Forbes-Robertson Shylock in The Merchant of Ice
Johnston Forbes-Robertson appears as Shylock for the first time here in The Merchant of Ice with Gertrude Elliott as Portia. He blends savage money-matters focus with sentiment toward his daughter Jessica, delivering an intellectual, balanced interpretation during the trial scene.
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Johnston Forbes-Robertson
Shylock
H Gertrude Elliott
Portia
Forbes-Robertson
Jessica
Idol the Guernsey bull stars at Maple Ranch Farm
A portrait of Idol owned by John Hopewell of Natick Massachusetts describes a clever 8 year old Guernsey bull weighing about 1600 pounds. Idol carts green feed and pulls a stone boat and sulky, enjoys exercise, and sticks close to herdsman Mr Richardson.
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Idol
Guernsey
John Hopewell
Natick
Mass
Mr. Richardson
Beverley
Éol
Maple Ranch Farm
Post
Penture
The
Mayor Names Miss Balch to City Planning Board
Professor Emily G. Balch of Wellesley College Economics Department has been named to the City Planning Board by Mayor Fitzgerald. She arrives with ideas from European city models and a suffragist record, joining Ralph Adams Cram William C. Ewing Henry Abrahams and John Jackson Walsh on the board.
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Emily G. Balch
Department of Economics
Wellesley College
Fitzgerald
Miss Fialch
Ralph Adams Cram
Boston Society of Architects
William C. Ewing
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Abrahams
Boston Central Labor Union
John Jackson Walsh
Citizens’ Municipal League
Cures Cold in One Day Ad Promises Bromo Quinine
An advertisement touts Laxa tive Bromo Quinine as the cure for cold in one day. It urges readers to call for the full name and look for the signature of 1b. W. Grove. The offer includes a 25e price and targets adult buyers.
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W. Grove
Capen Dies in Shanghai at 71 After Arrival
Samuel B. Capen of Boston merchant, president of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, died of pneumonia in Shanghai at age 71 two days after arriving in China. He was widely known for his civic and educational interests.
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Samuel B. Capen
Boston
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Shanghai
China
Boston Mission Leader Capen Dies in China While Abroad
Edward Capen died in Shanghai after a world journey begun in Boston on Sept 6 with wife and daughter Mary. He led the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and served as a Boston civic leader, school official, and church figure. Survived by wife and two children.
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Mr. Capen
Mary W. Capen
Boston
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
The
World Foundation
India
China
Japan
Korea
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco
Devonshire Street
Edward W. Capen
Hartford, Conn
Shanghai
Con
Jamaica Plain
Central Congregational Church
Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society
Boston Municipal League
Dartmouth College
U. PD
Oberlin
Middleboro
Wellesley College
Massachusetts Society of Sons of the American Revolution
Chamber of Commerce
Congregational Club
Edward Warren Capen
Mary Warren Capen
Barber Seriously Injured by Fall in Mount Auburn
Daniel Jordan proprietor of Bea econ Chambers barber shop living at 42 Belmont street slipped and fell down stairs in a Joy street house yesterday afternoon. He sustained concussion and is in a serious condition at his home.
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Daniel Jordan
Beaecon Chambers
Belmont Street
Mount Auburn
Joy Street
Lowell Praises Combine At Harvard Club Dinner
President A Lawrence Lowell of Harvard lauded the Harvard MIT cooperation plan in an after dinner talk to the Harvard Club of New York. He explained the scheme and praised MIT President Maclaurin. Other Boston speakers included Major Henry Lee Higginson and W Cameron Forbes.
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New York
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard Club of New York
Maclaurin
Technology
Boston
Henry Lee Higginson
Harvard Tech combine gains public benefit through cooperation
President Lowell defends Harvard and Technology partnership as a public good. He argues cooperation reduces waste, strengthens engineering education and encourages other institutions to subordinate ambition to public ends. He notes an adapted path for college graduates within the Institute of Technology program and trusts faculty to guide the change.
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Harvard
Technology
Graduate
Applied Science
Institute of Technology
Curley Refutes Rumor He Will Resign from Congress
Mayor-elect Curley denied any plan to resign from Congress saying no such intention exists. Reports claimed he let Rep Treadway use his big House office to accommodate a move by Rep Mitchell, suggesting Curley planned to take Treadway’s office.
