Shadow Lawn Is Wilsons Choice for Summer Capital
President Wilson will spend next summer at Shadow Lawn in Elberon New Jersey the former home of John A McCall. He declined free use insisting on paying rent and the offer funds would go to charity if desired. Governor Fielder urged the visit to boost renomination prospects and delegates greeted him with applause.
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Washington
Wilson
New Jersey
John A. McCall
Elberon
Representative Scully
Fielder
Sitadow Lawn
Long Branch
N. J
White House
Harlakenden
Winston Churchill House
White Mountains
International Film Service, Inc
Move Cars Quickly to Ease Rail Car Shortage
The Interstate Commerce Commission urges shippers and carriers to improve loading unloading and movement of cars. It warns against detention and storage use and calls for co operation to load and release cars promptly. Car supply hinges on faster car movement and reduced terminal congestion.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Robbed During Bath Scenes At Dover Street Public Bath
While Harry Devlation bathed at Dover Street public bath, Samuel Sahagian rummaged his clothes and took 250 dollars plus a watch and chain. A Superior Court jury found Sahagian guilty. Judge Aiken sentenced him to three months at Deer Island. The court ordered the watch and chain returned, and held $72 as possibly not part of the stolen sum.
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Harry Deviation
Dover Street
Samuel Sahagian
Sahagian
Aiken
Deer Island
Devlatian
Bridgeport
Hallett
Frank Harrington
Wilson's note to Miss Dunne in Springfield
Governor Dunne's daughter Miss Eileen Mary Dunne, to marry William Corby of Chicago on October 20, received a personal note from President Wilson. The letter conveyed best wishes for happiness and congratulated the couple, expressing regret at not being able to attend in person.
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Springfield
Ill
Eileen Mary Dunne
Dunne
Illinois
William Corby
Chicago
Wilson
Simple Life Emphasized As Modern Health Ideal
Dr. Dudley A. Sargent told a Cambridge YMCA health conference that modern life is in novel conditions and the simple life is the highest form of living. He warned that city life deprives people of air sun and food and noted increased urban dwellers reduce physical and mental activity.
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Dudley A. Sargent
Cambridge Y. M. C. A
Lady Aberdeen
James J. Minot
Harvard
Sargent
Woman Hit by Auto Breaks Jaw in Dorchester Collision
Miss Florence Davenport aged 25 of Dorchester was struck by a touring car owned and operated by Albert A Hastings of Egypt as she crossed Columbia road near Quincy street about 7 PM. Hastings drove her to City Hospital where surgeons found a fractured jaw and head lacerations.
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Florence Davenport
Holden Street
Dorchester
Albert A. Hastings
Egypt
Columbia Road
Quincy Street
Italians in Need of Knitted Goods
Boston aid committee reports the Italian army greatly needs knitted items including wristers helmets mufflers socks mittens and sweaters. A drop room at 296 Boylston Street will accept goods Monday and Thursday mornings from 9:20 to 12. Adamson’s Balsam is advertised as a remedy for coughs and colds.
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Boston Aid Committee
Susan Thayer Hooper
Robert P. Bigelow
Pasquale Galassi
Boylston Street
Dana Centennial Plans at Harvard Honor Dana Birth
A Cambridge Historical Society event at Sanders' Theatre on October 20 honors Richard Henry Dana's 100th birth anniversary. Bishop Lawrence presides. Joseph H. Choate reads on Dana as citizen lawyer and international law writer. Bliss Perry discusses Dana as a man of letters. Moorfield Storey also speaks. An exhibition at Widener Library Treasure Room runs Oct 20–21. Dana was born in Cambridge August 1, 1815 and died January 6, 1882 in Italy.
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Sanders’ Theatre
Harvard
Richard Henry Dana
Cambridge Historical Society
Lawrence
Joseph H. Choate
Dana
Bliss Perry
Moorfield Storey
Sanders
Widener Memorial Library
Cambridge
Italy
Stove Sets Off Early Season Fire at Atlantic Avenue Lunch
The first fire of the season broke out in the kitchen of the OK Lunch on Atlantic Avenue near South Margin Street at 7 last evening. It burned for about an hour, damaging stores in a two story row and causing about 1800 dollars in losses. The lunchroom owners suffered the heaviest loss with others including the Cut Price Tobacco Company and Atlantic Metal and Rubber and Atlantic Shoe Repair suffering smoke and water damage.
