Eight Roxbury Women Train Draft Recruits in Everett
Eight Roxbury women, employees of the Thompson Crocker Shoe Co, train men for the new national army. At the State armory in Everett, selected recruits began weekly training under instructors from the State Guard, with sessions to continue every Tuesday until sent to Ayer.
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Roxbury
Thompson-Crocker Shoe Company
Lillian Gallagher
Florence Whelan
Edna Gallagher
Catherine Connolly
Kathryn Fitzgerald
Kathryn O'Rourke
Margaret Hanley
Catherine Bradigan
National Army
Massachusetts
State Armory
Chelsea Street
Everett
Army
State Guard
Ayer
Mayors Denial on Daly Bonding Connection Questioned
The Boston Finance Commission sent a letter demanding an explanation from Mayor Curley about the alleged $10,000 payment from Daly Plumbing Supply Co. The inquiry cites a prior unanswered request and notes Daly testified under oath during bonding hearings that Curley received the funds after taking office.
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Curley
Jamaica Way
Boston Finance Commission
John R. Murphy
Finance Commission
Francis L. Daly
Daly Plumbing Supply Company
Mayor's Home Cost Linked to Plumbing Firm Sale
In 1915 municipal campaign coverage, Chairman Murphy notes public focus on the mayor's large expenditure for a new home and its land. The mayor responded by stating that $10 000 for land came from selling his share in the Daly Plumbing Company.
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Murphy
Daly Plumbing Company
Apache war path shuts two major mines in Sierra Anchos
In Globe Arizona on August 7 the Apache Indians in the Sierra Anchos Mountains 60 miles northwest of Globe seized control of two large asbestos mines halting operations. The mine manager says leaders have called all Indian workers to quit and are beyond control. Deputy Sheriff Dan Armer leads Rangers toward the area with cowboys on standby if the Rangers fail to quell the uprising.
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Globe
Ariz
Sierra Anches Mountains
Tom Archer
Dan Armer
Sierra Anchos
Division to be 19 000 men in reorganized army
Washington Aug 7 A War Department order abandons the 28 000 man division plan for a continental unit of about 19 000 men. Each division will have two infantry brigades and increased artillery and machine gun strength. Cavalry is detached and a trench mortar battery added. National Guard divisions will realign to the plan. Regulars reorganized for units in France.
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Washington
War Department
Army Corps
National Guard
National Army
France
Exemption Claimed by Noble Foss
Noble Foss 28 son of former Governor Eugene Noble Foss seeks draft exemption after passing examiners in Division 22 Jamaica Plain with near perfect score. He cites dependent wife and year and a half old daughter. Foss says he is president of the Sturtevant Aeroplane Company and his absence would threaten the business. He declined further comment.
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Noble Foss
Eugene Noble Foss
Jamaica Plain
National Army
Young Foss
Kingdon Gould
George Jay Gould
Foss
Sturtevant Aeroplane Company
Marion
Draft calls extend across districts as quotas fall short
Additional calls for men are being sent out from almost every district board. The original double quota lists of men summoned are falling far short. Alien exemptions and physical rejections indicate the calling of nearly the entire draft age list before the quota is met.
Guards Gather Slacker Exemption Candidates in Malden
Early today a detachment of Illinois Fifth Regiment soldiers and a Malden patrolman searched for eight men summoned to appear before the exemption board. Dr William C MacDonald waited to examine the delinquents. John J Healey of 74 Hastern Avenue was arrested at 1 AM and held for examination after being found within 55 minutes of the roundup.
Hillquit Refused Passport to Attend Socialist Conference
Morris Hillquit Socialist leader again denied a passport by the State Department to travel to Stockholm for an international Socialist conference. Frank L. Polk acting Secretary of State confirmed the denial aligning with Lansing's prior refusal for a similar trip.
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New York
Morris Hillquit
State Department
Stockholm
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Frank L. Polk
Lansing
Hillquit
International Socialist Bureau
Meatless Luncheon Trial at Hotel Thorndike
Hotel Thorndike will start a meatless table d hote luncheon on Thursday to aid war efforts. The Oak Room on Church Street will serve daily from 11 30 to 6 featuring sea foods vegetables legumes and cereals with calorific value equal to meat.
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Thorndike
Oak Room
Church Street
Bho Hotel
AL Sc
Cambridge approves $20,000 for Magazine Beach improvements
Cambridge City Council votes 14 to 1 to appropriate $20,000 for Magazine Beach bathhouse improvements after a two decade effort. The measure funds upgrades to provide adequate bathing facilities at the popular resort.
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Magazine Beach
Cambridge
Dissent in Final Passage of City Order Sparks Debate
The sole dissenter, Councillor Arthur F. Blanchard, urged sending the order to the finance committee. Councillor Peter J. Nelligan claimed the move to committee was a deliberate bid to kill the appropriation.
