Princeton Beats Harvard In Ninth Annual Debate In Princeton
The ninth Princeton Harvard debate in Princeton New Jersey ended with a unanimous decision for Princeton. Harvard led in initial speeches but failed to rebut key arguments while Princeton showed stronger collective strength. Judge William M. Lanning presided as all four judges agreed on the result.
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Princeton
N. J
Harvard
William M. Lanning
Trenton
Thomas R. Good
P. G
Arthur P. Scott
George 8. Hornblower
Arthur A. Ballantine
John Daniels
Waddill Catchings
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
New York
Charles Andrews
Syracuse
N. Y
John Scarborough
New Jersey
Converse Maiden Patient Holds Own Well
The physicians of the Hon. E. S. Converse report that their patient is holding his own well, as of December 12. The update notes steady progress from his illness in this city.
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Maiden
Fels Naptha Soap Proves Worth Its Weight in Effort
A wartime era shopper touts Fels Naptha soap promising it saves labor for women with little strength. She asserts the product costs 5c a bar and offers value after a single trial, calling it a wonder.
Dickens Booth Sale At Shuman Corner Offers Holiday Neckties
Gentlemen’s Holiday Neckwear for Christmas gifts priced from 50 cents to 3 dollars and 50 cents. A. Shuman & Co. promote their Dickens booth sale at Shuman Corner with a range of neckwear selections.
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A. Shuman & Co
Dickens’ Booth
Shuman Corner
999th loses to Towanda in interclub games
In Woburn on December 12 the interclub tournament saw 999th beat Towanda in billiards and pool and tie in table tennis. Towanda dropped the first string but won two of the bowling games. Harding led visitors with a 100 single string and total 268. The bowling score follows.
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Woburn
Towanda
Harding
High Roller
Shawmut Beats Redemption in Chauncy Alleys match
Shawmut defeated Redemption two games to none in the Bankers' league at Chauncy alleys. Swasey rolled a 264 for the high total, delivering the top score of the evening.
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Chauncy
Shawmut
Swasey
Ward tops Mercantile league with 1245 in Chauncy matches
A. Foster defeated Standard Clothing twice while Samuel Ward beat Edison Light twice at Chauncy alleys last evening. Ward posted the best total of 1245, leading the Mercantile league results and signaling strong form for upcoming fixtures.
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A. Foster
Standard Clothing Company
Samuel Ward
Edison Light
Chauncy
Fitchburg Local Freight Sweeps Trainmen In Y M C A League
In last night’s Railroad Y M C A series Fitchburg Local Freight earned a third straight win over Trainmen. Webb led with 286 across three games and a 99 string, Hintze totaled 2838, while Tague of Trainmen rolled the night’s high single 104.
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Fitchburg
Webb
Nning
Hintze
Tague
Carruth and Dartmouth Triumph in Greater Boston Candle Pin League
Dartmouth won all three matches against Rexford with a total of 1324 pins. Delaney led individuals with a 107 single and 287 for three strings. At Winthrop, Sudbury dropped two strings while Nason posted the best single with 107.
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Carruth
Dartmouth
Greater Boston
Rexford
Delaney
Winthrop
Sudbury
Nason
Swift Dominates Squire In Pork Packers League
Swift was too fast for Squire in a league match last evening at the Chauncy alleys and won two games.
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Swift
Squire
Pork Packers
Chauncy Alleys
Beacon Chambers Lakers Fall Short in Telephone League Meet
In last night’s Beacon Chambers alleys event the Collection Department whitewashed the Sub- Managers and Auditors did the same to the Boston Managers in the Telephone league series. Overall rolling was not up to standard.
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Boston
Beacon Chambers
Sudbury Wins Three in Battle at Greater Boston League
Sudbury swept Hub in the pin division of the Greater Boston league last evening. Arnot rolled a 224 single and a three-string total of 546.
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Sudbury
Hub
Arnot
Lee-Higginson Clinches Two Games In Bankers and Brokers Series
Lee-Higginson swept two games from Wrenn Bros in the Bankers and Brokers league at Boylston alleys last night. The team’s third string produced a 464, the season's best. Waters tallied 286 for top individual score.
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Lee-Higginson
Wrenn Bros
Bankers and Brokers
Boylston
Waters
Cambridge janitor Marshall Wilder Dies at 49
Marshall L. Wilder aged 49 died yesterday at Cambridge Hospital after a short illness from Brights disease. Born in Cambridge he was the son of James C. Wilder and the last survivor of his family. He served as janitor of Union Hall for 27 years. The remains go to his brother in law Ferdinand Buffam at 198 Norfolk Street and will be interred in Leominster.
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Marshall Ll. Wilder
Cambridge Hospital
Bright
Cambridge
James C. Wilder
Union Hall
Ferdinand Buffam
Norfolk Street
Leominster
St. Marys Guild Fair Held in Cambridge Gym
The Annunciation Guild of St. Mary’s Church staged its annual fair last night in the Prospect and Harvard streets gymnasium Cambridge. Mayor McNamee attended, greeting attendees and helping oversee the event.
