Boarding dispute over brother claim in Booth will case
Miss Mary E. Booth seeks $5096.59 for nine years of board and care of her brother William H. Booth, from the estate of Thomas H. Booth. Auditor Henry M. Hutchings reports $2000 plus interest about $500 for the brother’s maintenance, with the remainder to the estate’s executrix Elizabeth A. Booth.
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Mary E. Booth
Foxboro
Elizabeth A. Booth
Thomas H. Booth
Miss Booth
William H. Booth
Booth
Charles F. Abbott
Montclair
N. J
Abbott
Mr. Booth
Max. Hutchings
Case Against Bordeleau in Houston Me April 26
The State almost finished its case against Alexander Bordeleau of Lowell Mass charged with the murder of Moses Tozier a Sherburne Maine farmer last November Witnesses said Tozier died three days after the assault and he declared Bordeleau struck him with a hammer A chauffeur testified he drove Bordeleau from the railroad station near Tozier’s home and waited for his return The State said robbery was the motive for the crime
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Houston
Alexander Bordeleau
Lowell
Mass
Moses Tozier
Sherran
Staton
Tozier
Pordeleau
Boston Competes for McCall Shield in War Service
Boston reports about 3.1 percent of its population in U S Army and Navy one year after war declared per McCall Shield figures. Public Safety canvass may raise this share. race closes tonight as cities vie for the trophy issued by Governor McCall for the April 6 proportionate service lead.
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Boston
United States Army
McCall
Massachusetts
New England
Navy
Shield of Honor contest records pace and quotas
Boston leads Shield of Honor entries with a 1910 census based population of 686,062 including Hyde Park's 15,507. Officials estimate 11,615 men in the military, 8715 net draft quota, and enlistments near 7,000 with additional Navy and National Guard figures. Melrose shows 29 percent in service. various towns report figures and cautions about record clears before midnight.
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Boston
Hyde Park
Stevens
Charles F. Gettemy
State Bureau of Statistics
Charles Bosher
Adjutant-General's Office
Naval Branch
State and
Special Aid Bureau
Navy
Army
Naval Reserve
War Department
Washington
National Guard
Ayer
Gay Head
Shield of Honor
Letter of sympathy from General Pershing follows Harvard officer
New York April 26 General John J Pershing sent a condolence letter to Colonel Fred Feigl editor of the Tammany Times. Feigls son Lieutenant Jefferson Feigl was the only American casualty reported on March 21 the first day of the German offensive. Feigl a Harvard student and Plattsburg camp graduate went to France last September.
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New York
John J. Pershing
France
Fred Feigl
Tammany Times
Jefferson Feigl
Feigl
Harvard University
Plattsburg
Bond Drive Plea to Support Soldiers at the Front
A World War II era appeal urges readers to subscribe to war bonds to back frontline troops. The message warns that failing to subscribe implies solidarity with the enemy and calls for patriotic action for national glory.
What to Pay for Food table from Massachusetts board
The Massachusetts board of food administration presents current retailer prices and the prices consumers should pay. The table lists prevailing figures at the time for various food items, guiding price expectations for shoppers and helping ensure fair pricing across retailers.
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Massachusetts Board of Food Administration
130 Ships for Coal and Pulp
A delegation of newspaper publishers urged the Shipping Board to allow 130 ships diverted from the Great Lakes this summer to carry 63,000 cards of Canadian wood pulp to the United States to ease paper shortages. Some vessels already moved seaward two weeks late due to ice, while about 100 ships would haul coal from Hampton Roads to New England to ease rail strain. The plan also sought fuel loading at Sydney, Nova Scotia amid coal delays in Norfolk. Delegation members include Martin H. Glynn, Joseph Pulitzer, Henry M. Pindell, and John Fahey.
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Washington
Shipping Board Today
Canada
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
Nova Scotia
New England
Hampton Roads
Sydney
N. S
Norfolk
Martin H. Glynn
Albany
New York
Joseph Pulitzer
Henry M. Pindell
Peoria
Ill
John Fahey
Worcester
Mass
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Moose River
Sorrento
Greenfield
Dover
Milford
Conn
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Sandown
N. H
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Brunswick
Melrose
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the Paring
Hhomton
Brownville
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Columbia Walls
Madison
Marlboro
Middletown
New Portland
Newton Wee
Nobleboro
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Princeton
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Starks
Thomaston
Watertown
Gen. Pershing
Lynn Gloucester
Honduras
California
Ima
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Salem
Fall River
Newport
Fitchburg
Syracuse
Stodde
COES
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School Street
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New Bedford
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