A Victory for U S Idealism in Postwar Conference
The Conference on Limitation of Armaments yields a major moral victory for American idealism over material gains. The piece contrasts diplomatic successes by Japan, Britain, and France with America’s leadership in ethics, praising President Harding for steering toward peace despite war power. It warns of averting a Pacific war and hints at broader global restraint, with continued coverage on Page 19.
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Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Japan
Great Britain
France
America
Paris
League of Nations
Harding
Milk price in Boston hinges on farmers action
Boston dealers say milk prices will not drop further unless farmers selling locally cut prices. Dealers note rock bottom costs but blame competition among farmer groups for recent cuts in nearby Yseston. The latest reduction came from the New England Milk Producers Association which supplies most of Boston's milk.
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Boston
Yseston
New England Milk Producers’ Association
Reverend P. W. Philpott declines Tremont Temple call
In Hamilton Ontario on December 18 the Reverend P. W. Philpott pastor of Gospel Tabernacle said he had refused the Tremont Temple Boston invitation. He noted the Boston salary offer was nearly five times his current pay.
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Hamilton
Ontario
P. W. Philpott
Gospel Tabernacle
Tremont Temple
Boston
Mayoralty Recount Opens at Faneuil Hall
Recount of the Boston mayoralty election begins this morning at Faneuil Hall. Murphy and Curley factions will monitor the proceedings closely.
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Boston
Faneuil Hall
Murphy
Curley
Pelletier on Trial Today
Trial of District Attorney Pelletier on charges of unfitness and misuse of office begins this morning before the Supreme Court. Prosecutors are Robert G. Dodge Andrew Marshall and James T. McCarthy. Senator James A. Reed will be chief counsel for Pelletier, assisted by Daniel M. Lyons. The case is expected to be lengthy and sensational.
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Pelletier
Preme Court
Robert G. Dodge
Andrew Marshall
James T. McCarthy
Boston
United States
James A. Reed
Missouri
Daniel M. Lyons
Terror of Lund Ends With Suicide in B C Village
In Lund British Columbia on December 18 Alexander Johnson, the man blamed for two days of terror, shot himself after a spree that left Ralph Dango dead and others fleeing. A posse found his body near the shack where he lived alone, with Johnson reportedly ready to resist capture.
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Lund
B. C
Alexander Johnson
Johnson
Ralph Dango
Boston Police March Debuts At annual Police Ball
William Goodwin, inspector in the signal service of the Boston police department, has composed a new march to be played for the first time at the annual police ball in Mechanics' Building on the night of Jan 11. Goodwin will also lead the orchestra that night. The piece is titled The Boston Police March.
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William Goodwin
Signal Service
Boston Police Department
Mechanics’ Building
Goodwin
Boston
Brookline Constable Robbed of Funds and Gear
Constable Charles L. Hapgood of Brookline was robbed early yesterday morning by bandits who took $35 belonging to the town and stripped him of his billy, revolver, and other items kept for law enforcement, leaving only his badge.
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Charles L. Hapgood
Brookline
Billy
Holdup Ends With Constable Hapgood Forcing to Raise Hands
At Au burn and Park streets shortly after midnight two robbers in an automobile held up Constable Hapgood. They seized $35, his badge and papers, then fled toward Brookline. Hapgood reported the incident to Patrolman McGrath who had previously stopped a similar car.
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Constable Hapgood
Auburn and
Park Aetreets
Washburn Terrace
Park Street
Brookline
Hapgood
McGrath
Post Santa Claus Appeal Urges Readers to Help Children
In New England poor children will hang stockings by stoves and mantels next Saturday night awaiting Post Santa Claus. It stresses that readers decide whether the children will wake to joy or cry in sorrow on Christmas morning.
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New England
Santa Claus
Post
Flivver Hit by Two Trains Near Sunbury
At Sunbury Pennsylvania on December 18 an auto driven by H F Bowersox and his wife Middlebury escaped injury after a grade crossing collision with one train, being struck again by a second train in opposite direction. The car was shoved along the tracks then moved to the curb where the woman suffered only a slight cut and the man was unharmed. The vehicle then continued under its own power.
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Sunbury
H. F. Bowersox
Middlebury
Police Chief Arrested in Bootlegging Case in Waynesboro
Waynesboro Pa December 18 Chief of Police Ray Bumgardner of Green Wasue is jailed on liquor selling without a license charge brought by Harvey Beard. He posted bail for a hearing next Monday. Beard alleges Bumgardner sold eight gallons of corn whiskey to him weeks ago with whiskey delivered in October. Bumgardner calls the claim a frame up and spite for cracking eight local bootleggers.
