Birds of Quality at Annual Poultry Show
Birds and hobbyists gather at Mechanics Building for the annual Boston Poultry Association show. Exhibits include White Houdans and top-eared rabbits, with pigeons, pheasants, turkeys, and prize hens. Del the 6th Buff Orpington roosters, State and Federal poultry displays, and daily lectures complete the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics Building
Boston Poultry Association
United States Department of Agriculture
Belleville
Massachusetts State Agricultural College
United States
del the
Maurice F. Delano
Owen Farm
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Del
Robert R. Slocum
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
W. C. Monahan
Massachusetts Agricultural College
A. L. Dean
Massachusetts
Filming Our Way to Berlin: U S Propaganda in War
Marcus Beeman of Cleveland outlined how Uncle Sam fought German propaganda with moving pictures in allied and neutral lands and the Russian district now occupied by troops. He announced a government film campaign and his Europe mission next week. Beeman noted 6200 trailers and over six million feet of film used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Beeman
Cleveland
Committee On Public Information
Wollaston Congregational Church
Uncle Sam
United States
Russia
Beeman
Europe
McCormick Named Ambassador to France After Resignation
Washington reports Vance McCormick has quit as Democratic National Committee chairman and is under consideration for the American ambassador to France to succeed William Graves Sharp. Sharp may resign, with White House officials silent on the plan. McCormick, Harrisburg publisher, led Wilson's 1916 campaign and headed the War Trade Board. Homer S. Cummings considered as his successor.
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Washington
Vance McCormick
Democratic National Committee
France
William Graves Sharp
McCormick
Paris
War Trade Board
White House
Sharp
Mr. McCormick
Harrisburg
Penn
Pennsylvania
Wilson
United States
Homer S. Cummings
Karshick Saved From Castalia In Halifax Distress
Lewis Henry Karshick, 21, of 591 East Seventh Street South Boston, an oiler on the steamship Castalia, was reported saved after distress off Halifax. He had just completed junior engineering studies and his Castalia service marked the final sea training for his license. He had been aboard about a month.
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Lewis Henry Karshick
East Seventh Street
Boston
Castalia
Halifax
Mechanic Arts
Karshick
Patriotic Flag Raising By East Cambridge Club
The Blue Ribbon Club of East Cambridge will raise a patriotic flag at Thorndike School Hall East Cambridge on Sunday afternoon January 19. The flag lists 74 names of former members and will be a surprise as a duplicate has not been unfurled around Greater Boston.
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Blue Ribbon Club of
East Cambridge
Thorndike School Hall
Spring Street
Greater Boston
Roniker Tells of Bank Embezzlement and Arrest
William Roniker alias Wladyslaw Roniker alias William Willis, 28, a former Cambridge bank clerk, confessed to embezzling 27000 from Manufacturers National Bank. He was arrested by Boston police, returned to city, and awaits federal charges. The bank reported recovery of funds and full bonding of employees.
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William Roniker
Wladyslaw Roniker
William Willis
Manufacturers’ National Bank
Joseph Laughlin
Boston
Manufacturers’ National Bank of Cambridge
United States
United States Bank
Church Union Urged By Boston Leader For Returning Soldiers
Lieutenant-Governor Channing H. Cox urged unity among Protestants at a Greater Boston Federation of Churches meeting at the YMCA. He called for better organization, disciplined leadership, and a program to aid returning soldiers in finding jobs, while stressing the church’s renewed influence and need to uplift veterans.
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Channing H. Cox
Greater Boston
Few Jews Listed as Bolshevik Leaders
A letter to the editor argues against blaming Jews for Poland’s turmoil. It contends that Polish Jews seek rights for national minorities within a new Poland and that Bolshevik or German propaganda misstates the situation. The writer cites Wilsonian principles and urges equal citizenship and minority rights for Jews and other groups.
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Sir
Bogars Diazlo
Poland
America
Wilson
New Poland
Jewish rights committee in eastern Europe details
Committee for Jewish rights in eastern Europe lists officers including chairman at 15 Court Street Boston vice chairman at 48 Wormwood Street Everett and secretary at 724 Washington Street Boston.
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Committee For Jewish Rights In
Eastern Europe
H. @& NICTORSON
Court Street
Boston
E. Ranen
Wormwood Street
Everett
J. Sayvck
Washington Street
Cambridge Girls Basketball Lineup and Season Opener
Cambridge YWCA girls basketball opens the season at Sargent School gym in Cambridge against Lawrence YWCA Co A. Captain Mary Ryan, Harvard Radio School geogirl, to play centre. 1919 lineup includes McMurtrie Denehy Tyler Gibbons Jarvice.
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Mary Ryan
Harvard Radio School
Cambridge Y. W. C
Mary Denehy
Julia Tyler
Lillian Gibbons
Grace Jarvice
Man Prefers Jail Over Fine For Truancy
Augustine Bushman of 380 West Broadway chose Deer Island jail over a $10 fine for not sending his daughter Alice to school. The case, brought by truancy officer Richard F. Quirk, notes the 14 year old had been ill and helped at home. Judge William J. Day warned that further truancy would bring greater penalties.
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Deer Island
South
Women's Tailored Plaid Goods and Accessories Catalog
A mixed catalog of women and men apparel and home items with varied price ranges. Listings include tailored plaid garments, silk dresses, hats, veils, ostrich bands, straw braids, pure silk sweaters, hair nets, boys and men’s wear, clocks, baby carriages, and fabrics. Also features Cambric Swiss edges, lounging gowns, smoking jackets, watches, brooch pins, ostrich feather fans, lingerie clasps, wool shirts, drawers, and storage chests with prices and sizes.
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Satake
Odin
Vienna
Trimmed Hats and Fabrics Sale Across Colorful Offerings
A mixed catalog notes trimmed hats in silk and ribbon, ostrich tips bunches, and matron hats along with percale and chambray aprons. It lists fur items, coat buttons, steel shears, rubber gloves, flannel, sheets, pillow goods, and undergarments with assorted prices, highlighting large fabric discounts and varied accessories.
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Stein-Bloch
Cleveland Man
M’cormick
Herrick
Mr. Sharp
Elyria, O
Congress
Myron T. Herrick
Lewis Karshick
Roniker
Concord
Reformatory
Alfred N. Douglas
New York City
Douglas
Montreal
Cambridge
New York
South Station
R.h.white Co
Ir, H. White CO
DAVIS
C. C. Bowles & CO. Ie
Bedford Street
Jordan Marsh Furniture
The
Jewish Workmen's
Yeogirl
Cambridge Y. W. C. A
Bushman
Bisur
Eere
Jordan Marsh Company
Vorth
Orth
Hamburg
FEPG
MRC
Wworth
Ganetay
Adelaide
Sao
Vedic Cee
Axminster Hall
Royal Wilton
Dover
Waldemar
Chambray House
Seana
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