Miss Rhona Adair Wins Griscom Golf Tour Title
Philadelphia October 11 Miss Rhona Adair the Irish golf champion won the Griscom tournament final. She is twice Ladies' Golf Union of Britain champion and four years Ireland women's champion. Her attire featured a gray plaid skirt and green Royal Portrush coat with a Tam o Shanter hat. Her swing and putting are described as swift and precise, with careful turf study behind the hole.
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Philadelphia
Rhona Adair
Griscom
Miss Adair
Miss Rhona
Miss Haley of Chicago Teaches Philadelphia Teachers to Agitate
Miss Margaret A. Haley, Chicago sixth grade teacher, speaks to 2000 Philadelphia teachers at Central High School. She outlines how to push for higher salaries, recalling her role in advancing a Chicago tax case that taxed over 200 million dollars of corporate property.
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Miss Haley
Chicago
Philadelphia
Margaret A. Haley
Coggins
Margaret Haley
Catacombs Proposed as Priest Burial Plots in Calvary
New York October 11 Catholic circles report plans for catacombs like ancient Rome to be built in Calvary Cemetery at a cost of 200000 dollars. Archbishop Farley conceived the project after studying Rome’s catacombs and determining priests could be buried there.
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New York
Rome
Calvary Cemetery
Farley
Socialists Name Candidates for Street Commissioner and Aldermen
Boston Socialists name Patrick Mahoney for street commissioner and James A DeBell John Weaver Sherman George G Cutting John Fitzpatrick Charles E Burbank John T Galvin Joseph A Dolf Samuel B Davies as aldermen. Seventeen branches attended the Paine Memorial Hall meeting last night. Dr. Galvin said the wage slavery issue will drive the campaign.
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George W. Galvin
Sunday Post
Socialists of
Boston
Patrick Mahoney
James A. DeBell
John Weaver Sherman
George G. Cutting
John Fitzpatrick
Charles E. Burbank
John T. Galvin
Joseph A. Dolf
Samuel B. Davies
Socialists’ Organization
Paine Memorial Hall
Galvin
Socialist Party
Tragic Death of 22YearOld Joseph Haley on Hawley Street
Joseph E Haley died at Emergency Hospital Sunday after a sudden illness on Hawley street Saturday afternoon. He was 22, of 14 Murray court East Boston.
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Joseph E. Haley
Hawley Street
Murray Court
Boston
Wellesley Considers Banning Basketball for Girls
Wellesley College debates removing basketball from its sports list after Miss Lucille Eaton Hill argued the game unsexes girls. She urged restricting basketball to women under professional supervision, citing growth, health, and decorum concerns.
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Wellesley
Lucille Eaton Hill
New England Convention of Colleges and Preparatory Schools
Miss Hill
Boston Latin School
Increase in Drunk Arrests Reported in Weekend Detention
A weekend drag net yielded 187 arrests for drunkenness including 171 men and 16 women, with 8 non residents. From 8 a.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday, 220 persons were arrested for all crimes.
Dowie Restoration Hosts to Move by Rail
B N Austin announced arrangements for transporting the Dowie restoration hosts to New York. The $40,000 rail payment covers eight trains from Zion City to Chicago with Northwestern railroad handling all trains without traffic interruption. Dr Dowie will receive hourly telegraphic progress reports on each train.
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Chicago
B. N. Austin
New York
Northwestern Railroad
Zion City
Chicago Without the Slightest Interruption To Traffic. Dr. Dowie
Sir-Like and Like Match Illustrates Age Gap
A reader notes that age gaps in marriage matter even when both partners are older. The example shows a bald groom with gray whiskers and a bride with dolls and alphabet books, highlighting a 40 year difference. The observation is attributed to Common Sense from Lynn dated Oct 11.
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Senator Platt
Lynn
Boarding-house matches outshine heaven in love claims
A city discussion argues that marriages born in boarding houses outnumber matches made by chance at meals. A 71 year old man may be as capable of happiness with a younger woman as a younger suitor, the author contends, reflecting on love ideas from Boston.
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Sir
Hethinks
Boston
South End
Boston Man Regent? Seymour Named Not at Marlboro Street
A Denver despatch reports J Clarence Seymour, once of 142 Marlboro Street Boston, became raving after a nurse refused to marry him. Seymour had moved to Denver three years ago for lung trouble where he met Miss Eveleen Penny who cared for him. A romance and planned wedding ended when she learned he was near insanity. A Princeton graduates committee sought help for him, but the Marlboro Street address yields no confirmation and no appeal was received.
