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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
6
Gilkey Wins Harvard Prize for Poem Boston 45 Seen From Harvard Bridge
James G. Gilkey of Watertown, 12, receives the Lloyd McKim Garrison prize at Harvard. The annual award includes $100 and a silver medal for his poem Boston 45 Seen From Harvard Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd McKim Garrison
Harvard
James G. Gilkey
Watertown
Boston
Harvard Bridge
Theatre Club remarks on children as critical theatre audiences
Frank Chateau Brown of Boston told the Theatre Club, Incorporated at the Hotel Astor that children form a more appreciative and intelligent audience for classic plays. He cited actors fear of mistakes when children are present and said they give better productions for this benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Chateau Brown
Boston
The
Theatre Club, Incorporated
Hotel Astor
Auto Stage Line Plans Weight Based Fares
Santa Monica plans a summer auto stage line to mountain resorts operating between Santa Monica and nearby areas. Fare will be based on passenger weight with each rider weighing in and paying a price per pound under the Topanga Development Company schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Cal
Topanga Development Company
Loyal Greeks Send $100000 to the King
In Chicago on May 24 a banquet announced that one hundred thousand dollars were sent by Greeks of the United States to the King of Greece. The funds are to aid government navy and army improvements. L. L. Castanzoglu attended as charge d affaires. dinner hosted by N. Salopoulos the Chicago Greek consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Greece
United States
L. L. Castanzoglu
Washington
N. Salopoulos
Katherine Bonn es Brown Divorced In Minutes In St Louis
Mrs Katherine Bonn es Brown won a divorce from Paul Brown Jr three minutes after her suit began and three days after filing in St Louis Missouri. The case involved the son of a wealthy broker and tobacco man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis, Mo
Katherine Bonnes Brown
Paul Brown
Alimony Granted in Clayton Divorce Case
Judge Wurdeman granted Mrs Brown $200 a month alimony yesterday afternoon in Clayton. Mrs Brown spoke briefly to the court, with her sole witness testifying for a minute. The alimony payment is secured by a bond signed by Paul Brown Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wurdeman
Clayton
Families see duel by two members in West Virginia
In Randolph county two residents fought a knife duel in front of family members. James F. Herron, a Sunday school superintendent, was killed and Homer Highland, a justice of the peace, was likely fatally wounded. Herron was survived by 18 children. The cause remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Randolph County
James F. Herron
Homer Highland
Herron
Writing Her Name Finds Her Husband in New York
Tillie M. Cochran 18 and Frank Cochran of 1102 Garden avenue sent their names on a paper sheet. Months later George F. Teifel of Little Valley New York proposed after a letter correspondence. The couple married in Rochester New York and will reside in Little Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Tillie M. Cochran
Frank Cochran
Garden Avenue
George F. Teifel
Little Valley
Condemned Hall Building in North End Spurs Evacuation
The Hall Building at the corner of Washington Street North and Cooper Street, a brick five story structure built about 30 years ago, is condemned by Building Commissioner Everett. Firemen and others are barred from entry. After workers from E P Sanderson carriage hardware and National Can Company began work, floors sagged and cracks appeared. Occupants were ordered to vacate, police guarded, and officials ordered foundation reinforcement and main timber strengthening before any occupancy is allowed again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Cooper Street
Everett
E. P. Sanderson Carriage Hardware
National Can Company
Oliver
Tech to receive nearly six hundred thousand from Greene trust
A Greene trust of about $600,000 is left to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The fund, created five years ago, becomes operative next year and will be divided into scholarships rather than for buildings or equipment. The institute was told of gifts totaling over $500,000 daily for the past three days, with state funds bringing the month’s total to about $2.6 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Francis B. Greene
Tech
Greene Trust
Funeral services for Charlestown shooting victims
Funeral services were held yesterday for John J. Murray and Arthur A. Munroe, victims of Monday's shooting in Charlestown. Murray's requiem mass took place at St Francis de Sales Church on Bunker Hill street, celebrated by Rev. James M. Supple, with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. Munroe's service was at 2 p.m. at his home 6 Bishop Place Somerville, officiated by Rev. Edmund L. Smilley, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Floral tributes were large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Murray
Arthur A. Munroe
Charlestown
St. Francis de Sales Church
Bunker Hill Street
James M. Supple
Holy Cross
Malden
Munroe
Bishop Place
Somerville
Edmund L. Smilley
Flint Street
M. B
Woodlawn Cemetery
Perplexed by aviators meet in Waltham clash over license
Waltham officials dispute whether to grant a license for an aviation meet at Metz field starting June 15. Mayor Walker favors an automobile race style permit for Charles A Metz while City Solicitor Cary argues for a circus license. Professor James V. Martin of Harvard Aeronautical Society will fly, with a Bleriot monoplane and a Farman biplane aboard the Cymric sailing to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Metz Field
EB. A. Walker
Cary
Walker
Charles A. Metz
James V. Martin
Harvard Aeronautical Society
Anniversary Day at St. Pauls School Concord NH
Anniversary day at St Pauls School Concord New Hampshire is set for Thursday June 8 with a program starting the day before. On Wednesday there will be a luncheon boat races tea and dances and Alumni Association meetings. Thursday features holy communion reception of guests divine service by Rev James B Freeman luncheon and speeches athletic events prize presentation and a concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s School
Concord
N. H
Long Pond
James BH. Freeman
Bernhardt Plans One More Farewell at Boston Theatre
Sarah Bernhardt expresses affection for the city and schedules a farewell performance at the Boston Theatre on Saturday afternoon June 10. She will appear in the French version of M in a program featuring her famed touring farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt
Bogton Theatre
Borah to press direct Senate election vote after tomorrow
Senator Borah of Idaho announced on the Senate floor that after tomorrow he would press the direct election resolution to its conclusion. Senator Heyburn warned the proposal could force national control over states by bypassing legislatures, while Senator Martine of New Jersey argued broad Democratic and Republican mandates support the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Heyburn
Martine
New Jersey
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Ascatco
Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton
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Boston Post
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Louis Vasselli
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Charter Oak Park
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Cape Colg
Boston, Mass
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Fie Fo
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Mangur Drug Co
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N. Y
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Omaha
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Weber Drug Co
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