Prize Condensation One Hundred Condensed Novels
Mrs. Ruth H. Frost of Worcester won One Hundred Dollars in the Post Condensed Novels Contest. Ellen Price of Worcester England, born January 17 1814, married Henry Wood in 1836. She edited The Argosy after his death and created East Lynne in 1861, a landmark best seller with extensive translations.
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East Lynne
Henry Wood
the Post
Ruth H. Frost
Worcester
Ellen Price
England
France
Bentley
the Argosy
East Lynne tale of Isabel Vane and a haunted marriage
This condensed Boston Post version recounts Lady Isabel Vane’s unhappy marriage to Archibald Carlyle, her pull toward Captain Francis Levison, and her later life as Madame Vine after eloping. Returned to East Lynne, she seeks forgiveness from Archibald as illness and tragedy unfold, ending with reconciliation on her deathbed.
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Isabel Vane
Francis Levison
Archibald Carlyle
East Lynne
Archibald
Isabel
Cornelia Carlyle
Barbara Hare
Barbara
Richard
Lady Isabel
French
Cornelia
England
Captain Levison
East Lyme
Levison
Madame Vine
William
West Lynne
Carlyle
Richard Hare
Little William
Wellesley enlarges reconstruction unit with three new graduates
Wellesley College announces expanded Reconstruction Unit activities in France and elsewhere in Europe. New members include Dr. Mary W. Marvell of Fall River a Johns Hopkins Medical School graduate and former pathologist, Miss Julia Larimer of Topeka and Miss Lucille Kroger of Cincinnati.
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Wellesley College
France
Europe
Wellesley
Candace Stimson
Mary W. Marvell
Fall River
Johns Hopkins Medical School
New England Hospital For Women and Children
Roxbury
Union Hospital
Julia Larimer
Topeka
Kan
Red Cross
Lucille Kroger
Cincinnati
Music Teacher Pays Cremation for Convicted Wife Killer
A Brooklyn music teacher paid $110 to a Hempstead undertaker to cremate Dr. Walter Keene Wilkins, a convicted wife murderer who died by suicide in a jail here, in Mineola New York reported July 3.
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Wilkins
Mineola
N. Y
Brooklyn
Hempstead
Walter Keene Wilkins
Funeral for Acton’s William D. Tuttle Held Tomorrow
The funeral for William Davis Tuttle the town’s oldest resident and longtime public figure will be held tomorrow in Acton. The funeral follows his death yesterday and reflects his prominence in local affairs.
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Acton Centre
William Davis Tuttle
Acton
Local Historian Remembered At Congregational Church Service
The obituary notes a man who held church posts here died Saturday afternoon at 2:30 in the Congregational church. Born in Acton on October 10, 1825, he was a direct descendant of one of the minute men.
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Acton
Minute Men
Kerr Abandons Transatlantic Flight Plan
Vice Admiral Mark Kerr announced he was aborting the proposed transatlantic flight in a Handley Page bomber and would instead fly to Atlantic City, likely starting this afternoon if weather permits.
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ST. John’s
N. F
Mark Kerr
Atlantic’ City
Boston Names Walsh as Acting Fire Chief Tomorrow
District Chief Peter E. Walsh will become acting chief of the Boston Fire Department at 9 tomorrow morning. Chief Peter F. McDonough retires for vacation, returning August 1 to relinquish office to Walsh. Walsh advocates women’s suffrage and supports gradual Prohibition with beer and light wines remaining briefly.
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Peter E. Walsh
Boston
Walsh
Glorious Fourth Observed with Welcome Home for Veterans
Methuen plans an all day Fourth of July celebration on Pelham street playstead with a fireworks display and a band concert. The event serves as an official welcome home for local World War I veterans and is designed for all ages from children to Civil War veterans.
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Methuen
Pelham Street
State House Briefs Move on Savings Dividend Law Change
No action in the Senate on repealing the six month dividend ban allowing monthly payments when earned will go to ballot if not signed by July 15. The Gas and Electric Light Commission receives Ha verhill Gas Light Company petition to raise gas price and Taunton plant request to extend lines to Berkley. The Public Service Commission grants A L Smith Iron Works private railroad across Maple Street Chelsea at grade.
