Blades Keeps His New England Lightweight Title
After 12 hard rounds at the Grand Opera House Rhode Islander Blades retained the New England lightweight title in a draw with Freddie Yelle of Taunton. Blades showed power and speed but Yelle countered with sharp head and body shots sustaining a gash over Blades left eye from the 10th round.
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Young Blades
Woonsocket
Freddie Yelle
Taunton
Grand Opera House
New England
Rhode Islander
Blades
Yelle
Tony Watlin
Brighton
Mickey Brown
Malden
Brown
Somerville Baseball Captain Over Age Forfeits Game
Somerville High forfeits a game after captain Charles Deacon is found over age. Deacon had played shortstop, and the forfeit shifts the lineup for a match at Russell Field Cambridge against Rindge Tech with Kelleher facing Crowley on the mound.
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Rindge Tech
Somerville High
Charles Deacon
Deacon
Melrose
Smith
Russell Field
Cambridge
Rindge
Kelleher
Crowley
Boston College to Meet Rhode Island State This Afternoon
Boston College faces Rhode Island State College at University Heights Newton in the first of three games this week. Coach Bill Sweeney leads the team with Heed Curry or Cormick at the boxing duties.
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B. C
Rhode Island State
Boston College
Rhode Island State College
University Heights
Newton
Bill Sweeney
Heed Curry
Cormick
Arlington High School Defeats Belmont 11–2 in Clean Victory
Arlington High School cruised to an 11 to 2 victory over Belmont High School yesterday afternoon in Arlington. Arlington center fielder Collins powered the win with two home runs.
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Arlington High School
Belmont High School
Arlington
Collins
Middlesex School Baseball Sends Three Nines to Milton
The Middlesex School of Concord fields three nines coached by Wendell Phillips Raymond. On Wednesday afternoon May 16 the teams travel to Milton Academy to face the Milton Academy squads first second and third teams.
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Middlesex School of Concord
Wendell Phillips Raymond
Milton
Milton Academy
East Boston Tops Brighton 17–0 in Lopsided Game
East Boston High School defeated Brighton High 17 to 0 at North Brighton playground in a decisive baseball contest. East Boston showed strong hitting while Brighton struggled offensively.
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East Boston High School
Brighton High
North Brighton Playground
East Boston
Brighton
Concord Teams to Clash in Twin Baseball Games
Concord High School faces LaSalle High School of Waltham in an annual game at the Concord grounds. Middlesex School meets Huntington School of Boston at North Concord in a second afternoon matchup.
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Concord
Concord High School
LaSalle High School
Waltham
Middlesex School
Huntington
Boston
North Concord
Cadillac
Huntington Ave
English High Elects Charles E B Doherty Crew Captain
Charles E B Doherty has been chosen as crew captain at English High School. He has rowed on the crew for two years and will lead the team this season.
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English High
Charles EB. Doherty
Pawning the Baby A Tale of Flight and Rescue
A family fleeing debt in mountain towns faces a washwoman crisis and a plan to pawn their infant Polly. In a frantic station moment Ted reappears sprinting with the baby, ending the peril as the group boards the train. Polly’s future remains hinted, with hope and doubt.
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West
Esmeralda
Little Polly
Polly
Ted
Mother
Newspapers Boost Price In Chicago News Stages
Chicago papers raise price from one cent to two cents due to paper costs. The Chicago Herald announced the increase and set the change for next Monday, with other papers signaling similar action across the city.
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Chicago
Herald
House approves bill to admit aliens into naval militia
Washington May 8 The House passed a bill allowing aliens not citizens of enemy nations who have declared intent to become U S citizens to join the naval militia and to qualify for naturalization after loyal service.
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Washington
House
United States
Naval Militia
Wine wedding annulled after drunken elopement decades ago
Henry Emmons Tooker of Portland won an annulment of his Long Island marriage to Eva C. Tooker now a vaudeville artist. He testified they were children and intoxicated when they wed during a storm after visiting a woman for shelter.
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Portland
Henry Emmons Tooker
Long Island
N. Y
Eva C. Tooker
Change in School Music Emphasized by Surette at Union
Thomas Whitney Surette urged teaching only the best music in kindergarten at the International Kindergarten Union meeting in Huntington Hall. He argued we must eradicate inferior music and replace ephemeral songs with folk tunes as the core of early musical education.
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Thomas Whitney Surette
International Kindergarten Union
Huntington Hall
Sufdetach
Ferey
Unde
Waterfront May 9 weather and celestial notes from war year
A waterfront calendar lists May 9 as a war year day with celestial references Mars Venus Saturn Jupiter and mentions stars until April 2 Evening stars Saturn and Jupiter until May 9. It also provides evening temperatures from various cities including Los Angeles 58 Montreal 48 New York 48 Chicago 42 and San Francisco 52 with several locations showing lower values near 38 to 66 degrees.
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Spaight
Ardady
Los Angeles
Atlantic City
Montreal
Bismarck
Nantucket
Buffalo
New Orleans
Charleston
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Denver
Pittsburg
Des Moines
Portland
Eastport
Portland, Ore
Galveston
San Francisco
Hatteras
St. Louis
Helena
Seene UO
Te Rts
Jacksonville
Washington
Kansas City
Seattle
Vicks «Eee
Boston Fleet Brings Tilefish and Herring to South Boston Pier
Yesterday arrivals at South Boston Fish Pier included the Athena with 32000 pounds of tilefish the first large fare in weeks. Other boats from Boston and Gloucester fleets pursued tilefish while Gyda delivered 115 barrels of herring from Provincetown. Groundfish brought in included Mary P Goulart with haddock cod pollock and cask and Ignatius Enos with cod halibut and pollock. Blanche sold 89000 pounds held over, Gladys L Creamer delivered 15000 pounds of live lobsters. Wholesalers quoted current prices for haddock cod pollock and cask. The Koln will be moved for repairs and return to service soon. Cunard names for new ships include War Baron War Victory War Captain and War Knight.
