Webster's Pilgrim Message Echoes in California Oration
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge delivers a subdued tribute marking the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock. He contrasts Webster's optimistic Pilgrim oration with present conditions, reviewing 300 years of progress and noting the enduring deeds and ideals of the Pilgrims.
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Ator Henry Cabot Lodge
Daniel Webster
Senator Lodge
Plymouth Rock
Webster
Henry Cabot Lodge
Santeenniversary Landing
Plymouth
Mass
United States
Old Colony
Massachusetts
Daniel Webbster
Pacific
Coolidge
California
Stephens
Bradford
Pilgrim Spirit Lifts Plymouth Tercentenary Day
Senator Lodge hails Pilgrims as ideals for freedom while Governor Coolidge notes civilization’s peril from world dominion. A dramatic Webster prophecy telephones from Plymouth Rock, as Old Colony Theatre hosts dignitaries, poets, and civic groups in a grand Tercentenary program marked by music and addresses.
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Liggett
Senator Lodge
Governor Coolidge
Dean Briggs
Arthur B. Whitney
Theodore E. Busfield
Pilgrim Orchestra
Plymouth
Coolidge
Congressional Commission
Governor Bradford
Old Colony Theatre
Pilgrim
Roxbury Man Held for Grand Jury in Larceny Conspiracy
Joseph Welby 25 of Moreland street Roxbury is held for the grand jury in 2500 bond on larceny of a shotgun and conspiracy to steal. Welby admitted the holdup plan was a joke. Police arrested him Monday afternoon.
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Joseph Welby
Moreland Street
Roxbury
Creed
Welby
James R. Hixon
Dedham Street
Joseph Bedell
Dilworth Street
Agnes Kinkade
Back Bay
Wesby
Bedell
Elks Plan Honor for Governor-Elect Cox
Nearly 4000 Elks from Boston Lodge No 10 will honor Governor-elect Charing H. Cox at the Elks Home 10 Somerset Street on Monday evening January 3. A large committee of about 75 members plus past exalted rulers and city state officials organize an elaborate program with Elks and their ladies in attendance. Cox has long been a member of the Boston Lodge.
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State Commission
Plymouth Rock
Boston
Park Avenue Green
Plymouth
Hart P. Blake
Main Street
the Rock
State Armory
Elks
Charing H. Cox
Somerset Street
Order
Cox
Boston Lodge of Elks
State House Notes and Plague Funding Debate
Representatives from veterans groups gather in the Hall of Flags to witness Governor Coolidge receive a flag once enshrining an American fallen soldier. The Senate passed a $5000 health department appropriation for bubonic plague prevention, while an anti sprinkler bill failed a third reading vote 5 to 13. Hyde Park lines of the Waystern Massachusetts Street Railway will be taken over by the Boston Elevated Railway in the near future.
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American Legion
Governor Coolidge
France
Senate
State Department of Health
William J. Foley
South
Boston
Hyde Park
Waystern
Massachusetts Street Railway
Boston Elevated Railway
Otto H Kahn Advocates Tax Revision Before Committee
New York banker Otto H Kahn urged the House Ways and Means Committee to establish a sales tax repeal excess profits tax cut high income surtaxes raise tariffs and levy a flat tax on corporate net profits in a comprehensive tax revision proposal.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Otto H. Kahn
New York
Witness urges sales tax and tax reforms amid committee talk
Mr. Kahn, invited witness, argues for transparent sales tax and revised taxation. He favors a separate line item on receipts and a low initial rate of one third of 1 percent, plus a 15 percent tax on corporate net profits. He also proposes funding Victory notes and War Savings securities and tariff revision to boost import revenues.
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Mr. Kahn
Fordney
Kahn
Treasury
Post Santa Claus invites investors for Christmas dividends
The Post Santa Claus urges readers to invest now to reap benefits from festive cheer. The message emphasizes timely commitment and promising returns tied to holiday goodwill.
Two Women Die in Home Fire On Newspaper Row
Beth J. Fraser age 81 and her daughter Elizabeth J. Fraser known as Bessie are killed in a house fire on Newspaper Row. Bessie was a familiar vendor selling nuts and candy to newspaper men for many years.
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Beth J. Fraser
Elizabeth J. Fraser
Bessie
Tragedy in Everett House Fire Kills Elderly Woman
A blaze in the Everett dwelling on Newspaper Row claimed the life of an elderly woman and fatally injured a young woman named Bessie. Firemen, led by W Q Collins, battled smoke as Lt Jack O'Brien and Jack Burke rescued the two women from a bedroom window. Burke carried both to safety but collapsed at the base of the ladder.
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Everett
W. Q. Collins
Central Fire Station
Jack O'Brien
Jack Burke
Harcock Street
O’brien
Burke
O'Brien
Amasa Johnson
Bessie
Cards reclaim Jacobs to pay for Fournier
St Louis reports pitcher Elmer Jacobs reclaimed from Cincinnati on waivers by the Nationals and released to Seattle of the Pacific Coast League. Manager Branch Rickey said the deal is the final payment for Jacques Fournier, but Jacobs can be recalled. Cincinnati had only recently claimed Jacobs from the Cardinals by waiver.
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ST. Louis
Elmer Jacobs
Cincinnati
St. Louis Nationals
Seattle
Branch Rickey
Jacques Fournier
Rickey
Jacobs
Cardinals
Swan Frozen to Ice on Spy Pond
An Arctic surprise from Arlington records a wild swan found frozen to ice on Spy Pond. William Bowler, a Middlesex Sportsmen's Association janitor, broke through the ice in a boat and freed the bird after dawn.
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Spy Pond
Arlington
Jack Frost
William Bowler
Middlesex Sportsmen's Association
Bowler
Emigration as Remedy Debated in Parliament
London December 21. Prime Minister replies to criticism of government unemployment schemes. He fears the problem can be solved only by emigration within the empire until world conditions stabilize. He awaits discussion at the imperial conference next May.
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London
House of Commons
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