New Appeal for Wilson Foundation Reaches $30,000 Mark
The Woodrow Wilson Foundation surpasses thirty thousand dollars as state and local committees urge subscriptions from all New England citizens. Berkshire county nears its two thousand two hundred eighty eight quota, while Mt Holyoke and Wellesley colleges boost contributions. A Denver volunteer, Alexander Samios, reports enlisting after Wilsons war message, and total subscriptions reach about fifty thousand with national headquarters noting progress toward a centurylike endowment. Local chairs Charles F. Vanson and Mrs. Elizabeth Towne invite supporters to send gifts to their addresses.
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Woodrow. Wilson Foundation
State Committee
Berkshire
Katherine Lee Bates
Wellesley
Nien
Foundation
National Committee
National
Alexander Samios
Denver
Cal
Wilson
Congress
Samio
Veral
Utah
State
Boston
Eop
Charles F. Vanson
Rocky Neck Road
Glouester
Elizabeth Towne
Oak Street
Holyoke
Brown Music Room Gift Spurs Boston Library History
Barbara Duncan details the Allen A. Brown music collection at the Boston Public Library begun by Harvard student Brown and expanded to 10 800 volumes. The donor pasted newspaper clips in score leaves and preserved Boston concert programmes, with early library support from Joshua Bates and George Ticknor.
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Allen A. ‘Brown
Boston Public Library
Brown
Harvard
Massacchusetts Library Club
Lbrary
Barbara Duncan
Boston
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Allen A. Brown
Migs Duncan
Joshua Bates
George Ticknor
Europe
Muele
Three Year Term for Confessed Bigamist
Henry G. Hefmann, 4 years old, was sentenced to three to four years in prison by Judge Callahan in Cambridge Court after pleading to bigamy. He allegedly married Esther Put nam in Wakefield on July 81, 1920 while a lawful wife lived. He was arrested in New York by State Detective Fred L. Kerlin and brought to Cambridge. His previous wife Matilda Bétsch had secured a divorce last October.
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Henry G. Hefmann
Wees Prison
Callahan
Mbridge
Esther Putnam
Wakefield
Hermann
New York
Fred L. Kerlin
Cambridge
Matilda Bétsch
Autoists Naughty When Teacher Doesn't Look
Most auto drivers obey police when observed but a small group of jay drivers remain a big menace to the community.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Arlington Street
Kenmore ‘Square
Kenmore * Square
Buckminster
Cottage Farm Bridge
Commonwealth
Brighton Avenues
Harvard Avenue
Dead Man’s Curve
Chestnut Hill Avenue
Lake Street
Newtons
Jay walking and driving flourish in city streets
The Post notes wide jaywalking and reckless driving in crowded business districts and avenues. Pedestrians cross curb to curb despite laws while drivers show care only under police gaze. Authorities warn of eventual harm and call attention to the widespread practice.
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Jay Walker
Edwards Olive Tablets Aid Yellow Complexions
Advert says Edwards Olive Tablets are a vegetable remedy for pale yellow complexions and coated tongue. It claims to purify the liver and bowels, ease constipation, improve appetite, and brighten eyes with no dangerous after effects. Millions of boxes sold yearly at 15 and 30 cents.
New England Textile Strike Spurs Tense Labor Action
Thousands of textile workers in Rhode Island walk out while meetings stir in New Hampshire as mills in New Hampshire Maine and Massachusetts announce wage cuts of 20 percent and longer weeks from 48 to 54 hours. Over 50 000 workers in the three states are affected.
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Rhode Island
New Hampshire
New England
Maine
Massachusetts
Manchester Textile Workers Move Toward Strike Action
About 40 600 textile operatives in Manchester New Hampshire seek strike permission via local leaders. Dennis Fleming says worker sentiment supports a strike and a vote is being formed as dyers and wool sorters plan meetings. Thomas MacMahon and John Powers are set to join, while Rhode Island strikes push through the Blackstone Valley.
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Manchester
N. H
Dennis M. Fleming
Manchester Textile Council
Barah A
Pawtucket
Blackstone Valley
James Dick
Amalgamated
United Textile Workers of America
Rhode Island
Four Taunton Ponzi investors not liable to trustees
Federal Judge Anderson ruled that Bridget Care ran and three others are not liable to Ponzi creditors for amounts recovered from the fraud. He held victims of fraud are not creditors under bankruptcy law and may rescind. The decision notes investors withdrew funds before exposure and may seek jury trials on related points.
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Anderson
Taunton
Bridget Careran
Leila
Daniel” “Garey
Dominico Cassullo
Ponzi
Portzi
James A. Lowell
Post
Funeral services held for Private Henry A. McShane
Funeral services for Private Henry A. McShane killed in action in the Argonne Forest October 16 1918 will be held at St Marys church North End. The John A Harrimond Post American Legion of Dorchester will escort the body from James J McShane 47 Claybourne Street Dorchester. Born in the North End he enlisted with the National Guard and served in Company A 101st Infantry. A square at Haverhill and Washington Streets will be dedicated in his honor.
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Henry A. McShane
Argonne Forest
St. Mary's Church
North End
John A. Harrimond
American Legion
Dorchester
James J. McShane
Claybourne Street
McShane
National Guardsmen
101St Infantry
Haverhill
Washington Streets
Bill Signed to Create Jobs for Unemployed
Governor Cox signed a bill appropriating 50000 to clear debris and damaged property, creating work for the large number of unemployed. The measure provides immediate jobs starting Monday through debris cleanup efforts.
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Bill
Cox
Storm Wrecks Middlesex Fells Trees From November
Readable text notes how an electrical storm last November caused damage to trees in the Middlesex Fells, with devastation across the wooded area and knocked down several trunks.
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Middlesex
Legion to Employ 109 Men Under New State Work Plan
The American Legion and ex-service men will be hired Monday under an appropriation. Applicants should contact former Commander James T. Duane at Legion headquarters in the State House. The Metropolitan District Commission will oversee the work and a governor appointed commission held its first meeting to organize the labor. The panel includes John W. Hallowell General Charles H. Cole James A. Bailey William A. L. Bazeley and Richard K. Conant. Half the workers are to be supplied by the Legion with the rest through the State Public Employment Agency.
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American Legion
James T. Duane
Legion
State House
Metropolitan District Commission
Special Commission
Cox
John W. Hallowell
Charles H. Cole
James A. Bailey
William A. L. Bazeley
Richard K. Conant
Public Employment Agency
Duane
Legion plans ecard aid for veterans with dependents
The Legion announces that only veterans with dependent families will receive ecard support. Major Duane says on Monday 100 applicants can be filled under the emergency act relief commission. Veterans should apply at Legion headquarters in the State House for work authorization and reporting details to the Metropolitan District Commission.
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Legion
O. Wl
State Department of the Ohne
Duane
State House
Metro- Ppolitan
Composer Frey O Hara Warns Against Jazz Fever
Composer Geof Frey O Hara argues that America is music and urges toleration amid the jazz craze troubling music lovers. He performed his song Katy with variations on tempo to evoke a wedding march and contrasted rave rhythms with classical fidelity.
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America
Geoffrey O'Hara
Katy
Funeral March and Dance Selections Delight Boston Library Crowd
A Boston Public Library gathering by the Massachusetts Library Club featured a funeral march a tango a one step an o gain selection and a waltz drawing great amusement from a large audience at yesterday afternoon’s meeting.
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Massachusetts Library Club
Boston Public Library
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