Battleships North Dakota Delaware Approved by Naval Conference
The Newport conference last summer approved the plans for the dreadnought type ships North Dakota and Delaware. An order revoked a ban on officers discussing conference work. The resolution stated the design is excellent after review of guns and related features.
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Washington, D. C
North Dakota
Delaware
Naval Conference
Newport
R. I
Navy Department
Tufts Freshman Medical Elect Class Officers
At a Tufts College Medical School freshman class meeting officers were elected. President H. L. F. Locke of Hudson, secretary Miss M. F. Monaghan of Waltham, vice president J. H. T. Sweet Jr. of Hartford, treasurer J. B. Reynolds of Manchester. The entering class totals 120 students.
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Tufts College Medical School
H. L. F. Locke
Hudson
M. F. Monaghan
Waltham
J. H. T. Sweet, Jr
Hartford
ASHAMED OF SPANISH WAR DECLARES CHICAGO EDUCATOR
Dr. George E. Vincent of Chicago University told the Middlesex Teachers Association at Tremont Temple that the public is ashamed of the Spanish war. He likened group influence to smashing an egg shell with a locomotive and questioned where the heroes have gone. Dr. A. E. Winship urged pensions for teachers.
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George E. Vincent
Chicago University
Middlesex Teachers’ Association
Tremont Temple
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
A. E. Winship
The
Journal of Education
Fated to be Blind Boy Ends His Life in Brooklyn
Charles Smith, unable to obtain an education due to defective sight and discouraged by a life of toil, ended his life at 297 Bridge street in Brooklyn. The coroner was notified and the case was investigated as a possible suicide.
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New York
Charles Smith
Bridge Street
Brooklyn
Postal jobs surge in New England as applications soar
Edward E. Stebbins reports a sharp rise in post office job applicants in New England. This year 4344 applicants compare with 2800 last year, led by Boston with 2342 applications, the most in local history, driven by a $200 raise for postal carriers and widespread unemployment.
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New England
Edward E. Stebbins
Civil Service Commission
Boston Postoffice
Mother Seeks Returning Custody for 12-Year-Old Leela
Divorce Court heard a petition by Minnie B. Wright to modify a 1903 decree and regain custody of her 12-year-old daughter Leela, now living with Frank G. Wright’s parents in Randolph, VI. Witnesses from Randolph testified on upbringing conditions while the respondent argued the home’s accommodations justified removal.
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Minnie B. Wright
Dartmouth Street
Frank G. Wright
Leela
Randolph, VI
Randolph
No Question of Income Guides Mann’s Washington Bishopric Refusal
Dr. Alexander Mann of Trinity Church said his decision to decline the Washington bishopric was not about money. He stated the call did not hinge on financial considerations and cited other reasons for remaining in his current city.
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Washington
Alexander Mann
Trinity Church
Satterlee
Court Street
Gale & Kent
Boston
Gale
Mr. Kent
Gale & Kent’s
Gale & & Kent’s
No. 96
Stray Postal Sparks Brookline Romance
An innocent stray postal card sent by Mrs. Dorothy Hurlbut to a friend reveals a courtship with Pierce L. Fish, a Brookline yachtsman. The Chicago social leader and the Brookline club man reportedly planned marriage next February after a chance meeting at a Quincy yacht club.
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Dorothy Hurlbut
Pierce L. Fish
Brookline
Quincy
Mr. Fish
Dot” Hurlbut
Fish
Dorothy
Chicago
Parade Causes Daytime Car Route Shifts in Boston Area
Boston streetcars and routes in Brookline Cambridge Newton and Waltham will be disrupted tomorrow from 11 30 a m to 6 30 p m due to a Catholic centenary parade. Several lines rerouted to Hanover and Court streets with several lines discontinued or shortened and connections shifted at Coolidge’s Corner and Rose Kennedy era entries.
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Brookline
Cambridge
Newton and
Waltham
Commonwealth Avenue
Beacon Street
Harvard Bridge
Charles Street
Cambridge Park Street Subway
Cambridge- Charles Street
Hanover
Court Streets
Beacon Street- Reservoir
Coolidge’s Corner
Reservoir
Boston
Brookline Village
Harvard Street
Auburndale
Cambridge Cottage Farm
Essex Street
Lake Street
Watertown
Hanover Street
Roxbury
Dudley Street
Widow Celia Hurley Makes Suicide Attempt in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on October 30 widow Celia Hurley, under severe mental strain, leapt from a dock into the river at Pickering street. River fisherman Charles Clark rescued the woman as she disappeared.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Celia Hurley
Pickering Street
Charles Clark
Probing Fire at Salisbury Beach Hears Testimony
Officer Rice of the State police led a private hearing in the second district court at Amesbury as witnesses gave startling testimony in the Salisbury Beach fire case. Authorities expect arrests soon while spring rebuilding plans are anticipated.
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Amesbury
Rice
State Police
Salisbury Beach
Second District Court
Bond swindle suspect Edward Devine held in Chicago case
A Boston bonds case links Edward C. Devine to alleged three major bond swindles netting about $90,000 over seven years. Devine is jailed in Chicago with Foster H. Hooper and Howard L. Browning on charges of procuring money by confidence game while using aliases Richard F. Parker and Norman H. Poor. A Boston firm owner A B Turner cannot positively identify Devine and travels to Chicago to assist in proceedings.
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A. B. Turner
Chicago
Edward C. Devine
Mr. Turner
Boston
Foster H. Hooper
First National Bank
Howard L. Browning
Devine
Richard F. Parker
Norman H. Poor
Turner
Suffolk Grand Jury
Parker
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B. Leeder
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Cameron
Tufts
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MORSS
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Dr. Vincent
Natal
Hargedon & Lynch
Globe Theatre
Blackstone
Mann
Stray
Brookline Man
Gale & Kent's
By Melvin Williams
Salisbury
Hunyadi
Janos
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