Episcopal Pension Fund Surpasses Goal by Oversubscription
New York Oct 7 Final returns to J P Morgan show the $5,000,000 Episcopal pension fund for retired clergy was oversubscribed by about 75 percent with total subscriptions of $8,712,000 and $5,164,555 already paid. Bishop William Lawrence of Massachusetts supervised the campaign, which closed Feb 28. Pensions of $203,000 annually are being paid as many donors contributed through congregations. New York City led with $2,121,592, while New England contributed $1,222,768. The Carnegie Corporation gave $324,744, and two donors gave $250,000 each.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
William Lawrence
Massachusetts
Lawrence
New York City
New England
Carnegie Corporation
Massachusetts Contributes Major Share to National Fund
Massachusetts gave $714 123 about 10 percent of the total with 3805 subscribers listed raising $405 848. Cash church collections in the state added $308 279, so the total named donors are fewer than the overall contributors. The church pension fund is the largest of its kind and, after the Red Cross hundred million fund, the second largest charitable campaign in America. It took a year to complete. While five
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Massachusetts
Church Pension
Red Cross
America
Big Choir to Sing at Military Mass
Cardinal O Connell will celebrate a military mass at Strandway Marine Park on Columbus Day Oct 12. A choir of several hundred Knights of Columbus members will perform under Pio De Luca director of Cathedral choir and archdiocese school music supervisor. A rehearsal occurred at Cathedral of the Holy Cross yesterday afternoon.
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Cardinal O'Connell
Strandway
Marine Park
Knights of Columbus
Pio de Luca
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Var-ne-sis advertised as relief for chronic rheumatism
Worcester man L E Patterson describes 20 years of rheumatism and swelling. He credits Var-ne-sis for relief, cites improved mobility and ability to work, and endorses the remedy's herbal ingredients and free consultation at Var-ne-sis rooms in Lynn and Boston.
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Var-ne-sis
L E. Patterson
Austin St
Worcester
Mass
W. A. Varney
Lynn
Boylston St
Boston
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Claim Kidney Health
An ad urges preventive care for kidneys and bladder using Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It links backache, urinary issues, and Bright's disease risk to kidney function and promotes the product as safe, effective, and money back guaranteed.
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Nature
Bright
Haarlem
Boston Post Dog Story Contest Opens Prizes For Best Entries
The Boston Post offers three prizes for dog stories including a Double Gold Eagle and a Single Gold Eagle plus cash. Entries must be original, signed with real name and address, typed on one side, under 200 words, and may be published in the Daily and Sunday Post.
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The
Boston Post
Sunday Post
Post
the Post
Boston
Francis H. Rowley
H. C. Merwin
Dog Story
Skye Terrier Traits and Tale of a Homeward Return
A Skye Terrier is described as a robust, intelligent breed with a long coat and strong vermin hunting instincts. The piece notes its size, color variations, and water-driendliness, then recounts a dog’s voyage from Bath to Augusta, its distress, and eventual return to Mrs. IL A Eddy in Boston.
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Skye
Island of
Mischief of a Shepherd Dog and Tabby in Milton
Mrs. Margaret Sweeney recalls her dog Larry a handsome black shepherd who attacked her tabby, chasing and wrestling in the grass after nearly colliding at the front gate. The dog still pursues the cat whenever possible, but the tabby remains unmoved as she stalks grasshoppers nearby.
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Larry
Tabby
Margaret Sweeney
Canton Avenue
Milton
Persisting collie Cherie treated at Charlestown hospital
A lame collie named Cherie wandered into Charlestown NH's outpatient department and, after being twice turned away, entered to see the doctor. The doctor recognized the dog had visited earlier and, impressed by its perseverance, ordered treatment for its injured foot. Arthur Smith Arlington.
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Charlestown
N. H
Cherie
Arthur Smith
Highland Avenue
Arlington
Mac the English Setter Wins Glory and Saves Kitten
Mac, an English setter, is a record-setting show dog with 26 wins and many cups and medals. He saved a young kitten stuck between fence pickets, a deed the owner calls grand, as Mac posed for photos and enjoyed children. The note signs off from Joseph P. Hogan of Cambridge.
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Mac
Joseph P. Hogan
Fayette Street
Cambridge
How Did Jim Know the Way
Jim a black setter owned by Bemis of Hopkinton near Boston is a valued bird dog. After being sold to a Plymouth buyer, he repeatedly traveled back to Hopkinton by train and by express, staying with neighbors until Bemis left for work. A Plymouth letter says Jim will stay in Hopkinton as he is too knowing to be sold. Allan W. Pierce Adams Building Quincy.
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Jim
Bemis
Hopkinton
Boston
Plymouth
Mass
Allan W. Pierce
Adams Building
Quincy
Major the dog and a year of adventures in Bath
A family's winter dog Major grows up lively in Bath. They drive to farms for produce with Major riding in the carriage and chasing chickens. An old sea captain visits and forms a special impression on Major during their story.
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Major
Bath
Prince and the Time o Day and a Dorchester Dog
A Dorchester reader recalls Prince a loyal dog who fetched the morning paper and walked Eva to school until her illness. He waited by the clock every hour and delivered notes, and in the afternoon moved chopped wood to the shed, proving a trusted helper to the family.
