Milk and Eggs Prices in Boston and China Report
Dr. Francis F. Tucker reports on living costs in China and the impact of the U S import ban on eggs and food prices in Boston. He notes eggs at eight cents a dozen before the ban, rising beef prices against wages, and Chinese efforts to educate women and develop cotton industries while political reforms in China progress under guidance from the United States.
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Boston
China
Tenchow
Francis F. Tucker
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Orient
United States
New England
Tucker
Hall
Iit
Thanksgiving Day Post Office Hours and Closures
The post office observes Thanksgiving on Thursday November 28. Money order, registry, and postal savings are closed. General delivery opens 6 to 10 a.m. Stamp department open 6 to 10 a.m. City carriers suspended. Parcel post delivery only for perishable packages. Morning street box collections only. Rural carriers suspended. Incoming mail up to 10 a.m. distributed to boxes and general delivery. No mail dispatch 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. After 5 p.m., dispatch resumes. T. H. Thompson Acting P. M.
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Postal Savings Department
T. H. Thompson
Holland Not to the Republic
New Dutch minister J Theodore Cremer arrived in New York and said Holland will not become a republic in this generation. He cited abdication demands supported by Jeiles Troelstra backers and noted the common people of Holland remained pro-ally during the war.
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Holland
J. Theodore Cremer
United States
Washington
Wilhelmina
Jeiles Troelstra
Troops Return to Berlin Amid Welcoming Crowds
First troops returning from the front entered Berlin on November 22 per a semi official Berne dispatch. Soldier council members led each regiment as streets fluttered with national flags, few red banners. The city gave the men an enthusiastic welcome.
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Washington
Berne
Council of Soldiers
Calling Boy Babies Pershing
New York reports birth registration shows ten parents daily naming boys Per shine. Wilson and Woodrow are next choices for boys while Victory and Lorraine lead girls names in the period.
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Pershing
New York
Pershine
Wilson
Woodrow
Victory
Lorraine
Marshal Mackensen Arrives in Berlin
A semi official dispatch reports Marshal Mackensen has arrived in Berlin. His troops met the Czecho Slovak army at Lillen and could not pursue toward Oderburg, diverting to the Vienna Passan road.
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Marshal Mackensen
Berlin
Washington
Lillen
Oderburg
Vienna-Passan
Thrift and Cemetery Notice on Main Street
Saturday evening event on Main Street referenced a child's hand and a request to return it. Birdsey at Caulkins and Post Company appears as contact or involved party in this archival notice.
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Cemiet
I . Birdsey
Caulkins & Post Co
Burgomaster Max of Brussels Freed by Hans
Adolph Max the Brussels burgomaster, arrested in September 1914 for his irreconcilable attitude, was reportedly freed after being held by German forces and sent to the fortress of Glatz, according to a London report.
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Brussels
Hans
Adolph Max
Fourtress
Glatz
London
Belgium
History of Abdications Through the Christian Era
The record notes more than forty abdications since the start of the Christian era, including two English kings and several French rulers. It cites Napoleon, Charles V, Sulla, Diocletian, and monarchs from faded kingdoms, plus modern rulers in Russia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Austria Hungary. The piece juxtaposes Browning poetry and a Kaiser proclamation to reflect on power, fate, and safety for rulers.
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Louis Philippe
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Why Not St Helena The Kaiser and Prussian exile
The Springfield Republican argues that Kaiser Wilhelm II’s exile helps Germany’s democratic outlook. It warns against any return of the Hohenzollerns, noting a monarchical restoration is unlikely and suggesting a permanent residence away from influence to prevent future political disruption.
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Springfield
Germany
House of Hohenzollern
Herr Hohenzollern
The Terms Must be Hard
The Manchester Union argues terms against Germany must be harsh to force acknowledgment of criminal aggression and defeat. It states victory pomp is unwanted but demands full surrender of soul and evidence of defeat, noting undertakers lose as the dead past buries its dead.
