Supt of Schools Thompson Dead After Illness
The death of Superintendent Thompson followed a last Tuesday night illness from an acute intestinal condition possibly ptomaine poisoning. Born 1874 in Batesville Ark he rose from North Walpole and Lawrence teaching posts to become Boston superintendent in 1918. He led war efforts in schools during WWI, authored Commercial Education in Public Secondary Schools, and held multiple civic roles.
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Thompson
Columbia University
Birch Island
Maine
Batesville
Ark
New England
William Thompson
St. Anselm's College
Manchester
N. H
North Walpole
Lawrence
Blanche Pitman Wingate
Harvard Teachers Association
Harvard
Mason Street
Michael H. Sullivan
Finance Commission
Sullivan
End of an Era for Boston Schools Thompson Remembered as Visionary Leader
A Boston tribute recalls Frank V. Thompson superintendent of schools as a liberal educator with a democracy rooted philosophy. Leaders Charles OConnor Mary Mellyn Jeremiah Burke Payson Smith and others praise his unifying push for a modern, just and forward looking system and mourn his sudden death.
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Richard J. Lane
Boston School Committee
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
Boston
Krementz Collar Buttons and Jewelry Highlighted
Advertised Krementz collar buttons and loose links priced from 25 cents to 3 50, soft collar pins and evening jewelry sold in better shops. The copy touts Krementz as a mark of quality worn by prosperous men at dress and evening events.
Piano raid uncovers gallon hooch hidden inside
Wall Street flat raid found a gallon of hooch inside a piano after officers searched four times without success. Liquor Detective Leonard played a lullaby on the instrument to suggest the hidden cache, while the family claimed no knowledge of its presence. they will present the case to a judge for determination.
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Wall Street
Leonard
Traffic Policeman Injured by Auto in Jamaica Bay
Patrolman Caulfield of Jamaica Plain on traffic duty on Perkins street was knocked down by an automobile and sustained a fracture to his right leg. The car was driven by James Sullivan of Chelsea and he brought Caulfield to the station before his removal to City Hospital.
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Caulfield
Jamaica Plain
Perkins Street
Jamaica Bay
James L. Sullivan
Laurel Street
Chelsea
Sullivan
City Hospital
Four WWI unknown soldiers brought to Chalons for Arlington burial
Four unidentified American World War I soldiers from Romagne Triancourt Bony and Belleau Wood cemeteries were brought to Chalons sur Marne City Hall for a simple Arlington burial ceremony. Sergeant Edward S Younger was chosen to select the body for interment and will be among six pallbearers for the trip to Havre. The remaining three bodies will be re interred at Romagne Cemetery tomorrow afternoon.
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Chalons - Sur - Marne
France
Associated Press
America
Arlington
Romagne
Triancourt
Bony
Belleau Wood
Edward S. Younger
Fiftieth Infantry
R. D. Harbold
American Graves Registration Service
Younger
Havre
Freight Handlers Refuse to Strike Amid Union Split
Clerks vote against a strike aligning with other standard unions. Telegraphers and signalmen wavering, with big four brotherhoods set to act individually. Officials cite harmony but acknowledge vigorous debate and reluctance to disrupt work. The move echoes Federated Shop Crafts stance that this is not the time to strike.
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Big Four Brotherhoods
Big Four
Federated Shop Crafts
Stone's Statement Blames Strike On Rail Leaders and Labor Board
Stone and the Big Five railroad chiefs pledge to appear before the Railroad Labor Board in Chicago while holding carriers and the board responsible if a nationwide strike proceeds. The chiefs say they seek a solution and warn that wage cuts and erosion of service conditions may force employees to exercise their rights to retire.
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Cleveland
Bytate Associated Press
United States Railroad Labor Board
Big Five” Brotherhood
Chicago
Warren S. Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Labor Board
Railroad Labor Board
Free Accounting Courses Open at Harvard This Year
Under the State of Education, Harvard offers free courses in accounting open to the public. Elementary class meets tomorrow at 7 in Lever Hall plus a more advanced class Thursday. Registration costs one dollar and texts if used.
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State of Education
Harvard
Lever Hall
Harvard Yard
Elsie set to race Bluenose with split foremast
Gloucester schooner Elsie faces the Bluenose in the 1921 international fishermen's race despite a split foremast. Captain Marty Welch and his Yankee crew have rebuilt parts, shifted ballast, and vow to push to the limit in tomorrow's race, weather permitting the gale and rough seas.
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Herbert L. Baldwin
Halifax
N. S
Elsie
Gloucester
America
Marty Welch
Hmit
Canada
Marty
Welch
Captain Marty
Esperanto
Chebucto Head
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Church of Our
Lady of Presentation
Washington Hill
Brighton
Arkansas
South Boston High School
High School of Commerce
United States
Public Safety
Boston City Club
Puddingstone Club
Council of National Defence
Massachusetts Committee On Public Safety
Red Cross
Utes
Charles
O’connor
Frank V. Thompson
Frank Thompson
Mary C. Mellyn
Jeremiah E. Burke
Payson Smith
Massachusetts
Gallon OF Hooch
Shepard Stores
Caer Eee
Dresden
Janey Broontes
Winter Street
First Fleet
Chalons
Stone
Carriers and Labor Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pelley
Boston & Suburban Milk Dealers’ Assn
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