Malnutrition in Children Alarms New York Report
New York January 7 an alarming rise in malnutrition among children due to high food costs and substitutes is detailed in a Child Health organization report issued after its first semi annual meeting. The group formed from a conference led by Franklin K Lane and NY Academy of Medicine child specialists. School lunch programs are urged as a vital countermeasure. The report urges monthly weight gain records for parents on the same card as academic progress.
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New York
Child Health Organization
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
New York Academy of Medicine
Approves Monthly License Scheme Amid Wartime Prohibition
Boston liquor dealer Matthew Cummings supports Mayor Peters by backing a bill to issue monthly licenses from May 1 to July 1 to help dealers survive wartime prohibition. He notes some will quit on May 1 but advises against closing all saloons now while urging protest against the $6.40 a gallon floor tax on distilled liquors.
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Matthew Cummings
Boston
Peters
Cummings
Congress
Restrictions Lift on Egg Size Anthracite Shipments
Philadelphia Jan 7 All restrictions on the shipment of egg size anthracite have been removed by the anthracite committee of the United States fuel administration. This size may now be shipped to any part of the country. Restrictions on pea coal will probably be removed soon.
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Philadelphia
United States Fuel Administration
German police dog seeks American home joins U S as Sammy renounces Germany
The Animal Rescue League at 51 Carver Street offers a chance for a German police dog formerly named Fritz to become an American dog named Sammy. Having sworn allegiance to the United States, Sammy hopes to join a police force or work as a private detective, pursuing criminals and guarding an owner’s yard with loyalty.
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Berlin
Fritz
Sammy
Animal Rescue League
Carver Street
Orephan
Germany
United States
Kaiser
Hunland
Wincarnis Promises New Health and Strength
A vintage health tonic advertisement touts Wincarnis as a fourfold remedy. It claims to tonify restore blood build nerves and deliver vitality, noting a 30 year reputation and endorsements by over 10 000 doctors. Readers are urged to try a free sample by mail with 10 cents for delivery.
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Wincarnis
Wellesley Girl to Help in Asia Minor
Miss Elizabeth Eckert of Wellesley College will join the American Committee for Relief in the Near East to start rehabilitation work in Asia Minor. She sails midmonth with other New England volunteers including Ruth Bailey Anna Daniels J Louise Mason Cora Moon Mary Brown B Everett Helen Small Ingeborg Voigt Ruth Whiting and more.
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Wellesley College
American Committee For Relief In the
Near East
New England
American Committee For Relief In
Asia Minor
Elizabeth Eckert
Wellesley
Ruth Bailey
Anna L. Daniels
J. Louise Mason
Cora A. Moon
Boston
Harry H. Barnum
Louise Bond
New Haven
Mary M. Brown
Cambridge
B. J. Everett
Lowell
Urges Acquisition of Lower California Senate Proposal
Senator Ashurst argues in Washington that the United States should negotiate with Mexico to acquire Lower California, claiming the Mexican government cannot police or defend the peninsula and that it would invite foreign intrusion and a base for naval operations along the Pacific coast.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Mexico
California
Sonora
Ashurst
Arizona
Pacific
Pershing's Love Story Told in Boston Post Feature
The piece previews H F Wheelers The Real Life of General Pershing in next week's Boston Sunday Post, recounting a courtship and marriage as a campaign of devotion. It likens Pershing's romantic tale to his celebrated battlefield successes.
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General Pershing
Boston Sunday Post
Zeppelin made trip to Africa
London January 7 AP Major General Sir F H Sykes told the Chamber of Commerce that air travel could advance with weekly mail to India and Cape Colony to Cairo routes. He cited a German Zeppelin's Africa to Germany run and noted night flights offer weather advantages and new direction finding wireless aiding pilots.
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London
Associated Press
F. H. Sykes
Chamber of Commerce
Sykes
Paul D. Cravath
Oscar T. Crosby
Interallied Council
England
Paris
India
Cape Colony
Cairo
Bulgaria
German East Africa
Africa
Rhine
Sykes cites Channel air service data 1916
General Sykes notes 207 cross channel trips from July to October, total mileage 8085, 1843 passengers carried, flights possible on 71 days. He reports few fatal accidents, averaging one death in 1170 hours flown since January 1916, with 340…
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Sykes
English Channel
Boston Policemen May Reassume Old Jobs After Exams
Superintendent Michael H. Crowley announced that Boston policemen who served in the armed forces may reclaim their former positions after passing required physical examinations. The plan follows a brief meeting with the new police commissioner Hawin U. Curtis.
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Boston
Michael H. Crowley
Hawin U. Curtis
Morse Named Curator of City Zoological Garden
George F. Morse Jr. of Lancaster, longtime secretary of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association and president of the State Sportsmen's League, was appointed by Mayor Peters as curator of the city's zoological garden and aquarium at a salary of 2500 dollars. The aquarium director and assistant curator posts will be abolished, saving about 1300 dollars annually once Civil Service Commission confirmation is received.
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George F. Morse, Jr
Lancaster
Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association
State Sportsmen’s League
Peters
Zoological Garden and Aquarium
Civil Service Commission
Morse
Textile loom fixers oppose 48 hour week plan in Lawrence
In Lawrence on January 7 conflict grows between loom fixers and textile workers over establishing a 48 hour work week. Loom fixers numbering over 500 oppose the Feb 3 date, favoring an eight hour day by legislation. Workers vow to strike if demands are not met by Feb 3, with manufacturers set to meet in Boston to discuss the plan.
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Lawrence
New England
Boston
Vessel Ben Hur Raised After Mud Rest at East Boston Docks
After resting on mud beside the National docks in East Boston since Saturday morning the sealing lighter Ben Hur owned by the Boston Merchant Marine Sealing Company was raised yesterday.
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National Docks
Boston
Boston ‘Merchant Marine Sealing Company
Bolshevism Spreads Into Connecticut
Hartford officials report Bolshevism spreading from New York into Connecticut. United States District Attorney John F. Crosby warns there may be developments if agitation moves beyond preaching.
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Hartford
Conn
United States
John F. Crosby
New York
Connecticut
Miss Elizabeth Rourke Weds Joseph Connors in Brookline
Miss Elizabeth K. Rourke of 22 Linden Place Brookline married Joseph M. Connors former secretary of the Carney Hospital at St Marys Church of the Assumption Brookline. Rev Michael J Danahy of St Peters Dorchester a cousin of the groom officiated.
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Elizabeth K. Rourke
Linden Place
Brookline
Joseph M. Connors
South Boston
Carney Hospital
St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption
Michael J. Danahy
St. Peter's Church
Dorchester
Poslam Heals Skin Aids Eczema Pimples
Advertisement claims Poslam soothes itching and heals skin disorders including eczema and pimples. It promises reduced symptoms with repeated applications and invites readers to write for a free sample from Emergeny Laboratories in New York City.
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Emergeny “Laboratories
West 47Th St
Neork City
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Horlick
Racine
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Asia
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Zeppelin
Lawrence Mill
Stein-Bloch
Filene
DAVIS
D. C. Bowles & CO
Bedford Street
Jordan Maresh Furniture
Bolshevism
Connors—Rourke
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