Honor the Brave: Cambridge fund for Patrolman Riley’s family
Mayor Quinn leads a Cambridge appeal to support the widow Mrs Riley and her son after Patrolman Thomas J Riley was killed in the line of duty. The campaign aims to pay the Home loan and provide ongoing support beyond the inadequate $400 annual pension, with donations urged to Herbert H. Dyer at Harvard Trust Cambridge.
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Quinn
Cambridge
Thomas J. Riley
Riley
Herbert H. Dyer
Harvard Trust Company
Colby Arrives in Montevideo For Royal Reception
Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby travels to Montevideo Uruguay to a grand reception during the peak bathing season. The port city, famed as a South American meat hub, displays Spanish customs and aims to foster friendship and national agreement as the Florida steamer nears its anchorage.
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Montevideo
Bainbridge Colby
Uruguay
Florida
Atlantic
Spain
Chicago
South America
Wilson
Elihu Root
Colby
Secretary to Return for February Report on Southern Hemisphere Tour
Note says the Secretary will be back in Boston before February and an official report on the tour to the southern half of the hemisphere may be issued. The statement positions a renewed departmental presence as the trip concludes and a full briefing awaits.
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Boston
Gary on Prosperity Optimism Tied to Individual Effort
Judge Gary lauds optimism about the country and urges individuals to work hard and save, arguing prosperity comes from personal effort rather than new laws. He cautions against reliance on legislation and favors government focus on own affairs to restore living standards.
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Gary
J. P. Morgan
United States
Washington
Income tax filing forms to begin January 3 1920
Washington announces that distribution of income tax return forms for 1920 will start January 3, with many forms released that day. The piece notes postwar debt costs and remarks that taxes may be higher than they'd be if the Kaiser had kept peace, ending with a quip about philosophers.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Kaiser
Philospher
New York University
Christmas Day Crime Silence In Chicago And New York
Police reports say Chicago recorded no arrests for major offences on Christmas Day and the following Sunday. The city has run a two month anti crime crusade against burglars and thieves with notable results. New York also notes a holiday slowdown as criminals cease business during the season.
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Chicago
New York
Newburn Iron Works Experiment Spurs Worker Management Plan
The Newburn Iron Works and Supply Company in North Carolina plans to let employees take over the works and share profits beyond operating costs after a 10 percent wage cut. The arrangement echoes the story "The Gibson Upright" in the Saturday Evening Post, which ended disastrously, prompting questions about economic realism versus fiction.
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Newburn Iron Works and Supply Company
North Carolina
Saturday Evening Post
Cotton and Peanuts Tariff Fight Draws Sectional Lines
The emergency tariff bill in the House draws clever appeal to sectional interests. Its effect hinges on protection for Western farmers and sustaining prices for crops like cotton and peanuts.
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Washington
Great West
Peanut and cotton price bill sparks Democratic support split
The text discusses a congressional bill tied to staple foods including peanuts and sea island cotton. A Florida Representative defends the measure as aligned with Democratic values though his district depends on peanuts and cotton. Senate fate remains uncertain with no immediate confirmation expected from the Republican majority.
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Florida
Sea Island
Senate
Keeping Faith: U S Ends Santo Domingo Occupation
The piece recalls U S policy in Cuba and Santo Domingo, noting staged withdrawals and a move toward self rule. It credits Wilson for relaxing military rule and heralds ongoing efforts to honor sovereignty and teach respect for law while acknowledging past interventions.
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United States
Cuba
Europe
Santo Domingo
Uncle Sam
Wilson
Washington
Republic
Russell Views Bolshevism as Barrier to Progress
Bertrand Russell’s Bolshevism Theory and Practice reviews his month in Soviet Russia. He supports communism yet finds Bolshevism a barrier to progress, warning that continued hostility risks Lenine’s grip. The two part work covers Russian life and Bolshevist philosophy.
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Harcourt, Brace & Howe
Russell
Soviet Russia
Lenine
Russia
England
Bertrand Russell
Etiquette Hint on Tea Spoons in Manners
A guidance note explains it is improper to drink from a cup with a spoon left inside. Spoons are for stirring or tasting and should be laid on the saucer after use. The beverage is then sipped from the cup without the spoon remaining in it.
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Associated Press
All Sorts Newton Newkirk and the Reckoning Day
A verse notes that gossip spreads a man’s slip, urging kindness to those down and promising reward on the Reckoning Day for lifting him up, in a Rochester authorial voice. The piece emphasizes public judgment and charitable action.
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Rochester
N. A
Uth Machugh
For Sale an Antique Desk and Miscellaneous Household Items
Classified notice from Worcester lists an antique grandfather’s writing desk for sale by owner With eld and includes prices for a mahogany chair five dollars a gas range ten dollars, oil stove fourteen dollars, baby sulky eight dollars, music stool fifty cents, incubator five dollars, kerosene cans seventy cents each, bassinet two dollars. Contact Withheld to purchase.
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Newt
Worcester
The Bassoonatic Dance And The Curious Creature
A reader recalls a showy bassoonatic on a musician's lap in a Worcester dance hall. Zoologists debunk the mystery, warning trainers risk bites and ruin from this rare instrument creature.
Observant Citizen Recalls Local Anecdotes and Daily Life
The column surveys everyday scenes in Boston and nearby towns, noting holiday goose versus turkey prices, 1843 price entries, courtroom crowds at a trial, pheasant feeding by J. H. Ward, a wood block maker, and memories of police figures. It includes reader letters and social notes on community figures and war work.
Weather Extremes for December 28 in Boston
The records show the coldest December 28 with two below in 1872 and eight above in 1890. The warmest ever for this date was 60 degrees in 1907. No precipitation occurred on this date in the past decade except in 1910 and 1915.
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Boston
Desideria Clary and Napoleon’s enduring memory
The article details Napoleon Bonaparte’s youthful romance with Desideria Clary of Marseille, his memories of other Parisian beauties, and how that early love influenced his life. It notes she married General Bernadotte, Napoleon’s later actions to aid her family, and the lasting pull of a first sweetheart on his career and choices.
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Napoleon
Desideria Clary
Caroline du Colombier
Valence
Caroline
Mme. Tjurreau
Italy
Bernadotte
France
Joseph
Desideria
Paris
Marseilles
Gharni
Josephine de Beauharnais
Bernadette
Egypt
Napleon
Useless Regrets by Walt Mason
Poet Walt Mason laments aging and poor health in a reminisce about heedless youth. The verse reflects on risky deeds, lifestyle choices, and the moral that a life of restraint yields fewer regrets later.
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Walt Mason
Vermont Governor-elect Hartness an expert astronomer and engineer
James Hartness the Vermont governor-elect is described as an accomplished astronomer and engineer with a fine telescope at his Springfield home. He has never held public office before.
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James Hartness
Vermont
Springfield
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