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Senate
The
Gas and Electric Light Commission
Haverhill Gas Light Company
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
Berkley
Irone
Public Service Commission
A. L. Smith Iron Works
Maple Street
City of
Chelsea
District Deputies of K. of C. Appointed
State Deputy Supreme Knight William J. Day announces 34 district deputies for the Knights of Columbus. Names include Joyce North Adams No.1 Adams No.156 Berkshire Hills Lee No.314 Mt Everett Great Barrington and others across Massachusetts with councils in Pittsfield Dalton Northampton Easthampton Holyoke and more.
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William J. Day
The
Knights of Columbus
William J. Joyce
North Adams
Adams
Berkshire Hills
Lee
Mt. Everett
Great Barrington
G. Fred Dill
Rabida
Pittsfield
Columbia
Dalton
Northampton
Easthampton
William M. Welch
Greenfield
Turners Falls
Athol
Winchendon
L. D. Woodike
Chicopee
Holyoke
Whip
Westfield
Indian Orchard
James F. Mullen
Springfield
Elder
Chicopee Falls
Amherst
South Hadley
South Hadley Falls
E. J. Brannigan
Ware
de Trianfla
Southbridge
Webster
Palmer
Francis P. McKeon
Valencia
Milford
Alhambra
Worcester
J. Boyle O'Reilly
Westboro
Spencer
Charles T. Flynn
Fitchburg
Gardner
Leominster
Clinton
Philip H. Gibbons
Hudson
Concord
Pepperell
Ayer
William F. Madden
Lexington
Arlington
Waltham
Belmont
Francis X. Reilly
Marlboro
Phil. Sheridan
Southboro
Mumford
Whitinsville
Uxbridge
Michael F. Kennedy
Natick
Coeur de Lion Council
Framingham
Newton
Needham
Sylvester J. McGinn
Taunton
Thomas P. McDonough
No. Attleboro
St. John’s
Middleboro
Whitman
Bridgewater
Plymouth
Henry J. Bride
Magnolia
Hyde Park
Dedham
Norwood
Walpole
Thomas H. Buttimer
Quincy
Weymouth
Braintree
W. Quincy
Charles J. Landers
Lawrence
Amesbury
Reading
Andover
John I. Donovan
Lowell
Veragua
Salem
Wakefield
Haverhill
James J. Gaffney
Beverly
Oliver Wendell Holmes
One Year Enlistments Opened for Army Corps
An order from Washington announced in the Northeastern Department that men may enlist for one year in the Quartermaster and Medical Corps without prior military experience. Previously only three year terms were offered unless applicants had prior service.
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Quartermaster and Medical Corps
Army
Washington
Viviani to Examine Italy Peace Treaty in Chamber
Paris July 3 Former Premier Viviani was chosen president of the committee of the Chamber of Deputies to examine the peace treaty with Germany and report back to the chamber.
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Viviani
Italy
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Chamber
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Uly
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MR. Tuttle
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Peabody
Thomas EB. Power
Danvers
Fred A. Cressey
Gloucester
Newburyport
Carrollton
Ipswich
Masconomo
Manchester
James E. Henchey
Santa Maria
Malden
Redberry
Winchester
Stoneham
Saugus
Charles M. Finn
Valladolid
Edmund J. Brandon
Cambridge
Mt. Benedict
Somerville
East Cambridge
Ozanam
Joseph McMahon
South Boston
Franklin
Back Bay
Henry A. Carey
Tremont
Ausonia
Mattapan
James A. Sullivan
Fitton
Mt. Pleasant
Revere
North End
Maplewood
James P
West End
Robert Fulton
Dorchester Lower Mills
Martin F. Carney
James E. Hayes
Dorchester
Mt. Vernon
Elm Hill
Mt. Bowdoin
Edward Steptoe
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Pere Marquette
St. James
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