Two New United States Predicted After War Says Hillis
Rev Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn spoke to the Woman's Baptist Social Union in Ford Hall predicting a postwar world with several United States. He named the United States of America the seven United States of the Balkans and the United States of Great Britain. He foresaw including Canadian cities in a British parliamentary framework and argued Britain would not lose its colonies.
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United States
Newell Dwight Hillis
D. D
Brooklyn
Woman’s Baptist Social Union
Ford Hall
United States of America
Balkans
United States of Great Britain
Hillis
Columbia
Montreal
Great Britain
Germany
Danderine Promises Quick Hair Growth and Shine
An advertisement touts Knowlton’s Danderine as the easy inexpensive way to fuller softer hair. It claims results in ten minutes with gloss and no dandruff and promises new hair growth after about two weeks and lasting benefits.
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Knowlton
Strikers Meet Officials in Bay State Street Railway Dispute
The State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration will hear representatives from both sides at 10 AM in Boston to seek a settlement of the Woburn division strike. James M. Swift for the company and James H. Vahey for the men will argue reinstatement for Conductor John J. Martin as officials attend.
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Woburn Division
Bay State Street Railway Company
State House
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
James M. Swift
James H. Vahey
John J. Martin
Carmen’s
Howland
P. J. O’brien
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
Woburn
State Board
Man Loses Leg in Train Accident at South Station
Thomas F Morley aged 41 of 191 Winthrop Street fell while attempting to board a moving train at South Station. A wheel passed over his right leg, severing it below the knee. He was taken to the Relief Hospital.
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South Station
Thomas F. Morley
Winthrop Street
Relief Hospital
U-Boat Decision Delayed by Wilson and Cabinet
President Wilson and the Cabinet postponed anew today the course the United States would take in the submarine controversy with Germany. The delay follows continued debate over how to respond to the U boat threat and German actions in the Atlantic.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Germany
Germany Denial of Sussex Sinkage Hinders US Action
The Berlin foreign office offers no official notice about the Sussex incident, though alleged torpedo damage endangered American lives. Evidence via cable is arriving. President and Secretary Lansing await mail reports next week. Administrations circles fear Germany’s denial complicates pursuing action. Senator James H. Lewis echoed that view at the State Department.
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Berlin
Sussex
Lansing
Germany
James H. Lewis
State Department
United States
Pastor Proposes Peace Plan Debate Sparks Arbitration View
More than 600 Melrose residents attended a League to Enforce Peace meeting at Memorial Hall with Mayor Adams presiding. Former Lt Governor Luce and Harvard’s Dr. Wilson spoke. Rev Henry M Tinkham challenged the League arguing peace must be achieved by arbitration not force.
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Melrose
League
Memorial Hall
Charles H. Adams
Luce
Somerville
George H. Wilson
Harvard
Henry M. Tinkham
Melrose Universalist Church
Resinol Promises Quick Relief for Eczema and Itching
Advertises Resinol ointment and Resinol Soap as effective for eczema ringworm pimples and itching. Cites physician endorsements and claims rapid relief and healing. Also notes free trial offer from Dept 2 L Resinol Baltimore Md.
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Dept. 2-L
Resinol
Baltimore
Leyden Lecture Cancelled in Haverhill Hall
In Haverhill on April 4 a large white placard replaced the announced talk at City Hall. The sign declared bluntly that Leyden will not speak in this hall tonight, with the original notice torn and battered beneath it.
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Haverhill
Haverhill City Hall
Leyden
Rioting Fears Surround City Hall After Anti Catholic Lecture
After last night’s riot around the City Hall in Somerville anti Catholic lecturer Thomas E. Leyden fled the city. A recall petition against Mayor Albert L. Bartlett circulated with many signatures amid threats and guarded homes for Wales Atkinson Cook Hoyt Stickney. Extra police patrolled streets as a 200 person crowd dispersed in rain and chill.
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Thomas E. Leyden
Somerville
Hame
Leyden
Clarence Howland
Herbert E. Wales
Brockton Avenue
Wales
City Hall
Robert Atkinson
Bradford
Alderman Cook
Alderman Hoyt
Lawrence
Lady Bountiful Angers Gang in Comic Page Preview
A lighthearted Sunday Post panel shows Lady Bountiful misreading street life and drawing mock ire from local gang members. The scene riffs on class contrasts with humor and cartoon exaggeration.
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Lady Bountiful
Cadomene Tablets Promote Restored Health and Vitality
Three grain Cadomene Tablets gain favor for rejuvenating action once prescribed by a noted physician. The formula, offered in tablet form for home use, targets overwork fatigue nervousness insomnia and related symptoms with trusted results sold in sealed tubes at pharmacies.
East Boston Protest Demands Public Service Action
Senator John Beck urged residents to lodge grievances with the Public Service Commission rather than the Elevated management. At a meeting in East Boston High School about 800 attended to demand better streetcar service and called for a five member committee to petition for a district superintendent for East Boston. Leaders included James A. Burns and John Harrington, with speakers Beck and local legislators criticizing the Boston Elevated Railway Company and PSC oversight.
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Elevated
Public Service Commission
John FE. Beck
East Boston
East Boston High School
Jeremiah O’leary
Boston Elevated Railway Company
East
Boston
James A. Burns
East Boston Improvement Association
John Harrington
Fitton Council
Knights of Columbus
Senator Beck
Kearney
Mannassah Bradley
Edward S. Kelley
Thomas J. Giblin
William C. F. Healey
Thomas Niland
Henry Richardson
George F. Fiske
St. Anthony’s Church
Orient Heights
John 3B. O’brien
Orient Heights Improvement Association
Arthur H. Stout
East Boston Catholic Literary Association
Paul Blanshard
Maverick Congregation Church
Central Square
Beck
The
Cambridge
East Boston Elevated Service Targeted for PSC Investigation
On motion by Representative John J. Kearney of East Boston a committee of five will visit the Public Service Commission to petition an investigation into the Elevated service in East Boston. The goal is to improve quality and adequacy for riders.
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John J. Kearney
East Boston
Public Service Commission
Wild Bullet Kills Nurse in Sussex Village
A rifle bullet pierced the wall of a house in Sussex New Brunswick and killed nurse Mrs. George Cook while tending a patient. A coroner's inquest was ordered and a military inquiry may follow to determine if a on duty guard fired the shot. The 50 year old widow was about to give medicine to Mrs. Arnold when she died. a bullet hole was found in the wall.
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Sussex
N. B
George Cook
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