Northeastern Joint Commencement at Jordan Hall
The four Northeastern schools hold joint commencement this evening at 8 in Jordan Hall. 130 seniors will receive degrees and diplomas from President Frank Palmer Speare. Payson Smith, Massachusetts Commissioner of Education, will deliver the principal address on Education and Democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law, Commerce and Finance
Northeastern College
Jordan Hall
Frank Palmer Speare
Speare
Payson Smith
Massachusetts
Army officers take charge as Harvard ROTC changes
The War Department will call US Army officers to Washington after Commencement as five officers from the French Mission assume training of the Harvard Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Harvard says commissions chances are good though not certain, with officers relocated due to regular army shortages. Captain Cordier will return to Washington, while Captains Bowen and Shannon are to be summoned.
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United States Army
Harvard Reserve
Washington
War Department
Harvard
United States
Cordier
Bowen
Shannon
Strike Settled at East Boston Docks Amid Wage Dispute
Four hundred grain shovelers freight handlers and longshoremen reached a settlement yesterday afternoon ending a Monday wage strike. Workers sought raise from 2.50 to 3.59 dollars daily. Longshoremen joined in sympathy. Boston & Albany rail officials had offered five and a half cents per day, which the strikers accepted, with all returning to work this morning.
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East Boston Docks
East Boston
Boston & Albany Railroad
Miss Marguerite Scriven Weds Howard E. Wemyss in Somerville
Miss Marguerite M. Scriven and Howard E. Wemyss city auditor of Somerville and Central Club secretary, were married last evening at 108 Summer Street home of the bride’s parents. Reverend Ernest Lyman Mills of the First M. LH. Church officiated.
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Marguerite M. Scriven
Howard E. Wemyss
Somerville
Central Club
Summer Street
Ernest Lyman Mills
M. LH
Brookline Bride Weds Military Officer in Brookline Church
Miss Elizabeth R. Carroll daughter of Mrs. Mary A. Carroll of Chestnut Hill Brookline married Lieutenant Francis Justin O Kane adjutant of the first battalion Ninth Regiment M N G at St Lawrence Church Brookline Rev Bernard O Kane brother of the groom officiated. The ceremony followed a nuptial high mass with maid of honor Miss Josephine G. Carroll and bridesmaids Misses Alice C O Kane and Mary N O Kane. Best man Major William J. Casey, with Captains George J. Cronin John D. Murphy and Lieutenants John T. Comerford J Frank Walsh and brothers Charles H and William E Carroll among the attendees.
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Elizabeth R. Carroll
Mary A. Carroll
Heath Street
Chestnut Hill
Brookline
Francis Justin O'Kane
Ninth Regiment
St. Lawrence Church
Bernard
O’kane
St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption
Josephine G. Carroll
Alice C. O’kane
Mary N. O'Kane
William J. Casey
George J. Cronin
John D. Murphy
John T. Comerford
J. Frank Walsh
Charles H
William E. Carroll
St. Lawrence's Church
East Boston Boy Drowns At Pier Accident
Frank W. Terry a six year old boy fell from an East Boston pier while trying to retrieve a cap. Fifteen minutes later his father arrived to learn the tragedy. The body was found face down beyond the pier and died at Fast Boston Relief Hospital.
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Frank W. Terry
Boston
Frank
625 Pound Halibut Tows Ashore by Eva Avina
The 625 pound halibut, the largest seen here, was brought to the fish pier yesterday by the schooner Eva Avina. Manuel Mitchell, a crew member, fought the monster after a five year absence due to illness to surprise his mates. The fish was hooked five miles east-northeast of Thachers Island, well south of its usual schooling area.
Granite in Beacon St Now Urged
Dr. Francis H. Rowley of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals urged a granite eight foot strip be laid through Beacon Street from Charles to Park amidst a public hearing on surfacing. He noted smooth paving could flank the granite.
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Beacon Street
Charles Street
Park Street
Francis H. Rowley
The
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Rowley
Beaton Street Paving Debate Over Horse Footing Grades
Objections rise to smooth paving on Beacon and Park streets steep grades due to horses slipping. Dr Rowley proposes granite foothold strips approved by Merwin, Gillespie, and Stebbins. Street Commission backs bitulithic for grades, rivaled by asphalt concerns. Weighing high cost and patent control. Gillespie’s council opposes any smooth grade paving.
