Women Learn How to Utilize Old Clothing
Mme Squier praised thrift and conservation at the Clothing Facts Bureau as old garments are remodelled into fashionable gowns. Living models showcased items made from discarded clothes including a suit from a husband’s discarded suit and a grandmother’s dress repurposed for a young girl. S: She will assist weekly with remodeling techniques and project ideas at the Women's City Club cottage.
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Mme. Squier
Clothing Facts Bureau
Women’s City Club
Marion Gage
University Extension Department
Newton Vocational School
Quincy
Madam Squier
Miss Ada Blanchard
Paraguay cites U S justice in Pan American ties
Manuel Gondra former Paraguayan president and minister to the United States told a Pan American Society luncheon that Paraguay accepted Wilson’s Pan American basis thanks to past U S justice. He recalled Hayes era territory decisions and a 1857 dispute when U S aid favored Paraguay, asserting mercy through justice.
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New York
Paraguay
Wilson
North
South America
United States
Manuel Gondra
Pan-American Society of the
Bankers’ Club
Gondra
President Hayes
Hayes
Johnson
Lincoln Day Proclamation Honoring Abraham Lincoln
Governor Coolidge designates February 12 as Lincoln Day citing Lincoln’s virtues and the nation's debt. Proclamation urges observance in schools and churches and emphasizes reverence for his legacy and character.
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Abraham Lincoln
Coolidge
Lincoln
Massachusetts
Rhode Island Senate Committee Backs Prohibition Resolution
The Rhode Island Senate committee on special legislation voted 4 to 3 to recommend to the full Senate next Tuesday the passage of a resolution ratifying the federal prohibition amendment.
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R. I. Senate
Providence
Rhode Island
Senate
Service flags reflown as workers greet returning servicemen
Governors labor leaders and military heads urged Boston to display service flags again. Hundreds of blue rimmed white stars shone as returning soldiers were welcomed back by patriotic employers restoring their civilian jobs.
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Boston
New Boston Post service flag adopts blue-rimmed white stars
The Boston Post reports a remodelled service flag with blue-rimmed white stars marking workers who have returned to jobs. Labor leaders urge keeping flags flying until all the boys come home, arguing it improves employer worker relations and signals patriotism nationwide.
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Boston Post Service
Uncle Sam
New England
Post
Georgia
Maine
Campaign to Place 100 Business Men with Discharged Soldiers
The effort to enlist 100 business men to guarantee jobs for 100 discharged soldiers and sailors shows steady progress. Charlies B. Burleigh of the Chamber of Commerce leads the Service Men's Employment Bureau campaign on Boston Common, rapidly signing volunteers.
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Boston Common
Charlies B. Burleigh
Chamber of Commerce
Service Men's Employment Bureau
Service Men's Employment Bureau shows rising placements
The Service Men's Employment Bureau on Boston Common reports rising activity as 518 men were examined, 179 new registrations, 2183 referred to positions, and 177 obtaining work. Desirable job roles include engineers, printers, painters, and auto mechanics, with continued demand for strong labor and farm work.
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Service Men’s Employment Bureau
Boston Common
Service Men's
Mothers' Club Entertains Dorchester Parents Tonight
The Dorchester School Centre Mothers' Club hosts its annual guest night at Dorchester High School auditorium. Vice presidents Mrs. Frank Wayne Mrs. Arthur H. Davison and Mrs. Isabelle Coveney lead the event with Professor Edward Cummings of Harvard as speaker on The League of Nations. Vocal and violin selections appear by Dorchester resident Mrs. Georgie May Morris and Alexander Blackman of the Symphony Orchestra. President-elect Mrs. John H. Hanley greets guests. Hospitality and refreshments are coordinated by Mrs. Herbert Averill and Mrs. Margaret Gallagher.
