Waltham Girl to Wed Railroad Man
The engagement of Jeanette H. O'Brien of Waltham to C. Frank Woodlock of Greenfield is announced. Miss O'Brien works as a telegraph operator in Greenfield, while Woodlock serves as assistant chief train despatcher for the Fitchburg division of the Boston & Maine railroad in Greenfield. Wedding date not set.
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Jeanetteh. O’brien
Charles J. O'Brien
Highland Street
Waltham
C. Frank Woodlock
Philip C. Woodlock
Greenfield
Jeanette E. O'Brien
Little Walks About Boston Honor Abigail Adams Courage
A tribute to Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, highlighting her bravery during the Revolution. The piece notes her fragile youth, limited formal education, and self education through reading. It quotes her letters from 1775 and John Adams praising her virtuous, fearless character in wartime years.
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Hancock
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John Adams
William Smith
Weymouth
Thomas Shepard
Cambridge
John Norton
Hingham
Abigail Smith
United States
Addison
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Braintree
Beacon Hill
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Warren
Exonerated of Charges for Roxbury News Stand Owner
Max Andelman of 11 Harold street Roxbury a news stand proprietor was arrested on Nov 13 accused of being a Red agent. Judge Bolster found him not guilty after a Dec 30 hearing with unimpeachable witnesses supporting his claim he sold Red literature unknowingly. He asked for publicity of his discharge to protect his children from taunting.
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Max Andelman
Harold Street
Roxbury
Red
Bolster
Andelman
Post
Richard
Bernard
Mendal
800 Rush to Pay Poll Tax
A crowd of 800 residents paid delinquent poll taxes spanning up to four years at the office of Collector Frank S. Deland. The move followed news of plans to issue 160,000 warrants for tax dodgers, seen as a city victory in a broad enforcement drive. Deland sought civil service permission to hire more clerks and stenographers to speed warrant issuance.
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Frank S. Deland
Deland
Civil Service
Midshipman Carroll Jay Dies in Accident at Navy Academy
A board inquest finds Midshipman Carroll Jay of Keokuk Iowa was fatally wounded by an accidental pistol discharge held by fellow midshipman M C Compton at the Naval Academy. The ruling was reported to Secretary Daniels by Admiral Scales, superintendent of the academy, on January 2.
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Washington
Carroll Jay
Keokuk
Naval Academy
M. C. Compton
Daniels
Admiral Scales
Academy
Cold remedies promise relief for headaches and pains
An advertisement notes that feverish headaches and body pains from a cold are relieved by LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. The box bears EB. W. GROVE'S signature and shows the brand as Bromo Quinine.
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EB. W. Grove
New Books to Read in January From Henry Adams to Scarborough
January reading picks feature Henry Adams The Degradation of the Democratic Dogma Waldo Frank Our America and W B Pillsbury Psychology of Nationality and Internationalism. Other notable titles include Ralph Adams Cram Cold Frankincense and Myrrh and Wander MacClintock The Contemporary Drama of Italy plus Dorothy Scarborough From a Southern Porch and more.
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Brooks Adams
America
Thomson
Kelvin
Bent & Liveright
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Frank
Pioneer
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Washington
Thoreau
Emerson
New England
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Chicago
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Dreiser
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Sherwood Anderson
Mr. Frank
Middle West
Appleton
W. B. Pillsbury
League of Nations
Pillsbury
Ralph Adams Cram
Mr. Cram
Boston Today Events Schedule Across City Venues
The day’s notices outline an $140,000 mortgage drive for Franklin Square House at 8 am, a 11 am American Legion convention at Faneuil Hall, a 12 pm Mel Trotter Revival at Tremont Temple, a 1:30 pm Salvation Army Roxbury Dispensary opening, a 2:30 pm joint meeting of Boston Market Gardeners and Eastern Massachusetts Bee Keepers at 12 South Market, and a 2:20 pm League of Catholic Women address at Notre Dame Academy by Rev W B Kerby.
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American Legion
Faneuil Hall
Mel Trotter
Tremont Temple
Salvation Army
Roxbury Dispensary
Vernon Street
Roxbury
Boston Market Gardeners’ Association
Eastern Massachusetts Society of Bee Keepers
South Market Street
League of Catholic Women
Notre Dame Academy
Fenway
W. BE. Kerby
May Run on G C P Ticket
William H. O'Brien of Dorchester signals consideration of a Republican bid for Congress in the 12th district next year. With Congressman Gallivan retiring to run for Boston mayor, several Democrats including Francis J. W. Ford of South Boston, president of the City Council, seek the seat.
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Dorchester
Congress
Gallivan
Boston
Francis J. W. Ford
South Boston
Rapid Rise in the Seine Deluges Paris and Surrounding Areas
The Seine swelled four feet in 24 hours with officials hoping for a further two foot rise to mark the high point. Homes along the Seine, Marne, and Yonne provinces are isolated as the Versailles railroad is cut off. Waterbound commuters rise, sewers burst small areas, and seepage begins while Paris remains eight feet below the 1910 flood level.
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Paris
Seine
Marne
Yonne
Versailles
Montenegro Honors Vanderlip and Dix in New York
Frank A. Van derlip banker and William K. Dix consul general of Montenegro receive the Grand Cross of the Order of Danilo I. The awards cite Vanderlip for financial advice to King Nicholas in Paris and Dix for services to Montenegro during the war.
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New York
Frank A. Vanderlip
William K. Dix
Montenegro
Danilo I
Mr. Vanderlip
Nicholas
Paris
Mr. Dix
Four Fined For Selling Liquor Under War-Time Prohibition
Four men were fined $50 each in Federal Court for liquor sales in violation of the war-time prohibition act. Three cases involved sales to agents of the Department of Justice. Names listed include Henry Watson of New Bedford Joseph A Terraut of Chicopee Robert Pasquil and Edward Perusso of Lawrence.
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Department of Justice
Henry Watson
New Bedford
Joseph A. Terraut
Chico_pee
Robert Pasquil
Eoward Perusso
Lawrence
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