
Corner Beach
Harrison Company Great Markdown Sale in Boston
Bargains on overcoats priced at 35.00 and 17.50 for finest imported Scotches and rich kerseys. Silk and satin are offered as all models of the most luxurious garments. Location at 662 672 Washington Street corner Beach with evening hours until 9 pm during the sale.
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Boston
Harrison Company
Washington Street
Corner Beach
Harvard President Emeritus Eliot Receives Arts Medal
Dr. Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard, was awarded the American Academy of Arts and Letters medal for distinction in literature music and art. The medal was presented by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler at New York. Eliot said he helped advance American letters and arts but is not a man of letters himself.
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New York
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
American Academy of Arts and Letters
James Warl Frazer
Eliot
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Academy
Senator Clark backs Japan takeover of the Philippines
Senator Clark of Arkansas, author of a Philippines independence amendment, said he would be willing for Japan to eventually take control of the islands in a phased transition from independence.
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Philippines
Washington
Clark
Arkansas
Land Boom Reaches Pleasant Lake Seaside Village
Pleasant Lake residents report Boston and New York land companies purchasing nearly all accessible property around the lakes. Officials say large sums have changed hands for land once deemed nearly worthless as investors target a summer resort district.
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Pleasant Lake
Cape Cod
Boston
New York
Strikers Ask 12 Dollar Minimum at Ply mouth Cordage
Plymouth Cordage Company workers told the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration they seek a 12 dollar minimum for men 8 dollars for women and a higher pay for minors plus elimination of piecework. They cite current wages and a delayed rumor of raise. The mills have been shut nine days.
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Plymouth
Plymouth Cordage Company
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Victim of Charlestown Robbery Dies in Avon
James M. Lynch, injured by two robbers in Charlestown last Friday, dies at his Avon home from pneumonia. He was to testify in Charlestown court against John C. Griffin and John J. Walker, charged with the robbery, each held in 500 dollars for the grand jury.
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James M. Lynch
Charlestown
Avon
John C. Griffin
John J. Walker
United States Described As Ship At Sea By Major General Wood
Major General Leonard Wood told the House military committee that the United States stands like a ship at sea amid multiple typhoon signals. He warned the nation is living in an era of war and gradually accumulating global troubles.
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Washington
United States
House Military Committee
Leonard Wood
General Wood urges large wartime army and naval strength
General Wood testified again on army bills saying a million and a half troops would be needed to hold a southern line if war expands. He warned belligerents could land 500000 soldiers in 30 days and urged a regular force of 220000 with 2000000 reserves. He ranked the US Navy fourth in fighting efficiency and said it could not control the sea or defend coasts.
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Senate Military Committee
Boston
Europe
United States Navy
No 50 Percent Rise in Wool Prices Asserted
President William M. Wood of the American Woolen Company refuted claims that wool fabric prices rose by 50 percent. He cited war-driven costs, with raw wool up 25 to 76 percent and other inputs like coal and chemicals climbing sharply. He said price increases reflect production costs and that wages were raised accordingly.
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William M. Wood
The
American Woolen Company
America
Provost Brother Receives Victoria Cross for Bravery
Philip Provost of Dexter Maine reports that his brother Maurice Provost a private in Grenade company 14th Battalion Royal Mounted Rifles has been awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery in the field. He aided in recapturing several machine guns from the Germans in France. Maurice left Dexter for Canada on leave, enlisted when war call issued, trained at Valcartier, then to England and finally to the front after Salisbury Plain.
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Philip Provost
England
Maurice
Royal Mounted Rifles
France
Canada
Valcartier
Salisbury Plains
Popular Comedians Return in Original Blackface Skit at Colonial
Montgomery and Stone return to their original blackface act at the Colonial Theatre for a matinee benefiting the Belgian Relief Fund. They rehearse old lines from Chin Chin and perform with Douglas Stevenson Violet Zell Mildred Richardson Helen Falconer and the Six Brown Brothers. Additional acts include Joe Welch Chester Byers Connelly Sisters Berger Towne Holden MHenon Cadets de Gascongnes Binder and McHenry from Loew houses.
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Stone
Colonial Theatre
Chin Chin
the Colonial
Damon named general claim agent for Boston and Maine
Ralph T. Damon, veteran claim agent at Concord, New Hampshire, becomes general claim agent for the Boston and Maine railroad with offices in Boston. Allan P. Mackinnon is now assistant general solicitor. Freight claims remain under H. F. Bidwell supervision.
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H. F. Bidwell
Will of Elizabeth Miller French leaves 85000 in bequests
The Brookline widow of Charles A. French filed her will for probate in Dedham. It leaves about 85000 to charities and public bodies including the Home for Aged Couples Roxbury 15000 the Home for Aged Men 15000 the Home for Aged Women 15000 the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 15000 the Animal Rescue League 10000 and the New England Home Hospital for Women and Children Roxbury 5000 for a free bed fund in memory of Marion Nute M D.
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Brookline
Charles A. French
Dedham
Roxbury
Home
Home For
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Animal Rescue League
New England Home Hospital For Women and Children
Marion Nute
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