New Prohibition Saloons Aims for Social Centers
The Churchwomen's League for Patriotic Service plans 1919 style saloons in New York City to replace wartime canteens. Led by Mrs. Hamilton R. Fairfax, the group promotes an Episcopal national campaign to expand spiritual and social activities, focusing on care of working girls, prison aid, and home missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchwomen’s League For Patriotic Service
New York City
Hamilton R. Fairfax
League
Leominster Weights Below Standard After Inspection
Thure Hanson of the State Department of Standards reported after a city inspection that only six of 46 mercantile stores in Leominster used accurate weighing devices. He said 76 percent of packaged goods including potatoes, sugar and flour were under weight. Of 567 scales and measures, 74 were sealed in 1919, 23 unsealed since 1917, and several since 1912.
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Leominster
Thure Hanson
State Department of Standards
Mill Operatives Held in 300 Dollar Bonds
Four mill workers from Amoskeag Manufacturing Company were arraigned in Police Court Manchester New Hampshire and each held in 300 bond for the Superior Court. They stole hundreds of dollars worth of cloth from the mill wrapped around their bodies and sent it to New York to be tailored into suits.
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Manchester
N. H
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
New York
Lipton Eyes Shamrock TV Race Next July
Hoboken New Jersey November 21 Sir Thomas Lipton announced at a Hoboken Chamber of Commerce luncheon that he expects to race the Shamrock TV for the America's Cup next July. Designer J B EF Herreshoff attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
N. J
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock TV
Hoboken Chamber of Commerce
J. B. EF. Herreshoff
Human Bottles Real Marvels in Court Circles
Two men described as Department of Justice agents demonstrated a feat by keeping brandy in their mouths as they walked 65 feet to a bar and back, then saved it in bottles for a liquor hearing before United States Commissioner Manley. Bail was set at 2000 for the proprietor and 1000 for the bartender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Department of Justice
United States
Manley
Fifteenth Street
Recruit drive fuels merchant marine intake at Shipping Board
Brisk enlistment continues at the Shipping Board office in the Custom House basement as 15 applicants pass physicals. Recruits head to Camp Stuart Virginia for training before joining commerce cruisers operating from Chesapeake Bay to Cuba. Trainees learn seamanship and fireroom duties and receive pay while learning.
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Shipping Board
Custom House
Camp Stuart
Chesapeake Bay
Cuba
Cambridge man awarded $6000 in son’s death suit
Michael J. Galvin of Cambridge received a $6000 verdict yesterday in East Cambridge Civil Court for the death of his son Peter Galvin who was struck by an automobile on October 1, 1917. The suit named Cambridge baker John F. Damskin as defendant.
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Michael J. Galvin
Cambridge
Peter Galvin
John F. Damskin
Boston Post Santa fund gathers gifts for 100000 plus kids
Children and Post Santa collected pennies and nickels to buy toys mittens for over 100000 deserving youngsters in Greater Boston and New England. Widespread donations from youths and prominent donors like James J. Phelan bolster the effort. Alphabetic letters flood the Boston post office as volunteers prepare bundles and investigators read wishes for distribution before Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Boston
New~ England
Santa
Lillian
Marie Bartlett
K* ‘Street
South
Roland Elms
Whitten * Street
Dorchester
Massachusetts
Maine
James J. Phelan
Post Santa
Post
Toyland
Washington Street
Boston Post
Mass
Santa Claus Fund Contributions Listed in Boston Post
A partial list shows donations to the Santa Claus Fund with names such as Mary Hogan Natick and Barbara Hervey. The Boston Post notes contributions to date and includes memorial gifts and references to supporters across multiple towns and organizations.
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Santa
Post
Santa Claus
Boston Post
Marriage Intentions Listed in City Notices
A long list records intended marriages with names ages occupations and addresses of both partners in Boston area notices. The entries include sailors soldiers clerks and laborers from Dorchester Roxbury Charlestown and other localities, with witnesses and widowed statuses noted.
