Victory in Air at Harvard Defeats Yale 17 to 0
A mass meeting in the Harvard Union filled the big hall as undergraduates rehearsed songs for Yale field next Saturday. Captain Foster presided and led cheering, with S. B. Steele directing the glee club and speakers John Wells Farley Malcolm Donald and Dean Le Baron Briggs.
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Harvard Union
Yale
Crimson
Foster
S. B. Steele
University Glee Club
John Wells Farley
Malcolm Donald
Dean le Baron R. Briggs
Farley Praises Harvard Team Ahead of Saturday Battle
Mr Farley opened with a rallying speech after Saturdays big clash praising Harvard as a cohesive unit. He credited the team’s coaching leadership and spirit, noting its strong physical condition and tactical brains, and urged supporters to expect a win if players perform together.
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Farley
Eli
Harvard
Bandit in Woman's Dress Robs on Norway Street
A highwayman wearing a woman's clothes stole a satchel containing 60 dollars from Mrs Irving W McAllister on Norway Street last night. He fled with long strides and disappeared into the night before any outcry could be raised.
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Irving W. McAllister
Norway Street
Striking handbag robbery shocks Back Bay resident
Mrs. McAllister, at 209 Huntington Avenue near the St. Paul and Norway streets corner, was robbed at 7 p.m. by a tall ungainly man in black. The thief grabbed her handbag and fled, drawing attention to his masculine voice and hurried, humorous gait. She reported the incident to Back Bay police.
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McAllister
Huntington Avenue
St. Paul
Norway Streets
Mrs. Lida Holman Preston Dies at Highland Station
Mrs. Lida Holman Preston aged 6 74 Stratford street collapsed and died at Highland station West Roxbury late last evening.
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Lida Holman Preston
Stratford Street
Highland Station
West Roxbury
Eclipse Easy 10 Observe The Moon Eclipse
At Harvard Observatory astronomers studied the total lunar eclipse last night giving time to telescopes and photo graphing lenses though the event drew only a passing glance from observers in the darkened sky.
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Harvard Observatory
Luna
Eclipse Timed Images Captured by Harvard Team
Professor Pickering noted ideal observing conditions for the eclipse despite early evening clouds. Harvard astronomers used five instruments including 8 01 and 16 inch scopes and two smaller ones. Under Poulkowa Observatory guidance, Wendell directed 15 inch equatorial telescope observations of stellar occultations. The event began at 5 44 Boston time with totality at 7 47 and ended at 8 55.
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Pickering
Harvard
Poulkowa Observatory
Wendell
Boston
Fire Destroys Grain Shed at West Roxbury Station
A hay and grain shed belonging to William T. McLaughlin at Highland station West Roxbury burned last night. Strong winds fanned the blaze and a second alarm was rung as a freight car in front of the shed was also destroyed before fire units arrived.
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William T. McLaughlin
Highland Station
West Roxbury
Tolstoi Death Report Fluctuates as Longtime Russian Writer Lingers
Reports from St. Petersburg on November 17 state Count Leo Tolstoi was reportedly dead at Astapova, then an early morning dispatch claimed he was alive and past the crisis. The Novoe Vremya Moscow correspondent first transmitted death news, followed by a later message of Tolstoi's continued life as his illness eased.
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Underwood
Count Leo Tolstoi
Alexandra
Michael
Suchotina
Andrew
Elizabeth Valerianawa Cseolenskaj
Tatjana Suchotina
ST. Petersburg
Leo Tolstoi
Astapova
Novoe Vremya
Moscow
Tolstoi
Tolstoi Death Not Confirmed Amid Conflicting Reports
News from Astapova later stated Tolstoi had passed the crisis of his illness after a two day high fever and lung inflammation. Earlier updates described improving heart action and near normal temperature but then a spreading infection and a critical, not hopeless, condition.
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Vestnik
Tolstoi
Astapova
Colt and Barrymore Deny Split Rumors in Telegrams
In New Orleans on November 16, Ethel Barrymore Colt and her husband Russell Colt deny reports of estrangement. They state the story is a malicious fabrication and confirm they remain together. The telegrams reject claims of a reduced allowance and reveal no basis for the gossip.
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New York
Colts
Ethel Barrymore
New Orleans
Mr. Colt
Colt
Russell G. Colt
Russell Colt
Taft Denies Plans to Annex Panama
President Taft at a dinner with President Arosemena and 200 officials toward the end of a visit stated the United States will not annex Panama. He warned annexation would dishonor Americans unless Panama actions forced the move, a contingency he believes will not occur.
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Panama
Taft
United States
Arosemena
Taft Declares Panama Pact Guards Liberties Not Annexation
The Panama address includes Taft stating the U S is guarantor of Panama's integrity under the treaty and denies any intent to annex territory. He emphasizes no desire to extend jurisdiction beyond canal needs and refutes rumors of annexation.