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South Boston
Athena
Boston
Gloucester
Gyda
Provincetown
Mary P. Goulart
Ignatius Enos
Blanche
Gladys L. Creamer
Lockport
N. S
Haddock
Koln
North German
Lloyd Line
United States Government
Federal Wharf
Atlantic Works
Cunard Line
War Captain
War Knight
Public Bulletin Becomes Official War Government News
Postmaster General Burleson orders daily posting of The Official Bulletin in federal buildings. Postmasters must display the bulletin in a public lobby to inform citizens without cost, as directed by the President’s Committee on Public Information for wartime announcements.
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Murray
Postoffice Department
Federal Building
Committee On Public Information
United States
A. S. Burleson
Lansing Tightens Gatekeeping of State Department News
Secretary Lansing announced a gag order barring officials from speaking to reporters and centralizing information delivery in the new Bureau of Foreign Intelligence. He warned dismissal for officials who criticized the department and cited two instances of unauthorized confidential news reaching the press. The policy limits public information to the secretary or the bureau.
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Washington, May
Lansing
State Department
Department
Bureau of Foreign Intelligence
O'Dowd Beats Britton in Brooklyn Welterweight Bout
Mike O'Dowd of St Paul outweighed 155 pounds to edge welterweight champion Jack Britton in a 10 round Brooklyn bout. O'Dowd pressed the action while Britton countered with craft and evasive moves amid a hard pace.
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New York
Mike O’dowd
St. Paul
Shade
Jack Britton
Brooklyn
O'Dowd
Britton
Astey to Box Stanley for Queensboro A C Bantam Bout
At the Queensboro A C in New York Thursday night undefeated amateur bantam Dave Astey faces Joe Stanley who built a big rep in Philadelphia with multiple knockouts. Dave is Willie Astey’s brother, the West Side bantam.
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Queensboro A. C
New York
Dave Astey
Will
Joe Stanley
Philly
Dave
Willie Astey
Car Executive Visits New England Distributor
Percy Owen president of Liberty Motor Car Company visited in town as guest of New England distributor I A Howell. He noted war rumors east and steady business in the West, saying 2000 cars shipped since August 1916. Braden joins Standard Parts as advertising manager. Johnson tours golf spring training. U S Tire announces another European war contract with the French government ordering 200 Troy trailers equipped with United States Pressed On tires.
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Percy Owen
Liberty Motor Car Company
New England
I. A. Howell
Owen
James A. Braden
Standard Parts Company
Cleveland
Diamond Rubber Company
United States Tire Company
United States
Souvenir Night at Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bowdoin Square Theatre offers souvenir night with free autographed photos of Al Luttringer the stock company star. Luttringer, a favorite, performs in the drama St Elmo this week.
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Bowdoin Soq
Bowdoin Square Theatre
al Luttringer
Mr. Luttringer
St. Elmo
Bowdoin Sq
America
al Luttringer Stock Co
John Kilonis Meets Cyclone Ress in Semi Final Clash
Promoter Tuohey stacks a top semifinal with John Kilonis the Greek champion and Cy Ress in a fast weight class attraction at the Grand Opera House tomorrow night. Goulet and Rouet of Bel lum meet in the prelim. All bouts to a finish.
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John Kilonis
Cyclone Ress
Boston
Tech Tennis Team Matches Tufts Today
Technology varsity tennis team to play Tufts this afternoon on Longwood courts. The lineup mirrors last week's win over Brown with singles players R. B. Swain captain W. F. Kimball M. Pierce and W. Wyer. Doubles feature Swain Kimball and Pierce Wyer.
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Kentucky
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Peerless
Adele Ritchie
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Jos. M. Daly
Pat Rooney
Marion Bent
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John H. Johnson
Buick Boston Company
French Lick Springs
Indiana
Dixon's Automobile
Joseph Dixon Crucible Co
Jersey City
N. J
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Russia
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Dolly
Muriel Ostri¢éhe and
Arthur Ashley
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Castle Sq
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Mrs. Wiggs
Kitty
Ympya
Earl Williams
Mabel Taliaferro
Robert Warwick
Mrs. Vernon Castle
O. Henry Stories
Roa Hana Adster
Corbin
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Washington Street
Call Or Aan American Tooth Co
Washington St
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Winter St
Uman Nan’s
Mendlow Bros. & CO
School St
Louis Gerroy
Coldbrook Se Mass
Hillcrest House
Orland
American Writing Machine CO
Franklin St
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Urderwoods
Devonshire St
ODE
Typewriter Insp, CO
Corona Typewriter
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Taylor's Typewriter Exchange
N. B
Snow & Son
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Scrim Tech
WM. Hesslein
Remont St
Mathushek
Stuyvesant
Norris
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Tremont St
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the Post
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Rudzinsky
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Tom Hoffman
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Nichols St
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Clough
Ellot St
Mats. Tomer & Sal
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Shaw
Copley Theatre
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Rainbow Princess
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Phillios
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Wash. St
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North Station
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Doro
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Selectmen's Office
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Board of Selectmen
Town of Brookline
Selectmen
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Mass
Treasury Department
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Hall
Iano
Back Bay
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Steinway
Ivers & Pond
United School OF Popular Music
Jack—Ali
Wahi
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