New England Regiments Suffer Record Casualties in War
Washington reports 1014 casualties overseas in a single day, the largest since the Marne advance. Of the total, 722 were soldiers and 292 marines. 150 killed in action, 99 army and 51 marine deaths, 437 severely wounded, 11 missing. E Company from Skowhegan leads with many losses. Other losses spread across 28d and 26th infantry units and 101st Field Artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
108D
New England
Skowhegan
1011St Infantry
104Th Infantry
101St Field Artillery
Foch
Washington
Army
War and Navy Departments
Marne-Aisne
Marine Corps
Marine
Marine Army Corps
Eee
Ares
I Want You To Try My Catarrh Remedy
An advertisement promotes a new 15 day catarrh remedy that claims dramatic, immediate relief without using lotions sprays or devices. The seller asserts no doctor status and offers a guarantee with overnight stopping and personal cures cited.
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Tor
Guarantee Promises Free Fifteen Day Trial
A promotional missive touts a cure for a debilitating illness described as catarrah and filth that sapped vitality. The writer asserts the product’s fifteen day free guarantee and invites prompt written response if not satisfied.
Dear Sam Katz Free Cure Offer Postcard Request
An old advertisement urges readers to send name and address on a postal card to Sam Katz in Chicago Illinois requesting information about a catarrh treatment and a 16 day guarantee. The letter promises free complete information and asks readers not to delay. It provides Room 1 A-344 2909 Indiana Ave Chicago IL as the return address.
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Sam Katz
Indiana Ave
Chicago
Tells Dyspeptics What to Eat
Medical authorities attribute most stomach troubles to excess hydrochloric acid and advise either a restricted diet or counteracting the acid with Bisurated Magnesia at meals. The remedy neutralizes acidity without digestion aid, enabling natural digestion without laxatives or enzymes.
War Casualties Include Lieutenant Burr and Several Others
The report lists multiple 1917 casualties: Lieutenant Carlton Burr of the U S M C son of I Tucker Burr killed in action July 19 after service in France as ambulance driver and Marine officer. Also cited are Lieutenant Fred D Pollard 24 of the 18th Infantry killed July 18. Private Frank Wright of Methuen killed in action. Lieutenant Willard H Hasey 28 Brockton killed July 21. Private Manuel Perry of Fall River killed in action in July. Private William Stratton of Fall River killed July 10. Private William F Smith 21 Marine Corps killed July 20. Corporal Walter E Shaw 26 of Fall River listed among the dead.
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Carlton Burr
I. Tucker Burr
Marlboro Street
Burr
France
Harvard
Marine Corps
Quantico
Virginia
Milton Academy
House of Kidder, Peabody & Co
Paul Revere Trust Company
State Street Trust Company
Camp Lee
Sherwood
Philip Sherwood
Fort Douglas
Arizona
Barbara Burr
Fred D. Pollard
18Th Infantry
North Adams
Williams College
Frank Wright
Methuen
103D Infantry
Wright
Willard H. Hasey
Brockton
New England
H. H. Hasey
Market Street
Ethel Grossenbacher
Toledo
Hasey
George E. Keith
Manuel Perry
Flint Street
Fall River
G Company
234 Infantry
Azores Islands
William Stratton
Broadway
New Haven
Stratton
Fort Slocum
New York
23D Infantry
William F. Smith
824 Company
Sixth Regiment
Anna Kane
Western Avenue
Allston
John A. Harrisburg
Auburn
Abraham Harrisburg
William H. Leonard
C Company
104Th Infantry
Blanchard Bennett
Hubbardston
Willard H. Haley
26Th Infantry
Carleton Burr
Marlboro St
Boston
M. G
Market St
EE Co
26Th
Inf
Charles R. Patenaude
Essex Junction
Inf. Corp
Walter E. Shaw
West Somerville
D Co
Eng
David
D. Christie
Bennett St
Woburn
G Co
Edward F. Meacham
Windsor
Massie Opelchuck
East Cambridge
Flint St
Western Ave
William A. Stratton
Goldsmith Ct
Methuen. K Co
Henry P. Reynolds
Uxbridge
Joseph Demikat
Rockville
Conn
Clifford
George H. Walker
George Walker
Mascot Street
Dorchester
102D Field Artillery
Soldiers Killed in Action Listed Across Several Units
A Vermont and New England roll of casualties names Private David D. Christie of Woburn Massachusetts and Private John A Harrisburg of Auburn Maine among others. Also cited are Private William H Leonard of Hubbardston and Sergeant Leonard L Millican of Burlington with dates of death in July and late July. Lieutenant W W Austin is later clarified as wounded not dead.
