Russian refugee Ada Kasanof tops Roxbury High class
Ada Kasanof, a 16 17 year old immigrant from Russia who arrived in Boston ten months ago, graduates first in her Roxbury High class while mastering seven languages. She plans to study law or music after college and previously passed Columbia entrance exams with honors.
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Ada Kasanof
Boston
Roxbury High School
Blue Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Warsaw
Kasanof
America
Ada
New York
Columbia College
Clay
Harvard class poem 1907 by Hermann Hagedorn Jr.
The Post presents Hermann Hagedorn Jr.’s Harvard class poem 1907 praised by Professor Peabody as the finest he heard at Harvard. The piece depicts a Guard march into a dawning age with themes of duty progress and the rise of new gods and humanity’s quest across a perilous century.
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Harvard
Peabody
Hermann Hagedorn, Jr
New York
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New England
Duke Honored on Name Day During Boston Visit
The Duke of Abruzzi marked his name day aboard the Varese with floral tributes from Italian supporters. The Circolo Italiano de Boston sent a large rose basket, and the duke then traveled to Hamilton for a quiet stay with Mr. and Mrs. George von L. Meyer, with no formal entertainments planned.
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Abruzzi
Varese
House of Savoy
Circolo Italiano de Boston
Julia Ward Howe
Hamilton
George von L. Meyer
Father Tries Abduction in Spokane Divorce Case
Sensational evidence emerged in the divorce crisis of Dr. J. H. Jackson as he described attempting to abduct his son Jack from his wife's Spokane home. Judge Sanderson heard all testimony with both spouses on the stand. Mrs. Jackson denied unfaithfulness and claimed she gave a revolver to protect her children. She said Albert Salmon was met only as a music teacher and denied any affair.
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J. H. Jackson
Jack
Spokane
Wash
Sanderson
Jackson
Davidson
Albert Salmon
Celebrations Sees Man Fined For Carrying Revolver
William Phalen arraigned in Cambridge on a charge of carrying a loaded revolver stated he had it on him in a celebrating spirit on June 17. Judge Almy warned that July 4 could raise the fine, and Phalen paid the penalty.
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William Phalen
Woman Detective Tracks Husband To New Jersey
Mrs. Charles A. McDow of Charlestown with her two children traced her deserting husband to a Westinghouse plant in Watsessing New Jersey after contacting Bloomfield Chief Collins. She confronted him at the factory and helped secure his arrest. bonds were provided for the family. The couple married about ten years ago and Stella and Vincent are their children.
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Charles A. McDow
Sackville Street
Charlestown
Bloomfield
New Jersey
Collins
MecDow
McDow
Westinghouse
Watsessing
Can't Have His Present Back Supreme Court Declares
Francis H. Blackwell sued to reclaim property given to his fiancée Mary J. Fiske before their 1899 marriage. The court ruled possession remained with her after their 1903 separation and subsequent divorce, since the transfer was voluntary.
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Francis H. Blackwell
Supreme Court
Mary J. Fiske
Blackwell
Belle Steals Away to Wed on Atlantic Shore
Edgar R. Grover of Portsmouth and Miss Inez Rose of Kittery wed secretly after she stayed in Portsmouth with friends. He met her at the ferry, they married by Rev. George E. Leighton, then stayed at the Rockingham Hotel and informed their families.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Edgar R. Grover
Inez Rose
Kittery
Atlantic Shore Line
Universalist Parsonage
George E. Leighton
Rockingham
Four Generation Photographs No 43 Invite New England Families
Dorchester presents a four generation family led by Captain Daniel Baker aged 8, oldest port warden in the Chamber of Commerce with 40 years in service and a pioneer tugboat captain. The Baker line includes Benjamin T. Baker 58, Mrs Ira Nicey 27, and Master Robert A. Nicey 12. They reside at 28 Stanton street.
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Post
Roosevelt
Dorchester
Daniel Baker
Chamber of Commerce
Mason and Slidell
Fort Warren
H. M
Rignaldo
Benjamin T. Baker
Ira Nicey
Robert A. Nicey
Stanton Street
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