Cambridge Workers Named in City Labor List
William R. Allen aged 27 of 129 Putnam Avenue Cambridge furnace helper paired with Bertha M. Nixon 25 of 88 Windsor Street Cambridge factory operative. John Arndt 22 of 259 Sidney Street Cambridge baker paired with Loretta Clacas 18 of 10 Winter Street Somerville cake icer. Albert E. Fraser 29 of Waterbury Connecticut machinist paired with Odella M. Vallemont 32 of 922 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge elevator operator.
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William R. Allen
Putnam Ave
Cambridge
Bertha M. Nixon
Windsor St
John Arndt
Sidney St
Loretta Clacas
Winter St
Somerville
Albert E. Fraser
Waterbury
Conn
Odella M. Vallemont
Massachusetts Ave
Couple Pairs Listed In Brookline And Back Bay Areas
Webster C Moore aged 29 of New York City and Mary E Self aged 30 of Brookline at home. Eben R Woodland 80 of Brookline and Adelaide S Flaherty 27 of Revere at home. Edward F Scully 19 of Brookline and Margaret Scully 25 of Back Bay widowed at home.
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Webster C. Moore
West Ninetieth St
New York City
Mary E. Self
Clark Rd
Brookline
Eben R. Woodland
University Rd
Adelaide S. Flaherty
Point of Pines
Revere
Edward F. Scully
Pearl St
Margaret Scully
Newbury St
Back Bay
Emerson assumes MIT Architecture chair after Cram
William Emerson takes over as head of MIT architecture after Ralph Adams Cram resigns to pursue a project of national importance. Emerson, born in New York, Harvard 1895 graduate, trained at Columbia and the Ecole des Beaux Arts, has practiced in New York since 1893 and directed Red Cross construction in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Emerson
Ralph Adams Cram
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rogers
Boylston Street
Mr. Cram
Mr. Emerson
New York
Harvard
Columbia
Ecole Des Beaux Arts
Paris
Bureau of Construction
American Red Cross
Europe
America
Tug Fireman Held After High Seas Assault Charge
Alfred Chapman chief engineer of the tug Sampson was held by a United States commissioner for the federal grand jury after a hearing on the charge of assaulting two crew members on the high seas. Chapman is under $500 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Chapman
Sampson
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Chapman
New Claimant to Title of Laundry Champion
Miss Mary Manley of the Hotel Lenox contests claims by Miss Hannah Doherty of the New American House to be Boston’s champion laundry worker. Lenox staff and guests praise Manley’s daily output, noting she rivaled three men in workload. Manley prefers noniron tasks and aims to prevent laundry backlogs in the busy hotel.
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Mary Manley
Lenox
Hannah Doherty
New American House
Boston
Jean Forbes
JL. C. Prior
Miss Manley
Mary
United
Hotel
New Direct Steamship Line to Rotterdam From Boston
Boston adds a direct regular service to Rotterdam with Lawrance & Co. as agents. Shipping Board steamers of 5000 to 6000 tons will operate, starting a sailing on December 16 and continuing every three weeks.
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Boston
Rotterdam
Lawrance & Co
State Street
Shipping Board
Guardsmen Reemployment Probes Begin After Beyston Strike
The state guard members called to duty during the Beyston police strike face reemployment refusals by former employers. The legislature's committee on military affairs will thoroughly investigate these cases.
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State Guard
Beyston
Loyal Police Fund Appeals Highlight Duty During Strike
Loyal Police Henry Parkman, treasurer, notes advertisements sought support for loyal officers. A $200 check was given to each loyal officer weeks ago, with no complaints from contributors. Senators Brown and Halliwell propose extra compensation to guardsmen to reach $3 a day or to top up civil earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Parkman
Public Fund
Brown
Gloucester
Halliwell
New Bedford
State Guard compensation debate in Boston hearing
Sergeant Richard Kaplan testified before a committee on increased pay for State Guard police duty in Boston. The panel backed reporting a bill to raise compensation, with options including a lump sum or per diem pay, and aims to report to the Legislature before Thanksgiving. Senator West proposed a flat extra to all guardsmen. Kaplan cited average wages and job losses from service.
