Provincetown Tercentenary Appeals For Federal Aid
The Provincetown tercentenary committee asks the joint Congressional committee for federal funds to build a permanent memorial at Provincetown marking the Pilgrims landing in 1620. Plans include connecting the harbor site to the monument with a pier and parkway and completing approaches, with ceremonies planned around the 1920 300th anniversary. The long list of committee officers and honorary vice presidents includes William H. Young, Charles N. Rogers, Jerome S. Smith, and many state and local figures.
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Provincetown
Cape
Senate
House of Representatives
Washington
Provincetown Harbor
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Plymouth
O. S
Carver
Town Hill
Joint Special Committee of Congress
United States
William H. Young
Charles W. Hawthorne
Walter Welsh
William B. Lawrence
Richarr Miller
Edwin N. Paine
Charles N. Rogers
Selectman
Henry Mottet
Myrick C. Atwood
John A. Cook
John A
Theson
Wilbur D. Steele
H. Young
Jerome S. Smith
William 3. Lawrence
Thomas C. Thacher
Senator Lodge
Senator Walsh
Joseph Walsh
M. C
Jerome 9. Smith
A. P. Hannum
James Biram
Francis Bacon Jones
George Allen
J. C. Freeman Post
F. K. Williams
American Legion
Benedict FitzGerald
Raymond A. Hopkins
Frederick Co. Swift
Cullen C. Campbell
John Adams
William H. Ryder
D. D
R. Perry
Harwich
Hayden Richardson
Dennis
Thomas P. Consadine
Brewster
Heman A. Harding
Chatham
J. Bradford Steele
Orleans
Nathan H. Clark
Eastham
Everett I. Nye
Wellfleet
Manuel F. Corey
Truro
William T. Johnson
Joseph E. Montgomery
J. Ds Cogan
M. C. Terra
D. A. Raposa
Joseph H. Weeks
Joseph Eikerling
Provincetown Art Association
George Elmer Brown
Beachmembers’ Club
Provincetown Board of Trade
Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association
Florence Hudson
Nautilus Club
Playground Association
Florence Waldin
Research Club
Melzar Chaffee
Sailloft Club
King Hiram Lodge
A. F
A. M
E. A. DeWager
Joseph Warren Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
W. H. Healey
Marine Lodge
Odd Fellows
Mertie Kelley
Daughters of Rebecca
Edith Young
Woman's Relief Corps
Mary Stull MacIntyre
Red Cross
Franklin EF. Hill
Royal Arcanum
John A. Lewis
New England Order of Protection
St. Peter's Aid Society
John Dennis
Portuguese Fraternity
Frank Rose
St. Michael Society
St. Michael Ladies’ Society
Minnie Davis
Sisters of St. Joseph Society
Harping Hand Society
Mattie A. Lewis
Neptune Sunshine Branch
Harriet Paine
Visiting Nurse Association
Frederick C. Boynton
Percival J. Eaton
Lowe Phelps
J. F. Snow
Fail to Settle Dockmen's Strike in New York
Representatives of shipping interests met with Mayor Hylan to settle the longshoremen strike but the talks produced no result. Piers showed few strikers back to work and no major change, while eighteen steamers and two sailing vessels were cleared for early sailing.
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New York
Hylan
Alpha Club hears Mrs Rand story in Dorchester meeting
The Alpha Club of Dorchester met at the Dorchester Women's Club for its second business meeting of the year. Members listened intently to Mrs William Bris bane Rand's account titled Dorchester in the Early Days.
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Alpha Club
Mrs. Rand
Alpha Club of
Dorchester
Dorchester Women’s Club
William Brisbane Rand
Faithful Policemen Rewarded For Service During Strike
Checks of 200 were given to all police officers who remained on duty during the strike by the trustees of the fund for the defenders of public safety yesterday. There were 516 eligible. The total distributed amounted to 103200.
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Defenders of Public Safety
Boston police bonus fund tops half a million
The Boston police fund raised by public subscription totals 500 510.22 dollars with 100 400 paid to State Guard members and about 1 500 assisted. Bonus checks go to families after investigation while 2 000 more cases are reviewed. A November benefit by Patrolmen's Union leaders features new acts and songs lampooning officials.
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State Guard
John R. Macomber
Sach
Pemberton Square
Michael H. Crowley
Boston
Curtis
Coolidge
Peters
Treasury
John S. Decrow
First Motor Corps
Peptiron Tonic Praised for Vitality and Sleep
An old style advertisement touts Peptiron as an agreeable iron tonic that strengthens all organs, aids digestion, improves appetite, and promotes natural sleep. It claims benefits for anemia, nervousness, and dyspepsia with testimonials from E. P. Winkley of Gossville New Hampshire. Manufactured by C I Hood Co Lowell Massachusetts.
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E. P. Winkley
Gossville
N. H
C. I. Hood Co
Lowell
Mass
Suf folk county tag day for Roosevelt Memorial Fund
Today tag day runs across Suffolk with 3000 women canvassing Greater Boston to lift the county quota above 100000 dollars. The drive trails the needed pace to hit Massachusetts 300000 dollars by Monday night, the drive’s final day.
