Halifax Honors Olympic Captain Hayes
Captain Hayes of the White Star liner Olympic, used as a troop transport in the war, received an illuminated address and a silver salver today at City Hall. The Halifax Board of Trade awarded a loving cup to the captain, and the Olympic’s chief engineer got a silver tea service, all bearing the city coat of arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falifax
Captain Hayes
Olympic
Halifax Board of Trade
New War Dept Rule Promises Local Demobilization for Married Men
Washington Dec 16 The War Department issues modified orders allowing officers and men who married locally to be discharged at their current camps or remain near their homes if they have business plans. Otherwise troops are to be sent to camps within 350 miles of where they entered service. If demobilization transfer causes hardship, cases may go to the adjutant general. Discharged soldiers may keep gas masks and helmets until a bill clarifies policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Department
Army Disapproves Deepening St Lawrence River Plan
Army Engineers reject the project to deepen the St Lawrence River from Lake Ontario to St Regis New York to permit ocean going ships. Secretary Baker sent the report to Congress outlining the decision and its implications for navigation and wartime logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
St. Lawrence Washington
St. Lawrence River
Lake Ontario
St. Regis
N. Y
Congress
Baker
Casualty Toll Rises With 2000 Names Added Today
The casualty count today climbs by more than two thousand names nationwide, as fatalities and major injuries grow higher than yesterday which listed just over thirteen hundred names.
New Englanders Honor 179 Local Soldiers in Final Fighting Days
A wartime roster lists 179 New Englanders killed or wounded in the last days of battle. Lieutenant Errol Dwight Marsh of Westboro is the sole commissioned officer among the killed, with several lieutenants among the wounded or missing. The document classifies by status including killed in action, wounded, missing in action, and other casualties, reflecting a grim tally across units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Gisgabgty
New England Boys on Casualty List
A long casualty list names sailors and soldiers from New England and nearby states. Entries include Lt Errol Dwight Marsh of Westboro and Sgt Russell Lockwood of Bridgeport along with numerous privates, corporals, and specialists from Worcester, New Haven, Ansonia, Pawtucket, Cambridge, Bar Harbor, Boston, Manchester, Hartford, and other towns, with many hometown addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Errol Dwight Marsh
Main St
Westboro
Russell E. Lockwood
Grant Ave
Bridgeport
Conn
Wilfred C. St. Germain
Fales Street
Worcester
William H. McNaugh
Bridgewater
Frederick W. Gerggren
Brindle Ave
Ansonia
Paul Buckner
Ashman St
New Haven
Frank McGrail
Kendall St
Angelo B. Musto
No. Main St
Mansfield
Michael J. Cavanaugh
No. Bend
Pawtucket
R. I
Archie McDonald
Fort Fairfield
Myron Martin Peck
Spruce St
Westerly
James Ll. Pomeroy
Fayette St
Cambridge
Long Namelist of Army Personnel and Died Published in Ansonia
The list catalogs numerous soldiers with home towns across Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island and New Hampshire including Ansonia Derby Manchester and Providence among others. It records ranks such as Pt Sgt Lt and Corp with many service locations and notes statuses like Killed in Action Wounded Missing in Action and Died of Disease.
Criticizes Richey Plan The Old Bostonstan Letter
A letter to the editor denounces Professor Richey’s fare solution for the Boston Elevated, calling it rotten and a gold brick scheme aimed at the public. It urges bankruptcy for the line, or government ownership, and praises Representative Gillen for a more proper solution. Boston, Dec. 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor Richey
Boston Elevated
Richey
Kaiserine
Holland
Gillen
Ubero
Boston Elevated Railway
Boston
Committee seeks soldiers colonies in Connecticut valley
Springfield December 16 A commission representing the interior department led by Arthur P. Davis of the federal reclamation service visited possible sites for soldiers farm colonies in the Connecticut valley after a conference with Chamber of Commerce representatives. No indication was given on the likelihood of establishing the colony locally. The group includes Dr Elwood Mean F W Hanna consulting engineers and C J Blanchard statistician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Department of the Interior
Arthur P. Davis
Federal Reclamation Service
Connecticut Valley
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Davis
Elwood Mean
F. W. Hanna
C. J. Blanchard
Popular Lowell preacher marked 24th pastorate anniversary
The Rev C E Fisher D D pastor of First Universalist Church Lowell celebrated his 24th anniversary Thursday evening with a parish gathering. Hibard's orchestra provided music, a parish supper followed, and a toastmaster led remarks from notable clergy and Mayor Thompson. Provincetown natives praise his success and Lowell’s recognition of a valued figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincetown Advocate
