Reign of Terror Alleged in Anthracite Strike Hearings
In Scranton the coal strike commission heard testimony alleging a reign of terror in the anthracite fields during the five and a half month mine workers strike. About a score of non union witnesses described boycotts, brutal attacks, arson attempts, and harassment. many cited union members as offenders. Chairman Gray urged direct evidence and indicated the inquiry aims to determine if terror existed, while adjournment was set for Saturday with reconvening in Philadelphia on January 5.
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Scranton
Coal Strike Commission
Gray
Miners’ Union
John Hoffman
Upper Lehigh
Nanticoke
Kate McNamara
Parsons
Henry Vermillye
Dourancetown
Wilkesbarre
John Doran
Pittson
Philadelphia
Corse Payton Theatres Offer Metropolitan Shows At Modest Prices
Corie Payton, a pioneer of popular prices in Brooklyn and Boston, owns multiple theatres and two touring companies. He contracts famous New York productions to present affordable shows, maintaining audience trust. The Corse Payton Stock Company opens a two week engagement at the Opera House on Monday, promising metropolitan productions at modest admission.
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Corie Payton
Brooklyn
Boston
Payton
New York
Corse Payton
Opera House
Jolly Grass Widows Return Delights Crowded House
The Jolly Grass Widows company led by Gus W. Hogan returned to a crowded venue last night with nearly the same bill as before. The act featured Carrie Fulton, Mile Dika, Mons. Paulo, and a strong supporting cast with Flynn Seeback and the duo Burkhardt and Moore. Highlights included Before the Dawn and The Sign of the Red Light, with repeats scheduled for today and tomorrow.
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Jolly Grass Widows
Gus W. Hogan
Mile
Dika
Mons. Paulo
Carrie Fulton
Carrie B. Monroe
Lillian Marshall
Harry Seeback
Burkhardt
Moore
W. G. Hafford
Louis Worth
McFarland and
Murray
Ice Man
Wink
Mack
Foy and Clark head a strong vaudeville bill at the Cas
The Cas offers a balanced week of acts led by Foy and Clark in A Spring of Youth with every performance scoring with audiences. Tomorrow afternoon features another children’s matinee. the house is expected full and seats may be reserved by telephone at 5-3.
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Casto
Foy and Clark
Haynes
Egypt in Boston Exhibit Attracts Thousands Of Visitors
A Boston display titled Egypt in Boston presents a full encampment of more than thirty Egyptians with real warriors, magic, women, soothsayers, swordsmen and acrobatic dances led by La Belle Rosa drawing large crowds to the museum in Austin & Bone.
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Orient
Boston
Austin & Btone
Egypt
Fair La Belle Rosa Dances Through Orient’s Swiftest Spin
A vivid note on a dancer named Fair La Belle Rosa famed as the swiftest spinning dervish with a record of 200 revolutions, celebrated across the Orient. The item "Egypt in Boston" remains at the museum through Christmas week, framed to delight and fascinate visitors.
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Sahara
Orient
Egypt
Boston
Museum
Keith's Boston Playhouse to Feature Bears and Monkeys
Christmas week program at Keith's Boston Playhouse includes Prof Winscherman with trained bears and monkeys for juvenile patrons and adult amusement. The 10 o'clock opening on December 22 will feature Cushman Holmcombe and Curtis in The New Teacher, Banks and Nona Winters, Tom Almond, Paloma Ladies quintette, Wonderful Busch, Hal Merritt the cartoonist, Cole and Johnson, and a final six days for the colored vocal duo in their last appearance this season.
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Keith
Boston Playhouse
Winscherman
Cushman
Holcombe
Curtis
Banks
Nona Winters
Tom Almond
Paloma Ladies’ Quintette
Wonderful Busch
Hal Merritt
Messrs. Cole and
Johnson
Emma Carus Leaves The Defender For Vaudeville Return
Emma Carus quits The Defender on Saturday night to return to vaudeville and searches for her missing father. She is the clever singer with a deep voice and was among The Defender’s leaders. Jeffie Tilbury has left Bowdoin Square theatre stock company and may return to Boston in spring. Tilbury, daughter of Lydia Thompson, was starred years ago in a Cosgrove-managed company in Lowell.
