Women Aid to Run Party in Democratic National Committee
Washington February 15 Appointment of 11 women as executive committee members of the Democratic national committee was announced by Chairman Homer S Cummings Six more women will be named soon to balance the membership The appointees include Elizabeth Merbury New York Caroline Burns-Rees Greenwich Conn Mrs Wellogg Fairbank Chicago Mrs Stiles W Burr St Paul Mrs Helen Greenfell Denver Overton G Ellis Tacoma Mrs John B Castleman Louisville Mrs Hattie Ruffner Jacobs Birmingham Mrs Josephus Daniels Raleigh N C Mrs John K Ottley Atlanta and Beverly B Mumford Richmond Va
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Homer S. Cummings
Elizabeth Merbury
New York
Caroline Rurns-Rees
Greenwich
Conn
Wellogg Fairbank
Chicago
Stiles W.burr
St. Paul
Helen Greenfell
Denver
Overton G. Ellis
Tacoma
John B. Castleman
Louis Vijie
Hattie Ruffner Jacobs
Birmingham
Josephus Daniels
Raleegh
N.C
John K Ottley
Atlanta
Beverly B. Mumford
Vichmone
Parsnips Have Big Kick In Princeton West Virginia
Parsnips cannot be bought in Princeton despite a record local crop. The shortage is blamed on anti prohibition residents who stored parsnips for distilling wine of unusual quality. The counterfeit alcohol, made from parsnips, has drawn attention as a “red liquor” rival.
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Princeton
W. Va
United States
Fire in Kubinger building guts New Haven structure
Fire sweeps the Kubinger building on Chapel Street near Church Street in New Haven at daybreak. The blaze destroys the upper floors while the first and second stories suffer water damage. Officials say reconstruction is possible by renewing the four upper stories and estimate losses under 100000 dollars.
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New Haven
Kubinger
Chapel Street
Church Street
Fifth Centre Block Fire Marked as Same Suspect Affair
Marshal Perkins said the fifth city centre blaze to near destruction in three weeks shows signs of the same seasoned firebug or gang as the Phoenix Boardman Jackson and Malley blocks. No explosives found near origin. Sabatino restaurant and Chamber of Commerce fires also noted as incendiary or uncertain origins. Hubinger building owned by Joseph C Hubinger housed offices and small firms. Woolworths flooded by firefighting water.
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Phoenix
Boardman and Jackson
Malley
Marshal Perkins
Chamber of Commerce
Sabatino
Hubinger
Woolworth
Joseph C. Hubinger
Theatre Tower Planned for Fifth Avenue Corner
George Backer accepted Warren and Wetmore plans for a 32 story Heckscher building on Fifth Avenue at Fifty-seventh Street. Ten stories cover the 100 by 162 foot corner with a 2 story tower from setback lines. A 90 seat theatre with no gallery will front Fifty-sixth Street, connected via arcade. Land cost was 4 million, part financed by a 4.6 million loan at 12 percent for ten years from Prudential Life Insurance.
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New York
George Backer
Warren & Wetmore
Heckscher
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Fifty-sixth Street
Trudential Life Insurance Company
Anna Dias Receives Up-to-Date Doll House Built by Father
Little Anna Dias of East Boston owns a modern eight room doll house crafted by her father Frank J. Dias, a Boston cabinet maker. The model features electric lighting, a kitchen range, porcelain bath, raiseable windows, veranda, back porch, and a surrounding fence.
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Anna Dias
Cowper Street
Boston
Frank J. Dias
Anna
Elihu Root Celebrates 75th Birthday in New York
Former secretary of state Elihu Root marked his 75th birthday at home in New York with an informal dinner hosted by Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University. Telegrams of congratulations came from national figures including Senators Harding Hale and Hays, with regrets from those unable to attend. Guests included Senator Wadsworth, Charles D Hilles, Henry W Taft, William B Guthrie, Charles B Norton, William Barnes, Dwight W Morow, and Justice John Proctor Clarke.
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New York
Elihu Root
Root
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Harding
Ohio
Hale
Maine
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Mr. Root
Senator Wadsworth
Charles D. Hilles
Henry W. Taft
William B. Guthrie
Charles B. Norton
William Barnes
Dwight W. Morrow
John Proctor Clarke
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Reception planned for head of Hibernians in Boston
James E. Deery of Indianapolis national president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians will attend a reception in Boston on March 20 and remain about a week. The Massachusetts State board met with state officers and 11 county presidents at the Quincy House with Richard Dwyer presiding.
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James E. Deery
Indianapolis
Ind
Ancient
Order ofHibernians
Boston
Judge Deery
Massachusetts
Miss Anna Stenzel to Wed John Lasselle
Mr and Mrs George Stenzel of Roslindale announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Anna Louwise to John Lasselle of Malden. Miss Stenzel, a Girls High School Brooklyn graduate, is to wed Lasselle, son of H E Lasselle of Scarboro New York. Wedding date not set.
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George Stenzel
Pinehurst Street
Roslindale
Anna Louwise
John Lasselle
Pierce Street
Malden
Stenzel
Girls’ High School
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lasselle
H. E. Lasselle
Scarboro
Bert Shotton Made Captain of the Cardinals
Outfielder Bert Shotton, once cited as manager candidate before Branch Rickey took the role, is now named captain of the St. Louis Cardinals reflecting a leadership shift in the team.
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Bert Shotton
St. Louis Cardinals
Branch Rickey
Little Gain in Spiritism
The Rev Abraham Rihbany spoke at the Church of the Disciples on belief in immortality and the spirit world. He urged caution about séances noting no real progress in communications and urging focus on improving this world while awaiting a higher state after death.
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Abraham Rihbany
Church of the Disciples
Rihbany
Letters to the Editor Answers a Series of Puzzles
The letters respond to a Reader question column asking for authoritative answers. Topics include the height of the Tower of Babel, Kate Douglas Wiggin’s name, the origin of Scottie Maine, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s nationality, beef for roasting, Caesar's wife, Queen Elizabeth II’s mother’s nationality, and the origin of the term doughboys with notes on sources and variations.
Lack of Typhoid in War Attributed to Vaccine
Dr H C Ernst of Harvard Medical School said the absence of typhoid fever among American and allied troops in the war is due to preventive vaccine. He noted this contrasts with the Spanish American War when vaccination was not used.
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H. C. Ernst
Harvard
Harvard Medical School
Ernst
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