Boston City Hospital unit returns from Tours service
The Boston City Hospital unit once based at Tours France arrives in New York after abroad since last July. Organized by Dr J J Dowling now a Lieutenant Colonel, the group includes Majors Drs George H Lathrope Ellsworth Eliot John J Thomas and David D Scannell. Their homecoming brings joy to Bostonians and testimonials of duty well done.
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Militant suffragists set for New York show after Boston fizzles
The reform group failed to embarrass the President in Boston but plans a New York arrival display. Volunteers willing to go to jail are urged to join protests at the dock station or Metropolitan Opera House, though observers expect another futile spectacle.
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United States
Boston
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Old Guard on Top in House Power Shift
Congress man Gillett lost real power after a slate attempt for committees failed. The Mann backed plan created a one member from each Republican state committee on committees, giving Mann allies majority power, reflecting big state influence. The shift warns against overbearing steamroller tactics.
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Mann
Committee On Committees
Tax on Art Sales Raises Payment Question
The article questions who bears a ten percent levy on artworks under a new federal revenue law. It notes the statute mentions sculpture paintings statuary art porcelains and bronzes sold by non artists but omits payer details. It compares art taxes to general living costs and suggests art is not an essential family item.
Awaiting Court Decision on Pending Question
The statement notes patience while awaiting the court's ruling on a legal question, implying no immediate action or hunger issue and emphasizing judicial determination.
The Way to Resume Economies By Bold Government Buy
The Industrial Board plans to prompt a price reduction by mobilizing major manufacturers in iron steel lumber textiles cement copper and brick to empower government buyers. The government as largest potential buyer would spur ordinary consumers to follow suit and lift business activity. The strategy echoes past booms where one bold buyer started a rebound.
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Industrial Board
Department of Commerce
Farmers decry daylight saving law in letter from South Newbury
A Vermont farmer Frank N. Brock argues daylight saving harms farming. He says five of seven months require rising before daylight while haying and harvesting suffer a lost hour daily. He urges consideration of farmers' wishes against recreation and amateur gardening benefits.
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Frank N. Brock
South Newbury
United States
Still Saving: Savings Banks Report Surprising Deposits
Still saving money. Excellent reports come from savings banks in New England showing deposits rising since Nov 11 after a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston call. Seventeen banks report increases with six large and six moderate rises as wages improve and people salting away funds rather than spending.
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New England
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Pershing Denial Of Court Martial Orders Declared Absurd
The remark by Representative Johnson of South Dakota claiming Pershing refused War Department orders is dismissed as ridiculous. The piece notes Pershing would have faced court-martial for insubordination if he had disobeyed the orders, with Baker and March described as amazed.
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South Dakota
General Pershing
War Department
Washington
Pershing
Baker
General March
Informed of Claims Gives Currency to Libel
The article states they have been informed of various accusations which the report treats as official currency of libel.
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Florida
Toll Of Battle: Global War Deaths Reach 7 354 000
General Peyton C. March cites official reports from 13 nations showing 7 354 000 battle deaths. Germany Austria and Turkey total 2 650 000 in the opposing side, while 50 000 U S battle deaths accompany 2 500 000 serving abroad. We honor the fallen and salute returning comrades.
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Peyton C. March
Germany
Austria
Turkey
United States
Objections to the League Covenant Grow Worldwide
A Düsseldorf dispatch quotes German critics and notes that many US publicists and editors also find flaws in the League of Nations charter. Yet the piece argues that German opposition and allied country tensions should not derail the first serious attempt at world peace.
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League of Nations
William Davenant Born in Oxford March 3 1606
Birthday bio brief outlines William Davenant dramatist and poet born at the Crown Inn Oxford on March 3 1606. The story recalls his shake on Shakespeare ties and legends about his parentage his early stage career court connections Virginia voyage escape from danger and eventual theatre innovations including women on stage and the Westminster tomb inscription O rare Sir William Davenant.
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William Davenant
Crown Inn
Oxford
England
Shakspere
Davenant
Virginia
Europe
Milton
London
Westminster
Sir William Davenant
Notable luminaries mix dreams and duties across eras
Acting U S Bureau of Public Roads director P St John Wilson forecasts a golden highway era for 1919 1920. Major Henry Higginson recovers at Massachusetts General Hospital after an operation. Miss Marthy Carrel recalls President Wilsons voice and smile in Paris. Bishop William Lawrence recovers at Aiken with family visits. Mrs John Galsworthy translates French authors for her husband. Lenine reportedly faces a petty theft joke and Liege awards Brand Whitlock freedom and burgher status.
