Poincare to Lay Stone for Lafayette Arrival Monument
Paris Aug 6 President Poincare on Rep 6 will lay the first stone of the monument commemorating the arrival of American troops in France. The site at Pointe de Grave near Bordeaux marks Lafayette's 1777 voyage. Clemenceau Wallace Polk Foch and Pershing slated to attend the ceremony.
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Servants Denounce Demand for Higher Wages
Miss Ann Frazier of Aurora calls servant girls overpaid and frivolous and says they should accept four dollars a week with inexpensive gingham dresses and stockings. She notes her lodging and board costs her employer many dollars weekly.
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Aurora, Ill
Ann Frazier
Aurora
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Critique of Working Women Fashion and Spending
A speaker condemns how employed women in factories and homes spend freely on clothing. She argues wasteful habits raise household costs and that many workers provide poorer service for high pay. She cites silk stockings and voile waists as symbols of fashionable excess and urges durable fabrics and affordable essentials.
Boston’s oldest active suffragist turns 98 this November
Mrs. Judith Winsor Smith known as Boston’s oldest active suffragist will be 98 in November and hopes to cast her first vote this year. She has spent over fifty years in the suffrage movement, associating with Julia Ward Howe and other pioneers, and remains active despite age. She cites club membership as key to broadening women’s outlook and urges young women to join.
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Judith Winsor Smith
Boston
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Ballet
Julia Ward Howe
Alice Stone Blackwell
Mary A. Livermore
New England
Woman’s Journal
Brant Rock
Lewis McLaughlin
Duxbury
Hathaway
Plymouth County
War veterans honored at Boston newsboy banquet
A testimonial banquet was given to three Boston newsboys by their association at the Hotel Westminster. Honorees were Harry Ginsberg Morris Cutler and Honey Mannevitch, the first to enlist and the last to return after the armistice. Councillor Ford gave a gold purse to Ginsburg praised heroism. speakers included Captain Daniel Canty and Lt B Finkelstein.
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Councillor Ford
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Pershing
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Association
Lowell Favors Early Ratification of Peace Treaty
Dr. A. L. Lowell president of Harvard University Vance McCormick and Oscar Straus met with President Wilson at the White House and urged swift ratification of the peace treaty as a remedy for unrest and disturbed world conditions.
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A. L. Lowell
Harvard University
Vance McCormick
Oscar Straus
White House
Wilson
Condensed Novels for Summer Reading by Grozier
A breezy collection summary notes One Hundred Condensed Novels by Alice G. Grozier. It promotes reading during vacation and suggests following the Posts for more condensations. The tone is breezy and clever, inviting readers of all ages to enjoy compact classics.
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Alice G. Grozier
Stevenson as a steady, radiant conversational force
Biographers describe Stevenson as a warm, influential presence with penetrating eyes and courteous gestures, guiding others to reveal their strengths. He is praised for duty, selfless service, and fearless advocacy in Ireland and Samoa, yet his true nature remains that of a poet with a vivid, entrancing imagination.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Henley
Colvin
Hermnar
Ireland
Samoa
Barrie
Scotland
South Seas
Treasure Island Narration of Long John Silver Plot and Mutiny
The narrator recalls the Admiral Benbow inn, Bill Bones, the black spot, and the packet revealing Flint's treasure map. We sail on the Hispaniola with Long John Silver aboard, suspecting a mutiny as the crew, led by Silver and known shipmates, plots to seize the treasure. We anchor at Captain Kidd's, confront betrayal, and face a perilous voyage toward discovery.
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Doctor Livesey
Flint
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Bill Bones
Old Flint
Bristol
Hawkins
England
Livesey
Jim
Long John Silver
Hispaniola
Smollet
Dahane
Long John
John Silver
John Flint
Treasure Hunt on Hispaniola Ends With Return Home
The narrative recounts a mutiny on the Hispaniola, stealthy shore leave, Ben Gunn's reunion with the crew, and Gunn’s treasure discovery hidden in a cave. The chart is traded, Hands and the coxswain die in standoff, and the ship is cargoed with seven hundred thousand pounds before reaching a Mexican port. The tale closes with a note on Winston Churchill’s The Crisis.
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Ben Gunn
Israel Hands
Hispaniola
Hands
Silver
Flint
Mexican
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Dominions
Boston
Mass
Condensed Novels Series to Be Published This Fall
The One Hundred Condensed Novels will appear in book form early this fall. A full announcement with size price and publication date will be offered in the Boston Post later. Readers may order in advance by writing to the Condensed Novel Editor Post Boston Mass.
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Mass
Pacific Fleet Near San Diego Rendezvous Off Mexican Coast
The Pacific fleet under Admiral Hugh Rodman is assembling today at a rendezvous off the Mexican coast about 17 miles south of San Diego California.
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San Diego
Cal
Pacific Fleet
Hugh Rodman
Mexican Coast
Is Charles town Being Neglected Debate Proposed
Streets playgrounds bathhouses and garbage collecting agencies are neglected and a debate is challenged with the Mayor over the proposition Is Charles town Being Neglected asking residents to weigh in on municipal attention.
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Charlestown
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