Tarkington on New England and Boston Culture
Booth Tarkington notes New Englanders seem reserved yet capable and contrasts them with Capri natives and Chicago. He cites weather, murder news appetite, and Boston prestige while discussing his writing routine, and says he works from 9 to after midnight using longhand with pencils.
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Booth Tarkington
New England
Island
Capri
Indiana
New
Chicago
Freeport
New York State
Lords Fail To Narrow Ulster Exemption In Home Rule Bill
The Lords amend the home rule bill to bar all Ulster counties from the measure indefinitely and strike down a six year exclusion. Debates feature Earl Dunraven’s order in council clause, Crewe urging patience, and Lansdowne accusing government of avoiding a civil war risk as the bill’s third reading proceeds without a ballot.
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Ulster
Asquith
House of Lords
Orange
Earl of Dunraven
Ireland
United Kingdom
Lord Dunraven
Marquis of Lansdowne
Lord Morley of
Blackburn
Lord Willoughby de Broke
Marquis of Crewe
Liner Sves tvdk in peril amid icebergs near harbor
The Holland American liner Sves tvdk faced a massive field of icebergs and growlers that threatened to crush the vessel before she reached harbor. The captain and crew recounted the perilous voyage from Rotterdam.
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Soestydk
Svestvdk
Rotterdam
Three Girls Drown At Westfield Sanatorium River
Three inmates from Westfield State Sanatorium Annie Linnehan 18 Fannie Gold 14 and Bella Steinberg 15 drowned in the Westfield river near Little River while wading with others A fourth girl Hilda Bokleman who could swim was rescued Bodies recovered after about an hour Associate Medical Examiner Dr Robert D Hildreth viewed the bodies and they were taken to undertaking rooms Relatives reportedly live in Boston
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Westfield
Annie Linnehan
Fannie Gold
Bella Steinberg
Westfield State Sanatorium
Springfield Road
Little River
Hilda Bokleman
Henry D. Chadwick
John Pickney
Roy Morgan
William Fay
Robert D. Hildreth
Boston
Wades Beyond Depth Drowns 20 Year Old Girl at Beach
In Hampton Beach New Hampshire Miss Marjorie Mifflin a 20 year old Exeter girl drowned after wading beyond her depth off Little Boar s Head today.
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Hampton Beach
N. H
Marjorie Mifflin
Exeter, N. Hi
Boat Capsize Claims Gay Head Boy
The 16 year old Benjamin Rodman, son of A L Rodman of Gay Head, drowned when a boat capsized on Lake Tashmo near Tisbury. The incident occurred today.
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Gay Head Boy
Tisbury
Benjamin Rodman
Lake Tashmo
A. L. Rodman
Gay Head
Swimmer Carrying Boy Drowns in River Rescue Effort
Waverhill witnesses the deaths of John H. Murphy and Joseph Marcinkevics in the Little River tragedy. Murphy, aiding a boy across the stream, crumbled from cramps and both men drowned during the attempt.
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Waverhill
John H. Murphy
Joseph Marcinkevics
Little River
Murphy
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