Woman Hit by Auto Dies in Front of Home
Mrs Delia Reardon 67 of 56 Brighton Ave Ast on to Thanksgiving shopping was fatally struck by a car on Brighton Avenue near her home. She died at St Elizabeths Hospital minutes after arrival. The driver Thomas H McCarthy 19 of 487 Washington Street Brookline was arrested charged with manslaughter.
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Delia Reardon
Brighton Avenue
Ailston
Reardon
St. Elizabeth's Iospital
Thomas
H. McC‘arthy
Washington Street
Brookline
Eastern Steamship Orders New Steamer for Boston to New York
The Eastern Steamship Lines ordered a freight steamer from Pusey & Jones of Wilmington for the Boston to New York trade. Designed by Theodore Ferris, the vessel will be ready next June with a contract price of 211 dollars per deadweight ton, a record for the era. The company plans a second vessel of the same dimensions and may award the contract to the same builder.
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Pusey & Jones
Wilmington
Del
Eastern Steamship Lines
Boston
New York
Theodore Ferris
Naval Architect
Eastern Steamship Company
Mexicans to US: Delayed reply may spite Washington
Nov 26 officials say Mexico delays in replying to the American demand for the release of William O. Jenkins, the consular agent at Puebla, may be intentional to further antagonize the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William O. Jenkins
Tuebla
United States
Mexico City reports stir revolutions and aid to revolutionists
Officials in Mexico City spread word that Mexico plans to aid revolutionaries by delaying replies. Mexican agents in the United States are said to exaggerate domestic unrest citing steel and coal strikes while the embassy provides no new information. Jenkins remains in penitentiary over alleged bandit kidnapping and $150,000 loss. Mexico’s Senate may seek Carranza’s info before replying, worsening already tense U S relations.
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Mexico City
United States
Jenkins
Mexican Senate
Carranza
Senate
Mexico
Coal Gas Death of Groton Man Found in Garage Basement
John Donovan aged 65 was found dead yesterday morning in the Groton garage basement at 1283 Washington Street South End where he worked. Assistant Medical Examiner Oscar Richardson ruled coal gas poisoning from the boiler as the cause and ordered removal to the southern mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Donovan
Harrison Avenue
South End
Groton
Washington Street
Oscar Richardson
Legion Post To Give Fireworks Display At Franklin Field
Under the Charles F. Hammond Jr Post 78 of the American Legion a fireworks display will be presented at Franklin Field this evening. The public is invited to witness the elaborate set pieces and the post will keep open house at its Dorchester Club headquarters on Talbot Avenue during the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Hammond, Jr
Post 78
American Legion
Franklin Field
Post
Dorchester Club
Talbot Avenue
Brookline Chauffeur Sought Over Elopement Crime Spree
Police seek Edwin F. Wilson, Brookline chauffeur, who rose to notoriety last May after eloping with 18 year old Gladys E. Nason in a stolen car. Authorities in northern New York say he conducted a brief career of crime including forgeries automobile robberies and bigamy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin F. Wilson
Brookline
Gladys E. Nason
Lothario fugitive tied to multiple forged checks
A man calling himself Lester M. Rich eloped with Wellesley widow Mrs. Etta Irene Biers, married in Claremont, New Hampshire, then vanished after a Saratoga Springs hotel disruption. Police pursue him across New England and New York for forgery and auto theft. his wife plans divorce.
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Etta Irene Biers
Claremont
N. H
Saratoga Springs
Lothario
New England
New York City
Newton
Providence
Gladys Nason
Post
Lester M. Rich
Wilson
Wellesley
Natick
Thanks Post for Exposing Dr Muck and Public Truth
A Brookline reader thanks the Post for publishing letters and facts about Dr Karl Muck. The writer praises Palmer for demanding publicity and lauds Kellehar and Gifford for pursuing the truth amid difficulties. They argue the public deserved to know the deception and the real character of Dr Mack.
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Karl Muck
Palmer
Muck
Home Rule Plan for Ireland Ready Soon
London reports a new home rule bill to create a single Irish legislature or senate of 40 with two parliaments potentially excluded, to be introduced within two weeks. Cabinet finance talks under J Austen Chamberlain shape the measure while customs and police control remain central disputes.
