Missionary Volunteer Movement Sends Most North American Missionaries
In Des Moines Iowa on January 1, the executive committee reported that about 7 percent of North American missionaries and a similar share of unmarried women missionaries over 33 years came from the student volunteer movement. John R. Mott led the session detailing the movement’s 83-year history and current reach, with about 1,000 institutions and 300,000 students enrolled.
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Des Moines
IfIa
North America
Foreign Missions
John R. Mott
Kansas City
Irkutsk Declares Martial Law After Uprising
Irkutsk is placed under martial law after a December 24 uprising by social revolutionary troops who captured the railway station but failed to seize the city from Kolchak forces. Czecho-Slovak troops assure peace while Americans in Irkutsk are safe and to be moved to Verkhne-Udinsk. Pontoon bridge cut and Angara River crossing relies on Red Cross boats.
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Irkutsk
Kolchak
Verkhne-Udinsk
Angara
American Red Cross
Trapped Porcupine Becomes Family Pet in Waltham
Trapped Christmas Day in Charlemont at Chester B. Varnum’s camp, a two year old porcupine is now the Varnum family pet in Waltham’s Varnum park. Varnum, who has trapped and shot over five porcupines this year, hopes to place the animal with Franklin Park Zoo. He explains quills release only with contact and notes porcupines destroy corn, fruit trees, and orchards in the Deerfield valley. He will send the pet to a home that can care for it. it feeds on corn and apples.
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Charlemont
Mass
Chester BE
Varnum
Varnum Park
Waltham
Franklin Park
Deerfield
Police Chiefs Back State Censorship Board At Dinner
Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association urged state oversight of film censorship and invited a board representative to address upcoming meeting. Worcester Chief Hill praised a local police training school, proposed funding via municipalities, and highlighted court, jury, and firearms instruction plus jiu jitsu and courtesy standards. They awarded retiring Brookline Chief Alonzo W. Corey. Arlington Chief Urquhart warned applicant quality is dipping and urged incentives.
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Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association
State Board of Censorship
Hill
Worcester Police Department
Worcester
Massachusetts
Alonzo W. Corey
Brookline
Corey
Association
Chief Hill
New York City
Worcester Training School
Boston
Worcester Force
Urquhart
Arlington
Engineer Pulled Free After Locomotive Crushes Arm
Engineer Frank Gould was pinned under an overturned locomotive for over two hours in the Northampton freight yards. A wrecking crew from Greenfield freed him, and he survived with only superficial cuts and bruises, walking from Dickinson Hospital.
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Frank Gould
Northampton
Greenfield
Gould
Dickinson Hospital
Jennings Is Commander Of Dorchester American Legion Post
William J. Jennings was elected commander of the All-Dorchester Post of the American Legion at Upham's Corner Dorchester. A long list of officers and delegates was chosen, including vice commander Dr Carlton Allard adjutant Patrick Callahan finance officer Ralph Washburn historian Joseph Whelan and others. Delegates to the state convention at Faneuil Hall were named among officers and members. In Grand Rapids Bob Martin knocked out Jack McFarland in the fifth round of a scheduled ten.
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William J. Jennings
All-Dorchester
American Legion
Upham’s Corner
Dorchester
Carlton E. Allard
Patrick J. Callahan
Ralph W. Washburn
Joseph A. Whelan
Wiliam P. Drennan
Joseph A. Doherty
Joseph Leary
Edward T. Douglass
Frederick J. Batley
William J. Coughlan
George M. Downes
Christopher J. Halligan, Jr
John Lane
Thomas D. Lavelle
William E. Maloney
Joseph ¥. Mulligan
Daniel Sughrue
Edward M. Sulvan
Harry F. Watts
Grand Rapids, Mich
Bob Martin
Jack McFarland
Legion Runner Wins Five Mile New Year Race
George Ramsey of the Legion Athletic Association captured the eighth annual New Year’s Day five mile run in Philadelphia with a time of 2 minutes 95 seconds, finishing 32 seconds ahead of J. E. Williams of the Meadowbrook Club.
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Philadelphia
George Ramsey
The
Legion Athletic Association
South Street Business Association
J. E. Williams
Meadowbrook Club
Philadelphia Harbor Strikes Halt Port Work
Several hundred harbor workers including masters mates pilots cooks and deck hands walked off at Philadelphia Harbor following a threatened strike over pay and hours. The walkout halted shipping as labor actions spread to tug operations on the river. The scene contrasts with boxing news from Detroit detailing a ten round light weight bout between Johnny Young Maxwell and Young Goldie.
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Philadelphia
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