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P. St. John Wilson
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Henry L. Higginson
Massachusetts General Hospital
Marthy Carrel
Fort Wayne
Ind
Murat Mansion
William Lawrence
Funeral of Mrs. Anna M Di Rago in Medford
The funeral for Mrs. Anna M. Di Rago wife of Lieutenant Di Rago from 83 Wellington Road Medford was held yesterday afternoon. Interment followed at Cambridge Cemetery with Governor Coolidge represented by officers Captain John F Barrows Major Edward J Sampson Captain Archie E B Hurlburt and Captain Cecil P Wilson from his staff.
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di Rago
Wellington Road
Medford
Cambridge
Governor Coolidge
John F. Barrows
Edward J. Sampson
Archie EB. Hurlburt
Cecil P. Wilson
All Sorts of Sayings about Hens and Loans
A fragmentary excerpt features a playful dialogue with a Little Brown Hen and a Rooster mocking high egg prices and noting how an unrepaid loan fractures friendships. The text reads as whimsical folk talk with dated rural imagery.
Overcoming Bad Habits Through Steady Step by Step
Guidance urges immediate action to break a bad habit. Start today with a long fight, square your shoulders, and work one step at a time. Persist with stern resolve patience and eternal vigilance despite discouragement to win the victory and freedom.
Teaching fish naughty habits in a harmful experiment
A writer recounts a controversial experiment in which goldfish could choose between water with and without drugs. After carbon dioxide and morphine, a 20 percent alcohol solution attracted all fish, prompting ridicule from some and strong condemnation from others who call for the S P C G to intervene. The piece questions the cruelty of inducing addiction in a harmless pet.
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American Pharmaceutical Journal
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Noisy Exit for Confident Push After Brutal Reversal
A forceful shift leaves a team confident of a boost suddenly knocked back by a harsh exit. The abrupt change signals disruption to plans and uncertain prospects ahead for the group involved.
Movie Hero Wanted for Bald Leading Man
A letter from Philander to Newt offers a film role in The Wallop of Fate seeking a handsome bald hero. The part features stunts a 65000-foot dive from a moving airplane and a fall from a skyscraper, plus a custard pie scene, with romance and questions about the heroine, parachute, and wig options.
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Newt
Photo Film Film Co
Philander
Phil
Jugo Slavic Prince Regent Leaves Paris for Belgrade
Alexander prince regent of Jugo Slavia departed Paris after a month long visit. President Poincare and Foreign Minister Pichon saw him off at the railway station.
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Paris
Belgrade
Alexander
Jugo-Slavia
Poincare
Pichon
What settlement for the Balkans at the peace conference
The piece argues that Balkan settlement is a hard test for peacemakers, noting past great power blunders and urging that small nations be heard at Paris. It highlights Albania’s independence, its brave people, and criticizes the choice of a German prince as king.
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Paris
Albania
Europe
Greece
Observant Citizen Notes Time Capsule March 1925
The column marks anniversaries from George Dewey’s admiralship to the Algiers war, price notes on asparagus and strawberries, and a March sky sighting of Venus. It recalls Shrove Tuesday and Lent dates, a court hats incident, Jamaica ginger prices, and a WWII era humor about escalators and suffragists.
Reader Questions on Grammar and History Answers
A letter asks whether to use that or who for a relative pronoun and includes queries about peas timing, Finland's independence, the WWI armistice location, and a Scott poem source. Answers note usage nuance, planting guidance, Finland’s independence recognized since 1917, the Armistice signed on a train at Compiegne, and point to the song’s origin in traditional ballad or poem contexts.
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Foch
Forest
Compiegne
Paris
St. Quentin
The Knight’s Tomb and Public Works from Boston to London
A letters page discussion cites The Knight's Tomb lines and asks if Stanford White helped design Phillips Brooks statue canopy. It notes Charles F McKim's involvement with McKim, Mead & White on Boston Public Library and Trinity Church canopy. It also questions if Britain publicly acknowledged US role in ending WW I, citing a King George message to Wilson.
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Stanford White
Harry Thaw
Phillips Brooks
Trinity Church
Copley Square
Charles F. McKim
McKin, Ad & White
Boston Public Library
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George
Wilson
British Empire
Boston March 2 Weather As Recorded By Officials
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston coldest on March 2 with 10 above in 18m and 12 above in 1912. Warmest for this date happened at & degrees in 1874. Rain or snow has occurred on this date in 1914 1916 1917 and 1918.
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