Auto strike kills man in front of Waltham home
Harold P. Thurston, 27, was fatally struck by a car driven by Holton Maberry, 24, near his home at 1124 Lexington street. Witnessed by his wife, Thurston died an hour after the crash at Waltham Hospital. Maberry, who turned himself in, was charged with manslaughter and posted $2000 bail.
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Harold P. Thurston
Lexington Street
Waltham
Holton Maberry
School Street
Watertown
Willis Maberry
Thurston
Maberry
Maberrys
Waltham Hospital
Waiters Charged With Stealing Car in Newton
Charles W. Davis 22 and William A. Ryan 20, waiters at Brae Burn Country Club in West Newton, were arrested by Officer Sartwell on unlawful appropriation charges after allegedly taking a car from in front of the club for a joy ride. They were nabbed on Commonwealth Avenue following a missing car report.
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Charles W. Davis
Wiliam A. Ryan
Brae Burn Country Club
West Newton
Sartwell
Newton
Commonwealth Avenue
Metropolitan Museum Receives Sully Portrait Bequests
Philadelphia reports that Francis T. Sully Darley, musician and grandson of Thomas Sully, left a will admitting probate. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York receives several Sully works including a Queen Victoria portrait. Philadelphia institutions receive substantial bequests from the deceased’s estate, valued at over a million dollars.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Sully
Queen Victoria
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Francis T. Sully Darley
Boston Honors Columbus Day With Daylong City Program
Boston observed Columbus Day with a full day of events from sunrise gun salutes at Charlestown navy yard to a flag raising on the Common. Mayor Curley led the ceremony with a large crowd, praising freedom and national unity, followed by a luncheon aboard the Santa Maria replica and a band concert. Red Cross nurses and Boy Scouts collected funds for war-torn Europe as thousands of flags were pinned on attendees.
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Curley
Parkman
Edward A. Horton
Massachusetts Senate
Europe
Almighly
Edward J. Bromberg
Santa Maria
Columbus
Warren Bridge
Charlestown
City Club
Red Cross
Massachusetts General
Carney
Louisa P. Loring
National Red Cross
Concert At Marine Park Draws 25 000 In South Boston
The Commonwealth Band performed in Marine Park last evening gathering about 25 000 people for a Columbus Day observance finale with fireworks. Crowds visited the baths, Aquarium sights, Castle Island, and enjoyed ocean breezes during the day.
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Commonwealth Band
Marine Park
South Boston
Aquarium
Castle Island
Italian Societies Decorate Statues On Columbus Day
Italian Columbus Day committee decorated statues of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Christopher Columbus. A 10 o'clock parade formed led by Joseph Seminara with members of the Italian Columbus Society and the Italian Lugurian Society, Genoa-born, Chelseas Joseph Maggi served as marshal of the first Columbus Day celebration dating back to 1869.
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George ,Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Joseph Seminara
Columbus Society
Genoa
Joseph Maggi
Chelsea
Allies button brought from Montreal to Boston
A Montreal baseball fan brought an allies button to Boston yesterday. The button shows the flags of Great Britain France Belgium and Russia with the British flag upper left and the Russian flag on the right. The fan notes the button is popular in Canada and worn by about half of Montrealers.
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Allies
Montreal
Boston
England
France
Belgium
Russia
Great Britain
Canada
Youngster Dies After Auto Crash in Natick
Natick October 12 Walter Hook eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs Alexander Hook of Natick died this afternoon from a fractured skull after being struck and run over October 2 by an automobile owned by T K Newhall of Brighton and driven by his son T K Newhall. Walter had been almost constantly unconscious since the accident.
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Natick
Walter Hook
Alexander Hook
T. K. Newhall
Brighton
Sentenced to death for murder of girl in Wellsboro district
Arthur Simons of Alexander was sentenced to death by electrocution by Judge David Cameron in Wellsboro Pennsylvania for the murder of his one year old cousin Iva Christian near Westfield last July. Simons shot the girl after she refused to marry him.
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Corning
N. Y
Arthur Simons
Alexander
Wellsboro
Penn
David Cameron
Iva Christian
Westfield
Simons
Five Foreign Ships Enter U S Registry This Week
Washington October 12 Five foreign built vessels totaling 16 5646 gross tons were admitted to American registry under the recent act of Congress during the week ending October 10. Of the five ships two are German two Belgian and one British.
