Sunday Services and Local Meeting Notes at South Acton
Reverend Luther Morris leads Sunday worship at 10 30 and Sunday School and Men's Forum at 11 45. P C A meeting at 6 15 with Mor rie showing Wales postcards via stereopticon. Y M C A and Ladies Circle events noted. a recent fair drew strong attendance with piano, songs, and a humorous farce.
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Luther Morris
P. C
Morrie
Wales
Y. Rc
Winona Hayden
Nims
Mc Tver
Hi Methodist
Gertrude Tuttle
Sudbury Man Elbridge Whiting Initiated at Amherst Delta Upsilon
Elbridge C. Whiting of Sudbury was initiated into the Delta Upsilon fraternity at Amherst Mass as alumni return for the end of week initiations. The Amherst system emphasizes democracy and college aid while most students belong to fraternities and several new houses have been built in recent years at considerable cost.
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Elbridge Whiting
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Amherst
Mass
Army
Navy
Elbridge C. Whiting
South Sudbury
Delta Ujsilon
Bedford Women’s Christian Temperance Meeting Reports Gains
The Bedford Women’s Christian Temperance group met with seven members present and discussed sending comfort bars to the Seamen’s Friends Society in Boston. A delegate reported on the Brockton State convention and Massachusetts statewide gains, with Bedford reaching the honor roll for new members.
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Women’s Christian ‘Temperanesation
Sunday Guests and Local Moves Highlight Concord Junction
Miss Mildred Gerrity guests in Lincoln. Miss Ruth Ingalls visits Provincetown. Mrs W A Roddy hosts. Bert Wilkinson visits Camn Devens and Benj Piper. Mrs Margaret Marshall and Minnie host in Waltham. Miss Helen Loring returns from Howard RI visit. James Christian family moves from Elmet to Commonwealth Ave. Miss Mary Lawler suffers fractured wrist after tripping on a broken post on Church St during church Sunday.
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Mildred Gerrity
Lincoln
Ruth Ingalls
Provincetown
W. A. Roddy
Bert Wilkinson
Camn Devens
Ayer
Benj. Piper
Margaret Marshall
Minnie
Waltham
John Collins
Helen Loring
Natalie Chapman
Howard
James Christian
Elmet
Commonwealth Ave
W. S. Leland
Mary Lawler
Church St
Churen
Miss Thelma McCregor Celebrates 19th Birthday
Miss Thelma McCregor celebrated her nineteenth birthday on Thursday with guests Miss Grace Maley of Maynard Irma Durkee and Lillian and Ethel Spinney of West Acton. A social fol ly time followed with refreshments served.
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Thelma McCregor
Grace Maley
Maynard
Irma Durkee
Lillian
Ethel Spinney
James Grant Hurt in Horse Cart Accident at Whitney Coal
Concord reports James Grant sustained an injury to his ankle when a horse startled while backing into a yard near Franklin Prepotts as he prepared to ride. The extent of the damage to the ankle is not yet known.
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James Grant
Whitney Coal Am! Grain Co Te
Franklin Preepott
Mr. Grant
Contorted Texts on Profit and Deception in Early Speech
Fragmented excerpt discusses perversion of the word profit in a linguistic and moral critique. It references Sanskrit roots and dubious merchants, noting deceptive practices in food trade and rent systems. The passage hints at scholarly disputes and social governance surrounding honest speech and commerce.
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Treland
Odd cryptic line hints at a secret operation
The fragmentary text suggests a puzzled note about a hidden plan or activity. It mentions a closed door and an oper secret, leaving the reader seeking clarification on a mystery involving Potedy Sewd and a vestido.
Gallipolis grocer vs rat in pantless duel becomes local lore
The tale, recounted by the Gallipolis Journal and tied to Carlton Stone, charts a comical encounter with a rat in his shop. Stone reacts with a rapid counterattack, ending pantless but triumphant as onlookers declare the scene a quirky civic moment.
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Ohio State Journal
Gallipolis Journal
Carlton Stone
Gallipolis
Eli Neter
Gunn
Mr. Stone
Searecely
Ohio
Mystery British naval officer earns top honors for U boat work
A correspondent notes Gordon Campbell, dubbed the mystery man of the British navy, has been awarded the D S O and V C with five silver bars. Official gazette silence persists though his name and honors circulate. He is said to be engaged in U boat trapping and reputedly fearless and exceptionally clever in his methods. A Navy man recalls a cruise where one third of his crew struck and the rest refused to sail with anyone else.
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Gordon Campbell
Vv. C
Germans Near City of Venice Hold Fast Front
Reports say German forces near Venice maintain a firm stand as defenders under Diaz launch counter thrusts to free captured comrades. No major operations on other fronts. Italian and Austro German actions concentrate along Piave and Po fronts with Venice fortifications prepared for shelling.
Second American detachments return from French trenches
In France the second American detachments have returned to billets after a secret relief. The third battalions occupy the first line following a starry night raid. One company that bore the main burden of the road to the trenches is among the returning troops. German shells were heavy at first but the American batteries answered vigorously. Active patrolling occurs in No Man's Land with no clashes reported between patrols.
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France
Nove Vie
No Man's Land
American French Troops Forge Warm Fraternity in France
Washington reports growing fraternization between American and French troops in France. Soldiers walk in mixed groups during leisure, with French privates beside big American soldiers, sharing laughs as they try to understand each other. Local villages housing the forces show daily scenes of friendship and mutual respect, seen as priceless military value by officers.