Praise for 26th Division as it moves to new sector
Major-General Edwards commends the 26th Division for its fighting spirit in France. The letter from French and American high command lauds New England troops for valor, cohesion, and a spotless four month record, as they are sent to a critical new sector.
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Clarence R. Edwards
France
New England
Crozier
Lexington
Bunker Hill
America
New England Boys on Casualty List
Long casualty list from World War II era noting many soldiers from Massachusetts and New England regions. Items include names, home addresses, military units, and statuses such as killed in action, died of disease, died in accidents, or wounded. Mentioned units include 103d Inf, 101st Eng, 6th Regt U S M C, and other infantry and support companies across multiple states.
Uxbridge Soldier Henry P. Reynolds Killed in Action
Lieutenant Henry P. Reynolds of G Company 108d Infantry is the first Uxbridge native killed in action. He was educated locally and at Brown University class of 1914.
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Henry P. Reynolds
G Company
108D Infantry
Uxbridge
Philip Reynolds
Brown University
Strikers Prepare Washington Mission Over Return to Work
Brockton Aug 7 John Quinn representing striking shoe factory cutters said a committee would go to Washington to present the strikers side. A Saturday vote will determine the men’s attitude on returning to work under War Labor Board guidance.
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Brockton
John Quinn
War Labor Board
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Washington
Rain Delays Golden Wheel Race At Revere Track
Rain and hailstorm postpone the Golden Wheel cycle race at the Revere track as spectators gather. Early arrivals waited as weather halted the event and forced a postponement of the program.
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Revere
Weeks backs wartime measures at Somerville GOP event
Senator John W. Weeks told about 400 Republicans at a Suntang Inn gathering that he supported all administration acts sent to the Capitol, even if opposed, and that some measures would be discarded in peacetime.
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John W. Weeks
Somerville
Republican City Committee
Suntang Inn
Capitol
Politician Speakers Rally for Peace Delegation Vision
Lt Governor Coolidge led the gathering with a bold call for including an African representative among peace delegates to confront Germany. Other speakers and officials at the event included Senator Weeks, Governor McCall via letter, Alvan T. Fuller, George A. Bacon, Mayor Eldridge, Speaker Cox, Guy Ham, and Charles L. Underhill.
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Weeks
Coolidge
Alvan T. Fuller
George A. Bacon
Springfield
Republican State Committee
Charles W. Eldridge
Somerville
Channing H. Cox
House of Representatives
Guy A. Ham
Charles L. Underhill
McCall
Sailor Opened Fire in Pi Alley Incident
Lewis Holt a second class seaman on the submarine chaser Bell fired six shots from a small revolver in Pi alley near Washington street. He wounded his left hand by the palm entry and refused to speak as police noted he had been drinking. He was taken to Station 2 by officers.
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Pi Alley
Lewis Holt
Bell
Holt
Washington Street
Sullivan
Colby
Trouble at Lynn Again Rallies GE Workers
Nearly 1000 GE employees met at 35 Munroe Street Lynn to protest dismissals of union leaders and urge action. They voted not to strike today and to report the matter to the War Labor Board at its Lynn hearing, arguing term violations and breach of the return-to-work agreement.
