Mayor Curley elected to charitable society group and anniversary plans
Mayor Curley and 11 others were elected to membership in a Charitable Irish Society at Kung's Hotel. He received a committee appointment, with plans for the society's 17th anniversary on March 17. Cardinal O'Connell sent Rev. Halloran to represent him.
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Curley
Kung’s Hotel
Cardinal O'Connell
Florence J.alloran
St. Joseph's Church
Akefield
Father Halloran
Cardiff
Motherlloran
California
Moon and sky notes from Portland in January publication
The notes list moon phases from New moon Jan. 15 to last quarter Feb. 7, with a Jan 19 date, days until spring, and evening stars Jupiter and Saturn plus morning stars Venus and Mars. It includes time hints for auto temperatures and sun set around 9:42 p.m.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Mars
Aberdeen CrITICISED Over New Marquis of Aberdeen da Tara Title
London reports sharp criticism from press and public over Lord Lieutenant of Ireland's creation of the Marquis of Aberdeen da Tara. Poem suggests irreverent alt "Aberdeen ad Sinai" and editors warn the Tara line may offend Ireland, which holds it sacred.
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London
Aberdeen
Ireland
Marquis of
Tara
William Watson
Sinai
Tireland
Daily Mail
Lord Aberdeen
Scotland
Miss Waldrop Reports $300 Jewel Theft at Boston Apartment
Miss Oza Waldrop, leading lady with the Pair of Six's Company at the Wil ar Theatre, reported to police that her Boston apartment was robbed of about $300 in jewels. She had left Saturday night for a weekend out of town and returned shortly before the evening performance. The maid had left the apartment unattended.
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Oza Waldrop
Wilar Theatre
Copley Plaza
Anniversary Notes Highlight Confederate General Lee and Poe Birthdays
A legal holiday in several states marks Robert E. Lees birthday. Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809. Georgia seceded in 1861. The modern trolley car system patent was issued in 1892.
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Robert FE. Lee
Florida
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
General Lee
Edgar Allan Poe
Union
New England Rain and Snow Forecast Shift to Clearing
Rain expected in Boston and vicinity Tuesday with a turning to snow or rain Wednesday, followed by clearing. Temperatures to fall slowly as southerly to westerly winds remain fresh to strong. In Washington on January 18 the forecast for New England calls for rain Tuesday and colder conditions by night with Wednesday turning fair and colder.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Thompson's Spa Temperature and Time Ledger
Fragmentary records list times and temperatures from Thompson's Spa. Entries show dates and measurements such as 14 15 3 a.m. and 8 p.m. with various numeric values, plus average temperatures for yesterday and last year.
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Thompson's Spa
Doctor Turner Surrenders After Grand Jury Indictment
Dr Augustus W Turner who faced Suffolk county grand jury charges in connection with the death from an illegal operation surrendered to police last night. He had evaded detectives around his offices at 362 Massachusetts avenue and 74 Boylston street and his Beacon street home, entering headquarters with his attorney P J Walsh and a bondsman.
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Augustus W. Turner
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Irene Richardson
George McK. Richardson
Arlington
Massachusetts Avenue
Boylston Street
Beacon Street
P. J. Walsh
Turner's Indictment After Fatal Operation at Arlington Clinic
Bail of 7500 posted for Dr. Turner after he is indicted for performing an illegal operation at his office on Massachusetts avenue. Miss Richardson died at Symmes Hospital six days later. authorities claim she confessed naming Turner in an ante mortem statement. Turner vanished before the death and is to be arraigned in Superior Court.
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Turner
Miss Richardson
Massachusetts Avenue
Symmes Hospital
Arlington
Dr. Turner
Boston
Superior Court
First Grandson Strains White House Joy in Washington
The White House greets President Wilson's first grandson born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre. Telegrams and gifts flood in as the president smiles again, with Mrs. Sayre in the southeast second floor room. Dr. Grayson reports both mother and baby progressing well.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
C. T. Grayson
Old Port Board Probe Called by House Committees
Orders for legislative investigations target the original Boston Board of Port Directors and the Collateral Loan Company of Boston. Probes cover contract awards and related matters noted in the board’s recent report and discussed in political circles. The loan company inquiry stems from alleged thefts that led to substantial losses and are being investigated by police and the district attorney.
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Boston Board of Port Directors
Collateral Loan Company of
Boston
House of Representatives
Port Board
Collateral Loan Company
Pelletier
Miss Ryan Trial Attacked by Dorchester Woman
Mrs Grace Dunbar of Dorchester testified in the 50000 dollar breach suit by Miss Elizabeth M Ryan of New Haven against Henry K Mansfield proprietor of the Ferncroft Inn. She described Miss Ryan as modest when first met in 1907. Other witnesses testified of Miss Ryan’s alleged behavior and conduct at Mansfield’s Raleigh street flat and at Ferncroft.
