Armistice Day Observances Across Greater Boston
A timetable of Armistice Day events in Greater Boston lists 10 a.m. observances at multiple posts, welcome home parades, thanksgiving services, and public gatherings across churches, halls, and parks. Activities include services at Church of the Holy Spirit Mattapan, St Paul’s Cathedral, King's Chapel, and Mt. Vernon places, followed by luncheons, parades, meals, and a mass meeting at Faneuil Hall, with dances and a victory ball noted in the evening.
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Boston
American Legion
Church of the Holy Spirit
Mattapan Square
Union Veterans’ Union
Department of Massachusetts
John A. Andrew
G. A. R. Hall
Washington Street
Church of the Advent
Mt. Vernon
Brimmer Streets
National Council of Women
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Bishop Lawrence
King’s Chapel
Professional Women’s Club
Copley Plaza
Provincetown
Knights of Columbus
Highland Avenue
Central Street
Somerville
Massachusetts Federation of Patriotic Societies
Shawmut Church
Tremont
Brookline
Boston Lodge of Elks
Elks’ Home
High School of Commerce Alumni Association
City Club
Faneuil Hall
France
Copley-Plaza
Greater
Willing to Marry Man in Oregon
Boston widow and a 60 year old Boston mayor appeal for wives. Widow praises honesty and home cooking while offering a photo exchange and secrecy. Bachelor seeks a wife over 50 with health, wealth, and cooking skill. from New York, cites Mayflower ancestry and requests Mayor Peters' influence.
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Oregon
Boston
New York City
Portland Mayor Sued Over Unlocked Development
A dusty, fragmented notice details a New York man described as a God fearing Mayflower descendant offering “splendid references” to assist a prospective bride. The letter hints at a blocked or locked development at the time, with the mayor facing a lawsuit arising from the situation.
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Portland
New York
Real Hair Growth Claim From Borandine Ad
A Scranton Pa lab announces Borandine as a hair growth cure. It claims rapid results for baldness dandruff itching scalp with restoration of color and hair in weeks, offering free mailed information to interested readers.
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Scranton
Army Stores Open Today In Boston
Army retail stores at South Boston will stay open all day today despite employee disapproval. Holiday crowds are expected to shop, with evaporated apples selling at 13 cents per pound or 6.44 dollars per 50 pound case. Heavy winter underwear drew hundreds of buyers in large lots. Liverpool pork and beans remained a leading buy in case lots.
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Army
South Boston
Boston
Charitable Bequests Tie Up Large Roberts Estate
Executors report the Mary M Roberts estate worth 2 641 623 will go mainly to charitable institutions. Miss Roberts died in January and the residue plus several bequests of 5 000 to 10 000 are to be divided among New York charities and the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Virginia which gets about 200 900.
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New York
Mary M. Roberts
Marshall Owen Roberts
Star of the West
Fort Sumter
Hampton Normal& Agricultural Institute of
Hampton, Va
Cambridge raid seizes Trotsky Lenine books at binding plant
Radical books by Trotsky and Lenine, numbering over 4000, were seized during a raid on the McNamee Book Binding Plant at 32 Brattlesquare Cambridge shortly before noon yesterday. District Attorney Tufts led the operation with assistant John Gramstorff, Lieutenant Leahy, Cambridge police, and Justice and Adjutant-General deputies. No arrests were made.
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Leon Trotsky
N. Lenine
McNamee
Brattlesquare
Cambridge
Tufts
John Gramstorff
Leahy
Cambridge Police
Department of Justice
Adjutant-General’s Office
Victor L Berger Is Unseated From House Seat
In Washington on November 10, Victor L Berger of Milwaukee a Socialist was denied his seat in the House by an almost unanimous vote. The chamber held him ineligible due to open opposition to war.
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Washington
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
House
Proletarian Revolution Books Shipped From Dorchester Printer
Samuel Fish, owner of a Dorchester plant, said he received orders from Progress Printing of Roxbury to bind the book The Proletarian Revolution in Russia for 850 dollars. He claimed 2009 copies went to Chicago and over 1000 to 885 Washington Street Boston. The district attorney seized partially bound copies, with a preface by Louis C. Fraina, editor of two Red publications.
