Gypsy Chief's Son Beaten in Cochituate Fight and Divorce Talk
In Natick on May 13 Frank Johnson elder son of Elizabeth gypsy chief, beaten by Cochituate blacksmith James McKay over a horse dispute. Johnson fled with his wife Nellie Smith Johnson toward New Jersey as she seeks a divorce after returning home. The incident drew a crowd of about a hundred townspeople and ended when McKay recovered the horse and buggy after a brief chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natick
Frank Johnson
Johnon Band of
Elizabeth
Cochituate
Goodby
Johnson
New Jersey
Nellie Smith
Brown
James McKay
McKay
Smith
Girls Were a Pony Express at Waltham
Late in the afternoon two young women arrived from a Boston train with bundled goods. Officers Cater and Bemis pursued them through town, chasing to the river where the bundles sank and 18 quarts of whiskey were recovered. The women escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Boston
Charles Cater
Thaddeus Bemis
the Law
Kelih er Battles Liquor Claim In Bankruptcy
Big Bil Keliher and attorney James Kennedy appeared before referee in bankruptcy William Olmstead to oppose aclaim for 8333 against his bankrupt estate held by P B Ballantine Sons brewers Newark N J Kelcher facing an indictment for aiding George W Coleman in misapplying 49000 of National City Bank Cambridge funds entered voluntary bankruptcy last August with liabilities of 22000 tied to a saloon business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keliher
James Kennedy
William Olmstead
P. B. Ballantine & Sons, Brewers
Newark
N. J. Kelcher
George W. Coleman
National City Bank of
Cambridge
Thinks Comet's Tail Is Merely Sun's Rays
A reader argues in the Post that comet tails may be sunlight shadows rather than ejected material. He challenges solid or opaque tail theories, suggests a transparent model, and describes a sunlit experiment with a ball and black screen to illustrate a lighted tail concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir
Campbell
Whar- Ward
Deslandres
Paris Observatory
Boston Post
Forward Pass To Stay Unrestricted In Football Reform
New York May 13 The inter collegiate football rules committee in New York today kept the forward pass unrestricted while framing safeguards for other plays. They adjourned sine die after completing the reform task and added a five yard penalty for crawling with the ball after it is dead and allowed a player withdrawn for any cause to return at the start of a later quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Forward Pass Rules Promoted By 1910 Football Plan
A sub committee led by Walter Camp Carl Williams and Percy Naughton outlines 1910 forward pass rules intended to preserve spectacle while improving safety. The plan details line scrimmage and eligibility limits penalties and interference rules to encourage passing without destroying running play.
Surprises at Country Club in match play rounds
Surprises marked the Country Club event as A G Lockwood fell to H W Stucklen in a 19 hole match, Stucklen then beat B W Cochran in the next round. T R Fuller ousted H H Wilder before losing to H P Farrington. P W Whittemore won both his morning and afternoon bouts, while C T Crocker advanced after tight wins over T G Stevenson and J N Manning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Lockwood
H. W. Stucklen
New Hampshire
Stucklen
B. We. Cochran
T. R. Fuller
H. H. Wilder
H. P. Farrington
Woodland
P. W. Whittemore
T. M. Claflin
J. G. Thorp
C. T. Crocker
T. G. Stevenson
J. N. Manning
Dorchester High Gym Meet Honors For Girls Classes
Dorchester High School held its annual gymnastic meet with over 500 spectators. Miss M F Stratton directed the event with Miss Gertrude Poor assisting. First year honors went to Florence McGann Frances Karcher Gertrude Forscher Frances Smolansky Mildred Belknap Marion Kennedy Margarite Porter Katherine Houghton Blanche Hudsage Sarah Russell. Second year honors included Frances Cox Gladys Bronsdon Celia Miller Mabel Auguste Josephine Gordon Virginia Gordon Mollie Rauschal Vera Walker Helen Dillon Agnes Walsh. Third year honors listed Millrea Hunter Madeline Brett Gertrude Cook Lillian Seaboyer Frances Payson Jennie Johnson Dorothy Belknap Dorothy Clem ents Dorothy Hunter Stella Lindsay. Fourth year honors went to Regina Jones Laura Kinney and Theoron Peake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester High School
M. F. Stratton
Gertrude Poor
Florence McGann
Frances Karcher
Gertrude Forscher
Frances Smolansky
Mildred Belknap
Marion Kennedy
Margarite Porter
Katherine Houghton
Blanche Hudsage
Sarah Russell
First Heat Prostration Reported at Haymarket Hospital
The season's first heat prostration occurred at Haymarket Square Relief Hospital early last night. Prank Aut., 35, of Allen Street, working at Cobb's restaurant, 75 Court Street, was overcome by heat and fell. Doctors say his condition is not serious.
