Emmons Defends L Board in Boston Elevated Reply
General Manager C D Emmons of the Boston Elevated Railway replies to a critic in the Post defending strip ticket sales for school children and explaining trustee duties. He notes rising costs, planned service improvements, potential fare reviews, and state control aims to balance public service with revenue.
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C. D. Emmons
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Knota Nexpert
Emmons
The
Elevated
Public cooperation urged with fair view of transit issues
A note from Co. D. Emmons, General Manager of the Boston Elevated Railway, appeals for public cooperation and understanding of the system’s problems. The management claims all options are open and invites fair criticism or constructive suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. D. Emmons
Boston
Elevated Railway Company
General Edwards Guest of Boston College High Sodality
Major General Edwards commander of the Pocree Department received a warm welcome at Boston College High School as about 206 Catholic Alumni Sodality members attended a mass and benediction. Two sodality members who died in service were remembered, Lt. John F E Callahan and Lt. William T Corbett. Speeches lauded Edwards and the 26th Division he led in France.
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Edwards
Pocree
Catholic Alumni Sodality
Boston College High School
Sodality
Michael J. Ahern
S. J
Boston College
The
John FE. Callahan
William T. Corbett
France
Louis BE. Cadieux
Charles J. Lyons
Charles A. DeCourcy
General Edwards
Clinton Farm Explosive Fears Spread After Fire Spark
Tom O Malley quit smoking after nearly burning himself lighting a briar on a rock behind the O Malley home. Authorities worry a gray powder may be explosive and have asked State chemist Walter Wedger to test samples. Pedestrians are kept away as residents snuff cigars and extinguish matches to be safe.
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Clinton
Young Tom O'Malley
Tom
John O'Malley
John Street
Young O'Malley
Ie Peter
Walter L. Wedger
O'Malley Place
Boston Theatre hosts war service vaudeville for troops
Several thousand gobs dressed in Sunday best filled the Boston Theatre for a vaudeville show staged by the Boston War Camp Community Service. Admiral Wood and Mayor Peters spoke to the soldiers and sailors, with chorus numbers and audience participation. Alfred Hallam directed the songs including The Star Spangled Banner and La Marseillaise sung in tribute to visiting French sailors from trawlers in port.
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Boston Theatre
Boston
Boston War Camp
Admiral Wood
Mayor Peters
Alfred Hallam
Boston College Professor Named Rector at Canisius College
The Rev. Michael J. Ahern S. J. of Boston College has been appointed rector and president of Canisius College in Buffalo. He will assume duties after Christmas, succeeding the Very Rev. George J. Krim S. J. and will be replaced at BC by the Rev. George F. Stohaver S. J. from Fordham University.
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Michael J. Ahearn
Boston College
Canisius College
Buffalo
Wea
Michael J. Ahern
S. J
Father Ahern
Anthony J. Maas
George J. Krim
Philomathela Club
University Heights
George F. Stohaver
Fordham and
Canisius
Sergeant Kelley to Speak on experiences at Dorchester K of C meeting
Sergeant Thomas Kelley of the 101st Infantry who recently returned from France will address Dorchester Council K of C members at a Wednesday night meeting. Kelley is a council member.
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Thomas Kelley
10St Infantry
France
Dorchester Council
K. of C
Kelley
Church Urges Free Speech Within Methodist Unity
The Rev. Dr. R. E. Diffendorfer urged free speech in the church at the Morgan Memorial Forum, saying the Methodist movement should serve all mankind, not seek excessive sums, and that democracy within the church must reflect open dialogue and inclusive action. He stressed the goal of genuine service over fundraising totals.
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R. E. Diffendorfer
Department of Home Missions
Methodist Episcopal Joint Centenary Committee
Church of All Nations
Methodist Church
Veteran of 18 Returns Home From War
Wilfred J. McCarthy an 18 year old Somerville native serving with C Company of the 102d Infantry has wired his parents that he arrived in Hampton Virginia and will be home soon. He survived extensive overseas combat without a wound and earned citations from the Yan kee Division commander and the French government for bravery in rescuing buried comrades and tending the wounded under fire. He enlisted from Boston with six friends and is the only one in his unit not disabled.
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Wilfred J. McCarthy
Timothy J. McCarthy
Harrison Street
Somerville
Hampton
102D Infantry
Boston
Eldridge to Begin Second Term as Somerville Mayor Tonight
Charles W. Eldridge will be inducted as mayor of Somerville for a second term this evening at the high school hall. After his inaugural address the Board of Aldermen will elect Enoch B. Robertson president and Charles H. Manzer vice president.
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Charles W. Eldridge
Somerville
Board of Aldermen
Enoch B. Robertson
Charles H. Manzer
Relieve Near East Suffering Urged By Mass Meeting
A Tremont Temple audience of 3500 adopted resolutions calling Congress to appropriate 100 million dollars for starving Armenians in Austria, Turkey, Poland, and western Russia per Wilson. Henry Morgenthau condemned Ottoman cruelty, urged relief drives, and noted Allied aid ships delivering food and clothing to refugees. The push aims to fund a large relief drive starting February 9, with Massachusetts expected to contribute 1.6 million dollars.