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Manchester Union
Germany
North Ends Seek Berlin Test After City Title Run
Local stars from North Ends and South Ends clash in Berlin Thanksgiving preparation as Dean Academy and city players join forces. Key guards Murphy Dugan Mc Cabe join Geary and Sarto in a bid to outplay the rival lineup featuring Conroy Malone Brede Lynch Zebrick. Ban Johnson offers no comment on a proposed one man commissioner plan for baseball.
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Murphy
Dean Academy
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Suffield
McCabe
Joe Geary
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Sarto
Midget Conroy
Danny Malone
Brede
Lynch
Portland High School
Zebrick
Return Load plan to be discussed by War Bureau
An important meeting is set for tomorrow afternoon in War Bureau rooms to implement the Return Load plan used in other cities. Chairman Thomas Hoops Jr. urges all interested parties to attend, as trucks will collect freight locally and return loads to the origin, requiring organized information flow for rapid, convenient service. The 3 p.m. session coincides with a canceled regular meeting due to absences, and posters from the War Work drive will be distributed free at Leo Santangelo's store.
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War Bureau
Thomas Hoops, Jr
Bureau Transportation Committee
Middletown
Bureau
Leo Santangelo
Pershing for president urged by Akron Republicans
Columbus correspondence reports an Akron GOP group led by former Senator Dick backing Pershing for president with ranches to be formed nationwide and offices opened in Washington. Dick says the move started without the army leader’s knowledge but Pershing would assume responsibility if urged. A Friday meeting will seek state support. Liner Os car II searched at Halifax to block German refugees, authorities say none found and quarantine inspected.
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Columbus
Ohio
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New York
America
Halifax
Quarentine
Allies weigh Kaiser extradition bid in Belgium dispatch
London reports Allies consider a joint application to extradite the Kaiser based on a Belgium news agency dispatch. The second sentence notes a proverb about the horse’s odds not matching a bettor’s fortune.
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Kaiser
London
Belgium
Market Ends Weak as Traders Dump Rail and Marine Stocks
Opening trading shows no shift in speculative mood with broad declines across rail issues and steel. Marine preferred falls amid sale halt reports while Mexican Petroleum fluctuates. Marine common strong on earlier highs, readings indicate controls and loan limits weighing on demand.
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Marine Preferred
Steel Common
Pacific
Union Pacific
Baldwin
Southern Pacific
Reading
Studebaker
Mexican Petroleum
Bethlehem Steel B
Baldwin Locomotive
Washington
Anaconda
Grain Market Report From Jenicago Nov 25
Grain prices fell across the board with corn down 2 to 8 cents and oats 3 to 5-8 lower. Corn futures closed at November 1241-8 and December 1221-8. Oats closed November 725-8, December 703-8 to 1-2, January 70 to 701-4. Perk futures, November 43.75 and January 45.90. Lard futures for November 26.65, December 26.00, January 25.97.
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Jenicago
Benefit Brand Sweet Nut Margarine at 32c a pound
Advertising copy touts Benefit Brand Sweet Nut Margarine made from coconut meat and pasteurized cow milk, claiming butter-like taste and nutrition at 32 cents per pound versus 50 to 60 cents for butter. Sold at Direct Importing Co. yellow storefront, 70 Washington St., Middletown, with teas and coffees also offered at wholesale prices.
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New England
Direct_Importing Co
Washington St
Middletown
Benefit
War story of a drafted negro finding belonging in the army
In a Good Housekeeping excerpt, a southern drafted Black man enters the army and discovers a new sense of community. He learns of a colored club with a piano, pool, a temperance bar, and plans for a dance and a Daughters of Zion dinner, feeling finally recognized. He asks why the war wasn't started sooner.
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Good Housekeeping
South
Community Service Colored Clubs
Daughters of Zion
My Grocery, My Grocery in Wartime Hunger
Laura D. Simmons writes in the New York Evening Sun about how daily grocery spending becomes a reflection of wartime sacrifice. The speaker lists meats and foods as symbols of effort, urging Americans to curb consumption to support the war and endure shortages.
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Laura D. Simmons
New York Evening Sun
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