Rubbish priceless in trenches lecture aids war relief
Mrs Nina Larrey Duryea spoke to over 200 at Mrs Arthur Little's home on Commonwealth avenue urging Americans to donate "rubbish" items like candle stubs string suspenders and old belts for French relief. Contributions go to Secours Duryea and the North Bennet Street Industrial School to fund layettes shirts and dresses for French women and children.
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Europe
Nina Larrey Duryea
Special Aid Society
Arthur Little
Commonwealth Avenue
George Cushing
Arthur Richards
Stephen Sleeper
France
Mrs. Duryea
America
Richard Harding Davis
Secours Duryea
Arguments Held in Storey Will Case Before Judge and Jury
The Storey will case arguments were presented in Superior Court. Daniel H. Coakley spoke for two hours for the contestants, and Michael J. Dwyer spoke for two hours and twenty minutes for the executor. The judge began charging the jury at 3 30 and will finish today.
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Fessenden
Daniel H. Coakley
Michael J. Dwyer
Tank Steamer Christened by Miss Giezendanner
The tank steamship New York, second of the Texas Oil Company fleet, was launched yesterday at Fore River shipyards Quincy. Miss Elizabeth Thayer Giezendanner christened the ship as it slid into ice-covered water then received an inscribed gold bracelet watch from Fore River president Powell during a post-launch reception.
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Tank Steamship
New York
Texas Oil Company
Fore River
Quincy
Elizabeth Thayer Giezendanner
W. A. Thompson
Texas Company
Powell
Fore River Company
Giezendanner
Wine Suppers Win for Her Divorce in Dedham Court
Mrs Mary Carver Powers of Bridgewater won a divorce from Edgar Powers in Dedham with Judge Irwin ruling against the husband. The action cites domestic infelicity and claims he lived with another woman in Wollaston. They wed June 4 1912 in Somerville. she left him December 1912 after wine suppers admissions.
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Boston
Mary Carver Powers
Bridgewater
Dedham
Irwin
Edgar Powers
Fire Destroys Part of Perry House in Newport
The cupola and upper floor of the Perry House in Newport caught fire today while guests dined inside. Spectators at the neighboring Opera House left calmly as flames caused about 8000 dollars in damage but did not spread to lower floors.
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Newport
R. I
Perry House
Opera House
Man charged with manslaughter in meter theft death
Roland J. Libby was taken to the Boston Psychopathic Hospital for observation after being indicted for manslaughter in the death of his chum Harry E. Day. It is alleged Libby caused Day's asphyxiation by stealing the gas meter outside Day's East Boston room.
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Roland J. Libby
Harry E. Day
Boston
Finance Commission Probe Sparks Clerk Murphy Dispute
Francis A. Campbell, clerk of the Superior Civil Court in Suffolk County, and John R. Murphy, chairman of the Boston Finance Commission, clash over the commission’s authority to probe clerk’s records where funds paid into court are held until case finalization.
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Francis A. Campbell
Superior Civil Court
Suffolk County
John R. Murphy
Boston Finance Commission
Finance Commission
Campbell Defends Court Immunity Against Finance Commission
Mr Campbell argues the Finance Commission lacks authority to probe his office as a court entity not city tied. He cites Attorney General advice supporting commission access, while asserting only county comptroller can examine accounts. He notes October visits by investigators and a blocked expert audit of court funds.
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Campbell
Finance Commission
Boston
Murphy
Allwill
Suffolk
Commonwealth
Superior
Supreme Court
Hamlet at the Copley Theatre Featuring Edward Vroom
Edward Vroom presented Hamlet at the Copley Theatre with an amateur compact company. The performance followed traditional interpretations, praised for its intellectual approach and engaging audience reception. Supporting cast included Thomas A. Watson as the Ghost and Mrs. Thorndike Dudley Howe as Ophelia.
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Edward Vroom
Hamlet
Copley Theatre
Mr. Vroom
Boston
Shakspere
Thomas A. Watson
Thorndike Dudley Howe
Ophelia
Elle R. Skull
Gertrude
Henry J. Doermann
Harold Field Kellogg
Polonius
Roger Noble Burnham
Horatio
Tracy Putnam
Laertes
Mildred Southwick
Norman B. Clark
Vroom
Methodists Oppose Ban on Dancing at Conference
Representatives of the Methodist Church South warn against a church doctrine ban on dancing theatre going and card playing. The warning comes during the union conference in Evanston where church leaders meet to discuss broader Methodist unity.
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Chicago
Methodist Church, South
Union of Methodism
Evanston
Sins were catalogued in old Methodist church rules
A historical critique notes how early Methodists labeled amusements as sins with strict bans on dancing, theatre going, and card playing. Leaders like Parker, Denny, and Willett urged reinterpreting Wesleyan principles to fit modern life, warning against rigid sin catalogues and the vice of a smile or laugh.
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Old Methodist Church
Fitzgerald
Parker
Epworth League
Nashville
Tenn
Collins D. Denny
Wilbur F. Willett
Vanderbilt University
Methodist Church
South
Methodist Episcopal Church
Profesor Parker
Wesley
Oxford
London
Voters Cannot Split Tickets at the Primaries
Letter to the editor argues Massachusetts law requires voting for candidates of one party only on a ballot and that splitting a ticket results in a discarded ballot. BH. A. M. Bridgewater contends party enrolment may be needed and independent voters should align with party nominees. February 14.
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Massachusetts
A. M. Bridgewater
Reverend Dole resigns from Jamaica Plain church after 40 years
The Rev. Charles F. Dole of the First Congregational Society in Jamaica Plain has resigned after four decades with the church. The resignation will be considered at the April meeting, with a plan for it to take effect July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dole
Charles F. Dole
First Congregational Society (Unitarian
Jamaica Plain
Bromine Quinine Cold Cure Ad Claims Signature
Advertisement urges purchase of Laxa Tive Bromoo Quinine to cure a cold in one day. Claims a signature by E. W. Grove and promotes a 26 cent price.
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E. W. Grove
Middy Knocks Teacher Down at Naval Academy
Annapolis Md Feb 16 T W Harrison Jr of Virginia one of 82 midshipmen forced to resign for study deficiencies knocked down Instructor Julian Lacalle after a street confrontation Friends separated them and neither was seriously hurt Harrison had been linked to the Gouging scandal at the academy last summer as one of seven original court martial defendants all but one acquitted
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Annapolis
T. W. Harrison, Jr
Virginia
Naval Academy
Julian M. Lacalle
Academy
Harrison
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