Poultry Show Opens in Wakefield With Large Entry
The second annual Quannapowitt Poultry Association exhibition at the State Armory in Wakefield opens for three days. A large audience attends as entries include White Rocks Leghorns Anconas and Rhode Island Reds. Judges are Dus ten and Cook for poultry with Chapman judging pigeons.
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Wakefield
Quannapowitt Poultry Association of
State Armory
Rhode Island
Dusten
Cook
Chapman
Navy built trade ships urged by Redfield in New Deal plan
Secretary Redfield proposed government naval yard ship construction to boost merchant marine and foreign commerce. A broad shipping board would regulate deep water traffic and fund vessels to be sold or leased to public-subscription corporations. Naval constructors would build ships adaptable as naval auxiliaries in war.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Navy Yards
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Civic Club
Shipping Board
Standish Monument Association Elects New President
The Rev. Howard A. Horton was yesterday chosen president of the Myles Standish Monument Association to succeed the late Hon. John D. Long. A resolution was adopted on Long’s death. Other officers elected include Vice-president Arthur Lord, treasurer and clerk Dr. Myles Standish, and an executive committee of J. Myles Standish Moses P. Parker Rev. George Hodges Nathaniel J. Rust Charles B. Clark Mrs. Helen R. Blaskmar Dr. N. K. Noyes George W. Benedict and Walter M. Farwell.
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Howard A. Horton
Myles Standish Monument Association
John D. Long
Long
Arthur Lord
Myles Standish
J. Myles Standish
Moses P. Parker
George Hodges
Nathaniel J. Rust
Charles 8. Clark
Helen R. Blaskmar
Scott's Emulsion Ad Post-Sickness Nourishment
An advertisement urges after illness use of Scott's Emulsion to restore strength and resistance. The copy highlights blood-building oil-food, claims benefits to tissues lungs and throat, and notes physicians and nurses endorse the product. It cites Scott & Bowne of Bloomfield New Jersey.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N. J
Drexel Family Row in England
In London on December 15 the Drexels dispute in chancery court as Anthony J Drexel seeks to set aside a writ notice issued by Margarita Armstrong Drexel to recover money under a separation deed. He contends his domicile is France and England lacks jurisdiction. Justice Neville presided.
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London
Anthony J. Drexel
Margarita Armstrong Drexel
Chancery Court
France
Justice Neville
Drexel Annuity and Divorce Proceedings Reported
The agreement from separation stated the couple would live apart with no interference. The wife would receive 50,000 dollars yearly, with monthly installments starting February 1918, plus income from a New York policy. five life policies worth 300,000 would go to the wife upon the husband’s death. Attorneys debated income estimates and residence, noting Paris as the husband’s base and a Paris divorce filing as a bid to escape English jurisdiction.
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New York
Lawrence
Drexel
Mr. Drexel
Mrs Drexel Affidavit Details Domestic Strife and Paris Divorce
The affidavit from Mrs Drexel alleges repeated claims by her husband that living in America was impossible and that England was the only suitable home. She states their marriage deteriorated after 1910 with assaults and indignities, and that she was urged to drop divorce proceedings while she received messages about a Paris divorce. The hearing was adjourned.
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America
Paris
Denied Boyd Divorce Reopening Petition in Chelsea Case
Joseph H. Boyd of Chelsea had a petition to reopen his divorce case denied yesterday by Judge Morton in the equity merit session of the Superior Court. The couple married December 1, 1891, with a libel for divorce filed in 1908 and dismissed June 26, 1913. Boyd alleged false witness by two Chelsea police officers led to the 1918 dismissal, hoping fresh evidence would grant the divorce.
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Joseph H. Boyd
Chelsea
Florence May Boyd
Morton
Equity Merit
Superior Court
Boyds
Boyd
Funeral of Dorchester Priest Held Today
Five thousand people crowded Dorchester streets as Rev. James J. McCarthy of St. William's Church lay in state before a solemn requiem mass. Cardinal O'Connell will preside and pronounce absolution at 10 a m today. Rt Rev Mer M J Splain will deliver the eulogy at St. William's Church.
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St. William’s Church
Dorchester
James J. McCarthy
Cardinal O'Connell
Mer. M. J. Splain
D. D
P. R
St. Joseph’s Church,Roxbury
Two women fined for shoplifting in department stores
Two women were fined in the Police Court for shoplifting in department stores. Louise Peice of Douglass Street Cambridge paid 10 dollars and Catherine Crowley received a 25 dollar fine. Catherine Fleck 15 and Beatrice Maguire, both of Cambridge, had juvenile cases continued until December 21 for stealing 12 dollars worth of goods. Ruth Barb.ee 80 of Malden was arrested for larceny of goods valued at 10.43 dollars from a Washington Street store.
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Louise Peice
Douglass Street
Cambridge
Catherine Crowley
Back
Catherine Fleck
Beatrice Maguire
Ruth Barabee
Malden
Washington Street
Union chiefs unite for eight hour day demand
Ninety representatives from the four major labor groups met in Chicago to press railroads for an eight hour day without pay reduction. Executives from the Eastern Southern Western Railway Associations planned a multi day conference to coordinate the demand following a joint decision to cooperate.