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Richard Kaplan
Roxbury
Biv
State Guard
Boston
Thomas Weston, Jr
Newton
Kaplan
Guard
Senator Hardy
Fitchburg
Public Fund
Miss McDevitt Cleared by Jury of Larceny Charge
Miss Delia Frances McDevitt of Bedford a former bookkeeper for Middlesex Coal & Grain Company was found not guilty by a jury in East Cambridge Superior Court yesterday. The state alleged she stole money at different times totaling 2419 while employed by the firm.
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Delia Frances McDevitt
Bedford
Middlesex Coal & Grain Company
East Cambridge
Miss McDevitt
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets advertise gentle bowel cleansing
The ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy for bad breath and bowel and liver purification. It claims a gentle effect like calomel without after effects and urges taking one or two nightly for a week, with prices 10c and 25c.
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Churchwomen’s League of the Episcopal Church
Lipton
Merchant
Scott’s
Norway
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
Summer Street
Washington St
Water Street
Spring Lane
Children and Post
Santa Claus Fund
Colony Trust
Mary Hogan
Natick
Jou Jou
Don
Press Club
Ee Vanderventer
W. BH
Tae James
J. Kirby
Liverpool
England
Edward and Paul
Stowell
Harriet
Waltham
Venievekes
A. D. Ce
Peter Grant
Harris
Beryl
Sutherland
Derona Kapstein
Daugh
Wresse
Lillian Marie Bartlett
Frank J., Jr
Wees
Yorkbeater Ois
Madeline A
Carlisle
Cabs
Quartermaster’s ‘Corps
Ae Wits
Charlie's Girl
Mary See
John F. Griffin Co
Mii
Atreet
Barrick V. Butler
Clarendon St
Eliza A. Neu
Summer St
John J. Riley
pHoter
Rockland Ave
Julia M. Murtha
Hartford
George J. Klee
Arlington
Madeline M. Slattery
Fall River
Nathaniel
Austin
North Berwick
Othel A. Mills
Frederick J. Fink
Churchill, St
Milton
Merdina Carmichael
Boylston St
Daniel W. Healy
West Cottage St
Mary L. Barry
Standish St
Dewey H. Willis
Porter
Holyoke St
Grace M. Desmond
Harry Karanicholas
Moving Pictures
Broadway
Julia Diamondopool
Highland St
Roxury
George T. Howard
Bartlett St
Elizabeth D. Ashe
Roy Queen
East Lenox St
Etta Cole
John ‘Ky Sheehan
Stamford St
Annie M. White
Michael J. ‘Egan
East Eighth St
South Boston
Grace
McVey
West Fourth St
Edward IL. Goodwin
Linwood Pl
Charlestown
Jessie M. Crowe
Robert J. Marrow
Union St
Rockland
Margaret V. Murphy
Harold 8S
Saunders
St. Botolph St
Berta M. Smith
Cook St
Pasquale Carpenito
Barber
Endicott
Luisa Ciampa
Anton Haberck
Fulton Jr
John J. O’brien
Neponset Ave
Roslindale
Ellen FE. Cunningham
Hyde Park Ave
George N. Winkley, Jr
Grant Ave
Medford
Lillian Rhodes
East Brookline St
Serle Sinnott
Marshfield
Adnah D. Randall
Aspinwall Rd
Donato Carrara
West Decatur
Penn
Ramona Cebalos
Stephan J. Kunstek
St. Alphonsus St
Mary F. Hacsunda
William ©. Rowell
Fairbanks
Emerson
Ralph A. Cram
NEW Steamship Line
Castoria
Socony
Standard Oil CO. OF
Sogony
Apn
The
National School of
Cosmeticians
Fifth Ave
New York, N.Y
East
Marcel
5Th Ave
New York, N. Y
Christian Science Lecture
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Christian Science
Samuel W. Greene
Louisville
Kentucky
Falmouth
Norway Streets
Als
Peredixe
Carvienterm CO
Park Square
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