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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1916

Page

2

Hughes Plans to Take Rest Before Final Campaign Swing

Charles E. Hughes, Republican presidential nominee, leaves New York for Montclair New Jersey after talks with William R. Willcox and others on final campaign trip through the middle West.

New York Charles E. Hughes Montclair N. J William R. Willcox Republican National Committee Middle West Hughes Jacob Gould Schurman Cornell University Herbert Parsons

Hughes to Tour New England After Brooklyn Speech

The candidate will rest at Montclair for three or four days with no visitors. He plans limited golf and a brief holiday before traveling to Indiana and Ohio. Tentative plans call for a New England speaking tour after his Brooklyn address next Wednesday night.

Montclair Hughes New England Brooklyn Indiana Ohio

81 Year Old Man Marries Fourth Wife in Charlestown

Francis E. Knight, 81, of 2 Trenton Street Charlestown married 64 year old Cleora G. Jones of 26 Havre Street East Boston for his fourth marriage. The ceremony took place in Memorial Hall A R building Charlestown conducted by Rev. Harold H. Hanson pastor of the Charlestown church.

Francis E. Knight Trenton Street Charlestown Cleora G. Jones Havre Street Boston Memorial Hall A. R._ building Harold H. Hanson

Richard Jackson Sentenced for Assault on Bessie Wilson

Richard Jackson, a colored man, was sentenced to nine months for severely beating Bessie Wilson, a colored Bradford street woman who accused him of stealing. He appealed and was held in $1000 bond.

Richard Jackson Bessie Wilson Bradford Street

Callahan Fails to Return Change After Hasty Exit

John Callahan did not return after going out to exchange bills for John H. McCarthy a businessman. The missing amount was 15 dollars and Callahan was placed on probation while friends plan restitution.

John H. McCarthy John Callahan Callahan

Hottest Oct 20 in 22 Years for Boston

Boston sweltered with a 75 degree forenoon and 92 percent humidity yesterday. The 75 degree mark on Oct 20 matches only two prior official records since 1872 and echoes unofficial readings reaching 78 degrees at noon.

Boston Weather Bureau

Indian summer weather outlook and storm moving northeast

Forecast shows fair and colder conditions today with a sharp nighttime chill and rising winds. A stronger storm over Michigan moves northeast with snow and cold rain, followed by fair weather and cooler conditions tomorrow with southwest to west gales. Yesterday mixed rain sun fog and wind, winds rising to over 35 mph at midnight. Temperature held around 67 68 until 9 am then spiked to noon and fell slowly late night.

Mchigan

Grace Cameron Found Safe After Wayland Disappearance

Wayland resident Grace Cameron was reported missing after her father raised concerns of a possible abduction by white slavers. A statewide search was halted when Cameron's sister confirmed she communicated with Grace on Thursday and she was safe and well.

Grace Cameron Wayland Newton Charles W. Bemis George Phyllis Cochituate Mrs. Cameron

Tech students vote to back Hughes in campus poll

A total of 620 students at the MIT campus voted yesterday in a presidential preference poll. Charles E. Hughes, the Republican candidate, received 475 votes, while Woodrow Wilson got 138. The Socialist and Prohibition candidates totaled seven votes.

M TI T Charles E. Hughes Wilson

Deutschland Sail Across Atlantic Cancelled

Exchange Telegraph reports from Amsterdam that Bremen notes the Deutschland voyage across the Atlantic is cancelled due to the submarine Bremen being regarded as lost. The Bremen dispatch calls the Deutschland voyage a future canceled effort.

Deutschland U. S London Amsterdam Bremen Atlantic

Zep pelin raids feared as Halifax orders lights off

In Halifax Nova Scotia orders from military headquarters require all lights off and blinds drawn at night. Rumor spreads that a Zeppelin raid is feared.

Halifax N. S

Lights Out Policy Reassessed By Military Authority

Military HQ says street lights will be dimmed temporarily to test visibility from sea harbor. City officials had promised restoration, but authorities emphasize the test nature and note St John N B is deemed less important than Halifax.

St. John N. B Halifax

Calls Wilson Weak Willie at Brockton Republican rally

Congressman Samuel Winslow of Worcester labeled President Wilson weak with the moniker Weak Willie at a Massasoit Hall gathering. He joined Governor McCall Lieutenant-Governor Coolidge and Mark Sullivan in harshly criticizing the administration amid McCall’s Plymouth county tour stops from New Bedford to Whitman Abington Rockland Hingham and Plymouth.

Brockton Willie Wilson Samuel Winslow Worcester Massasoit Hall McCall Coolidge Mark Sullivan Plymouth County New Bedford Whitman Abington Rockland Hingham Plymouth

Armenian and Syrian relief days proclaimed nationwide

President Wilson proclaims today and tomorrow Armenian and Syrian relief days with Governor McCall endorsing. Funds will be collected by subscription in churches and streets to aid refugees in Armenia and Syria.

Armenia Syria Wilson McCall Massachusetts

Russian Peace Is Imminent Warns Harvard Professor

Professor Hugo Munsterberg told Harvard students that Russia is near bankruptcy and open to a separate peace with Germany. He warned that a German Russian Japanese alliance could avert peace but trigger another global war and urged Germany and England seek understanding before any Russia-Germany peace solidifies.

Russia Germany Hugo Munsterberg Harvard Phillips Brooks House Munsterberg Austria Japan England

Kreisler Debuts New Violin Concerto With Boston Symphony

Fritz Kreisler was soloist in Symphony Hall with conductor Karl Muck as the Boston Symphony Orchestra presented a new violin concerto. Ernest Schelling composed the piece for Kreisler who performed it for the first time in Boston after its Bar Harbor piano version.

Fritz Kreisler Boston Symphony Orchestra Karl Muck Symphony Hall Boston Ernest Schelling Kreisler Bar Harbor

Violin Concerto Impresses in Boston Debut with Kreisler

The concerto earned immediate praise for piquant ideas and elegant treatment. Schelling built the slow movement on Variations from Impressions and the finale evokes a Spanish cafe scene. Mack conducts a capable Boston Symphony with Kreisler soloist, earning sustained applause. Schelling joined finale performance.

Mr. Schelling Kreisler Schelling Dr. Mack

Chausson Symphony Earns Praise For Noble Spirit

The critique notes the symphony closely mirrors Franck in melody structure and harmony yet bears Chausson's distinct grace. It lauds its nobility sincerity tenderness and idealism while lamenting the untimely death in 1899 at age 44 that cut short the composer’s career.

Chausson Franck

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