Chase Over Roofs for Kidnapping Suspect Arrested
Martin Korchalski, 24, of 277 Wabash Ave Detroit, was arrested after a roof-to-roof chase with the child Harry Klinan obitz in his arms. He will be arraigned in Municipal Court today on charges of attempting to kidnap. The boy is listed as 312 years old, and Korchalski spent the night at Charles Street jail.
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Martin Korchalski
Wabash Avenue
Detroit
Harry Klinanobitz
Korchuiski
Charles Street
Eloping mother and child drama ends with suspect on roof
Police chase ends as Korchinski tries to flee with the child from a Wall Street tenement. The aunt Amelia Klinantobitz raises the alarm after spotting him on the roof with the baby. The child remains with the aunt as investigators seek the mother in Detroit.
Wentworth Association hears talk on electric motors
About 150 members of the Wentworth Electrical Association at Wentworth Institute listened to Edward F. E. Peasley of General Electric discuss how electric motors have superseded other motive powers. Stereopticon slides showed new methods and latest applications. President A. E. Cole presided.
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Wentworth Electrical Association of Wentworth Institute
Edward FE. Peasley
General Electric Company
A. E. Cole
Association
Comfort’s Red Fleece from European War to America
The review hails Will Levington Comfort as a top modern American novelist for Red Fleece. It portrays Peter Mowbray hurled into Galicia frontlines to reveal humane humanity among Russians Germans Austrians French and English in a war that tests faith and calls America to moral action. It also notes They Who Question by the Macmillan Company with themes of reason faith and humanitarian failure and the need for honest religion.
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Will Levington Comfort
Comfort
Peter Mowbray
Doran
Peter
Galicia
Russia
America
Europe
God
Macmillan Company
Philip Gurney
Inez Bretherton
Enid Gurney
Inez
Enid
Belgian Play Transfered From Hollis Street to Colonial Theatre
Due to crowded stage space at Hollis Street Theatre the Cyrano de Bergerac production for the Belgian relief fund with Edward Vroom has been moved to the Colonial Theatre. Ticket holders need not exchange tickets as Hollis Street seats will be honored at the Colonial in the same row and number.
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Hollis Street Theatre
Edward Vroom
Belgian Relief Fund
Colonial Theatre
Colonial
Newton Police Ordered to Call Doctors on Request
Mayor Childs required Newton police to contact physicians when asked by citizens. The measure follows charges against Lt Soule in charge of the main station for refusing to call doctors for maternity cases on three occasions.
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Newton
Childs
Soule
Bates Alumni Banquet Urges Graduates Into Public Life
William F. Garcelon former Bates College treasurer urged graduates to enter politics and public life at the 31st Bates alumni meeting. Newton superintendent A G Wheeler warned that students are fed dead past and not prepared for living conditions today.
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William F. Garcelon
Bates
Harvard University Athletic Association
Bates College
Young's Hotel
Newton Public Schools
A. G. Wheeler
Bates College Alumni Gather in Boston for Memorial Event
Nearly seventy Bates College graduates from Boston and nearby attended as F W Chase 87 presided. Speakers included Professor Jonathan Y Stanton 81 and President George C Chase 67. Officers for next year named: President Herbert V Neal 90 Tufts, vice president Miles Greenwood 91, secretary Richard B Stanley 97, assistant secretary John H Powers 10.
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Bates College
Boston
F. W. Chase
Bates
Jonathan Y. Stanton
Arief
Truather
Calvin
Germany
Austria
George C. Chase
L. M. Palmer
South Framingham
Charles H. Beck
Charles H. Lincoln
St Nicholas Beats Irish American Club 7 1 in Hockey
New York March 5 St Nicholas hockey team defeated the Irish American Athletic Club 7 to 1. Baker scored three goals for the victors.
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New York
St. Nicholas
Peace Work of Army in Peace and War Highlighted
Major Herbert M. Lord of Washington spoke to the Boston Colby Alumni Association at the City Club, urging recognition of the U S Army's role in peace as well as war. He noted 140 years since Lexington and argued that the army has been profitably engaged during peacetime, a fact history overlooks.
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Herbert M. Lord
Washington
Boston Colby Alumni Association
City Club
United States Army
Major Lord
Lexington
United States
Army of Peace Aids Cuba Philippines San Francisco
The speech praises the U S Army for civil rebuilding in 1898 Cuba and the Philippines, noting modern water systems, railroads, schools, and education for 500000 natives. It claims renewal of Manila and disaster relief in San Francisco, arguing the army is a peacekeeping force that has paid for itself.