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Waynesboro
Ray Bumgardner
Green Wasue
Harvey Beard
Majstrate Metcalfe
Baumgardner
Beard
Attacked by Maniac in North Cambridge Street
Miss Alicia A Doherty 20 of 32 Mt Pleasant street North Cambridge was attacked near her home shortly after midnight by a maniac described as tall five eight dark complexion about 30 in a dark overcoat and soft hat. He followed her from Massachusetts avenue after she left the car and held her as neighbors alerted police scoured the area for hours with no trace. The assailant is linked to a previously reported peeping Tom case of a few nights earlier and patrols have been ordered to watch for him.
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Alicia A. Doherty
Mt. Pleasant Street
Cambridge
Miss Doherty
Pathe Film Exchange
Boston
Massachusetts Avenue
Upland Road
Fires Claim Life Amid Gifts Hunt In Closet
A fire swept a residence as investigators search for clues about lost gifts and a Santa Claus mystery. Neighbors report a bundle of wrapped items and a door ajar as flames rose, prompting emergency crews to respond quickly.
Child Dies After Fire Caused by Toddler With Matches
A two year old, Fred D. McAluff, reached a closet with lighted matches while eager to see Christmas gifts. The resulting fire in the house yesterday morning proved fatal.
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Fred D. McAluff
Santa Claus
Fred D. M’aluff
Somerville
Five Hurt In Auto Accident In Plymouth
Five people were injured when a car skidded on Court street near the Plymouth Cordage Co grounds in rain. Enrico Phillipino drove with Secundo Monti and August Sorenti. Monti suffered severe wounds and was taken to Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston, others to Jordan Hospital in Plymouth.
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Plymouth
Court Street
North Plymouth
Plymouth Cordage Co
Enrico Phillipino
Standish Avenue
Secundo Monti
Cherry Street
August Sorenti
Cordage Terrace
Bridgewater
Phillipino
Monti
William Curtin
Philipino
Hughes protests Briand over naval ratio plan at Armament Conference
Secretary Hughes as Armament Conference chairman informed Premier Briand of France that the French delegation’s naval ratio proposal was unexpected and not in line with the core principles of the limitation plan. The French plan, discussed Thursday, outlined replacing the fleet by 10 ships totaling 350000 tons by 1941.
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Washington
Associated Press
Hughes
Briand
France
M. Briand
Naval Committee of the Armament Conference
German casualty list marks 380000 losses at Yser 1914
Historic note recalls the German casualty figure of 380000 lost along the Yser in 1914 and mentions Allied bombardment of Dardanelles forts the same year.
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Yser
Dardanelles
Robbers Waylay Theatre In Midtown Heist
In New York three bandits robbed the Capitol Theatre on Broadway and 51st Street taking about ten thousand dollars from the safe. They held up auditor Louis Faulkner and three others, locked them in a storeroom, and fled in a taxicab after escaping down the fire escape.
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New York
Capitol Theatre
Louis Faulkner
Broadway
51St Street
Faulkner
Proposals and Schedule for Planned Construction
The proposals and accompanying schedule of planned construction continue on page 18 column 6.
Killed On Her Way To Church in Salem
Mrs Ellen M Lowery aged 69 of 24 Liberty Street Salem was struck and killed by an automobile truck while crossing Hawthorne Boulevard on her way to Immaculate Conception Church in a driving rain. The umbrella she carried inverted in the wind causing confusion and the truck driven by Guy Folkins of 31 Nursery Street Salem struck her in the middle of the street.
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Salem
Ellen. M. Lowery
Liberty Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Hawthorne Boulevard
Indictments in Suffolk County Blackmail Probe Against 13 Lawyers
The Suffolk County Grand Jury last Saturday indicted 13 lawyers and confederates in extortion and conspiracy. The action marks the first criminal move in the attorney general campaign to eradicate a Boston blackmail gang that has extorted hundreds of thousands in hush money from discreet prominent New Englanders.
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Suffolk County Grand Jury
Boston
New
Fair Colder Forecast For Boston And Vicinity
Fair and colder Monday and Tuesday with increasing cloudiness. Rain or snow likely Tuesday night, winds shifting from westerly to easterly. The storm system moves northeast toward the St Lawrence valley, bringing precipitation to the Lake region and Northeast with gales in the Mid Atlantic and Northeast. Maximum winds reached 96 mph in Buffalo.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
North New England
South New England
New York
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
South Michigan
St. Lawrence
Lake Region
North Atlantic States
Middle Atlantic
Buffalo
N. Y
Alaska
Canadian Northwest
North Rocky Mountain
Weather Outlook For Today And Tonight
Forecast calls for fair to clear skies today and tonight with cooler temperatures from yesterday. Expect breezy to windy conditions and a noticeable drop in temperature as the day progresses. Highs and lows not specified.
Hoseman Overcome At Melrose Fire
Hoseman David E. Waldron of the Melrose fire department was overcome by smoke. Damage estimated at $3000 to a cottage at 453 Main Street Melrose suffered from a late night fire of undetermined origin. Waldron was carried out by fellow crew members and taken to Melrose Hospital.
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Melrose
Main Street
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Curtis
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