Judaism Stagnant She Says Declares Reform Call
Mrs Richard Gottheil wife of Professor Richard Gottheil of Columbia University spoke last evening to the Council of Jewish Women at the Temple of Israel Commonwealth avenue urging renewal of Judaism She warned against relying on immigration and said the gates of the United States may not stay open to all.
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Richard Gottheil
Columbia University
Council of Jewish Women In the Temple of Israel
Commonwealth Avenue
United States
Jewish women promote Palestine as home and cradle of faith
Mrs Gottheil and Miss Szold tour the United States to urge American Jews to support a Jewish return to Palestine. They credit Nathan Straus for funding district nurses there and describe Palestine as agriculturally suited for a large return movement and the rebirth of Jewish life.
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Palestine
Gottheil
Henrietta Szold
Jewish Publication Society of America
Nathan Straus
New York
United States
Final arguments heard on car service before PSC and Boston Transit
The Public Service Commission and Boston Transit Commission heard closing arguments on service adequacy. Counsel for the Elevated argued against more service to avoid overload. Acting Mayor Kenny urged a five cent fare to Hyde Park. James F. Jackson criticized the proceedings as a public critique. A L Ballantyne defended preventing the Elevated from being crippled.
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Public Service Commission
Boston Transit Commission
Kenny
Hyde Park
James F. Jackson
Bay State Road
A. L. Ballantyne
Elevated
Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion Promises Nerve and Blood Boost
An advertisement extols Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion as a non alcoholic tonic that strengthens nerves and nourishes blood. It claims gradual effects, money back guarantee, and availability at The Rexall Store Liggett’s Rexall Stores. It targets the weak and run down, including convalescing and elderly audiences.
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Rexall
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Liggett’s
America
Boy Lived in Subways a Week After Theft
Six days and nights of hiding in New York City subway cars followed David Shapiro after stealing a gold watch and chain from his mother. He rode from Brooklyn to the Bronx, ate found meals, and avoided detection until his father reported him to police. He was taken to the Children's Society for the case.
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New York
David Shapiro
East Ninety-eighth Street
Park Avenue
Children’s Court
David
van Cortlandt Park
Battery Park
South Ferry
Brooklyn
Bronx
Lenox Avenue
One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Ninety-sixth Street
East One Hundred and Fourteenth Street
Children’s Society
Fay's Eloquence Stirs Auditors in Arbitration
Attorney Feeney closes for the union as arbitrators prepare a ruling within 30 days. James J. Storrow, board chairman, is seen as the pivotal figure shaping the award amid emotional appeals about 56,000 workers affected and the burden on large families.
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John P. Feeney
James J. Storrow
Mr. Fay
Feeney
Storrow
Arbitration Hearings Highlight Street Car Wage Struggles
The speaker appeals to the arbitration board over wages and living costs for carmen and motormen. He denounces General Bancroft and cites pay disparities and price of living. Attorney Feeney urges a permanent, just decision without compromise and critiques the Elevated line’s wage system. Proceedings resume at Ford Hall with expectations of an afternoon close.
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Fay
General Bancroft
Feeney
Arbitration Board
Board of Arbitration
Snow
Beeney
Springfield
Eastern Railroad
Sullivan Square
Dudley Street
Ford Hall
Hammer strikes burglar as Magnoni foils robbery
In Manchester New Hampshire a 271 Wilson Street grocer Alberto Magnoni foiled a late evening robbery when he grabbed a claw hammer and knocked the revolver from the burglar’s hand. The assailant fled, described as about 18 years old, tall and slender.
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Manchester
N. H
Alberto Magnoni
Wilson Street
Magnoni
Real Estate Boss Fined in Morality Law Case
Ernest Tribel horn, president of a New York real estate firm, was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to two days in jail for renting an apartment knowing it would be used as a disreputable resort. The conviction is among few under a law targeting property owners who lease property for illegal purposes.
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New York
Ernest Tribelhorn
Mayoral Nomination Signatures Near Thresholds
Thomas J. Kenny and Earnest I. Smith lag in certified signatures for mayoral nominations with 4619 and 2816 respectively while Ex Congressmen and several council candidates show higher totals. Filing closes Friday at 5 pm and certification closes December 28 with public inspection afterward.