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United States Army
Cuba
Philippines
Manila
Boston
San Francisco
District Attorney rebukes loan company probes over Cole flight
DA Pelletier speaking for the grand jury rebukes the collateral loan investigation into the Coles who allegedly looted a Boston pawnshop for more than $20,000 via fraudulent pledges. He says Rowley and associates urged the Coles to leave Boston and may have concurred.
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Pelletier
Grand
Lorana T
George W. Cole
Coles
Boston
Clarence W. Rowley
Coles Arrested in Providence over Boston Deed Case
The investigation notes suggest the conference with the Coles aimed to dodge public justice. Mrs Cole, formerly a clerk in the Collateral's office, deeded a house to the company before the Coles left Boston. The Coles are jailed at Charles Street. no further criminal steps against Collateral directors are expected due to lack of criminal law violation.
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Coles
Boston
Rowley
Pastor Causes Crash on Highland Avenue
The Rev. George L. Cady of Dorchester drove onto the sidewalk on Highland avenue in Somerville to avoid a woman and child, striking Nellie B. Casey of 881 Highland avenue and injuring her face and breaking a bone in her foot. A three year old accompanying her was knocked down but unharmed.
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Highland Avenue
Somerville
George L. Cady
Dorchester
Nellie B. Casey
New York May Build If We Dont
Lt. F J Harris told the legislative committee on metropolitan affairs that New York would likely construct a large drydock at South Boston and gain prestige if Massachusetts fails to approve the plan. Harris serves as consulting engineer to the Board of Port Directors and to a New York commission.
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New York
South Boston
F. J. Harris
Legislative Committee On
Metropolitan Affairs
Harris
Board of
Port Directors
Boston Dry Dock Project Endorsed as Harbor Helps Big Ships
Lieutenant Harris contrasts docking limits at the navy yard with a proposed Boston drydock that would accommodate future battleships. He supports the plan, cites a $3 250 000 cost, a three and a half year build time, and says the site and dimensions are sound. The committee heard broad praise and urged action by Port Directors.
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Harris
Navy Yard
Boston
Medford's Mayor as a Fireman
Medford Mayor Benjamin F. Haines attended a High School Officers' Association ball at the Medford Light Guards Armory with his wife. He then responded to a police headquarters call about police force matters while still in evening dress.
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Benjamin F. Haines
Medford
Medford Light Guards
Haines
Mayor Haines rescues none in Spillaine house blaze
Mayor Haines rushes to a Magoon estate fire at the Spillaine residence on High street. He climbs a ladder to the second floor, checks the chamber for Mrs Spillaine and three children, finds no occupants, and exits as firefighters flood the home.
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Thomas Spillaine
Magoon
High Street
Haines
Spillaine
How Belgium Saved Europe by Charles Sarolen
Charles Sarolen Belgian consul in Edinburgh presents How Belgium Saved Europe from Lippincott. The book distinguishes itself among recent publisher releases with firm authority, detailing King Albert and Belgium before the German invasion and offering keen insight into the king and Belgian peoples.
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Belgium
Europe
Charles Sarolen
Edinburgh
Lippincott
Sarolen
Albert
How Belgium Saved Europe and Related Works
A review praising How Belgium Saved Europe by Charles Sarolen, noting Belgium as a federation of towns with a strong defence of its integrity. The piece lauds the author’s understanding of Belgians and describes Belgium’s French cultural tilt and anti Prussian sentiment. Also mentions Red Fleece by Will Levington Comfort with publication details.
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Belgium
Antwerp
Brussels
Louvain
Liege
Namur
Paris
Rhine
Seine
Thames
England
Europe
Beauty and Nick review highlights a flawed mother figure
The critic notes Beauty as a compelling yet deceptive mother who captivates Nick and audiences. The novel tracks Nick learning from his mother's love while Joan chooses wealth with clear bias in the author’s view of women, and Nick's character earns sympathy amid less strong figures.
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Beauty
Nick
Philip Gibbs
Joan
The Dusty Road review from Therese Tyler
A Philadelphia review criticizes Therese Tyler's The Dusty Road as blunt in style and sharp in social critique. It highlights Elizabeth, the strongest figure, a girl shaped by an ambitious mother and a cramped home, whose pursuit of happiness clashes with family duty and social aspiration.
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Therese Tyler
Elizabeth
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincott & Co
J. B. Lippincott Co
Dickens Complete Edition From Chapman Hall Offered By Scribner
Charles Dickens works are now available in a 22 volume set from Chapman & Hall, published in England and issued by Scribner. The edition features bold type on light paper, with Dickens last revisions, including prefaces dedications and original Cruikshank Leech Tenniel illustrations, at an affordable price.