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A. Despatch
Denver
Col
J. Clarence Seymour
Marlboro Street
Boston
Seymour
Princeton
Eveleen Penny
Chinatown Tensions Rise After Post Exposé Sparks Controversy
Boston readers wake to a Chinatown sensation stirred by a Post exclusive. Police prep 70 officers and plainclothes detectives around Beach Street as threats and posters surface, Loy Toy of Hep Sen Tong fears for safety, and a larger raid nets 258 arrests confirming the Post’s story.
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Boston
Chinatown
Oxford Place
Loy Toy
Hep Sen Tong
Toy
Wong Yak Shong
On Leung Tong
Beach Street
Shang
Captain Cain
Station 4
Loy
Hop Sing Tong
Army Police Sweep Chinese District Noted
Law enforcement conduct a sweeping operation in the Chinese district while certificates for men are described as issued with new photographs. The certificates now show a photo in the lower left corner and are cancelled by the embossed seal of the issuing commissioner, marking a stricter verification method.
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New England
Police Guard Chinatown Funeral to Prevent Race Clash
Hundreds of Boston police, including 200 in Chinatown area, formed a vast patrol to ensure a peaceful burial for Wong Yok Chung at Mt Hope Cemetery. Officers controlled streets from noon to 1 pm, allowing only mourners and essential business. Attendees included 40 society members and 20 non-society relatives. Rev. Dr. Helms conducted the service at Undertaker Jones's chapel.
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Boston
Chinatown
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Wong Yok Chung
Hep Sing Tongs
Ong Leong Tong
Lagrange Street
Larry Cain
Wong
Roslindale
Undertaker Jones
0. F. Specht
E Street
Helms
Morgan Chapel
Raid on Chinatown Provokes Silence From DA and Assistant
United States District Attorney Moulton declines to comment on the Chinatown raid citing the gravity of the matter. Assistant DA Casey also refuses to discuss whether Highbinder troubles prompted the raid, noting the public danger of smuggling and the need for caution.
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Moulton
Casey
Chinatown
United States
Smuggling Activity Noted To Have Increased Recently
Fragmentary report notes smuggling has intensified lately compared with earlier periods. No specific names dates or locations are readable in the text.
Chinatown Residents Respond to Local Raid Fallout
Prominent Chinatown figures express anger and fear over the raid. Activist Warry 8. Charles blames the Ong Leung Tong and 80 smuggled Chinese sluggers for the disaster. C. Lieu Tuy says some men were detained without papers and will be released. Leung Bing warns Chinatown’s business and stability are severely harmed. Yong Kay calls it the largest raid seen and fears Chinatown may break apart.
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Warry
Charles
Hep Sing Tong Society
Ong Leung Tong Society
Chinatown
United States
C. Lieu Tuy
Hep Sing Tongs
Federal Building
Somerville Fireman Honored in Death
Funeral for Harry W. Elwell driver of Somerville Engine 1 was held at his sister’s home. The Rev Robert Sherwood officiated with hymns by Mrs. Sanford Hanscom. Pallbearers were Charles Timson Harry J. Locke Frederick Young Joseph Moss. A detail of 12 permanent and 20 call men escorted the body to Woodlawn Cemetery passing Engine 2 on duty at Central station.
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Harry W. Elwell
Somerville Fire Department
Joseph Bennett
Highland Avenue
Robert O. Sherwood
Sanford Hanscom
Charles Timson
Harry J. Locke
Frederick Young
Joseph Moss
Charlestown
Woodlawn Cemetery
Journal staff honor retiring city editor James W. Reardon
The Journal city editor James W. Reardon retires this week to return as city editor of the Traveler. He was feted with a dinner at Hotel Mieusset yesterday by the Journal staff from his former paper.
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James W. Reardon
The
Journal
Traveler
Hotel Mieusset
Creatore Opens Tremont Concerts With Barili Soprano
Creatore and his famed Italian band opened Sunday evening concerts at the Tremont Theatre despite heavy rain. Soprano Mme Barili performed an aria from The Daughter of the Regiment, with a largely classical program. Encores delighted the audience as Creatore added his signature eccentricities to the show.
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Creatore
Tremont Theatre
Mme. Barili
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