Lieut O Brien 10 Fly Over Ocean
Transatlantic flight planned for April by Lieut Pat O Brien of the Royal Flying Corps. He will be accompanied by Captain I F Fuller and Lieut C C Robinson. O Brien, 27, earned fame as a top stunt flier in France and survived multiple enemy engagements and a dramatic escape from German captivity before returning home to Illinois.
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Pat O’brien
Royal Flying Corps
Kankakee
Ill
I. F. Fuller
France
C. C. Robinson
O’brien
British Flying Corps
United States
Immelman
Atlantic
Pat” O’brien
Irish Brides Left Behind
Irish brides of over one hundred American sailors who watched the departing squadron at Queenstown may be brought to the United States on an army transport. Assistant Secretary of War Keppel said the War Department would seek General Staff guidance on possible future action, noting space on transports is needed now to repatriate Expeditionary Forces. Determining how many men married overseas is a prerequisite.
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Washington, D. C
Queenstown
Keppel
War Department
Soldier's Wife Sentenced in Local Court
Brockton December 27 Mrs Clara Estella Chapman 24 wife of Private Lewis W Chapman Arlington recently returned from France was sentenced to the Women's Reformatory at Sherborn after pleading guilty to a statutory offence Louis K Pollack 41 living with her was sentenced to one year in the House of Correction on the same charge Both pleaded guilty.
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Brockton
Clara Estella Chapman
Lewis W. Chapman
Arlington
France
Sherborn
Louis K. Pollack
House of Correction
Wounded Private Chapman Delivers Christmas News of Wife’s Infidelity
Private Chapman of the 6th United States Engineers, wounded five times in France, returned home to Arlington at Christmas. He learned his wife worked in a local shoe factory and lived with a fellow employee as man and wife. With police help he arrested the couple at a lodging house after obtaining a forged marriage certificate. Judge Warren A. Redd expedited the case. the couple pleaded guilty.
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Chapman
6Th
United States Engineers
Chateau Therry
St. Mihie. Salient
Verdun
Arlington
Boston
Warren A. Redd
Brockton
France
Clara Fairbanks
Louis Kingman Pollack
C. Lawrence
D. D
Train Youths to Aid Church in New England
The life service department of the Methodist Episcopal church plans to train young bankers and business men to manage church finances and administration. Courses cover church finance civic issues social service and charity administration. Selected leaders will form study classes and regional conferences will present ministry and mission options for youth.
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Life Service Department
Methodist Episcopal Church
New England
May Adopt Hub Woman’s Flag Design For League
Mrs. Robert H. Gardiner Jr. and Miss Katie Reynolds of Jamaica Plain designed the first international flag. It was unveiled Christmas night in the peace pageant at the State House as a symbol for multiple nations and possibly the League of Nations.
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Robert H. Gardiner, Jr
Katie Reynolds
Jamaica Plain
League of Free Nations
State House
League of Nations
Germany
Austria
Boston
Marie Carroll
Ruth Fletcher
Robert Gardiner, Jr
German code letter gone in socialist trial
Disappearance of a so called German code letter from government exhibits in the trial of five Socialist leaders on espionage charges was reported by Federal Judge Landis. Witness Arnold Schiller testified about plans for an underground railway to smuggle Socialist draft evaders into Mexico. Kruse denied the notation and said there was no railway plan, urging Socialists to obey laws.
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Chicago
Landis
William F. Skruse
Arnold Schiller
Mexico
Schiller
Kruse
Chelsea Acting Police Chief Quits Amid Succession Talk
Chelsea experiences a leadership shuffle as acting police chief Corydon Hewey resigns at his request. Mayor Willard approves the move, paving the way for Mayor-elect Melvin Breath to name a new head of the force. Captain Frank W. Tucker becomes acting chief, with Hewey reassigned to a night squad.
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Corydon Hewey
Chelsea
Willard
Melvin B. Breath
Fores
Frank W. Tucker
Hewey
Governor McCall Resting After Illness Report
Governor McCall was said to be resting comfortably last night with Mrs. McCall stating he expects to leave bed within two or three days. The update suggests a swift recovery and continued monitoring.
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McCall
Objection to Low Fare Policy by Elevated Trustees
Peter Witt the Cleveland street railway expert and others favor low fares for short downtown rides but the Elevated trustees voiced objections. The debate centers on a plan to set fares from one to five cents, aiming to boost downtown mobility while balancing revenue and service quality.
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Peter Witt
Cleveland Street Railway
Transit Fare Debate Stirs Trustees On Short Ride Test
A transportation official explains that lowering fares for short rides risks shifting costs to longer riders or fewer riders. He compares fare pooling to a $1 article shared by 20 people, showing how drops in riders spike individual costs. He cites Boston Elevated and Bay State railways as examples and warns community choices affect overall travel prices.
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Transportation Authority
Post
Boston Elevated
Bay State Railway
Snow Halts Map Makers In Indianapolis
The first of three planes on a Houston to Detroit aerial mail route arrived in Indianapolis amid heavy snow. Lt. D. M. Jones and Lt. Hill flew 230 miles in two hours, landed at the State fair grounds after foggy descent, and planned to wait for the other two airships before continuing to Dayton. One ship returned to Belleville for repairs. the others were expected by tomorrow or Sunday.
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Indianapolis
Houston Tex
Detroit
Mich
Belleville
Ill
D. M. Jones
Hill
Jones
Speedway
State Fair Grounds
Dayton
Lawson Henry
J. A. Wagener
Gregg Dies Under Auto in Nashua Sash and Blind Firm Death
William A. Gregg of Lowell died when his automobile overturned on the Merrimac Valley Highway in Nashua New Hampshire. The car pinned him beneath it and his identity was confirmed by papers found on his clothing.
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Nashua
N. H
William A. Gregg
Lowell
David A. Gregg
Merrimac Valley
The Real Life of General Pershing preview
General Pershing’s own story of his Filipino fighting unfolds in next week’s Boston Sunday Post instalment. The feature promises a unique insider perspective unavailable from other sources.
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General Pershing
Boston Sunday Post
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