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Arthur F. Blanchard
Committee On Finance
Peter J. Nelligan
Chase Seeks Exemption On Grounds Of War Objection
Stuart Chase of 1697 Commonwealth avenue Allston filed exemption claims with Division 25 citing a dependent wife and child and conscientious objection to war. He is an accountant for his father Harvey S Chase at 84 State street and attended Newton High School Technology and Harvard class of 1910.
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Stuart Chase
Commonwealth Avenue
Allston
Exemption Board of Division 25
Mr. Chase
Exemption Board
Harvey 5. Chase
State Street
Newton High School
Technology
Harvard
Centre Harbor
N. H
Charles E. Hatfield
Newton
Public Safety Committee
Chase
Medford Eyes Public Market On Medford Common
Medford City Council voted to establish a public market on Medford Common. Alder man Herbert F. Dowell introduced the order seeking the market space.
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Medford
Herbert F. Dowell
Medford Common
Three American War Veterans Return to Enlist in Colors
Three young Americans return from Europe bearing honorable wounds including a Serbian medal of valor. They join the American forces anew after three years of fighting abroad, saying they fled to join a real outfit when the British would not permit direct transfer.
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Europe
Harry Watson
Detroit
France
Watson’s Vimy pledge German defeat echoed in Europe
Watson, who fought at Vimy Ridge and was wounded at Neuve Chapelle and the Somme, declared Germany beaten. He said Germany is licked and can never advance from its present position, noting only a great sacrifice of men will drive her back.
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Watson
Vimy Ridge
Neuchappelle
Battle of the Somme
Germany
Europe
Twenty Thousand Troops at Ayer Cantonment by Sept 1
Brigadier-General Clarence R. Edwards returns from Ayer inspection and declares the cantonment ready by early fall. He visits repeatedly and oversees recreation plans and Robbins Pond improvements for skating. Army enlistment shows a modest uptick with 75 recruits, while the Marine Corps ships five men to the recruit depot.
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Ayer
Clarence R. Edwards
Edwards
Robbins Pond
Army
Marine Corps
Reserve Army to Support AEF in France
Washington Aug 7 a vast reserve force is to be created from drafted national army excess above 500000 and volunteers. It will be trained equipped and ready for instant service in recruit reservoirs behind the lines in France to keep fighting strength full. Initially about 200000 men form the reserve and will be sent to regular guard or national army units as needed.
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Washington
France
National Army
Enlistments Credit to Districts After War Strength
Enlistments recorded after the regular army reaches war strength will be credited to the districts from which the men come, but not for the present draft, all credits being made against the quotas of subsequent drafts.
Votes Today on Food Bill Opponents Face Narrow Margin
Senate agrees by unanimous consent to vote tomorrow at 4 on the conference report of the administration food control bill. Leaders forecast overwhelming support with fewer than a dozen opposition votes. sending to Wilson awaits Friday signature after House adjourns. The administration food bill and survey provisions follow.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
Administration
Firemen’s day off issue hangs as Mayor delays
Mayor Curley has not signed the council’s one day off in three plan for Boston firemen. The City Council approved the measure 6 to 3 and a hearing is set for August 16 to debate the pros and cons before the Mayor acts.
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Curley
Boston
Cambridge man charged with attempting to bribe naval officer
Joseph M. Reed of Cambridge was arrested by a U S Deputy Marshal on a charge of attempting to bribe Lieutenant Russell of the Naval Reserves. Reed allegedly offered $ to secure a radio operator appointment. A hearing is set for Aug 14 and Reed is held on $500 bond.
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Joseph M. Reed
Cambridge
United States
Bradley
Russell
United States Naval Reserves
Reed
Naval Service
Hayes
Autopiano Trade-In Offer
Music lovers urged to trade in their old pianos for the Autopiano, touted as the world’s best player piano, with Charles B. Norris at 181 Tremont Street inviting inquiries and a catalogue.
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Norris
Tremont St
Adrt
Root says Russia is quiet in contrast to United States
Chicago Aug 7 Elihu Root head of the American mission to Russia declared that Russia is as quiet as the United States and dismissed riot and revolution reports as misleading The party arrived by train from the Pacific coast and will report to the government in Washington on conditions in Russia He praised the Russian people and government and noted U S disturbances would alarm Russians if telegraph reports were sent there The women at the front are praised for their example and urged American women to follow suit.
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Chicago
Elihu Root
Russia
United States
Mr. Root
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Washington
Mr Root
Fire levels factory and warehouse in Chelsea blaze
A three story brick building at 166 Elm Street Chelsea housing Cutler and Brickman and connected businesses caught fire last night. Fire destroyed burlap cloth bags rope and other stores valued between 75 000 and 100 000 with a building loss around 20 000 and basement metal stock of Massachusetts Iron and Metal Company owned by Philip Bloomfield sustaining additional several thousand dollars of damage.
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Cutler & Brickman Company
Elm Street
Chelsea
Massachusetts Iron & Metal Company
Philip Bloomfield
Delightfully Refreshing Horsford's Acid Phosphate Ad
A truncated ad promotes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a refreshing tonic. The message imitates old boilerplate marketing language with typographical errors and unclear attribution.
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Horsford
Wael
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