No Danger 10 Monroe Doctrine Stirs Peace League View
J Matt Hallowell, Mass executive committee head for the League to Enforce Peace, lauds Wilson's peace note while cautioning against militarism. He says the league aims to form an agreement among great powers after the war to compel arbitration through force if needed. Other members named include Samuel J Elder, Herbert Parker, Rev George A Gordon, Harry A Garfield, Charles C Jackson, and Odin Roberta.
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J. Matt Hallowell
Massachusetts
League To
Wilson
Liebknecht
League
Samuel J. Elder
Herbert Parker
George A. Gordon
Harry A. Garfield
Williams College
Charles C. Jackson
Odin Roberta
Allied League Idea Backed by Wilson Supporters
The speaker argues that public endorsement of a league of nations would boost global momentum and US leadership in hemisphere affairs. He supports retaining the Monroe Doctrine with modification, while insisting Prussian militarism must be crushed before any lasting peace.
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Wilson
League of Nations
United States
Mr. Hallowell
Christmas Tree Celebration For Weld Anderson Brandegee Staff
Employees of the Weld estate of Mr and Mrs Larz Anderson and Falkner Farm of Mrs Edward D Brandegee were entertained at their annual Christmas tree celebration with 200 to 800 guests. Mrs Brandegee received guests with assistance from Mr and Mrs Anderson and daughters Elinor and Marion Sprague. Santa Claus Thomas Murphy, a longtime farm helper, distributed gifts as guests enjoyed dancing to Boston orchestra.
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Weld
Larz Anderson
Falkner
Edward D. Brandegee
Santa Claus
Boston
Ad brings Christmas dinners to Dock Square
A Post classified ad placed by U S Grant Cole of the Wahneta Lunch Company drew a crowd of hungry youngsters to the restaurant yesterday. The children overwhelmed staff as they claimed a large turkey and fixings, blocking regular patrons from entering while workers focused on the special meal demand.
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Post
Dock Square
U. S. Grant Cole
Wahneta
Engagement of Mary Catherine Ayer to Keith Merril in June
Frederick Ayer announces his daughter Mary Catherine Ayer will wed Keith Merril of Minnesota and Pasadena in Avalon Hall come June. Merril, a Harvard graduate and attorney, serves as a lieutenant in the National Guard. The bride has long been a leader in Back Bay and north shore society.
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Mary Catherine Ayer
Keith Merril
Minnesota
Pasadena
Cal
Avalon Hall
Merril
Harvard
National Guard
Miss Ayer
Back Bay
North Shore
Somerset
Killarney
Frederick Ayer, Jr
Ayer
Immigrant Station Dinner Feasts Large Christmas Meal
At Long Wharf Migration Station yesterday 214 aliens shared a Christmas noon meal the largest government dinner yet. Caterer John Piscopo led crews serving 21 Vermont turkeys with onions squash potatoes celery and more. Most detainees were Portuguese numbering over 150. An afternoon film and phonograph concert followed aboard foreign and American ships with multilingual records. German ships held toasts to the Kaiser while British liners served roast beef and plum duff amid somber reminders of losses in recent conflicts.
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Long Wharf
John Piscopo
Vermont
Destitute Catholic Children Enjoy Christmas Feast
Sister Superior Mary Gabriel praised a day at the Home for Destitute Catholic Children on Harrison Avenue. Rev Henry J. Rache led three masses and 200 children received gifts from a large Christmas tree. They had breakfast lunch dinner toys and an evening entertainment before bedtime.
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Mary Gabriel
Harrison Avenue
Post
Henry J. Rache
Immaculate Conception
DINE AT WEST END RESCUE MISSION
Nearly 250 men shared Christmas dinner at the West End Rescue Mission on Green Street. Superintendent Clive F. Dorman greeted guests and Frank Curtis kept spirits high. a New Year breakfast is announced for Monday at 10 o'clock.
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West End
Green Street
Clive F. Dorman
Frank Curtis
Dorman
Boston High Pressure Fire Service Delayed Two Years
The National Board of Fire Underwriters reports in a special study that planning and construction of Boston's high pressure fire service system face significant troubles and no completion within two years appears likely.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters’ Committee On Fire Prevention
Boston
Boston faces wasteful costs in delayed high pressure system
A five year review shows only three sevenths of the project completed by November 1 with 330000 of 1 million dollars available and 179300 reserved for pumping equipment. The committee criticizes pipe joints lead caulking and noncompliant work, warns of reduced reliability if the present gridiron plan continues, and calls for additional funds and better contracts to finish a modern high pressure system.
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Boston
Straus Elected Permanent Chairman in Compromise Jewish Congress
Nathan Straus of New York was named permanent chairman after a split executive committee vote at a heated meeting. Washington was chosen as the congress site with a likely date by May 1, and an agenda item on economic reconstruction in war zones was approved as part of the program.
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New York
Nathan Straus
Washington
Adolph Kraus
B’nai Brith
Cyrus L. Sulzberger
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Mr. Kraus
Louis Marshal
Kraus
Stephen S. Wise
Straus
Mr. Straus
Vicechairmen
Harry Cutler
Harry Friedenwald
Morris Hilquist
Isaac Hourwich
JT Leon Sanders
Adolph Lewisohn
Bernard G. Richards
Tragic family murder shocks Minden area
Neighbors found John N. Reeves and his wife murdered in their home with an axe and a bullet. An 11-year-old and a 5-year-old child were injured, 15-month-old died later at a Shreveport hospital. A sleeping 7-year-old alerted authorities. Three shackled suspects were jailed with undisclosed evidence.
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Minden
Ila
John N. Reeves
Reeves
Shreveport
East Boston Driver arrested after Charlestown crash
Amilio Ambrosio of 165 Cottage street East Boston was arrested by Station 15 Charlestown for operating under alcohol influence after colliding with a General Baking Company auto truck on Chelsea street near Ferrin street. His companions Pasquale Bettina and John Morrello were also arrested for drunkenness.
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Amilio Ambrosio
Cottage Street
Boston
Charlestown
General Baking Company
William H. Lane
Wheatland Street
Somerville
Chelsea Street
Ferrin Street
Ambrosio
Pasquale Bettina
Greenough Lane
John Morrello
Charter Street
Roxbury Rescue Mission Christmas Open House
Open house at Roxbury Rescue Mission on Dudley Street featured children’s entertainment from 3 30 to 5 and 47 basket dinners for kids. About 239 boxes of apples nuts and oranges were distributed along with meals for about 100 down and outers. Reverend William W LeSeur directed the event at the Roxbury Mission yesterday.
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Roxbury
Dudley Street
William W. LeSeur
Plant Juice Promotes Health Claims in Local Ad
An advertisement touts Plant Juice as a cure for stomach and nervous disorders with testimonials. Mrs. Kate Maillett of Everett Massachusetts recounts seven years of indigestion and insomnia improving after using Plant Juice, and notes a 15 pound gain in two months. The Plant Juice Man will be at Houghton & Dut ton Store daily and late Saturdays to meet customers.
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Kate Maillett
Oliver Street
Everett
Mass
Houghton & Dutton
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Hub’s High
American-Jewish Congress
Boston Wholesale Millinery CO
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Boston Wholesale Millinery Co. Blake Building
Slayers Hill
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Boston Medical Institute
Lila Court St
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Orrin G. Cilley
Suffolk County Jail
Virginia
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Richmond
Collier's the National Weekly
Cuticura
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America
French Lick Springs
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