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Beacon Street
Park Street
Rowley
Henry C. Merwin
Workhorse Parade Association
Joseph Gillespie
Team Drivers’ Council
George F. Stebbins
Team Owners’ Association
G. Preston
Street Commission
Finance Commission
Gillespie
Girl 13 Binds and Gags Self in Pittsfield
Mary Enry aged 13 daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Enry of Highland avenue was found bound and gagged beside the road near the Shakers Home in Hancock. She later confessed she tied herself to frighten her parents over a missing school excuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mary Enry
Theodore Enry
Highland Avenue
Hancock
Russell School
North Street
War era food prices rise in Boston markets
Professor William D. Hurd of Amherst told a mass meeting of the Council of Jewish Women at Temple Israel that $4.20 now buys the same $3 worth of food once available before the war. He urged home economy, agricultural enlistment, improved freight facilities, cooperative marketing, and cutting middlemen as war measures.
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Boston
William D. Hurd
Amherst
Council of Jewish Women
Temple Israel
Food shortages prompt call to conserve and can food
Professor Hurd cites poor crops, over storage, exports, and fertilizer shortages as causes of a national food shortage. He warns of urbanization and declining farm land, urges canning and preserving, and stresses domestic production with canteens of diverse dishes showcased at the exhibit.
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Hurd
New England
United States
Kansas
Norfolk County Registrar Dies After Long Service
Edward L. Burdakin registrar of deeds for Norfolk county died yesterday at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital after three months illness. He was 64 and had 40 years in the office, 33 as assistant registrar. He succeeded his brother John H. Burdakin who held the post for 40 years.
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Edward L. Burdakin
Norfolk County
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Mr. Burdakin
John H. Burdakin
Somerville Junior Police to Be Uniformed Tomorrow
Somerville junior police force members will be fitted with caps and uniforms tomorrow afternoon at Highland School West Somerville. They have been ordered to report and plan an entertainment for the latter part of this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Highland School
West Somerville
Use Cocoanut Oil for Washing Hair
A historical advice note promoting pure cocoanut oil as a hair shampoo. It warns soaps and sham poos contain alkali that dries the scalp and harms hair. The remedy suggests moistening hair with water and rubbing in malsified cocoanut oil to produce rich lather, rinse easily, and leave hair soft and manageable.
Noble and Greenough School Grads 21 Earn Diplomas
The nineteenth annual graduation at Noble and Greenough School in Brookline was held in the new gym. Twenty one students received diplomas. Principal speaker Professor Chester Greenough of Harvard urged wise use of a college education. Alumni prizes were awarded to Gardner Sutton and W Bradford Sprout Jr. J G Flint and Gordon Merrian won other honors. Higginson Manning received the Little prize in English. A ball game between current students and alumni followed the ceremony.
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Noble & Greenough School
St. Paul Street
Brookline
Chester Greenough
Harvard
R. M. Saltonstall
Volkmann School
Noble & Greenough
Ninth Regiment Benefit Matinee Set At Wilbur Theatre
Tickets for a Friday matinee of Mary's Ankle at the Wilbur Theatre went on sale at the recruiting tent on the Common and at the theatre box office. Cast includes Irena Fenwick Zelda Sears Louise Drew Ida Darling Walter Jones Bert Lytell Leo Donnelly T. W. Gibson and John F Morrissey with stage crews and theater staff donating services.
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Wilbur Theatre
Company
Playhouse
Merchant Marine Schools Open Near Portland and Coast
Four government navigation schools to train merchant marine officers start next week in Maine with openings in Portland Rockland and Machias. Boothbay Harbor follows on June 25 as announced by Winfield M. Thompson Boston special agent of the United States Shipping Board.
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Merchant Marine
Portland
Maine
Rockland
Machias
Boothbay Harbor
Winfield M. Thompson
Boston
United States Shipping Board
Buy a Liberty Bond For Your Fighting Men
A wartime appeal urges citizens to pay for the protection their soldiers provide by purchasing Liberty Bonds. The notice stresses civic duty and financial support for the armed forces.
Governor Endorses New England War Relief Fund Drive
Francis L Higginson Jr chairs the New England Red Cross War Fund Committee in Boston as the region launches a drive to raise one million dollars daily for seven days. Major Higginson and Robert Herrick outline small subscriptions from all citizens to help soldiers maimed in war and their families.
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Francis L. Higginson, Jr
New England Red Cross War Fund Committee
Boston
Mass
Higginson
New England
Samuel W. M’call
Mr. Higginson
Henry L. Higginson
Alliston Burr
Drive Start Monday Indorses $7 Million New England Fund
The Governor endorses a major fundraiser to begin Monday June 18 and run through Red Cross Week. The campaign aims to collect toward a $100,000,000 war fund, pledging support during a national drive designated by President Wilson.
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New England
Red Cross
Wilson
Red Cross War Fund
Irish Convention Plans Favored by Dublin Press
Dublin reports the Irish press generally favorable to convention plans. Unionists note about 70 of its members will be Nationalists, with under 50 linked to political organizations. It is suggested the convention meet in the old Irish House of Lords now part of Bank of Ireland premises.
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America
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Dublin
Irish House of Lords
Bank of Ireland
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Greenough
Governor Indorses
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