School as a Possible Town Hall in National Meeting Vitals
At the American Civic Association session in Washington Miss Margaret Wilson presided as education was labeled a misconception. President E J Ward urged comprehensive national preparedness through organized resources while leadership praised wartime resilience and growth in membership and finances.
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Washington
United States
American Civic Association
Margaret Wilson
Wilson
E. J. Ward
University of Wisconsin
Aberdeen
Temair
Dublin
Lord Aberdeen
Social Centre Plan Sees Schools as Public Hubs
Miss Wilson frames the proposal as turning idle school buildings into district social centers. Citizens would convene in a nonpartisan group to discuss issues and influence votes, aiming to boost neighborhood and city life. The notion rejects using schools for public amusements or opening them to any single organization.
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Wilson
No Strike Averted for Boston Longshoremen
Nearly 4000 Boston longshoremen avoided a strike after a wage increase compromise reached at a conference between steamship agents and Longshoremen's Union representatives. Beginning January 1, 1916, general cargo pays 35 cents per hour, bulk cargo 37 cents, day grain 5 cents, night work 6 cents, with other night work at 50 cents.
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Boston
International Mercantile Marine Lines
State Street
Editor Letter Corrects Christian Science History
Clifford P. Smith and the First Church of Christ Scientist defend Mrs. Eddy against misstatements. They explain usage of the title Mother Eddy ended in 1903 and correct details about her first husband George W. Glover and her children’s lawsuits.
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8. C
Eddy
Philomatheia Club to Greet the New Year
The Philomatheia Club, newly organized, will greet the New Year by assisting at mass in Boston College High School sodality chapel James street. Mass is at 9 a m on Saturday with communion in a body. Breakfast in the music room will follow, then a business meeting.
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Philomatheia Club
Sodality Chapel
Boston College High School
James Street
Music Room
Thomas Copeland Dead Superintendent of Boston Forge
Thomas Copeland longtime superintendent of the Boston Forge Company of East Boston dies at his home 56 Sargent Street Winthrop from a heart shock. He was a prominent island ward figure.
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Thomas Copeland
Boston Forge Company
Eaft Boston
Island Ward
Sargent Street
Winthrop
Actress Confesses Fear of Real Suffering and Stage Deaths
A biograph star recalls bravado and nerves. She admits she fears real pain and dying, preferring stage deaths for applause. She describes how war nurses move her, and recounts a Cuba filming episode and a tense encounter with English speaking women.
Fearful chase ends in playful fright by amused narrator
The speaker recalls pursuing two Amazonian figures who screamed loudly. The moment turns comic as the pursuer admits it was fun to frighten them, noting they would flee if the roles reversed and the other had cried Boo.
Letter on organized charity and individual relief work
A writer signing as philanthropist questions organized charity in a Houston club paper. She argues organizations are useful but must not replace direct aid to those in need and critiques a scenario sent for critique as unsuitable. She notes Mary Pickford talks appear in the Daily Post five days a week and in the Sunday Post.
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Houston
Texas
Mary Pickford
Daily Post
Sunday Post
1200 Voices Sing Elijah in Open Air at Braves Field
Plans completed for an extraordinary performance of Mendelssohn Elijah in English at Braves Field Boston on Sunday afternoon May 28 at 3 o clock If rain the next clear Sunday Metropolitan artists Frieda Hempel Ernestine Schumann Heink Johannes Sembach Clarence Whitehill sing minor roles Marie Sandelius Elvira Leveron Boson singers An orchestra of 165 under Walter Damrosch and a 1200 voice chorus directed by George S Dunham New England choral director
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Mendelssohn
Elijah
Braves Field
Boston
S. Kronberg
Frieda Hempel
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Johannes Sembach
Clarence Whitehill
Marie Sandelius
Elvira Leveron
Walter Damrosch
New York
George S. Dunham
New England
Barnes to Appeal in Libel Suit Against Roosevelt
William Barnes will appeal to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the libel suit he filed against former President Theodore Roosevelt. The appeal follows a verdict for Roosevelt after judgment was entered in Syracuse and Barnes paid the costs.
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Barnes
Roosevelt
New York
William Barnes
Appelate Division
Supreme Court
Theodore Roosevelt
Syracuse
The Colonel Delights Readers With Full Sunday Adventure
The Colonel shines in a truly great day as another full page of his amusing adventures appears in the forthcoming Sunday Post. Readers look forward to continued humor and escapades from the comic character.
State Won’t Pay For Goats
Richard W. Hale, a Boston attorney living in Dover, claimed 10 angora goats were killed by dogs and sought county payment. Appraisers set a $60 award, but county commissioners refused payment. Judge Pierce ruled the commissioners’ decision not reviewable.
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Richard W. Hale
Boston
Dover
Mass
Augustus H. Parker
Pierce
Supreme Court
Spain Aims for Direct Steamship Line to United States
Colonel Joseph E. Willard American ambassador to Spain arrived in New York aboard the Rochambeau for a brief Fairfax Virginia visit. He declined to discuss Spanish politics but said the Spanish government is cooperating on efforts to establish a new direct steamship service between Spain and the United States.
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New York
Joseph BE. Willard
Spain
Rochambeau
Fairfax
Willard
United States
Big New Year’s Noise Promises Boston Celebration
Boston plans a record New Year’s celebration with booked tables at top hotels in Back Bay and downtown. Hotels report strong interest as managers stock a large supply of noise makers from whistles to cow bells and allow dancing at many venues.
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Boston
Funeral of C. H. Reed in Chelsea
Funeral services for Charles H. Reed city clerk of Chelsea for 12 years were held yesterday afternoon at 9 Garland street Chelsea. The Rev R Perry Bush officiated and the Masonic burial service was conducted by Worshipful Master James Harrower and the Robert Lash Lodge of Masons to which the deceased belonged.
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Charles H. Reed
Chelsea
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