New Canal as Defence of Pacific and Navy Shortfalls
Secretary of the Navy Daniels told the naval committee there were no Pacific dreadnoughts and the Oregon was the only battleship there over 20 years old. He warned the Pacific coast defences were not adequate for war. Also reports mention Mrs. Frederick M. Smith responding to succession as head of the Reorganized Church after Joseph Smith's death.
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Washington
Daniels
Naval Committee On Defence
Pacific
Stephens
California
Oregon
Frederick M. Smith
The
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints
Worcester
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Joseph Smith
Reorganized
Mormon Faith
Independence
Navy secretary cites Panama Canal to speed Pacific fleet
The secretary says building the Panama Canal allows rapid dispatch of war vessels to the Pacific, noting a fleet could reach the Pacific in about 18 days, raising the navy's value and prompting questions about vulnerability to enemy blows before Atlantic ships can arrive.
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Mr. Stephens
Pacific
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Mrs Smith Discusses Husband's Aims Amid Funeral Absence
In his absence at his father's funeral, Mrs. Smith speaks to a Post reporter about her husband and her own rise in sociology and political economy studies. She asserts traditional roles for wives and emphasizes homemaking, motherhood, and supporting her husband.
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Smith
Father John’s Medicine: Keeps Children Well and Strong
An ad promotes Father John’s Medicine as a tonic for children, claiming to keep them healthy and strong. It emphasizes vitality and growth through a product marketed for family use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Harvard Graduates Honor Crimson Football Champions
About one thousand Harvard graduates gathered at Cop Ley Plaza last night for a dinner praising the Harvard football team that defeated Michigan Princeton and Yale to claim the world championship. Dean LeBaron R Briggs served as toastmaster keeping the crowd lively with laughter cheering singing and remarks. The menus and program offered additional entertainment for the witty graduates.
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Harvard
Copley Plaza
Crimson
Michigan
Frinceton
Yale
Dean LeBaron R. Briggs
Tfhe
Committee On Arrangements
Harvard Football Banquet Sparks Unquenchable Enthusiasm
A Harvard banquet showcased famed figures like Captain Charles E. Brickley and Eddie Mahan, with Yale rivals and international guests among the crowd. The room roared with Harvard pride as stories of future hopes and recent injuries fueled a powerful, if at times humorous, display of team spirit.
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Yale
Pooch” Donovan
Charles E. Brickley
Walter H. Trumbull, Jr
Edward W. Mahan
Harvard
Brickley
Eddie’’ Mahan
Two Cars Crash on Grant and Commonwealth Avenues
A late evening collision at Grant and Commonwealth avenues Newton left five occupants injured after their fronts were smashed. Three women rode in a limousine owned by Ransom B Fuller of Brookline and were knocked senseless. initial rescuers feared fatalities.
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Grant and
Commonwealth Avenues
Newton
Ransom B. Fuller
Sewall Avenue
Brookline
Boston Insurance Company
Eastern Steamship Company
When They Were Revived It Was Found That
A brief note states that upon revival the individuals were found to have cuts and bruises. The item provides no names or locales.
Hall Plans to Pay Back Bank Money
John A. Hall former treasurer of the Southbridge Savings Bank who was pardoned after serving four years plans to repay depositors for embezzling 300000. At 45 he vows to start over and work toward restitution despite health and financial hardships.
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Hall
Southbridge Savings Bank
John A. Hall
Hall opens on pardon and past sins at Hyde Park home
In a rare public reveal Hall praises Governor Walsh and the Executive Council for his pardon while thanking his wife for support. He recounts his first misstep in bucket shop speculation and embezzlement driven by need, and vows to repay savings taken from Southbridge depositors and to help troubled youth.
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Hall
Hyde Park Avenue
Walsh
Executive Council
Southbridge
Statue of Wendell Phillips Relocated to Boylston Mall
After a long controversy among city groups the statue of Wendell Phillips will be moved from Beacon Street to the Boyston Street Mall of the Public Garden. The park and recreation and art departments reached the decision. It will stand near the easterly end of the new subway exit.
