Parochial School Teachers Gather for Ninth Convention
About 300 delegates from 24 sisters orders attend the ninth annual convention of parochial school teachers in Boston College Hall. Rev. Joseph A. Hogan opens with remarks on Parochial School in American Education and later speaks on Clear Thinking. Additional speakers include C. H. French and A N. Palmer among others.
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Joseph A. Hogan
S. J
Boston College Hall
Father Hogan
Augustine F. Hickey
C. H. French
Cleveland
A N. Palmer
New York
C. T. C. Whitcomb
Massachusetts War Savings Committee
John J. Mahoney
Lowell Normal School
Pio de Luca
Reception for First U S Troops in Italy Described as Enthusiastic
Washington reports the first American troops to land in Italy met a fine reception. The Genoa newspaper Il Corriere Mercantile praised the soldiers highly in its June 27 issue and asserted allied victory would be aided by their efforts.
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Washington
Italy
Genoa
State Department
Il Corriere Mercantile
United States
Four-eared corn discovered by wartime gardener in Malden
I T Woodworth a 75 year old Malden war worker in a Cherry Street backyard found a golden bantam corn stalk bearing four ears rather than one during a post noon harvest. He has long grown vegetables for American troops in France and notes this four ear phenomenon is new in his 75 years of life.
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I. T. Woodworth
Malden
Cherry Street
Woodworth
New Method of Raising Fares Proposed by Springfield Street Railway
The Springfield Street Railway Company urged the Public Service Commission to raise fares systemwide with a five to six cent boost in Springfield and to implement a double fare between midnight and 4 59 a m. The plan would make night riders pay 12 cents per ride rather than five.
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Public Service Commission
Springfield Street Railway Company
Massachusetts
Springfield
Night Owls
Mrs. Sarah Coe Dies After Street Collision in Somerville
Mrs. Sarah Coe died at Central Hospital Somerville from injuries suffered when struck Sunday evening by a automobile owned by Annie G Cassidy of Winthrop and operated by Leslie A Pike of Devens street Roxbury. She was crossing Webster avenue at its junction with Washington street.
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Sarah Coe
Central Hospital
Somerville
Annie G. Cassidy
Winthrop
Leslie A. Pike
Devens Street
Roxbury
Webster Avenue
Washington Street
Names of 28 American officers held in German camps
War Department releases list of 28 U S officers and men detained in German prison camps. New England entries include First Lieutenant William Wallace Chambers of Fitchburg and First Lieutenant Robert Raymond of Boston, plus Private John Schiullo of Waterbury and Corporal Earl E Murphy of Hartford and Private Harry K James of Bristol Rhode Island.
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Washington
War Department
New England
Camp Rastatt
William Wallace Chambers
Bond Street
Fitchburg
Robert Raymond
Superior Court House
Boston
Limburg
John Schiullo
South Elm Street
Waterbury
Conn
Earl E. Murphy
Homestead Avenue
Hartford
Stargard
Harry K. James
High Street
Bristol
R. I
Mahes Record For Civilian Flights
New York Aug 19 Robert Schank set a civilian mail flight record flying from Belmont Park Long Island to Philadelphia in 52 minutes. The Army mail flyer record for the same route stands at 42 minutes.
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New York
Robert Schank
Belmont Park
L. I
Philadelphia
Von Rintelen Declared Nervous Not Tubercular
Newark August 19 Captain Franz von Rintelen German conspirator freed in exchange for an American held in Berlin was examined by specialists. They report he is not tubercular but suffers nervous disorders and will remain in county jail rather than be sent to the state penitentiary.
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Newark
N. J
Franz von Rintelen
Berlin
Tombs
New York
von Rintelen
State
National Mercantile Agencies Meet Opens at Copley Plaza
The National Association of Mercantile Agencies opened in Boston with 45 delegates from 145 cities. President J. E. R. Chilton presided as delegates received a reception by local merchants. Officers will be elected today.
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National Association of Mercantile Agencies
Copley Plaza
J. E. R. Chilton
Boston Mercantile Representatives
Advertising Man Martley L Mellow Marries Alice Dwyer
Martley L Mellow wed Alice C Dwyer last evening at St Josephs Church Union Square Somerville. Agnes Neely of South Boston was bridesmaid and Joseph H McSweeney a Tufts Medical 20 nephew of the bride was best man. The couple will reside in Worcester after a trip to New York and Niagara Falls.
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Martley L. Mellow
Alice C. Dwyer
St. Joseph's Church
Union Square
Somerville
Father McHugh
Agnes Neely
South Boston
Joseph H. McSweeney
Tufts Medical
Mellow
New England
Worcester Telegram
New York
Niagara Falls
Worcester
Pigeon at Crow Point Locus Unclaimed by Owner
A carrier pigeon with an aluminum disc bearing the initials B H C landed on the Crow Point wharf in heavy fog last Tuesday. Captain Snow holds the bird at the wharf and can be reached by telephone at Hingham 668 W for claim.
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Crow Point
Captain Snow
Hingham
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