Wig Wag Fire Call at Devens
Camp Devens tried wig wag signaling for the first time as a practical method to summon fighters to a brush fire. The blaze covered about six acres near Shirley road half a mile from division headquarters. Lt Col Massee and signal units from the 301st Field Signal Battalion led responders to control the fire, which was near power lines supplying the camp.
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Devens
Shirley Road
Massee
301St Field Signal Battalion
Camp Fire Communications and Fire Crew Coordination
On a hill near the blazing field Colonel Massee led rapid volunteer calls as fire crews and chiefs coordinated through flawless telephony and wig-wag signals. Ayer town fire department and utilities team reinforced the camp, while recruit intake lowered the camp sick rate to 3.6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massee
Division
Public Utilities Department
Ayer
Found dead in bed after auto accident in Haverhill
Armond Rogers, 13, son of Jean Rogers of 11 Gilbert Avenue, was found dead in his bed by his mother after an automobile accident. He had a head bruise and had been treated by a physician the previous night. He was riding on the running board of a car owned by Benjamin Mencis of 567 Washington Street when he fell off.
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Haverhill
Armond Rogers
Jean Rogers
Gilbert Avenue
Young Rogers
Benjamin Mencis
Washington Street
Poles in Boston Rally for Poland and Wilson at Majestic Theatre
The Majestic Theatre hosted two thousand Poles who cheered President Wilson and the United States while pledging loyalty. Speakers included Mayor Peters Lieutenant-Governor Coolidge and ex-Lt. Gov. Luce. Major Koslowski urged Polish-American recruits for service with French troops. Prince Stanislas Poniatowski praised American troops in France.
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Majestic Theatre
Peters
Coolidge
Rcebert W. Luce
United States
Wilson
Jeters
Boston
Luce
Germany
Poland
Joseph Koslowski
America
Prince Stanislas Poniatowski
France
Prince
Boot and Shoe Workers Lead $50,000 Bond Drive
The Boot and Shoe Workers Union in Boston is set to deposit a $50,000 check for the third national war bond issue. Charles L. Baine turned the check to Howard F. McGrady of the Central Labor Union. Baine’s group has now purchased $150,000 in bonds, with labor expected to approach $1,000,000 overall.
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Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Boston
Charles L. Baine
Howard F. McGrady
Central Labor Union
Baine
National Committee On War Savings
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
McGrady
Organized Labor
Germany
Massachusetts
America
Alexander Whiteside
W. Preston Clark
W. Graydon Stetson
Kaiser Wilhelm
Edward F. McGrady
Liberty Bonds
The
Letter From the Dominican Sisters Endorses Father John’s Medicine
A Detroit monastery letter from the Blessed Sacrament confection notes Father John’s Medicine as a strong cold remedy and strength builder. The Dominican Sisters at Oakland Avenue praise its use for colds and general health. The ad claims 60 years of doctor recommended, alcohol free, safe for children and adults.
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Father John
Dominican Sisters
Oakland Ave
Detroit
Michigan
Boot and Shoe Workers Union Leads $150000 Drive
The Boot and Shoe Workers Union through Charles Baine leads a drive with a $150000 contribution. It calls for broader union support as a defense of the best country and people in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Charles Baine
Where Shall We Go Next From Here Navy Speech
Cincinnati April 7 Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels said the question Where shall we go from here was voiced by sailors returning from a long sea voyage in search of submarines. He praised the army and navy for their endurance and courage amid mud trenches in France.
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Cincinnati
Admiral Sims
Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Daniels
Emery Auditorium
France
Half Staff Flags Honor Late Arlington Governor
Arlington public and private poles flown at half staff yesterday for John Quincy Adams Brackett former Governor of the Commonwealth who died Saturday noon funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 30 in First Parish Unitarian Church Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant Street Arlington Rev Frederic Gill and Rev Samuel C Bushnell to officiate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
John Quincy Adams Brackett
Commonwealth
First Parish Unitarian Church
Massachusetts Avenue
Pleasant Street
Frederic Gill
Samuel C. Bushnell
Arlington Pleasant Street Congregational Church
War Tank Britannia Tours Boston Society Women
Boston society women trade cars for a war vehicle today with a lunch in the Britannia at 1 PM. The tank will move from Beacon Street to Copley Plaza and later punch through Trinity Court walls near Technology Building around 3 PM. Evening events include a British and Canadian recruiting rally in Scollay Square with joy rides for volunteers. The Britannia heads to Worcester tomorrow and returns to Boston by evening, staying until April 1.
