Cure Bespeaks His Gratitude to Yankee Division
A French cures letter from Rupt-en-Woevre praises the 6th American Division for freeing the village from the Huns. He lists Meuse heights held since 1914, hostages murdered at Mouilly, and Rupt shelled, honoring fallen soldiers and promising care for their graves. He conveys profound respect from Monsigneur Ginisty and the people of Rupt Mouilly and Genicourt, urging bond support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupt-en-Woevre
Edwards
Meuse
Mouilly
Ifrance
Monsigneur
Ginisty
Verdun
Rupt
Genicourt
Leclerc
Hoover's ultimatum to Germany sparks German press debate
Berlin reports reflect Hoover's warning against strikes endangering food supplies. Boersen Zeitung calls his note an ultimatum and notes America's willingness to avert famine if order is restored, while blaming radical press and leaders for unrest and accusing the Independent Socialist party of exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Herbert Hoover
Inter-Allied Relief Organization
Hoover
Boersen Zeitung
Independent Socialist Party
Confesses Swindling Clergyman Pittsfield April 24
Ralph Walter Hale alias Walter R Hall alias Arthur MacPherson confessed to swindling clergy across the United States east of Iowa after arrest in Pittsfield. He pleaded guilty to a larceny charge for cashing a $20 check used against the State board of health and attempting to extort $180 from Rev Stephen E Keeler Jr rector of St Stephen's Episcopal Church by posing as health officer and as a consumptive secretary of Bishop Morrison of Iowa en route to Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
United States
Iowa
Ralph Walter Hale
Walter R. Hall
Arthur MacPherson
U. S
Crane
Dalton
State Board of Health
Stephen E. Keeler, Jr
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Health Department
Morrison
Hall confesses to long scam using clergy ties in multiple cities
Hall names Rev Paul Revere Frothingham of Boston in a scheme to extract 25 from a Schenectady Unitarian pastor. He claims victims include John D. Rockefeller Jr., Rev Carl Reland, and other New York clergy, totaling 1000 dollars in cities and 10 from attorney George Pepper. He declined Morgan loan offers and was captured in Albany after a Pittsfield arrest. He remains jailed on 2500 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Paul Revere Frothingham
Boston
Unitarian Church
Schenectady
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Carl Réland
St. George's Church
New York
Alexander Mann
Trinity
George Wharton Pepper
J. P. Morgan
Pinkerton
Rockefeller
Keeler
Pittsfield
Albany
Man Skips Town After Appointing Victim
The man expressed boredom with police pursuit and arranged a meeting with a prospective victim then telephoned authorities to report it before fleeing. He spent funds on gambling and sports bets, including horse racing, baseball, bicycle races, and poker. He claimed to have received $10 from Bishop Beaven of Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Beaven
Springfield
Roxbury Mother Hears of Boy's Bravery
Private Malcolm A. McCauley of K Company 1st Infantry risked his life under heavy machine gun fire near Bouresches France on July 20 carrying water to wounded men and aiding their return. He received the Distinguished Service Cross in a March 21 1919 citation signed by Major General Harry C Hale. He is now with a mobile unit in Germany. He has four brothers including Lieutenant Albert McCauley, a camp inspector at Brest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm A. McCauley
K Company
1Mth Infantry
Bouresches
France
Alice McLellan
Palmer Street
Roxbury
Harry C. Hale
McCauley
Army of Occupation
Germany
Albert McCauley
Brest
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cure
Orlando
Oley
United Cigar Store
United Cigar
Agar Eo
United Cigar Stores
Hale
London
Fashion Park
Fashion
Patri
Fifth Ave
Lytton Bldg
Chicago
Walter M. Lowney CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!