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Annunciation Guild
St. Mary's Church
Cambridge
Prospect and
Harvard Streets
McNamee
Venezuela Crisis Shapes Allied Plans and Arbitration
The article reports on rising tensions as Britain and Germany threaten bombardment over Venezuelan claims, with France holding substantial claims and possible instalment payments from Venezuelan customs. It notes cabinet discussions on foreign affairs including Bowen’s arbitration offer, doubts on acceptance, and the U S stance of not sending warships while patrols remain nearby.
Berlin’s. View on Venezuelan vessel seizures in La Guaira
Berlin reports fresh inquiries say German and British commanders were ordered to capture ships before blockade. No sinking orders given. if sinking occurred, it was a military step to enforce orders. Four Venezuelan vessels captured, two German ships and one British vessel seized. Falke and Stosch involved. Bowen praised U.S. protection of German and British subjects in Caracas. German press insists no Monroe Doctrine infringement.
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Berlin
la Guaira
Associated Press
Scheder
Herr von Pilgrim
Porto CabMlo
Stosch
Curacoa
United States
Bowen
Caracas
Germany
State Department
Washington
Lansdowne Defends Britain’s Foreign Policy at United Club Banquet
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne told London guests that Britain bears no inveterate antipathy toward any nation, citing Venezuela, Somalia, and Ireland. He praised joint German and British naval actions in Venezuelan waters and noted Britain’s need to resolve the Mad Mullah issue in Somaliland while home rule for Ireland receded from the foreground.
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London
Lansdowne
United Club
Lord Lansdowne
Great Britain
Venezuela
Republic
Venezuelan
Ireland
Castro's Peace Offer Reaches British German Ambassadors
A Venezuelan government request via Minister Bowen seeks arbitration with Great Britain and Germany over damages to subjects from the Civil War. Secretary Hay rushed to a Cabinet meeting as the proposal surfaced, with replies expected overnight from Berlin and London through the State Department to Minister Bowen.
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Great Britain
Germany
France
England
Venezuela
Castro
London
Berlin
Bowen
Rec
Caracas
Moody
Venezuelan
United States
Washington
Jec
State Department
Hay
Representative De Armond Proposes Resolution in House
In Washington on December 12 Representative De Armond of Missouri offered a resolution in the House seeking action on a matter raised in the session. The move sets the stage for debate and potential committee consideration.
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Congress
Washington
de Armond
Missouri
House
Doctor Agnew Catarrhal Powder Ends Debilitating Sufferings
An elderly man afflicted with catarrh for fifty years recounts a dramatic cure by Dr. Agnew Catarrhal Powder. He reports relief in ten minutes and calls the result a miracle. George Lewis of Shamokin Pa endorses the remedy, with Walker-Rintels Drug Co selling it at Dewey Square.
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Agnew
George Lewis
Shamokin
Walker-Rintels Drug. Co
Dewey Sauare
President Baer on Pennsylvania Idea at New York dinner
George F. Baer of the Reading railroad argued that Pennsylvania government rests on liberty for individuals to work unhampered. He cited Philadelphia's 1776 constitutional context and the Declaration of Independence while warning against federal overreach and urging respect for state sovereignty under the courts and a slow constitutional amendment process.
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New York
Pennsylvania Society
George F. Baer
Reading Railroad
Pennsylvania
Baer
Supreme Court of the United States
Castro's Swift Gunboat May War on British and German Commerce
The Restaurador formerly George Gould’s Atalanta escaped to sea prompting Allied anxiety. Commanded by Manuel Monteverde, the swift cruiser could harass British and German merchantmen in Caribbean waters. Armed with a three inch rifle, four Hotchkiss six pounders and two two pounders, it carries 19 crew. Shippers worry as authorities seek the vessel and any retribution it might unleash.
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Castro
LA Guaira
George Gould
Guanta
Barcelona
Manuel Monteverde
Secretary of State on Venezuela Dispute with Britain and Germany
The question asks the Secretary of State to inform the House about the nature and extent of Britain and Germany claims against Venezuela, whether disputed by Venezuela, and any peaceable settlement attempts by arbitration, with results. It seeks U S involvement, consulted officers, and the Monroe doctrine's applicability and enforcement actions to ensure Venezuela's territorial integrity. The resolution was referred to the committee on foreign affairs.
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House
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
Secretary of State
United States
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Italian cruiser Elba ordered to Venezuela
Rome dispatch says the Italian cruiser Elba has been ordered to Venezuela according to Patria. The move is reported from Rome on December 13, citing Patria as the source.
