French Sailors Enjoy Day Ashore in Boston Guests of Hub People and Soldiers
Nearly 19 French sailors with two years on mine layers submarine chasers and mine sweepers came ashore in Boston for a full day of sightseeing theatre and church. They toured Charlestown Cambridge and Harvard landmarks with interpreters, lunched at the army and navy canteen, sang La Marseillaise and a jazz number, then attended a vaudeville show at the Boston Theatre hosted by War Camp Community Service officials led by Rufus D. Smith.
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Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
War Camp Community Service
Rufus D. Smith
Francois Martin
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Cambridge
Tech
Harvard College
Harvard Museum
Boston Common
Army and Navy
B. Jf. Keith Theatre Company
Boston Theatre
Jury Verdict Expected in Loud Tapper Alienation Suit
The Cambridge man Rufus G. Loud sues Medford grain dealer Albert K. Tapper for 25 dollars claiming alienation of his wife Imaline Loud. A jury retired Friday afternoon and will likely report a verdict in Superior Court before Judge King this morning after a sealed verdict instruction from Judge Wingane.
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Rufus G. Loud
Cambridge
Albert K. Tapper
Medford
Imaline Loud
King
Wing Ane
Soldier Left Bride Abroad With U S Army Occupation
Mrs. Frederick A. Stark arrived at Coblenz as a nurse at Sacuation Hospital No 6 while her husband, a lieutenant in the 96th Aero Squadron, heads home to Stamford Conn. They wed in Limoges last spring but officials frowned on service marriages. Stark returned to duty. she remained in Germany until after the armistice.
Stone as shuttle tale shatters small town con game
In Oklahoma City from December reports a backwoods merchant unknowingly falls for a recurring scam. A literate woman trades butter for sugar, hiding a three pound stone in each butter roll. The merchant reweights sugar, keeping 17 pounds each month while the stone reappears in the butter, deceiving the farmer.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Sto
Cross Ocean in Three Days
A Scientific American story notes England has warbuilt ships capable of crossing the Atlantic in three days. The 840 foot vessels, beam 85 feet, use geared turbine engines and carry two 15 inch turret guns. They could be converted to passenger ships though details are scarce.
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Scientific American
England
Atlantic Ocean
North Sea
Lodger Peter Byrnes Found Dead at Palace Lodging House
Peter Byrnes aged 60, a lodger at 194 Commercial Street North End, was found dead on the dormitory floor by night watchman Edward J Powers early yesterday. Officials believe death resulted from natural causes.
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Peter Byrnes
The
Palace Lodging House
Commercial Street
North End
Edward J. Powers
Hotels plan soda fountains as war-time ban hits joy fluids
Boston hotel men pivot from sparkling wine to soda fountains as prohibition nears. They discuss whether girl soda clerks will replace longtime Mikes and Tons, hoping sociability can fill the quiet. Some fear reactions from old timers while keeping rails ready for potential substitutions and injections.
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Boston
Uncle Sam
Mikes
Toms
Restaurant men ready for new rules on July first
Restaurant operators who may sell intoxicants with meals are alert to the coming change. They expect the so called bird and a bottle to disappear on July 1 as the new policy takes effect and concessions may be altered accordingly.
Assure Service Men A Merry Christmas at Y M C A Charlestown
Open house will be held on Christmas Eve and Christmas day at the Army and Navy Y M C A in Charlestown for soldiers and sailors away from home or just returned from overseas. Evergreen decorations allied flags electric lights and a fireplace create a festive scene. New England Conservatory of Music and Copley Square singers perform. Ice cream cigarettes and a generous supply of candy nuts and apples will be provided to the men.
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Army and Navy
Charlestown
New England Conservatory of Music
Copley Square Singers
Boston Households Report Full Six-Ton Coal Deliveries
Boston consumers report they have received six tons or two-thirds of orders exceeding nine tons, with only a small fraction seeking emergency delivery. Chairman Ellis says the city now has more hard coal than ever, and remaining cases will be handled at the fuel committee headquarters on Tremont Street.
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Boston
David A. Ellis
The
Boston Fuel Committee
Ellis
Tremont Street
Meeting to form Boston soldiers employment bureau
At United States Employment Service headquarters in the Kimball building a meeting will lay the foundation of an employment organization for Boston soldiers and sailors. Mayor Peters and welfare groups back the plan to establish a city service placing veterans in jobs. The 10:30 a.m. meeting will include representatives from city government commerce chamber War and Navy Departments Red Cross and seven welfare organizations.
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United States Employment Service
Kimball
Boston
Peters
Everett W. Lord
Lord
Chamber of Commerce
War and Navy Departments
Red Cross and Patriotic Societies
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