Battle rumors sweep near Ojinaga and Cuchillo Pasto
Presidio Texas nov 19 Ojinaga was almost deserted with under 200 garrison. Rumors spoke of two battles up the Conchos river from Ojinaga and near Cuchillo Pasto sixty miles away between Villa’s column and General Hernandez’s federal forces though unconfirmed. Some claim Villa will return to the border within twenty days.
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Rio Grande River
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Hernandez
City Employee Patrick Powers Retired on Pension
Patrick Powers 73 of 4 Springer Street South Boston in the city employ since 1874 has been retired on pension by Mayor Curley. He served as a watchman in the market and was compelled to retire due to physical debility.
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Patrick Powers
Springer Street
Boston
Curley
Powers
Canada and United States Unite Against German Autocracy
Sir John Willison urged unity with the United States in defeating German autocracy at a Canadian Club gathering in Boston. Brown University president Dr. W. H. P. Faunce and Massachusetts Treasurer Charles L. Burrill joined Canadian leaders and Mayor Curley in praising American arms and urging volunteers.
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John Willison
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Canada
John
W. H. P. Faunce
Brown University
Charles L. Burrill
Massachusetts
Curley
Kenneth Marlatt
Boston
Leaders rally for unity as war effort deepens
Sir John and Brown University president Faunce urge Americans and Canadians to stand united in the war for democracy. They stress shared purpose beyond empire and pledge republican support for Wilson and the allied cause amid ongoing crisis. Captain Marratt casts the banquet as a recruiting podium.
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Faunce of Brown
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
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Copley Plaza
Sugar Theft Ends In Courtroom Spectacle
James McCann faced larceny charges for stealing 100 pounds of sugar from a ton shipment. Spectators watched as a teamster admitted the act and the judge noted the case with muted fascination amid a crowded Central Court.
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Brown
Central Court
McCarthy Bros
Mr. McCarthy
Harvard Patriots to Save $20 Tax
Harvard seniors joining the colors before commencement in June will be spared the $20 tax normally charged on graduates. For years the fee has been exacted of students who graduate early, but many due to leave for training camps or the Naval Reserve will be exempt. College authorities announced the measure last night.
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Naval Reserve
Orrine for Drink Habit Sold With Guarantee
Advertisement for Orrine claiming uniform success in curing the drink habit with a money back guarantee after a trial. Describes two forms a powder and a pill, home treatment with no sanitarium expense, priced at $1.00 per box and offers a free booklet. Sold by Liggett's Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in Washington DC.
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Orrine Co
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D. C
Liggett's Riker Jaynes Drug Stores
Boston meeting outlines $100000 drive plan
The Business Women's Council of the Young Women's Christian Association held a conference to discuss a $100,000 drive in Greater Boston from December 5 to 11 as part of the National War Work Council program. Miss Slattery and Dean Rousmaniere spoke. hymns were sung and a business session followed.
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Girls For Girls
National War Work Council
Boston
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Ayer
Central
Maine
Margaret Slattery
Young Women’s Christian Association
Miss Slattery
St. Paul's Cathedral
James F Thayer's Funeral Planned in Lexington
Funeral services for James Franklin Thayer of Lexington, treasurer of the Thomas Strahan Decorating Co in Boston, who died Sunday at age 68, will be held tomorrow afternoon from his home 7 Hancock Street. He was born in Richmond New Hampshire and was a descendant of Jeremiah Thayer who fought at Bunker Hill.
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Lexington
Thomas Strahan Decorating Company
Park Street
Boston
Hancock Street
Mr. Thayer
Richmond
N. H
Jeremiah Thayer
Bunker Hill
Adamson's Balsam Cure Claim for Coughs and Colds
An advertisement touts Adamson's Balsam as a universal remedy that cures coughs, colds, and grippe in adults, promising quick relief and robust health for sufferers.
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Adamson
Congress Urged to Repeal War Tax on Second Class Mail
Representatives' Club publishers in New York called for repeal of the war tax law section that raises second class postal rates set to take effect next July. They argued the increases, ranging from 60 to 900 percent, threaten educational and industrial factors and hurt profits.
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Congress
Representatives’ Club
Express
California
Thayer
Pacific Coast
Publishers condemn throttling law and lost postal income
John Adams Thayer of the Periodical Publishers Association warns that the new law will restrict magazine circulations, harming advertising and selling opportunities and reducing postal revenue. He says publishers would accept any proper tax even confiscation if needed.
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John Adams Thayer
Periodical Publishers’ Association
New Haven Changes New York Service
New Haven announces changes to Boston New York train service to take effect next Sunday November 2. The west bound Colonial Express will leave Boston at 9 00 a m and reach New York at 3 10 p m. The east bound Colonial Express will depart New York at 1 55 p m and arrive in Boston 15 minutes earlier.
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New York
New Haven
Colonial Express
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