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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1915
Page
14
A broken span wire forced the closure of the East Boston tunnel to traffic shortly before midnight. Cars were diverted to surface lines and ferries were crowded with hundreds using the harbor crossings as repairs were undertaken. Extra ferry trips were added to handle the late homeward rush.
General T Coleman Dupont, ex president of the Dupont Powder Company, who recently bought the majority stock of Equitable Life, admits making large gifts to MIT his alma mater. He denies the two and a half million figure and says he does not know the exact amount without checking. He attended MIT three years but did not graduate.
Harvard's 1915 commencement featured President Abbott Lawrence Lowell delivering the baccalaureate sermon to about 600 seniors in Appleton Chapel. The day intertwined celebrations with the class of 1890 marking their 25th anniversary, followed by a reception at the Lowell residence and a country club supper.
The text presents the Harvard baccalaureate hymn by Lionel de Jersey Harvard and follows with counsel on forming independent, well reasoned opinions. It urges students to seek truth, be honest, adapt standards without eroding them, and weigh evidence before changing views, emphasizing personal responsibility and growth through learning.
Harvard class of 1890 known as the 25 year class gathers in Copley Plaza with members coming from all directions. They greet old friends with hearty handshakes and familiar calls such as Hello Bill and Ah there Jack. Wives and children accompany many for the reunion.
Members received badges and general information about the celebration that will conclude Friday night after the New London boat races have concluded, tying the event to the historical race period.
President Hadley at Yale delivers baccalaureate address urging national and international self control as Europe’s war rages. He cites Bunyan and stresses swift to hear slow to wrath. Civil War memorial for 113 Union and 55 Confederate dead presented by Simeon Baldwin. memorial funded by over a thousand Yale graduates.
Frank Feeley aged 30 caretaker of 1969 Washington Street Roxbury formerly Cosmopolitan Club was beaten by intruders breaking in. He lay unconscious in a bloodied doorway and was taken to City Hospital for treatment of multiple head wounds.
George Cavalieri 31 of 15 Laconia street used a stiletto to assault five men in a Laconia street controversy. One man suffered a serious stab wound while four others endured cuts to hands and arms. Victims included Harry Jacobs and Louis and Wolf Berman all from Laconia street and Samuel Stillman and Fred McVicar from nearby addresses. Cavalieri was overpowered by Officers Ryan and Murphy and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.
The first performance of the Pageant of Lexington commemorating 100 years of peace between the United States and England will be staged this evening at Twin Elm Lexington. President Wilson will press a button in Washington to trigger a light signal signaling the start of the spectacle.
Rain delayed a grand pageant on the town’s history produced by Lionel Belmore and Virginia Tanner. The show features dancing in filmy costumes, a steam curtain, a steam engine, and 11 million candle power lighting. Proceeds go to the American Red Cross with over 7000 expected nightly after postponement.
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