Impressive Christmas Services at St Bridget’s Church
Christmas Day at St Bridget’s featured four Masses at 6 7 8 9 10 85 a m with a bright sanctuary of plants and flowers. Rev John J McHugh delivered an eloquent sermon aided by Rev P D Meagher. A special musical program under A A Hilferty included children’s choir hymns, Rowan's Mass, and duets and solos by Genèvieve Coughlin Irene O’Donnell Agnes Kern and others. Vespers and benediction followed at 9 15 with a full choir rendition and prayers, drawing a large congregation.
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St. Bridget’s Church
Bethlehem Erecta
Sid Alten
Aera
John J.mchugh
P. D. Meagher
A. A. Hilferty
A.a.hilferty
Rowan
Genévieve Coughlin
Lee Donahue
William Suelly
Harlan Powers
Irene O'Donnell
Agnes
Kerns
Christmas Exercises at Congregational Church Sunday School
The annual Christmas entertainment and tree lighting were held in the church vestry with a stage chimney of candy boxes. More than 500 presents were given by Santa Claus to happy children. The program featured solos, recitations, duets, and a Christmas story with many local children performing under Mrs. Gilbert M. Hawkes and John Flood receiving praise for organizing the event.
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Congregational Church
Santa Claus
Frances Archer
Freddie Moore
Angel Nearold Brown
Christ Child
Hazel Hooper
James Leithead
Bernice Lester Myercise
Judys Smith
Agnes Axford
Gladys Carson
Frances Nordberg
Oda Petgon
Gladys Taylor Ree
Kenneth Murray Ree
Kiig Kringle
Wilbur Croft
Inemer Ea Larkin
Gerge Elson
Edward Johnson
Howard Klin
Miriam Paine
Lillian Weaving
Ruth French
Helen Peterson
Edith Whitehead
Dorothy Priest
Florence Jackman
Brown
William Mann
John Flood
Gilbert M. Hawkes
Methodist Sunday School Program Delights Young Attendees
A fine program presented by M and whaa chon Maneyami I annue at the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday school vestry Monday evening. The event was filled with presents and warmed the hearts of the little ones.
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Chon Maneyami 'I
Methodist Episcopal Church
Christmas Merriment at Webber Guests in Revere
Santa delivered gifts in festive style as the Enterprise published. Mr and Mrs Theodore Webber of Revere hosted Christmas with Mr and Mrs Walter Webber sharing in the merriment.
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Santa Cimis
Merri
Enterprise
Theodore Webber of
Revere
Walter’ “Webber
Sam Uplift Plan Sparks Farm Life Cheer
Vincent in Farm Life writes of rallying to cheer up Sam with a quick trip to his work. The idea is to lift Sam and brighten the world for all involved.
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Sam
Vincent
NERVE OF BOBBIES London war center and surprising escape tale
A Westminster Gazette writer describes London as a world war center with a cosmopolitan army presence and disciplined daily work. He recalls an Icelandic or Rhodesian adventurer’s claim of London’s efficiency before recounting four Union posts captives in Swakopmund who escaped harsh captivity across hundreds of miles with almost nothing to eat or drink, aided only by endurance and a military policeman guiding them to British lines.
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England
Daily Workery
Police
Westminster Gazette
London
Swakopmund
Up Again Grandmother’s Cheer Lifts Sam Jones Through Hard Times
A farmer named Sam Jones endures several bad crop years yet stays brave. The narrator recalls a childhood scene where a grandmother’s encouragement and a neighborly chorus of uplift gave Sam hope and resolve to persevere through hardship.
Fish to feed Allies as Nova Scotia boats beat weather
A World War II era dispatch notes a vast fish supply from Canada to sustain troops in France. The report claims fleets land 5,000,000 pounds weekly, with two fish days in Nova Scotia and fishermen braving fog rain ice and subs to meet demand for the empire.
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France
Canada
Nova Scotia
Dominion
Postponed Brest Litovsk Peace Talks Reported
Bolshevik dispatches from Petrograd note German troops moving west and to the southern front as peace talks at Brest Litovsk are delayed until Monday. Trotsky informs peace delegates of the strategic shift while German Socialists face passport refusals. The Bolsheviks urge immediate halt to military production and shift to peace supplies.
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Petrograd
Krylenko
Ingery
Leon Trotsky
Bolsheviks
Brest-Litovsk
Stockholm
Trotghey
Dse
Commission
Odessa
Time Will Tell
Nora questions marriage as a failure Ada argues it is not. Ada cites a case of a wife who idolizes her husband and cannot keep away, noting they have been married nearly a week.
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Nora
Ada
Clever Persuasion Delays Morning Play Persuasion
A humorous exchange notes how a clever man can even convince his young son to sleep in after seven on a Sunday morning. The dialogue hints at family dynamics and a light domestic scene.
