Governors Foss and Tinkham Push Subway Plan Battle
The Boston political clash over West End rail rights tightens as Governor Foss and Senator Tinkham back rival subway bills. Brandeis notes eminent domain and transfer options while the Public Franchise League seeks fair deals. Charles F. Dole urges stockholders to accept 7 percent, warning against higher dividends.
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West End
Brandeis
Foss
Tinkham
Public Franchise League
Boylston Street
West End Common
Protective Committee
Louis D. Brandeis
Charles F. Dole
West End Railroad
Boston Elevated
Jamaica Plain
Radcliffe Graduates Urged to Stay Close to Home Fires
Bishop William Lawrence urged Radcliffe College graduates to limit their uplift work to their own circles and reserve power for themselves, arguing happiness among the rich and educated is rare and true joy requires personal balance.
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Radcliffe College
William Lawrence
Radcliffe
Baccalaureate Sermon Emphasizes Home Life and Service
The speaker argues that true education enriches intellect and spirit while stressing serenity in family life over civic reform. At Radcliffe College, seniors led by Miriam Hills and Mary Reed processed to Shepard Memorial Church for services, with the Radcliffe Choral Society performing The Heavens Are Telling and Elijah texts.
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Shepard Memorial Church
Miriam Hills
Somerville
Mary B. Reed
Belmont
Lemmens
Philip B. Dallinger
Radcliffe Choral Society
H. H. Gallison
Bishop Lawrence
Elijah
Amherst College baccalaureate address extols life by enjoyment
President George Harris told Amherst College graduates that the life written by what they enjoy reflects character and achievement. He spoke of self-registration, intellectual development, and how actions shape the person and even the face shows his nature.
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George Harris
Amherst College
Dartmouth seniors hear sermon on poverty and happiness
The Rev Dr Charles E Jefferson of New York delivered the baccalaureate sermon to Dartmouth College seniors. He argued misery does not stem from poverty but from bitter outlook and discontent among wage earners and the general public.
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Hanover
N. H
Charles E. Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle Church
New York
Dartmouth College
Portrait at the Art Museum Impresses with Terra Cotta Hero
J Randolph Coolidge Jr described a terra cotta head of a middle aged Roman as the museum's newest treasure. He praised its realism and suggested no equal will appear for a thousand years. He announced a great picture gallery near the central stair and reserve galleries for special interest.
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J. Randolph Coolidge, Jr
Art Museum
Cesar
Boston Cruiser Crisis Sparks Oregon Naval Row
Captain George Shephard, deposed commander of the U S cruiser Boston, vowed to seize control by force or injunction. He cites an attorney’s opinion that Adjutant General Frnzer had no authority over the Oregon naval reserve before May 20, rendering the court of inquiry’s removal of Shephard void. Tensions among reserve officers led to a drill armory clash and a breakdown of command.
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Portland
Ore
United States
Boston
George Shephard
Shephard
Frnzer
Oregon State Militia
Oregon Naval Reserve
Hub merchant ends his life in Chelsea apartment
Benjamin F. Bartlett 78 operated a newspaper and general store at 67 Stamford Street Boston. He shot himself with a .22 revolver at 60 o clock yesterday morning at his 188 Broadway Chelsea residence. His daughter heard the shot. Dr. Fenwick pronounced him dead. No reason for the act is known.
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Benjamin F. Bartlett
Nation
Stamford Street
Boston
Broadway
Chelsea
Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
George B. Fenwick
Atwood Astonishes Revere With Aerial Visit
Aviator Atwood landed his biplane at Beachmont in Revere after flying from Lynn. He answered questions from the crowd and performed a few spirals before turning toward Boston Harbor.
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Aviator Atwood
Revere
Lynn
Beachmont
Boston Harbor
Gaelic More Widely Taught in West
John J. Foley told the Ollamh Fodla Society at Boston College that parochial schools in the West lead New England in Irish history instruction. He urged Irish speakers across the state to gather Sundays at the college and teach the language locally. Readings from Lamp highlighted Irish literature while Foley and T. J. O Daly discussed Irish history.
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New England
John J. Foley
Ollamh Fodla Society
Boston College
Ireland
Mr. Foley
T. J. O'Daly
Atlantic City long swim sets new 8 mile sea record
Charles Durburrow a Philadelphia bank clerk retired all long distance sea records by swimming from the million-dollar pier to Asbury avenue Ocean City about eight miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. Despite rough seas he used the favorable current and faced one tough crossing at Egg Harbor Inlet. He previously swam Philadelphia to Chester in 1910 and plans to tackle Boston Light and New York to Sandy Hook with aims toward the English Channel.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Charles Durburrow
First National Bank of Philadelphia
Asbury Avenue
Ocean City
Great Egg Harbor Inlet
Durburrow
Philadelphia
Chester
Delaware
Charlestown
Bridge
Boston
Boston Light
the Battery
New York
Sandy Hook
English Channel
Two Men Hurt as Auto Hits Buggy in Framingham
In South Framingham on June 2, Max Siegal of Sherborn was seriously injured when an auto collided head on with his buggy carriage driven by Jacob Leveran. The car, driven by J. A. Fitzgerald and owned by W. W. Fitzgerald of Needham Street Needham, left the carriage demolished and both men thrown to the road. Siegal was hospitalized with potential internal injuries. Leveran was slightly injured. The auto driver and passenger were uninjured. the horse fled briefly after the crash.
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Framingham
Max Siegal
Second Street
Sherborn
Jacob Leveran
Natici
J. A. Fitzgerald
W. W. Fitzgerald
Nehoidan Street
Needham
Potter
South Framingham
Siegal
Framingham Hospital
Albania Refugees Flee as Turkish Forces Advance
In Vienna on June 25 twenty five thousand women and children have fled Albania to Montenegro amid looming invasion. They face starvation with only boiled grass and roots for subsistence as Turkey masses fifty thousand troops within a day’s march of the Montenegrin frontier.
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Vienna
Albania
Montenegro
Turkey
Montenegran
Albanian Refugees Pressured as Turkish Offensives Rage
Charles R. Crane reports from Vienna on Albanian territory where Turkish forces devastate districts. Refugee women and children flee burning homes as Albanian civilians suffer amid advancing fronts and sieges.
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Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Vienna
Cettinje
Albaniia
Setihes
Echurenes
No Hope for Morse Habeas Plea at Atlanta
United States Attorney Henry Wise said there is no sound legal basis for Morse's habeas corpus pleas after his 15 year sentence. He noted Morse was convicted on 52 counts and could have faced longer totals, but maintains the current sentence is legal. Wise stated imprisonment in a mixed facility is governed by federal statute.
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New York
United States
Henry Wise
Charles W. Morse
Atlanta
Morse
Wise
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Lawrence
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