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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
8
District 292 Dorchester lists dozens of residents and exemptions in a roster for the Boston area. Names, addresses, and notes appear under divisions with totals for Passed Physical tests and dependents, totaling 158. The long registry covers Dorchester and adjacent streets, including Neponset and Dorchester avenues.
Exemptions granted or allowed for a long list of individuals. The roster includes names such as Boudreau Wm F and Drouin Arthur Jr with various street addresses, plus others like Parker George C and Brynes Henry Joseph Jr. The document compiles exemptions by residence across Hyde Park and nearby streets.
A roster shows multiple individuals named with addresses in Cambridge under Division 3 called and failed to appear. Listed defendants include Moostaff Mohammed Ali 229 Western Ave and Edward Brown 365 Allston St among many others. The document records the failure to appear for a court matter and provides the full names and street addresses of the involved parties.
A lengthy roster lists 25 individuals under Quota Division 8 Boston with multiple street addresses across Cambridge, Myrtle, Chestnut and other streets. The compilation includes names such as Peterson Albion Lynch Edmund P and Treen Charles H along with many others.
A partial roster lists residents from villages including Plymouth Duxbury Middleboro Plympton Kingston South Carver and Plympton with given names and surnames such as Theodore W Glover Fred W Youngman Andrew K Griffith Walter F Errickson Augustus J Heath Henry J Walsh Thomas N McQuade Joseph I Moriarty Frank D Drew Ralph L Baker Giacomio Baratta Lorenzo T and others.
Readable lines show residents including A W Fonda 25 Oakland Melrose Larrabee FE E 388 Howie Melrose O Reilly BP L 12 Pillet Melrose A P Grossman 18 Holbrook Melrose Nicola Palmarino 51 Columbia Id Wakefield and S L Chisholm 128 Melrose Melrose.
A long list from Division 22 Jamaica Plain shows accepted quotas and claimed exemptions with numerous residents and dependents named by address. The document includes many individuals such as John F. Powers, Arthur S. Casey, Paul F. Quigley, Theodore F. Tomaskovitz, and Thorleif L. Olsen, among others, with their street addresses and notes of dependents.
A long OCR list names numerous residents with street addresses and notes like claimed exemption. The entries include Caren Oscar on T Faton street Greenfield Abraham on 40 Barton st Kostink Samuel 52 Allen st Fitzpatrick Leo J. 317 Cambridge st Mahoney Francis F. 397 Charles st and many others such as Hillen Roger H. 11 Nassau st Fuccillo John 46 Lewis st Colub Jacob J. 857 Blue Hill are Bruce Benjamin T. 28 Green st Sapicha Izydor 40 Leverett st and other individuals across Cambridge and surrounding streets.
A compiled list shows twenty individuals with addresses across several streets including Mt. Pleasant Ave Dudley St Batchelder St Gertrose St Winthrop St Blue Hill Ave Burgess St Massachusetts Ave Albany St Langdon St Eustis St and others. Names include Ford James E Malloy John McNulty Joseph Moore William Savage George Jennings Frank Shaughnessy Spagniudo Edward Allen Howard Carroll Thomas Friedman EH Witunsky Peter Garrity John Feetham Moses Koutalas Lapros Edward Marston and totals.
Names and addresses of individuals filing exemptions or seeking protections for dependents include Ward Willis H at 305 Webster Ave, McGann Thomas at 225 Vine St, and Jos. J Vera at 206 Vine St. Others listed: Ermane E Macedo, James A Campbell, James O Callaghan, John F Stokes, John L Yates, Wm J Nixsen, Patrick Brady, James E Connerty, J T de Fuhrmann, Joseph Vera, Joseph Scarfields, J J Murphy, Steffan Polakiewick, Wm W Weathers, George Christo with various addresses and dependent or familial statuses.
James Dunlap of Chandler Motor Car Company in Cleveland and George Crittenden of Chandler Motors of New England host guests. Kk C Getsinger of Saxon Motor Car Co registers at Lenox and notes buyers seek economy and time savings. J H MacAlman tours Stearns factory and plans to defend first prize at Woodland dealers golf Sept. 4.