Hoover sugar statement released by White House
Washington reports that Food Administrator Hoover’s statement on the sugar shortage was made public by the White House after he failed to obtain Senate access. He attributes the shortage to western hemisphere shipments to Europe and warns profits could total over 200 million dollars without price fixing. He replies to Claus Sprekels’ charges of mismanagement and notes prior Senate committee actions.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
White House
Europe
Claus Sprekels
Federal Refining Company
Sigar
Committee On Public Information
Notable New England Briefs Face Tragedies and Accidents
The report notes Mrs. Evans of Amesbury burned to death after a kitchen stove incident. Walter Taybert died in Boston from a fractured skull after a fall downstairs. Dr. Everett J. McKnight, former Connecticut Medical Association president, died in Hartford. A dozen passengers injured when a train derailed near Roxbury, Conn. Stephen Holman of a Cambridge, Mass. family was found dead on Clifton Beach after prior attempts to take his life.
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Amesbury
Mass
Walter ‘Taybert
Boston
Everett. J. McKnight
Connecticut Medical Association
Hartford
Roxbury
Conn
Stephen Holman
Cambridge
Clifton
Swedish Finnish troop movements amid Baltic tensions
Reported in Stockholm that Russia denies the situation while Sweden moves troops toward Finland and masss forces near Vasa and the Aland Islands to deter possible aggression. The notice indicates heightened Baltic security concerns.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Finland
Vasa
Aland Islands
Christmas Greetings From U S Government To Service Members
Secretary Baker sent a Christmas message to soldiers in France and those training in America, praising their courage and readiness to do great work for country and world. Secretary Daniels echoed naval service greetings, noting the nation’s confidence and pride in the navy’s past and expected performance.
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Washington
Chris Mad Deen
Eahhey
Baker
Navy
Daniels
Epg
France
America
War
British Air Squadron Bombs Mannheim After Raid
London reports say in Italy fighting continues on the Asiago plateau with recaptured Italian positions. Berlin minimizes the gain while Austro German forces redeploy toward the Franzesla valley. Verdun notices suggest German intent to pin French in place. A British air squadron bombed Mannheim, a key Rhine transit hub, dropping nine tons of bonds as fires broke out.
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London
Italy
Asiago
Berlin
Monte Pertea
Col del Rosa
Franzesla
Enace
Venice
Verdun
Mannhelim
Rhine
Aquid Mn
Germa
Bolsheviki Report Claims Korniloff Forces Defeated
An unsettled political crisis report from Bolshevik dispatches claims Gen Korniloff's forces have been defeated. The message cites Black Sea fleet sailors and mentions heavy machine gun fire and casualties as part of the claimed victory.
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Bolsheviki
Sentry’s. Throat Cut By Germans In France Bulletin Reads
In France the American army circulated bulletins describing German brutality. One report states a sentry was found with his throat cut after a raid, killed after capture, illustrating German savagery. Another bulletin claims Germans drive women and children from homes into the snow for occupation by soldiers and horses.
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France
Philippine
Belgium
Trains Collide at Shepherdsville Killing Forty
A rear-end collision near Shepherdsville costs forty lives. A board of inquiry cites negligence by the ahead train’s flagman and conductor for failing to protect the stopped train, and the fast train’s engineer for not controlling speed after a missed signal. The Shepherdsville operator is exonerated.
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Louisville
Shepherdsville
B.M. Starks
Nasaville
Red Cross Christmas drive surpasses forecasts
Washington reports further returns from the Red Cross Christmas membership drive show enrolment likely to exceed the 13,000,000 forecast. Officials aimed for 10,000,000 new members as the drive continued.
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Washington
the Red Cross
Sugar supplies assured for Massachusetts, 30 million pounds
Food Administrator Endicott Baye states 30,000,000 pounds of sugar are available in Massachusetts and will be distributed over the next three weeks. He expects a practically normal supply with bright prospects for continued availability.
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Boston
Endicott Baye
Massachusetts
Practising War Time Efficiency
President Wilson sends to all executive departments copies of Secretary Redfield's letter to bureau chiefs urging the elimination of red tape and memoranda. He calls for faster, wartime procedures and stresses efficiency.
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Washington
Wilson
Sen
Redfield
Murder Shot By Brother-In-Law At Bertino Home
A man named John Donofrio shot and killed his brother in law Luigi Bertano at Bertino's home. The incident occurred in North Adame Mage Dee 26 and involved Bertano being killed instantly. Investigators say the motive and exact sequence are under review as details remain unclear.
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North
Adame
Mage
Red Cross Denies Aiding Bolsheviks Amid Ambulance Plan
The State Department flatly denies American Red Cross aiding anti Bolshevik forces. Arrangements were made with Russian Red Cross approval to send seventy eight ambulances and supplies via the Roumanian frontier. The amount alleged as a bribe by Trotzky was part of Red Cross funds routed through the Petrograd embassy for relief work.