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Emma Carus
Defender
Miss Carus
The
Jeffie Tilbury
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Boston
Miss Tilbury
Lydia Thompson
Lowell
John F. Cosgrove
Battalion Drill Shows Precise Movements At Armory
The third battalion drill of the season for companies G C and M occurred at the armory last night before a good crowd. Movements were precise and praised by all present. Lieut Gillow of Co M served as major under Major James E Sullivan of Boston. Capt Fair weather led Co G, Capt Kittredge commanded Co C, and Lieut Kelsey led Co M. Major Sullivan is among the majors of the 9th regiment. Illness kept Capt McNulty from acting as maj or for the evening.
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Lieut. Gillow
Co. M
James E. Sullivan
Boston
9Th Regiment
McNulty
Fairweather
Co. C
Kittredge
Lieut. Kelsey
Vacation rail fares spark travel to west and Canada
Those planning to spend holidays at home or abroad should contact Thomas Wynne travel agent for Grand Trunk railway. Fares listed include Boston Chicago 17 dollars Detroit 12.75, St Paul Minneapolis 28.50, Denver 44.40, San Francisco 67.40. Personally conducted tours depart Boston Mondays and Wednesdays for Colorado and Pacific Coast destinations.
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Canada
West
Thomas Wynne
Grand Trunk Railway System
Washington Street
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Denver
San Francisco
Colorado
Pacific Coast
Special Price on Ready Made A G P Home Made Sheets
A. G. Pollard & Co offers unbleached ready made sheets two yards wide by two and a half yards long. Handsome with eight inch hems, fine cotton, made to order and called A G P home made sheets. Priced at 85 cents each or three for a dollar. Basement.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
St Pauls Men’s League Meets at Brown Home
The St Pauls church Men’s League held its monthly business meeting and social at William D Brown’s Third Street home. Guests enjoyed a revised constitution and by laws, a dainty spread, and music by Bertha Cleworth, Harriman, Walter Cleworth, Hammond, and Kenneth Brown. A ping pong match saw Harriman defeat W S Dillon, and Brown received a hearty vote of thanks for his hospitality.
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Men's League of
St. Paul's Church
William D. Brown
Third Street
League
Page
Bertha Cleworth
B. D. Harriman
Walter Cleworth
George Hammond
Kenneth Brown
W. S. Dillon
Brown
Prices of coal in New England cities yesterday
A table shows coal prices for hard and soft varieties in New England towns. Prices vary by city with anthracite mainly $10 plus ranges from $9 to $19 in several markets, and Boston reporting $12 to $18. Lowell anticipates coal at about $10 next week.
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New England
Lowell Coal Co
Salem
Boston
Cumberland
Lynn
Lawrence
Portsmouth
Fall River
Worcester
Springfield
Manchester
Nashua
Lowell
Royal Bank Halifax Plans Ties With New York Bank
Halifax December reports an additional option on 5000 Royal Bank shares held by interests linked to the Armours. The bank’s future is expected to connect with an International Bank established in New York. Royal Bank general manager Mr Brl L Pease says two New York men will join the board, and all American and West Indian business will be directed from the New York office.
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Halifax
N. 8
Armours
International Bank
New York
Brl L. Pease
Royal Bank
Bribery Trial Proceeds in St Louis Case
Judge Ryan overruled the defence demurrer in a bribery case involving ex Delegates Sheridan Denny Albright Bersch and Gutke. The trial advanced as J K Murrell testified as a state witness detailing the suburban franchise deal.
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St. Louis
Ryan
Sheridan
Denny
Albright
Bersch
Gutke
J. K Murrell
Fmo
General staff corps bill moves. reforms debated
Washington reports show House military committee backing a favorable war department bill to create a general staff corps while proposing two amendments. One preserves the inspector-general’s bureau and the other blocks brigadier generals from receiving lieutenant general or major general rank and pay. Chiefs in education and labor push eight hour bill and harbor project votes loom.
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Washington
House Military Committee
War Department
Army
Inspector-General
S Department
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Houge
Senate Committee of Commerce
Baltimore
About the House column seeks reader tips in Lowell Weekly Journal
The About the House department invites Lowell Weekly Journal readers, especially ladies, to send household recipes hints and suggestions for the columns at the department address. The feature promises a practical Lowell housekeeping resource and values thoughtful contributions from the paper’s audience.
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Lowell
Lowell Weekly Journal
Quebec Man Guilty of Murder in Drohit Case
Louis Gosselin of Montmagny county was found guilty of killing Mrs. Drohit in a case that drew attention for use of remarks by the defendant's wife as evidence. An appeal is planned on grounds that wife testimony is inadmissible against her husband under Canadian law.
