End of Strikes on U S Government Work Reached
The Joint Building Trades' Council of Boston and Quincy reported a final settlement of all labor grievances at the Watertown arsenal government shops the Boston navy yard Chelsea naval hospital and the Hingham magazine. Local leaders will mobilize workers to complete projects promptly, signaling confidence in President Wilson.
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Watertown Arsenal
Boston Navy Yard
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Hingham Magazine
Joint
Building Trades’ Council of
Boston and
Quincy
Harrison Avenue
Wilson
Amos S. Crane Dies at 68 longtime railroad executive dies
Amos S. Crane traffic manager of the Boston and Maine Railroad for 19 years and a 40 year rail veteran died at his Weston home. He directed Beacon Trust Company of Boston and served on the Boston Chamber of Commerce and its classification committee. He is survived by his wife and son Philip A. Crane of Chicago.
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Amos 8. Crane
Boston & Maine Railroad
Weston
Beacon Trust Company
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Philip A. Crane
Chicago
Drafted man receives first lieutenant commission
Clinton, Nov 22. Mr and Mrs Simon Gibbons Acre Court received a telegram from their son John J Gibbons at Plattsburg announcing his appointment as a first lieutenant of infantry. A Clinton High School graduate and W P I, he was drafted last June and worked as a chemist in Ayer before joining Plattsburg in August.
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Clinton
Simon Gibbons
Acre Court
John J. Gibbons
Plattsburg
Clinton High School
Ayer
Camp Devens
Manx Cat Characteristics and Origins Explored
The Manx Cat is tailless or nearly tailless and moves like a rabbit, with a small head on a long neck. Colors vary with whites and blacks rare. origin unknown though linked to the Isle of Man. Breeding with long-tailed cats often yields tailless kittens.
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Isle of Man
Manx
Cats and Rover Rescue Kitten From Boiler
A family recalls a dramatic incident where a mother cat sentenced for unwanted kittens led to a rescue. The cat enlisted Rover to save her litter. Rover crawled inside a boiler and helped lift the second kitten to safety while the mother clung to the boiler. The mother was deeply moved by the act.
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Rover
Memory of Dick the trained cat and a meat cart
A Vermont reader recalls Dick a white cat with black spots trained to parlor tricks. He learned to await a twice weekly meat cart, woke his family when it stopped, and later reacted with distress when the cart failed to arrive.
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Lilian Wright
Westfield
Orleans County
Nickee the Persian and Jubilee the bantam hen
A Silver Persian titled Nickee befriends Jubilee the bantam hen on a Quincy place. Jubilee leads a brood of baby puff-balls and Nickee gently guards them, unsure how to handle his new playmates until the chicks nap beneath Jubilee. Mrs. Charlotte Brown.
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Nickee
Jubilee
Nickel
Charlotte Brown
Bigelow Street
Quincy
Fr Francis Walsh Assigned to Revere
Cardinal O Connell announces a series of parish appointments effective Monday Nov 26 Fr Francis Walsh moves from St. Agnes Reading to Church of the Immaculate Conception Revere succeeding the late Rev James Lee Other transfers include Rev Daniel F Whalen to Reading and Rev John FB Kelleher to Groton with Rev William J O Brien at Campello awaiting final notice in the Pilot parish bulletin
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Cardinal O’connell
Francis Walsh
St. Agnes’ Church
Reading
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Revere
Father Walsh
James Lee
Daniel F. Whalen
Sacred Heart Parish
Groton
St. Agnes
John FB. Kelleher
St. Anthony's Parish
Allston
Sacred Heart
William J. O’brien
St. Margaret’s Church
Campello
Clergyman Moves From St Francis to St Anthony’s Parish
The Rev. Charles F. Blanchard moves from St Francis of Assisi parish in South Braintree to become assistant at St Anthony's parish in Allston.
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St. Francis of Assisi
South Braintree
Charles F. Blanchard
St. Anthony’s
Allston
Tufts Students Knit In Classes Sparking Rivalry
Tufts College students and Jackson peers knit during lectures, with Captain Drummey, William Brown, and other athletes noted for their focus while knitting sweaters or socks. One Tufts student mends stockings, signaling quirky campus competition.
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Tufts College
Jackson
Drummey
William Brown
Tufts
Woman Kills Husband in Sleep in Worcester Home
Mrs. Lucia Imbimbo 22 shot and instantly killed her husband Domenic 26 while he slept. She dressed two children aged two years and two months and took them to her brother Charles Tomasetta’s home, claiming he had threatened to kill her last night.
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Worcester
Lucia Imbimbo
Domenic
Charles Tomasetta
Provincetown Fund Records and Small Balances
A financial entry lists totals of 24 896 33 dollars with a prior acknowledgment of 24 871 83 dollars and a small 25 dollar item attributed to E. 8 J West Newton The document records miscellaneous fund balances and a final total.
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West Newton
Sewecesee
Chauncey sunk by transport Rose in war zone
The destroyer Chauncey was cut in two by the transport Rose and sunk with 21 men lost. The after part sank immediately, taking three officers including Lt Commander Walter E. Reno and 18 enlisted men. The forward section stayed afloat an hour before rescue by Rose.
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Washington
Chauncey
Rose
Navy Department
Sims
Walter E. Reno
Must Speed Up Knitting in War Emergency
New York nov 22 the Atlantic division appealed to Red Cross chapters to mobilize volunteers to accelerate knitting for men in cantonments army posts ships and aboard American warships focusing on sweaters wristlets mufflers helmets and socks to meet high demand
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New York
Red Cross
Atlantic Division
Secret Service Feature keeps knickerbockers up for boys
A Boston store unveils a new method in boys knickerbockers that secures the trouser legs without discomfort. For 5.95 the Rough-It Suit includes the feature at no extra charge. Mothers praise the improvement as it prevents sagging and constant button repairs.
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White’s Boys
Secret Service
Casey
Boston
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Lehn & Fink
Deater
U. S
Amos S. Crane
POST
The
Boston Post
the Post
Sunday Post
Francis H. Rowley
S. P
Jennie M. Brown
Ellerton Street
Oak Island
Togo
Harry Hannaford
Kirtland Street
Lynn
Tootsy’s
Tootsy
Marion V. Park
Main Street
Stoneham
Nickee and
W. Grove
FR. Walsh
Pilot
Jackson Girls
Provincetown Fund
MacKinaws
Fellow
Pompadour
Castle
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