Blind Boy Wins Honors at Roxbury Latin School
William C. Plunkett of 32 Hutchings Street Roxbury born blind from birth received a Lowell detur for excellence in his studies at Roxbury Latin School graduation exercises. He used braille and a braille typewriter for notes and relied on family help for readings when raised letters were unavailable. Harvard Club scholarships and a $50 gift from the class of 1888 endedowment fund were announced by president Philip D. Mosser.
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William C. Plunkett
Hutchings Street
Roxbury
Lowell
Plunkett
Harvard Club
Masters’ Endowment Fund
Philip D. Mosser
Cotton Mills to Close Across Massachusetts Mills
Lowell June 13 Massachusetts cotton mills will shut from July 8 to July 14 and Merrimac mills will close from July 3 to July 12. Agents expect no further curtailments. The two corporations employ 5000 operatives.
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Lowell
Massachusetts Cotton Mills
Merrimac
Divorce Petition Alleges Desertion by Husband in SoCal
Mrs. Jessie M. Swan of 7 Sedgewick Street Jamaica Plain files for divorce from Arthur F. Swan a former Boston chef now fruit grower in Southern California. She says she was deserted seeks alimony and custody of their 12 year old son Kennard.
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Jessie M. Swan
Sedgewick Street
Jamaica Plain
Arthur F. Swan
Boston
California
Kennard
Railroad Bill Now Law Despite Veto
The Legislature overrode Governor Foss's veto with 170 to 58 in the House and 33 to 3 in the Senate. The new law creates a powerful state Railroad Commission with broad supervision of rail transport, telegraph and related services, plus bonding and fare control powers.
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House
Senate
Stearns
Cambridge
Commonwealth
Supreme Judicial Court
New Railroad Commission
New Commission
Railroad Commission
Frederic J. Macleod
Macleod
Foss
Representative Ellis
Haines
Webster
Boxford
Washburn
Massachusetts
Achin
Andrews
Annis
Arkwell
Armstrong
Atwood
Bacigalupo
Ball
Barnes
J. L. Barry
Belding
Benson
Bigelow
Bliss
Blodgett
Boland
Bothfield
Boyle
Bradstreet
J. J. Brennan
Brogan
J. H. Buckley
J. P. Buckley
Burdick
Burns
Butler
Carberry
Carman
Carney
Carr
Casassa
Catheron
Chamberlain
Chandler
Chapman
Churchill
Clark
Coggan
Cook
Coughlan
Courtney
Cowls
Cox
Craig
Creed
Crocker
Curley
Curtin
Daly
Darling
Davies
Dean
Doherty
Dolben
J. H. Coran
J. L. Donovan
Douglas
Doyle
Ducharme
Duncan
Eames
Eaton
Eldridge
Ellis
Ennis
Farnsworth
Faxon
Fellows
Felten
Ferguson
Ferring
Ferry
Fitzpatrick
Fosgate
Fowle
Gifford
Gordon
Graham
Greaney
Greenwood
Griffin
Hackett
Hall
Hardy
Harrop
Hart
Hathaway
Hayes
Hays
Hennebery
Hersey
Hill
Horan
Hull
Hurlburt
Jewett
Keenan
Kennard
Kinney
LaCroix
Orstrom
H. H. Parsons
N. B. Parsons
Pierce
Pepin-Perry
Piper
Poole
Pratt
Priest
Prime
Putnam
Quinn
R. Robinson
W. M. Robinson
B. Sanborn
Schlapp
Sessions
Sharp
Shepard
Sherburne
R. Mi. Smith
Spencer
Stone
B. F. Sullivan
L. R. Sullivan
Thompson
Toomey
Cotter
Dahlberg
Donaghue
Dwyer
Felker
Flanagan
Gallagher
Giblin
Grady
E. F. Harrington
Hurley
Kelly
Leonard
Lock
H. J. Mahoney
Mansfield
McEttrick
Stevens
D. F. Sullivan
M. T. Sullivan
T. D. Sullivan
W. J. Sullivan
Tague
Taylor
Tufts
Wallace
G. H. Webster
G. P. Webster
T. EB. P. Wilson
Wing
Booth
Cushing
Drury
Faulkner
Fessenden
Fisher
H. Harrington
Leslie
McCarthy
Morrill
Ricuford
Streeter
Allen
Bagley
Bazeley
Bellamy
Blanchard
Brennan
Chase
Coolidge
Draper
Fay
Fitzgerald
Garst
Hersey Hickey
Hiltos
Hobbs
Morgan
Johnson
Joyce
McGonagle
cLane
Montague Norwood
Timility
Ward
Wells
Weeler
Williams
Halley
Mack
Quigley
Ross
Secretary Daniels in Boston Today
Washington June 13 Secretary Daniels left for Boston where he will deliver a Tilag Day address tomorrow Mrs Daniels preceded him aboard the yacht Dolphin and they will return to Washington on the same vessel
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Washington
Daniels
Boston
Suffragists seize Harvard scene led by Miss Foley
A cluster of suffragists led by Miss Margaret Foley occupied Harvard last night to address about 250 listeners, mostly students, on Dane Hall steps. The event followed by news of a new subway bill signed by Governor Foss to connect Sullivan Square through Everett to Malden Square, with construction by the Boston Elevated Railway Company and future state approvals.
