War plans called useless by Boston University president
Newtonville event features Dr. William E. Huntington arguing the U S needs no vast armaments while noting German dueling as a wartime symptom Judge Robert F Raymond adds that a single large naval projectile could fund four college years of study Other speakers include Dr B F Trueblood and Rev George F Smart A Peace Society reception highlights antiwar stance
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Newton
United States
Roosevelt
William E. Huntington
Boston University
The
Peace Society
George F. Lowell
Walnut Street
Newtonville
Huntington
Germany
Bismarck
Berlin
Robert F. Raymond
Uncle Sam
B. F. Trueblood
American Peace Society
George F. Smart
Emmanuel movement defended by Dr Worcester at church conference
The Rev Elwood Worcester responded to criticism of the Emmanuel movement at Emmanuel Church. He said leaders expected some backlash and that the movement remains impregnable when confined to a strictly spiritual religious plan. He contrasted Emmanuel with New Thought.
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Elwood Worcester
Emmanuel Church
Emmanuel Movement
Dr. Worcester
Dorchester Youth Puts Bullet in His Breast
Frederick L. Pike a 17 year old Dorchester resident attempted suicide in his Roxbury boarding house at 70 Dudley street He fired a revolver into his left breast and was taken to City Hospital in a dying condition Descriptions from friends say he was despondent and had troubles with his family who live at 25 Savin Hill avenue Pike long operated a newspaper store on Savin Hill avenue and was well liked
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Frederick L. Pike
Dorchester
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Savin Hill Avenue
Young Pike
Hibbard Predicts Dustless Boston
Mayor Hibbard spoke at the Allston Congregational Church outlining reforms for Boston. He touted reduced staff, higher efficiency, and lower costs across departments, including fire and street services, plus plans for a dustless city and improved tenements and health safeguards. He emphasized repurposing savings for health inspectors and municipal improvements.
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Hibbard
New York
Boston
Allston Congregational Church
Men’s Club
Noted Roman Historian Ferrero Attends Boston Reception
Guglielmo Ferrero, famed for comparing Roosevelt to Augustus and Bryan to Catiline, drew about 150 attendees at a New England Women’s Press Association reception at the Hotel Vendome. Notables included Vice-Consul Franceschini, Count Guidi, Huntington, Fay, and Nathan Haskell Cole.
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Guglielmo Ferrero
Roosevelt
Augustus
Colonel Bryan
Catiline
Lowell Institute
Hotel Vendome
New England Women’s Press Association
Guild
Eben
Mr. Ferrero
Franceschini
Count Orlandini Guidi
H. A. Badaracco
Guiseppe Marcucci
Ferrero
Nixon Waterman
Charles Follen Adams
Huntington
Boston University
Darius Cobb
Charles E. Fay
Tufts
Henry W. Chapin
Dorchester Man Fined for Evading Car Fare
Henry M. Jarrett of Dorchester was fined $5 by Judge Churchill in Dorchester District Court yesterday for evading a car fare on a South Boston Field's Corner car.
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Henry M. Jarrett
Dorchester
Churchill
Boston- Field
Peabody Foresees Peace Bond From Educational Exchange
Harvard historian Francis G. Peabody told the Twentieth Century Club that student and professor exchanges among France Germany and the United States could render international warfare impracticable or ridiculous. Berlin and Harvard professor Eugen Kahnemann echoed the idea. Judge Marvel of Strasburg urged international law, and Harvard’s Cosmopolitan Club explained its aims with president C T Yeh of Japan.
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France
Germany
United States
Francis G. Peabody
History of Religion
Harvard
Berlin
Twentieth Century Club
Peabody
Eugen Kahnemann
Kahnemann
Wilhelm
Marvel
Strasburg
Harvard Law School
Cosmopolitan Club
C. T. Yeh
Japan
Martyr to Love of Duty Charles H Mansfield Dies at 42
Charles H Mansfield, a renowned Waltham reporter for the Waltham Free Press Tribune and other outlets, died at 42 after a strenuous election returns assignment. He remained at his post through a long day and night, triggering muscular rheumatism and heart trouble. His funeral is planned for Friday afternoon.
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Charles H. Mansfield
Waltham
Mansfield
Waltham Free Press Tribune
Boston Post
Transcript and Journal
Associated Press
New York Herald
The Perfect Woman Is Not a Fat One
An article notes doctors and artists promoting a 26 pounds per foot standard for ideal female weight and warns against excess fat. It recommends a home remedy with Marmola Cascara Aromatic and peppermint water claimed to melt seven pounds weekly without exercise or dieting.
Defects in Bank Methods At National Monetary Hearing
Washington officials and American Bankers Association members pushed for banking law reforms to allow the comptroller to address minor infractions without closing banks. L. O. Murray requested a new law to prevent stockholder distress and community harm, with a draft bill expected after bankers’ input. The American Bankers legislative group and bank presidents attended the hearing.
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Washington
National Monetary Commission
Treasury Department
American Bankers’ Association
L. O. Murray
Murray
Commission
The
American Bankers’ Committee
Arthur Reynolds
Des Moines
E. F. Swinney
Kansas City
J. A. McCord
Atlanta, Ga
John L. Hamilton
Hoopestown
Ill
W. W. Cox
W. H. Porter
Chemical National Bank of New York
Thomas P. Beal
Second National Bank of Boston
Ernest A. Hamill
Corn Exchaneg National Bank of Chicago
Liberals Suffer Another Defeat in Bye election
In Chelmsford England on December 2 Captain Pretyman Conservative won the Middlesex division by 6152 votes over Liberal candidate A H Dence who polled 3587 in the parliamentary bye election.
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Chelmsford
Eng
House of Commons
Pretyman
Middlesex
A. H. Dence
Dence
Intruder Locked in Closet for 80 Hours
Mrs. Porter White Jr of 4216 West Westminster Place in St. Louis locked doors believing burglars were nearby. Her action unintentionally trapped an intruder inside a closet, and a policeman freed him after 80 hours.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Porter White, Jr
Westminster Place
Dreaded insanity due to kidney disorders diagnosis and remedy
Gaut the German specialist claims seven tenths of feeble minded and insane individuals suffer kidney disease. Symptoms include nervousness exhaustion melancholia back and head pain and urinary issues. He advises a simple home tonic using Buchu Balmwort and Sarsaparilla with water and meals.
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