Flags and Funds Aid Palestine War Sufferers in Boston
Boston raised aid for Palestine through a Beth Israel Hospital benefit ball at Mechanics Hall. Over 100 flags sold. a $50 donation from a Boston merchant marked the largest gift amid crowds of volunteers in nine districts across the city.
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Boston
Palestine
Jewish National Fund
Roxbury
Dorchester
Mattapan
West End
Chelsea
South End
Fast Boston
Cambridge
South Boston
Explosion at Fairmont mill kills three workers
A huge explosion at the Monongahela Powder Company plant near Fairmont West Virginia killed three men who lived in Fairmont. One died at once, two later from injuries, and another remained near death in a hospital. cause not yet determined.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Monongahela Powder Company
Johnny Griffiths and Downey reach 12 round draw
Akron reports Johnny Griffiths and Bryan Downey fought a brutal 12 round draw this afternoon both boxers sustaining notable facial cuts by the end of the bout in Akron Ohio.
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Akron
Johnny Griffiths
Bryan Downey
Fire guts three flat at 124 Franklin street in Portland
A January Portland fire gutted a three flat house at 124 Franklin street started by an overheated furnace. Two women and a girl were injured, the latter leaping from a second story window. Firemen rescued several residents and neighbor Harry Davidson helped evacuate Mrs Griffen and Grace.
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Portland
Franklin Street
Ethel Hedder
Maine General Hospital
George Griffen
Grace
Harry Davidson
Dora Hedder
Charles Laison
Tolbert J. Davis
Pershing's Troops Celebrate New Year in France
New Year's Day passed quietly for American forces in France with boxing bouts and special dinners at officers clubs and messes. Celebrations were held at the Young Men's Christian Association quarters.
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France
Young Men's Christian Association
Arrest of former Russian Council leader in Petrograd
Jan 1 reports former president of the Council of the Republic M Avsken tieff arrested and moved to the St Peter and St Paul fortress in Petrograd.
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Petrograd
M. Avskentieff
Council of the Republic
St. Peter and St. Paul Fortress
Forced Labor and Deportations Report Across Belgian Towns
Witness accounts describe men aged 16 to 45 in Courtrai Deynze Bruges and Ghent coerced into German work with classifications for refusing accepting or accepting military labor. Some imprisoned starved and sent to the front while others labored unloading ships or repairing equipment. Women were also pressured to work, and many deported men returned ill with several deaths recorded in Cassel Prussia.
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Washington
Belgium
Ingelmunster
Roulers
Courtrai
Heule
Deynze
Bruges
Auvelain
Cassel
Prussia
Ghent
Two Limousines Crash on Broadway Stranding Ten
Ten people escaped serious injury when two limousines collided at the Broadway Revere Beach Parkway junction in Revere just before midnight. The larger vehicle rolled over onto a telegraph pole and bank, trapping occupants including driver Joseph Martin of Lynn and passengers from Lynn. None of Murphy’s car occupants were hurt.
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Broadway
Revere Beach Parkway
Revere
Joseph Martin
Rogers Avenue
Lynn
Frank J. Murphy
Lawton Avenue
Martin
Fiske
Shannahan
Marks
John FE. Prendergast
Boston Street
Stanley Gromberg
Murphy
Boston
War Legislature of 1918 to Convene Amid War Measures
The 1918 Legislature, called the War Legislature for its focus on wartime issues, will convene today with fewer measures than in prior years. Senate President Henry G. Wells and House Speaker Channing H. Cox are expected to be re elected, with John B. Beck and Harrison H. Atwood named as ranking leaders. Governor McCall will be inaugurated for a third term tomorrow.
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Commonwealth
Senate
House of Representatives
John B. Beck
Chelsea
Harrison H. Atwood
Boston
Henry G. Wells
Channing H. Cox
McCall
Labor Will Determine War Result in New Year's Greeting
Samuel Gompers president of the AFL urges organized labor to explain war issues to members and uphold democracy at home while the nation fights to shape international relations.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Labor urges rights amid war and production needs
The address states that victory or national survival hinges on war support and warns opposition is treason. It stresses safeguarding rights while policies are debated, emphasizes labor’s stake in a peoples war, and calls for uninterrupted production under government and union guidance.
Phone Girls Meet At Faneuil Hall
Boston Telephone Operators' Union members hold a special meeting at Faneuil Hall to hear the adjustment board report on the terms preventing a threatened strike. Board includes President Mary A. Mahoney and Vice-President Julia Mahoney and Miss Mary E. June.
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Boston Telephone Operators’ Union
Faneuil Hall
Mary A. Mahoney
Julia 8. Mahoney
Mary E. June
Answers Note in Pajamas From North End to Allied Soldier
Miss Mary Campana of 168 Endicot street North End sewed pajamas for Allied soldiers and received a reply from a French officer in Avignon. The note shows the shared resolve and spirit of the French in fighting the Germans.
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Mary Campana
Endicott Street
North End
Avignon
French Soldier Thanks American Helpers In War Letter
A letter from M Aubrey Perimony, aspirant in the 176th Regiment, thanks Miss Campana and other workers at a factory for sending pajamas and items to the Allied troops from Avignon. The note highlights shared purpose and gratitude for American support during World War I.
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Avignon
Great American Republic
M. Aubrey Perimony
St. Marthe
Vaucluse
France
Ratner and Doyle Triumph in Lawrence Boxing Bouts
Angie Ratner of New York defeated Vic Dahl of Denmark while Paul Doyle of New York bested Mike Paulson of Minnesota. Walter Bartlett and Larry Hanson fought a draw after all 10 rounds at the Unity Club with a last minute substitution and verdict tied if both survived the distance.
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Lawrence
Jan
Angie Ratner
New York
Vic Dahl
Denmark
Paul Doyle
Mike Paulson
Minnesota
Walter Bartlett
Larry Hanson
Unity Club
Bartlett-Hanson
Funeral for Dr. Royal Hatch Held in Wellesley
Town officials from Wellesley attended the funeral of Dr. Royal Hatch longtime chairman of the Wellesley Board of Health. The service was at his home 578 Washington Street conducted by Rev. Benjamin T. Marshall assisted by Rev. William Sleeper. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Wellesley
Royal Hatch
Wellesley Board of Health
Washington Street
Benjamin T. Marshall
Connecticut College For Women
New London
William Sleeper
Wellesley Congregational Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Lowell Man Now Manchester Pastor
The Rev. Benjamin R. Harris of Lowell Massachusetts was welcomed as pastor of the Free Baptist Church in Manchester New Hampshire today. He succeeds Rev. J H Dickson who resigned last September and moved to Alamosa Colorado due to his son's ill health. Harris hasformerly served in Bradford New Hampshire and in Greater Boston.
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Manchester
N. H
Benjamin R. Harris
Lowell
Mass
Free Baptist Church
J. H. Dickson
Alamoosa
Col
Mr. Harris
Bradford
Greater
Boston
Service flag for Monument Street men unfurled at Bunker Hill
A 76 star service flag was unfurled yesterday afternoon at the corner of Bunker Hill and Monument streets in Charlestown by Congressman Tague to honor local men who have entered military service.
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Monument Street
Charlestown
Bunker Hill
Monument Streets
Tague
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M. M. Eichler
Zionist Bureau of
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Ed Lome
Slattery Co
Boston Common
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Mister Speaker
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MR Speaker
Ana Mae L.t
Gompers
FOR the Holy Cause
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Miss Campana
Ratner
Doyle
DR. Royal Hatch
Lowell Man
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