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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1913

Page

7

Blue Duck Club Forms at Tufts to Honor Scholars and Athletes

Tufts College forms the Blue Duck Club with 25 members who excel in study and athletics. D. D. Sample heads the honorary cabinet as initiates begin duties. Joseph Williams shares dormitory upperclassmen at Metcalf Hall, BE. J. Hatch roams dorms with a knife grinder, while Arthur Shiels brushes suits with a whisk broom.

Harvard Tufts College Blue Duck Club D. D. Sample Joseph Williams Hast Hall Metcalf Hall Arthur Shiels Shiels Paige Hall

Tupper Sentenced for Manslaughter in Moscow Case

Skowhegan Maine October 1 Harlan R Tupper convicted of manslaughter sentenced by Justice A R Savage to four to eight years in Thomaston State Prison for the killing of Fred McLaughlin of Moscow in April.

Skowhegan Harlan R. Tupper A. R. Savage Thomaston Tupper Fred McLaughlin Moscow

Strike Closes English Cotton Mills in Lancashire

Lancashire cotton employers meet in Manchester and decide to close all mills from Oct 25 until the Beehive mill Bolton strike is settled. Workers at Beehive mill struck against trade union officials, objecting to the personality of one overseer.

Manchester England Lancashire Cotton Employers Bolton

Problems in House Cleaning Inspire Nursery Training Features

The upcoming Post homes page for next Sunday highlights stencil designs for nursery decor and tips for training children. It notes hints on organizing chores and improving household routines.

Next Sunday's Post

Civil War Veterans Debate Union Unity in Boston Area

Boston veterans from both sides of the Civil War react to a report that the Union Veterans' Union seeks to unite men who fought for the Stars and Stripes with those who fought under the Stars and Bars, stirring local discussions.

Boston Union Veterans’ Union

Protests Split on Union of Northern Southern Veterans

Interviewees share mixed views on unifying Northern and Southern G A R members after the Civil War. Some praise harmony and handshake gestures, while leaders like Edward Skelton oppose any merger and foresee the G A R fading as members die. Isreal DeWolf notes no local plan supports the proposed union.

England Mr. Bradley House of Parliament South Chattanooga R. B. Brown Zanesville John M. Woods Massachusetts Somerville Edward O Skelton Dorchester North Order Isreal DeWolf State House Union Veteran Union George H. Playford

Night school cuts and policy shift across city

Due to funding shortages evening elementary schools will run four sessions a week instead of five while high schools remain open three nights. The change, praised as improving efficiency, includes salary cuts for evening teachers and aims to ease enforcement of a new child labor law affecting attendance.

W. Stanwood Field

Spinal Meningitis Closes Portsmouth High Room

In Portsmouth New Hampshire the high school room was closed and 48 pupils sent home by order of the Board of Health after spinal meningitis was diagnosed. One student Miss Helen Drury aged 16 is dangerously ill with the disease. The piece mentions color reproductions of James Montgomery Flagg posters in the Sunday Post and an upcoming feature Has It Ever Happened to You.

Portsmouth N. H Board of Health Helen Drury James Montgomery Flagg Sunday Post

Governor moves to test New Haven bond issue in Supreme Court

Governor Ross asks his council to join him in seeking a Supreme Court opinion on the New Haven bond issue of 67 million dollars. The action targets the Public Service Commission authority to approve securities and questions whether such approval would violate state stock watering laws and nullify portions of the railroad bill. President Elliott of the New Traven consulted with the Governor as councilors respond.

Ross Public Service Commission New Haven Supreme Court Elliott The New Traven

Aged Man Struck By Car In Framingham

Gardner Haynes a 73 year old retired business man of Thayer street was struck by an automobile on Hollis street near George street and rushed to Framingham Hospital nearly unconscious with a broken leg a severe scalp wound and extensive bruising.

Framingham

Daughter of Admiral Goodrich Married in Pomfret

Mrs Eleonor Goodrich Campbell daughter of Rear Admiral Caspar Goodrich and Captain Charles Thompson Davis of the British Indian division were married today at the Goodrich home Pomfret Conn. The ceremony was performed by a justice of the peace and after two weeks they will depart for Captain Davis post in India.

Pomfret, Conn Eleanor Goodrich Campbell Caspar Goodrich Charles Thompson Davis Goodrich Davis India

Postal Inspector Goes on Vacation

Chief Post Office Inspector Lawrence Letherman, advised by his physician, began a vacation to regain health. A highly regarded department expert, he has been in poor health for some time and is expected to return within a few weeks.

Post Office Lawrence Letherman Letherman

Radcliffe Seniors Elect President

The Radcliffe College senior class held its first meeting of the year and elected officers. Dorothy Tewksbury was chosen president, with Anna Ifolman as vice president, Mary Burrage as secretary, and Clara Crane as treasurer.

Radcliffe College Dorothy Tewksbury Anna_ Ifolman Mary Burrage Clara Crane

Romantic Duke of Essex Letters Sparkled in Italy

King George II and three brothers feature in famed affairs. the Duke of Essex wrote from Italy to Lady Augusta Murray during a secret marriage. She replied softly and the couple wed, later facing royal disapproval and a dissolution of the match in 1794.

George II England Duke of Gloucester Duke of Augusta St. George's Hanover Square

Petrel Sails For Boston After Overhaul

United States gunboat Petrel, after several months of overhauling, sailed for the Charlestown navy yard today. At Portsmouth New Hampshire on October 1 the vessel took on ammunition and several men from the receiving ship North Carolina and will proceed to Central American waters for routine duty during the winter.

United States Petrel Charlestown Navy Yard Portsmouth N. H Theter North Carolina Central American

New Extra Size Womens Waists With Lace Blouses

An advertising summary notes women's extra size waists priced from 95c upward featuring white washable crepe de chine and chiffon suit waists, lace blouses, net and lace patterns, and bolero crepe de chine options. Emphasizes conservative styles and good fit in silk and lingerie lines.

Mourning Blouses Featured at Filene’s Fifth Floor

Women’s blouses designed for correct mourning modes in black crepe de chine and simple dull fabrics. Crepe trimmed options and plain styles priced from 5 to 18 50, featured on Filene’s Fifth Floor.

Filene

Novelty Misses Waists and Blouses at Filene Shop

The Filene Specialty Shop offers Misses waists and blouses in madras, crepe de chine and silk. Prices range from $1 to $8.50 with sizes for girls 12 to 18 years. Styles include semi-tailored flat collars, underarm seam shirts, middy blouses, Balkan and Norfolk designs, chiffon waists, and Poiret velvet waistcoats. Bold plaids and sheer fabrics feature among the latest arrivals.

Madras Norfolk

The Rider in Yellow by Glenmore Davis

Review praises Glenmore Davis story in Sun Day’s Post Magazine for its strong writing and appeal though it is shorter than readers would like.

Glenmore Davis Post

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