Services Held For William F. Plummer At Winchester Home
Funeral services for William F. Plummer long connected with the federal customs service at the port were held at his Winchester home on Washington street. Capt Charles R. Tuckett and Lt B F Dowd attended. Plummer helped thwart attempts to smuggle Chinese into the country and opium quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Plum
Washington Street
Winchester
Charlies R. Tuckett
B. F. Dowd
Plummer
Hillquit to contest New York election defeat
Morris Hillquit Socialist candidate for the Twentieth district announced he would challenge the result after Isaac Siegel won by a 469 vote plurality. Democratic candidate Bernhard Rosenblatt says he will contest as well. Siegel ran with Progressive Independence League and Republican backing.
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New York
Morris Hillquit
Twentieth Congressional District
Isaac Siegel
Hillquit
Bernhard Rosenblatt
Siegel
Progressives
The
Independence League
Republican Party
Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man debated
Rev. Thomas Van Ness of Brookline challenged Billy Sunday on the fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man at yesterday morning’s service. He argued that every Christian church, regardless of denomination, includes the phrase Our Father in prayer. He spoke on The Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man as the Basis of American Democracy and Christianity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Brotherhood of Man
Thomas van Ness
Second Unitarian Society of
Brookline
T. John
Sunday
Revivalist Critics Democrats and Faith Clash in Sermon
A Sunday sermon segment shows a speaker denouncing a revivalist for attacking the fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man, arguing such claims erode Christianity and democracy. He asserts spiritual equality and stresses Christian unity against perceived heresy before a large crowd.
Sermon closes as congregation applauds and welcomes
After the sermon the congregation gathers at the pulpit to express hearty approval of his stand and shake his hand in a warm send off.
Wellesley Hills Girl Weds Portland Man
Miss Helen Overholser daughter of Edwin M Overholser of Wellesley Hills married Raymond Calvary Blanchard from Portland Maine at her parents home. They left Boston yesterday for a brief honeymoon trip.
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Helen Overholser
Edwin M. Overholser
Wellesley Hills
Raymond Calvary Blanchard
Portland
Boston
Raymond C. Blanchard
Plattsburg Training Camps See Sharp Attendance Rise
The Amer ican Defence Society reports a near sixfold jump in U S military camp attendance. 1915 total enrollments at five camps were 439 but rose to 19 297 in 1916. Plattsburg rose from 2 855 to 15 690. Four other camps climbed from 1 084 to 3 067.
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New York
American Defence Society
United States
Plattsburg
Fort Sheridan
American Lake
Wath
Monterey
Cal
Ludington
Mich
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Fort Terry
Plum Island
N. Y
Civil War Veteran Parker Dies in Lexington at 81
Charles Miller Parker former Lexington town official and Civil War veteran died suddenly at his Winter street home in North Lexington. He was a great grandson of Captain John Parker who led the Minutemen at Lexington in 1775 and a nephew of Theodore Parker. Flags flew at half staff in his memory.
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Charles Miller Parker
Lexington
John Parker
Minute Men
Winter Street
Parker
Theodore Parker
One of Germany's Food Dictators Arrested
Berlin reports the arrest of Hugo Siewert, director of the imperial potato distribution office in Danzig. He faces charges of infringing war regulations affecting the grain trade and conspiring to amass barley and other grains to sell at high prices in Berlin. Numerous arrests have been made and more are expected.
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Bhrlin
London
Imperial Potato Distribution Office
Hugo Siewert
Danzig
Siewert
Berlin
India
Germany
England
Belgium
John A Andrew Evening School Adds Cooking and Sewing
The John A. Andrew evening school will add classes in cooking sewing and millinery this week. Principal Edward J. Carroll devised the program and early enrollments indicate high interest and expected strong attendance.
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John A. Andrew
Edward J. Carroll
Forty Hours Ends at Immaculate Conception
The Forty Hours devotion concluded at the Church of the Immaculate Conception yesterday morning. The Very Rev. Charles W. Lyons S J president of Boston College celebrated the high mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Charles W. Lyons
S. J
Boston College
Plant Juice Crowned King of All Medicines
Advertisement touts Plant Juice as a universal stomach remedy and cure for liver kidney and rheumatic ailments. It cites Mrs M Flynn of Brighton who reports relief from seven years of dyspepsia and insomnia after using the product sold by Houghton & Dutton’s Drug Department with daily public demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Flynn
Brighton
No. 16
Waverly Street
Drug
Houghton & Dutton
Reparations for Deutschland Submarine Repairs Progress
New London Conn Nov 19 Repairs to the German submarine Deutschland after it sank a tug near the harbor last Friday will be finished in a few days. The submarine is to begin its second homeward voyage later this week and a fifth damage suit, for 25 000 dollars, will be filed tomorrow by the family of Howard Jackson fireman of the tug T A Scott Jr who perished. Total damages sought reach 187 000 dollars.
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New London
Conn
Deutschland
Howard Jackson
T. A. Scott, Jr
Fresh Serbian Victories Reported in Cerna Region
A Reuters dispatch from Saloniki says Serbian troops won fresh victories in Cerna as German Bulgarian forces retreated toward Prilep north of Monastir. The Serbians captured villages Grunishte Brnik Varishok and Hull 1378 and took many prisoners as the pursuit continued. Fires and explosions were seen in Monastir where allied troops entered on Sunday.
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London
Saloniki
Cerna
Prilep
Monastir
Grunishte
Brnik
Varishok
Hull
Unitarian Sermon on Liberty and Loyalty
Rev. Samuel A. Eliot spoke at Bulfinch Place Church on The Religion Fit For Free Men Liberty and Loyalty outlining Unitarian obligations that accompany freedom. The address opened a two month series on Unitarianism asserting democracy aligns with Unitarian belief.
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Free Church
Samuel A. Eliot
D. D
American Unitarian Association
Bulfinch Place
Eliot
Beliver
Civic Organization Forms To Secure Charter In South Boston
In Lyceum Hall South Boston a civic organization for betterment launched with over 100 members led by young men. The group voted to secure a charter immediately and named officers including Edward J Farrell James J Mungovan Henry J M Halligan J Frank Maloney Jeremiah J McCarthy John J Dever Jeremiah J Roach recording secretary Henry J Galla cher financial secretary James F McCarron treasurer Edward Heffernan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum Hall
South Boston
Edward J. Farrell
James J. Mungovan
Henry J. M. Halligan
J. Frank Maloney
Jeremiah J. McCarthy
John J. Dever
Jeremiah J. Roach
Henry J. Gallacher
James F McCarron
Edward Heffernan
Youth hunter dies after accidental shooting in New Hampshire
Lowell reports Andre Morneau age 16 died from injuries suffered while hunting with Albert Landry and Ernest Bigelow near Pelham New Hampshire. Landry's gun discharged accidentally striking Morneau in the back during a woods outing yesterday.
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Lowell
Andre Morneau
Albert Landry
Ernest Bigelow
Pelham
N. H
Landry
Morneau
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van Ness
Christ
Rush
Unitarians
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Chicago, Illinois
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