Britain Flayed by Labor for Crimes in Erin
New York dispatch reports Eamon De Valera causing embarrassment by not emerging from seclusion. His secretary says he planned to resume a West Coast speaking tour after Christmas, but Boland has not seen him and cannot confirm his whereabouts. London dispatch prints a harsh critique of government methods in Ireland.
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New York
Eamon de Valera
de Valera
West
Harry Boland
Boland
Massachusetts
Muriel MacSwiney
Worcester
Great Liquor Raid Succeeds in Hurley
Federal prohibition agents from Chicago raided about twenty saloons in Hurley Wisconsin arresting 17 people and seizing two loads of liquor. The operation began near noon and stretched over several hours as townsfolk watched the “mass march” down Silver Street with little liquor concealed.
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Hurley
Wis
Chicago
Silver Street
Beach Street Fire Threatens Olympia Theatre
A blaze starting about 10:20 last night on the third floor of a six story brick building at 18 Beach Street damaged the structure by about 8000 dollars. Smoke hindered firefighters who fought through relays yet the Gordon's Olympia Theatre upstairs remained untouched and patrons exited after the show.
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Beach Street
Gordon’s Olympia Theatre
Mertropolitan 1921 Savings Ad Promises Modern Banking
An advertisement for Mertropolitan 1921 promotes savings with a safe modern bank image. It invites readers to start a Savings Account and notes membership in the Federal Reserve System.
Boy's Gun Recovered From Pond In Hunt Rescue
New Bedford reports that 16 year old James F. Collins Jr. failed to return from a hunting trip in Plainville woods a week ago. Laborers recount seeing a youth pursued by men as search continued with recovered gun cartridge belt and mittens found nearby.
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New Bedford
James F. Collins, Jr
James F. Collins
Plainville Woods
Four Rescued From Sinking Coal Barge Near Deer Island
Captain Charles Christian and the crew of the city steamer George A. Hibbard rescued four adults and a four month old baby from a sinking coal barge near the Deer Island flats after it collided with a steamer. The line broke and the barge flooded rapidly before aid arrived. all were taken to Long Island for safekeeping.
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Deer Island Flats
Charles» Christian
George A. Hibbard
Long Island
Christian
Charles Gustafson
William Bolton
Edward Smith
Woolen Mills Closing Rumors Sweep Lawrence Plants
In Lawrence four American Woolen Co. plants face further curtailment with talk of total closure. Washington mill combing workers were laid off last week and told not to return. This week hur ling and mending staff are sent home as work allows, with rehiring only when needed.
Hughes Will Head Cabinet
President elect Harding is nearing cabinet appointment decisions after weeks of consideration and consultation. No final choice has been made and suggestions remain tentative and indefinite as of December 28.
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Marion
Associated Press
Harding
Speculated Cabinet Names Include Hughes and Dawes
The passage notes President elect discusses with leaders across society naming advisers for his official circle. It cites Charles F. Hughes of New York as Secretary of State designate and Charles G. Dawes of Illinois as Secretary of the Treasury among seriously considered appointments, with John W. continuing the list.
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Charles F. Hughes
New York
Charles G. Dawes
Illinois
the Treasury
John W
Maid Receives Half Million From Roxbury Estate
Mary Jane MacNevin, longtime housekeeper of Mary Gilbert Knight of 46 Perrin Street Roxbury, will inherit the house and land and bonds worth 163100, bank deposits 9183, personal property 1574.86 and 957 shares of AT&T. Executors Jessie W. Neill and Mary E. Fallon seek Suffolk Probate Court approval for final distribution. The estate totals 697932.96 with 648432.96 in personal property and 49500 real estate. Bequests 64200 in specific legacies and 134000 in public bequests have been paid. the remaining is for Miss MacNevin.
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Mary Jane MacNevin
Mary Gilbert Knight
Perrin Street
Roxbury
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Jessie W. Neill
Mary E. Fallon
Suffolk Probate Court
MacNevin
Milk price cut in Boston to 17 1 4 cents a quart
The price for milk in Boston will drop from 18 1 4 cents to 17 1 4 cents per quart starting January 1. The reduction was announced by the Commission on the Necessaries of Life at the State House after a conference with the New England Milk Producers Association, who agreed to lower their price from 10 1 2 to 9 1 2 cents per quart.