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Thomas J. Kenny
Municipal League
Earnest I. Smith
Kenny
Smith
Election Department
John A. Kelcher
Council
Messrs. Kearns
Woods
Hagan
McDonald
Coleman
President Quits Military Order Angers Officials
The Carabao order faced backlash as army and navy officers resented perceived hostility toward Philippine independence. Officials Daniels Garrison and Rear Admiral Howard discussed the incident, while Dr. Joseph Heller defended the event and explained song lyrics and the dinner program. The group emphasized entertainment meant in good fun and millennial service to public life.
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Bryan
Philippine
Daniels
Garrison
Thomas T. Howard
U.S. N
Enerat
James Aleshire
Carahaos
Joseph M. Heller
Washington Corral
Carabao
Order
Dr. Heller
Army
Navy
Philippines
Manila
Churchill to Visit Germany and France
London dispatch reports Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, plans a three weeks Christmass vacation in Germany on a private basis. He will also spend two or three days in Paris en route to meet possibly new ministers. The trip sparks curiosity over any link to his naval holiday proposals.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
The
Admiralty
Christiess
Germany
Paris
Churchill
Woman Murdered Before Children in Augusta
Mrs. Seth Irby wife of a Jefferson County farmer was killed in front of her two daughters by three men who came to collect a 60 cent debt. They seized her by the hair and cut her throat as the children begged for mercy. The suspects fled toward Louisville Georgia.
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Augusta
Seth Irby
Jefferson County
Irby
Louisville
Attack on Chihuahua Possible as Federals Advance
Juarez reports say rebel commander Villa worries over renewed federal activity and foreign pressure. Federals move toward Chihuahua from Torreon, while Villa detaches troops to Ojinaga and Juarez to guard against a border strike. Spaniards face expulsion protests as Villa sells seized goods to fund operations.
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Juarez
Mex
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua
Villa
Torreon
Ojinaga
Monterey
Huerta
Mexico
Letcher
Huerta Rules by Decree as Congress Adjourns
Mexico City December 15. From now until April 2 President Huerta governs without Congress after a special body adjourned. The session ratified his power over government departments and dissolved the prior Congress, effectively granting him dictatorial authority until Congress reconvenes.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Congress
Dr Harle Released After Villa Promise
Abilenh Texas December 15 A release from prison promised by General Villa to Dr Charles S Harle who served ten years for murder was fulfilled after Villa occupied Chihuahua City The letter to Harle's mother says the initial death sentence was commuted to two years and he was released December 8 becoming a surgeon and major in the rebel army
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Abilenh, Tex
Villa
Charles S. Harle
Chihuahua City
Harle
196 Federals Die in Salinas Battle
Laredo Texas December 15. One hundred ninety six federal troops were killed after a clash with constitutionalists at Salinas thirty miles north of Monterey last Friday. Rebels under Santos Coy reportedly inflicted the losses on a force of 250 federals marching to reinforce Nuevo Laredo. No revolutionists were killed.
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Laredo
Tex
Salinas
Monterey
Nuevo Laredo
Santos Coy
Delaney Sentenced to Six to Eight Years in Manslaughter
Richard J. Delaney, 33, of 62 Highland Street Dedham, received a six to eight year term from Judge Brown in Norfolk Superior Court. He pled guilty to manslaughter for the death of his father John Delaney during a drunken quarrel at their home last August. Both were stone masons living alone.
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Richard J. Delaney
Highland Street
Dedham
Brown
Norfolk Superior Court
Delaney
John Delaney
Ruling Against Loan Firm Upheld in Wage Attachment Case
Master W. H. Hitchcock heard a bill in equity in Suffolk County Superior Court on a wage attachment dispute. John B. Donahoe a Boston sanitary inspector earning $21 weekly, seeks to restrain the Chattel Loan Company of Boston and treasurer Allan A. Hooker from attaching his City Hall wages for a $34 loan.
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W. H. Hitchcock
Suffolk County Superior Court
John B. Donahoe
Boston
Chattel Loan Company of
Allan A. Hooker
City Hall
Chattel Loan Firm Denies Fraud In Donahoe Deal
Master Hitchcock stated the Chattel Loan Company did not defraud Donahoe to obtain signatures and intended to evade relevant loan laws, noting the signed papers do not meet statutory requirements.
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Hitchcock
Chattel Loan Company
Donahoe
Declarations of Trust Void Against City of Boston
Court notes that the papers labeled Declarations of Trust are void against Boston. Master Hitchcock reports the company sought to gain from the complainant all advantages from a future wages assignment without meeting statutory requirements.
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Boston
Hitchcock
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