Returning Heroes Welcome Sparks Boston Harbor Parade
The Mt. Vernon docked at 3 13 PM as 26th division troops, first back from France, were greeted by thousands along Castle Island and Commonwealth Pier. Generals Hale and Cole led dignitaries while bands played and crowds cheered. Tears and laughter mixed with flags, doughnuts, and cries of welcome as mothers, sisters, and sweethearts waved.
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104Th Infantry
Fish Pier
Commonwealth Pier
Nothern Avenue
Welcome Home Mt Vernon Veterans Promise Mass Welcome
Boston and New England prepare a grand greeting for the 101st infantry and the 103d as the America arrives, with Major General Edwards expected in Boston and bands, mothers with banners, and committees led by Governor Coolidge and Mayor Peters. A host of escorts sail to meet the returning troops aboard several ships at noon and later debark for Camp Devens.
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Mt. Vernon
Wilson
Edwards
Monitor
New England
Peters
Theodore E. Hedlund
Boston Post
Highland Light
Cape Cod
Second Maine
First
New Hampshire
103D
Boston
Y.D
America
Maine
France
Coolidge
Walsh
James J. Phelan
Wist
Massachusetts
Colonel Logan
Theodore Logan
Robert Anderson
Logan
101St
William R. Pooley
Robert J. Hammerslag
William J. McCarthy
Thomas F. Foley
Harry L. Gilstrap
John E. Morrison
Frank M. Hume
William E. Southard
William Tf. Beck
Paris
Frank W. Butler
Sherman N. Shumway
Charles R. Cabot
List Brigade
George H. Shelton
Judson Hannigan
Silas S. Clark
Charles P. Ikxnest
Brest
Debark
Camp Devens
Boston Soldiers Recall French Girls and Edwards Heroism
East Boston and South End soldiers of the 101st and 104th Infantry praise General Edwards, recount battlefield acts at Chateau Thierry and Argonne, and share memories of friends like Dutcher Ahearn and Sgt Medas Carpenter. Wounded messengers and promoted privates recount courage on front lines.
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Dutcher Ahearn
101St Infantry
Dutcher
East
Boston
France
Edwards
Mt. Vernon
Ignacious G. Denes
EK Company
104Th Infantry
Chateau Thierry
Post
Howard
Argonne Woods
Carp
Chateau
Thierry Smash
Officers Arrive on Mt Vernon With Large Military Detail
Official list shows 22d Infantry Brigade officers and civilians arriving yesterday on the Mt. Vernon. Includes Barrett Robt H major, Logan Francis V captain, Lund H Gardner, and Roose Thos W. at the infantry cadres. many officers from Headquarters 26th Division led by Allen John H colonel and Bowen Chas W captain. Also listed are 24th Military Police and 18st Engineers with numerous captains and majors, plus civilian arrivals including Pauline Beaddet and Marie Chandler among others.
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Mt. Vernon
Barrett
Robt
Logan
Francis V
Lund
H. Gardner
1St St
Roose
Thos
2D St
Allen
John H
M. C. Alexander
Isaac
M. C. Atwood
August S
Q. M. C. Biddle
Nicholas
Major
M. C. Bowen
Chas
M.C. Boyer
James W
A. G. D. Boynton
Q. M. C. Blood
H. C
M. C. Banes
Russell Kk
A. G. D. Campbell
Chas. B
G. S. Hale
Harry C
Hale
Richard K
G. S. Horsey
Hamilton R
Willis H
Helff
John R
M. Cc. Hodges
A. D. S. Hood
Car
G. Bell
Robert J
B. Bird
F. M
D. Blakely
Jervis C
H. Blythe
William J
I. Bullock Earle
Carmody
John T
Charni
C. Cheatham Benjamin Fr
Cliggitt
M. D
EB. Cole
Walter E
F. Colley
Dwight T
E. Connelly
E. J
Cullivan
George L
F. Tay
Walter T
M. Teihl
Harry L
H. NeJvaittre
Horace
B. DeValles
John B
Livermore
Russell B
M. Long
M. C. Lyon
James A
M. C. Macdonald
Arthur I
C. Mackenzie
John A
I. Mallard
Charles A
Italian transport Umbria sinks after mine strike
TARIS April 4 Italian transport Umbria carrying 200 officers and soldiers from Venice to Tripoli struck a mine and sank. Several killed and 100 injured. Umbria, a 5020 ton vessel built at Livorno in 1902 and owned in Venice.
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Taris
Umbria
Diers
Venice
Tripoli
Italy
Livorno
Red Cross Girls Comfort War Brides
French war brides struggling with mal de mer homesickness and stage fright found comfort from two American Red Cross workers returning aboard the Mt. Vernon Miss Ellen Dowd of North Amherst and Miss Marget Felice of Newnam Georgia. Dowd completed eight months and Felice a year and a half of overseas service.