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Suffolk County
Roosevelt Memorial Fund
Boston
General Committee
Massachusetts
Tag Day Workers Aim for Memorial to Colonel Roosevelt
Boston volunteers mobilize across banking and business districts before noon and retail and amusement areas afterward to raise funds for a Colonel Roosevelt memorial. Miss Esta Mae Barr leads with a large committee of local notables as U. S. S. Brazos crew contribute 47.50 and a notable poetry reading adds public appeal.
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Boston
Jonathan Brown, Jr
Martha Wetherbee
Mary St. B. Eustis
Esta Mae Barr
F. B. Cutler
W. F. Snow
Everett C. Benton
Brown
Roosevelt
Miss Barr
General Edwards
Nathaniel Thayer
J. Tracy Eustis
David C. Percival
D. K. Snow
Fred B. Cutler
Marion Greeley
Devereaux Barker
Sidney Shuman
Marjorie Thayer
Chandler Robbins
Albert Register
Franklin W. Hobbs
Edward J. Holmes
Frederick M. Stone
Jane Peters
Andrew J. Peters
Henry W. Harris
Albert J. Woodlock
Arthur Merritt
Alexandra Carlisle
Peter H Hines
Dorothy Forbes
Guy Warren
Greater Boston
Liberty Hall
U. S. S. Brazos
Navy Yard
Sherwin L. Cook
Joseph P. Walsh
Michael Murray
Joseph Connolly
A. A. Lockerpie
Mr. Roosevelt
Lee, Higginson Company
Greater
Roosevelt Night at Trinity Church Newton Centre
Sunday evening at Trinity Church Newton Centre features Roosevelt Night with Prof William Roscoe Thayer delivering an address on Theodore Roosevelt at 7 15 p m. Musical selections include Tschaikowsky Andante Cantabile Rubinstein Melody in F performed by Ruth Stickney Incile Quimby and Arthur M Phelps. Morning service at 1045 a m includes Mrs Allen Hubbard performing the prelude to Saint Saens Deluge.
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Roosevelt
Trinity Church
Newton Centre
William Roscoe Thayer
Theodore Roosevelt
Tschaikowsky
Rubinstein
Ruth Stickney
American’ String Quartet
Incile Quimby
Arthur M. Phelps
St. John’s Hikers Complete First 16-Mile Walk
Members of the St John s Walking Club at St John s Preparatory College will begin a hike to Boston at 8 30 tomorrow morning with the Boston Post building as the goal. The club s first trek last Saturday covered 16 miles to Lawrence with 17 starters all finishing.
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Danvers
St. John’s
Bromine Quinine Tablets Adverts Claim Cold Aid
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets as a cure for grip and influenza, describing them as a germ destroyer tone and laxative tonic. It notes only one branded box with E. W. GROVE'S signature.
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E. W. Grove
Belgian Queen Supports Votes for Women in NonMilitant Stance
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium advocates women's suffrage but rejects militant methods and equality of the sexes. She stated this position aboard King Albert's train in Pennsylvania on October 24 as reported by the Associated Press.
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King Albert
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Considers Roles for Women in Postwar Society
The queen states that war showed no equality of the sexes yet supports voting rights. She outlines work likely for women such as nurses social workers librarians and playground instructors while noting women should choose school trustees for school matters. She adds she cannot keep up with fashion trends and jokes about being behind the procession.
Fire drills set for Boston fire companies October 27
Fire departments in Boston will begin drill sessions on Monday October 27 per a general order issued by Fire Chief Peter E. Walsh and Fire Commissioner John R. Murphy.
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Boston Fire Department
John R. Murphy
Peter E. Walsh
Dr Van Allen Lectures On Experiences Abroad
The Rev William Harman van Allen rector of the Church of the Advent gave the third lecture on his experiences abroad with the army of occupation in the Sunday school room last night. He spoke on America and France.
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William Harman van Allen
Church of the Advent
Army of Occupation
van Allen
America
France
Boston business leader John Mason Little dies at 67
John Mason Little prominent Boston real estate figure and former vice president of the Boston Chamber of Commerce died at his home 317 Dartmouth Street after a six week illness. Born January 14, 1848 in Boston, he helped develop the Little building at Boylston and Tremont and led the Little estate since 1869. He leaves seven children.
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John Mason Little
Boston
Dartmouth Street
Swampscott
Mr. Little
New England
Thomas Little
Plymouth
Richard Warren
Chauncey Hall School
English High School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
North Shore
Little
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Real Estate Exchange
Little Estate
Boylston and
Tremont Streets
Helen Beal
James H. Beal
George L. Clark
Brookline
John Mason Little, Jr
Charles W. Ogden
New York
Grace A. Little
Amos R. Littl
Helen Little
Williams, Whitelock
Marlboro
Fires At Train Kills Rider In New Jersey
Orangeh New Jersey October report describes Curtis Brace 12 firing from an attic with a .22 rifle at a passing train. Peter A. Cramer, co doctor in the cab, died from a mortal head wound. Brace was taken from school to the police station for questioning.
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Orangeh
N. J
Curtis F. Brace
Peter A. Cramer
Cramer
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Philadelphia District Ordnance Office
Peptiron
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Boyle Bros
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Batty
P. McCarthy & Son
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