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Charles Scribner’s Sons
Chapman & Hall
Dickens
England
Cruikshank
Leech
Tenniel
Phil
The Universal Dickens
A catalog entry from New York publisher Charles Scribner's Sons describes The Universal Dickens as a twenty-two volume set.
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Dickens
Volky
New York
Charles Scribner's Sons
The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey reviewed
The essay discusses Buck Duane in The Lone Star Ranger, detailing his outlaw exploits and later his deeds as a Texas ranger. It notes Grey’s background with Texas rangers, the border’s wild history, and how the story blends fact with embroidery while restoring Duane’s standing through acts that make Texas safer.
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Lone Star Ranger
Zane Grey
West
The
Texas Rangers
Texas
Buck Duane
Texas Ranger
Rangers
Duane
Fairmount's Quartette Fourth Fairmount Girl Volume
Etta Anthony Baker writes this fourth Fairmount Girl novel set in a Hudson boarding school. It follows the senior year of the girls and targets readers aged about twelve to sixteen. Published by Little, Brown & Co. in Boston at $1.30.
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Fairmount
Etta Anthony Baker
Little, Brown & Co
the Hudson
Fairmount’s
Quartette
Ftta Anthony Baker
Boston
Psychology by William McDougall at Home University Library
Henry Holt publishes a compact attractively bound Psychology from William McDougall. An Oxford reader, he defines psychology as the positive science of behavior and applies it to children and animals. Chapters cover Consciousness Structure Methods Abnormal and Social Psychology in a modern, simple, conclusive style.
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Henry Holt & Co
New York
University Library
William McDougall
M. B
Oxford
Psychology by William McDougall in New York edition
A compact catalog note for Psychology by William McDougall M B published by Henry Holt & Co in New York. The work is priced at 50 cents and appears in a 1920s-era bookstore listing.
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William McDougall
M. B
New York
Henry Holt & Co
Desk Standard Dictionary Review and Notes
A concise review critiques the abridged New Standard Dictionary Desk Standard Dictionary by Funk and Wagnalls. It highlights user-friendly ordering, inclusion of personal and geographical names, 120 illustrations, and suitability for small libraries and offices as a cost-effective reference.
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Desk Standard Dictionary
Funk and Wagnalls
Desk Standard
New York
Funk and Wagnalls Company
Bartletts Familiar Quotations Revised and Enlarged
The tenth edition of Bartletts Familiar Quotations edited by Nathan Haskell Dole and revised by Cole features lines from Swinburne Stevenson Twain and Kipling. It represents nearly 1690 authors and about 50000 references and costs $3.00.
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Bartlett
Nathan Haskell Dole
Nathan Haskell Cole
Boston
Little, Brown & Co
Genevieve and the French Home Life in Little Schoolmate
Six volumes in the Little Schoolmate series edited by Florence Converse from Dut ton reveal home life of children from influential nations. Each book opens with an editor letter and features stories by experts. Genevieve by Louise Spencer Porter explores a French child’s daily life in a vivid, engaging way.
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Florence Converse
Dutton
Genevieve
Louise Spencer Porter
Boston Job Relief Fund Exhausted After Reservoir Work
Boston's ten thousand dollar appropriation to aid the unemployed is exhausted. The last thirty of the three hundred workmen employed to transform the unused Parker Hill reservoir into a playground were discharged last night.
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Boston
Parker Hill
City park project halted after fund exhaustion
Mayor Curley turned over funds to the park department three weeks ago enabling about 800 unemployed workers. With the appropriation exhausted, work stops as of this morning while Park Commissioner Charles Gibson and District Commissioner J B Shea inspect progress. The playground will be delayed, as excavation stands at about half done and the basin walls will be used to fill the old reservoir, lowering the rim by 12 feet.
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Park Department
Curley
Charles Gibson
J. B. Shea
Gibson
Three Die In Fire At Two Minneapolis Hotels
Three men are believed dead after a morning blaze destroyed the Astoria and the Frederick hotels on Hennepin avenue Minneapolis. Firemen were injured by falling from ladders and several others hurt as about 20 women were carried to the street. Property loss estimated at 50 000 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Astoria
Frederick
Hennepin Avenue
Tangled Quadrangle Love in Shanghai
A woman leaves her husband and arrives at her lover’s home in Shanghai. A former lover pursues to “save her,” then the husband arrives and closes the quad rangle. A cholera outbreak in the Chinese servant triggers an eight day quarantine. In this period a dramatic emotional mix up unfolds before the affair resolves to one man and one woman.
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Shanghai
The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Hueffer
A strange psychological tale of four people an English man his wife and an American couple in Europe drawn together by mutual attraction and fated to wreck each other lives in this cloth bound edition priced at 1.25 net.
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Ford Madox Hueffer
Europe
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