Poets and Poems From War to New York Verse
A survey of recent verse books notes Henry Van Dyke prints war inspired pieces, Grantland Rice and Berton Braley celebrate road and war, Lewis Pound translations and Ezra Pound etchings, Jane Burr feminism, and Hamilton Fish Armstrong’s Book of New York Verse. Poilus offers French soldiers tributes to American friends raising support.
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Poetic Selections On War and Remembrance Noted In Reviews
A roundup of poetry books and verse on war memory. Highlights include E W Hornung's The Ballad of Ensign Joy about a wounded veteran who finds purpose in grave sacrifice, Ruth Baldwin Chenery's At Vesper Time in sonnets, Don C Seitz's In Praise of War praising World War I valor, Arthur Wallace Peach's The Hill Trails with nature imagery, James Terry White's A Garden of Remembrance of elegiac love and loss, and Marietta M Andrews Songs of a Mother with motherly themes.
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Dutton
E. W. Hornung
Putnam
Ruth Baldwin Chenery
Harper
Don C. Seitz
Vimy Ridge
Marietta M. Andrews
Why We Went to War Without Guns Analysis
A Congressional inquiry into the War Department covers every angle. It outlines criticisms of the Administration and presents supporting evidence, along with press commentary from across the United States.
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Night of the Big Wind myth in Boston and Ireland debated
A narrator seeks truth about the Night of the Big Wind, chasing Irish memory in Boston and Somerville. He interviews locals claiming a historical wind in 1856 and ponders whether such a wind truly occurred in Ireland, while almanacs offer no confirmation.
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Tribute Paid to Rabbi Phineas Teraeli at 16th Anniversary
Prominent Jews in Roxbury gather at Congregation Adath Jeshurun Blue Hill avenue to honor Rabbi Phineas Teraeli on his 16th anniversary as spiritual leader. More than 1000 attendees join 7:30 p m services with M Halpern and the Junior Congregation Choral Society. A reception follows as speakers include Rabbi P IsRAéli Professor M M Kaplan Rabbi Abraham Nowak and others.
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Boy Hit by Angell Auto Fractures Skull
Six year old James Hickey of Roxbury was struck on Dorchester avenue by the mudguard of a car owned by Marks Angell. The vehicle was driven by George Matthews. The boy was treated at home by Dr. B J Breton for a fractured skull.
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Cupid and the Stork Beat Death in Boston 1917
A Boston survey shows marriages rose by 1,049 and births by 39 in 1917 while deaths declined by 48 compared with 1916. Register McGlenen explains wartime effects, noting soldiers and sailors fueled the marriage spike and home ties drew couples to wed.
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Seek Worst Boy in Land Tour Aims to Reform
The Chicago Boys' Brotherhood Republic seeks the meanest boy in the United States for a social experiment. A committee plans to tour 12 elite centers starting Feb 1 to find the 100 percent bad boy who will live with members for six months to become the 100 percent good boy.
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Sunday Day Train to Montreal Is Cut Off
Beginning Sunday the day train service between Boston and Montreal on the Boston and Maine railroad will be discontinued. The change, part of a new schedule effective Jan 20, will not affect Sunday night service. Northbound trains depart Boston 8 PM Sunday arriving Montreal 8 AM Monday. southbound departs Montreal 9 PM Sunday arriving Boston 8 AM Monday.
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Boston Kilties In Good Health Parade unit to join spring drive
Colonel P A Guthrie reported to Mayor Curley that the 500 Boston boys in the 286th Canadian Highlanders are in fine health. The regiment will remain intact and participate in the spring drive against the Germans.
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Young carriage driver recalls Roosevelt wreck with Colonel Dalton
David J. Pratt, seven, who drove the carriage carrying Theodore Roosevelt and Governor W. Murray Crane when struck by a trolley cart, died after a long illness. Officer William Craig died at the scene and one horse perished. Pratt survived years of unconsciousness and returned to the crash site.
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Two Children Rescued From Smoke After Heater Spill
Salem reports a fire at 3 Forest avenue caused by an overturned oil heater while Mr and Mrs Albert Harris were away at a movie. Hallie M Shaffer and firefighter Frank Hogan used ladders to rescue the two children from thick smoke and flames in the living room. The home suffered a loss.
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Albert
Harris
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Hallie M. Shaffer
Frank Hogan
Woman Works 15 Hours A Day Praises Pinkham Remedy
Peru Indiana resident Anna Meteriano reports relief from dis placement and backache after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She now works a full day including factory shifts and household duties and urges others with similar pains to try the remedy.
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Anna Meteriano
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