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Panama
Taft
Republic of Panama
United States
Panama Canal
Panama Republic
Forecast for Boston area fair and cool into Friday
Day nine hours and forty four minutes into the year notes fair and cool conditions with brisk northwest winds diminishing. The forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for continued cool weather with improving winds, and yesterday’s temperatures are listed in the local station readings.
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Boston and Vicinity
SGTON
Leaders Back Gaston for U S Senator in State Show of Support
The campaign of Colonel William A. Gaston for United States Senator gained strong momentum as nearly all prominent state leaders voiced their support. The broad backing signals a unified effort to secure Gaston's candidacy ahead of forthcoming elections.
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William A. Gaston
United States
Gaston
Gaston Considers Senate Bid Quietly Amid Party Doubts
Democrats doubt any senator can be chosen this year without Gaston and Lodge lacking a majority in a joint convention. Colonel Gaston plans to state his position soon and may accept if feasible. The old popular selection bill could pass, allowing voters to choose a senator next fall if no appointment is made.
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Gaston
Fred Macleod
Democratic State Committee
Lodge
United States
Ross
Deny Charges of Receiver in Bank Embezzlement Suit
The presidents and directors of the National City Bank of Cambridge file a general denial in U S Circuit Court to the receiver John L Bates’s suit to recover depositor losses from George W Coleman embezzlement. Edwin Dresser Sumner Dresser and George W Gale insist they bore prudent care and had no liability for Coleman thefts. They say bank’s true condition was unknown until suspension on February 21, and acknowledge Coleman owned an automobile about a year earlier.
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John L. Bates
National City Bank of
Cambridge
United States Circuit Court
George W. Coleman
Edwin Dresser
Sumner Dresser
George W. Gale
Coleman
Fatal Fall After Row Over Job Request in Roxbury
Robert Roon aged 62 of 38 Dudley Street Roxbury died from a fractured skull after an alleged quarrel with George Craffy at Wells Memorial Hall 987 Washington Street. Roon collapsed on a settee during a dispute over work and died in an ambulance en route to City Hospital. Craffy was arrested by police on suspicion of involvement. Roon was a member of Lathers' Local Union 72 and JWathers' Union.
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Robert Roon
Dudley Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
George Craffy
Roon
Wells Memorial Hall
Washington Street
Lathers
Union 72
Craffy
Jwathers’ Union
New Haven seeks authority to purchase Boston Revere Beach Lynn RR
President Charles S. Mellen of the New Haven and Boston & Maine railroads filed a petition asking the Legislature for power to buy the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn railroad. Rail circles note the move as public admission of New Haven owning the Narrow Gauge, a fact long known among insiders. Critics call it bad business as the line is already effectively absorbed and consolidated.
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Lynn
Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn
Boston & Maine
Boston & Northern
Charles S. Mellen
New Haven
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Mellen
Berkshire
Boston & Eastern Electric Railway plan aims for electrification and expansion
Engineer John H. Bickford argues the move seeks to throttle the Boston & Eastern, while President Mellen pledges electrification, extension to Beverly and possibly Rockport and Gloucester, a tunnel under Boston Harbor, gauge standardization, elimination of ferry service, faster trips, steel electric cars, and passenger comforts. New Haven officials hope for early legislative action and Chamber of Commerce review.
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John H. Bickford
Boston & Eastern Electric Railway Company
Boston & Eastern Company
Mellen
Boston & Maine
Beverly
Rockport
Gloucester
Boston Harbor
South Terminal
Boston
Winthrop
Revere
Lynn
North Shore
New Haven
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
New Haven Roads
Harvard and Yale prep scrimmages and local school results
Harvard team at Farmington ready to meet Yale amid a mass meeting addressed by Dean Briges. President Lowell receives students. Yale runs another hard scrimmage with a date mixup for Harvard practice. All Stars defeat Carlisle Indians 83 to 0 with Philbin and Fish delivering spectacular work. Commerce beats English High. Denovan marriage noted.
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Harvard
Farmington
Yale
Dean Briges
Lowell
New Haven
Carlisle Indians
Philbin
Fish
Commerce
English High
Denovan
Count Otto F Schroeder Found Guilty Of Forgery
Otto F. Schroeder, described as a dashing count of the German Empire, was yesterday found guilty of forgery and held for sentence. He forged the name of R. E. Heath, a State street broker, to a $139.50 check, harming women with money.
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Otto F. Schroeder
German Empire
R. E. Heath
State Street
Man posing as German count arrested in Worcester romance scam
Judge Stevens paused sentence after Schroeder's arraignment amid investigations. The Worcester plot began on a West journey with a businesswoman who, duped into love and $150, alerted police in Boston. Schroeder denied charges while claiming a global wanderer tale ending in machinist work.
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Schroeder
Worcester
Boston
Mitchell
R. E. Heath
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