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Atlantic Avenue
South Margin Street
Commerce
South Market
Cut Price Tobacco Company
Atlantic Metal and Rubber Company
Atlantic Shoe Repairing Company
Dana Burnet Poised for Fame As Poets Laureate
A contemporary review praises Dana Burnet author of Poems for originality and mastery of form. The piece contrasts Burnet with Berton Braley, noting Collier’s Weekly editor called for a Panama poem and suggests Burnet should be sent a copy to win recognition.
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Dana Burnet
Collier’s Weekly
Panama
Berton Braley
Collier’s
Burnet
Obsession of Victoria Gracen review in Poems by Dana Burnet
A publisher’s notice praises Grace Livingston Hill Lutz novel The Obsession of Victoria Gracen. It follows Richmond Gracen, an orphaned heir, and his aunt Victoria as they navigate wealth status and a reforming influence in Chicago and Philadelphia.
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Marcia Schuyler
Victoria Gracen
Richmond Gracen
Chicago
Mr. Gracen
Victoria
Richard
Vic
Tiy Grace Livingston Hill Lutz
J. B. Lippincott Co
Philadelphia
The October Harper features pacific wit and a Hart essay
The Harper issue avoids war talk, praising Wells The Research Magnificent and the tranquil tone of editor Alden. Professor Hart critiques American Historical Liars while Basil King and Alfred Noyes contribute fiction and poetry in a reflective, genteel magazine portrait.
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Cambridge
Mass
Hart
Adam and Eve
Jonah
Whale
Ananias
Castor
Pollux
Damon
Pythias
Abelard
Heloise
Taft
Roosevelt
Bryan
Dumba
Methuselah
Nero
Fritz Kreisler
Rome
Professor Hart
Washington
Dr. Hart
Harper
Basil King
Me attribution stirs debate on authorship and risks
A set of book notices surveys claims on the author of Me and jokes about Theodore Roosevelt, plus praise and skepticism for works by Onoto Watanna, Kingsley, Darrow, Hallet, Tridon, and Irene Rutherford MacLeod. The piece notes publishing hiccups and delays, including Songs to Save a Soul’s London edition sinking with the Arabic.
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Onoto Watana
Theodore Roosevelt
Richard Matthews Hallet
Small, Maynard & Co
Melbourne
London
Whitechapel
Mr. Hallet
Self Praise Bureau
Henry W. Nevinson
John Masefield
W. L. George
Irene Rutherford MacLeod
The Research Magnificent by H G Wells reviewed
A critical appraisal notes Wells essays on modern aristocracy and leadership in The Research Magnificent. It favors the book’s breadth and autobiographical insights while deeming it less dramatic than his Marriage but still a meaningful contribution to understanding contemporary life.
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H. G. Wells
London
Mr. Wells
Thackeray
Henry Esmond
Why Gretchen Was Tardy
A new and novel juvenile described as humane and matter of fact for children. It folds moral growth into a tale where Gretchen follows an inner prompting at risk to usual honors, ending happily to illustrate kindness bravery patience and truth. Blanche Fisher Wright provides appealing pictures and the book’s sunny sulky dual format adds mystery and originality.
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Gretchen
Blanche Fisher Wright
Sunny Sulky Book by Sarah Cory Rippey
A Rand McNally cloth edition priced at 50 cents features the illustrated title Sunny Sulky Book by Sarah Cory Rippey.
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Sarah Cory Rippey
Rand McNally & Co
Silent Reflection Inspires Singers In Fading Libraries
A remark on dwindling libraries sharing space for reflection with artists. The note contrasts past access to literary resources with modern scarcity, highlighting how public spaces shaped the artist’s contemplation and creativity.
Hunting Draper Jewels
Police from Boston and Milton with private detectives failed to find the jewels stolen from J Sumner Draper the Milton real estate broker. A city wide pawnshop search and pledge records were checked with no results while Milton police pursued a clue from expressman William Braadson.
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Boston
Milton
J. Sumner Draper
William Braadson
Robbery at Draper Home. Two Suspects Seen Fleeing
Brandson reported to police that between 7 and 8 p m Monday two men fled from the Draper house at Canton avenue and Atherton street in a waiting car toward Canton. Mrs Draper valued the loot at 4000 dollars, not the earlier 10000 plus figure, with a ruby ring a gold watch chain a pearl scarfpin and heirlooms stolen. Detectives from the Employers Liability Company insured items and began tracing the robbers shortly after the alarm.
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Draper
Canton Avenue
Atherton Street
Canton
Milton
Employers’ Liability Company
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