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Boston Society
Beacon Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Copley- Plaza
Back Bay
Copley-Plaza
Trinity Court
Scollay Square
Worcester
Boston
Jews Hold Big Rally for Bonds
A mass meeting in Gordon's Scollay Square Olympia Theatre urged Boston Jews to buy Liberty bonds for the third issue. Speakers stressed immediate action, national unity, and sacrifice to fund the war, with Mayor Peters and community leaders calling for broad participation.
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Gordon
Scollay Square
Olympia Theatre
United States
Boston
Mass meeting voices support for Liberty Bonds in Boston
Thousands turned away from a crowded Boston theatre but still pledged to aid the war effort. Notables including Max Mitchell and Senator Townsend spoke at the mass meeting urging Liberty Bond purchases to fund allied victory and secure America’s postwar financial standing.
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Boston
Max Mitchell
Liberty Loan Jewish Committee of
Massachusetts
United States
Charles Elroy Townsend
Michigan
Charles S. Hamlin
United States Federal Reserve Board
Mayor Peters
David A. Ellis
Louis E. Kirstein
Harris L. Selig
Henry H. Levenson
Robert Silverman
Alexander Whiteside
M. M. Eichler
Scollay Square
Mr. Hamlin
Hamlin
United States Army
France
Little Girl Not Expected to Live Advertisement
A Bar Harbor mother praises Dr True Elixir for her child who was said to be dying after six doctors failed to help. The letter extols the medicine as stabilizing stomachs, regulating bowels, and expelling worms, listing worm symptoms and urging readers to buy now at prices from 40c to $1.00 and write to Dr J F True & Co Auburn ME.
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I. H. Mcleod
Second St
Bar Harbor
Maine
Dr. True
True
Army units to receive rifles for all special formations
Washington April 7 Practically all special and auxiliary army units will be armed hereafter. Division engineer regiments engineer trains corps engineer regiments field search lights companies pontoon trains and mining troops will be fully armed. All railroad surveying water supply and mechanical engineer units will be issued rifles at 20 percent of enlisted personnel.
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Washington
War Department
War Industries Board to tightly control production
Washington April 7 formal announcement states the War Industries Board and chairman Bernard Baruch will direct production and distribution of all war essential commodities under President Wilson. A requirements division will centralize policy, allocate orders by urgency, and coordinate with purchasing agencies and allied commissions to prevent shortages through better distribution and planning.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Wilson
Bernard M. Baruch
Government
Allied Purchasing Commission
Requirements
Baruch
Fuel and Food Administrations
American Red Cross
Requirements Division
Ward Industries Board
Knife Fight Ends Fatally in Lowell
Atlas Fitas Cremo of 513 Gorham Street died several hours after a knife attack on South Common. Police arrested Frank Sianno of 385 Central Street and held him for a murder hearing. Cremo had knife wounds to the head and leg, one head wound nearly reached the chest, doctors said.
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Lowell
South Common
Atlas Fitas Cremo
Gorham Street
Frank Sianno
Central Street
Dremo
Italy Still Ready To Continue War, Says Italian Officer
Lieutenant Vittorio Orlandini, a Boston lawyer who joined the Italian army, said Italy will keep fighting the Hun despite losses. He spoke yesterday to Mt. Ida Court, M. C. O. F., at Wenona Hall in Dorchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Vittorio Orlandini
Boston
Mt. Ida Court
Wenona Hall
Dorchester
Pro-Prussian or Pro-Pershing Bond Drive Ad
A wartime appeal urges readers to buy Liberty bonds to support the war effort. The notice emphasizes patriotism and national duty, calling on citizens to invest in victory and back military campaigns through bond purchases. It highlights national unity and financial sacrifice as key factors.
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Massachusetts
Louis E. Kirstein
Germany
Peters
Boston
David A. Ellis
America
United States
Israel
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