Lauder Sings Grand Opera in Boston House
Harry Lauder appears at the Boston Opera House in a grand opera week with his vaudeville act and a strong backing of songs. He delivers new numbers including Back, Back to Where the Heather Blows and Don't Let Us Sing About War Any More Just Let Us Sing About Love while praising war efforts and urging end to German propaganda in schools and media.
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Harry Lauder
Boston Opera House
Caruso
Lauder
Boston
Grand Opera
Huntington Avenue
Mr. Lauder
Julia Curtis
Bert Melrose
Kitamuras Brothers
Kittie
Carry Tander
Readjusting Legislative Agent System Proposed to Civil Service
Representative B. Loring Young, for Robert M. Washburn, plans a bill to place the legislative agent system under the Civil Service Commission. The reform would give the civil service body full charge, potentially expanding latitude for so called reputable agents beyond current limits.
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B. Loring Young
Robert M. Washburn
Civil Service Commission
Lombardi Ltd at Plymouth Theatre Delights Boston Fans
The Lombardi Ltd comedy from Chicago writers Hatston features Tito Lombardi, a fashionable gown maker, and a cast including Leo Carillo, Grace Valentine, Marion Abbot, and Helen Walcott. The piece is praised for natural, documentary-like storytelling with solid performances and a well received opening, while a new subway to Plymouth and Majestic theatres drew crowds.
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Lombardi, Ltd
Boston
Plymouth Theatre
Frederick
Fanny Hatton
Chicago
Windy City
Tito Lombardi
Leo Carillo
Iiombardi
Grace Valentine
Miss Valentine
Marion Abbot
Helen Walcott
Plymouth
Majestic Theatres
Old Dumas Comedy at the Hollis
At the Hollis Street Theatre last evening Henry Miller and Ruth Chatterton led a two week revival of A Marriage of Convenience, a four act English version by Sydney Grundy. The cast included Jose Ruben as Chevalier de Valdos and David Glassford as the General with strong support.
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Hollis Street Theatre
Henry Miller
Ruth Chatterton
Alexander Dumas
Sydney
Louis XV
Countess de Candale
Jose Ruben
Chevalier de Valedos
David Glassford
Marton
Frances Goodrich Ames
Charles Gotthold
Willard Barron
Robert Whitehouse
Unions Back Mechanics Locked Out at Victory Plant
Unions representing more than 200 workers at the Victory Plant in Squantum pledged full support after locked out employees faced a shift change from 7 to 4. The union meetings warned a possible strike to enforce demands for a start at 8 and end at 5. Workers planned to report again at 8 this morning.
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Victory
Squantum
Victory Plant
Whittlesey to Receive Medal of Honor in City
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles W. Whittlesey of Pittsfield will be decorated with the Congressional Medal of Honor today for commanding the famed Test Battalion in the Argonne forest. He reportedly told German forces to “Go to hell” when his unit was cut off, with Major-General Clarence R. Edwards presenting the award.
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United States
Charles W. Whittlesey
Pittsfield
Whittlesey
D’argonne
Hell
Ceremony on Boston Common honors Major Whittlesey with medal
Officials including Lieutenant Governor Coolidge and Mayor Peters witness a morning ceremony on Boston Common near Charles Street. A 1000 strong Coast Artillery Band and Forts staff will review Colonel Whittlesey after the presentation. The citation lauds gallantry at Forest D Argonne Oct 27 1918 and notes his unit remained in position under heavy enemy pressure.
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Coolidge
Peters
Boston Common
Charles Street
Edwards
Boston Coast Artillery Band
Whittlesey
Charles W. Whittlesey
Leutenant
808Th Infantry
Binarville
D’argonne
France
308Th Infantry
McCall Resting at Winchester Home on Christmas
Governor McCall remains in bed at his Winchester home after influenza. His physician ordered complete rest for the duration of the illness with Christmas likely to be spent there. Mrs Mc Call reports the fever has subsided and a full recovery is expected after several days of bed rest.
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McCall
Winchester
Massachusetts Tax Recovery Denied by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court sustained Massachusetts decrees denying executors the right to recover taxes paid in 199% on the estate of the late Herbert M Sears of Nahant valued at 4 000 000, dismissing the proceedings.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Herbert M. Sears
Nahant
Mass
Supreme Court
Hero Pastor Henry Smith Praises Logan at South Station Return
The Rev Henry Francis Smith pastor of West Medford Congregational Church arrived from France as a YMCA worker with the 26th Division. Known as the Hero Pastor for aiding the 101st Infantry he was wounded in the left hip near Chateau Thierry. He praised Colonel Logan and urged Europe to reconstruction amid socialist Bolshevik concerns. On the Walmer Castle return ship he traveled with Canadian aviators American officers and YMCA secretaries.
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Logan
Henry Francis Smith
West Medford Congregational Church
South Station
France
101St
101St Infantry
Chateau Thierry
Europe
Walmer Castle
New York
Firemen Battle Large Sugar Warehouse Blaze
Late last night a fire at 99 Richmond Street North End, home to P M Service Company sugar merchants, caused $7000 damage and produced heavy smoke. Fireman Mark Heh Skiffington of Engine 6 was treated. others were treated on scene and returned to duty. Fire began from an overheated steam pipe and spread through partitions to sugar bags. The brick five story building belonged to the Food Now estate.
