Little is inaugurated as president of University of Maine
Dr Clarence Cook Little, Harvard graduate and 34 years old, inaugurated as president of the University of Maine in Orono. He urges state supported institutions, stresses athletics for scholastic aims, mental strength, initiative, and research. Notables attend including Bowdoin’s Kenge C. Wille, Colby’s Arthur Roberts, Bates’ Clifton Gray, Governor Baxter, and trustees president Strickland.
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Clarence Cook Little
University ‘of Maine
Little
Harvard
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Liletis
University “Oval
Kenge C. W
Bowdoin
Arthur Roberta
Colby
Clifton D. Gray
Bates
Maine
Frederic H. Strickland
Mother and Three Children Found Dead in Ventnor City
Mrs. W. 8. Busby and her three children were discovered dead from asphyxiation in a Ventnor City home bedroom, Atlantic City reports dated May 10.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Busby
Ventnor City
Stolen Best Suit On Western Farm Believed Stranger Target
Peter Allen of Montgomery housed a stranger who left early with Allen’s best suit. Local man seeks the smooth offender who duped him in this Westfield incident.
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Peter Allen
Montgomery
Allen
Farmer Allen
Clever Boston shoplifting ring busted by police
Police inspectors arrested Charles Grossman Fred Evans and Martha Mayer after catching them in the act at South Station. They allegedly ran a scheme stealing hundreds of dollars in clothing daily from stores by using specially made suitcases with trap ends to hide loot and transfer loot at the baggage window. They had been operating for weeks and were linked to thefts from LaDue Mann Company.
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Fred Evans
Donovan
Carlos Grossman
Doncannon
Martha Mayer
Saugus
Walsh
Doncanan
Expressmen’s Protective Association
Charles Grossman
Allen Street
West End
Westland Avenue
Back Bay
Maher and
Whiton
Mayer
Adams Street
Grossman
Detroit
Evans
Fivans
South Station
LaDue-Mann Company
Summer Street
LaDue-Mann
Dave Gelewits
Woman Promoted to Lieutenant in Turkish Nationalist Army
A woman rises to the rank of lieutenant within the Turkish Nationalist Army signaling progress for female officers. The promotion highlights increasing participation of women in the Turkish military leadership.
Trial of Gettigan for Murder Postponed to May 22
J Thomas Gettigan of Revere charged with first degree murder in the slaying of his aunt Lissie M Cook Revere. Trial did not open yesterday and was postponed until May 22 because key State witness Clinton Richardson is at her husband's bedside dying at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital.
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J. Thomas
Revere
Lissie M. Cook
Poraon
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Radio to Fight Forest Fires by New England Network
Officials announce a radiophone service to aid firefighting across New England linking municipal and state stations with police and fire departments. The system, already used in the Midwest, uses aircraft and ground transmitters to relay fire alerts with coded messages to speed response.
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New England
State Forestry Divison
Middle West
Forest Service
United States Army Air Service
Forest
T. Ig
Vacuum Tube Powers Radio Growth and Function
The vacuum tube drives radio expansion by detecting rectifying amplifying and generating waves. Each added tube boosts volume three to ten times. Edison Fleming and De Forest contributed to its forms with De Forest inventing the grid enabling modern radio telephony.
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Fleming
DeForest
Government report cites 70 million dollar cosmetics spend yearly
A government study reports that the United States allocates about 70 million dollars annually to cosmetics. The finding highlights consumer spending on beauty products across the country and reflects market size and potential policy considerations.
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United States
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