Unitarian Club Elects John D. Long President
The Unitarian Club elected former Governor John D. Long as president succeeding Dr. Charles W. Eliot. Dr. Franklin B. Dyer urged athletics and part time work for 14 to 16 year olds, stressing education as the solvent to class stratification and the need for sympathetic teachers. The Channing Club merged, adding 58 members and prompting constitutional changes to admit clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Long
The
Unitarian Club
Charles W. Eliot
Franklin B. Dyer
Yuan Shi Wai
Japan
Boston
Tokio
United States
Francis H. Brown
Francis P. Sears
Charles W. Birtwell
William S. Kyle
George H. Ellis
J. Gilbert Pierce
Channing Club
A Widow and Her Friends Picture Reproduced Next Sunday
The Post will feature No 2 in the Gibson series titled A Widow and Her Friends. The drawing is part of the ongoing display that boosted Gibson to fame.
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THE
Sunday Post
Gibson
Will Leaves $150000 to Insane Son Dodge
Mary B. Dodge of Philadelphia leaves her entire $150000 estate to her son Clinton A. Dodge, insane for 50 years, with a second son William F. Dodge to inherit after the brother’s death. The estate includes about $20000 in Worcester and the rest in Philadelphia. Clinton, placed in Worcester Insane Asylum at 14, is described as never recovering.
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Worcester
Mary B. Dodge
Philadelphia
Clinton A. Dodge
Rail unions seek Erdman arbitration amid pay dispute
In New York on January 8, 24,000 firemen on 50 eastern railroads faced arbitration or a strike vote after a conference committee. the railroads rejected Erdman arbitrate and proposed two counter offers to address wage and concession demands.
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New York
Firemen and Railroads Clash Over Arbitration Method
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen proposes arbitration per Erdman law with seven judges, while railroad managers oppose it arguing it risks inequitable outcomes and shifts too much power to a single arbiter. Firemen originally sought higher wages and more firemen, with latest demands adding about 9 million to annual payroll, dating from May 1, 1912.
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Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers
Commerce Court
United States Supreme Court
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Firemen’s Union
Carter
Committee of
Diplomat Named Regent of Harvard During Leave
William Phillips, first secretary of the American embassy in London, on leave of absence until next August, is appointed regent of Harvard University. A Harvard 1900 graduate, he has held multiple posts including private secretary to Joseph H. Choate, U S ambassador to England, and chief of the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs.
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William Phillips
London
Harvard University
State Department
Mr. Phillips
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Joseph H. Choate
England
Phillips
Peking
United States
Legation
Bureau of
Robert Bacon
Whitelaw Reid
Predict Union of Churches Hope for Reunion at Meeting
The Rev. Alexander Mann said at a missionary meeting in St. Pauls Cathedral that Christian churches yearn for reunion and that the Episcopal church would play its part in a possible uniting of the great catholic church.
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Alexander Mann
D. D
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Episcopal Church
Missionary Meeting Discusses Plan for Campaign
The diocesan committee on general missions led a meeting to outline a campaign plan. John W. Wood praised Chinese resilience and described Episcopal missions in China Japan the Philippines Hawaii. The speakers urged support for both wealthy and struggling parishes and urged church unity. Bishop Lawrence noted easier landings for missionaries today.
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Diocesan Committee On General Missions
John W. Wood
Board of Missions
China
Japan
Philippine Islands
Hawaii
George W. Davenport
Mann
Trinity
Episcopal Church
Lawrence
Rockefeller May Never Testify On Pujo Inquiry
New York January 8 William Rockefeller is unlikely to appear as a witness in the Pujo committee inquiry in Washington. His physician Dr Walter F Chappell says a spoken testimony could trigger a fatal laryngeal spasm, making writing testimony the only possible option. Rockefeller, resting in Bermuda, must remain silent for life with a chronic throat condition and a silent rest cure.
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New York
William Rockefeller
Pujo
Washington
Walter F. Chappell
Bermudas
Mr. Rockefeller
Dr. Chappell
Rockefeller's Testimony Likely Eludes Heirloom Witness Stand
The speaker asserts Rockefeller, over 70, cannot physically appear in court or even provide a written deposition due to tremulous hands that hinder legible writing. The remark frames doubts about his capacity to participate in legal testimony.
Mother saves two children in Malden house fire
Doris Sugerman aged three and Jacob Sugerman aged one were rescued by their mother during a fire at the Sigerman tenement 65 Boylston street Malden. The blaze started when the children played with matches. Fire confined to one room as bystanders aided.
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Doris
Jacob Sugerman
Sigerman
Boylston Street
Malden
William Sullivan
J. Sweeney
Malden Health Department
Louis Ginsberg
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Gray Hair Reversal
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a quick fix for gray hair by restoring color and improving growth. It claims sage as a color restorer and scalp tonic, with sulphur to combat dandruff and thinning hair. A fifty cent bottle from druggists is guaranteed with money-back assurance if not as represented.
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Wyeth
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertised Relief for Kidney Ailments
A historic advertorial asserts uric acid harms kidneys causing rheumatic pains headaches and urinary troubles. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy claiming to strengthen kidneys and ease backache and urinary ills with a testimonial from Mrs. Theresia Baker of Boston praising relief after using several boxes.
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Dean
Theresia Baker
Amory Terrace
Boston
Mass
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Pegasus
William Howard Taft
Dyer
U. S
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Pure Food Factories
Battle Creek, Mich
Erdman
Dr. Mann
Rockefeller
Boston Proof
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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