Kraenzlein to Train German Athletes for 1916 Olympic Team
Announcement says Dr. Alvin Kraenzlein will coach German athletes for the 1916 Olympic Games. He is an old time champion with broad knowledge of track and field. The piece also notes Cornell coach Courtney’s birthday and contract, Yale’s Lefty Flynn, New York bantamweight hype for Louis Ledoux, and a Harvard Carlisle Q4 throwback incident involving Dillon in 1908.
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Alvin Kraenzlein
Kraenzlein
Jim Thorpe
Uncle Sam
New York
Louis Ledoux
Ledeaux
Sam Langford
Timmy Walsh
Johnny Conlon
Kid Williamasa
Big City
Harvard
Dillon
Marshall
Johnson
Carlisle
Betes
Crimson
Indians
Wade
Wins Victory for Children
Representative-elect John J. Douglass of Ward 2 East Boston won a protest hearing before the railroad commissioners over the Marginal Railroad and Terminal Company plan to cut a 20 foot strip from Wood Island Park. Officials then agreed to compensate by filling water side land to create several baseball diamonds and expand the playground.
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John J. Douglass
East
Boston
Island
Railroad & Terminal Company
Wood Island Park
Douglass
L. P. Hollander & Co Clothing Emphasizes Specialist Tailors
The retailer offers garments made by specialized tailors fit for particular men. The message stresses higher costs but greater satisfaction, with this season's line showcasing correct style and good taste in every suit or overcoat.
Come Out Party Delights Boston Social Circles
Miss Mary Agnes Fitzgerald debutante, daughter of Mayor Fitzgerald, held a private coming out at the Copley Plaza State suite in Boston. The exclusive affair drew under 25 couples with a carefully planned program and a curated guest list featuring prominent names and hosts.
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Mary Agnes Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
State Suite
Copley Plaza
Boston
MISS FITZGERALD PIANO DANCE SETS NEW FASHION
Miss Fitzgerald hosts a refined Boston party with a Crecot gown of white charmeuse and dotted chiffon. Orchids and lilies of the valley accompany her simple style as Mayor Fitzgerald shines in the Palm Beach glide. supper follows a quiet gathering of about 20 couples and guests include Miss Rose Fitzgerald and three close friends.
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Miss Fitzgerald
Palm Beach
Fitzgerald
Boston
Miss
Rose
Rose Fitzgerald
Agnes
Harry Nawn
John Hannon
Joseph Kennedy
Joseph O’connell
Isabelle Donohue
Woonsocket
R. I
Florence Weiler
Houston
Susan Kent
Brockton
Struggle for Life in Storm Off New London
The three masted schooner Mary H Hall from Deer Island Maine limped into New London in a crippled condition after a storm tore away the mainmast and rigging. Captain Haskell recounts two weeks of hardship with six crew members kept at the pumps while signals of distress went unanswered.
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New London
Mary H. Hall
Deer Island
Haskell
Boston
Darien
Hatteras
Lincoln and Rubner Give Boston Recital at Steinert Hall
Yesterday evening in Steinert Hall Miss Catherine Lincoln soprano and Miss Dagmar de C Rubner pianist gave their first Boston recital. The programme held unusual interest and was intelligently interpreted. Rubner showed potential for broader coloring as she develops. Lincoln demonstrated appreciation of the songs' character. A cordial, sizable audience attended.
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Jordan Hall
Tina Lerner
Boston
Paderewaki
Miss Lerner
Schumann
Mr. Bauer
Paderewski
Mise Lerner
Hst
Steinert Hall
Catherine Lincoln
Dagmar de C. Rubner
Triangular Title May Be Settled
The Triangular league championship hinges on Newton High versus Brookline High at Claflin Field Newton ville today with a Brookline victory offering momentum and a possible three cornered tie involving Cambridge Latin. Newton seeks a late season rally as coach Dickenson adjusts lineup captains Wilbur and Brady aim to shine and Thielscher remains Brookline’s scoring threat. The action continues with Cambridge Latin facing Brockton High in Shoe City and Quincy High renewing a challenge to Rindge after a Brockton win.
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Claflin Field
Newtonville
Brookline High
Newton High
Newton
Cambridge Latin
Brookline
Waltham
Watch City
Dickenson
Wilbur
Brady
Dick Roquemore
Butts
van Buskirk
Jouanette
Hyde
Dusossoi
Willard
Johnson
Capron
Snow
Hunneman
Thielscher
McNeilly
Shoe City
Brockton High School
Brockton
Blackey
Thompson
McGlincey
Cambridge
Quincy High
Brockton High
Sisson
Rindge
Quincy
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Courtney
Cornell
Ithaca
Cornell Navy
Lefty Flynn
Yale
Houghton
L. P. Hollander & CO
WLS - Union
Peerless
Peerless Knitting Mills Company
Mattapan Station
Mass
Agnes Fitzgerald
Chdis Reading
Frank Burke
Joseph Connelly
John Duff, Jr
William Tighe
Thomas O'Rourke
John F. Fitzgerald
Hilda Gavin
Catherine Phelan
Mary Clexon
Anna Welch
Ruth Hannon
Ruth Evans
Eleanor MctIntosh
Madeline Spence
Miriam Finnegan
Margaret Finnegan
Louise
BY Olin Downes
Cf-Hovey & Co
Angola
Norfolk
Brookline Confident
Carl Thielscher
America
New England
Kenneth Durward
Burberry and
Glanfield
London
la Savoie
Vienna
Avon
Jordan Marsh Company
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