Cave Man Ahead of Us Says Walsh at City Club
Dr. James J. Walsh of Cathedral College argues that cave dwellers were more civilized than modern man and that humanity may be regressing. He tells 500 Boston business leaders that the ape represents a degeneration of man, not evolution from it.
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James J. Walsh
Cathedral College
New York
City Club
Boston
Dr. Walsh
Oke
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Aeschylus
Promethus
Homer
America
Yucatan
31 cents limit for turkeys sparks Boston women boycott
Boston housewives led by Mrs. Ida M. Hebbard of the Housekeepers' League vow to boycott turkeys at Christmas unless prices drop to 31 cents a pound retail. She said she will notify thousands of women to not pay fancy prices for turkeys.
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Boston
Ida M. Hebbard
Housekeepers’ League
Turkeys at 31 to 33 Cents A Pound Retail Outlook
Mrs. Hebbard voices price cap at 381 cents per pound retail and warns of action if not met. Wholesalers and commission men report early Christmas turkey orders at 31 to 33 cents a pound wholesale.
Thief Takes Two Bibles From Tre mont Street Store
A cross eyed man reading two Bibles is sought by police after stealing two volumes from Alfred Sheldwick’s shop at 29 Tremont Street. The Bibles are valued at 12 and there is a betting line that he may read to the Ten Commandments and return them before capture.
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Alfred Sheldwick
Tremont Street
Prominent Mason George W Woodward Dies in Somerville
George W Woodward secretary and director of the Sprague Hathaway Company in Somerville for 29 years died at home 79 College Avenue West Somerville after 11 weeks of heart trouble. Born Worcester August 8 1861 he belonged to John Abbott Lodge Masons Somerville Somerville Royal Arch Chapter and Caleb Rand Lodge of Odd Fellows. Survived by his wife.
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George W. Woodward
Sprague-Hathaway Company
Somerville
College Avenue
West
Worcester
John Abbott Lodge of
Masons of
Somerville Royal Arch
Caleb Rand Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Open Air Christmas Fete for Somerville
Somerville lights its community Christmas tree on Central Hill and the tree will be illuminated by electricity. Mayor Cliff purchased the tree. Three performances of The Star of Bethlehem will be held in the high school auditorium before the lighting ceremonies on Saturday night.
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Somerville
Central Hill
Cliff
Archbold will divides $20 million estate among wife and children
The will of John D. Archbold, Standard Oil of New Jersey president, filed for probate in New York, bequeaths the roughly $20 million estate mainly to his wife and three children. The widow gets the Turretown home and one third of the estate while the children Marie Van Beuren Annie Saunderson and John F. Archbold share the remainder equally.
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New York
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Want Carnes on Manslaughter Charge
A warrant was issued in East Boston court for Patrick Carnes 60 charged with manslaughter in the death of Peter Burke Boston elevated motorman Burke died after Carnes backing a car crushed him at Eagle street car barn East Boston officials report the incident occurred while Burke was shifting the trolley.
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East Boston
Patrick Carnes
Peter Burke
Boston
Eagle Street
Burke
Carnes
SNEAH THIEF SPOILS CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS
Mr and Mrs John E Gilman Jr of 160 Loring Road Winthrop found their two children's Christmas savings about $12 in two banks missing along with two five dollar gold pieces. Police call it a sneak thief incident and investigations continue.
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John E. Gilman, Jr
Loring Road
Winthrop
Big Potatoes Cargoes Billed for Boston
To meet a large potato shipment demand the Yarmouth and Boston steamship line will add two more steamers and operate four sailings per week.
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Boston
Yarmouth & Boston Steamship Line
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief at 25 Cents
Everyone likes this cold cure and claims it eases throbbing heads without assistance. It tastes pleasant and causes no inconvenience. Accept no substitute. it costs only 25 cents at any drug store.
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Pape
Pilgrim Tercentenary Speech Urges Great National Celebration
Governor McCall urged a grand tercentenary observance of the Pilgrim landing and called for an educational, peaceable demonstration to show nations abroad the arts of peace. Davis of Chicago Theological Seminary urged evangelizing the Middle West at the Boston Congregational Club event.
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McCall
Ozora §. Davis
Chicago Theological Seminary
Middle West
Boston Congregational Club
Ford Hall
John Fiske
Columbus
Massachusetts
Charles Darwin
America
$85 COW DIDN'T GIVE MILK AT SALE CLAIM
James Stolker a veteran farmer testified in Municipal Civil Court that his bought red spotted cow guaranteed to yield 10 to 12 quarts daily produced no milk. He paid $85 to Charles Abbott via agent Philip Shapiro and received $25 back after the cow failed to milk. The defendant denied selling the animal and the judge took the case under advisement.
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James Stolcker
Saugus
Stoleker
Charles Abbott
Waterbury, Vt
Wentworth
Abbott
Philip Shapiro
Brighton
Shapiro
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