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Washington
A Great Book Every Woman Should Have Ad
Doctor Pierce offers a cloth bound medical guide titled The People s Common Sense Medical Adviser. He promises to send the 1000 page volume with color plates prepaid if 20 cents is mailed for postage to the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York, with the advertisement indicating over a million copies in circulation.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Wiener Incident Closed at Harvard over Munsterberg Letter
Major Clarence Wiener of Surrey demanded Harvard dismiss Professor Hugo Munsterberg or forfeit $10,000, to be bequeathed on his death. Harvard will not discuss it now, and the issue may be brought to the president and fellows at the next meeting when the English donor’s letter could be presented.
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Clarence Wiener
Surrey
England
Harvard University
Hugo Munsterberg
Harvard
Lowell
Harvard faces Wiener demand over Munsterberg dismissal
The article notes Harvard's light stance toward Major Wiener's ultimatum to dismiss Professor Munsterberg. It highlights student and alumnus reactions, Munsterberg's limited teaching due to war, his leadership of the psychology lab, and broader professor opinions on Germany and the Allies. Dr. Eliot also faced criticism for war commentary.
Mrs Chadburn Now Mrs Booth Marriage at Marblehead Neck
Eleanor Dixon Chadburn daughter of Dr and Mrs Robert B Dixon of Back Bay married Frederick Owen Booth of Brookline at Marblehead Neck. Rev Edward J Tillotson officiated. Sister Louise Dixon maid of honor. Groom’s brother William Spencer Booth best man. Attendants George Leighton Webb and George Stephenson and S Horace Stevens.
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Eleanor Dixon Chadburn
Robert B. Dixon
Clarendon Street
Back Bay
Frederick Owen Booth
Claflin Road
Brookline
Marblehead Neck
Edward J. Tillotson
Church of the Holy Name
Swampscott
Louise Dixon
William Spencer Booth
New York
George Leighton Webb
Boston
George E. Stephenson
S. Horace Stevens
Brooks Line
Governor Walsh at Lyman School Homecoming
Westboro Oct 12 Governor Walsh was guest of honor at the State Lyman School for Boys homecoming reception honoring those attendants who turned 21 this year He praised the boys showings since leaving the school and pledged support to trustees administration and students Carl Dreyfus of Boston chaired the Board of Trustees meeting with all trustees present The day included an afternoon entertainment a baseball game a supper and short addresses.
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Westboro
Walsh
State Lyman School
Carl Dreyfus
Boston
Massachusetts Training School
Filipinos Honor Governor Harrison in Manila Celebration
A Manila cablegram read in the House reports that over 60,000 Filipinos from all walks of life marched to Malanon Palace to mark the first anniversary of Governor General Harrison’s arrival. Harrison received an album with a resolution urging President Wilson to keep him as Governor-General until Philippine policy advances.
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Washington
Manila
Manuel Quezon
Islands
Lfe
Malanon Palace
Harrison
Wilson
Prison Yard Ball Game Ends In Tie Between Giants And Red Sox
In the state prison yard yesterday morning 693 inmates played a lively game between the Giants and the Red Sox. The match ran 8 to 11:30 with music from the band and singing by the quartet. A roast pork dinner was served and the men smoked from noon until 9 pm for the first time.
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State Prison
Giants
Red Sox
Breckenridge Returns From European Relief Work
Washington October 12 Henry L Breckenridge Assistant Secretary of War returned to duty at the War Department after heading the relief expedition to aid distressed Americans in war torn countries He is preparing an official report for Congress detailing the disposition of the relief fund and his work with the mission.
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Washington
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Atlantic
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E. A. Horton
Louisburg Square
C. L. Burrill
Symphony Hall
Felix Forte
Andrea di Pietro
John A. Scanga
Bnet
Oxford
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New England
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Piske
Munsterberg
Major Wiener
Professor Munsterberg
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Charles W. Eliot
Mrs. Chadburn
Mrs.booth
Gov. Walsh
Lyman School
Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Harry Woods
Chicago Board of Trade
Adamson
Breckenridge
Rice & Hutchins, Inc
High St
Atlas Shoe Co
Mass
Rice & Hutchins
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Remington
Price
Congress Street
Remington Typewriter Company (Incorporated
Amu
John T. Auce
Washington ST
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Tomson
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