We Want to Make America Catholic Says Dr Pallon
Roxbury Mass December 9 Dr Conde B Pallon Fordham professor argues Catholics must educate laymen to spread Catholic truth He says England is up against the real thing and warns against modern social ills while urging moral intellectual persuasion to make America Catholic.
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America
Conde B. Pallon
Fordham College
St. Alphonsus Association
St. Alphonsus Hall
Pallon
James Clark
Joseph c. Pelletier
England
Europe
Father
Rome
Winter caretakers take over Granville Dunning’s house
Community notes reveal Tashua and Long Hill residents moving in as winter caretakers at Granville Dunning’s residence. Local families plan travel, illnesses and holiday gatherings noted. church ladies host a social with visitors from Bridgeport and nearby towns.
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I. Hand
Granville Dunning’s Place
John Radcliffe
Long Hill
Orlando, Fla
Asquith Declines Honors From King George
London reports that King George offered Earlhood and the Order of the Garter to former Premier H. H. Asquith. Asquith reportedly declined both honors, citing reasons not disclosed.
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London
George
Asquith
Order of the Garter
Hawaii to Elect Governor As Home Rule Step
Honolulu reports Delegate Kalanianaole will introduce in the upcoming short Congress a bill to give Hawaii voters the right to elect their territorial governor. He says the move fits the home rule trend, could lead to statehood, and rejects a commission form of government while stressing local control.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Kalanianaole
Committee On Territories
Congress
House
Chickens Pay Way to School for Massachusetts Boy
Stanley W. DeQuoy, 17, of Georgetown, Mass earned funds for agricultural education from nine hens. He won a junior state poultry championship with 12 white leghorns, earning a Washington trip and a profit of 20.38 dollars from four months of eggs, hatching, and sales while also tending bees, pigs, and ducks.
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Boston
Stanley W. DeQuay
Pond Street
Georgetown
Mass
Hathorne
Stanley
Washington, D. C
de Quoy
Harvard junior class votes to ban alcohol at smokers
Harvard students impose a dry policy with a decisive vote, removing beer and cider from 1918 smokers. The abstention marks the first time in two years a Harvard class rejects mildly alcoholic drinks, fueling debate among dry and wet camps and drawing blame toward Billy Sunday and Tad Jones for influence on campus sentiment.
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Harvard
Billy Sunday
Tad Jones
Food treaty with Holland reaches export agreement
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Berlin Vossische Zeitung announcing an agreement between Germany and England via Holland on export of foodstuffs. The Amsterdam correspondent says it allows both Germany and England to obtain food from Holland. Samuel M. Taylor, American Consul General at Birmingham, England, is dead. XMAS TREES WHEATHS.
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London
Amsterdam
The
Times
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Holland
Germany
England
Samuel M. Taylor
Birmingham
Fng
Men’s League to Stage Winter Entertainment at Park Street
Park Street church plans a second winter entertainment series after last season’s success. The lineup opens December 19 with Charles H. Tyndall on ether waves, followed by the Redpath Grand Quartet of New York on January 5, and Strickland W. Gillilan on January 25 with Mrs. Alice Mertens at the concert. Tickets go on sale at local shops. single tickets 40 cents.
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Men’s League
Park Street Church
Charles H. Tyndall
Tyndall
John Tyndall
William Tyndall
Park Street
Church
Redpath Grand Quartet
New York City
Carre
Ian Jackson
Carl Duff
Frederick Martin
Martin
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York
America
Strickland W. Gillilan
German Socialists Oppose Deportations Across Europe
In The Hague a meeting of the executive internationale backed Vanderveld’s appeal regarding Belgian deportations. German Socialist leaders Scheidemann and Eivert affirmed that both major and minor factions of their party oppose the deportations and outlined protest measures in Germany.
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The
Hague
Philip Scheidemann
Friederich Eivert
Executive Internationale
Emil Vanderveld
Belgium
Vanderveld
Germany
Control of Radio Stations Is Asked
Washington reports a bill to create a government monopoly on radio communication by purchasing all private ship and shore stations. Commander D W Todd states strong government control is needed as stations increase and interference worsens.
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Washington
United States
Congress
D. W. Todd
Naval Communications
Todd
Cigarmakers Demand Wage Increase in City Plants
Cigarmakers in all city plants seek a raise to take effect Monday Dec 11 asking $1 more per thousand cigars. Current scale is $9 to $15 per thousand, new proposal $10 to $16. About 65 workers would be affected. Masonic notes.
France Demands War Conduct Reorganization
Paris reports growing demand for rapid radical changes in how France conducts the war. Stephen Pichon argues the chamber vote shifts responsibility but fails to deliver, calling for a clean sweep of cabinets and decisive action without delay.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
England
Stephen Pichon
Petit Journal
Chamber
May Use Shark Skins As Leather Substitute
The United States bureau of fisheries investigates shark skins as a leather substitute to offset high animal skin costs. A bureau statement says shark skins can yield acceptable leather, with Florida fishermen contributing large skins for experiments and the government providing tackle while lighthouse keepers also collect sharks. Asa G. Candler was elected mayor of Atlanta.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Fisheries
United States
Florida
Knowlton Street Taxpayers Seek Relief From Levy
Representatives of Armstrong Manufacturing Co and Dorothea Arminger urged abatement of Knowlton street trunk sewer assessment before the claims committee of the common council. The committee heard the petitioners but took no action as many East Side property owners withdrew requests while 38 other petitioners sought abatement of assessments interest expenses or property tax.
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The
Common Council
Armstrong Manufacturing Co
Dorothea Arminger
Knowlton Street
East Side
Bridgeport Hospital Treats Nearly 6,000 Patients
Bridgeport Hospital treated nearly six thousand patients last year per an annual report by Superintendent W. W. Jones. The board elected Judge Morris B. Beardsley and Robert Hincks to the board, filling vacancies from deaths. Albert E. Lavery to secretary, replacing James P. Gregory who resigned after 25 years.
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Bridgeport
W. W. Jones
Morris B. Beardsley
Robert
Hincks
Geo. E. Somers
John 8
Fairfield Bureau of Farms to Elect Meeting Agenda
The Fairfield County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting at the Norwalk headquarters Monday at 11 a.m. to review reports from the president secretary treasurer and farm agent, set the budget, nominate and elect officers and directors, approve constitutional amendments adding the Secretary to the Executive committee and creating Section 3 requiring two auditors, and require the Treasurer to furnish a bond. The plan reform and new membership committee will report.
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Fairfield, County
Matriarchal School Gift Prompts Old Debate On Roles
The widow of Senator T. W. Palmer donates 4 000 000 dollars to start a Motherhood School to train girls for wifehood and motherhood. The plan clashes with current trends toward female independence as attitudes toward marriage and economics shift. Representative Samuel J Tribble of Athens Ga weighs in.
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T. W. Palmer
Samuel J. Tribble
Athens, Ga
Cascarets Liver and Bowel Cleansing Ad
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle cleansing for liver and bowels. It claims benefits like clear head, clean tongue, rosy skin, and overall well being, stating the product is safe for men women and children and comes in a 19 cent box.
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