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Strong Safety Stance Against Canal Street Footpath Closure
The writer rejects closing the Canal Street to Haverhill Street footpath near Haymarket due to robberies. They call for safety improvements and continuous use, arguing against surrender to criminals and proposing officer presence at entrances as the proper duty of authorities.
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Canal Street
Haverhill Street
Haymarket Square
Rule requires hallway lights in dark tenement stairways
The Board of Health ordered owners of tenements and multi family houses to light hallways day and night to aid safety and morals. The decision aims to help poorer tenants by ensuring visibility in stairways, reducing accidents in dark buildings.
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Run Board of Health
Boston organists honor Arthur Foote with festival tribute
A nationwide organists tribute will mark Thanksgiving with Foote's Festival Marchin F played at services for the celebrated Boston composer and organist Arthur Foote. The gesture honors his recovery from a serious illness and his contributions to American music.
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Boston
Arthur Foote
Guild of American Organists
No State Dinners Canceled Amid Mourning and War Tensions
Washington reports that the President will skip state dinners and receptions this season. Officials cite family mourning and the desire to avoid diplomatic embarrassments as war in Europe continues. The decision is expected to be met with limited public sympathy.
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Washington
Poor Sir Roger Casement Faces Backlash Over Irish Ambition
The article portrays Sir Roger Casement as a self styled ambassador to the Kaiser seeking Ireland’s favorable treatment as Britain fears invasion. Once a British official loyalist, Casement’s recent stance appears at odds with Irish leadership under Redmond as Ireland gains home rule.
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Sir Roger Casement
Ireland
Great Britain
Sir Roger
Gen Redmond
Political figures and Casement in Irish cause debate
The passage notes that many would be leaders rush to the front while Sir Roger Casement, despite years of opportunity to prove his love for Ireland, remained occupied with a long line of official posts, many granted by the British Tory party.
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Ireland
Roger Casement
Dismal Jimmies Prove Wrong as U S Trade Booms
The author rebukes pessimists labeling them grouches and asserts a new prosperity as orders surge in steel and shoe manufacturing. An upcoming General Electric plant shift to 15 000 workers highlights demand from South American firms. The piece argues the United States will lead to meet Europe and South America needs for an extended period.
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Lynn
General Electric Company
Germany
Europe
South America
United States
Safeguards Tighten as Passport Fraud Is Exposed
The article notes exposed passport fraud where aliens forge certificates of American citizenship and a German spy Hans Lody used a forged passport. It praises the State Department order requiring a certified photograph with issued passports to ensure complete identification and protect citizens.
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State Department
Hans Lody
Tower of London
Washington
Who Pays the Tax War Beer Burden on English Poor
The piece notes England's war tax is accepted but burdens common folk more than the wealthy. It highlights the beer tax of a half-penny per half pint, equating to one cent per glass for the drinker. It laments the poor man paying for a war he lacks personal stake in.
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England
Great Britain
Thomases
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper
A Happy Exemption From Foot and Mouth Fears
Amid hoof and mouth disease alarms the Department of Agriculture declares no quarantine for turkeys or chickens. Domesticated fowl, free from hoof contagion, remains trusted to supply markets and Thanksgiving celebrations without restraint.
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Department of Agriculture
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Ornithologically Speaking
An essay advocates strict controls on moving livestock and poultry due to hoof and mouth disease. The author argues transportation of cattle sheep swine hens pigeons and other birds should be prohibited to prevent spread, urging farmers to keep flocks on their farms and avoid flight of swine during the outbreak.
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North Shore
Pifle That’s Pulled Every Day
A brief comic note describes a husband promising weekly money allowance to his wife noting she never asks for funds. It reads like a cheeky domestic quip in a column style. The item reflects a lighthearted money habit with no further context.
The Sealskin Skin Game
A husband recounts a wife’s sealskin coat dividend plan and a comic warning about the long term costs of owning such a garment. The exchange satirizes the idea as a money saver and traces yearly refinements and storage costs through imagined future fashion changes and repairs.
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Hill
Scout
Bill
Observant Citizen notes health policies and public figures
A reader questions why health policies exclude women while many working women are healthy. The column also reports 1915 House composition favoring businessmen, Wellesley College fund efforts, social figures like the Countess Magic, and local civic notes including fire captain promotion, a Vera Cruz monument, Carnegie’s birthday, and former Mayor Fitzgerald’s speaking engagements.
Sealskin Skining Game Parallels a Wife’s Savings
The speaker argues no one can beat the sealskin skin game while noting a parallel case where a wife saves $25 by buying a gown cut in half. The remark highlights how some husbands go broke trying to cut costs.
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Bill
Gaul Subdued by Caesar and the Gallic Strife
The account traces Gaul’s annexation by Rome under Julius Caesar in 58 B C and the decisive capture of Vercingetorix at Alesia. It links Celtic migrations to the France Germany rivalry, notes Ariovistus’ crossing of the Rhine, and cites Belgae campaigns and Namur siege as Caesar strengthens Rome's provincial hold.
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Belgium
Rome
Julius Caesar
Vercingetorix
Alesia
Vereingetorix
Caesar
Britain
Germany
B. C
Balkans
Asia Minor
Spain
Rhine
Ariovistus
Tage
Aisne
Namur
Alphonse de Neuville
Songs of Sunshine from the Bentztown Bard
A verse piece FACING THE DAWN urges rising from night and storm. It repeats facing the dawn with themes of faith love and resilience against fear.
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The
Bentztown
Recluse Daniel Grey Discovered Dead in N Y Hovel
Investigators found 13000 dollars hoarded by 80 year old recluse Daniel Grey in his hovel in Deacon New York. He left no known heirs and the money will likely go to the county.
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Deacon
N. Y
Daniel Grey
Grey
Reliable Plumbers and Promises Echoed in Verse
A comic poem contrasts two plumbers, one unreliable with broken promises and leaking pipes, the other dependable who fixes the pipes on time. The speaker praises the reliable tradesman and condemns the untrustworthy one, noting how reliability earns trust and praise.
Rise to the Dawn Face to the Dawn in Faithful Resolve
The text presents a poetic call to rise after sorrow and darkness. It emphasizes perseverance whether triumph or loss, urging unity and resilience among men. The lines evoke dawn as hope and enduring strength through hardship.
Marines Ordered to San Domingo City Dispatch
The United States transport Hancock with 800 Marines on board has been ordered to San Domingo City and will depart there tonight.
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San Domingo
Havana
Hancock
Bam Domingo
West End Rescue Mission Prepares Thanksgiving Dinner
The West End Rescue Mission at 42 Green Street plans a Thanksgiving meal for 200 men. Boiled ham vegetables orange berry sauce celery apples mince and squash pies plus coffee will be served in relays around noon with music and singing.
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West End
Green Street
Dean of Manchester Clergy Dies at 73
The Rev. Nathaniel L. Colby, 73, dean of the Manchester clergy and longtime Merrimack Street Baptist Church pastor, died at his home in Manchester, New Hampshire. After the church fire two years ago he served as assistant pastor at the First Baptist Church.
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Manchester
N. H
Nathaniel L. Colby
Merrimack Street Baptist Church
Merrimack Street
First Baptist Church
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