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Congress
Austria
Turkey
Poland
Russia
Wilson
Tremont Temple
Henry Morgenthau
United States
Near East
Mr. Morgenthau
Weymouth High School Boy Killed in Action
Private Ernest E. Mowry of the 23a Machine Gun Company was killed in action on November 2. He was 22, a Weymouth High School graduate, and had enlisted in April 1917 before sailing overseas in June. He was an only child. his parents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Mowry of 25 Central Street, South Weymouth.
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Ernest E. Mowry
23A Machine Gun Company
Charles B. Mowry
Central Street
South Weymouth
Weymouth
Presbyterian church plans new era conference in Boston
Four minute talks were delivered in all 15 Presbyterian churches as part of preparatory activities for the new era movement. The conference opens tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church with ministers and lay leaders meeting today at the Christian Endeavor building where Walter Athérn will speak. The budget proposes 15 million dollars, up 1 percent, to fund united work as ministers from Massachusetts are expected to attend through Wednesday despite the death of Rev. Dr. J Wilbur Chapman.
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Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor
Walter Athérn
Boston University
Massachusetts
Private Rule of All Water in Massachusetts Power
A Massachusetts commission report proposes private ownership of river rights for hydraulic power and electrical energy, with eminent domain power to secure lands for reservoirs. The plan allows state purchase after a year and urges state review if three years pass without development. It also notes a Merrimack River project delay and seeks $20 000 for further investigation.
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State of
Massachusetts
Special Legislative Commission
Commonwealth
Commission On Waterways and Public Lands
Waterways Commission
General Court
Merrimack River
Merrimack Valley
Catholic Club Elects Dorchester Leader
William D. Keenan was elected president of the Catholic Club of Dorchester at its annual meeting held yesterday. Officers will be installed January 13.
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William D. Keenan
Catholic Club of
Dorchester
Returned soldiers and sailors honored at Liberty Hall reception
Soldiers and sailors, many in uniform, gathered at Liberty Hall on the Common for a reception hosted by Major Peters with Rear Admiral Spencer S. Wood and Major John W. Hyatt representing General Edwards. Boy Scouts escorted guests while young women served hot coffee and sandwiches as jazz by the U S Naval Radio Band played. The event moved to the Army and Navy Canteen for further entertainment with local officials and volunteers assisting, and a large hostess and committee staff ensured a festive atmosphere.
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Liberty Hall
Mayor Peters
Spencer S. Wood
Patrick Quinn
Major Peters
I. Tucker Burr
Admiral Wood
Jane Peters
Major Hyatt
B. F. Pitman
Peters
John W. Hyatt
Edwards
U. S. Naval
Army and Navy
Walter L. Collins
Robert Weeks
John H. Sherburne
Nathaniel Thayer
Elizabeth van Tassel
Margaret McDonald
Katherine Burden
Mary A. Barr
John Lowell
George W. Bunnell
Maud A. Foley
I, Tucker Burr
Beauty rooms for YWCA recreation houses approved
Mrs John L Rockefeller Jr head of the YWCA housing committee says beauty parlors and motion picture halls will be installed in new recreation houses nationwide. She notes girls deserve a good place for shampooing and manicuring and that films will educate and entertain while upholding moral standards.
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New York
John L. Rockefeller, Jr
National Young Women's Christian Association
Rockefeller
Apple Pies Fetch $1.40 Each at Lenox Hotel
The Lenox Hotel serves seven piece apple pies at 1.40 dollars each, a price hailed as steep since Puritan times. Miss Mary Waters, the pie maker, defends the cost while guests note the high value of the pastry. The tale ties Priscilla Alden and the colonial era to modern pricing humor.
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Priscilla
John Alden
Lenox
Mary Waters
Memorial Service for Lt Albert Angier in Newton
A memorial service was held last night at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Newton for Lieutenant Albert E. Angier of the 308th Infantry who was killed on September 8 at Filmes. He was the son of Alderman George M. Angier. Rev. Albert E. George conducted the service and Rev. Charles H. Cutler delivered the eulogy.
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Albert E. Angier
308Th Infantry
Filmes
Church of the Good Shepherd
Newton
George M. Angier
Albert E. George
Charles H. Cutler
Arlington Public Schools Reopen After Flu Delay
Arlington public schools reopen this morning for the winter term after a Christmas recess extension of half a week due to influenza concerns.
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Arlington
Ice Mint Promises Quick Corn Relief for Women
A Japanese style remedy named Ice Mint claims to lift corns and callouses with no pain. It advertises fast root removal and cooling relief, urging readers to stop cutting corns and buy the preparation from their druggist for comfortable feet.
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