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London
Iréland
Cabinet
Finance
J. Austen Chamberlain
Has cure for labor troubles
Colonel D F Pidgeon auditor general of Canada outlined a plan to prevent strikes by mobilizing the general public to balance power between labor and capital. He charged Bolshevik and Soviet propaganda is advancing to wreck the governments of the United States and Canada at the Canadian Club of Boston annual meeting at the Hotel Somerset last night.
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D. F. Pidgeon
Canada
Canadian Club of
Boston
Hotel Somerset
United States
Colonel Pidgeon Warns of Soviet Rule in Winnipeg Speech
Colonel Pidgeon delivers an impassioned speech claiming Winnipeg has endured five weeks of Soviet rule and that radicals aim to seize major Canadian cities. He cites strikers blocking cops and firemen, workers wearing protest cards, and asserts a plan to form a National Patriotic Productive League with five development points, including an immediate industrial armistice and joint labor capital governance.
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Pidgeon
Winnipeg
Canada
Dominion
Germany
Vancouver
Calgary
Montreal
Toronto
Labor
National Patriotic Production League
North American
Deaths Connors Widow of Daniel Connors Dorchester
In Dorchester on Nov 26 Mary Connors widow of Daniel Connors of 165 Devon Street Dorchester. Notice of funeral later.
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Connors
Dorchester
Mary Connors
Daniel Connors
Devon St
Whiskey, Wine and Beer Sold in New Orleans After Ruling
New Orleans reports a wartime prohibition ruling declared unconstitutional by Federal Judge Foster, leading to open sale of whiskey, wine, and beer over the counter in the city tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Foster
Judge Foster Enjoins Interference With Bonded Whisky Sale
In New Orleans a court order briefly halted federal actions on bonded whiskies after Herman Leister Liquor Company petition. Barrooms served liquor in varied ways, with straight liquor dominating due to demand while French restaurants paired claret with meals. The judge also tied the injunction to the WWI peace treaty status, citing Congress adjournment as ending the war.
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Foster
Congress
Germany
Wilson
Prohibition Battle Prompts Rising Prices and Tight Controls
The article notes veto of the wartime prohibition enforcement bill, demobilization of the army and navy, and a warning from officials that prosecutions would resume if the wartime act is ruled constitutional. Saloon owners plan flat 50 cent drinks, whiskey prices range from 2 to 60 cents, with bonded quart bottles around 6 dollars. Downtown crowds linger, taxicab rush to lake area establishments continues, and stockpiles were reported to last into January if the act is deemed unconstitutional. Out-of-town visitors for the racing season add to busy scenes at bars and liquor shops.
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United States District Attorney
Internal Revenue Collector
Supreme Court of the United States
Mooney
Supreme Court
Shah of Persia Guest at Poincare Hunting Party
Paris November 26. The Shah of Persia was today the guest of President Poincare at a Rambouillet hunting party arranged in the Persian ruler s honor by the French leader.
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Shah OF Persia
Paris
Persia
Poinare
Leverhulme Visits Boston to Inspect Cambridge Plant
William Leverhulme, Lord Leverhulme of England and a leading soap magnate, arrives in Boston to review his Cambridge plant and to address the Boston Chamber of Commerce on Human Relationship in Industry. He will dine with Cambridge employees and attend a luncheon at the Copley Plaza Hotel with Chamber officers and President Macomber.
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William Eskett Lever
Baron Leverhulme
England
Dominions
Boston
Cambridge
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Lord Leverhulme
William BE. Gladstone
Copley Plaza Hotel
United States
Macomber
Chamber of Commerce
Promotion for Hoppe to Traffic Lieutenant in General Orders
Sergeant Bernard J. Hoppe, head of the traffic squad, is promoted to lieutenant in general orders effective tomorrow at 7 45 AM. He will have temporary quarters in the Cadet Armory and direct supervision over 120 selected new patrolmen forming a traffic unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard J. Hoppe
Traffic System Taught To New Recruits Tomorrow
Selected for their size and fitness, new recruits will learn the traffic system developed by the First Motor Corps and will take positions beside current traffic duty members starting tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Motor Corps
Gudes Pepto Mangan Ad Promotes Health and Energy
This old advertisement touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as a remedy to enrich thin watery blood and restore vitality. It claims benefits for anemia, notes availability in liquid or tablet form, and warns buyers to insist on the Gude's brand for genuine Pepto Mangan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gude
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