Asquith Reshuffles Cabinet Vacancies Fill
London February 20 Premier Asquith has filled ministry vacancies signalling confidence the government will weather the crisis. New ministers include William Wedgwood Benn and Ernest Sears junior Lords of the Treasury Edwin Montagu under secretary for India and Cecil Norton assistant postmaster general.
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London
Asquith
William Wedgwood Benn
Ernest Joseph Sears
the Treasury
Edwin Samuel Montagu
India
Cecil William Norton
Norton Succeeds Nor man in New Ministry Entry
Mr. Norton succeeds Sir Henry Norman after his election loss completing the new ministry. Junior lords will need bye-elections but large majorities last month reduce danger. The King's speech will mainly address finance and Lords Commons relations with no veto plan until the address in reply. Parliament opens with the King and royal party. Asquith aims to sway labor and Irish members. Irish affairs pronouncement looms as key test.
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Henry Norman
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Asquith
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Prussia
Roxbury Robbery Suspect Arrested After Street Hold Up
James Noiles, 29, of 67 Highland Street Roxbury reports being held up on Station Street last evening and robbed of 15 by a gang that included Thomas F Walsh of Elmwood Street Roxbury. Walsh was arrested soon after patrolmen Wragg and Lyons arrived as the assailants fled.
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James Noiles
Highland Street
Roxbury
Station Street
Thomas F. Walsh
Elmwood Street
Walsh
Noiles
Wragg
Lyons
Choir singer drops dead during anthem
Mrs. John Waldron, wife of the president of the New Brunswick Iron & Foundry Company, collapsed and died while singing in the choir at the Second Reformed Church in New Brunswick New Jersey. Heart disease is believed to be the cause.
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New Brunswick
N.J
John Waldron
New Brunswick Iron & Foundry Company
Second Reformed Church
Plea for Children on Stage by Francis Wilson in Boston
Francis Wilson spoke at Hollis Street Theatre on Stage Children urging repeal or amendment of Massachusetts factory laws. He argued most standard plays use actors under 15 and warned beloved works like Peter Pan and A Midsummer Night's Dream could be banned if the law stays unchanged.
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New York
Hollis Street Theatre
Wilson
Massachusetts
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Julia Marlowe
Child actors urged to ease law restricting stage work
Prominent Boston figures and actors attended a meeting led by Rev. George L. Perin calling for changes to current child labor theatre laws. J E Dodson emphasized that many stars began as children and that stage work offers education and opportunity, while detailing cases of famed child actors from early 1700s to modern times.
Fairbanks Speaks in Berlin Pulpit
Ex Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks delivered a sermon at the American Church in Berlin. Paris reports say Fairbanks and Mrs. Fairbanks will arrive there tomorrow for a series of dinners arranged by Ambassador Bacon to meet France's notable figures.
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Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Paris
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Ambassador Bacon
France
Antarctic Continent Found by Charcot Expedition
Dr. Jean M. Charcot announced he has found numerous land portions in the Antarctic, describing them as part of a continent. He noted he has only explored a portion of the region and cannot yet fully describe the land.
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Dr. Charcot
South Polar Region
Buenos Ayres
Jean M. Charcot
Antarctic
Expeditions findings note new species and wide temperature range
Studies by eight scientists on the expedition include water analyses at multiple depths, astronomical and meteorological observations, magnetism, electricity, gravity, and earthquakes though none were felt. They bring unknown plant and animal species and unknown seal varieties. Temperatures ranged from 80 degrees below to two degrees above zero. The Pourquoi Pas sails to Port Madrin then Buenos Ayres.
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Port Madrin
Buenos Ayres
St James Parish Reunion Plans Moved to Cheverus Hall
An overflow meeting to arrange the St James parish reunion was held at Cheverus Hall on Harvard Street last evening. Monsignor McQuaid spoke to the gathering and drew an enthusiastic response.
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St. James Parish
Cheverus Hall
Harvard Street
Monsignor McQuaid
Cadium the New Remedy for Skin Diseases
A chemist presents Cadium as a potent new treatment for eczema and other skin conditions. The preparation combines plant extracts with safe ingredients, provides rapid relief, and reportedly cures ordinary eczema in two to four weeks. Cadium is free from mercury, matches skin color, and sold by druggists at 10c and 25c.
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U. S
Pharmacopeia
Three Men Risked Lives for Dog Rescue on Ice
Edward Huse and Alden Williams, both reaching into the icy water, saved a man named Cook and a dog after ice broke away. Williams pulled Cook to solid ice, then aided Huse and later dragged Williams from the water.
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Edward Huse
Pickering Street
Cook
Huse
Alden Williams
Warren Street
Williams
Catholics Warned by Archbishop
Arch bishop O Connell led a Suffolk county Catholic Federation gathering at St Alphonsus Hall Roxbury with 1800 attendees. Jeremiah F Burke and Rev James Hayes spoke urging ardor, unity and public duty to uphold Catholic teachings against liberal ideals and attacks on religion in society.
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American Federation of Catholic Societies
St. Alphonsus Hall
Roxbury
O’connell
James Hayes
C. SS. R
Mission Church
Robert Schwickerath
S. J
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Jeremiah E. Burke
Federation
Father Hayes
Jeremiah F. Burke
Archbishop O Connell Presses Faith and Federation Message
Archbishop O Connell was greeted with thunderous applause as he arrived at the Mission Church event. He praised the parish for teaching thousands and urged Catholics to stand by their faith, stressing we face no war against individuals but against error and deceit in federation.
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Catholic Federation
Irving
Michael Angelo
Boston
France
O’connell
Federation
French Will Fight Suits of Wrights
Paris reports French airplane constructors will collectively send a lawyer to the United States to defend French interests in lawsuits brought by the Wright brothers over aviation patent disputes.
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Paris
United States
Wright Brothers
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