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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1917

Page

10

Road Builders Cheer Colors at Patriotic Boston Dinner

At the American Road Builders Association annual dinner in Copley Plaza, 500 men heard two speakers urge citizens to honor the flag and cultivate a national mind. The event opened with a reading of The Man With Out a Country by Robert M. Washburn and closed with a patriotic singalong as attendees cheered. Colonel William D. Sohier presided while William K. McClintock and George S. Smith offered remarks on civic ideals and city life.

American Road Builders’ Association Copley Plaza United States Robert M. Washburn Worcester William D. Sohier Highway Commission Wiliam K. McClintock George S. Smith Chamber of Commerce Cozy Dozy Brown

Film star asks a million a year

Albert E. Smith, president of a major film firm, told a legislative panel that a star demanded one million dollars a year. He said she did not get it and warned that unless salaries fall, producers may go out of business. He added that only a few stars are worth their salaries.

New York Albert E. Smith Legislative Mr. Smith

Hure Concert in Jordan Hall Featuring Longy and Family

A notable Jordan Hall recital presented Georges Longy and his daughter Renee Longy with Mrs. Laura Littlefield and others. The ensemble included the American String Quartet and prominent soloists performing saxophone pieces, sonatine, and a string quintet. Critics praised finish, musicianship, and the performers’ technical mastery.

Jean Hare Jordan Hall Georges Longy Boston Symphony Orchestra Renee Longy Laura Littlefield Richard J. Hall Gertrude Marshall American String Quartet Dudley Fitts Homer Humphrey Messrs Tak Goldstein Gietzen Sauvlet Pinfield Belinski Gruenberg Gundergen Humber C. Gardner Tympani Th. Cella Mr. Longy de Bretagne Mrs. Littlefield Miss Marshall Miss Longy Miss Littlefield

Orrine Drink Habit Advertisement

An at home secret treatment promises to curb drink habits for a husband son or father with two forms Orrine No 1 and No 2. The ad guarantees refund if no benefit and prices at $1.00 per box. Distributed by Or line Co Washington DC and Liggett's Riker Jaynes drug stores.

Orrine Ask Orline Co Washington, D. C Liggett’s-Riker-Jaynes

Ethics clash at 11th Home Furnishers Banquet

The 11th annual banquet of the Home Furnishers Association of Massachusetts at the Hotel Lenox featured fiery remarks on citizenship and loyalty. John N. Cole urged greater courage in New England while recalling Lincoln and Washington. Officers were elected led by Victor A. Heath with retiring president Fred T. A. McLeod honored. Tribute was paid to Charles Smith, recently killed in a car accident.

Welle Toast Home Furnishers’ Association of Massachusetts Lenox New England United States Lincoln Washington Woodrow Wilson Burrill Wells Senate Charles E. Spratt New York Furniture Exchange Richardson Harvard Brotherhood Victor A. Heath Alonzo E. Yont B. A. MacMahon Frank Ferdinand M. J. Sullivan George L. Avery Hugh McLean G. L. Hersey W. S H. Williams Fred T. A. McLeod Yont Association Charles Smith

Americanism as force and fear in a race of ancestors debate

Judge Thomas P. Riley extols Americanism as a powerful, universal force while urging focus on shared national identity over race or creed. He urges teaching patriotism to all and questions the impact of ancestral lineage on present loyalties amid partisan and religious tensions.

Thomas P. Riley B. A. MacMahon Old World New World

Hotel Clerk Robert Piper Found Dead in His Room

Robert H. Piper a Totel Brunswick clerk for seven years was found dead in his apartment at 210 Huntington Avenue last night. He was about 75 and had left for work yesterday morning in apparently good health. Piper formerly did business in Newburyport and had many friends there.

Robert H. Piper Totel Brunswick Huntington Avenue Piper Newburyport

Richard Harding Davis Leaves Estate Worth 56155

Richard Harding Davis, novelist and war correspondent, who died in April last, left an estate valued at 56155, reduced to 45387 after debts and administration expenses, a transfer tax appraiser reported in Mount Vernon New York.

Mount Vernon N. Y Richard Harding Davis

Death notices Monaghan and Sullivan in Massachusetts

Mary Frances Monaghan M D died in Waltham on February 7. Funeral from 2 Oak Street Saturday morning at 9 15 with a solemn high mass at St Charles Church at 10. Interment in Calvary Cemetery. Bridget Sullivan formerly of Cambridge died in Watertown February 7. Funeral from 16 Westland Road with time to be announced later.

Monaghan Waltham Mary Frances Monaghan Oak St St. Charles’ Church Calvary Cemetery Sullivan Watertown Bridget John Sullivan Cambridge Westland Road

Dual Personality Discussion Sparks Striking Compromise Scene

Adele Luehrmann introduces a tense moment as a man, riled by talk of dual personalities, is found in a compromising position. The excerpt raises questions about two selves within one body and promises continuation in the next Sunday Post Magazine.

Adele Luehrmann Sunday Post

Mystery on a New York train leads to deadly room

Terrible discovery aboard a New York bound train draws Secret Service man Tim Scarborough and Dozier Cullop into a perilous night. In a secret house, a man is found slain by a blows to the temple as a stranger flees and a shriek echoes through halls.

Tim Scarborough Secret Service Brown New York Dozier Cullop Scarborough Cullop Dozy Tim Dory Cozy

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