Harvard Adds 44 to Faculty
Harvard University expands teaching staff with forty four new members. Appointments cover present half year and the upcoming September term, listing assistants in philosophy economics English chemistry and medicine, plus lecturers and associates across surgery dentistry and psychiatry.
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Harvard University
Thomas H. Proctor
Thames Rs
V Williamson
James R. Williams
Ronald M. Ferry
Henry A. Murray
Harold D. Ellsworth
William P. Bell
Henry B. Huntington
Arthur I. Walker
Grover@. Grismore
Ezra_ Ripley Thayer
George Sarton
John William O’connell
Edward P. White
Oswaldf. Banks
Arthur W. Hicks
Harold E. Tingley
Cleophas
James M. Gallison
Wyman Whittemore
Henry Rouse Wiets
Henry C. Marble
William Jason Mixter
Public Works Shops to be Closed or Reorganized
The Finance Commission urged the Mayor to discontinue the Public Works Sanitary Division shops if defects remain unremedied. If kept, division heads should channel all repair work to the shops rather than outsourcing to external shops, correcting the current custom.
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Public Works Department
Finance Commission
Police Reports Go Direct to Superintendent
Daily inspection of police division reports and the inspector's office, including crime preparation, was transferred to the superintendent's office from the property clerk department. Captain Searles has been ill for some time.
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Ofice
Department of the
Captain Searles
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Advertisement Claim
An old promotional ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable substitute for calomel. It links yellow skin poor appetite and dull energy to liver and bowel sluggishness and claims the tablets start bile, improve complexion, and provide buoyancy with no dangerous after effects.
Roxbury Bride Seeks Nullity After Marriage Revelations
Gladys M. Brown of Roxbury testified in Suffolk Divorce Court that she did not know she was married to Grady M. Raper until after the ceremony. She said she and a companion went to Lynn with two men and believed they were witnesses to another couple's nuptials.
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Gladys M. Brown
Roxbury
Thayer
Suffolk
Grady M. Raper
Lynn
Raper
Boston Girl Seeks Divorce Over Misrepresented Minority
Miss Brown, age 16 at marriage in December 1917, says she was unaware of the ceremony and that her friend was the intended bride. Judge Thayer holds minority not a nullity ground and orders corroboration from the chum or the officiant before ruling.
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Miss Brown
France
Herbert A. Kenny
Thayer
Kenney
Boston
Connecticut
Police raid nets 15 arrests at Boston poolroom
Fifteen men were arrested with nine held as suspicious persons after police swarmed Bernard Jacobs poolroom at Boylston and Washington streets. Simultaneous raids on J P Sullivan at 169 Summer Street led to eight more arrests for being present where gambling gear was found. Officers recovered racing memos and charts and sought Onnie Elkhill, alias H King, linked to letter box robberies, forgery, and larceny involving thousands in checks.
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Boylston and
Washington Streets
Boston
Lagrange Street
J. P. Sullivan
Summer Street
Peter R. Lannon
Jacobs Place
Onnie Elkhill
H. King
Cy Harvey
Miss Kasetta Leads Lithuanian Aid Drive in Brockton
Miss Anna M F Kasetta of Montello advocates Lithuanian relief efforts in Brockton. She spearheads a fundraiser to liquidate debt on a new St Josephs Association home in South Boston at E Street and Broadway, having sold stock totaling nearly $1000.
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Brockton
Anna M. F. Kasetta
Montello
Lithuania
Miss Kasetta
Boston
E Street
Broadway
St. Joseph’s
Roman Catholic Workers’ Association
Kasetta
Five Decrees nisi Granted by East Cambridge Court
Judge Sanderson grants five decree nisi rulings in divorce cases. Francis F Harrington of Boston receives divorce from Mary E Harrington of Cambridge for cruel and abusive treatment. Caroline E Kelley of Brookline is granted divorce from George E Kelley of Everett for cruelty. John Goldsworthy of Malden obtains divorce from Sophia Goldsworthy for desertion after 20 years of marriage. Georgianna Mercier of Allston wins divorce from Alfred Mercier of Cambridge for cruelty. Merrill Gray of Boston receives divorce from Florence L Gray of Medford after a desertion in 1915.
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Sanderson
East Cambridge
Francis F., Harrington
Boston
Mary E. Harrington
Cambridge
John Goldsworthy
Malden
Sophia Goldsworthy
Georgianna Mercier
Allston
Alfred Mercier
Merrill Gray
Florence L. Gray
Medford
Methodists To Use Movies In Worship Services
The Methodist Episcopal church’s centenary conservation committee will add motion pictures to services to draw more people to pews. A white list of church suitable films is issued after a survey of 3000 pastors. Sermon outlines may be provided to illustrate topics with the listed pictures.
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New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
Centenary Conservation Committee
Centenary Committee
Forty Two Miners Feared Lost In Pachuca Mine Fire
Forty two of 136 workers remained missing hours after a fire broke out in the main shaft of the F E Dordo mine at Pachuca Hidalgo state Mexico. The mine was sealed for 24 hours to smolder flames and will be reopened Friday to explore and attempt rescues though hope is slim. The mine is owned by Spanish interests.
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Mexico City
Councilmen Wrangle Over Budget Hearing
At a city council appropriation committee hearing yesterday laborers press for higher pay but gains are limited. Councilman Mclaughlin charged wasteful spending and urged cuts to banking and other expenditures, calling out public framing of laborers.
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Mclaughlin
Henry Hagan
Park and Recreation Department
Finance Commission
Metropolitan Park System
Brickley
Moriarty
Boston
Donoghue
City council battles over park funding and labor relief plans
Council debate reveals tension over a 20 000 budget for park music and labor family aid. Officials clash on funding, civil service rules, and newspaper coverage as budget hearings pause to resume next Tuesday.
Brockton High School Girls Advised Against Powder in School
In Brockton on March 12 Superintendent John F. Scully told the senior class that Brockton High has many pretty girls but warned against excessive powdering and painting in the schoolrooms. He urged students to keep appearances simple while focusing on studies.
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Brockton
Brockton High School
John F. Scully
Scully
Brockton Boy Vanishes. Police Search Extends Citywide
Brockton authorities and regional police pursue leads for 11-year-old William F. McDermott Jr who disappeared from 21 Oneida Avenue last Wednesday. A collie named Fan, the boy’s inseparable companion, remains with the investigation.
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Brockton
William F. McDermott, Jr
Oneida Avenue
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