Weeks Bars Fortescue Lecture At West Point
Brigadier General Slayden recalls an invitation to John Wortescue, president of the Royal Historical Society, to address cadets on Armistice Day. War Secretary Weeks cites passages from Fortescue’s Statesmen of the Great War as reason for the action, labeling the author unsuitable for addressing a government body. Fortescue is understood to be slated for a lecture series in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Slayden
Military Academy
West Point
Weeks
John Wortescue
Royal Historical Society
Fortescue
United States
Rust Remover Liquor Raid at Dorchester Store
Police raid on Abraham Pithoff’s furniture shop at 128 Dorchester Ave uncovered a small quantity of liquor in several bottles. Officers John Lordan and Cornelius Leary questioned whether the liquid was for rust removal or human consumption. The matter will be taken up in Dorchester court.
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Wooch
Abraham Pithoff
Dorchester
John Lordan
Fields Corner
Cornelius Leary
Pithoff
Industrial Nation Unstable Warns Cromwell at Conference
Seymour L. Cromwell president of the New York Stock Exchange told a conference of the American Country Life Association that the nation must address farmers’ problems or risk an unstable economy reliant on industry and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seymour L. Cromwell
New York Stock Exchange
American Country Life Association
Rural discontent and farmer representation cited by speakers
A rural population’s discontent threatens national harmony and prosperity programs. Speakers urge investment bankers to win farmer confidence, noting profits may lag but duty to rural people remains. Wisconsin and Massachusetts educators compare urban and rural life and flag a global agrarian movement.
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Congress
Cromwell
J. L. Gillin
University of Wisconsin
Kenyon I. Butterfield
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Notable Massachusetts Leaders on Peace and War
The piece reflects on Massachusetts moral leadership in anti-slavery and the abolition of war. It honors figures like William Ellery Channing Charles Sumner Edward Everett Hale Edwin Ginn and Elihu Burritt and cites Longfellow and Hosea Biglow as cultural touchstones in the peace movement.
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Massachusetts
William Ellery Channing
Charles Sumner
Edward Everett Hale
Edwin Ginn
Edward D. Mead
Hosea Biglow
Family offers reward for missing 70 year old Matteo Caradonna
The Caradonna family, living at 429 Hanover Street, reported to police that Matteo Caradonna, 70, has been missing for some time. They announced a $50 reward for information leading to his location or safe return.
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Matteo Caradonna
Hanover Street
Three Year Old Barbara Griffin Has Prettiest Dimple
Friends say Barbara Griffin, a three year old of Tampa Street, Mattapan, has the prettiest dimple on her right cheek. Her left cheek lacks a matching dimple, and she often chats with her dolls, amusing her family. She enjoys collecting dolls thanks to numerous relatives. Barbara is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Griffin.
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Barbara Griffin
Barbara
Joseph Griffin
Tampa Street
Mattapan
Plot to rob cloth mills in New Bedford
Local police and Boston detectives arrested John Tereira of Hathaway Manufacturing Company in an alleged organized conspiracy to rob New Bedford cloth mills and move proceeds abroad. Investigators say mill employees obtained passports and stole goods, with several taking multiple trips overseas.
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New Bedford
Boston
John Tereira
Hathaway Manufacturing Company
G. Clifton Watts
Watts Detective Agency
Scotland Yard Chief Poisoned in Suspected Attack
London reports Sir William Horwood head of Scotland Yard and metropolitan police was poisoned in an apparent assassination attempt. He collapsed last night with what appeared to be a heart attack, but doctors confirmed deliberate poisoning. All Scotland Yard officials were summoned to assist in the inquiry.
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London
Associated Press
William Horwood
Scotland Yard
Metropolitan Police
Somerville Girl Sues Ice Co for Five Thousand Dollars
Florence Duncan of 22 Tennycourt Somerville sues Winter Hill Ice Company for $5000 claiming a delivery worker dropped ice at her home on May 27 1922 and caused severe injuries.
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Somerville Girl Sues Ice Co
Florence Duncan
Tennycourt
Somerville
Winter Hill Ice Company
Prize Offered For Humane Slaughter Device
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of New York City, with the National Committee on Slaughterhouse Reform, is offering 10000 dollars for a mechanical device that makes cattle sheep and swine instantly unconscious before slaughter. Dr Francis H Rowley chairs the slaughterhouse committee. Details available from Longwood Avenue Boston or W K Horton at American SPCA New York.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
New York City
National Committee On Slaughterhouse Reform
Francis H. Rowley
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Longwood Avenue
Boston
W. K. Horton
American S. P. C. A
Madison Avenue
New York
Philharmonic Choral Society Plans Big Season
The Philharmonic Choral Society of Boston under new director William Ellis Weston prepares winter and spring concerts at Symphony Hall. The group aims for 500 voices with 825 already enrolled and rehearsals Sundays at 491 Baystone Street. George A. Wetmore presides with Charles H. Smith and officers pushing to make the season notable.
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The
Philharmonic Choral Society of Boston
William Ellis Weston
Symphony Hall
Boston
Bbylston Street
George A. Wetmore
Charles H. Smith
Coakley Sues Tremont Trust for 309481
Daniel H. Coakley files suit in Suffolk Superior Court seeking 275000 plus 84481.66 interest after advancing funds to Tremont Trust Company before its closure by Bank Commissioner Allen. The six counts allege loans and refusals, plus conversion of sums including 30000 360000 25000 55000 106000 and notes dated 1919 1920.
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Daniel H. Coakley
Suffolk Superior Court
Tremont Trust Company
Allen
Joseph C. Allen
Noonan's Hair Petrole Ad Claims Dandruff Cure
The advertisement promotes Noonan's Hair Petrole as a remedy for dandruff, promising a healthy scalp and soft fluffy hair after a short trial. Barbers offer it for fifteen cents per application, or the product can be bought for one dollar per bottle at stores or from T Noonan & Sons Co. in Boston.
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Noonan
T. Noonan & Sons Co
Portland St
Boston
Cardinal O Connell Donates Arundel Prints to Women’s League
Cardinal O Connell presented a collection of 27 Arundel prints to the League of Catholic Women. The reproductions now adorn the walls of the League House at 1 Arlington Street. The Arundel prints, named after the London Arundel society founded in 1849, are famed for coloring and execution worldwide.
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Cardinal
Women’s League
Cardinal O'Connell
League of Catholic Women
League House
No. 1
Arlington Street
London
Whirled to Death at Passaic Mill No 8
Manuel M. Gracia a card grinder was fatally mangled after being drawn into a rapidly revolving carding shaft at Passaic Mill No 8 in New Bedford. Other workers stopped the motor but death occurred instantly.
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New Bedford
Navy
Passaic Mill No. 8
Manuel M. Gracia
Gracia
Webster's Wife Visitor adapt to life in new Boston Post feature
Henry Kitchell Webster crafts His Wife's Visitor a married life tale to be serialized in the upcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The story promises intimate domestic irony and sharp social observation from Webster.
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Henry Kitchell Webster
Boston Sunday Post
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