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Everett-Malden
Gov. Foss
Sullivan Square
Everett
Malden Square
Foss
Margaret Foley
Harvard
Boston Elevated Railway
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boylston Street
Dorchester
Cambridge
Boston Transit Commission
Transit Commission
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Boston Elevated
Malden
Mystic River
Malden Bridge
Port of
Boston
Secretary of War
Suffragette Leader Defies Harvard Ban in Speech
Miss Foley led a 15 woman suffrage march to Harvard square, defying the faculty ban on campus speeches. hecklers were silenced by police while Harvard auditors tried to disrupt. Foley declared American suffragists differ from English militants and asserted women are eligible to vote.
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Miss Foley
Harvard Woman Suffrage League
Harvard Square
Harvard
Dana Hall
England
Friday Boat Sinks After Crash at Castle Island Drawbridge
Five people aboard the 22 foot cabin launch Friday, owned by Richard Palmer of 804 Mast Ninth Street South Boston, were rescued when the wheel lashed craft struck Castle Island drawbridge. Winds allegedly forced the boat off course into the bridge causing a large bow hole and the vessel to sink.
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Castle Island
Richard Palmer
Ninth Street
South
Boston
British greet Harvard man at Royal Society gathering
London June 18 The Royal Astronomical Society extended a cordial welcome to Professor Edward Chandler Pickering of the Harvard Observatory and his colleagues Russell and Cannon. The three astronomers described their recent work in addresses that drew close attention.
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London
Royal Astronomical Society
Edward Chandler Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Messrs
Russell and
Cannon
Squadron at Navy Yard Flag Day Exercises Begin
Battleships Georgia Virginia Rhode Island and New Jersey arrived at Charlestown navy yard to take part in Flag Day exercises and the Bunker Hill Day celebration next Tuesday. The Virginia serves as flagship with Rear Admiral Usher aboard. no salutes were fired as it steamed in, recalling a prior visit with a 15 gun salute.
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Georgia
Virginia
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Charlestown Navy Yard
Bunker Hill
Usher
Dr Calley to Remain at Jamaica Plain Church
At the First Baptist Church of Jamaica Plain last night Dr Walter Calley withdrew his resignation and agreed to stay amid church and public pressure. He refused a salary increase while the church unanimously voted to proceed with the new parish house, ground to be broken June 16.
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First Baptist Church of
Jamaica Plain
Walter Calley
Foss
Paris House
Calley
Patrolman O'Brien Retired From Charlestown Police
Patrolman Jeremiah O'Brien of the Charlestown station retires on a pension of 650 dollars a year at his own request after more than years of service with the police department.
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Jeremiah O’brien
Charlestown
Police Department
Gardner to Wed Heire ss Gardner to Wed Heire ss
Announcement of engagement of Miss Sarah Spencer Morgan daughter of Junius Spencer Morgan of Princeton New Jersey to Harry B Gardner Harvard quarterback and Harvard hockey captain. Gardner senior class member to receive degree next week. Morgan niece of the late J P Morgan. They met when Junius Morgan introduced them. Junius Morgan a Harvard alum.
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Sarah Spencer Morgan
Junius Spencer Morgan
Princeton
N. J
Harry B. Gardner
Harvard
Gardner
Miss Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Harry Gardner
Junius Morgan
New York
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Secretary Daniels
Alfred Winsor & Son
State Street
Mass
Richmond
Sullivan
Navy Yard
D.C
Dandruff
C.D.C
C.D.C. Company
West ST
U.S.A
DR. Calley
United Cigar Stores
Oxford
Cork
Miracle Ensay
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