Syndicate Plans 45000 for New Schooner to Defend Trophy
A Boston syndicate aims to raise 45000 to build a new schooner designed by W Starling Burgess to defend the inter national fishing vessel trophy won by the Esperanto. Critics fear such sponsored craft undermine the authentic line of fishermen competing as professionals and could erode the genuine sporting spirit of the contests.
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Bostonians
Esperanto
W. Starling Burgess
New England
United States
Banks of Boston Earn Praise for Christmas Depositor Loans
Boston banks organizing loans to depositors of four closed trust companies will allow about a quarter of deposits to be drawn before Christmas. Loans are secured by liens on the failed banks' deposits and will earn interest, fostering public confidence and bank cooperation.
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Boston
Mpool
New York to Withdraw Endorsement of Daylight Saving
A conference of Republican leaders at the State Committee HQ signals New York will withdraw support for the federal daylight saving plan as a bill to repeal the system advances.
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New York
Republican State Committee
Legislature Set to Pass New Statute After Assembly
The article notes a statute to be introduced as soon as the Legislature convenes, quickly moved to enactment and signed by Governor Miller. It discusses nonpartisan roots, campaign impact, and quotes farmers and Miller on work hours and reforms.
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Miller
Smith
New York
Save Our Parks and the Yellowstone Dam Threat
The piece warns of dangers to national parks from water power schemes and dam projects. It notes Emerson Hough's articles, a proposed water power act provision, and bills by Congressman Rogers to exclude streams in parks. It cites Massachusetts groups opposing a Yellowstone Park dam flood affecting 8000 acres and urges Congress to protect scenic heritage.
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Emerson Hough
Saturday Evening Post
Wilson
Secretary of the Interior
Meredith
Massachusetts
Rogers
Lowell
Massachusetts Forestry Association
Smith
Yellowstone Park
Congress
Great West
Wilson and Cox Courtesies Highlight Political Spirit
Editorial lauds President Wilson for timely courtesies to the incoming administration and Governor Cox for offering to appoint Senator-elect Willis to fill the Harding term. It praises a statesmanlike, sportsmanlike tone, stressing respect for the people’s voice and appreciation for a good loser in American politics.
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Wilson
Cox
Willis
Harding
White House
Scannell and Marshall for Boston School Board
The Public School Association recommends Dr. David D. Scannell and Andrew Marshall for the Boston School Committee. The Post urges voters to elect Scannell and Marshall, praising Scannell's long service and Marshall's ability and character for public work.
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Boston School Board
Public School Association
David D. Scannell
Andrew Marshall
Scannell
Marshall
Boston School Committee
Wartime Maiming Claims Debunked by War Secretary
The piece notes that exaggerated reports of soldiers losing all four limbs in World War I were spread by pacifists. It cites the United States Secretary of War’s annual report, which states no soldier ever lost four limbs and that three-limb losses did not occur.
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United States Secretary of War
War Casualties in World War I Fact Sheet
The document notes the distribution of injuries among soldiers, with eleven losing both thighs, one losing both knees, nine losing both legs below the knee, one losing both feet, three losing one arm above the elbow and one leg at the thigh, fewer than a hundred blinded, and 644 losing one eye. It calls for understanding and warns against exaggeration.
Tariff issue delayed as Congress eyes 1922 budget
Republican leaders say no tariff revision before 1922. They plan to address the tax schedule first while acknowledging changes may be needed. President Wilson urged fostering dye and chemical industries, but main tariff questions may wait until fall as imports decline and foreign competition shifts under favorable exchange conditions.
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Congress
Wilson
United States
Main Street gains surprising bestseller status
A column notes Sinclair Lewis new novel Main Street rises high on best seller lists. It highlights Carol Kennicott and her clash with Gopher Prairie Minnesota, praising the book for real characters and balanced critique of small town life.
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Harcourt, Brace and Howe
Sinclair Lewis
Greenwich Village
Main Street
Lewis
Carol Kennicott
Gopher Prairie
Minnesota
Carol
Dunsany
Gopher Prairies
Songs of Sunshine by the Bentztown Bard
Poem fragment from 1920 by the Bentztown Bard published by Southern Press Syndicate. Theme centers on resisting temptation, self control, and moral resolve amid fear and emotional temptation.
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The
Bentztown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
These Observant Citizen and Guhwhoopus Tale
Columns mix tall tale of a battle with a Guhwhoopus on Lonesome Lake in Maine with weather notes and calendar quirks. The narrator recounts the 1911 encounter in vivid detail, then shifts to notes on Pilgrim anniversary dates, daylight changes, snow forecasts, and 1921 car registration trends.
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Mr. Newkirk
Henrietta Bern
Henrietta
John Phelps
Northfield
Lonesome Lake
Ragged Mountain
Maine
Trunk Like Snout Triggers Struggle Over Lake Perch
A witness recalls a dramatic scene at Lonesome Lake where a large animal used its trunk to lash and tie itself, cutting off the Guh whoopus’s breath. After 20 minutes the creature floated dead on the lake surface as the observer noted from its back.
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Lonesome Lake
N. N
Elizabeth Linley and Sheridan Elope and Wed in France
Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Elizabeth Linley fled Bath to marry in France after his defense against Major Mathews. The couple faced danger, a public duel, and a second public wedding. Elizabeth died at 88 after a long illness with Sheridan as devoted nurse.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Elizabeth Linley
Linleys
Bath
Elizabeth
Mr. Long
Sheridan
Major Mathews
Mathews
France
London
Linley
Post expands with Herald building purchase on Washington
The Boston Post acquires the old Herald building on Washington Street to enlarge its newspaper plant as circulation and advertising grow. The Telegram notes the Post's continued independence and fairness to all parties alongside its rising success and the companion progress of the Lowell Sunday Telegram.
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Washington
Herald
The
Post
Telegram
Professor Young and House News From Hanover College
Professor Young, after 40 years at Yale, joined Hanover College as chemistry instructor and advanced lab methods while planning a raise to 1600 dollars yearly. The first female NH legislator is Dr. Mary R. Farnum of Boscawen, a Democrat with Boston University training and Rolfe lineage. W. L. George reports New York dock experiences, customs stamping, taxi hassles, and media attention, reducing his leisure as he encounters Ellis L. Dresel.
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Donald McMillan
Dr. Peary
North Pole
Northland
Yale Club of
Boston
Pole
New England
Young
Hanover College
Ind
Yale
New Hampshire
Mary R. Farnum
Boscawen
Mary Louise Rolfe
Henry Rolfe
Newbury
Concord
Boston University
W. L. George
New York
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Women of the World
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