From Baseball to Bodies From Baseball to Bodies
War diary style report from a British hotel in London during air raids. The narrator and his wife Jeanne endure night raids with civilians fleeing and lights out. The piece mixes humor and danger as the author notes the king’s birthday fireworks and ongoing bombardment.
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Vivela
France
Joe
London
Jeanne
Fifth Avenue
Cherie
Etats Unis
Coney Island
Strand
Sherlock Holmes
Tinklin
Hen
Plan Controls of Radio Work
Washington January 19 The provisional inter allied communications conference to begin in Paris next Saturday will discuss standardization of radio, government ownership of high powered stations, and measures to prevent interference. American representatives include Rear Admiral W H G Bullard and Captain W D Todd. The conference may urge international action and address radio cable relations and Pacific links with the Philippines Cavite and Honolulu operations.
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Washington
Paris
France
W. H. G. Bullard
Naval Communications
W. D.todd
Mavy Department
International Radio Telegraphic Conference
Department
Burleson
Pacific
Naval Radio Service
Philippines
Guam
Manila
Navy
Honolulu
Cavite
Action on Revenue Bill This Week
Washington enters final stage on the delayed war revenue bill. Conferees resume tomorrow with few questions left and aim for agreement by Saturday on the 1919 war profits tax rates while continuing probes into German propaganda and the National Security League. Hearings on railroads and meat industry regulation proceed.
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Washington
National Security League
Women to hear Burnett-Smith on reconstruction
Mrs Burnett-Smith an English staffer for the United States Food Administration will address a women’s meeting at the State House auditorium tomorrow at 2 30 p m on women’s role in the reconstruction programme She visits Boston at the request of the National Council of Defence.
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Burnett-Smith
United States Food Administration
State House
Boston
National Council of Defence
Dillon of Park Fame Dies After Long Public Service
Captain John H. Dillon former chairman of Boston's park and recreation department died of heart failure at 547 Blue Hill Avenue Roxbury aged 63. Funeral at St Hugh's Roxbury and he was born in Roxbury Attended public schools then served the Pomological Society and city floriculture duties before leading city parks. He resigned in 1917 after a pay dispute with the Civil Service Commission.
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John H. Dillon
Boston
Roxbury
Pomological Society
Curley
Park and Recreation Department
Good Government Association
Civil Service Commission
Dillon
City Hall
Park and Recereation Department
Memory of a Leader in Hibernian Affairs Fades
The man sustained a great shock from which he never recovered. A prominent figure in the Ancient Order of Hibernians he was twice elected State president. He leaves a wife Jane and two children Margaret and Lawrence and a brother and sister.
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Order of Hibernians
Jane
Margaret
Lawrence
Centenarian in Salem Never Seen a Moving Picture
Mrs. Thomasina Arnold, 1 North Pine Street, Salem, aged 102, has never ridden in a car or watched a movie. Born January 20, 1817 in County Wickford Ireland she moved to the United States in 1851 and settled in Salem the same year.
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Salem
Thomasina Arnold
North Pine Street
County Wickford
Ireland
United States
Boston visitors tour U S S Don Juan de Austria gunboat
Open house on the U S S Don Juan de Austria drew many Boston residents to the East Boston harbor. Lt W E McNelley hosted with Lt W H Flinders and Lt C F Van Pelt assisting as the ship’s party was held aboard the older Spanish gunboat captured by Dewey in Manila harbor.
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Don Juan de Austria
Uncle Sam
Boston
W. E. McNelley
W. H Flanders
C. F. van Pelt
Admiral Dewey
Manila
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