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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1913

Page

7

Harvard Football Star Sam Felton to Wed Club Girl

Sam Felton, famed Harvard football kicker, will marry Miss Anne Nelson of Back Bay tomorrow. Ushers will be Felton’s teammates and notable society figures from the Chilton Club, Roxbury, New York, Milton, and Milton, with Cornelius Felton as best man and Richard Wigglesworth and Walter Tufts among the party.

Sam Felton Harvard Anne’ Nelson Back Bay Felton Crimson Miss Nelson Anne Nelson Chilton Club Tomorrow

Petition for Women on School Board Circulates in Everett

A petition circulated in Everett seeks to add one or more women to the nine member school committee currently composed of prominent local businessmen. The effort has gathered signatures from several hundred men and women.

Everett

Revere Observes Columbus Day Amid Weather

Hundreds attended the Columbus Day celebration in Revere delaying to avoid Boston clash. The event began with a torch procession and band concert, with a morning parade featuring local clubs led by the St. Anthony Italian Society. Continuous band concerts ran from afternoon to night, ending with fireworks at St. Anthony's Church.

Revere Boston St. Anthony

Everett School expands with new assembly hall and offices

Work begins on a large addition to the Everett School on Northampton Street. The project will provide an assembly hall a new master’s office and quarters for district nurses at an expected cost of 20 000 dollars.

Everett School House Northampton Street

Fire Threatens Entire East St. Louis as Inferno Rages

A massive blaze in East St. Louis Illinois endangers the city and its great railroad terminals described as among the nation's largest. It began along the Mississippi River, spread in three directions, and by 1 AM Central time remained unchecked with enormous property losses but no reported fatalities.

ST. Louis East St. Louis Ill United States Mississippi River

Harvard Students Free Mystery Sack With Mud Turtle Twist

Two Harvard students solved a pond mystery by identifying a heavy sack hidden on Fresh Pond shores. The sack, later found to contain a mud turtle, was thrown into the Cambridge water reservoir by two men as reported to Special Officer Eugene Flanagan.

Fresh Pond Cambridge Harvard Eugene Flanagan

Fire sweeps East St. Louis rail yards and warehouses

At 11 o clock a blaze tore through the Advance Grain Company properties, the Chicago and Alton freight house, and the Baltimore and Ohio freight house with cars in the yards. The Advance Grain elevator collapsed near midnight as debris slid into the river and the fire spread to the Cover Leaf warehouse and East St. Louis business district. All communications wires are down and aid has been dispatched as fears grow for the city’s fate.

Advance Grain Company Chicago & Alton Baltimore & Ohio Cover Leaf East St. Louis

Turtle Rescued After Mud Adrift Near Fresh Pond

Robert Weston and Logan Fox found a 25 to 30 pound mud turtle stranded in deep sand along a pond road. They hauled it to water with a long stick as police and the water department plan another dive search tomorrow, while spectators watch the diver’s effort.

Robert Weston Fayerweather Street Logan Fox Holworthy Hall Station 1 Water Department Fresh Pond Water Board

Riis Addresses Wellesley Chapel on College Settlements

Jacob Riis spoke at Wellesley Chapel on college settlements. He said addressing crowded tenements has cut death rates in large cities by more than half.

Jacob Riis Wellesley Chapel Riis

Pdal y Ditty Ditaly Ballad To Rosa

Italian themed ballad lyrics by T A Daly about a sailor who plans to sail but vows to return to Rosa and Napoli. He warns rivals and promises gentle love while acknowledging the risk of temptation. The verse expresses a soft heart, loyalty, and a vow to return.

Rosa Napoli

Reception Tonight for Harvard Nine

Harvard College honors the 1918 baseball team with a reception at the Harvard Union after two Yale wins to close the series. Notable speakers include Former Lieutenant-Governor Louis Frothingham, Dr E H Nichols, and Dean Le Baron Briggs. Captain Dana Wingate will lead the event for the athletic committee and address attendees.

Harvard Yale Harvard Union Union Louis A. Frothingham E. H. Nichols Dean LeBaron R. Briggs Harvard Athletic Committee Dana J. P Wingate

Cloth Top Boots for Women at Filene’s Fifth Floor

Advertises women’s boots in two price points. At five dollars cloth top dress boots of fine soft leather with snug arch and good ankle fit in patent gut metal or kid. at six dollars semi custom boots with Spanish heel smooth leather long vamp and jet black cloth top in imported patent calf gun metal or dull kid.

Filene’s

Filene Cleansing Specials for Five Day Garments Service

Filene offers five day cleansing for garments and 24 hour glove cleaning. This week specials include portieres at 1.75 each, down from 2 to 5. Couch covers priced at 60 cents, down from 1 to 1.50. Street Floor Filene's.

Filene Renova Portieres Filene

Practical frocks in serge and blouses at Filene's

Dresses in soft close woven serge range from $15 to $25 with simple blouse dresses featuring plaid or rainbow silk shoulder collars and girdles. Colors include navy, Copenhagen, tan and black. A hundred other styles available at $7.50 on Filene's Sixth Floor.

Copenhagen

Filene daylight fur shop invites New England women

The Filene daylight fur shop invites New England women to view its offerings and promises greater service than any other shop in the store.

New England Filene Daylight Fur

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