C. E. Fisher
D. D
First Universalist
Lowell
Mass
Hibbard
Alexander
Macleod
J. M. Craig
Chauncey J. Hawkins
FE. E. Sykes
A. R Ditts
John L. Cairns
A. R. Hussey
Appleton Grannis
Mayor Thompson
Fined for Selling Drugs to Soldiers in New York
In New York on December 16, Morris Denker and Hyman Morganstein two Brooklyn drug dealers were fined 150 dollars each for selling narcotics alleged to have reached soldiers in camps. Morganstein also received a term in prison. Samuel Bernstein and Nathan Horowitz, employees, were fined 1500 dollars each and jailed for six and nine months respectively after pleading guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morris Denker
Hyman Morganstein
Brooklyn
Morganstein
Samuel Bernstein
Nathan Horowitz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Halifax
New England
London
Germany
James FE. Petechelli
Brown Avenue
William John Lilly
Southington
Glass Sworn
Carter Glass
Virginia
Secretary of the Treasury
Wonder
Warren Electric
Mfr
A. P. Merchant Co
Boylston St
Avery St
Greens
Maduro
Ister
Washington, Corner Bedford
Lisle Finish
Lisle
Men’s and Boys’ Outfitters
Washington St
N. E
NEW England Boys
Casualty
Richard J. O’brien
Cole Ave
Williamstown
Ovila Bedard
East Ave
Napick
Rev
William R. Doherty
East Milton
Gustave Mason
Seventh St
Berlin
N. H
Clasford
Strong
Prospect St
Northampton
James J. Bartley
Bar Harbor
John T. McCarthy
Edgeworth St
Edward Bouford
Dort St
Troy
Theo R. Prouty
Allen Rd
Scituate
Roswell D. Whitcomb
Charlestown
Frederick Ferron
Colony St
William
Foster
Auburn St
Roxbury
Eml
Gogan
Clifton St
Seymour
Gilbert W. O'Neil
Burnham St
Gloucester
Oliver P. Barber
Warehouse Point
John Campbell
Grachia Terrace
Andover
Corp
Edward P. Downs
Long Hill
Wilson Ave
Malden
Franklin Allen
Allen Pl
Hartford
Amos D. Walker
Meadow St
Saxonville
Stanley Danielak
Winchester Ave
Omer C. Daigneault
Winslow Pl
Lawrence
Harold B. Emerson
Oxford
Constantine Furkiotis
Railroad Ave
Con
Co. Hanson, Starks
Erastus W. Williams
Yantic
Martin le Boutillier
John J. McAllen
Inman
Woodman Martinez
Mott St. Ansonia
Philip E. Dalton
Iffley St
Jamaica Plain
Rupert N. Blow
Grand Isle
Edward D. Davis
Newington
William Ferguson
Bath St
Providence
Raymond J. Lamb
Wood Sst
Patrick J. McGoldrick
Holman St
Attleboro
Grady H. Salter
Sagamore
Walter S. Slavinski
Veteran St
Meriden
John S. Woronick
West Main St
Norwich
Arthur Anderson
Park St
John Hoody
Unionville
Eugene Janelle
Fall River
Angelo Duva
Merleta St
Francis W. Eaton
North St
North Reading
John F. Young
Rockville
James A. Riley
Sawyer St
Paul Sakpo
Caul St
New Britain
Philips Vaillancourt
Franklin St
Somersworth
Joseph Flasco
Railroad St
Thomaston
Anthony Kalinoski
Colburn St
East Dedham
James A. Kennedy
Primrose St
Haverhill
Roswell H. Bill
Windsor
William Patrick Meehan
Burbank St
Pittsfield
John J. Burns
Walpole. Corp
Robert Charles Nesbitt
New Hampshire St
Basil John Chamberlain
South Brewer
Cook Fred B. Seaman
Pine St
James F. Campbell
Spring St
Wilfred Courchaime
Pascoag
James Joseph Daley
Endicott St
Walter F. Walendreak
So. Main St
Daniel O’connell
Sheafe St
Carl R. Erlandson
Franklin Ave
Sarkis Sarigavorian
No. State St
Concord
Raymond A. Walsh
Knowles St
John L. George
Appleton St
John F. Krajewski
So. County St
Edward A. Mayo
Barre
Edwin B. Callahan
Hampden St
Westfield
Henry Clarke Banks
Greenwich
David Chapman Hall
Naugatuck
Marshall A. Tarr
High St
Rockport
Maurice W. Fuller
Bennett St
Rowley
James R. Mansfield
Centre St
Florence
David Levine
Sunderland St
Emile Farland
Canal St
Nashua
Charles H. Cheverie
Eastport
James A. Toole
Sydney St
Bangor
Louis E. Morehouse
Fairfield
Richard Martin
Kingham
Harold C. Sheppard
Pemroke
Woodbury
L. Rodrick
Elmwood Rd
Swampscott
Cook Charles Batchelder
ST. Albans
Louis Phillip Brodeur
Baldwin Ave
Waterbury
Patrick C. McKeon
Elmst
Manchester
John W. Pepper
Highland Ave
Everett
James C. Southwick
Enfield
Henry Bergden
Mountain View
Wilfred E. Libby
East Rochester
William D. Seabury
Gould St
Wakefield
Samuel Issenberg
Poplar St
Amos Fife
Townshend
Charles Hislop
George Vincent Jenkins
Roslindale
Warren Morse
National Soldiers’ Home
Togus
Raymond C. O’dell
Sikeston
Edwin E. Ridley
East Swanzey
Charles W. Swanson
East Hampton
William H. Allison
Milford
Charles T. Goodspeed
Salvatore Muccillo
Franklin
Claude I. Parrott
Castle St
Will Pryor
Panama
Fla
Nickel St
Charles C. Wolfel
Springdale
Waldemar Ericson
Eugene A. Fisher
Cambridge St
Daniel McGregor
Nye Sq
Brockton
Timothy Galvin
Brookline
Harold L. Dutton
Broad St
Portsmouth
Edmund J. Casey
Tecumseh I
Bernard F. Lafleche
Elm St
Chicopee
Larose
Cedar Manchester
Peter Bourrett
Fremont St
Claremont
Sylvia Cyr
Hamlin
Adam Kezmarczk
Richard J. Sullivan
Dudley St
Frank A. Weeks
Superior St
William McClusky
Button St
Elmer McCollum
Kossuth
John Martin Struzek
Palmer St
Anthony Turco
Wheatland St
Somerville
William E. Wiles
Maple St
Ralph Williams
Clarence B. Ackerly
John L. Botelho
Christy Buchi
Woonsocket
Ciro Devincentiz
Victor Girard
Dulade Ave
Alfie Grasso
Union St
Timothy Hurley
Baldwin St
Jal
Simon
United States Food Administration
Europe
SPE
Vali
Mohican
Maine
Ib. Peck Uj
SUGAR
Oran
Sai
Radway
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!