Sub chasers and motor boats urged for New England shores
Maine presented fifteen submarine chasers to the navy in Boston as a small contribution toward protecting New England. Navy officials said the gift is a drop in the bucket and underscored the need for many more speedy motor patrol craft to guard the coast, as Governor Carl Milliken brought the vessels to Boston.
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Navy
Maine
Boston
Carl Milliken
Pine Tree State
Naval Reserve punch shows Maine visit and training moves
Sixty men of the second reserve class were ordered to report at Charlestown navy yard. Over a hundred class 4 will sail to training camp and coast defence duties begin this weekend. Governor Milliken visited, met Commandant Rush, and received a 17 gun salute from the Constitution.
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Governor Milliken
Harry H. K. White
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Goarine Guard
Rupert Wemmons
Massachusetts Committee On Public Safety
Harry S. White
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Navy League of the United States
A. H. Robertson
Commonwealth Docks
South Boston
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Reuben K. Dyer
Explosion at munition plant leaves 112 dead
Reported blast at Eddysteene plant prompts Philadelphia detectives to favor an accidental cause. Officials say shrapnel near a radiator overheated, triggering the scope of casualties. Investigations continue.
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Philadelphia
Eddysteene
Com
Marines Hustling Recruits to Boost Regular Service
Boston Committee on Public Safety shifts focus to strengthening the regular army and navy. Rear Admiral Bowles states enlistment efforts will rebalance from National Guard activity while the Marine Corps opens 11 female-run sub-stations in Greater Boston to provide information and refer prospects to Tremont Row.
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Army
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Bowles
Boston Committee
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Marine Corps
William H. Parker
Greater
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Tremont Row
Law Students Rally to Support Military Service
A mass meeting at Boston University School of Law on Ashburton Place drew students to enlist in the militia and other services. Dean Homer Albers spoke first urging participation while Miss Roslyn Porter of Concord was listed for active service as a yeoman.
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Roslyn Porter
Concord
Boston University School of Law
Homer Albers
Ashburton Place
Administration Urges Newsrooms Not to Print Ship Movements
At a Cabinet meeting today the administration discussed limiting ship movement publicity. Secretary Daniels then sent a request to all newspapers barring print of arrivals or departures of coastwise and international trade ships or naval vessels.
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Washington
Daniels
Charles S Bonney Dies in Irvington After Long Invention Record
Charles S Bonney, an inventor and mechanical expert with more than 60 patents, died in Irvington New Jersey today in his year. Born in Penn Yan New York, he contributed to various machine designs.
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N. J
Charles S. Bonney
Penn Yann
N. Y
First Corps Cadets Denied Recognition by War Department
Boston's First Corps Cadets, an infantry group seeking transformation into an engineers regiment, were abruptly turned down by the War Department last night. Lt. Col. Franklin L. Joy announced the decision, leaving officers and members greatly disturbed.
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War Department
Franklin L. Joy
Corps
War Department orders engin eers regiment over cadets dispute
Last week Major Mitchell ordered a corps to form a regiment of engineers for recognition as infantry. Officers complied and nearly completed the regimental setup. Telegraphic word from the War Department then reportedly excludes the cadets, leaving them out in the cold.
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War Department
Mitchell
Boston
Urgent protest over regiment orders at Columbus Armory
A hurried meeting at the Columbus Avenue Armory last night sent a wire to the War Department demanding an explanation. The group questions why Major Mitchell was sent to order a engineers regiment if the War Department does not intend to recognize it after formation. An answer is expected today to settle the issue, while recruiting will continue.
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Columbus Avenue
War Department
Mitchell
If hung so stripes are horizontal Union should be in left upper corner
The fragment notes a display instruction about hanging stripes with horizontal orientation and the Union emblem placed in the left upper corner. It includes no additional context or events.
Kolynos Week Promotes Dental Cream Nationwide
Boston druggists push Kolynos Week highlighting a scientific dental cream. Dentists nationwide endorse Kolynos with 41,000 American professionals reporting use. Leading drug stores in all city sections amplify visibility to customers and passersby.
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Boston
Kolynos
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