Autograph Tribute Honors Major Higginson on 84th Birthday
A book bound in tan levant presents 4000 signatures from concertgoers and supporters of the Boston Symphony Orchestra honoring Major Henry L. Higginson. Dr. Charles W. Eliot letters praise his 37 years of leadership, with notes on Boston’s musical heritage and the orchestra’s impact.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra Members Laud Higginson
The memorial expresses deep gratitude for Major Henry L Higginson and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It praises cooperative discipline and sees the orchestra as a permanent educational institution advancing refined music and public prosperity through immortal music and poetry.
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Henry L. Higginson
Grip Strikes All on Board off Bermuda
A steamship drifting helplessly off Bermuda due to influenza strikes aid by wireless from the City of Bombay with the Normanby bound to New York or Philadelphia reported as en route. The City of Bombay could not reach the vessel but other ships will provide help.
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Tague Copies Election Data From District 10 Records
Copies of congressional election records in the 10th district were made by Congressman Peter Tague and attorneys Frank A. Goodwin and Arthur Harrington at the municipal election department for use in an upcoming congressional inquiry. Ex Mayor Fitzgerald, judged legally elected over Tague, was represented by Richard F. Field. Congress man Tague will depart for Washington tonight.
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Frank A. Goodwin
Arthur Harrington
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Fitzgerald
Richard F. Field
Washington
Cost of War Reaches 175 Billion to May 1
The Federal Reserve Board Bulletin reports the direct cost of World War I to belligerents reached about 175 billion dollars by May 1 with estimates total near 200 billion by year end. Military outlays totaled about 132 billion through May 1, debt interest added the rest.
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Federal Reserve Board Bulletin
Inspector Admits Limited Raincoat Factory Experience
Harris Phillips, inspector for the quartermaster's department, testified at the Federal Court trial of contractor Harry Lazarus. He said he never worked in a raincoat factory and that he used a standard sample, pulling it apart to check if specifications were met.
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North Star Collides With Tanker In Dense Fog
In New York harbor the steamer North Star of the Portland line collided with the oil tanker De Soto amid heavy fog. Six crewmen leaped overboard fearing the patrol boat would sink. The North Star was not damaged and sailed on. De Soto suffered bow damage and likely will delay its sailing tomorrow.
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Good Wages Aiding Children Forum Speech
Miss Julia C. Lathrop chief of the Children's Bureau urged a minimum wage at a Women’s City Club forum. She said America cannot consider a standard of living unless a father can support his wife and young children at home and linked family income to child welfare.
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Julia C. Lathrop
Children's Bureau
Department of Labor
Washington
Women’s City Club
Ford Hall
Government to Run Ocean Cable Lines Under Burleson
President Wilson issues a Nov 2 proclamation placing government control and operation of all ocean cable lines in America under Postmaster General Burleson. Officials at the Postoffice Department declined to discuss steps taken. Clarence H. Mackay calls the action preliminary to government ownership.
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Commercial Cable Company and Allied Corporations
Leader Mann Back to Seat in House
Representative Mann of Illinois, Republican leader in the House, returned to Washington after months of illness. He offered no immediate statement on the speakership for the next Congress or resuming the minority floor leadership in the winter session.
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Noted Democrat of Maine Dead
Bangor Maine November 18 Thomas White long prominent in Maine Democratic politics died at 78 He served in the Legislature and the City Council and spent 50 years in the grocery business
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Thomas White
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A promotional notice urges readers to take Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for three doses to end grippe misery and break up a severe cold. It claims fast relief from nasal blockage, discharge, headache, feverishness, sore throat, and sneezing at drug stores.
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