Fr O Connor Has Big Mail From Home On Birthday
Rev M J O Connor of Boston, chaplain of the 101st Infantry in France, is too busy chasing the Huns to write often. A letter to his brother Edward J O Connor notes July 12 is his birthday and recounts many cards and thanks from friends. He says he is well and adjusting to moving positions, and asks for continued prayers.
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M. J. O’connor
Boston
101St Infantry
France
Berlin
Edward J. O'Connor
South End
Chaplain O'Connor
Accused of Trespass on Government Wharf
William Eskrigge and Eli Barlow, captain and engineer of a government contracted power boat, were arrested by federal officers at Winthrop harbor late yesterday for trespassing in a harbor defence system. They were held in $500 by U S Commissioner Hayes for a hearing next week after pleading not guilty and being released on recognizance. The boat owner made the complaint.
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William Eskrigge
Eli Barlow
Winthrop
United States
Hayes
Eskrigge
Barlow
Entertaining Soldier Boys by Boston Jewish Hosts
Sixty five soldiers and sailors stationed around Boston will spend a day as guests of prominent Boston Jewish families. Invitations came through the Hospitality House of the Massachusetts Branch of the Jewish Welfare Board. Groups will visit Clifton, the home of Mrs. Leon Strauss, and Pemberton, hosted by local families and women of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts
Jewish Welfare Board
Mt. Vernon Street
Clifton
Leon Strauss
Louis Baer
Harry Liebman
M. Rosenthal
Oscar Elias
Atlanta, Ga
Pemberton
S. Gutman
A. Klopot
H. Dangel
I. J. Prager
Nanny Spitz
David Posner
Sternberg
M. M. Eichler
Katz
Agoos
S. Silver
U. S. Guards Being Fitted Out At Washington
The United States Guards, 40 battalions strong, are being fitted by transferring draft age men who after induction and training are found disqualified for overseas service. No plan to increase Guard strength. they supplement state forces guarding bridges and transportation hubs.
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Washington
United States Guards
British Yacht Sinks German Submarine in English Channel
Details report a British armed yacht sinking a German submarine in the English Channel after locating a periscope at sunset. The yacht rammed the conning tower, dropped three depth charges, and recovered one survivor who died hours later from internal injuries.
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London
English
Benoit Loses Use of Limbs in Prison
Albert Benoit of Woonsocket, jailed after aiding his brother to desert Camp Devens, suddenly lost the use of his limbs in East Cambridge jail. He was moved to the State hospital at Tewksbury for treatment and is reported in Canada. Benoit was held in $10 bail and the case was continued for a month.
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Albert Benoit
Woonsocket
Devens
East Cambridge
Tewksbury
Benoit
Ayer
Canada
Pencil Firm Seized In War Asset Action
New York Aug 9 four more enemy owned corporations with capitalization over two million dollars were seized by alien property custodian A Mitchell Palmer after a Washington advisory committee conference.
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New York
A. Mitchell Palmer
Washington
Whipple Turned Down Offer to Counsel Shipping Board
Washington report states Sherman L. Whipple was asked to serve as counsel for the Shipping Board but no reply from either Whipple or the Board. Whipple, a Boston law partner, is a famed examiner of witnesses and has led notable U.S. court cases. He helped lead the Lawson leak investigation.
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Washington
Sherman L. Whipple
Shipping Board
Whipple
Massachusetts
Sears & Ogden
Boston
Congressional Committee
Lawson
Yale
Public Auction Planned for Several Foreign-Owned Firms
Joseph F. Guffery, sales manager, will supervise the public auction of the Berger & Wirth Company, G. Siegel Company, A. W. Faber, and George Benda, all tied to German owners or links. The advisory committee reviews enemy interests including a 20 percent stake in H. Koppers & Co. of Pittsburgh, a $15,000,000 by-product coke oven firm.
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Joseph F. Guffery
Berger & Wirth Company
Brooklyn
New York
Emil Wurlitzer
Lepzig
Germany
G. Siegel
G. Seigel Company
Stuttgart
A. W. Faber
Newark
N. J
Stein
Bavaria
Alexander
Count of
Faber-Castell
Otillie
George Benda
Boonton
Fuerth
Adolph Neubauer
Eugene Kirschbaum
Neubauer
H. Koppers & Co
Pittsburg
Henrich Koppers
Mssen
Maximum leather prices fixed by War Board
Washington August 9. The price fixing committee of the War Industries Board announced maximum prices for sole leather and belting ranging from 34 to 96 cents per pound, based on the percentage yield of hides, after talks with the sole leather group of the tanners council.
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Washington
The
War Industries Board
Tanners’ Council
Soldier Abducting Girl Held on Mann Act Charge
Roy Whitman, 29, a married returned sol dier with shell shock, is held on $3000 bail for the grand jury in Newark N J charged with abducting Miss Nina Barron 15 of 14 Pine street Pittsfield and taking her across state lines for immoral purposes under the Mann act.
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Pittsfield
Roy Whitman
France
Newark
N. J
Nina Barron
Pine Street
Pittsheld
Pittsfield Man Arrested in Newark on Complaint by Barrons
Whitman was arrested in Newark on a complaint by Mr and Mrs Charles C Barron of Pine Street Pittsfield who traced him via a postal card from their daughter The girl met Whitman in Albany after vacationing in Hancock July 31 He claimed they would marry There was no filed marriage intention and she left him He admitted a wife near Nassau New York and she stayed with friends in Newark until the grand jury Pennsylvanian police assisted in the arrest
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Whitman
Newark
Charles C. Barron
Pine Street
Pittsfield
Roy Whitman
Stephentown
N. Y
General Electric
England
Hancock
Albany
New York
Massachusetts
City Hall
Nassau
Hull Avenue
Fire damages Medford apartment. stove causes $1000 loss
A fire caused by an oil stove yesterday damaged Mrs. John Hanlon's apartment at 14 Fern Road Medford while she prepared a noon meal. Two alarms were sounded for the blaze.
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John Hanlon
Fern Road
Medford
One Legged Walter Belowski Defies Court and Barroom
In Central Court Walter Belowski a one legged man known in the North End caused trouble at a bar and in court. He was discharged for drunkenness after a $5 fine and a 10 day sentence. He mocked officials and left the courtroom to return to his North End haunt.
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Walter Belowski
North End
Walter
Belowski
Central Court
Christian Science Monitor Shifts to Morning Publication
The Christian Science Monitor announces a change from afternoon to morning edition starting today. Officials say the move serves its international scope and readers better, noting that one morning edition will replace the previous afternoon issues.
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Christian Science Monitor
State Needs 500 Nurses for United States Student Nurse Reserve
Massachusetts still needs 500 young women to register to fill its quota for the United States Student Nurse Reserve. Competition to be first to reach quota is strong, with Massachusetts nearing its 2000 target. The drive closes August 12. Miss Helen Wood at Massachusetts General Hospital reports over 1000 have applied for registration blanks and many are eligible.
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Massachusetts
United States
Washington
Nathaniel Thayer
Massachusetts Woman's Committee
Council of National Defence
Helen Wood
Council of Defence
Massachusetts General Hospital
Torpedoed Sailor Enlists in Service
William T. Martell of East Boston, second mate aboard the torpedoed schooner Sam S Mengel, enlisted at Bromfield Street in the British and Canadian Recruiting Mission. He vowed to repay the Hun in his own coin. Also enrolling was Paul Brooks, claimant to New England boxing title notoriety as a lightweight.
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Bromfield Street
William T. Martell
East Boston
Sam S. Mengel
Cape May
South Africa
Martell
Paul Brooks
New England
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