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Prince
Dad
Little Eva
Eva
M. C. Richards
Mill Street
Dorchester
Korniloff Likely To Face Civil Court Over Insubordination
Petrogad report says General Korniloff may dodge a court martial on technicalities and be tried in civil court for insubordination. It notes his Petrograd march followed government orders after a so called rebellion and that he was appointed by the provisional government. It also cites M Liov to whom Korniloff sent a garbled ultimatum.
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Petrograd
Korniloff
Novala Zhizn
Kerensky
M. Lvoff
Korniloft
Italians Beat Off Surprise Attacks On Italian Front
Rome reports a string of Austrian surprise assaults met sturdy resistance. Italian troops repelled attacks and conducted a successful raid on Monte San Gabriele, taking prisoners on the northern slopes.
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Rome
War Office
Monte San Gabriele
Russian Scouts Capture General Count von Meyer
Russian scouts from the Caucasus army conducted a daring raid and captured General Count von Meyer, head of the German air service in the Black Sea district, according to an official announcement.
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Petrograd
Caucasus
Count von Meyer
Black Sea District
Russians Capture Height Near Sereth in Romanian Front
Russian troops on the Romanian front seized a height and part of the village of Vaskoutou northwest of Sereth after artillery preparation. They later withdrew under heavy enemy fire, taking 12 officers and 750 men as prisoners and capturing seven machine guns.
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Petrograd
Vaskoutoy
Sereth
Vaskoutou
French Repel Surprise Attack by Germans
German forces struck French trenches at Navarin farm in Champagne last night. French war office says the assault was repulsed with German casualties and several prisoners taken. artillery was active in Vauxaillon Laffaux Hurtebise and north of Hill 344 near Bezonvaux along the Meuse.
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Paris
Navarin Farm
Champagne
War Office
Vauxaillon
Laffaux
Hurtebise
Meuse
Dog Major Switches Churches in Vermont Sermon Feathery Faith
A well educated Spitz named Major, owned by a Manchester VT deacon, was kicked from his church pulpit by a younger man. Major then attended a second village church each Sunday, trotting two miles to worship, leading to reflections on animal instinct and divine oversight. Alice Woods Howell of Arlington signs off.
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Major
Manchester
Alice Woods Howell
Winter Street
Arlington
Boy Lived in Hole in Woods Interested in a Theft
Henry Atkins Jr a 14 year old boy from Everett was found living in a cave like hole in the woods off Lynn Street Malden by police who took him into custody in Malden square after he tried to discard a stolen bicycle. He confessed the theft and led officers to his woodland abode. No charges were filed and he promised to stay at home.
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Henry Atkins, Jr
Henry Atkins
Thurman Park
Everett
Malden
Malden Square
Lynn Street
Henry
Catholic Federation Holds Quarterly Meet in Malden Street Hall
More than 250 delegates attended the Middlesex County Branch quarterly convention of the Catholic Federation at the Cathedral School hall on Harrison avenue and Malden street. Monsignor Ambrose I Roche opened with prayer. Charles T Daly of West Medford presided and reviewed the national convention in Kansas City.
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Middlesex County
The
Catholic Federation
Cathedral School
Harrison Avenue
Malden Street
Ambrose I
Roche
Charles T. Daly
West Medford
Kansas City
Fire Tragedy Claimed Dozens of Soldiers and Staff
Reports estimate up to 100 people died in a blaze sparked by a dropped cigarette. Most victims were soldiers in a hospital on the building’s fifth floor, with attendants and servants in quarters above.
Hindenburg Urges Patience Amid War Telegram
Berlin dispatch reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg replying to a congratulatory telegram from Essen's Catholic People's Union. He says Germany should hold on, continue to be victorious, and wait while condemning Wilson's note as an insult to Germany and the Pope.
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Amsterdam
von Hindenburg
Catholic People's Union of
Essen
Germany
Berlin
Wilson
Paris War Office Reports Artillery Actions Across Fronts
The war office statement says there was no infantry action. Artillery action was violent at times on the Aisne front and on the Meuse right bank. Eastern theatre reports marked artillery activity on the Vardar front north of Monastir and near the lakes.
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Paris
War Office
Welcom
Aisne
Meuse
Vardar
Monastir
Lakes
Bicycle rider injured after collision with Navy ambulance
Daniel Dease aged 19 of 19 Unity street North End was thrown from his bicycle in Dewey square when struck by a U S Naval Hospital ambulance. He suffers head and leg contusions and brain concussion and is at the Relief Hospital. The ambulance chauffeur was Burger A Hash.
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U. S. Naval Hospital
Dewey Square
Daniel Dease
Relief Hospital
Dease
Unity Street
North End
Burger A. Hash
Naval Ambulance
Engagement Announced for Ensign Fuller Redfield
Cincinnati report details Ensign Fuller Redfield of the U S naval reserves stationed at Boston navy yard to wed Miss Amy Louise Cowing of Wyoming Cincinnati. Redfield is son of Secretary of Commerce William C Redfield. He enlisted in April after war began and is an Erasmus Hall High School graduate and Amherst College alum. Miss Cowing grad of Smith College.
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Humphrey Fuller Redfield
United States Naval Reserves
Boston Navy Yard
Amy Louise Cowing
R. A. Cowing
Wyoming-Cincinnati
Ensign Redefield
William C. Redfield
Brooklyn
Washington
New England
Naval Reserve
Erasmus Hall High School
Amherst College
Miss Cowing
Smith College
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Hole IN Woods
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National Wheat Saver
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All America
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Saenger
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Camden
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