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Washington
American Red Cross
State Department
Leon Trotzky
Trotzky
America
United States
Red’ Cross
Red
Rouma
Russia
Troteky
D. R. Francis
Petrograd
Col
Kolpashnikoff
American Red Cross Commission
Tise
Germany
Bridgeport Remington plant to shut ten days for inventory
The Remington Arms plant in Bridgeport Connecticut will be closed for ten days affecting 40000 workers. Management changes and department reorganization will prepare for Russian rifle bayonet and Browning machine gun work while parts shortages and steel stock problems in the bayonet department cause heavy rejects.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Eerie
Remington Arms
Colt Company
Hartford
Pao
United States
Fourteen Killed In Gar Accident
Fourteen people died and many of the 114 aboard were injured when a street car ran wild through a tunnel for nearly a mile before overturning on its side upon emerging in Pittsburg. The cause of the crash is not yet determined.
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Pittsburg
Parole Appeal Denied for Rudolph Hecht
New York December 26 The appeal by Rudolph Hecht an enemy alien and partner in a local banking firm seeking parole extension over the holidays was denied Hecht was ordered back to Bilis island where he has been interned for pro German activities
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Bakker
New York
Rudolph Hecht
Hecht
Bilis
Island
Mail Carrier Hanged by Bandits Near Candelaria
Michael Welsh, a United States mail carrier, was killed near Candelaria Texas by Mexican bandits who hanged him and slashed his throat. The raiders looted mail sacks from the stage he was driving after killing the driver.
Well-Known Preacher Levi P Gilbert Dies in Cincinnati
Levi P. Gilbert 65, influential preacher and editor, died at his Cincinnati home. Former editor of the Western Pioneer Advocate, he was a prominent Methodist pastor in the region.
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Cincinnati
Levi P. Gilbert
Referendum Vote Opposes Conscription Pulse
A fragmented report notes a heavy vote against conscription in Australia with clear public opposition to military service. The text indicates strong sentiment and a decisive outcome beyond doubt.
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Ganey
World Wide Revolution Reported Tied to Agitators
Officials disclose evidence linking American I W W Russian Bolsheviks Irish agitators and revolutionists to a scheme aimed at overthrowing social order. A cargo of rifles revolvers and ammunition found in the Russian ship Shika at a Pacific port is under suspicion for I W W use in the country. A full port report is pending as authorities pursue the alleged international conspiracy.
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Y Washington
Gov Va
Industrial Workers of the World
Sania
Germany
Prea
Shika
Pacific
Newlands of Nevada Dies at Home in Washington
Senator Francis G. Newlands aged 69 of Nevada died at his Washington home from heart disease. He had just hosted a meeting in his office with members of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee about railroad legislation hours before his collapse. Newlands, born near Natchez Mississippi, was a leading expert on railway transportation and national waterways with extensive mining interests in Nevada and California.
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Washington
Newlands
Natchez
Miss
America
Senate
Congress
West
Nevada
California
Baroness Iona Zollnes Held Without Bail
In Chattanooga on December 26, Baroness Iona Zollnes of New York denied espionage act charges and remained held without bail for the federal grand jury. Lieut J W Spaulding U S A, 22, arrested with Zollnes, was sent to Fort Oglethorpe under guard and testified he loved her and wanted to marry.
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Chattanooga
Iona Zollnes
New York
J.w.spaulding
Fort Ogelthorpe
Spaulding
Paia
Nivel Academy
Becoms
Halifax Disaster Losses Estimated at 60 Million
An official estimate places the Halifax munition ship explosion losses at 60 million dollars. The number covers property damage and injuries, with about 4 000 people seriously hurt and 20 000 left homeless as two and a half square miles of Halifax were destroyed. M Wingfield, an expert, presented the figures to the general relief committee, calling them conservative.
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Halifax
M. Wingfield
Hidden Dynamite Found by Boys Near Quincy West Quincy
Twenty six sticks of dynamite were found by several boys on the outskirts of West Quincy wrapped in a newspaper and hidden in brush. Police and fire officials investigated but efforts to identify any person who could shed light on the matter were inconclusive. Federal authorities are expected to take a hand due to local shipbuilding plants involved in wartime contracts.
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Quincy
Mass
West Quincy
Market quotes show wholesale grain and hay prices in Boston
Boston wholesale market notes corn with bids ranging from 1.95 to 2.12 per bushel and No 2 white oats at around 94 cents to 98 cents, transit shipments across several grades. Hay and straw prices list No 1 grade at 23 to 25 dollars per hundred, stock hay around 15 dollars, rye and oat straw near 17 dollars, with various mixed feeds and bids included.
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Boston
Tbs
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