Old Vets Hail Boys of Russia
Representatives of about 100000 veterans send greetings to the new Russian army. The Grand Army of the Republic adopted a resolution to be read to Russian soldiers as messages from the United States and its allies. The plan includes a public reading in Petrograd and a large vote in choosing encampment sites for 1918.
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Grand Army of ‘61
New Republic
Joseph A. Conry
Boston
Petrograd
Grand Army of
Grand Army
Riga
Odessa
United States
Republic
United States of America
Russia
Atlantic City
N. J
Portland
Ore
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Magnificent Grant
Washington, D. C
Trier
Luxembourg
France
Dr. van Dyke
Henry van Dyke
Netherlands
Holland
Germany
Berlin
Camp Fire Echoes as G A R Parade in Boston
The 30 comrades of the G A R carried the flag down the Mechanics Building aisle during last night’s Camp Fire in Boston. Mayor Curley urged universal military service as the path to preserve democracy amid a joyful, veteran filled program.
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Mechanics’ Building
Stars and Stripes
Mother
Blue
Boston
Curley
America
John FE. Gilman
William J. Patterson
Patterson
Boys In Blue
James Tanner
Ireland
Old Boys Cheer Commander’s Wartime Pledge to Wilson
The qast commander praised the soldiers as good boys and forecast they will go over the top. He vowed support behind Wilson as they stood behind Lincoln in 1861 to 1865, prompting wild reactions from the crowd.
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Qast
Wilson
Lincoln
National Encampment Activities Close with Tours and Luncheon
On the last day of the National Encampment G A R activities include an 11 a.m. adjournment at Symphony Hall and a complimentary luncheon by the Massachusetts Women's Relief Corps in the basement. An automobile ride to Concord Lexington and Cambridge follows with welcome routes by Cambridge officials. The 9 a.m. session reconvenes at Tremont Temple.
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Symphony Hall
Department of Massachusetts Women's Relief Corps
Concord
Lexington
Cambridge
Harvard
Rockwell
Women’s Relief Corps
Tremont Temple
National G A R and Veterans Gather in Boston Area
The article lists reunions and activities across Boston venues including Shawmut Church Paul Revere Hall Ford Hall and Kingsley Hall. It notes a Burnside expedition gathering for registration a Navy Band concert at Parkman Bandstand and a pleasure trip by Sons of Veterans and their Auxiliary.
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Ladies of the
Shawmut Church
Tremont
West Brookline Streets
Newbern
N. C
Kingsley Hall
Ford
State House
Boston
United States Navy
Parkman Bandstand
Boston Common
Sons of Veterans and
Sons of Veterans’ Auxiliary
Revero Reach
Soldier No 1 Loses Appeal In Government Wage Case
The article reports Soldier No 1 failing an appeal over pay and pensions tied to government support. It quotes the soldier lamenting that without government aid he faces the poorhouse. The piece notes the ruling and its impact on the service member’s finances.
Massachusetts first draftee certified in state
Mrs Pred H Kelley of Malden announced her husband became the state's first drafted soldier, No 1, after 105 men passed by District Board No 3 at Lawrence. Kelley, a father and husband, had his exemption denied by Division 1 and did not appeal the Malden board decision.
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Division 1 Board of
Malden
Big liner hits rocks in fog along New England coast
A large British steamer traveling from India and South Africa ran aground on a rocky New England section today after steering through fog. The ship, which crossed 12,000 miles, avoided Corman mines raiders and submarines and narrowly escaped a full wreck with no immediate reports of casualties.
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Corman
India
South Africa
New England
Steamer Stranded on Rocks After 15 Hour Plight
The liner with 81 passengers and a 2060 dollar cargo ran aground on jagged ledges after 15 hours of hindered movement. Water flooded the forepeak as the bow pressed on rocks for two hours. Coastguard boarded the ship, tugs arrived, and the crew refused to take passengers ashore. The vessel later freed itself and resumed its voyage.
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Caret
War-time food conservation mass meeting at Lexington Park
About fifteen hundred people attended a wartime mass meeting on food conservation at Lexington Park. It was the first of its kind in country districts, arranged by the Lexington Public Safety Committee and county organizations following President Hoover's conservation program.
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Lexington Park
Atterbert
Tinever
Lexington Public Safety Committee
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