Cost of living soars in Lawrence 84 percent in five years
The National Industrial Conference Board released a study showing Lawrence the textile center, with costs rising 84 percent since five years, against a 2.2 percent national rise. A family of five needs 26.5 dollars weekly to meet a minimum living standard. Food, shelter, clothing, fuel, and sundries drive expenses, with sharp rises in food and garments.
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National Industrial Board
Lawrence
National Industrial Conference Board
Fall River
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Merchants of
Wood
Army Stores in South Boston Announce Half-Price Sale
Army surplus officers in South Boston hold a one day sale with many items at half original price to clear surplus before Feb 1. Underwear, woolens, fleece lined garments cut to 15 30 cents. jam 24 cents, peas 9 cents, macaroni 9 cents a pound, toothpaste 9 cents. new shoes and blankets also move in large numbers.
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Army
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Boston
Admiral Jellicoe to Visit Washington This Week
Admiral Viscount Jellicoe of the British navy arrives in Washington Sunday after a Canada stop, to spend several days as guest of the American navy. Quarters for the count and his staff are provided and a series of receptions and dinners is planned.
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Washington
Viscount Jellicoe
Canada
MN Navy
Vscount
Railroad Bills Face Week Delay in Conferees Talks
Washington December 30 labor rate making and regional consolidation provisions of the Esch and Cummins railroad bills remain differences between House and Senate conferees and will not be settled before next week.
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Washington
Esch
Cummins
House
Senate
Boston Common festival kicks off 1920 with war service choir
War Camp Community Service stages a year 1920 welcome on Boston Common Parkman Bandstand led by George S. Dane with songs including Auld Lang Syne America and Battle Hymn of the Republic. A 30 piece band urges a midnight tribute amid merriment.
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Boston Common
Parkman Bandstand
War Camp Community Service
George S. Dane
Mr. Dane
Noyes Shows Pennsylvanian Scenes in Boston Exhibition
George S Noyes, long known for New Hampshire and Gloucester views, presents many Addington Pennsylvania canvases at the Guild of Boston Artists. The Boston painter trained under Bartlett in the 1880s and abroad in Paris, capturing old mill town imagery with autumnal river views and delicate wood covered bridges.
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George S. Noyes
New Hampshire
Gloucester
Pennsylvania
Addington
Guild of Boston
Mr. Noyes
George Bartlett
Boston
Pemberton Square
Bartlett
Mr. Neves
Paris
Conoress and
Delacluse
Gustave Courtois
Rixon
le Blanche
Noyes
Wife of Councillor M'Donald Dies in Charlestown
Funeral services for Mrs Helen J McDonald wife of Councillor Daniel J McDonald will be held Friday morning at St Marys Church Charlestown following a week long illness from a shock. She was born and educated in Charles town and died at 41 High street Charlestown.
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Helen J. McDonald
Daniel J. McDonald
High Street
Charlestown
St. Mary’s Church
Brockton Man Horace A Bird Dies at 92
Horace A Bird aged 92 dies at his Brockton home 574 Warren Avenue. A lifelong racing enthusiast he recalled Punker Hill monument dedication and remembered seeing President Tyler and hearing Daniel Webster at the dedicatory exercises.
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Brockton
Horace A. Bird
Warren Avenue
Punker Hill
Tyler
Daniel Webster
Haves Healing Honey News Ad
Advertisement promotes Haves Healing Honey as a throat and cough remedy claiming to stop tickle heal the throat and cure the cough priced at 35 cents. A free box of GROVE'S OPEN-TRADE SALVE is offered for chest colds head colds and croup with a very hot taste.
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GROVE
Avery Hottie
Two More Deaths in New Haven Reported
Two more victims of wood alcohol poisoning died in New Haven tonight John Legrand of State street and Bernard ONeill of Olive street. John Coughlin of State street is critically ill. The trio lived near Thomas Coffey s saloon, Coffey under arrest for selling the poisonous mixture. Coffey confessed he bought his liquor from Angelo Amato brother of Chie Brown the pugilist.
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New Haven
John Legrand
State Street
Bernard O'Neill
Olive Street
John Coughlin
Thomas Coffey
Coffey
Angelo Amato
Chie Brown
Citizens to study Malden city charter plans
About 30 citizens and taxpayers attended a mass meeting at Malden High School to discuss city charter plans. They voted to have a 15 member committee appointed by Mayor Blodget and Mayor-elect Kimball to investigate merits and report recommendations by April 1.
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Malden
Malden High School
Blodget
Kimball
Three Men Charged with Criminal Anarchy in Rochester Raid
In Rochester New York three men arrested during a raid on Communist party headquarters were charged with criminal anarchy. The action follows the overnight operation and targets the organizers and participants connected to the party.
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Rochester
N. Y
Communist Party
Burial Planned for New York Patient after Uraemic Poisoning
At Walter Reed Hospital the death occurred at 2 45 a m after a three week illness. Uraemic poisoning was the direct cause of death. Funeral arrangements were not completed, but the body would be sent to New York for burial.
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Walter Reed Hospital
New York
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