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Curley
Congress
Congressman Treadway
Big House
Washington
Mitchell
Mr. Treadway
Treadway
Hines Wins Lewiston Democratic Mayoral Nomination
In Lewiston Maine on January 30 William Hines secured the Democratic mayoralty nomination with 1421 votes to 61 for Frank A. Morey. The caucus outcome sets Hines up as the party’s nominee in the upcoming race.
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Hines
Lewiston
William H. Hines
Frank A. Morey
Carmen Union members defend meeting reports as overstated
Officers of the Boston Street Car Men's Union and attorney James H. Vahey released a statement denying newspaper reports of turbulence at Ford Hall during the arbitration award discussion. They claim meetings were orderly with 500 present, the award not yet printed, and praise for Mr. Storrow while denying bribery or dissension.
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Boston Street
Carmen’s Union
James H. Vahey
Ford Hall
Arbitration Board
Vahey
Kimball Building
Carmen's Union
Amalgamated Association
Division 589
Fay
Fayn
Storrow
James J. Storrow
M. J. Higgins
M. J. Nesdale
Owen Moore
Co. M. Mulvey
E. J. O'Rourke
Fred Fay
Slashes Man Found in Home Shocks Monessen
Dr Martin E Griffith of Monessen struck Pittsburg music teacher A M Robertson with a heavy blow then slashed him after finding him attacking Mrs Griffith Robertson is in Monessen Hospital in serious condition but expected to recover Griffith likens incident to the Cudahy case in Omaha Neb as the town reels from the home invasion.
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Monessen
Penn
Monongahela Valley
Martin E. Griffith
Pittsburg
Monessen Hospital
Reading Citizens Must Tie Up Dogs
Chief Swain of the Reading police department ordered all dog owners to confine their animals at home for 30 days due to a mad dog roaming freely and biting four children last Saturday.
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Swain
Reading Police Department
Col Gorgas Confirmed as Army Surgeon General
Colonel William C. Gorgas, famed for eradicating disease in the Panama Canal Zone, was confirmed by the Senate as surgeon-general of the army to succeed the late General George H. Torney. The Senate also confirmed Daniel P. Mooney of Ohio as minister to Paraguay.
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Washington
William C. Gorgas
Panama Canal Zone
Senate
George H. Torney
Daniel P. Mooney
Ohio
Paraguay
Hall Annex Dedication to Open at Court Square
Mayor Fitzgerald and the City Council lead two ceremonies today beginning at 11 with the cornerstone laying and dedication of the new City Hall Annex in Court Square. Prominent Boston citizens are invited to attend.
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Fitzgerald
City Hall
Court Square
Boston
City Council closes Court street annex area for mayoral farewell
City Council voted to close Court street in front of the annex from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and to shut the westerly side of Court square. After the annex exercises the Mayor and council will march to Faneuil Hall where the Mayor delivers his valedictory. Several hundred tickets issued for the Faneuil Hall event will grant gallery access, with floors open to the public. The hall is expected to be crowded for the last public function of the retiring administration.
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Court Street
Court Square
Faneuil Hall
Finance Commission
Senator Cullom's Body Lies In State In Springfield
The body of Shelby M. Cullom arrived in Springfield Illinois and lies tonight in the library at Mrs Charles Ridgley's home. Tomorrow at noon the body will be taken to the capitol to lie in state. Cullom's long absence in Washington left him a stranger to younger generations.
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Springfield
Ill
Shelby M. Cullom
Charles Ridgley
Capitol
Washington
First Baptist Church seeks state deed to church building
Danvers residents of the First Baptist Church report the historic edifice has no clear ownership. They have petitioned the State Senate to convey the church property to the current congregation.
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Danvers
First Baptist Church
State Senate
First Baptist Church Faces Title Dispute Over Danvers Property
A century of use by Danvers Baptists has left no clear owner of the church property. Pewholding ended, members faded, and two corporate names emerged. The church incorporated under general law five years ago but lacks a clear title to the building and bequests are at risk.
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First Baptist Society of
First Baptist Church
Word Society
First Baptist Society
Father searches for kidnapped girl in Arkansas
Dr. W A Winters of Newcastle Indiana arrived in Little Rock after a fruitless search for his daughter Catherine who disappeared in Perry Arkansas on March 20 and was believed kidnapped by gypsies.
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Little Rock
Ark
W. A. Winters
Newcastle
Ind
Perry
Catherine
Indiana
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