Mourn Passing of Distinguished Jurist
President Taft delivered an address before the committee on federal relations supporting a league of nations to enforce peace to be organized after the war. Elder, senior partner of Elder and Whitman, was to speak in favor of the resolve but died after a cold and ill turn Saturday.
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Taft
Committee On Federal Relations
League of Nations
Mr. Elder
Elder
Chamberlain
Gorgas
War Department
National Guard
National Army
Camp Lee
Virginia
Camp Funston
Kansas
Camp Sevier
South Carolina
Baker
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Notable Career of Samuel J. Elder in Law and Politics
Samuel J. Elder, noted lawyer, scholar, and orator, born 1850 in Hopeville Rhode Island, built a career in Boston and abroad including The Hague arbitration. He defended Eastman, argued for Britannica copyright wins, advised Mary Baker Eddy, and shaped Boston and Yale circles while serving in politics and various legal associations. He died after a long, influential life with three daughters and a son.
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Samuel J. Elder
Hopeville
Lawrence
Mass
Yale University
Boston
Suffolk
Hague
Elder
McKinley
Mr. Elder
John Elder
Washington
Valley Forge
Taft
Yale
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Bilder
United States
Great Britain
Elihu Root
Robert Lansing
Robert Finlay
England
Tributes to Elder Highlight Legal Hero of Massachusetts
The Massachusetts bar and state leaders mourn the sudden death of Samuel J. Elder. Governors and judges praise his brilliant legal mind, public spirit, and international impact, lauding him as a trusted, influential figure in law and public service.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Samuel J. Elder
McCall
Elder
Commonwealth
Sherman L. Whipple
Hague
Edward E. Hutchins
Bar Association of the City of
Charles A. DeCourcy
Supreme Judicial Court
Lawrence
Franklin G. Fessenden
Superior Court
Robert F. Raymond
Curley
Henry B. Endicott
Massachusetts Public Safety Committee
Charles S. Baxter
New England Could Ban Coal Shortage Using Water Power
Experts urge tapping rivers in Maine and across New England to avert coal crunches. Frederick H. Fay and C. M. Spofford say $50 million to $60 million in dams and transmission lines could cut coal use and power mills, with Maine laws blocking cross state power. Maine, Massachusetts, and Boston would gain from regional water power expansion.
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New England
Maine
Frederick H. Fay
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fay
Post
Massachusetts
Kennebec
Penobscot
Pastor Charles Talmage to be Installed at First Church Charlestown
Boston clergy leaders will participate as Rev. Charles Talmage D D is installed as pastor of First Church in Charlestown on Thursday evening January 24. He has served as acting pastor for four years guiding growth and a bright outlook. Talmage, native of New York, studied at Wesleyan Boston Harvard and Oxford and has led successful churches in New York Michigan Connecticut and Massachusetts.
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Boston
Elder
United States
Great Britain
Hague
Eitler
Charles R. Eastman
Cambridge
Harvard University
Eastman
Mark Twain
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Boston University Law School
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Woodbury
Christian Science Church
State House
Bilder
Technology League
Museum of Fine Arts
Copley Square
Park Street
Arioch Wentworth
New England
New York
Boston Finance Commission
New York Central Railroad
Rutland
Massachusetts
Boston Bar Association
Middlesex Bar Association
Yale Club of
Winchester
Republican Town Committee
Young Republican Club
McKinley
Chicago
Crane
Charles Talmage
First
Charlestown
Talmage
Wesleyan
Harvard
Oxford
England
Michigan
Connecticut
Senate
Chamberlain
Military Committee
Wilson
Oregon
Capitol
Cambridge Library Trustees Appointed by City Council
Mayor Edward W. Quinn submitted nominations for library trustees to the Cambridge City Council. The council confirmed the appointments under suspension of the rules. Revd. John A. Butler fills an expired two year term, Edward P. Collier remains chairman, and Dr. John E. Somers joins. President John P. Good announced the council committee assignments for the year.
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Edward W. Quinn
Cambridge
John A. Butler
St. Patrick’s Church
Edward P. Collier
John E. Somers
John P. Good
Wilson Opposed to Any Compromise on War Cabinet Plan
Senate debates loom as Chamberlain presses war cabinet reform while President Wilson argues the current military system has yielded gains and warns against a untested reorganization. The War Department releases aid shortages and begins a new publicity policy amid ongoing cantonment inventory findings and ordnance bureau reorganizations.
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Wilson
Ordnance Bureau
War Department
Rush to File Tax Returns at Devonshire Street Office
The internal revenue office at 185 Devonshire Street was crowded yesterday as taxpayers rushed to file 1917 income tax returns. Collector Malley urged bring complete data showing all income sources to speed the process and noted deductions for gifts to certain organizations while excluding recruiting funds and similar appeals.
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Internal Revenue Office
Devonshire Street
Malley
Doctor Haiselden sentences newborn to death
In Chicago on January 22 Dr. Harry J. Haiselden, noted for the Hodzima case, has sentenced a seven week old girl to die by withholding treatment. The child, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Stanke, will die within a week unless nature intervenes, and parents consented to no life-prolonging measures.
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Chicago
Harry J. Haiselden
H. Stanke
Haiselden
Taxpayers urged to keep duplicates of income returns
Deputy collectors inform crowds that most inquirers grasp tax basics from newspaper prints. Officials advise deducting unearned wages from suspensions and holidays as expenses, not gifts, for 1918 income or excess profits taxes. A duplicate return aids corrections via amendments and no deductions exist for patriotic contributions.
California Syrup of Figs promoted for sick children
The advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults, claiming it cures stomach, liver, and bowel issues by easing sour waste. It warns to buy only the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company and to beware counterfeits.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Cocoanut Oil Shampoo Claim Promotes Hair Health
An advertisement promotes malsified cocoanut oil as a superior hair shampoo to avoid alkali in soaps. It advises dampening hair with water, rubbing in oil to produce a rich lather that cleanses scalp and hair while rinsing easily. The copy notes the oil is cheap, greaseless, and widely available at drug stores.
Boston Lady Doing Her Bit
A Boston reader recounts relief from gall stones and stomach trouble after a Mayr's Wonderful Remedy course and urges others to try it. The note claims the preparation clears catarrhal mucus and reduces inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments. One dose is said to convince. Liggett Riker Jaynes Drug Stores.
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Mayr
Liggett-Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
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