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Quebec
Louis Gosselin
Montmagny
Asiatic squadron assembles at Cavite under Evans
The principal vessels of the Asiatic squadron gather at Cavite as part of Rear Admiral Evans program. The flagship Kentucky and cruiser Celtic are there, and gunboat Princeton left Uruguay for the same destination. Other fleet ships have already assembled.
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Washington
Asiatic Squadron
Cavite
Evans
Kentucky
Princeton
Uruguay
Fashion, fuel, and Frau duties in the kitchen era
An article urges housewives to wear cotton house dresses for comfort and cleanliness, notes woolen fabrics are heavy, and tempers orange peel as a poor kindling idea. It extols versatile waist and skirt combinations, celebrates handkerchief use in outfits, and recalls a method for bread baking requiring constant kitchen focus.
The Housekeeper’s Broad Mastery and Challenge
The passage notes that home making relies on masters of the whole situation who manage all departments with completeness. It laments the rarity of specialists among household keepers and emphasizes the housekeeper’s difficult task in life.
Prune Whip and Cottage Pudding Recipes
Prune whip blends cooked prunes with cream and whipped egg whites, then layers in glasses with a top cream. Cottage pudding uses butter melted in the baking pan, beaten egg and sugar, milk, soda, cream of tartar, baked, served with butter or fruit sauces and mashed berries.
Household Hints From An Early Manual
Household tips advise wrapping cheese in a cloth and storing in a tin in a cool place, covering milk and butter to prevent odors and germs, and using Turkish towels for daily cleansing to ward off neuralgia. Mould on wood should be treated with kerosene, whitewash damp cellar walls dry out, and lime can combat mould spots by sprinkling on affected areas.
The Old Receipt Book and Its Gentle Lesson
Eleanor Scott Sharples offers a reflective tribute in Good Housekeeping, recalling a worn family recipe book. The piece traces Aunt Sarah, Grandmother, and Mother's dishes, linking kitchen keepsakes to love, generosity, and grace. It ends with a moral that human affection mirrors divine love as meals and memories mingle.
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Sarah
Hfe
Leeson
Dante
Reading
Eleanor Scott Sharples
Good Housekeeping
Alfred Bouvier Dies in San Francisco at Dec
Alfred Bouvier, long linked with Al Heyman as manager of the Baldwin Theatre, died in San Francisco today. After the Baldwin Theatre fire he shifted to the proposed construction of a Jewish theatre, but ill health forced abandonment of the project.
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San Francisco
Dec
Alfred Bouvier
al Heyman
Mineger
Baldwin Theatre
Burna
Bouvier Beame
Tewksbury ties bridge of hands across the sea
Mayor T W Moore of Tewkesbury England affirms warm intercultural ties with Tewksbury Massachusetts through a lengthy exchange. He notes plans to display photographs, share historical books, and publish correspondence in local papers, seeking ongoing friendship and reciprocal visits between the two towns.
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Tewksbury
Twentieth Century Club
Tewkesbury
Gloucester
Eng
Vewksbury
America
England
John
Avon
Abbey Church
Phillip Doddridge
Severn
Queen Elizabeth
Tewkesbury Academy
W. Davies
Milton
Corporation
Assembly Room
Monastery of
St. Mary
B. R. Dowdeswell
Tewkesbury and
Deerhurst
H. J. L. J. Masse
W G. Bannister
Tewkesbury Abbey
Ewkesbury
London cabinet holds talks on arbitration with Venezuela
London reports no definite result from today’s cabinet meeting on U S mediation for Venezuela’s arbitration arbitration. Britain presses the United States to guarantee Venezuela’s compliance with arbitration findings. Foreign Office notes Bowen has full powers to settle and remarks that Bowen may be the arbitrator.
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London
United States
Venezuela
Associated Press
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Castro
Bowen
Lansdowne
Payne Suffered Indigestion While Enroute to White House
Port master General Payne faced an acute indigestion attack while heading to the White House at midday. He was taken to his hotel where two physicians were summoned. By afternoon he was improving and expected to return to his office tomorrow.
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Washington
Dee
White House
Payne
New York De 18 Ruseall Fogewogg Returns to Office
Ruseall Fogewogg is back at his New York office for the first time since his removal or absence about ten months ago. No further details available on the circumstances or advisory statements from officials.
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New York
Ruseall Fogewogg
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Shefroth J Colo
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Germany
Shafroth
House
Representative Tawney
House Committee On Industrial Arts and
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