Protest Over Mendel Beiliss Play Stirring Boston Jewish Leaders
Prominent Jews and rabbis in Greater Boston protest the Kiev based drama Mendel Beiliss for ridiculing a martyr and placing Jews in a false light. An editorial in the Boston Jewish American condemns the production as disgusting. The piece notes some New York theaters halted the show while others proceed amid protests from educational groups.
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Boston
Mendel Beiliss
Kiev
Russia
Mendel Beillis
New York
Schoolboy Kicked to Death by Chums Near Cumberland
George Ladd, a country student six miles west of Cumberland Wisconsin, was killed late last night after being kicked during a fight by two schoolmates returning home from school. Police investigated the incident and identified the assailants. The tragedy shocked the rural community and prompted inquiries into schoolyard violence.
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Chums
Cumberland
Wis
Here
George Ladd
Harvard Socialist Club Expands Schedule For Lectures
The Harvard Socialist Club plans a busy season with two lectures after football ends. William English Walling speaks December 1 on Progressivism and After in Emerson Hall, and John Spargo speaks December 9 on The Interpretation of Socialism. Lectures offset Professor Rappard’s leave. A socialist library may be established at the Harvard Union.
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Cambridge
Harvard Socialist Club
William English Walling
Inmerson Hall
John Spargo
Emerson Hall
Rappard
Harvard Union
Oxford Cambridge Dinner Open to All Alumni
Oxford and Cambridge men interested in a Boston dinner next March urge wide eligibility. The event is not limited to graduates and all Oxford and Cambridge men are welcome to attend.
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Cambridge
Oxford
Cambridge University
Boston
Fiji visit yields tale of native rites and fear
Mrs. George De Barrie of London described to a reporter in Copley Plaza frightening Fiji experiences including a native girl reportedly sacrificed to a snake. The account reflects peril and superstition observed during her Fiji stay.
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George de Barrie
London
Fiji Islands
Copley Plaza
South Sea Islands
South Seas Adventure Ends With Native Sacrifice Tale
Mrs. De Barrie recounts a summer cruise in a large yacht through Fiji’s Vanua Leva area. She describes landing on an uninhabited island and witnessing a native girl’s ritual decapitation as part of a serpent worship ending their visit. She plans to continue to Russia in winter.
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Mrs. de Barrie
Boston
South Seas
Fiji
Vanua-Leva
Great Island
Pilgrim Publicity Association Moves Into New Quarters
The Pilgrim Publicity Association occupies a sixth floor suite in the newly completed Publicity building at 44 Bromfield Street. The formal opening is planned for about December 1.
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Pilgrim Publicity Association
Bromfield Street
300000 May Be Made Idle Strike Hits Clothing Industry
New York reports efforts to settle a strike by 400 cloth spongers and examiners that could idle 300000 workers in clothing and cloak trades. A committee meeting with employers is set for tomorrow. The strike began Monday, materials shortages spread, and employers granted union recognition with jurisdiction over apprentices. The strikers demand wage increases of 1 to 3 dollars per week, Saturday half holidays, and pay for legal holidays.
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New York
Chauffeur Rescues Mrs Wood From Runaway Horse
H L Burnham, a chauffeur, stopped a driverless runaway horse at Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue, rescuing Mrs W M Wood of 21 Fairfield Street from the carriage after the horse charged along from Bay State Road. Mrs Wood was shaken but not seriously hurt and taken ill afterward.
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Beacon Street
Commonwealth Avenue
W. M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Burnham
Bay State Road
George W. Johnson
Burham
Fateng
Danish Scientists Lead Deep Sea Expedition
Danish expedition headed by Dr Mor tense will begin from Copenhagen and visit the Philippines Japan Australia New Zealand Hawaii Vancouver and the Gulf of Panama before returning via the United States. The two and a half year voyage will conduct biological and zoological investigations.
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Mortense
Philippines
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
Hawaii
Vancouver
Gulf of Panama
United States
Ambassador Rockhill Bid Farewell in Constantinople
In Constantinople on Nov 20 W W Rockhill the retiring American ambassador was received in a farewell audience by the Sultan. He will depart Monday. Henry Morgenthau the new envoy is expected to arrive next Thursday.
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W. W. Rockhill
Turkey
Henry Morgenthau
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