Hyde School Pupils Stage Historic Pageant in Roxbury
Hyde School Roxbury pupils presented a pageant in the school hall with sixth grade leading the performance. Miss Thompson organized the event featuring Priscilla Mullins, spinning, and the Boston Tea Party with all roles played by girls including George Washington Benjamin Franklin Abraham Lincoln and John Alden.
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Hyde School
Roxbury
Miss Thompson
Priscilla Mullins
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
John Alden
Girl Eloper Seeks Free Status From Nashua Marriage
Margaret Monahan an 11 year old Boston girl asks the court to annul her marriage to William R. McDonald 18 of Boston whom she eloped with on May 21 to Nashua New Hampshire where they wed by a justice of the peace. She says both were under age and acted to evade Massachusetts law without parental consent and she separated from McDonald after the ceremony.
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Margaret Monahan
Boston
William R. McDonald
Nashua
N. H
McDonald
New Hampshire
Monahan
Reason Why Her Marriage Should Be Declared Void
A legal brief argues the union is invalid under grounds of incapacity and lack of consent. The filing cites specific statutes and claims marital status should be annulled due to voidable conditions.
Oakman Named for Arlington Park Patrol Duty
Constance F. Oakman former depot livery owner in Arlington has been appointed by the town selectmen to the police force. He will perform special duties in the park beside the new Town Hall wearing a G A R uniform and carrying a stout cane. Oakman was born in Charlestown on August 13, 1844.
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C. F. Oakman
Constance F. Oakman
Arlington
Oakman
Officer Oakman
Charlestown
Devotion Shift Move For Dorchester Church Service
Boston police announce a service at 10 o clock this morning to be held at St Matthew s Church Stanton Street Dorchester instead of St Angela s Matapan where forty hours devotion is in progress Sergeant Houghton resided at 60 Houston Avenue Milton.
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Boston
St. Matthew’s Church
Stanton Street
Dorchester
St. Angela's
Mattapan
Houghton
Houston Avenue
Milton
Gets One Year For Robbing Dr Morse
A record case of speech in the execution of justice: William Ely alias William Ellis alias Kid Ely alias William Clark was sent to the House of Correction for one year. He picked the pocket of Dr Henry L Morse of $350 last Monday. arraigned that day, indicted by the grand jury Tuesday, and convicted by a jury yesterday.
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William Ely
William Ellis
President Wilson drenched by storm at Confederate dead monument
A fierce thunderstorm hit Arlington National Cemetery as President Wilson spoke at the unveiling of a Confederate dead monument. Rain drenched veterans and spectators while crowds dashed for cover, the ceremony interrupted but the event honored Southern heroism with a 32-figure relief and both Confederate and U S flags displayed. The Fifth Cavalry band played The Star Spangled Banner and Dixie.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Wilson
Fifth Cavalry Band
Dixie
Mystic Wedding and Civil War Memorial Echoes at Washington
In a sprawling ceremony at a Confederate memorial site the President and dignitaries witness the presentation of a monument by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Amid stormy weather and crowded remarks, debatable loyalties surface as Mrs. Holman’s court appearance reveals a tale of infidelity, asylum letters, and strained family tensions alongside the high profile event.
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Daisy MacLauren Stevens
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Women of the Confederacy
Jefferson
Mobile
United States
Mexico
Washington Gardner
Grand Arms of the Republic
Bennett Young
United Confederate Veterans
Robert FE. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Moses Ezekial
Paul Micou
Hilary Herbert
Wilson
Daughters of the Confederacy
Congress
Rescues Baries At Fire
Five children were rescued from a blaze at 5 Mapes Street Dorchester. The mother Mrs Selma Johnston Mabel 12 Ina 11 Bradford 6 Freddy 4 and Herbert 17 months escaped with help from Patrolman Cooper Station 11. Freddy lit matches triggering the fire and the mother collapsed during escape.
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Mapes Street
Dorchester
Selma Johnston
Mabel
Ina
Bradford
Freddy
Herbert
Cooper
Station 11
Fire Destroys Room Igniting Clothing in Home
A lighted item dropped into a closet ignited clothing, causing a house fire that drew Patrolmen Cooper Collins and Walsh from Station 11. Mrs. Johnston escaped with Bradford, Collins rescued the other children, and Mrs. Johnston reentered and was overcome. Damage listed at $250. no insurance.
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Cooper
Collins
Walsh
Station 11
Swedish Bride Weds Lynn Man In Quiet Ceremony
Miss Elsa Frankel 21 daughter of John G. Frankel of Stockholm arrived in Lynn yesterday morning and wed M Algot Sahlin Jr of 120 Washington St Lynn. The couple’s romance began years ago when she toured the United States with a chaperone after postgraduate studies in Sweden. Sahlin a Philadelphia native, was in the West when they met. Mrs Sahlin speaks English fluently with a light accent.
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Elsa Frankel
John G. Frankel
Stockholm
Sweden
Lynn
M. Algot Sahlin, Jr
Washington Street
M. Algot Sahlin
Boston Street
Miss Frankel
United States
Sahlin
Philadelphia
West
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Sergt. Houghton
Patrick Houghton
DR. Morse
India
Newport
Confederate Monument
McAdoo
Sayre
Virginia Hills
White House
Holman
United States Court Room
Edwin
Thomas
Alfred W. Apsey
David Fitzgerald
New Haven
Brenton
Brattleboro Asylum
Jonathan Curtis
California
Adirondacks
S. E. Lawton
Professor Brenton
Traveler
Washington St
Bacons
Monk EL Ape
Lowercester
Front St
Salem
Manchester
Russia
Oxford
Wash. St
Baries
Union Hat CO
Seco
Paris
Garters
A. Stein & Company, Makers
Chicago
New York
John Tt
Connor c
Eee aCe
Union
WSC
Westen
Vemuma
Dornell
Mason
New Annex
Adams SQ
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