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Wendell Phillips
Beacon Street
Boyston Street Mall
Public Garden
Park and Recreation and Art Departments
French Retake Positions Cap tured by Germans
Evening News despatch from The Hague reports French forces recapture positions once held by Germans. The item also notes seven killed in Sturdee's fleet and updates on Emperor William's improving health, with his temperature normal and doctors allowing him to sit up briefly.
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Sturdee
London
Evening News
the Hague
William
War News In Brief From Northern Poland To Falkland Islands
Reports say Russian forces defeated three of five German columns near Warsaw after two days of battle. French trenches near Ypres were retaken by Allied troops. A violent clash at Ypres was repulsed. In the Argonne French trenches advanced and repelled two German attacks. Russians around Przemysl made no attack but suffered during Austro German sorties. Germans claim progress in Flanders and repulses at Pont a Mousson and Argonne forest. Kaiser William's health improving and he can sit up briefly. Russia rejects Pope Benedict's Christmas truce proposal. In Falkland Islands naval clash British casualties total seven killed and four wounded.
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Poland
Warsaw
Petrograd
Ypres
Paris
Przemysl
Galicia
Vienna
Flanders
Argonne Forest
Pont-a-Mousson
Lorraine
Berlin
Kaiser William
Russia
Pope Benedict
Falkland Islands
London
Russians Repel German Columns Near Warsaw After Two Day Battle
Russian forces under Grand Duke Nicholas break German concentration near Warsaw in a two day clash spanning from the East Prussian border to Cracow. After Lodz fell last Sunday both sides rushed reserves to the line as German troops gathered from Belgium and other regions to form five armies along the East Prussian and Silesian fronts.
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London
Poland
Cracow
Nicholas
Warsaw
Lodz
Belgium
Empire
Bethany College President Shot on Campus
Dr. Thomas Fe Crambler, 52, president of Bethany College, was shot and seriously wounded on campus by Howard Woods, 39. Woods fired a double barreled shotgun from behind a tree and was arrested on charges of shooting with intent to kill after a dispute over work.
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Betitany
Thomas FE. Crambler
Bethany College
Howard Woods
Woods
Crambler
Wellsburg
Sir Henry Howard Named British Minister to Vatican
London dispatch reports Sir Henry Howard has been appointed British minister to the Vatican. Announcement confirms his posting and return to formal diplomatic service.
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Sir Henry Howard
Vatican
London
Burdett Business College Opens New Day and Evening Classes
Burdett Business College invites new day and evening students each Monday at 18 Boylston Street Boston Massachusetts. Admission advertised for F Wash.
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Burdett Business College
Boylston St
F. Wash
Boston
Street Church Dedication of 1861 Cited in Anniversary Notes
Local notes recall the Street Church dedication in 1861 and mention figures such as Jilian Norton Dome and born 1859 in connection with Neneiamie. The fragmentary item highlights historical anniversaries and lineage without full context.
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See Street
Jilian Norton
Boston and New England Weekend Weather Outlook
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for generally fair conditions through the weekend with little temperature change. Light to moderate westerly winds. Northern New England can expect fair weather Saturday and Sunday, while southern New England may have partly cloudy skies Saturday and Sunday with increasing clouds and possible snow or rain.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
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Germany
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Winthrop
Mrs. Smith
Marie ‘Camilla
Healy’'S
Rete
Ptene
TV Hotel Plaza
Columbus Avenue
Haughton
Captain Brickley
Dean Briggs Warward
PT Brickle
Pooch “ Donovan
Percy Haughton
Lang
Trumbull “Brickleys
Eddie. Mahan
Hardwick
Ellen I. Anderson
Mair
Lenox
Rose Garden
Palm Room
Teel
Bucket Shops
Kaiser
Bethany
A. M
Portland
Gloucester
Newport
Ponte SU Seta
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Thompson's Spa
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