Naval chaplain defends Brest against war critic charges
Chaplain W B Ayers writes from Brest France defending conditions at the army debarkation camp. He says tents saved lives over crowded barracks, details 2000 influenza deaths in area and explains burial practices under casket shortages with dignified services by Catholic and Protestant chaplains alongside black soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brest
France
W. B. Ayers
Navy
Ayers
America
Pontenaren
Kerbaun
Prescription for influenza prevention and neglect risks
The passage urges daily exercise, fresh air, and regular hours as the cure for influenza prevention. It warns that neglect may allow a cold to take hold, and implies immediate action is required when symptoms appear.
Condemns Giving Cigarettes to Boys
Wallace K. Butler of Newton Centre condemns adults, including fathers, for secretly distributing cigarettes to boys. He argues tobacco is a dangerous drug fostering lifelong habit and should be curbed as society advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
Wallace K. Butler
Newton Centre
Ask President to Fire Burleson Resolution Adopted
A resolution requesting President Wilson demand the resignation of Postmaster General Burleson was adopted by District Council No. 16 of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union in New York City. The measure calls for Burleson to step down amid ongoing postal service tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
Burleson
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Boston Motor Detachment Corps Discharged. New Team Steps In
A group of army truck drivers from the Northeastern Department’s Motor Detachment, stationed around Boston since war began, are discharged en masse. Major Lane remains in command to train the new intake as the corps disperses nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motor Transport Corps
Front Row
Delish
Robinson
Wetzler
Lane
Erbal
Foster
Rathbun
Roberts
Lawless
Ansenberger
Green
Abbott
Moore
Anthony
Littlefield
Allen
Stanwood
Wheat
Swan
Maney
Finklestein
Boston
Major Lane
Loved Rector Dies Aged 75 In Waltham Parish
The Rev. Timothy Brosnahan, 75, longtime rector of St. Mary's Church in Waltham, died after a long illness. Born in Charleville Ireland in 1845, he served Boston diocese for decades, built St. Joseph's School, renovated St. Mary's, and aided local public affairs. Funeral plans announced by Cardinal O'Connell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Brosnahan
St. Mary’s Church
Waltham
School Street
Cardinal O'Connell
Father Brosnahan
Boston
Charleville
County Cork
Ireland
Charleville National School
Dublin College
America
St. Mary's Church of the Annunciation
Cambridge
Father Scully
St. Bridget’s Church
Maynard
St. Bernard’s Church
Concord
Notre Dame Convent
Newton Street
Timothy J. Brosnahan
St. Mary's Church, Waltham
Prohibition Leaders Weigh War Time Action Before Adjournment
Washington March 2 Prohibition leaders undecided on urging action before Congress adjourns on enforcement of war time prohibition effective July 1 They planned conferring with Congressional leaders tomorrow Some urge no extra legislation needed while others say agency enforcement lacks authority if Congress acts this session President Wilson may call an extra session before July 1 making current action unlikely
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Wilson
Fashion debate on women’s dress and propriety in New York
Boston designers defend slightly immodest styles as a necessary spur to dress reform. They argue waves of modest and immodest attire rise and fall gradually and that ultra fashionables spark public interest and corrective fashion moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Perdition
Women’s
Republican Club of
New York Federation of Clubs
Palestine to Be Jewish Commonwealth
Continued from the first page the article states that in Palestine the foundations of a Jewish commonwealth should be laid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Jewish Commonwealth
Delegation Presses for Jewish Equality at White House
Led by Judge Julian W. Mack the American Jewish congress delegation including Louis Marshall Dr Stephen Wise and Bernard G Richards told President Wilson he backed the claim to equality for Jews across lands. They urged immediate action for civil political and religious rights and noted Britain would act as trustee of a Jewish state under a League of Nations framework. The group plans to travel to Europe to present the claims at the peace conference as Wilson rested after a busy week.
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Julian W. Mack
Chicago
Louis Marshall
Stephen S. Wise
Bernard G. Richards
New York
Palestine
Great Britain
Commonwealth
League of Nations
Organization of New and
American Jewish Congress
Philadelphia
Judge Mack
Marshall
Richards
Congress
Europe
Dr. Wise
Paris
Wilson
Best Health In Years by J B L Cascade Ad
Letters from users like Miss Frances Herrod praise the J B L Cascade from Tyrrells Hygienic Institute of New York. The ad promotes warm water internal bathing to remove lower intestine waste and claims 95 percent of ailments stem from this. Liggwett Riker Jaynes Drug Stores report high demand and offer a free booklet on internal bathing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Herrod
Plunkett- Jarrell Grocery Co
Little Rock
Ark
Tyrrell
Hygienic Institute of
New York
J. B. L. Cascade
Chas. A. Tyrrell
Liggwett-Riker Jaynes Drug
New England
Theatre Managers Marpie n in Malden
Former Malden theatre manager Miss Florence Mabell Nickerson and Worcester theatre manager Clarence Elliot Robbins married yesterday at the First Universalist Church Malden. They left for New York and Washington after a reception at the Nickerson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Mabell Nickerson
Malden
Clarence Elliot Robbins
Worcester
R. E. Sykes
D. D
First Universalist
New York
Washington
Alfred. H. Nickerson
Garnet Street
Robbins
Albanians Appeal for Independence Network in America
Delegates representing 72 Albanian organizations in America cabled an appeal for Albanian independence to Premier Clemenceau and Secretary Lansing in Paris. The message names Americans of Albanian descent and Albanian residents of Illinois natives of Kossova Dibra Permeti and Chameria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clemenceau
Lansing
Paris
America
Illinois
Kossova
Dibra
Permeti
Chameria
Albanian Independence Plea Referencing Wilson Principles
A formal appeal seeks national independence and territorial integrity for Albania including Kosova and Chameria. The letter claims alignment with Wilsonian principles and Allied wartime ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albania
Kossova
Chameria
Wilson
Bald Head Club Plans New Haven Banquet
The Bald Head Club of America executive committee met in Bridgeport and decided to hold the annual banquet in New Haven on April 23 with John Rodemeyer, the club president, presiding.
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Bald Head Club
New Haven
Bridgeport
Conn
Bald Head Club of America
John Rodemeyer
Armenian Leader Dead in New York
Dr Harout youm Hiryakian longtime Armenian movement leader died in New York at a sanitarium after an operation. The death marks the passing of a key figure in Armenian American circles known as the Grand Old Man of the Armenians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Haroutyoum Hiryakian
Redfield Approves Foreign Projects in Government Policy
New York March 2 The council of foreign relations released a letter from Secretary of Commerce William Redfield stating he is in substantial accord with a magazine article on government policy for foreign trade. The piece argues for moral support to citizens developing other countries' resources using American capital and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Council of Foreign Relations
Secretary of Commerce
William ©. Redfield
Lowell Man Found Dead Near Railroad Junction
March 2 Frank Barker of 16 Chappewa street Lowell was found dead today near the junction of the Boston and Maine and New Haven railroad tracks. His skull was fractured and his left arm broken. Medical Examiner T. B. Smith said death was caused by the skull fracture but the manner of death is not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Frank Barker
Chappewa Street
Boston & Maine
New Haven
T. B. Smith
Red Cross Worker Recovers From Worm Ills Using Dr True Elixir
A letter from Miss G I Baird of Allston Massachusetts describes years of illness with stomach worms and failed treatments. After three doses of Dr True's Elixir the crawling sensation ceased and coughing stopped the next night. She reports rapid health improvement and praises the medicine from Dr J F True & Co Auburn Maine sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. I. Baird
Allston
Mass
Dr. True
J. F. True
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Clarence E. Robbins
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