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Boston
Commission On the Necessaries of Life
State House
New England Milk Producers’ Association
Milk Distributors Rebuff Further Price Cuts After Conference
Representatives of local distributing companies declined an urgent request from the Commission on the Necessaries of Life to deepen milk price cuts. They agreed to pass along producers' 1 cent per quart reduction but argued they could not reduce further. The commission argued the distributor margin is high and called for readjustment to lower consumer prices, though distributors stood firm on no additional cuts.
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Commission
Allston Man Choked to Death Eating Ham and Eggs
Almon M. Gibson aged 55 from 37 Adams Street Allston choked last night while eating ham and eggs at a Brighton restaurant 34 Market Street. He strangled and collapsed on the floor.
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Allston
Almon M. Gibson
Adams Street
Market Street
Brighton
Bank Head Sentenced to Prison Four to Seven Years
Howland receives four to seven years at hard labor after pleading guilty to thefts totaling sixteen thousand dollars. The case ends with a partial collapse of the verdict during sentencing.
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Barre Savings Bank and Trust Company
Sentenced to four to seven years in State Prison
A court in Barre Vermont on December 28 imposed a sentence of four to seven years at hard labor in the State prison. Details of the case continued on page 9.
Radical split in Amalgamated Textile Workers front
At Lawrence a meeting ended with radical members breaking away to form a separate movement for one big union. Ben Legere led the defectors claiming pre arranged dues and votes favored Salerno. Salerno asserted the withdrawers were a minority and most members opposed the plan.
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Amalgamated
Salerno
Legere
$50 Note Worth $210000 Sparks Syracuse Claim
A 146-year-old fifty dollar note from New Hampshire bequeathed to W. F. Morgan of 336 Temple Street Syracuse by Judge R. F. Winslow is set to yield $210000 from the New England Commonwealth Morgan, a local machinist, prepared to collect.
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Syracuse
New Hampshire
W. F. Morgan
Temple Street
R. F. Winslow
Chicago
Morgan
New England Commonwealth
bond worth 210 dollars linked to 18th century governor’s descendant
In 1774 a note honored John Winslow, descendant of Massachusetts’ first governor, paying six percent annual interest. Today the bond is valued at 210 dollars and Morgan has hired local attorneys to pursue collection. Morgan plays down sudden fame as he could receive about 210 thousand if paid.
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John Winslow
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Morgan
Missouri
Washington
Mr. Morgan
New Hampshire
Compromise Ends Million Stock Suit Against Rail Directors
In New York on December 28 a $150 million stockholders equity suit against William Rockefeller and other former New Haven directors was halted after a court ordered discontinuance. The compromise among defendants came as Federal Judge Charles M. Hough ruled the action discontinued.
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New York
William Rockefeller
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Charles M. Hough
Anniversary items and wartime notes in brief
Today marks William E. Gladstone born in 1808 and notable events from 1914 to 1916 including German forces falling back on the Bzura River and Nordic support for Wil son peace note. A year ago four railroad unions issued a principles declaration against anti strike legislation. A Belgian steamer Anton van Driel was wrecked at St Shott's N F with 26 livres lost.
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William E. Gladstone
Bzura
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Wilson
Anton van Driel
St. Shott’s
N. F
Forecast Summary for New England And Atlantic Coast
Weather forecast outlines fair and colder conditions for Boston area on Wednesday and warmer, fair conditions Thursday. Northern New England to be fair and somewhat colder Wednesday, unsettled and warmer Thursday. Southern New England fair Wednesday, cloudy and warmer Thursday with moderate to fresh westerly winds. From Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds moderate and variable with partly overcast Wednesday. Outlook calls for generally fair weather across New England Wednesday and Thursday.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Weather looks fair with a cooler trend today and tonight
The forecast calls for fair skies with a slight drop in temperatures today and into tonight. Light breezes may temper the heat, bringing cooler conditions across the region.
Yesterday's Temperature Report by Thompson's Spa
Readable fragments show temperatures and times with values such as 87 at 3 p.m. and 82 at 12 m. The text includes references to averages and year comparisons though much data is garbled. The note appears to be a local weather snapshot with multiple readings and an average for yesterday and for the prior year.
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Thompson’s Spa
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