Fire destroys large Winooski Methodist church
A 60 year old Winooski Methodist church was totally burned in Burlington Vermont as firefighters battled the blaze on an extremely cold day. The loss is estimated at 25000 dollars with the fire likely starting from an overheated furnace. Congregants smelled smoke during services but flames erupted after the building was emptied. Burlington fire crews and local units helped prevent spread to nearby structures.
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Burlington
Methodist
Winooski
Burlington Fire Department
Federal control of vital statistics proposed
Washington December 16 Federal control and supervision of birth and death registration is urged in the annual report by Sam L. Rogers director of the census The United States would not have a system matching foreign nations until states enact proper laws or the federal government assumes control
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Washington
Sam L. Rogers
United States
Funeral services for Miss Nathalie King
Miss Nathalie King died last week by her own action. Funeral services were held yesterday at Waterman parlors Brooklin with relatives and close friends present. The Rev Edward A Horton of Boston officiated. The body was placed in the Wakefield cemetery receiving vault.
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Nathalie King
Waterman
Brooklin
Edward A. Horton
Boston
Wakefield Cemetery
Retreat Talks Proclaimed By Cardinal O Connell In Brighton
Cardinal O Connell was the chief speaker at a gathering of over 1000 men who completed the Passionist Fathers retreat at Blessed Gabriel Monastery Brighton. The meeting aimed to inaugurate a better guild system to manage the growing retreat movement and implement a more constructive approach.
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Cardinal O’connell
Blessed Gabriel Monastery
Brighton
Monastic Retreat Highlights Faith and Quiet Meditation
Cardinal O Connell urges quiet reflection and religious practice as safeguards of truth. Father George notes nearly 1000 men entered the monastery this year, returning empowered to face life with Christian principles after a wartime era demanding steadfast manhood through retreats.
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Cardinal O’connell
George
Boston Social Set Back Navy Relief Ball at Symphony Hall
Nearly all prominent Boston women have become patrons for the Navy Relief Society Christmas ball to be held December 19 at Symphony Hall. Decorators are preparing the auditorium for what is described as the naval event of the year to raise funds for dependents of sailors who die defending the country.
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Boston
Navy Relief Society
Symphony Hall
Rush
Great Trio in Concert for Halifax Sufferers
Nellie Melba Fritz Kreisler and the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed in Symphony Hall to aid Halifax sufferers. The hall sold out and standing room was filled, with attendees contributing to an urgent relief effort and enjoying a high quality program.
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Mme
Nellie Melba
Fritz Kreisler
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Halifax
Symphony Hall
Mr. Kreisler
Star Spangled Banner Opens Boston Symphony Concert
The concert opened with the Star Spangled Banner and Sullivan's In Memoriam. Kreisler excelled in Mendelssohn, playing faithfully and with notable tone. Melba impressed with Phidyle, and the Boston Symphony under Dr Muck delivered a magical Scheherazade that astonished all.
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Sullivan
Kreisler
Alaska salmon season tops wartime stores
The 1917 Alaska salmon catch is the largest in history, adding to wartime stores. The bureau of fisheries reports a pack of 5,300,000 cases valued at $40,000,000, nearly double the 1916 record, signaling a record year for canned salmon production.
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Washington
Alaska
Bureau of Fisheries
Carmen fund drive to aid Halifax sufferers in Boston
A collection among Boston street car men is expected to total 2000 dollars for Halifax relief. A previous union vote authorized taking 500 dollars from the treasury to insure the full 2000 dollar contribution.
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Halifax
Boston
Union
Treasury
Carmen
Ideal Duo Hosts Benefit Cabaret for Vaudeville Actors in Service
A cabaret and dance to aid vaudeville actors serving in the military is set for Intercolonial Hall Roxbury tonight. The Ideal Duo leads a program featuring Uncle Sam's Trio with Warren Vass tenor Chet Tailor piano and Joe Paulson banjo among the highlights.
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Intercolonial Hall
Roxbury
Joseph Paulson
Warren Vase
Chet’ Taylor
Dudley Street
Ideal Duo
Boston
Uncle Sam
Warren Vass
Chet” Tailor
Joe Paulson
Three Hour Riot Leaves Police Wounded in Bridgeport
A three hour gun battle between Bridgeport police and frequenters of a Water street Negro club left one policeman and five others wounded. Two of the injured are in critical condition. William Thomas, club proprietor, and 105 others were arrested in connection with the incident.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Water Street
William Thomas
Gunfight at Water Street Club Leaves Several Injured
The skirmish began after 2 pm and lasted past 6 pm with much of the police force involved. George Harris and Maurice Dannie were shot, McNamara wounded, and William Greene likely to die. A siege ended when Superintendent Redgate and patrolmen entered the club room. a white man complained of rough handling at Thomas Quarters as shots pierced a slammed door.