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General Electric Company
Munroe Street
Lynn
War Labor Board
Council Chamber of City Hall
Chestnut Peter Triumphs at North Randall Grand Circuit
Chestnut Peter defeats Hollywood Bob to become champion three year old of the year in the Grand Circuit at North Randall. The $7500 Champion Stallion stake featured tough racing with several Peter the Great progeny prominent. Wilkes Brewer wins the Plain Dealer 2:07 trot and Dick Watts takes the 2:15 trot in a four heat decision.
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Cleveland, O
Hollywood Bob
North Randall
Peter
Plain Dealer
Wilkes Brewer
Mack Forbes
North Spur
Baxter Lou
Valentine
Peter G
Dick Watts
Banquet Honors South Boston Army Terminal Officers
Three hundred officers and staff from the Quartermasters Terminal at South Boston gathered at the Quincy House for a banquet last evening. Major Charles H. Gow addressed the group as the principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quartermasters Terminal
South Boston
Quincy House
Charles H. Gow
Championship Baseball Trophy Offered by Coxe League President
A $500 trophy cup has been offered by William G. Coxe, president of the Atlantic Coast Shipyards League, to the champion baseball team of the nation. Champions from the Atlantic and Pacific coast leagues will compete for the cup. The cup features a black habatage trim with cream white edging.
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New York
William G. Coxe
Atlantic Coast Shipyards League
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Frontier Asthma CO
Niagara and Hudson Sts
Buffalo, N. Y
Tae
Lieut
F. D. Pollard
Lieut. W. H. Hasey
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W. F. Smith
Sipes Road
Ernest F. Shaw
D Company
101St Engineers
James E. Hollis
D. D. Christie
David D. Christie
Bennett Street
1101St Infantry
Edgar B. Christie
Lieut. W. W. Austin
W. W. Austin
School Street
Cambridge
Sergt. L. L. Millican
Leonard L. Millican
Robert Millican
Burlington
B Company
1024 Machine Gun Battalion
Millican
Priv. J. A. Harrisburg
Edwards
Elliott
Pine “Pine Grove
Ceylon
Colden
Cis
Ginter Co
U.S. Food Adm
Gosiig
Tremont St
Summer St
Canal St
Union St
Cor
Plymouth Rubber Company
Canton
Mass
NEW England Boys
Casualty
Leonard L. Mullican
Spring St
Malden
Earle Medley
Plainville
Howard W. Beal
Worcester
Harry J. Posner
Belmont St
Irene Flynn
Southington
American Red Cross
John B. Wilson
North Lowell
Daniel F. Christie
Milo
Cassimir FB. Bisson
E Co
Thomas J. Moran
Atherton Road
Brookline
George W. Pattee
Bellows Falls
Robert J. B. Dupre
Karl St
New Bedford
Edward H. Flynn
Concord St
C Co
Albert A. Marr
Barre
Frank P. O’brien
Water St
Fitchburg
Douglas Urquhart
Raymond
Bailleul
Glenwood Boulevard
Arthur F. Boulanger
Waterbury
A Co
Fred O. Bickford
Rumney Depot
N. H
Louis H. Burns
Ludlow
Charles J. Costello
East St
Dennis J. Cullity
West Bethel
Simon Kronick
Nat. Army
Fred S. Kibbe
Westland St
Hartford
William Kussewski
Webster, G Co
David F. Laduke
Penacook
Bingham C. Labelle
VI. C Co
