Colleges Trim Commencement Festivities to Cut Costs
Wellesley Radcliffe Brandeis and other women’s colleges announce curtailed June commencement events to save funds for Liberty bonds and essential needs. Senior classes will drop dances, gardens, feasts, and decorations while keeping core ceremonies and the baccalaureate.
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Wellesley College
Liberty
Immons College
Patri Saedobes
Radcliffe
Elizaeth Brandeis
Petros Louis Braneis
United States Sureme Court
Nior
Bone Co College of Oratory
Jack- Nin Co
Laggell
Seminary
Hae ‘ Dhw
Commissioner, of Education of the
United States
War Bond Notice Encourages Citizens to Support Troops
A wartime plea outlines bond amounts fueling military aid. A $50 bond and $100 bonds fund clothes and equipment for soldiers overseas. Eight months or a year of service can be supported by multiple bonds. Buy a bond and take part in the war.
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France
Five Cent Beer Returns to UTS Ahead for Five Cent Draft
Boston liquor dealers predict five cent beer will return soon with the end of nickel schooners and hods. The old five cent beer will be a reality again, replacing the past pleasant memory as days pass.
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Boston
Saloons Revert to Five Cent Malt Drinks Across Downtown
A wave of price cuts returns malt beverages to five cents in many downtown outlets and several outer-district saloons. Dozens of known taverns are selling at the old rate as drinkers seek nickel prices, provoking anger among dime stand-patters and prompting an imminent union meeting to consider restoring the old price.
Final Friday Concert in Boston Symphony Hall
The Boston Symphony Orchestra closed its current season with a solemn afternoon concert at Symphony Hall. This marks the final Friday afternoon performance supported by founder and sustainer Major Henry L. Higginson.
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Symphony Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony
Henry L. Higginson
Major Higginson Relinquishes Orchestra Ties Amid Farewell Speech
Boston honors Major Higginson as he prepares to sever personal ties with the orchestra and its policies. The concert features Ernst Schmidt conducting Beethoven and Berlioz pieces with Bachrich orchestrations, plus a stirring Star Spangled Banner. The event marks a somber tribute to a beloved civic figure amid recent criticism.
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Dr. Muck
Ernst Schmidt
Beethoven
Wroicen
Sigismund Bachrich
Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini
Schmidt
Bach
Boston
Attempt to wreck train near Quincy station on New Haven line
A mysterious wrecking attempt occurred on the Plymouth division near Quincy station as an inbound freight train struck a heavy railroad tie at reduced speed. The engineer observed the obstruction and no damage resulted.
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Plymouth
New Haven Railroad
Quincy
Buck's The 46th Psalm to be sung at Trinity Church
The full choir and special soloists will present The 46th Psalm by Dudley Buck at the evening service in Trinity Church Newton Centre tomorrow. Soloists include Carolyn Ingalls EF. A. Wallace Rulon Y. Robison and Lester Wallace with Raymond A. Crawford, organist and choirmaster, performing Rheinberger's pastoral sonata prior to the service.
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Dudley Buck
Trinity Church
Newton Centre
Carolyn Ingalls
EF. A. Wallace
Rulon Y. Robison
Lester Wallace
Haas
Raymond A. Crawford
Rheinberger
Cabaret Singer Cleared of Murder In Chicago Case
Miss Ruby Dean, a cabaret singer, was acquitted by a Cook county jury of murdering Dr. Leon H. Quitman. The jury deliberated briefly, making her the 27th woman tried for murder to be acquitted in recent years.
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Chicago
Ruby Dean
Leon H. Quitman
Cook County
Italian Officer at Patriotic Meeting in North End
A patriotic mass meeting was held at the Eliot School in the North End. Speakers included Lieutenant Vittorio di Orlandini of the Royal Italian Army, Pasquale Galassi of the State Bureau of Immigration, and Miss Solicita Pellegrini of the Associated Charities.
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Massachusetts
Ae Eee Aoe Sissisee Seeebanes
Eliot School
North End
Vittorio di Orlandini
Royal Italian Army
Pasquale Galgssi
State Bureau of Immigration
Solicita Pellegrini
The
Associated Charities
Boston’s Better Baby Campaign Thrives Across Stations
In Greater Boston volunteers report a strong turnout of infants in the Better Baby Campaign. Dozens of babies are weighed and examined at multiple stations as exhausted workers praise the joyful progress and happiness of the effort.
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Boston
Baby welfare drive boosts station work across wards
Nurses at Hall Street Dispensary and 23 stations mobilize 250 women to care for hundreds of babies. Brunswick Street station, run by Jewish community, shows high standards as districts like Back Bay and South End report notable infant development. Mary Burt, three years old, stands out at 41 inches and 41 pounds, 14 over standard.
