Tech Airman and Pilot Die in France Crash
Washington reports the deaths of Lieutenant William S. Ely and Sergeant George E. Houdek in a plane accident in France. Ely, of Rochester New York, was a Harvard graduate who trained at MIT and served in England and France. Houdek, from Chicago, also served in the same theater.
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Washington
William S. Ely
George E. Houdek
France
Pershing
Ely
Rochester
N. Y
Houdek
Chicago
Lieutenant Ely
William 8. Ely
William Watson Ely
Harvard
Masschusetts Institute of Technology
England
First Cuban sugar reaches New England city amid shortages
Arrival of 8200 pounds of Cuban sugar on a United Fruit steamer breaks Boston's sugar famine briefly and coal shortage, with larger consignments expected daily through the week. The text notes the sugar will not meet all needs but signals ongoing deliveries.
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New England
United Fruit Company
Boston
Gate Tender Daniel Flood Dies in Rail Crossing Incident
Daniel Flood aged 68 a gate tender for the New Haven railroad at Melville Avenue Dorchester crossing was killed yesterday morning by the 7 21 Shawmut branch train.
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Daniel Flood
New Haven Railroad
Melville Avenue
Dorchester
Shawmut
New American to Open Soon in Boston Hotel
Proprietor Allen C. Jones plans a February reopening of the New American House in Boston after substantial rehabilitation. Kitchen grill-room vestibule and many rooms are ready. Rathskellar and some rooms need work. Staff is secured and many familiar faces will return. Banquets for February are largely booked by local clubs.
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Allen C. Jones
New American House
Boston
Rathskellar
Tech Aero Cadets Ordered to Cornell and Princeton
Army aviators receiving training at Tech Aero School were ordered to report at Cornell and Princeton to complete their courses. Cadets on leave were recalled and the entire school of cadet aviators was sent to the two colleges.
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Army
Tech Aero School
Cornell
Princeton
Suffrage Hearings Closed by House Committee
Washington January 7 hearings on the federal suffrage amendment were closed by the House woman suffrage committee after arguments by the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage and final appeals by officials of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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Washington
House
Woman Suffrage Committee
National Association
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Women Suffrage Debate Highlights Opposing Views
Former Senator Bailey of Texas argues women are unable to fulfill military sheriff and jury duties and should not shape laws. Henry A Wise Wood warns of women invading offices from Congress to White House. Mrs Wordsworth and others condemn suffrage protest methods. Carrie Chapman Catt and Maud Wood Park present facts. Roosevelt telegrams accompany the suffrage push while the DC Court of Appeals delays appeals of White House picketing cases.
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Bailey
Texas
Henry A. Wise Wood
New York
Congress
Supreme Court
White House
James W. Wordsworth, Jr
Edwin Ford
Boston
Carrie Chapman Catt
Maud Wood Park
National American Woman Suffrage Association
National Association
Theodore Roosevelt
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Dorchester Girl Sells Hair Bracelets for Marines
Miss Florence Mansfield, a Dorchester girl, makes wristwatch bracelets from locks of hair at the Marine Recruiting Office in Scollay Square to support Marines.
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Dorchester
Marine Recruiting Office
Scollay Square
Hair Becomes Marines Aid As Dorchester Club Gathers Tresses
Florence Mansfield of Dorchester leads the Helping Hand Club to collect hair from young women to craft wrist watch bracelets for marines. Members include Marie St Claire Auderéy Leighton Lavina Hannault Eloise Le Gere Alice Devereaux and Helen Austin. Each participant donates hair and may seek sisters' help if needed.
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Migs
Florence Mansfield
Dunlap Street
Dorchester
United States Marine Corps
Soldiers of the Sea
Miss Mansfield
Marie St. Claire
Auderéy Leighton
Lavina Hannault
Eloise le Gere
Alice Devereaux
Helen Austin
Poultry Feed Costs and Backing to Aid War Effort
Letter from C. O. Dias of Glen Echo Poultry Farm Tilton New Hampshire dated January 6 1918 urges the Boston Post to help poultrymen afford corn and egg producing feeds to boost production for the war effort. He notes his 60 hens and incubator setup and warns that without a sharp drop in seed prices many flocks may face slaughter.
