Submarine Defence Association Formed By U S Shipowners
New York July 1 Organization completed of the Submarine Defence Association composed of leading shipowners shippers and underwriters in the United States It announces the election of officers and notes that the devices developed may aid merchant and passenger ships though not all may suit naval vessels Experts will study and recommend the most valuable devices for use
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New York
Submarine Defence Association
United States
Poems for Your Scrap Book Learning to Walk
Will P Snyder presents a verse from Billie Boy and I published by Sherman French & Co Boston. A parent guides a child to walk and grow toward life with faith in the Father's supportive presence guiding courage and safety through steps. The poem contrasts a child's steps with spiritual trust and guidance.
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Will P. Snyder
Billie Boy and I
Sherman, French & Co
Boston
Who Gets Breakfast and Husbands Willing Slave
A reader contesting gender roles shares domestic burdens and praise for husbands who help with breakfast and chores. She explains her 13 years of marriage, her paid work, and desire for shared housework while noting how women keep their maiden name. The letter reflects evolving attitudes toward marriage and labor.
Rant on marriage and music ends with SUNSHINE note
A reader venting at length mocks marriage expectations and criticizes a concert performance. The writer chuckles at The Sphinx and laments two singers warbling off key, praising Mr Smalley on the cello and closing with the signoff SUNSHINE.
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Mr. Smalley
Ox Tail Soup and Barbecued Beef Recipes
Recipes by Miss P A Watson include Ox Tail Soup with tomatoes carrots onions and peas, shrimps, rice and milk, served on toast. Barbecued Beef uses butter tomato catsup vinegar, sliced beef, and optional olive oil, best with baked potatoes. A cornmeal mush recipe with milk and boiling water yields a fried crust bread-like dish.
Population figures questioned for prewar Germany Austria Hungary and US
The writer asks the editor for population data at the start of the war. He cites figures including Germany 67,810,000 Austria Hungary 50,000,000 and the United States 101,577,000, noting US excludes outlying possessions.
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Germany
Austria- Hungary
United States
Austria-Hungary
Editor's Note on High Dutch and Low Dutch Terms
The writer discusses whether the term High Dutch correctly refers to Germany and Low Dutch to the Netherlands, noting the distinction in usage between the two regions.
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Germany
The
Netherlands
What is meant by the Canal Zone
The Canal Zone is a strip about 10 miles wide running along the center of the Panama Canal, leased perpetually from Panama.
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Canal Zone
Republic of Panama
Panama Canal
Clarification on U S Army Command Structure
The text states General Leonard Wood was not commander in chief of the U S Army but only led the Eastern Department with headquarters in New York. It notes the commander in chief is the President, currently Wilson, per the Constitution.
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Leonard Wood
U. S. Army
S. W
Eastern Department
New York
Navy
President Wilson
Soldier deployment debate echoed from Mexico 1847 memory
A letter to the editor questions whether U S troops are being sent abroad for the first time, prompting a reply recalling General Scott's 1847 capture of Mexico City as a counterpoint.
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Post
United States
General Scott
City of
Mexico
Father of John Hallahan Dies in West End
John Hallahan longtime West End resident dies after lingering illness at Fenway Hospital. Survived by four sons Stephen J James John J Hallahan sporting editor of the Boston Herald and Thomas D Hallahan. High mass of requiem at St Aidan's Brookline at 9 30 tomorrow. burial in Holywood Cemetery.
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John Hallahan
West End
Fenway Hospital
Stephen J
James
John J. Hallahan
The
Boston Herald
Thomas D. Hallahan
St. Aidan’s Church
Brookline
Holywood Cemetery
Gould Heir Kingdon Weds Aim at St Patrick’s
Kingdon Gould son of George J. Gould secured a marriage license from City Clerk Scully. He plans to marry Miss Annunziata Camilla Maria Lucci an Italian born art student 31. The ceremony is expected Monday at St Patrick's Cathedral with Monsignor Ferrante.
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Annunziata
Camilla Maria Lucci
New York
Kingdon Gould
George J. Gould
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Mar. Ferranti
Miss Lucci and Kingdon Gould wed surprise friends
Miss Lucci and Kingdon Gould sought a marriage license then traveled to the city clerk. Gould claimed no prior knowledge of the match while Lucci described herself as an ordinary humble creature and declined details about meeting the groom or his family.
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Lucci
Mr. Gould
Lakewood
Goulds
George J. Gould
Gould City
Fifth Avenue
Italy
Candido and
Fortunata Menci Lucci
New York
Corporation
Gould Companies
Miss Lucci
Kingdon Gould
Trouid City
Italian immigrant Lucci to marry Gould in quiet ceremony
Miss Lucci arriving eight years ago from Pisa will wed Kingdon Gould in a small, private service to be led by Mer Ferrante of St. Patrick's Cathedral. She says she dislikes publicity, is Roman Catholic, and notes Gould remains Episcopalian.
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Lucci
Mr. Gould
Kingdon Gould
Birthday bio briefs of Richard Henry Stoddard
Birth essay traces poet and journalist Richard Henry Stoddard born 1825 in yarningham. Son of a sea captain, he grew up in New York after 1835, worked in an iron foundry while studying widely, befriended Bayard Taylor, published Footprints and Poems, married Elizabeth Barstow in 1852, held a New York custom house post from 1853 to 1870, and became a leading authority on English poetry with essays and public readings including works at Harvard and Springfield.
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Richard Henry Stoddard
Yar
Gham
New York
Bayard Taylor
Caroline Kirkland
Union Magazine
Knickerbocker
Elizabeth Barstow
Mattapoisett
Mass
Hawthorne
New York Custom House
Army of the Potomac
Springfield
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Harvard
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Waukesha
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Paine Furniture Company
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