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Grace Dunbar
Dorchester
Elizabeth M. Ryan
New Haven
Henry K. Mansfield
Ferncroft Inn
Suffolk Superior Court
Miss Ryan
Mrs. Dunbar
Mary Gordon
Ferncroft
Mansfield
Thome Matsu
Raleigh Street
Olaf Olsen
Guy Morrill
Illness Delays Mahoney's Court Appearance
Timothy F. Mahoney Mansfield chauffeur missed court as illness kept him at home in Peabody. Dr. Tucker of Salem would verify the illness. Grace Dunbar, under examination by attorney Michael L. Sullivan, recalled meeting Miss Ryan in 1907 at Ferncroft.
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Timothy F. Mahoney
Mansfield
Fessenden
Mahoney
Peapody
Dr. Tucker
Salem
Grace Dunbar
Michael L. Sullivan
Miss Ryan
Ferncroft
Sullivan accused of graft in Dominican Republic contracts
New York January 18 James M Sullivan minister to the Dominican Republic faces a graft probe before Senator-elect Phelan of California. He is alleged to have pressed for sharing profits from a construction company formed to win public works contracts in Santo Domingo. Construction engineer W Lee Sisson testified he was asked by the late Samuel L Jarvis to become company president and said bank president F J R Mitchell spoke of the plan.
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New York
James M. Sullivan
Dominican Republic
Phelan
California
W. Lee Sisson
Samuel L. Jarvis
Banco Nacional of Santo Domingo
F. J. R. Mitchell
Minister Involved In Tender Controversy Report
A witness recounts urging inclusion of the minister to aid in obtaining contracts. The witness objected to the proposal, and Mitchell replied that the minister insisted on it, with Mitchell proposing further action.
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Mitchell
Coal Prices Jump Twenty Five Cents A Ton
Coal prices increased across most anthracite grades yesterday with eggs and pea coal exceptions. Stove coal up to 8.00, nut coal 8.25, furnace 7.25, while egg and pea stay at 7.75 and 6.00. Dealers credit wholesale rise partly to Pennsylvania state tax and note prices match 489 year levels. The October 1913 increase was not applied then due to hoped court ruling. tax upheld, prompting the 25 cent rise.
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Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
War Declared Over Peace at Hull by the Sea
Editor Floretta Vining of the Hull Beacon and nine south shore papers opened with a forceful editorial against the young women of today. Editor Elizabeth J. Sirovich of the Hull East Wind and Marshfield Gazette vowed to return with a striking bang in her editorials this week.
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Hull-by-the-Sea
Floretta Vining
Hull Beacon
South Shore
Elizabeth J. Sirovich
Hull
War of the editors over Hull clash near Fort Revere
The Post home war correspondent reports a heated dispute between Editors Vining and Sirovich near Fort Revere, highlighting tension between the East Wind Office and Hull Beacon Office and a threat to the fort’s safety as rain-soaked Hull days unfold.
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Post Home
Vining
Editor Sirovich
Editor Vining
Sirovich
Fort Revere
East Wind
Hull
Pest
Awful Slaughter of Turks on Armenian Frontier
Reported battle on the Armenian frontier results in heavy Turkish losses with 900 found frozen in snow. Russian forces are said to be rapidly advancing toward the Ottoman capital Erzerum.
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Erzerum
War News In Brief From Fronts Across Europe
French forces evacuated part of La Boisselle after a depot explosion but later recaptured the position. Germans bombarded St Paul near Soissons, held by French after a prior retreat across the Aisne. French guns shot down two German aircraft near Bar le Duc. four aviators captured. French troops seized several German positions northwest of Pont a Mousson in Lorraine. Germans captured French trenches in the Argonne. Russians repelled a German push near Radzanow, Poland. At Goumine on the Vistula, Russians recaptured trenches and German defenders were wiped out. Russian artillery frustrated German attempts to bombard Tarnow in Galicia.
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Amiens
Paris
St. Paul
Soissons
Aisne
Bar-le-Duc
Champagne
France
Pont-a-Mousson
Lorraine
le Pretre
Argonne Forest
Berlin
Skrawa River
Radzanow
Poland
Goumine
Vistula
Petrograd
Tarnov
Galicia
Germans Rush Troops to Soissons Front After Aisne Clash
London dispatches say Germany, encouraged by a temporary French crossing of the Aisne at Soissons, is sending large forces from Antwerp Brussels Aix-la-Chapelle and other Prussian points toward the Aisne. Officials in Paris and Berlin offer scant detail as French bombardments at St Paul continue amid the recent fighting.
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Aisne
Soissons
Germany
Belgium
France
Paris
Antwerp
Brussels
Aix-la-Chapelle
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