Perilous Caper Unveils Ransom Plot in Wild Pageant
In a melodramatic scene Agatha Parkenlard faints as Hell-Bent Hank reveals Zoroaster P. Mudd has the ransom needed for her delivery. Clarissa Schnitzel, Agatha’s aunt, declares affection for Stealthy Steve while Brigands jeer at the ruckus and Rah-Rah pleads to die than kiss Miss Schnitzel.
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Augustus Porkenlard
New York
Chicago
Steve
Suburington-on-the-Hudson
Prince I[tchi- Scratch
Constantinople
Parkenlard
Agatha
Clarissa
Interior
Dead Man’s Plateau
Hell Bent
Hank
Mudd
Zoroaster P. Mudd
Agatha Porkenlard
Hell-Bent
Battle-Axe
Bill
H.B. Hank
B.A
Battle
Agatha Parkenlard
Clarissa Schnitzel
Miss Parkenlard
Rah-Rah-Hoohray
Rah-Rah
Hawk
Miss Schnitzel
Roxbury Girl Ida Broadbent Disappears at Seventeen
Ida Broadbent, 17, left her Roxbury home last Thursday night to go to Revere Leach and has not been seen since. Her father, John H Broadbent, alerted police, saying she is tall for her age with blonde hair and fashionable dress. He notes she might have run away with friends but cannot explain her prolonged absence.
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Ida Broadbent
Clifford Street
Roxbury
Revere Leach
John H. Broadbent
Millionaire Tonkin Offers 50000 Reward For Kidnappers
Oswego New York June 5 Rosamond Tonkin 12 daughter of John Foy Tonkin and wife under constant guard from a mysterious letter writer who threatens kidnapping for two years The father offers 50000 reward for identity of the blackmailer and private detectives probe the case While the family faced threats the city mourns the murder of Cora Sweet nearby and the blackmailer demands 60000 with clues tied to Rosamond and her movements
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Rosamond Tonkin
Millionaire Tonkin
Oswego
N. Y
John Foy Tonkin
Rosamond
Tonkins
Cora Sweet
Mrs. Tonkin
Oswego social leader linked to church and YMCA founder
The article profiles a prominent Oswego resident known for Grace Episcopal Church involvement and helping found the local YMCA. It notes Mrs. Tonkin’s devotion to her children, her daughter Virginia who died three years ago, and that Virginia’s body lay in state in a bedroom for eight months. The untouched room remains exactly as it was, with the dress where she fell.
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Oswego
Grace Episcopal Church
Young Men’s Christian Association
Waltham Pupils to Exhibit Tomorrow
The annual exhibition of public school work in drawing manual training cooking and sewing will be held on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday June 21 and 22 in the North Grammar building as in years past the event alternates between North and South Grammar. All times and locations noted follow the usual schedule.
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Waltham
North Grammar
South Grammar
Enterprise sails to Gardiner's Bay from New London
The Massachusetts nautical training ship Enterprise sailed today from New London for Gardiner's Bay in Long Island.
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Enterprise
Gardiner’s Bay
L. I
New London
Conn
Long Island
Girl Escapes In Dark Room In New Haven
August Jehker reports his 16 year old daughter fled four weeks ago after vanishing from home. He said she turned off lights in a room to escape, was seen at Savin Rock with another girl, and later eluded him in a Congress Avenue restaurant. He notified police only now after a long search.
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New Haven
Conn
August Jehker
Adeline Street
Jehker
Savin Rock
Congress Avenue
General Wilson of Ohio Dies at 82
General W. T. Wilson of Ohio, age 82, one of two surviving delegates from the first Republican State convention of 1855, died in Columbus. He began as a Civil War private and left with the brevet rank of brigadier general.
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Wilson
Ohio
Columbus
W. T. Wilson
Pretty Face and Fading Love in Chicago News
A speaker recalls a young woman with bright blue eyes and golden hair, admitting he squandered money on flowers to win her affection. He reflects that beauty fades and passion dies, noting his own remorse as he recalls the affair from years past in a Chicago News feature.
Seven Panels From Seniors Unveiled At MIT Frieze
Huntington Hall hosts the unveiling of seven painted panels gifted by MIT seniors for the frieze honoring the school seal. The ceremony followed by speeches, lawn gathering, and dancing in Rogers building. Commencement and Tech Pop Concert planned for later in Huntington Hall with Symphony Hall engaged.
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Huntington Hall
Tech
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Symphony Hall
Boston University class day blends medicine and merriment
Boston University College of Liberal Arts seniors hosted a dramatic evening at Potter Hall while medical students on East Concord street celebrated class day. Cap and gown marked the event as about 200 young ladies occupied the floor alongside male graduates. Prizes for anatomical work went to Miss Winifred Merrill Woolf and Mr. Mertin Ross Edwards. Eben Colman Gould delivered the class history, Elizabeth Emma Shaw the valedictory, and Professor George B. Rice spoke on Homeopathy. A faculty reception, collation, and dancing followed.
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Boston University College of Liberal Arts
Potter Hall
Concord Street
Winifred Merrill Woolf
Mertin Ross Edwards
Court awards Hurlburt heirs in Fraternal Order case
In the seventh session of the Superior Court Judge Harris awarded the children of the late George A Hurlburt one thousand dollars and his sister in law Lucy Casper one thousand dollars from a New England Order of Protection certificate The deceased named the children and sister in law as beneficiaries but the association rules barred such designation The sister in law testified she was largely dependent on the deceased prompting the award
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Superior Court
Harris
George A. Hurlburt
Lucy Casper
New England Order of Protection
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