Mystery follows Wellesley girl disappearance
Elizabeth Zepfler daughter of Louis Zepfler coal merchant of 115 Fair Oaks park Needham and a Wellesley College junior in 1916 is suspended from the college faculty. Since being ordered home no one has seen or heard from her. family and college claim she is at home or at Wellesley. A girl from Ohio was suspended the same day.
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Elizabeth Zepfler
Louis Zepfler
Fair Oaks Park
Needham
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Zepfler
Ohio
Wellesley Suspensions Stir Dormitory Rumors
Miss Zepfler and another student faced suspension after an overnight automobile outing with two men. Campus whispers spread as faculty refused to discuss the case, while Miss Zepfler was reportedly at her father’s Needham home and her family planned further inquiry.
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Zepfler
Wellesley
Casanove
Post
Miss Zepfier
Zepfier
Fair Oaks Park
Alice Zepfler
Runaway carriage injures two women in Brookline
A horse ran away with a carryall on Dudley street near Lee street injuring two women. Miss Yetta Miller and Miss Sadie Cohen, both of Boston, suffered serious injuries and were taken to Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. Driver Bernard Rubin escaped with minor abrasions and the other occupant was unidentified.
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Dudley Street
Lee Street
Brookline
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Yetta Miller
Charles Street
Boston
Sadie Cohen
Bernard Rubin
Yesterday's Baseball Results Across Leagues Rain Delays Major Card
National results show Chicago beat Boston 9 to 1 while all other games were postponed by rain. American league features St Louis 4 Boston 3 and Chicago 5 New York 4. Federal league sees Kansas City 2 Newark 1 and Chicago 4 Buffalo 3 in 14 innings. Regional scores include Fall River 3 New Bedford 2 and Brockton 2 Springfield 1 with several rainouts.
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Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
New York
New England
Kanesas City
Newark
Baltimore
Buffalo
Brooklyn-Pittsburg
Fall River
New Bedford
Brockton
Springfield
Hartford-Taunton
New Haven-Pawtucket
Council Selects Storrow
The council appointed Storrow to fill the vacancy created by Woods' death. Six members of the G. G. A. voted in favor, with strong support from Mayor Fitzgerald and the former mayor. The action follows Woods' passing.
Shall Serve City to Best of My Ability
Election filing note from Syracuse newspaper reveals James J. Storrow pledging to serve the city to the best of his ability. The May 24 1915 item records his electon sentiment as published by the Boston Post City Editor.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Boston Post
Boston
Mass
James J. Storrow
Storrow Elected to Boston City Council to Fill Vacancy
James J. Storrow was elected to the Boston City Council to fill the vacancy after the death of William H. Woods. He won the six Good Government Association votes from Coulthurst Attridge Hagan Collins Coleman and Ballantyne while Watson backed Daniel J. Gallagher of Dorchester and McDonald supported Patrick A. Kearns.
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James J. Storrow
Boston
William H. Woods
Good Government Association
Coulthurst
Attridge
Hagan
Collins
Coleman
Ballantyne
Watson
Daniel J. Gallagher
Dorchester
McDonald
Patrick A. Kearns
Funeral Ship Arrives With Lusi tania Victims in New York
The New York liner carrying nine American victims and three survivors from the Lusitania disaster arrived in New York. Caskets lay draped in the Stars and Stripes in the darkened cabin, with Charles Frohman’s casket surrounded by wreaths from Liverpool.
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New York
American Line
Charles Frohman
Liverpool
Arrival of the New York Brings Lusitania Losses Home
The New York returns from the Atlantic and German waters amid mourning for American victims. Bodies are unloaded for Boston funerals, including Carleton D. Brodrick of Newton Highlands, with Charles N. Brodrick of Waltham present. Dudley Field Malone and Daniel Frohman attend the dock as six hearses await.
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Atlantic
New York
Carleton D. Brodrick
Newton Highlands
Charles N. Brodrick
Waltham
Boston
Dudley Field Malone
Daniel Frohman
Charles Frohman
Germany Masses 680000 Troops on Austrian Frontier for Invasion
Reports claim 680000 Teutonic troops are massed on the Austrian frontier ready for a possible invasion of Italy. A statement says von Hindenburg travels from Russia to assume supreme command as a major battle looms.