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Washington
France
Engineer Corps Expands to 95,000 Men for Expeditionary Forces
Washington reports the engineer corps has grown from 2100 men on March 1 to 95,000 as the national army and guard balance and meet expeditionary requirements in France. The expansion reflects strategic buildup for Allied operations.
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Engineer Corps
Washington
National Army
National Guard
France
Federal raid arrests 50 at I W W meeting in Omaha
Federal officers raided a gathering of Industrial Workers of the World in Omaha on November 14 arresting fifty delegates. The group claimed to represent North and South Dakota Minnesota and Nebraska.
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Omaha
Industrial Workers of the World
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Monument Erected Over Mrs Woodrow Wilson’s Grave in Rome
In Rome Georgia on November 14 a monument was placed over the grave of the late Mrs Woodrow Wilson at Myrtle Hill cemetery with simple ceremonies. Floral tributes from women and children of Rome covered the grave.
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Rome
Woodrow Wilson
Myrtle Hill Cemetery
Treasury Extends 310 Million Loan to France
Washington reports a loan of 310 million dollars to France completed yesterday by the treasury. This increases France credits to 1.18 billion dollars and pushes total allied loans to about 3.8764 billion dollars.
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Washington
France
Treasury
Chief of American Habits The Telephone’s Rise in 1916
A 1916 view notes nearly 20 million daily Bell calls, equating to about 100 per person yearly. The piece argues the telephone reshapes manners and social life, eliminating solitude and pressuring even prominent figures to stay constantly reachable.
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Bell Telephone System
New York Tribune
Very Hard to Pronounce In St Nicholas Mary R Parkman
A fragment tells of Edward Livingston Trudeau in his Paris childhood at Lycee Bonaparte and Tuilleries fountains. He remained American in spirit while classmates and Paris upbringing produced fond memories of home. Returning to New York at eighteen he spoke fractured English yet felt deeply American.
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St. Nicholas
Mary R. Parkman
Meward Livingston Trudeau
France
Tuilleries
Lycee Bonaparte
Paris
Hfe Yound
New York
Edward
New Test May Prove Death Quickly, Says Chicago Professor
A Chicago University physiology professor reports a test from the Lancet to confirm death by crushing a muscle and comparing the carbonic acid released in crushed versus uncrushed tissue. If alive, the crushed piece emits more gas due to stimulation, enabling death confirmation within minutes to two hours after death. This method supports existing tests and helps settle doubts about tissue death after general death.
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Chicago University
In Limelight Flanders Through Crusades and Burgundian Rule
The history describes Flanders rising to prominence through wars and crusades, its transfer to the dukes of Burgundy by marriage, and the daring actions of Counts like Robert II known as The Sword of Christendom for his role in the first crusade.
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Flanders
Dukes of
Burgundy
Robert II
Christendom
Salt Superstitions Across Ages and Cultures
The article traces salt's role in rites from ancient Itoly Writ and Mosaic law to baptism customs. It notes salt as a ceremonial seasoning in offerings and mentions practices like placing salt in a child’s mouth at baptism and tossing salt into holy water to ward off evil.
Rube Marquard Sets and Pursues Baseball Records
The pitcher Rube Marquard, famed for long games and streaks, eyes the 14 inning mark set by Jack Coombs after tying Thin Keefe with 19 straight wins in 1912. He pitched the 21 inning victory over Pittsburgh in Ebbetts Field, helped New York to a 1912 World Series win, then saw a decline after 1914 including a no hit game before a midseason sale to Toronto.
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Rube Marquard
Jack Coombs
Rube
Oany
Thin Keefe
Pittsburgh
Marquard
Brooklyn
Ebberts ‘Field
Pittsburg
New York
Red Sox
Dlory
Piaces
Toronto
Wagner Reflects On Brief Manuter Engagement
Christie Mathewson recalls Honus Wagner during a short managerial stint with the Pirates. Wagner moved to the first-line coaching area and, when asked whom to warm up in the bullpen, nonchalantly replied that anyone could be sent, insisting he did not care who warmed up as the game began.
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Honus Warner
Christy Mathewson
Pirates
Hans
Wagner
Cornell Michigan Football To Play At Ann Arbor
The Cornell versus Michigan football game, set for November 10 in Ann Arbor, will be staged this fall after earlier doubts due to wartime unrest. Secretary Baker’s support for college athletics helped reignite interest, with Michigan rejoining the Western Conference and Cornell taking a firm stand for the sport.
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Cornell
Michigan
Baker
Harvard
Yale
Ann Arbor
Athletic ‘Board
Unearth Another Iron Man On Cleveland Sand Lots
Mike Casper, fourteen, starred for Train Street in the city playgrounds championship. He pitched and won three games in a day beating Lincolns 24 to 1 Fairviews 6 to 5 and Broadways 4 to 0. The next day his team won 5 to 4 in ten innings against the Putnams.
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Tron
Joe McGinnity
Louis Durham
Cleveland
Hfe
Mike Casper
Train Street
City
Mike
Lincolns
Fairviews
Broadways
Putnams
Chief Bender Returns To Winning Form In Phillies Victory Run
One of baseballs great surprises is Chief Charles Benders return to winning form. The Indian was expected to be finished as a pitcher when Pat Moran signed him for the Phillies, but Morans judgment proved sound as Bender is projected to rack up multiple wins for the club.
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Charles Bender
Pat Moran
Phillies
Pat
Admit Scots to Camp Jina Scott Weta
A brief notice lists Jina Scott and Weta inviting Scots to join a camp with four pitchers mentioned and a jotnea note indicating participation details.
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Jina Scott
Weta
Jotnea
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