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Venezuela
Rome
Patria
Elba
Bowen Despatches Published In London
The foreign office published two of Minister Bowen s despatches sent from Caracas. They detail the attack on the German legation, Bowen s effort to secure the release of 54 German and British subjects arrested, and note that all detainees have been released. Bowen s telegram from Caracas, dated Dec 10, reports seeking police protection and assurances against further mob attacks.
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London
Foreign Office
Bowen
State Department
Washington
Herbert
Caracas
Many Hurt Laying Cable in San Francisco Bay
December 12. An unsuccessful attempt to lay the shore end of the Pacific cable left the Silvertown floating idle in San Francisco Bay. Adverse tides thwarted the first span toward American possessions and minor injuries marked the shore end effort. Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Commercial Cable Company, was among those hurt but not seriously injured.
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San Francisco
Silvertown
San Francisco Bay
Clarence H. Mackay
Commercial Cable Company
Free asthma treatment trial offers and booklet request
Dr Whetzel offers a complimentary test course of asthma treatment to all applicants who give a brief description of their case and help the humane work by naming two other individuals with asthma. Request the booklet of particulars in writing for the free trial treatment. Address provided.
President to seek release of German and British prisoners
A report from Caracas states a U S envoy met 54 prisoners, 44 Germans and 10 Britishers, providing money for food and noting four ill. The envoy plans liberation within an hour and to urge Venezuela's president to release all subjects arrested. A second dispatch dated Dec 11 says the president has released all German and British subjects who were detained.
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Venezuela
Caracas
Hearing in Lynch and Woodward case resumed
The contempt petition hearing in Lynch and Woodward against Cashman and Building Trades Council members continued before Master F N Nay. Witness Edward McCarthy admitted leaving a theatre job on November 17 due to non union workers, though he had no evidence of non union workers present.
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Lynch & Woodward
Cashman
Building Trades Council
F. N. Nay
Edward McCarthy
Mr. Fuller
Cambridge Firemen's Relief Ball At Union Hall
The 16th annual Cambridge Firemen's Relief Association ball was held last evening in Union Hall Cambridge. It drew many fire laddies from across the city and their lady friends. The grand march was led by Mayor John H. H. McNamee and Mrs Olsen followed by Mr and Mrs Thomas H McCourt.
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Cambridge Firemen’s Relief Association
Union Hall
Cambridge
John H. H. McNamee
Charles A. Olsen
Thomas H. McCourt
General Lee Critiques Cleveland on Cuba Policy and Maine
General Fitzhugh Lee told Patria Club members the president prior to Cleveland ignored his Cuba reports and that Blano and Weyler era officers may have blown up the Maine. He praised Cuba as a rich land and urged a stronger navy amid rising US interests and potential danger. He noted Cleveland’s death in Canton, Ohio, and urged cautious leadership in Washington.
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New York
Fitzhugh Lee
The
Patria Club
United States
Cuba
Cleveland
Canton
Washington
Blanco
Maine
New York City
Weyler
Lee
Fortifying La Guaira Amid Strong Defense Push
Venezuelan forces intensify defenses at strategic heights behind La Guaira. Powder deposits at Lavigia and San Carlos forts have been removed. National demonstrations surge as capable volunteers offer service. Harbor embargo on the corporation has been lifted.
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LA Guaira
Venezuela
Lavigia
San Carlos
Harbor Corporation
Cyclers Make Poor Time At Madison Square Garden
Eight teams remained on the track at midnight as Ler and Turville retired after a fractured shoulder. The group had covered 1970 miles before dropout, making the event the slowest team race ever held in Madison Square Garden with leaders steadily falling behind the record from the start.
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New York
Butler and Turville
Madison Square Garden
Boston Sends Record Christmas Mail Abroad
Boston shipped 87 bags weighing two to three tons for Europe aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm and Umbria. The consignment, sent via the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad at 1 am, is the largest for this city in advance of Christmas. Most mail targets Great Britain and Ireland. For the first time the foreign mail closes Sunday night at 9 pm, to be forwarded by the Deutschland touching Plymouth and Cherbourg before Hamburg.
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Boston
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Bremen
Umbria
Cunard
New York
Europe
N. Y
N. H
Great Britain
Ireland
Hamburg
Plymouth
Eng
Cherbourg
France
MacGoven and Young Corbett to Box Ten Rounds in Detroit
New York December 12 Terry MacGoven and Young Corbett have signed to box ten rounds in Detroit on or about January 22 for sixty one and two thirds percent of the receipts with the winner to receive seven and one half percent.
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New York
Terry MacGovern
Young Corbett
Detroit
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Joseph Engel
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Amos R. Storer
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Fehrlich & Kopf
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A. Benari
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Goodwin Sisters
Enoch Perkins & Son
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L. Bierenger
Dock Square
W. P. Wilder & CO
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George W. Justus
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Massachusetts Avenue
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A. A. Martin
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Cambridgeport
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Redemption
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Boston League
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ST. Mary's
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South Framingham
Mass
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Iowa
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