Millionaire Brice Weds Chorus Girl at Harvard
The Harvard student Brice married a chorus girl from Wilmington in a secret city ceremony with Mrs Brice Sr. approving. Brice, once quiet, shifted to a club life while achieving strong academic marks and leading the Hasty Pudding Club before graduation.
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Brice
Law
Harvard
Harvard Mf&n
Wilmington
Del
Institute of 177
A del Phi Club
Owl
The
Bignet
Co. K
Cambridge
Randolph Hall
Harvard Bride Brice Weds Chorus Young Woman Quietly
Boston and New York papers reveal Harvard social figure John Francis Brice married Florence LaVergne a Dan Daly chorus girl known as Florence Lucille Ricketts. The couple wed April 24 and kept the news private until cards reached Cambridge upsetting Harvard circles.
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Chickering
John Francis Brice
Florence la Verne
Florence Ricketts
New York
Boston
Brice
Calvin
Florence Lascille Ricketts
Wilmington
Del
Florence la Vergne
Casino ‘‘Rounders’’ Company
California
Fifth Avenue
John .Francis Brice
Calvin S. Brice
Ohio
Dan Daly
the Rounders
Florence LaVergne
Florence Lucille Ricketts
Cambridge
Calvin Brice
Harvard
John
Harvarden
Hibernian parade and mass open three day Boston meeting
Delegates gather at Faneuil Hall for a three day Hibernian convention with mass at Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Mayor Hart and state and national leaders welcome attendees as 15 000 marchers surge through Boston streets amid green bunting and Irish flags.
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Faneuil Hall
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
V. John F. Cummins
John F. Redigan
Leicester
Worcester County
John F. Heffernan
St. Stephen's Church
South Framing
Cellor
Edward Connolly
A. M
S St. Edward's Classical Institute
Hart
B. J. Slattery
Massachusetts
Order
Keating
Quincy House
Paul Revere Hall
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Suffolk County
Arlington Street
Back Bay
Beacon
Charles
Park Square
Columbus Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Tremont
Montgomery Square
Castle
Washington
Congress
School
City Hall
State House
Crane
Bicycle Notes Highlight Opening Riding Season Talent
The riding season opens with 106 new members amid a renewed activity in the L A W. Vermont sees its first new member in a long time as cyclists from Metropolitan Wheelmen and other clubs train at Charles River Park. Speeds from riders like Michael, Champion, Pierce, and Stinson are noted, with match race plans forming among several clubs and riders for Memorial Day at the Waltham meet.
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Paris
New York
Michigan
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Ohio
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Maine
New Jersey
Missouri
Land
Vermont
Charles River Park
Michael
Champion
Pierce
Stinson
Frank Butler
Tom
Metropolitan Wheelmen
Press Oun Club
Roslindale C. C
Jamaica C. C
R. N. B. Association
Jack Farnham
George Howland
Metropolitans
W. F. Murp
Mr. Ester
Star Wheelmen
Post
Napoleon F. Rorke
Charlestown
Eddie McDuffee
J. C. Kennedy
Jimmy Michael
McDuffee
Kennedy
Charles S. Henshaw
Peter Berle
Ryan
Waltham Cycle Club
Waltham
Brice and La Vergne Wed In Wilmington Ceremony
The Brice family confirms Walter K Brice and Miss La Vergne wed in Wilmington after a quiet romance. Walter Brice, Harvard graduate and Society member, pursued Miss La Vergne through Cambridge and New York before the ceremony.
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Walter K. Brice
Wilmington
Brice
Miss la Vergne
Hn F. Brice
Harvard Faces Amherst at Soldiers Field for Practice Test
Harvard and Amherst meet today on Soldiers Field in a game seen as favorable for the Crimson. Amherst comes off losses to Yale and Brown but has won two tight matches. Harvard lists Stillman on the mound and Devens in left field with others to fill in as needed. Track and freshman crews also report solid work amid minor injuries and training shifts.
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Harvard
Amherst
Soldiers Field
Crimson
Ambherst
Yale
Brown
Stillman
Devens
Lafayette
Mbridge
Daly
Hillis
Croton
Shattuck
Brae Burn Triumphs Over Newton In Golf Match
Brae Burn defeated Newton 9 to 1 in a club team match on the former links. The Brae Burn side dominated in driving and near flawless putting as a cup series dating back to 1898 continues its rivalry with Newton. The two clubs named players from Brae Burn and Newton reflecting a long standing friendly contrast.
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Brae Burn
Newton
Andrew B. Cobb
Newton Golf Club
C. T. Travelli
George Wright
E. F. Woods
F. H. Hovey
H. C. Perkins
G. A. Noyes
H. L. Ayer
BE. C. Fletcher
H. B. Day
A. J. Wellington
B. A. Wilkie
Percy Dewey
J. Smalley
J. J
Roberts Hoals the Boers Back
Continued report notes river bed operations and need for a line down the river as culverts and bridges are destroyed northward. Reports this afternoon indicate increasing destruction of infrastructure as forces advance.
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Roberts
Roberts Grossses the Vet and the march on Smaldeel
Lord Roberts reports from the Smaldeel area dated May 6 that the British crossed the Vet River and encamped at Smaldeel Junction. The enemy retreats toward Zand River and Kroonstad as mounted infantry execute a turning movement. Canadian, New South Wales, New Zealand Rifles, and Queensland mounted units press the advance. Anley of the Essex Regiment earns praise for gallantry. Naval guns and five inch artillery perform well. a Maxim is captured with twenty five prisoners. Casualties: fifteen wounded, one killed, three missing.