Chester Thomas delivered a third straight hit in the final inning to drive in two runs and put the champions ahead 4 to 2 over the Mackmen in Philadelphia. Witt’s error later widened the lead as the final score stood.
The Red Sox edged the Phillies 6 to 3 as Foster’s fourth inning miscue tied the game and Boston pulled away late. Hoblitzell drove key runs, Thomas doubled, and Witt’s outfield play helped secure the final margin despite Noyes and Schauer pitching well for Philadelphia.
Coach Cieo O'Donnell of Perdue announced in Boston last night that freshmen will be barred from Western Conference varsity squads this fall. He cited war service demands reducing eligible upperclassmen and said a proposal to allow freshmen was rejected after lengthy discussion.
The Press Club golf championship narrows to semi finals across five divisions at Wollaston Golf Club. In the first bracket Thayer of Wollaston defeats Murphy after a late miscue, while Evans of Wenham beats Statz. Second division features Wakefield, Brennan, Phelps, Taft, with close matches and long holes. Fourth division sees Nicholson and Seales win, while Campbell and Fowler advance, and fifth division includes Dwyer Crosby Crowley and Vincent advancing as the round concludes.
Chicago pulls out a 5 4 ten inning victory in Cleveland to clinch the series. Tiebold drives in the decisive run with a single after McMullen and Collins singles. Gould blanks Cleveland until the 10th as Klepfer and Coumbe hold the Indians.
Francis Ouimet of Woodland and M. J. Brady of Oakley compete in a 72 hole exhibition at Oakley and Woodland. Four rounds or 36 holes will be staged today with admission proceeds to the Red Cross and golfers urged to ride the Waverley car from Harvard square for access to both sessions.
Golf lovers await a Saturday afternoon match at Hatherly Golf Club North Scituate pitting Francis Ouimet and E M Taft against Paul and T L Tewksbury. The event supports the Red Cross with a large gathering expected. Ouimet is at top form after recent Western amateur success and a Pro match with Jesse Guilford. Taft and Tewksbury are evenly matched with strong driving partners promising record pace.
Italian rider Vincent Madonna captured the 50 mile Golden Wheel feature amid a thrilling battle. Ex Governor Walsh presented the Golden Wheel emblem and bouquet. the card also listed other results: Walter McKenzie won the amateur quarter mile, Ned Chandler the professional half mile, John Vardig the Miss-and-out, and Tim Sullivan with Lloyd Thomas second in the five mile professional.
The semi finals were set today at the Longwood Cricket Club in a patriotic national doubles tennis event. Boston duo T. C. Wright and H. C. Johnson defeated F. S. Baggs and S. H. Woshell of New York, while N. W. Niles with T. R. Pell beat Richard Bishop and L. E. Mahan. F. B. Alexander and Harold Throckmorton defeated W. E. Wei and P. L. Youg.
Braves mark yield two year anniversary on August 19 with a special, public observance delayed to August 20 when the St. Louis Cardinals begin a series. General admission to any grandstand or seating area is set at 50 cents, with box seats excluded for season holders.
Eastern League action in Lawrence shows New Haven defeating Lawrence 10 to 1 and 5 to 1. Elm City batters excel in both games with strong pitching and fielding lifting New Haven to a commanding 944 game edge.
Durgin and Gonzales drive in two in the sixth as Springfield defeats New London 8 to 2. Crum hits Be all? batter after hit pitch sparking protest. game witnessed by umpire Erwin with Mayberry and Crum pairing on the mound.
Bridgeport defeated Portland 10 to 6 in the opener of a double header. The second game was halted at darkness after nine innings with the score 1 to 1.
Brown drove in two on a timely two run hit in the ith inning as Hartford edged Worcester 3 to 2. Sharp defense produced five double plays while McQuillan’s uneven pitching created Hartford chances. Kennedy and McQuillan each worked 11 innings with 11 and 10 hits allowed respectively.
Marcus I E McGann who was mislisted as exempt is enlisted in naval service at Squantum. He is completing an aviation course there.
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