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Richmond Street
North End
P. M. Service Company
Relief Hospital
Mark Heh
Skiffington
Iengine
Food Now Estate
Ask Probe Of Theatres In Boston Profiteering Claim
Boston theatres faced charges of barefaced profiteering after prices jumped on holidays. Councillor Daniel W. Taane led a resolution urging the Mayor to investigate and take action. The probe followed a New Year Eve ticket price of five dollars where regular prices were two dollars. The Mayor licenses theatres and can revoke licenses, Taane noted.
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Boston Theatres
Daniel W. Taane
Boston City Council
Lane
Boston Theatre
Robbery at Suffolk ADAs Brighton home
The Brighton residence of Assistant District Attorney Fred Sheenan at 49 Orkney Road was entered yesterday between 2 and 6 PM. Thieves stole 183 pieces of sterling silver valued at $1500, likely gained entry with skeleton keys. The burglary was discovered by Mrs Sheenan at 5 PM and fingerprints were collected by Inspectors Claflin and Pierce.
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Fred Sheenan
Suffolk County
Orkney Road
Brighton
Sheenan
Claflin and Pierce
Seek Pardon for Slayer
The Governor's Council will hear an application for a pardon for Peter Manue of Douglas serving a life sentence for the murder of Charles W. Potter, 80, of Douglas. Potter died after hospitalization and delirium following the assault and broken ribs, with prosecutors arguing pneumonia as cause.
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Governor's Council
Peter Manue
Douglas
Charles W. Potter
Potter
Manue
Brooks
Parole Board
Supreme Court Sustains News Pirates Ruling
In Washington on December 23 the Supreme Court upheld Federal Court decrees restraining the International News Service from pirating Associated Press news. Five justices including Chief Justice White concurred in a majority by Associate Justice Pitney supporting a property right in news and unfair competition.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
International News Service
Associated Press
White
Pitney
Injunction Fight Over Pirating News By Interce News Service
The case bars Interce News Service from bribing reporters to obtain Associated Press news before publication for clients. It cites inducing AP members to violate by laws, copying from bulletins and early AP editions, and selling pirated material. Two minority opinions dissented.
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Interce News Service
Associated Press
Brandeis
Holmes
McKenna
Two Hurt in Jamaica Plain Motorcycle Crash
A sailor and a woman are on the dangerous list at Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain after a motorcycle and side car crashed into an automobile on Arborway shortly after 9 pm. The man suffered a double fracture of the right leg and torn thigh muscles while the woman has a fractured skull and facial injuries. The rider's cycle bore Massachusetts plate 3632 registered to Josep Bliseils.
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Joseph Miselis
Lincoln Street
Brighton
Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain
Arborway
Frederick RK. Boardus
Beach Bluff Avenue
Swampscott
Station 12
Boardus
Massachusetts
Josep Bliseils
Facts in Logan Case Emerge at Cambridge Meeting
At a Cambridge Knights of Columbus gathering Charles Chapman said he cannot yet disclose details about Colonel Edward IL Logan’s removal. Chapman, recently back from France, noted his six months as Knights of Columbus secretary and friendship with Colonel Logan. He added that a committee of 191st Infantry members would publish the full story when returning home next month.
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Edward IL. Logan
Charles “Sandy
Chapman
Cambridge Knights of Columbus
Agent Urges L Men to Be Considerate
Conspicuous notices posted in all Boston Elevated car barns by William J. Timmins of the Boston Car Men's Union urge union employees to honor obligations to the Elevated trustees the riding public and their organization.
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Boston
William J. Timmins
Boston Carmen's Union
Stettinius Returns From Paris Mission on Cedric
Edward R Stettinius, second assistant secretary of war and American member of the interallied munitions council, returned to New York on the Cedric. The mission aimed to unify allied war shipments to save ship tonnage. He formerly worked with J. P. Morgan & Co and was heading to Washington after arrival.
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New York
Edward R Stettinius
Interallied Munitions Council
J. P. Morgan & Co
War Department
Tle
Washington
Unified plan praised as efficient wartime effort abroad
The speaker lauded the unification plan as efficient and successful, noting that faster development could have saved time and money. He cited mass shipments to England and France, the strong spirit of American troops, and unity among Britain France and Italy. He warned Belgium faces severe hardship and will need aid, while reconstruction in France shows strong local resilience.
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England
France
Great Britain
Italy
United States
Belgium
Wheel Incident Leaves Man Amputated in South Boston
Timothy Hayes, 58, of 20 Princeton Street, Mast Boston, is on the danger list at City F H Hospital after being caught on an engine shaft at 24 Binford Street. He was whirled around the shaft, thrown into the pit, and lost both legs.
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Timothy Hayes
Princeton Street
Mast Boston
City F H Hospital
Binford Street
South
Boston
Hayes
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