West Acton notes and community changes in early March
Local items report moving of Whitcomb property, new employment at W E Foss house, and changes at the Whitcomb market. Poststorm delays hid moving pictures at the O O F event. People ill include Spinney Holton and Perkins. A large apple grower meeting in Fire House hall forms a Cord association with over 60 charter members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Foss
W. ©. Whitcomb
Frank Mansir
C. §. Stearns
Harland Lawrence
W. E. Whitcomb
Lester Jewett
R. W.e.foss
Central Sq
Telephone Exchange
Concord
Hudson
Boxboro
Littleton
Acton
Stow
Bolton
Harvard
Shirley
Fire House Hall
Boston Market Gardeners’ Association
Mary Kelly Dies Suddenly Wife of William Kelley
Mrs Mary Kelly wife of William Kelley died suddenly in an unexpected passing. The obituary notes her role as spouse and mentions the family’s sorrow and funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary. Kelly
William 3S Kelley
Soldier with dud shell numbers his own ID falls through shell
A WWI infantryman hides in a shell hole as German shells soar overhead. A dud shell lands, misreads its fuse, and bears the number 1297413. He retrieves his identification disc, reports to his officer, and jokes that the shell with his number was a dud, while bullets continue to fly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No Man's Land
Made Great Airman Wonder
Albert Wolff famed French composer and WWI aviator gained fame for his aviation tale. He recounts an American air mission where 24 pilots flew Salmson planes into unknown danger, feared to crash, yet all landed safely, earning praise for American dash and luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Wolff
New York Times
Blanecinesnil
Wolff
Tll
Arab coast slave trade and mixed populations noted
The report describes ongoing slave traffic along the Arab coast to Oman and Bahrain despite conventions. It notes the use of slaves as servants and guards, a seven year freeing rule for converts, and widespread marriages mixing black and Arab lineages in ports like Muscat and Aden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahrein
Africa
Oman
Arabia
Maskat
Aden
Mrs. Kelley of Winona Passes After Illness
Mrs. Kelley born 1860 at Auburn Maine, longtime Acton Centre to Winona resident for 24 years, dies at noon after illness. She was past noble grand of Winona Rebekah Lodge 132 and active in Relief Corps 62, Woman's Club, and Baptist Ladies' Benevolent Society. Funeral at Baptist church with burial at Mt Hope Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Whitcomb
New York
New Jersey
Kr. H. Brown
Webster S. Blenchard
Maine
West Acton
Aptist Vestry
Orland Spinney
George E. Holton
George Weaver
Daniel McDougal
Kelley
Dr. Tasker
Mrs. Kelley
Auburn
Acton Centre
Winoha Rebekah Lodge
Relief Corps 62
Woman’s Club
Ladies’ Benevolent Society of the Baptist Church
Baptist Church
G. L. Michelson
Evangeline Hall
Winona Lodge
Eugene L. Hall
Bertram J. Hall
Warren Hayward
Everett Sanborn
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Commerce Education Sparks New Degrees at University of London
The University of London plans inaugurating two commerce degrees, a bachelor and sister degree, with modern language study taught as a practical subject rather than purely academic. Languages to include Polish Czech Romanian modern Greek and Eastern languages per the United States bureau of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of London
Bach
United States Bureau of Education
Boy Hero Aboard 13-Year-Old Skipper Saves Family at Sea
In a 94 day voyage from Apia the three masted schooner Castle sprang a leak. Thirteen year old Harry Anderson captained the ship at the pumps as the crew fought flooding 12 feet daily. The vessel reached San Francisco with the captain, the boy’s sick mother, and three sailors safe onboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
N. Castle
Castle
Apia
Harry Anderson
Alaska gold mines yield and 1918 prospects report
The U S Geological Survey notes twenty five operating gold godd mines in Alaska in 1918 and seven abandoned prospects. The value of gold lode output fell from 4 881 453 in 1917 to SATS OTT in 118 due to the Readwell disaster and labor shortages curtailing work in the Tunean district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Wreadwell
Tunean
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
First Woman Designs Early Gas Mask at Mellon Institute
The first charcoal based gas mask, crucial for countering poisonous gases in World War I, was designed by Mrs. J. B. Garner of Pittsburgh. Her design, developed with the Mellon Institute, was given to British representatives in June and later shared with the U.S. government when the war entered its final phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Garner
Pittsburgh
Mellon Institute of Research
Garner
Europe
America
England
United States
Owl No Bedfellow Rouses Hayward Residents
Eustace a parrot from Hayward California fled his owner who kept a tame owl. The bird tangled a streetcar line and frightened seven years of optimism before wandering back home. The tale notes Marin Mervin owned both birds and faced a bizarre rivalry between parrot and owl. A streetcar crew heard shrieks after a collision with a child, ending the episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustace
Hayward
Cal
Fustace
Marin Mervin
Mervin
Mustace
Oakland
Wolves in Barnyard Kill Two on St Peters Farm
On the Zerr farm in St Peters Missouri two timber wolves were killed by John Zerr and farmer Frank Wiechens after a wolf killed several chickens in the barnyard. They organized a posse, learned of another wolf in the yard, and Zerr shot it as well. In the past month seven wolves were reported in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zerr
St. Peters
St. Charles
Zere
Frank Wiechens
Zerr
Wiechens
War Materials Sold by U S Liquidation Commission
Edwin B R Parker, chairman, announced upon landing in New York that the U S liquidation commission realized 700,000,000 from selling war material in Europe and recovered further amounts from claims against the United States. Much of the material was junk and a liability rather than an asset, and would have fetched less if kept in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Liquidation Commission
America
England
France
Belgium
Italy
Germany
United States
Edwin BR. Parker
New York
Parker
Borae
Sues Cemetery for Loss of Body
Charles Siegrist accuses New York City cemetery officials of misplacing his wife’s body, claiming the corpse was moved to a receiving vault and not recovered in time for burial services. He seeks redress for the loss and related damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Charles Siegrist
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Marlboro Tallow CO
Marlboro
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Woodrow Wilson
NEW England Telephone and Telegraph Company
George A. Stevens
Motion Pictures
C. O. F. Hall
West Act
Conway Dearles
Comeyetor & Wa
Owas Eustace
Eustice
Reveille
Owl NO Bedfellow
Sues Cemetery
L. P. GO. Piano
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Perkins & Wells
Hubbard ST
Frank A. May
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