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Maurice Dannie
Bridgeport
Thomas McNamara
William, Greene
Redgate
Thomas Quarters
Police Fire Riot to End Clubroom Siege record
Officers attempted entry into a clubroom as a riot erupted with a volley from the building. Police and a freight-house position exchanged gunfire ending the assault. five suspects surrendered after a gunfight in the clubroom. One man captured after escaping to a nearby cellars. Of 106 arrested, 12 white men, 12 white women, the rest Black men and women.
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Redgate
Thomas
War hastens Harvard men marriage during wartime
Harvard Alumni Bulletin finds quadruple rise in marriage licenses among Harvard men during 1915 to 1919 period. Many 1918 1919 graduates wed before finishing college, with most new husbands already in national service and many holding army or navy officer commissions.
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Harvard
Harvard Alumni Bulletin
United States
Army
Navy
Caillaux Defends Self Against Plot Charge Before Deputies
Former French premier Caillaux testifies before a committee over suspensions of Deputies Caillaux and Loustalot. He insists a plot led by Camille Barrere, French ambassador to Italy, was aimed at him and denies unpatriotic statements. He cites Martini and Briand to support his position.
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Paris
Caiillaux
Chamber of Deputies
Caillaux
Loustalot
Camille Barrere
Italy
M. Caillaux
Signor Martini
Briand
France
Dubail
Dreyfus
the Figaro
Barrers
Mme. Caillaux
Rome
Mme. Parrere
War Training Department to Aid Drafted Men
Washington December 16. The Federal Board for Vocational Education announced creation of a war training department to run free vocational schools for drafted men. It will cooperate with the War and Shipping Boards to supply skilled workers for essential war work and government construction. The board already trains 15,000 radio and buzzer operators for the signal corps.
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Washington
War Training Department
Federal Board For Vocational Education
War Department
The
Shipping Board
Federal Board
Signal Corps
New Rochelle Rebuffs War Department Feeding Payment
New Rochelle mayor rejects a War Department offer of 49 cents per day for each army recruit sheltered and fed since Fort Slocum overcrowding. Citizens express pride in aiding the boys and decline compensation, noting no financial burden. Mayor to refer compensation question to a special board meeting.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
War Department
Army
Fort Slocum
Griffing
Kingsbury
New
Sam
Clergy Leader Served Writ in Divorce Suit
In Neponset the Rev. Dr. George W. Cutter was served with the writ initiating divorce proceedings filed by his third wife Mrs. Mary B. Cutter of Watertown after a Monday conference with a ministers’ association.
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George W. Cutter
Neponset
Mary R. Cutter
Watertown
Ministers’ Association
Mary B. Cutter
Divorce suit erupts involving Rev. Dr. Cutter
Deputy sheriff served writ at a ministerial meeting as a sensational divorce case unfolds. Rev. Dr. Cutter, 74, a prominent Arlington pastor, and Mrs. Mary B. Cutter, his wife, accuse each other of cruel treatment and separation since March. Attorneys for Mrs. Cutter are Daniel H. Coakley and Joseph M. J. Sheenan. The libel filed at East Cambridge courthouse notes periods of alleged abuse and contains no special cruelty acts. Both principals come from prominent families.
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Cutter
Cambridge
Water Street
Arlington
Mary B. Cutter
Watertown
Adams Avenue
Three U S Aero Men Die in Middletown Fire
E F Gallagher Munhall Penn W J Kramer Detroit Mich and W L Wiley Rockford Ill members of the 113th Aero Squadron U S A burned to death when the guard house at the government aero warehouses Middletown near Harrisburg burned early today The fire started from gas from tar roofing paper used to heat a stove The men were confined for minor offences Kramer was rescued alive but died later in the post hospital The others were dead when pulled from the burning building
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Harrisburg
Penn
E. F. Gallagher
Munhall
W. J. Kramer
Detroit
Mich
W. L. Wiley
Rockford
113Th Aero Squadron
Government Aero
Middletown
Here
Kramer
Barton Opposes War on Turkey and Bulgaria
Dr James L Barton secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions published a letter to Senator Lodge on his speech favoring war against Turkey and Bulgaria He cites 25 years in Turkey and leadership of American institutions to oppose military action.
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James L. Barton
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Senator Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Turkey
Bulgaria
Barton
Pan American Aeronautic Exposition Postponed
New York December 16 announcement says the second Pan American Aeronautic Exposition scheduled for February 16 to 23 is postponed to avoid adding strain to the nation's transportation facilities. The move aims to reduce congestion and ease rail and other transit pressures.
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New York
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Western Union Telegraph CO
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Tremont St
Fort Hill
People’s Committee OF
Alexander Whiteside
Frank 8. Deland
Sec’y and Treas
Melba
Symphony
BY Olin Downes
Mme. Melba
Duparc
Dr Mack
Dr. Muck
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Henely
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Boylston Street
George W. Shepherd
Onefound
Duslor
Dr. Cutter
Negro Club
George Harris
Hartford
Gallivan
Dais
Dorchester Ave
South
U. S. Aero Men
John J. Cassidy
John F. O'Neil
Saratoga St
Mast Roston
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