Mann Defends Committees Amid House Row
Representative Mann of Illinois denied Longworth of Ohio calling the next House Republican organization reactionary. Mann said merit and strong men selected assignments while Longworth sits on the steering committee as a Roosevelt tribute. He sought party harmony and rejected any aim for power through position.
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Washington
Mann
Illinois
House
Longworth
Ohio
Committee On Committees
Roosevelt
Ace Petersen Killed in Daytona Beach Plane Crash
Major David McK Petersen, an officially recognized American ace, was killed when his airplane nose dived from about 75 feet during takeoff from Daytona Beach. Lieutenant F X Paversick, a passenger, was seriously injured. Petersen previously served with Lafayette Escadrille and the French aerial service, credited with 18 downed German aircraft.
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Sea Breeze
Fla
David ‘McK. Petersen
America
Daytona Beach
Petersen
Honesdale
Penn
F. X. Paversick
Paversick
Lafayette Escadrille
War Department
Peterson
Quentin Roosevelt
Fashion and Faith Clash in Park Street Sermon
Rev A Z Conrad denounces fashion as a Christian danger in a Park Street Church sermon. He compares fashion to binding feet and jazz bands, urging believers to seek real values, avoid material traps, and resist following trends.
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A. Z. Conrad
Park Street
270 000 Tons of Food for Germany at Once
Copenhagen dispatch reports Germany will receive 270000 tons of food immediately in exchange for a 55000000 gold deposit at Brussels. Berlin and allied representatives also outline monthly purchases of 370000 tons of food from enemy and neutral countries, plus fish and vegetables, with Baltic fishing restrictions lifted.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Brussels
Berlin
European
Baltic
Elks Contribute $150000 for Soldier Retraining Effort
Washington March 16 The Elks War Relief Commission donates 150000 for extension work of vocational retraining for disabled soldiers sailors and marines. The Federal Board for Vocational Education announced the gift and said further financial aid would be provided if needed.
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Washington
Elks’ War Relief Commission
Federal Board For Vocational Education
The Career of Martin Lomasney
A portrait of Martin Lomasney highlighting his thrift temperance leadership and political rise. The piece notes his defiance of alcohol, influence in Ward 5, loyalty to Democratic peers, and the enduring letters and rivalries with John B. Fitzpatrick. It recalls his Rome illness and a South American revolt anecdote with John Corcoran.
Starvation Crisis Strikes Caucasus Regions
Thousands of men women and children are starving in the Caucasus per Dr James L Barton head of a relief commission sent by the American committee for relief in the near east. He reports no bread anywhere and 45000 people in Erivan lacking food as orphanages and troops suffer.
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New York
Caucasus
James L. Barton
American Committee For Relief In
Near East
Erivan
Judge urges one tenth income gift to church
Judge Robert F. Raymond of the Massachusetts Superior Court urged church members to systematically give one tenth of their income to church work during a five minute talk on the missionary centenary at Newtonville M E Church. He cites personal experience and the Hebrew basis for tithing.
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Robert F. Raymond
Massachusetts Superior Court
Methodist Episcopal Church
Newtonville M. E
Raymond
New England
Methodist Minute Men
Women Mission Closes At Cathedral Crowded Service
The cathedral hosted the closing events of a week long women’s mission led by Oblate Fathers. Cardinal O’Connell attended and thanked the women for their fidelity and sacrifices. Father O Sullivan preached the final sermon and Father Phelan officiated benediction as 5000 women renewed their baptismal vows.
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Oblate Fathers
Father O'Sullivan
Phelan
Cardinal O’connell
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets for a Clear Complexion
Advertisement touts Dr F M Edwards Olive Tablets as a liver and bowel remedy using vegetable ingredients and olive oil. Claims to improve pale complexions and dull health, suitable for daily use with 10c or 25c boxes, available from all druggists.
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F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Mission Regulations Spotlight Catholic Faith Demonstration
The article notes the regulations governing the mission and highlights participants’ display of Catholic faith and fervor. It emphasizes orderly conduct and reverence during ceremonies and public demonstrations of devotion.
Opposition to Champ Clark Ousting Leader Sparks Party Rift
Representative Lever of South Carolina announced his opposition to Champ Clark as Democratic leader in the next House. He argued a strong minority leadership is vital and urged support for a leader aligned with the President and the League of Nations, reflecting sentiments of soldiers and the public.
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Washington
Lever
South Carolina
Democratic Reorganization Committee
Champ Clark
United States
League of Nations
One Dead in Springfield Electric Plant Explosion
A blast at the United Electric Light Company plant in Springfield Mass. leaves one man dead and three others seriously burned. The fire followed a match lighting by a worker while painting a duct to the boiler room. The dead man is Cosmic Figliomini of Springfield.
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Springfield
Mass
United Electric Light Company
New Jersey Traction Strike Nears Settlement
The Public Service Corporation and union leaders have accepted a basis for settlement of the northern New Jersey traction workers strike. War Labor Board representative Charlton Ogburn said the plan will be presented to local meetings tomorrow before he leaves for Washington.
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Newark
N. J
Public Service Corporation
New Jersey
Charlton Ogburn
War Labor Board
Washington
Winthrop Couple Announce Engagement Of Lily Cartwright
Winthrop Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cartwright announce the engagement of their daughter Lily M. Cartwright to Lieutenant Merle D. Penney both of Winthrop. Penney recently returned from France after service as lieutenant in the 2d Anti Aircraft Machine Gun Battalion. He previously served with the Winthrop Machine Gun Company of the old Dandy Fifth at the Mexican border and was among the first troops mobilized in July 1917 to France and England.
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John W. Cartwright
Winthrop
Lily M. Cartwright
Merle D. Penney
Penney
France
Winthrop Machine
Bayer Cross on Aspirin Warns Genuine Tablet Identity
Public notice urges buyers to demand Bayer Tablets of Aspirin and check for the Bayer Cross on each tablet and package. It warns of fraudulent aspirin from a Brooklyn dealer containing talcum powder and emphasizes proper dosage directions and the Bayer trademark.
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Bayer
Brooklyn
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Lomasney
Allen
Democratic Party
Martin M. Lomasney
Fifth Ward
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Ireland
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Hendricks Club
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Dunn
Billy Dunn
Dr. Dunn
Josh John Corcoran
Josh
Roland
Oliver
South America
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