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Dorchester School
Dorchester High School
Frank Wayne
Arthur H. Davison
Isabelle Coveney
Edward Cummings
Harvard
World's Peace Foundation
League of Nations
Georgie May Morris
Dorchester
Alexander Blackman
Symphony Orchestra
John H. Hanley
Herbert Averill
Margaret Gallagher
Italian Steamer Sights Wreckage Far Ocean Debris Floods Sea
The Italian steamer Lampo inbound from Gibraltar reports sighting thousands of cases of kerosene and floating wreckage on January 25 at latitude 34.08N longitude 61.55W, indicating a recent disaster and debris stretching for miles.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Lampo
Gibraltar
Short Term License Bill Advances In House Of Representatives
Mayor Peters' measure allowing cities to issue fractional year liquor licenses moves to a third reading with no opposition. Rep Odl in Lynn will offer a perfecting amendment today without altering the bill's effect. A companion bill enabling immediate effectiveness upon passage passes enactment unanimously to aid returning soldiers. Senator Walsh's five cent fare plan for Boston Elevated lines is admitted under rules suspension. Speaker Warner warns strict enforcement of decorum after recent improprieties in the chamber.
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House of Representatives
Oqdlin
Lynn
Walsh
Boston Elevated Company
Warner
House
Evidence in Goode court martial case heard
Lieutenant John P. Goode U S N R F faced a general court martial at Charlestown navy yard after evidence was submitted. He is charged with conduct unbecoming an officer linked to an arrest of two lawyers at Nantasket and their confinement in a fort. Findings will be sent to Washington for approval.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Goode
Nantasket
Wood
Washington
Plan for Liquidating the Allies War Debt
Paris January 30. The French minister of finance M Klotz told the chamber committee on fiscal legislation that Deputy Jacques Sterns proposal for an inter allied financial society to liquidate all allied war debts has been studied. France has initiative at the peace conference to present a financial section for the society of nations for consideration by a financial committee appointed by the conference.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Klotz
Jacques Sterns
Society of Nations
Senate Sends War Contract Settlement Bill To Conference
Washington Jan 30 Legislation to validate and permit settlement of informal war contracts aggregating several billion dollars was sent to conference by the Senate after approving the military committee substitute to the House measure.
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Washington
Senate
Military Committee
House
World War Personal Narratives Series Continues
The Post prints the fifth in a series of personal experiences from members of New England's division. The narratives, based on actual experiences in the war, will be continued daily in the Daily and Sunday Post.
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the Post Today
New England
Daily
Sunday Post
Night Raid Through Marcheville and Lost Platoons
In the early hours a forward company advances under heavy shelling through smoke and dust toward Marcheville. A runner vanishes. two platoons are scattered. Sergeant Schleting and others are pinned by machine guns as a bullet wounds rise. A German plane and heavy Bocie artillery pummel the area while dawn reveals the tense streets and the four‑time changing battle for Marcheville.
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Tighe
Schleting
Connecticut
Bocie
France
Marcheville
Hiram Bearss
Navy commends 15 sailors for bravery in Westgate disaster
Washington announces commendation for 15 enlisted Navy men including eight fireroom crew from the Westgate, sunk after a collision with the American on October 7. Names include Emile J. Blanchard of Munson and Harold A. Peterson of Greenwood, R. T. for staying at their posts to prevent boiler explosions.
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Navy
Daniels
Westgate
American
Emile J. Blanchard
Munson
Harold A. Peterson
Greenwood
R. T
Club for Bay State Soldiers in New York
Massachusetts committee opens a club house at 22 West Forty-eighth Street New York to welcome returning Bay State soldiers and sailors after their discharge and release to mingle with the public.
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New York
Massachusetts Committee To
West Forty-eighth Street
Constipation Ad Praises Dr True Elixir
An advertisement warns readers they may be constipated without knowing it and urges a gentle cleansing with Dr True Elixir. It claims the product, sold by doctors and druggists, is sweet tasting, effective for all ages, and easy to take, even for children.
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Dr. True
American Society Backs French Women's Appeal
The National Society of the Daughters of the Union approved the French women’s appeal to the peace conference for protecting womanhood in future wars. Mrs. Charles H. Masury of Massachusetts was chosen president-general for a third term.
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American Society
New York
National Society of the Daughters of the Union
Peace Conference For
Charles H. Masury
Massachusetts
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