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Chicago
Eastern, Southern and Western Railway
Tragedy at Grade Crossing Kills Three in Dayville
In Dayville Connecticut three people died when a team drawn by horses was struck by a train on the Norwich and Worcester branch. The victims are Eli Briere 67 his daughter Rose 20 and daughter-in-law Mrs Fred Briere 22 all instantly killed at an unprotected crossing in the village center. Mrs Briere had just married two months earlier.
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Dayville
Conn
Eli Briere
Rose
Fred Briere
Norwich
Weather and a Nostalgic Ad Snippet
A clipped weather note from a year ago reports clear skies with a high around 889 and a low near 19. The page also reproduces an old advertisement claiming Laxative Bromo Quinine cures a cold in one day signed PB W Grove for 25 cents.
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W. Grove
Will of Edward E. Taylor Leaves $115000 in Bequests
Public bequests aggregating $115000 are made in the will of Edward E. Taylor shoe manufacturer of Brockton and New Bedford filed in Suffolk county for probate. Major gifts include $60000 to Laconia Home for the Aged and $1000 to the Congregational Educational Society among many $2000 and $5000 entries for churches hospitals and charities.
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Edward E. Taylor
Brockton and
New Bedford
Suffolk County
Taylor
Boston
E. E. Taylor & Co
Laconia Home For
Laconia
N. H
Laconia Hospital
North Congregational Church
Boston Floating Hospital
Taylor Firm
Gifts for all the children at Somerset Christmas party
The New England Woman's Press Association hosted the first Christmas tree party of the season at the Somerset. A heavily laden tree drew squeals of joy from many youngsters as a musical and dancing program unfolded. Gifts, popcorn, and candy delighted the children, and a Christmas sale accompanied the event.
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Somerset
New England Woman's Press Association
Forum to Launch in West End at Bulfinch Place Church
A new forum movement will start Sunday at 7:30 PM in Bulfinch Place Church West End. Frank Palmer Speare director of education at the Boston Y M C A will speak on Building a Career as American Citizens.
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West End
Bulfinch Place
Men’s Fellowship Club
Church
Frank Palmer Speare
Boston Y
Fare Boost to 6 Cents in Northeastern Street Rail Case
The hearing before the combined Public Service Commissions of Massachusetts and New Hampshire on the Northeastern Street Railway Company petition for 6 cent fares was continued after a lengthy session. Further hearings will be scheduled later when towns and cities along the lines may present their remonstrances.
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Public Service Commissions
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Northeastern Street Railway Company
Belden Discusses Transit Fare and Jitney Competition
President Belden testified that a 6-cent fare would not yield a 5 percent dividend and that raising rates might reduce traffic. He warned jitney competition and the risk of a fare hike forcing rivals to seek similar increases, harming overall revenue for Bay State Street Railway lines.
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New Hampshire
New Hampshire Commission
Belden
Bay State Street Railway Company
Museum of Fine Arts Offers Free Christmas Week Visiting
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts will be free to the public all Christmas week following a trustees vote. The plan aims to give students and visitors holiday access to the museum’s works of art.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Harvard to Hear Whiting Concert
The second in a series of chamber music expositions by Arthur Whiting and assisting artists will be performed tonight in the John Knowles Paine Music Hall at Harvard. The program features classical and modern works by Whiting and collaborators.
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Arthur Whiting
John Knowles Paine
Harvard
Hood's Sarsaparilla Blood Purifier Ad
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier that prevents disease and improves health. It claims to cleanse humors like scrofula, boost the entire system, and recommends taking it for all the family to avoid illness.
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Hood
Parmint Syrup and Mustard Foot Bath Remedy
A vintage home remedy advises using Parmint Double Strength with hot water and sugar as a cough syrup, plus a mustard foot bath at night for three nights. The article touts Parmint as soothing, mildly tonic, and cost effective for winter illnesses.
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Waltham, Elgin
Hamilton
Illinois
Standard Makes
Tiffany
Winter ST. P. Gilchrist
Louisa
Wilson Bros
SON Brothers
Scollay
Standish Monument Association Elects
Drexels Air Family Row
England
Gilchrist
United States
the Press Publishing Co
Deny Boyd New
Copenhagen
Kelly
Navy
Brown
Oxford
Zephyr
Byron
Chinchilla and
R. R
E. E. Taylor
Press Women’s Fair
Whiting
Rather
Levant
Morocco
India
Juliette
Paradise
la Belle
Fifth Avenue
Washington St
Old State House
Thompson's Spa
Corner West St
Washington St. Corner Water
Waltham
Andrews
Frank A. Andrews, Inc
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Dame, Stoddard CO Grape Fruit Knives
Empire Black
STORK
Opp
Bromfield
Union
Faneuil
York State
Rach
Brookside
Ington St. Jefferson
Isc
Brookside Baco
Henfield
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