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Samuel Fish
Harwood Street
Dorchester
Progress Printing Company
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Chicago
Washington Street
Boston
Russia
Louis C. Fraina
Big Cleanup Begins after Cambridge Raid on Press
Information from the adjutant general led Lieutenant Leahy to obtain a Cambridge District Court search warrant. Police and officers seized books from the binding plant and transported them in two trips to the district attorney's office. District Attorney Tufts said the raid marks a roundup of seditious printing in Middlesex County with more plants under observation. The seized material will stay at the district attorney until federal handling or court destruction orders.
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Adjutant-General's Office
Leahy
Cambridge District Court
Cambridge
Tufts
Middlesex County
District Attorney’s Office
Hub Volunteer Fire Vets Hold Reunion Dinner
Forty four members of the Boston volunteer fire department, the last survivors of the Bos ton Fire, held their 47th annual dinner at the United States Hotel. After the meeting, officers elected include President Samuel Abbot, Vice President Brown Flanders, Treasurer Samuel Abbot, Secretary Walter B. Wood, Directors Henry M. Hagkins and B. W. Erpsaiar.
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Boston Volunteer Fire Department
Boston
United States
Samuel Abbot
Brown
Flanders
Walter B. Wood
Henry M. Hagkins
B. W. Erpsaiar
Porterhouse Steaks Selling at 18 Cents a Pound in Strike Markets
In Chicago on November 10 Porterhouse steak sold at 18 cents a pound across four strike markets opened by striking butchers demanding 40 dollars a week. Union officials report the markets opened to prove profiteering by master butchers, with one market showing a Saturday profit of 547 dollars.
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Chicago
Submarine S-5 Launched at Portsmouth Yard
The submarine S-5 was launched at the Portsmouth navy yard. Sponsored by Mrs. G S Burrell of New London Conn daughter of Rear Admiral Clifford J Bough. The S-5 will be commanded by Lieutenant-Commander C M Cooke and is 231 feet long, displacing 87 tons, with speeds of 15 knots on surface and 12 12 knots submerged.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
G. S. Burrell
New London
Wisconsin House votes to unseat Victor Berger
The Wisconsin vote to unseat Victor Berger stood 309 to 1 with Rep. Voight the sole opponent of the Socialist. The House declared the Berger seat vacant, ruling Joseph P. Carney did not win a plurality, and directed Speaker Gillett to inform the governor of a special election. Berger defended his stance and was met with disruption as debate centered on Americanism and wartime loyalty.
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Berger
Voight
Wisconsin
House
Joseph P. Carney
Gillett
Dallinger
Massachusetts
Victor L. Berger
Berger remarks spark House clash over motives and government
When Berger finished, cries of vote echoed as Representatives Walsh of Massachusetts and Cooper of Ohio defended their side. Walsh accused Berger of impugning motives of Congress and denouncing the President and courts, while Cooper called Berger seditious and un-American and an unjustified attack on government.
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Berger
Representative Walsh
Massachusetts
Congress
Cooper
Ohio
Authorities Seize Decomposed Meat in Market District
State health authorities seized two wagonloads of lamb and veal from a cooler in a large wholesale house as a citizen alerted them to a strong odor. The meat, bought in good faith by an unnamed firm, had been exposed too long, likely due to a meat cutters' strike, and was destined for a cold storage plant.
Fearful note about Fifi mishap and illness
A worried message describes Fifi with a hot nose and cold paws, fearing sickness and urging a doctor’s visit. The note expresses distress and a plea for care.
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Fred
Fifi
Explosion Wrecks Auto Truck on Buckingham Street
An explosion in the gasoline tank of a large auto truck owned by John T Keith of Buckingham street caused a fire at the corner of Berkeley and Stewart streets. Firemen extinguished the blaze. Driver John H. Skales was treated at City Hospital for facial and hand burns. Damage to the truck was about 500 dollars.
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John T Keith
Buckingham Street
Berkeley
Stewart Streets
John H. Skales
City
Attleboro Man Injured by Auto on Park Street
An Attleboro man, Joseph Hannity, was struck by a car driven by Joseph Fonteau on Park Street and transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital with chest bruises and internal injuries after the vehicle passed over him. He had been standing in the street moments before the incident.
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Attleboro
Joseph Hannity
Joseph Fonteau
Park Street
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Annity
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Trusted Tablets
The advertisement highlights genuine Bayer Aspirin with the Bayer Cross, claims safety proven by millions, and lists common uses from colds and headaches to neuralgia and rheumatism. It notes small tins of 12 tablets and larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
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