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Post
Boston Post
Hoover
C. O. Dias
Glen Echo Poultry Farm
Tilton
N. H
Southern Mammy Demonstrates Corn Pone and Polenta Dishes
The article presents Portia Smiley teaching corn pone, corn mush, and polenta concepts with recipes for corn meal doughnuts and South Carolina Corn Loaf. It emphasizes hearty Southern flavors and kitchen wisdom, describing methods, ingredients, and serving ideas with nostalgic tone.
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Jes
Portia Demonstrates Southern Mummy Cooking In Boston
Portia visits Boston at the National Civic Federation inviting cooking secrets of the Southern mummy. She conducts daily demonstrations at 11 am and 2 30 pm in the Jordan Marsh Company lecture hall wearing her home kitchen costume. Portia explains cakes using white or yellow cornmeal and shares nods to Southern traditions.
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Portia Smiley
Portia
National Civic Federation
Boston
Ashburton Place
Jordan Marsh Company
Dearié
Johnnie
William
James
Sam
Will contest over Lemon King's Brookline estate
Antoinetta Di Cola appeals in Norfolk County Superior Court at Dedham to set aside the will of Gaspare Di Cola the Lemon King murdered at his Brookline apartment door. Proceedings target executors and trustees Old Colony Trust Company. Estate valued at 168137 personal property and 17000 real estate.
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Gaspare di Colla
Brookline
Norfolk County Superior Court
Dedham
Antoinetta di Cola
Old Colony Trust Company
di Cola
Hospital for jail to be built on jail grounds
Dr. Harry H. Colburn at a City Council meeting warned of more drug users and criminals after the war. The council approved a $150,000 expenditure to erect a hospital and a home for the sheriff on jail grounds.
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Harry H. Colburn
Charles Street
Council Debates Costs and Civic Measures in City Session
Council approves hospital cost estimate of 132 500 and home 17 500 after hours of debate with six to one vote. Attridge opposes. Finance Commission delay rejected. Sheriff Kelcher and Dr Colburn testified. Ford's ash and garbage reform passes six to zero. Curley budget for municipal bath house denied. Attridge shelter and aid resolution passes unanimously.
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Ford
Attridge
Finance Commission
Kelcher
Colburn
Curley
West End
Veteran B M official dies after long railroad career
Daniel W. Sanborn longtime general superintendent of the Boston and Maine system died at his Somerville home at 382 Broadway after a period of illness. He began in 1859 with the Portland and Saco railroad and rose through roles to head the entire system in 1892 before retiring in 1908. He leaves a widow a son Fred E. Sanborn general manager of the Maine Central railroad and a daughter Mrs J M French of Somerville.
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Daniel W. Sanborn
Boston & Maine Railroad
Broadway
Somerville
Portland & Saco Railroad
Eastern Railroad
Southern Division
Fred E. Sanborn
Maine Central Railroad
J. M. French
Somersville
Record Ice Crop Prompts New Season for Boston Dealers
Ice companies anticipate an unprecedented harvest with thicknesses of 10 to 14 inches on ponds used by dealers. Boston Ice Company fills its storage house and begins a second crop for shipment to depots while Hammond's pond yields 19 inches.
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Boston Ice Company
Over
Hammond's Pond
Thirst leads to three months for Newton intruders
Edward J. Timmins and William B. Flynn both of Wellesley admitted to breaking into Frederick G. Schipper's Newtonville home and stealing a half pint of gin each. They were sentenced to three months in the house of correction by Newton court yesterday.
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Edward J. Timmins
William B. Flynn
Wellesley
Neewton
Frederick G. Schipper
Newtonville
House of Correction
Newton Court
California Syrup of Figs Welfare Ad Warns Parents
An old advertising warning urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative for kids with constipation. It promises quick relief, notes tongue coating as a sign, and warns against counterfeit syrups while directing readers to the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
SICK WOMAN NOW WELL Lydia E Pinkham Ad Pottersville Penn
A testimonial for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from Miss Hazel Chubbuck of Potterville Pennsylvania describes relief from long standing side pains weakness and inability to lift. The ad claims many women suffer displacements irregularities inflammation backache headaches and nervousness and urges trying the root and herb remedy citing published letters nationwide.
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Potterville
Penn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hazel Chubbuck
Miss Chubbuck
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