Ticket plan to aid panhandlers at West End Rescue Mission
West End Rescue Mission in Kansas City piloted a ticket system to curb panhandling. Strips of tickets sold to the public are given to beggars on the street, who exchange them at participating restaurants for cash value, protecting both donors and the truly needy.
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West Endescue
Green Street
McGregor Mission
Detroit
R. W. Simpson
Kansas City
Mission
Harfina Hair Growth Ad Promises Dandruff Cure
A 50 cent Harfina bottle promises to stop dandruff and hair loss. The ad claims rapid improvement after several applications with a free Shampoo Comb, urging men to purchase at their druggist and enjoy thicker stronger hair and a lustrous look.
Dorchester Teens Indulge In Inexpensive Appetizer
Two Dorchester high school girls enjoyed a cheap appetizer yesterday as they prepared for Thanksgiving dinners.
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Dorchester High School
Take Daily Swim Dorchester Bay Young Women Win Bet
Miss Mary McCarthy of 22 Norwood street Neponset and Miss Mabel Rodgers of 28 Norwood street Dorchester began daily dips at Tenean Beach last spring and plan to continue until the ice. They won a wager against George and James Hurley of Tolman street Dorchester, who gave up after Tuesday’s bad weather ended the bet.
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Mabel Rodgers
Mary McCarthy
Tenean Beach
Dorchester
Dorchester Bay
Norwood Street
Neponset
George Hurley
Tolman Street
James
Hurley
Dinner for Homeless Helps 250 at West End Rescue Mission
The West End Rescue Mission served Thanksgiving dinner to 250 homeless men at 42 Green Street under Mrs Clarence Farnum and Rev R W Simpson with help from John Roberts Frank Curtis and others. Tickets were issued by Clive F Dorman to ensure aid went to the most deserving. Donations came from Tremont Temple supporters and local business and church groups.
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West End
Green Street
Clarence
Farnum
Somerville Christian Endeavor Union
R. W. Simpson
John Roberts
Frank Curtis
Stephen H. Talbot
D. Webster MacInnes
Harold MacInnes
Mayor Dines at Home During Thanksgiving Observance
Mayor Curley spent Thanksgiving Day at home with family and enjoyed a Vermont turkey. He walked the Ward 17 district with his children James Jr 7 Dorothy Mary Paul and baby Leo staying home. In the evening he fulfilled speaking engagements with several fraternal organizations.
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Curley
Vermont
Ward
James, Jr
Paul
Dorothy
Mary
Leo
Chardon Street Home Serves Roast Pork Thanksgiving
Twenty five women and two children sat down to a hot dinner of roast pork and fixings at the Chardon Street Home yesterday. Ten other children, in care of the home, spent the day with private families. Mrs. Anna A. Johnson presided as matron. The meal included roast pork, apple sauce, mashed potatoes, beets, plum pudding, pie, cake, candy, coffee and milk.
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Chardon Street
Anna A. Johnson
Turkey and Fixin’s at Relief Hospital Dinner
A regular turkey dinner was served yesterday to patients at Haymarket Square Relief Hospital with a dozen patients taking part.
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Turkey
Fixin’s
Relief Hospital
Haymarket Square Relief Hospital
Thanksgiving Daycelebration vows praise for bachelor defeat
The Woman's Homestead Association held a Thanksgiving meeting on Nov 26 1915 to celebrate the defeat of Governor David I Walsh and Lieutenant Governor Graf ton Cushing both bachelors. They passed resolutions thanking Massachusetts voters for retirement of the two bachelor candidates to private life.
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Woman's Homestead Association
Walsh
Cushing
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
David I. Walsh
Grafton Cushing
Voters of the Commonwealth
Thanksgiving Day Observed at Llewsac Lodge Bedford
Thanksgiving Day was observed at Llewsac Lodge the Frances E. Willard Settlement country home in Bedford. Teachers returned for the festivities and a big dinner was served. Mrs. Adelaide I. McIsaacs led a department and Miss Frost oversaw dinner and decorations.
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Bedford
Llewsac Lodge
Frances E. Willard
Boston
Adelaide I. McIsaacs
Miss Frost
Fortunes Made in War Stocks Highlighted in Sunday Post
The Sun Day Post Magazine spotlights how wartime stock trades create rapid wealth for investors. It analyzes strategies, risks, and notable success stories shaping the market mood and investor interest.
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Sunday Post
Not Guilty for Mrs Burns in Major Trial
Mary Burns was acquitted after jurors found her not guilty on a murder charge. The verdict came after two days of jury deliberations and a high-tension trial marked by disputes over insanity and motive.
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Foreman Stackhouse
Mrs. Burns
John H. Bartlett
James P. Tuttle
Colonel Bartlett
Robert J. Pike
Benjamin Stackhouse
Derry
Alfred L. Marston
North Hampton
Joel F. Lawrence
East Kingston
Michael J. Moon
Mary
New Hampshire
Bartlett
Tuttle
John Kivel
Dover
Superior Court
Notting ham Murder Trial Ends with Closing Arguments
In the Nottingham murder case Mary Burns faces a jury over the 1914 cyanide death of Frank B. Burns. Attorneys Bartlett and Tuttle argued, debated insanity versus jealousy, and the judge instructed the jurors on murder versus manslaughter as spectators watched the deliberations.
Furloughs Granted at Navy Yard for Thanksgiving
At Charlestown Navy Yard crews with able to spare men were furloughed to share Thanksgiving meals with local friends. The Nebraska Birmingham and Salem housed concerts by crew members. Officers hosted receptions and the Marine Barracks served turkey dinners.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Nebraska
Birmingham
Salem
Marine Barracks
Mince Pies Served to Inmates at Charlestown Prison
All 762 prisoners at State prison Charlestown received a whole mince pie and a roast pork dinner yesterday after a yard liberty. A vaudeville show and chapel concert preceded the meal. Jesse Pomeroy ate his pie in Cherry Hill cell.
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Charlestown
Yard Liberty
Jesse Pomeroy
Cherry Hill
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