Medford 275th Birthday Celebration Opens in Splendor
Medford marks 275 years since settlement with a sunlit celebration. Mayor Michael F. Dwyer presided at the banquet as City Solicitor J. Mott Hallowell and speakers including Samuel W. McCall, Samuel J. Elder, and William C. Wait attended. The day featured literary exercises, praise for the city, and a large public reception with banqueters in the armory and a children’s day planned for tomorrow.
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Michael F. Dwyer
Medford
J. Mott Hallowell
Samuel W. McCall
Winchester
William B. Lawrence
Charles
Baxter
Samuel Elder
McCall
Rice
Conant Studio
Elder
Buncke
Lawrence
Chickering
Opera House
New England
David H. Brown
William Cushing Wail
Henry C. de Long
Willam Cushing Wall
Armory
Frost
J. M. Hallowell
Samuel J. Elder
William C. Wait
Superior Court
Roosevelt
Cassie Chadwick
Obama
Linevitch
Harvey
Waltham
Newton
Everett
Buttrick
Melrose
Hastings
Malden
Chandler
Somerville
Charles M. Bruce
Charles L. Dean
Chinese Cadets Admitte d at West Point First Time
West Point admits Chinese cadets Ting Chia Chen and Ying Hsing Wen along with Luis Bagran of Honduras and Tomas Plaza of Ecuador under a special act of Congress. They join the class of 145 cadets today for instructional start at the Military Academy.
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West Point
N. Y
Military Academy
Ting Chia Chen
Ying Hsing Wen
Luis Bagran
Honduras
Tomas Plaza
Ecuador
Congress
Roxbury Lad Is Missing From Home
Mrs. Susan Maguire of Roxbury asks readers to locate her son Frederick, 19, missing since Saturday morning. He is 5 feet 3 inches, light brown hair, stout, wearing a light outing suit with a black shirt, and expressed a wish to join the navy or work in a circus. Police have been notified.
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Susan Maguire
Centre Street
Roxbury
The
Post
Frederick
Navy
Ringling
Vessels collide in fog near Liverpool coast
In dense fog off the coast Monday night the brigantine Blenheim bound for Chatham with sulphur collided with a Massachusetts fishing schooner. Blenheim sustained jibboom and head gear damage and anchored here for repairs. the schooner appeared unharmed.
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Liverpool
Blenheim
New York
Chatham
Medford Celebrates Anniversary Amid Rum Distillery Closure Talk
Medford marks its 276th anniversary as festival mood fills the town. Rum distillery closure rumors rise due to a clause in Daniel Lawrence's will guiding his heir General Samuel C. Lawrence to end production when feasible. Officials expect a permanent shutdown, though Lawrence has not confirmed the final decision.
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Medford
Lawrence
New Bedford
West Indies
Daniel Lawrence
Samuel C. Lawrence
Annual Picnic for R H White Junior Staff at Dorchester Park
The R H White Company plans its annual picnic for junior employees at Dorchester Park on Saturday. About 800 children will ride in barges to the park to receive a flag, enjoy games, races, baseball, music, dancing, and a large assortment of foods including ice cream and cakes.
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R. H. White Company
Dorchester Park
Humorous Exchange Between Alice and Ben
Alice compliments Ben on his humor and he asks what gave that impression. Alice replies she saw him smiling at himself in the mirror.
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Alice
Ben
East Greenwich Academy Receives $10,000 Gift
At graduation exercises Principal L G Horton announced a $10,000 donation to East Greenwich Academy from Mrs. Gustavus F Swift of Chicago. Governor George H Utter and Rev. William F Anderson spoke, and Utter presented diplomas.
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East Greenwich Academy
East Greenwich
R. IL
L. G. Horton
Gustavus F. Swift
Chicago
George H. Utter
William F. Anderson
Board of Education
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Utter
Musician Arrested For Playing Wearin' of the Green
Nicoli Pardo was arrested for drunkenness after he played the tune Wearin' of the Green on his hurdy gurdy 28 times. A crowd of about 200 patriots gathered and blocked the street in Springfield on June 15.
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Springfield
Nicoli Pardo
Quiet Society Day as Races and Weddings Loom
Society notes show a restful day before final races at the Country Club and several class day weddings and gatherings. Malcolm Mason Grant hosts at Hampden Hall. Everleth Vose Hill and John Aloysius O Keefe Jr. entertain at Houghton and Matthews Halls. Chandler and Swain host in Gray Hall. Francis L. Higginson Jr. and wife depart for Liverpool for a European honeymoon aboard the Majestic.
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Country Club
Malcolm Mason Grant
Hampden Hall
Everleth Vose Hill
Houghton Hall
John Aloysius O’keefe, Jr
Matthews Hall
Charles Lyon Chandler
Prescott Legett Swain
Gray Hall
New York
Francis L. Higginson, Jr
Liverpool
Higginsons
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Boston
Bar Harbor
Robert B. Potter
Beacon Street
William Ordway Partridge
Whittier
Margaret Ridgely Schott
Venice
North Shore
Russell Codman
Locke
Beverly Farms
Nathaniel 8. Simpkins
Edward L. Davis
Commonwealth Avenue
Elizabeth Houghton
Europe
Magnolia
Twin Acre
Hamilton Hills
Proctor
Manchester
George L. Peabody
Lucania
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Tufts College
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