Thomas LeClair
Anson
Arthur Ledoux
St. Albans
Everett E. Marshall
Stowe
James E. Mullen
Newmarket
Bernard C. O'Brien
Chester
Ernest Perrin
Manchester
Lionel BE
Pitts
Monroe
John Renaud
Holyoke
John J. Shea
Greenwood St
B Co
James C. Spooner
Sherman Mills
William Wharton
Winthrop Ave
Percy A. Hasty
Dexter
Dean S. Reynolds
Trenton St
Lawrence
M.co
Leo Crepeau
Indian Orchard
Hamilton St
F. A
Sextus E. Norden
Chestnut St
East Saugus
L. Co
Homer Vigeant
Sunnyside Ave
Albert C. Brackett
Norway
Roy E. Doyle
Mechanic St
Portland
Hermogene Joyal
Shirley
Wilfred Mills
Unity
W. H. Allen
Columbus Age
Willie W. Beaugrand
South Ashburnham
Linwood S
Cunningham
George Deroster
Keene
Leon Ellsworth
Jeffersonville
Richard Greenleaf
Nashua
Ellery D. Moody
Hudson
Joseph N. Robargé
Tucker St
Lowell
George C. Scott
Otisst
Medford
James Perry Thurber
Milton
Arthur J. Arsenault
Cottage Green
Thompsonville
Hollis B. Corbett
Whitefield
Philip G. Tozier
Dexter, Mo
Stephen Charmut
Grand Street
Co. E
Aaron L. Wheeler
Orleans
U. S
William H. Allington
Wall Street
Norwalk
Joseph Boyer
N. H. D Co
Charles A. Jennings
Rutland
Red C. Kelly
College Street
Lewis
Howard R. Randall
William J. Noonan
Winchester
Tith Co
David McAlpine Burnett
South Hadley Falls
Mach. Gun Co
Louis Goldstein
Billerhast
James T. Barnes
Island Pond
E. Co
Charles A. Bailey
Elmer I. Fadden
M. C
Edward J. Aldrich
Westboro
M.C
Frank J. Dears
Garnett
67Th Co
UB. M.C
Frank D. Christianson
Millville
Clyde E. Braley
Bristol
Robert J. Kelley
Pearl Street
Charlestown
Haytis, Co
Ridgley Hanscom
Pequot Ave
New London
Med
David J. Redford
Pawcatuck
Gilbert H. Jerome
Forest St
Joseph E. Clardi
Quincy
Antonio D’archangelo
Andover St
Frederick G. Lockwood
Boylston St
Edward J. Murray
Portland, Me
Harold Talbot
Milford, N. H
Td Inf
William H. Sullivan
Budes
Chow
Gude
The
Red Blood Builder
M. J. Breitenbach Coo
Lieut. H. P. Reynolds
Edward Duquette
Mary Ouillette
Delia Bergenanim
G. H. Walker
Sen. Weeks
Sailor
Army Terminal
POST
Howard
BOX Office
Matinee
U. 8
Gov’t Pictures
Answer Direction Committee On Public Information
George Creel
Shubert
Mats
Wed
Messrs
Lee
J. J. Shubert
N.Y
Charles Purcell
Peggy Wood
William Norris
Henry Jewett
Fae
Farc Brewster
Copley
Filene's
Jordan
Phil KE. Adams
Everly Bayne
Exeter
Marguerite Clark Mae Marsh, “T
Copley Square
Douglas Fairbanks
Morocco
Kitty Gordon
Theda Bara
Cleopatra
Sn Wees
T Louise Haff
Beast of
Berlin
GLOBE
R. Loew's
OLUMB
Castle St
Mary Pickford
Jean
Edward Earle and
Agnes Ayres
Clemenceau
W. Ss. Hart
Shark Monroe
Arbuckle
Marguerite Clark
Wallace Reid
Capman
Tel
Beach
Helen Ware
Connelli & Craven
Frankie Heath
Charles Irwin
Asahi & CO
Regay & Lorraine
Rouble
Simms Zeigler
Kentucky
Wilbur Tex
F. Ray Comstock
William Elliott
Princess Theatre
Tremont
Henry W. Savage
RxuSsert
NME
Doree
Songbirds
Maud Muller
Nelson Waring & Co
Hickman Bros
Lawrence Bros
Thelma
Hearst-Pathe
War Pictures
Huntington
Gerard
Tremont Temple
Hm Mats
Denan Thompson
William Lawrence
Newton West
Danoeing
Zoo
Bing Paine
Edw. W. Dixon
Braves
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