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Haymarket Square
Allen Street
Cobb
Court Street
Child Digging Continues Five Days After Cartago Quake
In Cartago Costa Rica a thousand workers search ruins for quake victims to halt disease fears. A single child was pulled from a collapsed building after five days as rescue efforts press on.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Cartago
Eleonora Sears Wins Country Club Open Tennis Tourney
Miss Eleonora Sears defeats Miss Evelyn Sears in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 to claim the Country Club open title in a strong display of stamina and skill. In doubles, Sears and Marion Fenno beat Fifine Griffith and Suzette Davis 6-2, 6-1, while Curtis and Evelyn Sears won 6-0, 6-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleonora Sears
Evelyn Sears
Evelyn
Miss Curtis
Clarence Denny
Harold Baker
Marion Fenno
Fifine Griffith
Suzette Davis
Washingtons Sword Suit filed over sale proceeds
In Baltimore on May 13 a suit was filed to stop Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co from disposing of proceeds from the sale of George Washingtons Revolutionary sword. Plaintiffs include William Colton attorney T 8 Lewis Mrs Grace Lee Martin and Captain A H Martin US Army. Morgan bought the sword for about 500 and gave it to Mount Vernon collection.
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Baltimore
George Washington
Annapolis
William Colton
Lewis
Grace Lee Martin
A. H. Martin
United States Army
Mercantile Trust & Deposit Company
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Tragic Death For Aviator Lyons France May 13
Chauvette Michelin, a young French aviator, died in Lyons during an aviation meeting. After taking off in an Antoinette monoplane he appeared to lose control, hitting a telephone booth and a derrick, which toppled and struck him, fracturing his skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
France
Chauvette Michelin
Michelin
Deer Island Fire Suppressed By Telephone Interference
A harbor blaze at Deer Island prompted police and fireboats to rush to the scene with apparatus sent from East Boston and Winthrop after a caller reported heavy smoke. Master Cronin of the reformatory reportedly called in to quell the scare by telephone, halting the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Island
Boston
Winthrop
Master Cronin
Reformatory
Train Kills Dorchester Man On Mt Bowdoin Tracks
Alfred Hatstat aged 92 of Puritan Avenue Dorchester was struck by an inbound train just north of Mt Bowdoin station while returning from visiting his daughter. He was rushed to City Hospital with five children listed as his next of kin. His hearing impairment likely prevented him from hearing the approaching train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Hatstat
Puritan Avenue
Dorchester
Mt. Bowdoin
South Station
City Hospital
Commerce School Travel Scholarships Awarded
The High School of Commerce travelling scholarships were awarded yesterday under the business men's committee in charge of the school to Raymond H. Gorman and Isaac A. Simons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School of Commerce
Business Men’s Committee
Raymond H. Gorman
Isaac A. Simons
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Walter Camp
Yale
Carl Williams
University of Pennsylvania
Percy D. Naughton
Harvard
Save Child
Washington
Mt. Bowdoin Sta
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Commerce School
Willie Westinghouse
Nemo
Sambo
Granny’s
Muggsy
Sunday Post
New England
Sunday Post Happy Family
Nomea
James Montgomery
Flagg
Gibson
Tomorrow’s Sunday Post Magazine
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Pres
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Hub
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