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Red Cross
Mt. Vernon
Ellen Dowd
North Amherst
Marget Felice
Newnam
Dowd
Felice
Stayed Under Fire to Save Wounded Captain Colley Heroism
Captain Dwight T. Colley of KE Company 104th Infantry, home in Barrington Rhode Island, earned the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism near Bois d Haumont. He led his company to the trenches on October 16 despite failed tank support and, after orders to withdraw, stayed on the field to supervise the evacuation of every wounded man. He crawled under heavy machine gun fire to ensure no one was left behind.
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104Th
New
Chateau Thierry
Alfred F. Foote
Archie Pairadee
14Th Infantry
D Company
Holyoke
Walter W. Ponmoson
Bois d'Haumont
Dwight T. Colley
KE Company
104Th Infantry
Barrington
R. I
Mt. Vernon
Colley
Popular Officer Aboard Mt. Vernon
Major George C. King a popular 26th Division officer returns aboard the Mt. Vernon. He served in Coast Artillery in Boston Harbor and overseas led an ammunition train before being named assistant adjutant at Division Headquarters. He declined a lieutenant colonelcy to stay with the 26th Division.
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26Th Division
Mt. Vernon
George C. King
Hyde Park
King
Coast Artillery Corps
Boston Harbor
General Pershing
Ordnance Department
Hub Girl Reticent on Ordnance Work
Pauline Baudet of Boston was among 50 women who went to France to fill ordnance jobs in Toul factories. She volunteered at the war’s start and assisted in continuous round the clock ammunition production, inspecting munitions despite danger, but she refused to discuss her experiences.
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Pauline Baudet
Boston
Mt. Vernon
France
Toul
Atlanta
Colonel Hayes Receives Rousing Welcome From 104th Infantry
Hundreds of doughboys of the 104th Infantry give former Colonel Hayes a mighty ovation on arrival at the gang plank. After a tense moment awaiting a pass he boards the ship, shaken hands and salutes, and delivers a brief speech thanking the men for the homecoming.
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104Th Infantry
Hayes
104Th
Gang Plank
Colonel Hayes
John de Valle
America
Fake Aspirin Sold as Bayer Tablets Warns Consumers
A Brooklyn manufacturer sold millions of fraudulent aspirin tablets mainly made of talcum powder. Genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin are marked with the Bayer Cross and should be bought in the original Bayer package with directions and dosage.
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Brooklyn
Bayer
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Halcyok Ll
Harry C. Hale
Mothers of
Halcyon
Deer Island
Will
General Cole
Charlie
Salvation Army
Castle Island
L’ Street
Custom House Tower
Revere Beach
Northern Avenue
Hoboken
Alger
Everett
Ogan
the Monitor
Eastern Avenue
U. Ss. S. Ossipee
Northern Avenue Bridge
Don Juan de Austria
Mayflower
Appraiser’s Wharf
Admiral II
Boston Girls
Gen. Edwards
Wheeler
Francis W
Chisholm
William F
Condit
Connor
Harold
San
Det
Daniels
Julius
Datson
John F
Dubbler
William
Crown
Henry C
Frank W
Harvie
BE. W
Millmore
E. la
F. Nielson
Edwin B
Osborn
John I
Bat
Park
Colin
A. Parsons
George E
D. Schlotterer
George R
D. Stanley
Arthur B
B. Stretcher
George A
D. Strong
Joseph W
A. Swain
Robert B
B. Tarbell
George G
Thomas
Herbert C
Arnold
Lee
Avery
Ray L
Cole
A. S. Copeland
John E
French
Charles
Hanney
John
Jack
William P
M. O. Kennedy
Fyfe McMichael
William B
Ostrow
M. C, Pyle
Guy L
M. C. Ramseur
Walter
A. B. Rawlings
William L
Renshaw
Alfred
Capt
Floyde
Capt . Seymour
Everett C
Engra
Terry
Thomas H
Stecol O A. Weldon
Joseph My
Ms Oy Bontwie
Alfred S
Beaddet
Pauline Ly Bogert
Agnes
Chandler
Marie
Darby
Loone
Darnell
Germaine. Dowd
Ellen E. Tleming
Louise
Guillmot
Ernestine
Heymann
Armand
Kelly
Louise L. Tinden
Marcelle
Maclivar
Daniel C. Manget
Feleicie
Martin
Cecile
McCormick
Ruby
Moore
Garland
Pierson
Allen L. Plaff
Alice P. Pyle
Margaret M. Rau
Emma C. Rayle
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Richards
Ruth
Saba
Fleurnie
Spears
Louise Miss. Stewart
Catherine F
Taylor
Richard L
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Filene Men’s
Vilene
Washington and
Summer Streets
Hub Girl
Ordnance Work
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