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Italy
von Hindenburg
Russia
Death of Walter E Wentworth Tremont Temple Deacon
Walter E Wentworth a deacon at Tremont Temple Baptist Church died at his home 42 Balknap Street Somerville after two weeks illness He was born December 9 1858 in Lebanon Missouri joined Tremont Temple January 23 1893 and served on the executive committee and temple property committee He was elected deacon April 21 1908 and held that office since then
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Walter E. Wentworth
Tremont Temple Baptist Church
Balknap Street
Somerville
Lebanon
The
Baptist Church
Boston
Tremont Temple
Temple
Thieves Battle Police After Parcel Theft
Two alleged old offenders were arrested after a long chase and pitched street fights when they stole two parcels from a Boston Parcel Delivery wagon on Garrison Street in the South End. A policeman was struck by a stone and shots were fired before the suspects were captured.
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Boston Parcel Delivery Company
Garrison Street
South End
Two South Boston men charged after bold larceny chase
Dennis McGrath age 25 of 23 Dorchester Street and John Donovan age 26 of 313 West Third Street were arrested for larceny after leaping a delivery wagon, seizing bundles, and fleeing through streets with Officers Matty Connolly in pursuit. Donovan fought Matty. McGrath was subdued by Kilroy and Quilty. Both jailed at Station 16 Back Bay. value of the goods not yet determined.
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Dennis McGrath
Dorchester Street
South Boston
John Donovan
West Third Street
Matty
Station 16
Garrison Street
Garrison Hall
James H. Connolly
Brookline
Fallon Street
New Haven Road
Berwick Park
Plaza Hotel
Donovan
Holyoke Street
Columbus Avenue
Canton Street
Tremont Street
Dartmouth Street
Dartmouth and
Montgomery Streets
Kilroy
Quilty
Station 5
McGrath
Connolly
Back Bay
James Watkins
Churchill Stays in Cabinet in New Position
London May 25 progress toward a coalition cabinet was reported as Prime Minister Asquith kept Winston Churchill in government but moved him from the post of first lord of the admiralty to another position.
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London
Asquith
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Cabinet reshuffle rumors amid Irish and naval tensions
The Premier faced strong Liberal opposition over keeping Viscount Haldane as Lord High Chancellor and may sacrifice him. Talks mix Lloyd George to unite posts, Redmond seat refusals, and a Dublin Nationalist meeting. Carson could join cabinet, Fisher resigns as First Sea Lord, and Dardanelles handling sparks debate over approval and protest.
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Viscount Haldane
Haldane
David Lloyd- George
John Redmond
Dublin
Redmond
Edward Carson
Lord Fisher
Arthur J. Balfour
Admiralty
Dardanelles
Daily Mail
War Council
The
Daily News
Austro German Offense Seen On Austro Italian Frontier
London reports a massive Austro German force of about 680000 on the Austro Italian frontier under General von Hindenburg. A projected offensive is expected to follow, while Austrian planes and naval craft attack the Italian coast from Venice to Barletta, with conflicting accounts of damage to the arsenal at Venice.
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London
von Hindenburg
Carpathians
Teuton
Austria
Adriatic
Venice
Barletta
Italy
Straits of
Otranto
Rome
Vienna
Moon Phases and Celestial Events This Year
The note lists moon phases from May through June including full moons on June 26 and July 26, and the year’s first and last quarters. It marks evening stars Saturn and morning stars Venus and Jupiter, with auto lamp times and historical anniversaries such as Yale achieving university status in 1887 and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s birth.
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Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Boston Area Weather Forecast Fair Conditions Through Midweek
Fair conditions expected in Boston and vicinity with generally westerly winds. Northern New England shows showers in Maine on Tuesday with Wednesday mostly fair. Southern New England remains fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Maine
Bride of Man She Ran From
Nettie Haskell a 20 year old Lynn girl who ran away to avoid marriage to Guy L Wardwell of Waltham and loved another, returned home Sunday and married Wardwell at 12:10 am in her parents home Lynn. Rev C W Shattuck Advent Christian Church minister performed a midnight ceremony claimed to be perhaps the first in the State.
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Nettie Haskell
Lynn
Guy L. Wardwell
Waltham
Mr. Wardwell
C. W. Shattuck
Advent Christian Church
Miss Haskell
Wardwell
Haskell
Trousseau
Mr. Shattuck
Billerica
Mr. Smith
John K. Smith
Bath
Haskell Bride Reverses Engagement To Wardwell In Quiet Ceremony
Sunday the Haskell family pressured Miss Haskell to wed Wardwell and she agreed after initial resistance. The Rev Shattuck officiated at 2 10 AM as Wardwell from Waltham joined the ceremony. The couple planned a brief honeymoon to Bil erica after a summer bungalow stay. The bride stated she never loved John K Smith of Bath Maine despite prior engagement remarks.
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Edward Skay
Skay
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Joseph D. Hurley
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von Hindenberg
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Mason & Hamlin CO
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