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North End
Hall Street
West End
George Morton
Roxbury
Brunswick Street
Back Bay
South End
Mary Burt
No Commencement at Tech This Year
MIT faculty voted to cancel graduation exercises this year due to the war. Few seniors will remain at month end as accelerated work prepares them for military and naval service or industrial work linked to the war effort.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States Engineers
Naval Service
Deaths Flynn Kitching and Rourke
In South Boston Ann Flynn of 249 Emerson Street dies in May at home. Edward B Kitching husband of Kate killed in Watertown accident and to be buried from 2046 Washington Street Roxbury with high mass at St Joseph Church. Nellie T Rourke widow of Patrick of Dorchester dies in Malden with funeral at 459 Medford Street and service at Immaculate Conception Dorchester followed by burial at New Calvary Dorchester.
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Boston
Emerson St
Ann Flynn
Kitching
Watertown
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Kate Kitching
Washington St
Roxbury
St. Joseph's Church
Circuit
Cotton Men for Control
The National Association of Cotton Manufacturers pledges to support government control and price fixing if needed for the war. They vow not to export cotton or products that could reach enemies and urge a government rationing plan covering military and civilian needs of the United States and allies, neutrals, and civilians.
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National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
America
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Germany
Harvard awards Garrison prize to Joseph Auslander
Joseph Auslander of Brooklyn New York wins the Lloyd McKim Garrison prize at Harvard for a group of three sonnets titled Whith er The prize totals 100 dollars and a special silver medal and is given yearly for the best poem on a subject chosen by Harvard's English department Auslander prepared at Columbia before entering Harvard.
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Lloyd McKim Garrison
Harvard
Joseph Auslander
Brooklyn
N. Y
Garrison
Department of English
Auslander
Columbia
Right Prices to Pay for Food in State Fair List
State food administration releases a price list showing consumer and retailer charges for potatoes and molasses, with warnings to ensure grade when paying fair prices. The list contrasts prevailing wholesale prices with consumer expectations and notes patriot retailer support to help housewives secure staple foods.
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State Food Administration
American and German Fly in Duel Over Toul Front
In a desperate air fight over American lines northwest of Toul on May 3, Charles W. Chapman Jr. of Waterloo Iowa and a German pilot fell inside German lines. Both aircraft were engulfed in flames as they crashed.
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France
Associated Press
Toul
Charles W. Chapman, Jr
Waterloo
Iowa
Notables Attend Boy Scouts Rally at Boston Arena
Governor McCall Mayor Peters Cardinal O Connell Bishop Lawrence and Rabbi Levi are invited to attend the Boy Scouts rally tonight at the Boston Arena. The event showcases the full range of Boy Scout activities and offers the public a view of what the movement means to the community.
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McCall
Peters
O’connell
Lawrence
Levi
Boston Arena
Boy Scouts of America
Elevator drops killing man injures two at Watertown factory
A freight elevator at a Watertown factory fell from the fourth floor to the pit yesterday afternoon. Edward T. Riching, 55, of Roxbury, died soon after from internal injuries. John Lawler of Watertown, who operated the car, suffered internal injuries and both leg fractures. Thomas Harney of Newton sustained internal injuries. Authorities are investigating the cause.
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Watertown
Edward T. Riching
Washington Street
Roxbury
John Lawler
Hunt Street
Thomas Harney
Charlesbank Road
Newton
Wellesley College Subscriptions Hit $56,100 in Liberty Loan
Wellesley College reports subscriptions for the third Liberty Loan total $56,100. This is in addition to $14,000 in subscriptions credited to home communities by the students.
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Wellesley College
Wellesley
Danish-born Dr Immanuel Pfeiffer Dies In Bedford
Bedford May 3 Dr Immanuel Pfeiffer a retired physician who practiced in Boston years ago died this afternoon after a long decline following two paralytic strokes about eight years ago He was born in Denmark March 28 1841
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Bedford
Immanuel Pfeiffer
Boston
Dr. Pfeiffer
Denmark
U S Demands Proofs of Germany About Aviators
Washington May 3 The United States refused the German charge that American aviators hid as ambulance and Y M C A workers in France and asked Spain to press Berlin for proof. Officials say the move signals concern over a possible German move to justify attacking American hospital ships under Geneva Hague rules.
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U. S
Germany
France
Liberty bond drive urges enlistment for world liberty
Public notice appeals to readers to buy Liberty bonds as their final chance to support the world liberty cause. The appeal stresses patriotic duty and financial backing for national defense.
Father John's Medicine Advertises Body Building Claims
An old advertisement promotes Father John s Medicine as a body builder and strength giver. It claims to cure weight loss, pale run down condition and throat troubles and notes it is alcohol free and safe for children. It also states fifty years in use.
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