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London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Smaldeel
Vet River
Smaldeel Junction
Zand River
Kroonstad
Mounted Infantry
New South Wales
New Zealand Rifles
Queensland Mounted Infantry
Anley
Essex Regiment
British Arrive Unopposed as Boers Retreat Across Land
Smalciaux May 7 report states the British arrived without opposition. The Boers last train left Saturday night. Boer losses yesterday on the west flank were forty killed. Their rear guard is ten miles behind the kopjes. Rail forage and corn abundant. Boers retreat toward Kroonstad. Zand River bridge reportedly destroyed.
Capture of Winburg and Vet River Crossing Report
A British force under General Hamilton captured Winburg after a brisk fight. Boer guns and a Maxim were abandoned as British artillery and Queen's Lancers drove the Boers from the Vet River crossing by dawn, with Australians advancing to seize a commanding kopje and pursue the retreating enemy.
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London
Smaldeel
Winburg Road
Winburg
Hamilton
Vet River
Queen’s Lancers
Golf Notes and Club News from Brookline and Newton
Golf notes report a cancelled ladies handicap at the Brookline Country Club due to few entries. Upcoming matches at Brae Burn Club in Newton include May 21 Newton Centre versus Brae Burn and June 29 Newton Centre versus Brae Burn. Fall River hosts a nine hole women’s handicap medal today. New Braintree golf club officers are Lewis M Lothrop president Herbert Kneeland treasurer Miss Lorence L Perry secretary, with sixty members. A new course work began yesterday. Harry Vardon played in his first American match at Laurence Harbor on February 17, losing to Binger and Ward in a 36 hole event by 11 up.
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Brookline
Est Newton
Newton Centre
West Newton
Newton
Fall River
Braintree
Lewis M. Lothrop
Erbert
Kneeland
Miorence L. Perry
H. D
Harry Vardon
America
Laurence Harbor
F. Binger
John M. Ward A . Villepique
Ward
Minor League Games at Morris Park Feature Favorites Victory
At Morris Park New York on May 1 the favorites led by Cread and Mez defeated Montel and Orisente in a minor league series. Rochester trailed 4 to 5 as conditions favored younger players, but Angroval secured an easy win for the favorites amidst the day’s sport.
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Morris Park
New York
Cread
Mez
Morrie Fork
Angroval
Ovation to Blue Jackets in London May 7
The naval brigade of the cruiser Powerful paraded from the Admiralty to the Mansion House with vast crowds. Captain Lambton led midshipmen and sailors through cheering streets with mounted police and Coldstream Guards. They entered the Royal Exchange for tea then returned to Portsmouth amid one of London’s greatest naval ovations.
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London
Powerful
Admiralty
Manision House
Lambton
Coldstream Guards
Bluejackets
Royal Exchange
Portsmouth
Boers Driven from Fourteen Streams by Vaal River Camps
British forces report driving the Boers from Fourteen Streams and advancing to encampment on the north bank of the Vaal River near Warrenton Cape Colony on May 7.
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Warrenton
Cape Colony
Vaal River
Hunter Defeats Boers Near Warrenton
London dispatch says General Hunter after a May 4 victory joined with Paget near Warrenton. The enemy left 13 dead and wounded. several prisoners were captured. Hunter praises the Yeomanry under Colonel Ayrick and notes the enemy withdrew from Thabanchu front and Eldile's division now holds the strong position.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Smaldeel
Hunter
Paget
Warrenton
Yeomanry
Ayrick
Thabanchu
Eld
Undile
Hard Times at Mafeking Report From Mafeking
London reports from Mafeking dated April 22 describe a low-spirited garrison with no relief in sight. Dutis remains determined to deny the Boers a final western border triumph, and prices for staple goods are listed amid shortages.
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London
Mary Sarah Wilson Wires
Mafeking
Dutis
Eniatine
Reverend Morris Hissed At English Mission Talk
The Rev. Charles S. Morris a colored Baptist missionary returning from South Africa faced strong protests during a West Side YMCA lecture in New York on May 7. He was hissed when praising England and had to shift to discussing African missionary progress.
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New York
Charles 8. Morris
South Africa
England
West Side
Africa
A O H Grand Ball Draws 600 Attendees in Paine Hall
Fully 600 persons attended the first grand ball of Division 73 A O H in Paine Memorial Hall. Delegates to the national convention gathered in the city this week. A concert ran from 8 to 9 with the grand march at 9 30 led by Division President Patrick Cooney and Miss Ellen Twoomey.
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Division 73
Paine Memorial Hall
Patrick Cooney
Ellen Twoomey
Elopement of Adelaide Schell and Dr Francis Sutorious
New York May 7 report: Adelaide Schell 17 elopes with Harlem physician Dr Francis Alexis Sutorious. Mrs Sutorious in mourning with two children. Mrs Schell’s mother attempted suicide. Police hunt for the couple with a view to arrest the doctor on abduction. hypnotism rumored to have influenced Adelaide.
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New York
Adelaide Schell
Francis Alexis Sutorious
Harlem
Miss Schell
Adelaide
Frank
Sutorious
Governor Crane Delays Sheriff O Brien’s Succession
Governor Crane will not appoint a successor for at least a fort night while he studies Suffolk county politics. Deputy Sheriff Seavey is favored to fill the unexpired term, backed by the bench and bar, as Boston Republicans are split over county and city affairs.
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Crane
Sherif O'Brien
Suffolk County
Seavey
Boston
O'Brien
John 8. Richardson
Oliver Stevens
George N. Swallow
Republican City Committee
William Berwin
Benjamin W. Wells
Thomas W. Flood
H. W. Swift
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Brae Burns
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Golf Notes
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Orisente
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A. O. H. Grand Ball
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