Mexican Teachers Study American System in City
Seven Mexican school teachers arrive in Mexico City under Don Venustiano Carranza to study American educational methods. The group includes five women and two men, aims to learn English, domestica science, and various school branches. They plan to stay up to a year amid political uncertainty, trusting eventual constitutionalist victory. Leaders include Senoritas Martinez Arias Bernal Spanoga Gurmian Spanose and Senors de la Osa Gracia.
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Don Venustiano Carranza
Constitutionalists
Mexico
Mexico City
Mary Arias Bernal
Carranza
Queen Mary Leads War Effort With Sock Knitting and Charities
Queen Mary inspires women across England by knitting socks for soldiers and overseeing the Queen Mary's Needlework Guild. She channels flannel shirts and undergarments to naval and military hospitals, runs the Queen Mary's Fund for war-affected women, and manages the Prince of Wales' Fund aiding families of soldiers. She also visits hospitals near London regularly.
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England
St. James
Council
Mary
Empire
Milky
Queen’s Fund
Prince of Ales
Queenary
London
Paris War Life and Society Mix War News with Quiet Pleasures
Paris residents blend war weariness with daily routines as cafes close early and cinemas shut by 11. The Moulin Rouge opens to crowding yet dull shows. Shuttered shops and mobilized proprietors reflect upheaval while sugar refineries seek help from Britain. A French observer notes war as harsh reality versus British view of sport.
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Paris
Glasgow
War drains romance as Princess Patricia's engagement ends
The Princess Patricia of Connaught is the latest victim of a cruel war romance. Her betrothal to Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg Strelitz has ended due to the war, leaving any resumption of the match very doubtful amid strained Anglo German relations.
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Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Adolf Friedrich
London
Paris
Patricia
Connaught
Fashion Shifts in Wartime England Emphasize Warm Boots and Heavy Petticoats
Wartime style in England favors sensible boots with comfortable tops and continental leather looks. Coats are largely double breasted and collars peak high while fuller skirts and longer silk petticoats provide warmth.
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England
Bond Street
West End
Royal Economies and Palace Dining Costs
The article claims postwar retrenchments at Buckingham Palace are limited to state banquets. ordinary expenditure remains steady. It notes the King and Queen's usual dinner costs about 1.50 dollars per person, while state banquets with wines and flowers run about 15 dollars per guest, deemed trivial by American millionaires.
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Buckingham Palace
War and Weather Rainbows Mark War Times in England
England endures unusual weather with eight distinct rainbows in two weeks. Observers link the phenomenon to wartime cannon fire. A similar event was noted in the Crimean winter of 1854 55, suggesting a recurring wartime weather pattern.
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England
Soldier Sheds Flags and Becomes a True Recruit
A new recruit, about to depart the hall after taking the oath, asks what to do next. A seasoned sergeant glowers and orders him to remove the flags from his coat, declaring he is now a soldier, not a Christmas tree.
City Hears New Plan to Reform Supplies Purchases
The Finance Commission told Mayor Curley that current city supply purchases waste funds due to split buying in departments, uneven inspection, and缺 standard bidder specs. It recommends a centralized system with a general purchasing agent, standard contracts, central storehouse, and purchase of goods from lowest fair bid.
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Curley
Finance Commission
The
General
Daughter of Hibbard Bride Weds in Hartford Home
Frank Wright of the Russwin Stock Company of New Britain married Adelaide Frances Hibbard Fogarty daughter of the late Boston mayor George Albee Hibbard at Rev Albert C Dieffenbach home in Hartford after arriving by motor from New Britain. Bride, 26, groom, 27, witnessed by the bride's mother and her sister.
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Hartford
Frank Wright
Russwin Stock Company
New Britain
Adelaide Frances Hibbard Fogarty
George Albee Hibbard
Boston
Albert C. Dieffenbach
Warrenton Avenue
Mr. Wright
Harry Fogarty
Hibbard
H. W. Lambkin
Protestant Church Leaders Attend City Events This Week
Various church leaders and laymen from Massachusetts and beyond gather for receptions lectures and services. Events include Bishop Lawrence reception at Trinity Church parish house and talks by Bishop Babcock Archbishop Dennen Dean Rousmaniere Rev. Mann and Rev. Julius W Atwood.
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Lawrence
Trinity Church
Julius W. Atwood
Arizona
Man Victim of Hoof and Mouth Disease in Baltimore Case
Baltimore dispatch reports one of the city s first hoof and mouth disease cases among humans, involving Carlisle S. Lentz a cement worker and leading medical student in Carlisle.
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Baltimore
Carlisle S. Lentz
Schvere
Retreats Planned by Passionist Fathers at Blessed Gabriel's Monastery
The Passionist Fathers schedule a second four day retreat at Blessed Gabriel's Monastery in Brighton for the Greater Boston lawyers. A special January retreat for men unable to attend regular sessions runs Jan 18 to 21. A later retreat Jan 22 to 25 targets post office workers in Boston. Reverend Peter C. Quinn reports completion of real estate payments for the Church of Our Lady of Grace Chelsea with a $10 717 balance. Mary A Powers of Arlington, mother of Reverend William Powers, will be buried from St Agnes Chelsea today. Reverend John Harrigan notes Sunday services move to temporary chapel at 1436 Dorchester Ave Wield's Corner with two entrances and an added emergency exit. The Mt Benedict Council meeting in Somerville will feature laymen’s retreat advocate speak to explain benefits.
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Blessed Gabriel's
Brighton
Greater Poston
Mary A. Powers
Arlington
William F. Powers
St. Rose’s Church
Chelsea
St. Agnes’ Church
Father Powers
South
Dorchester Avenue
Wield’s Corner
Father Harrigan
Fenne Place
O’hearn
Mt. Benedict
K. Va. G
Somerville
History of Park Street Church Remembered At St. Joseph’s Event
A whist party for St. Joseph’s parish building fund was held at Booth's Hall with Miss Annie Fennelly chairing the committee. Rev A Z Conrad delivered a brief history of Park Street Church from founding to today, marking its 106th anniversary. The service honored the Passionist Blessed Gabriel’s establishment of the church.
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St. Joseph’s Parish
Orient Heights
Booth’s Hall
Annie Fennelly
Park Street Church
A. Z. Conrad
Father George
C. P
Gabriel’s
Auction listing for men's wool golf hose samples
An auction item describes 380 pairs of imported wool golf fancy half hose for men in size 10. Each pair valued at 1 cent with the small note Eliche: pair. m 5c indicates pricing details.
Muslin Underwear Sale Offers Wide Discounts
5400 pieces of muslin underwear of excellent quality and very low price. Corset covers drawers and nightdresses in multiple styles with regular prices ranging from $0.75 to $5.50 now markedly reduced. Items include chemises, gowns, combinations, and bed jackets with large quantity 60x84 and 60x90 measurements.
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New York
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Princess Pat
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O'Connor Co
Tremont Street
Royal Economies
CLINE
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Houghton
Dutton
Charles Brandon Booth
Volunteer Prison League
Ballington Booth
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Evangelical Alliance of
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Marble Collegiate Church
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Pan-Presbyterian Council of North America
St. Paul’s Cathedral
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Episcopal Theological School
F. C Powell
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Church of the Messiah
Dean Rousmaniere
Cathedral
Amherst
College
King’s Chapel
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Brooklyn
Palfrey Perkins
Dean Lee
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Tufts College
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Church of Our Lady of Grace
John H. Harrigan
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R. H. Stearns & Company
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