Water Board Resigns Over Mahoney Dispute in Methuen
Methuen April. The City Board of Water Commissioners Paul R. Clay Kimball G. Colby and Frank G. Murch resigned to Mayor Rushton after 18 months of attempts to oust Thomas H. Mahoney superintendent of the water department. Mahoney had been serving during a leave of absence at Camp Devens before the conflict.
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Methuen
Thomas H. Mahoney
Paul R. Clay
Kimball G. Colby
Frank G. Murch
Board of Water Commissioners
Samuel Rushton
Mahoney
Water Department
Rushton
Camp Devens
Navy Ready for Battle Admiral Testifies in Sims-Daniels Row
Admiral Rodman chief of the Pacific fleet testified before the Senate committee probing the Sims-Daniels dispute. He directly challenged Admiral Sims charges and criticisms, asserting readiness for battle.
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Washington
Senate
Sims-Daniels
Rodman
Sims
Admiral Rodman Defends Navy Readiness in 1917 War
Admiral Rodman denied claims the navy lacked plans or policies or was unprepared to fight and said the fleet was in better readiness than in 1917 spring. He faulted Sims for a breach of confidence and affirmed Washington as the proper center for naval direction.
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Admiral Rodman
Washington
Rodman
Sims
Daniels
Benson
London
General Board
United States
Navy
Navy Department
Admiral Sims Advocated Control of War Effort Allegedly
The record shows that Admiral Sims aimed to dominate wartime strategy and that the Navy Department failed to act on his recommendations, with claims that leadership let him shoulder most responsibility for running the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims
Navy Department
Evangeline's Fame Tied to Hawthorne and Longfellow
A historical note traces how Longfellow urged Hawthorne to publish Evangeline after a tale from Acadie impressed them. Hawthorne praised the poem when it appeared. The work boosted Longfellow’s renown and featured Faed’s English portrait based on a Manchester girl. The tale links to the expulsion of Grand Pre during New England’s history.
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Longfellow
Acadie
New England
Hawthorne
Vangeline
Evangeline
Faed
Manchester
John Winslow
Winslow
Plymouth
Grand Pre
Woman Sick Two Years Tells How She Got Well
Miss G I Baird of Allston Massachusetts describes a two year illness relieved by Dr True's Elixir The Family Laxative and Worm Expeller after four doctors offered little help She reports worm symptoms and rapid improvement after using the medicine sold by all dealers.
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G. I. Baird
Glenville Ave
Allston, Maes
Dr. True
Reflection on Acadian Expulsion and Anglo-French Struggle
Winslow's Journal is held by the Massachusetts Historical Society. Two years after the 1755 Acadian expulsion began the conflict that led to England losing its American colonies. The piece notes a broader Franco-British struggle and calls for a just, better way, acknowledging wartime injustices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow
Massachusetts Historical Society
England
American
France
Eastern Dog Club Elects Officers
Household hints for kitchen tasks and cleaning are followed by a note from Mrs. W. G. Randall of Waterville Me. The item ends with a brief local notice that the Eastern Dog Club has elected its officers.
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W. G. Randall
Abbott Street
Waterville
Eastern Dog Club
Eastern Dog Club Elects New Officers At Annual Meet
A new set of officers was elected yesterday at the Eastern Dog Club yearly gathering. Former officers had eight years in office. Plans for next year’s dog show included keeping dates Feb 22 23 and 24, the same as this year. Bayard Warren was named president and Q A Shaw McKean vice president.
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Eastern Dog Club
Bayard Warren
Q. A. Shaw McKean
Donald Hood
Newell Bent
Clement Burnham
Two Arrested for Smuggling on St. Charles Steamer
Customs officials arrested James Robinson the ship captain and Richard A. Lawrence on the Border street wharf after a claim of “plenty of booze” aboard the steamer St. Charles. Lawrence faces larceny charges for a quart of brandy and a typewriter taken from the ship.
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Joseph H. Barnes
East Boston
St. Charles
Border Street
James
Robinson
Richard A. Lawrence
Marble Street
Roxbury
United States
Lawrence
North Ferry
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Ashby-Crawford Co
Meakera Hudson, Mase
Boston
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Marvels
Alfred W. McCann
New York Globe
William C. O’connor Company
State St
Holbrook-Marshall Co
Nashua
N. H
Burlington Grocery Co
Burlington, Vt
U. S
Exon
HOOD
Captai Robinson
Unite States
West ST
Tremont
Didi Reed
Simmons
Simmons Company
America
Elizabeth
Atlanta
Kenosha
Montreal
Wis
San Francisco
Plymouth” No. 1809
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