Arrested as Baby Slayer in Clinton Murder Case
Meriden, Conn April 16. From a crowd in the New Haven county jail yard police from Worcester escorted a man identified as D Patrick J Sullivan wanted for the murder of 6 year old Stella Soldi in Clinton Mass on April 5. He used the alias Harry N Bruce, 321 Congress Ave New Haven. Bruce carried a railroad pass between Worcester and Providence and bore tattoo marks matching Sullivan.
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Meriden
Conn
New Haven
Worcester
Mass
Masachuestts District
Burke
Patrick J. Sullivan
Stella Soldi
Clinton
Harry N. Bruce
Congress Avenue
Sullivan
Bruce
Providence
The Great War Tank seen The Great War Tank
A Great War era tank was observed in the scene described as The Great War Tank, with the report noting the vehicle’s silhouette and presence in the area as part of ongoing wartime displays.
Lowell Claims for the Shield in Yankee Patriotism
Lowell, the City of Spindles, returned to the Shield of Honor competition, boasting a 4.2 percent wartime uniformed population on April 6 and proclaiming in New England its unmatched war work. An unnamed booster fled yesterday with the Post's Shield editor, stretching Lowell’s rank in patriotism.
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Lowell
Lowell Leaders in Shield of Honor Contests
Lowell lists many wartime contributions and volunteers across services, with 4500 men in the Army and 340 in British and Canadian forces. It notes four Red Cross nurses in France, three women in the Signal Corps, Y M C A huts, state guard units, and extensive war plant employment. It highlights notable individuals, community efforts, veteran deaths, and ongoing patriotic programs including schools, clubs, and the Junior Red Cross.
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Lowell
Uncle Sam
Paul E. Kittredge
101St
Joseph Bixby
Worcester’s Fine Showing in War Service Figures
Worcester reports 4700 in U.S. service with about 400 residents claimed as serving in British or Canadian forces. Savoy notes 11 men in U.S. service with a 500 population and over 40 percent of eligible men serving. Sorrento dominates Rhode Island’s early certified figures, with many small New England towns still unseen.
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Worcester
Pehr G. Holmes
Savoy
Robert A. Burnette
United States
Sorrento
Rhode Island
New England
No Sunrise Parade Skipped On Patriots Day in Lexington
For Patriots Day the traditional sunrise parade over the Paul Revere route will be absent this year. The Lexington Rifle Club will fire sun rise salutes at Monroe Tavern Buckman tavern and church bells will ring across town. A morning parade athletic events and an Old Belfry Club hall dance will cap the day.
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Paul Revere
Lexington
Lexington Rifle Club
Monroe and
Buckman
Belfry
American Red Cross Honored by Italian City
In Naples at the San Carlo Theatre officials of the American Red Cross were welcomed by Mayor Presutti and Education Minister Bianchi. H. P. Davison and R. P. Perkins led a ceremony amid flags, praising the Red Cross work for Naples and urging support for Liberty bonds.
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Naples
American Red Cross
San Carlo Theatre
Italy
H. P. Davison
American Red Cross War Council
R. P. Perkins
Ivy Tee
Eliot Wadsworth
Presutti
Red Cross
Education
Bianchi
Randolph Puts Flag On School
Randolph April 16 The local school committee unfurled an American flag on the Prescott school house following a protest by Commander William B. Spear of Captain Horace Niles Post 110 G. A. R. that the committee had failed in its patriotic duty to have a flag on the school.
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Randolph
Prescott
William B. Spear
Horace Niles
Randolph school committee summoned to answer formal complaint
Members of the Randolph school committee were summoned to appear before Judge Avery in Quincy District Court to answer a formal complaint filed by Commander Spear regarding the flag at Prescott School. The court is expected to consider dismissing the case after the committee reportedly placed a flag on the schoolhouse. Edward Long, Dr. George W. Higgins, and Edmond Belcher were summoned to explain why the nation’s flag had not been unfurled.
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Avery
Quincy District Court
Commander Spear
Randolph Committee
Prescott
Edward Long
George W. Higgins
Edmond Belcher
Quincy
Fruit-a-tives Medicine Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement from 112 Coburg Street St John touts Fruit-a-tives claiming to cure violent headaches after years of suffering. Testimonial by Mrs Alexander Shaw promotes 50 cent boxes, six for $2.50, and a 25 cent trial size. distributed by Mautatives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
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Coburg St
St. John
Alexander Shaw
Mauitatives Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
School flagstaff halyards hindered flying at schoolhouse
A fragment notes that flight at the schoolhouse was not occurring due to the flagstaff having ten halyards. The detail highlights a structural issue affecting flag display at the school.
British Recruits Grow in Boston Recruitment Office
Boston remains second among British and Canadian recruiting offices in the United States. In the week ending April 12, 162 applicants were examined, 118 accepted, and 104 sent to training camps. Since opening last spring the Boston mission has examined 6000 men and accepted about 5000.
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Boston
United States
War Bond Call in Global Crisis Urges U S Action
In the present crucial test of the world war the civilized world looks to the United States to save it from Hunnish brutalities. Buy a Bond.
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United States
Holiday planning and shopping tips from Jordan Marsh
The ad outlines services from gardening to travel and fabrics at Jordan Marsh. It promotes seasonal purchases for hobbies, sports gear, motor apparel, and a patriotic nudge to save wheat for the war effort, ending with a bread rhyme urging support for troops in France.
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Delhi
Butler
Butler’s
Mary Jane
Clinton Crime
IR. H. White CO
Patriots
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Léach
North Annex
R.H. White Co
State Guard
Massachusetts
Butler Ames
Red Triangle
Knights of Columbus
Massachu
Setts Mills
United States War Department
Community Service Commission
War Work
Young Women’s Christian Association
The
Patriotic League
Emmé Leclair
Boy Scout Organization
Knights of Columbus War Fund
Company M Fund
Drum Corps
Marine Corps
Naval Service
Pekin
China
Oliver Chadwick
Lafayette Escadrille
Lowell Textile School
Charles Slowey
Harold Chalifoux
Signal Corps
John Jacob Rogers
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
France
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Moose River
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Maxfield
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Searsburg
Barton
Brewer
Burlington
Cheshire
Concord
Greenbush
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Hartford
Tpswich
Oxford
Sebec
Tas Savoy
Waldo
Flanders
Jordan Marsh Company
Taffeta
Georgette Crepe
Crepe de
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