Canoeists Overcome Waves Save Two from Black Rock Ledge
Joseph T Y McLaughlin 18 son of Edward A McLaughlin Metropolitan water commissioner of Boston battled waves off Hull after his paddle was lost. He swam ashore to rescue two companions Raymond E 16 and George E Street 18 who were marooned on Black Rock Ledge.
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Joseph TY. McLaughlin
Edward A. McLaughlin
Metropolitan
Audubon Road
Boston
Hull
Black Rock Ledge
Raymond E
George E. Street
Marshall Street
Back Bay
Duck hunting rescue at Hull ends with three boys saved
Parents from Boston left before daylight in Street's car to hunt ducks. The group paddled to McLaughlin cottage, rode to Black Rock ledge, and when Joseph fell overboard his paddle vanished. After a long struggle in rough seas he reached shore at Cunningham's Bridge. Hull police rescued Raymond and Street boy, while Joseph returned to Boston with ducks and injuries.
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Hull
Boston
Street
Mclaughlin Cottage
Black Rock
Joseph
Cunningham’s Bridge
Cohasset
Henry Stevens
Thomas Glawson
Raymond
New England milk producers push for price rise in 1919 plan
New England milk producers told the New England Regional Milk Commission they expect about three-eights of a cent more per quart if a price is fixed for January to March 1919, which would raise consumer milk to about 1712 cents at the store. They sought changes in how surplus milk is calculated, while contractors objected. The commission adjourned to today with a price expected and will stop setting prices after April 1, with dissolution anticipated.
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New England
New England Regional Milk Commission
Commission
Armistice Day Joy and Awe From Front Line Letter
A Boston received letter from Private Walter C. Mahon of A Company 101st Infantry describes morning after armistice signed near Verdun. He contrasts American triumph with German gloom, recalls a brief bombardment, celebrations at night, Verdun flags, and the refrain Homeward Bound What a Wonderful Wonderful Sound.
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Boston
Walter C. Mahon
101St Infantry
Boston Post
Mahan
France
Mickey Hurley
Squarehead
Verdun
Germany
12 508 Casualties in Yankee Division
The Yankee Division suffered its heaviest losses on the Verdun front before the armistice and endured severe casualties across multiple sectors. The 26th Division, including four New England National Guard regiments, faced heavy fighting with many officers killed or wounded. The unit’s timeline in France runs from Neufchateau to Montigny le Roi, detailing drives and sector Holds from Toul to St Mihiel and Verdun.
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Verdun
Army of Occupation
26Th Division
New England National Guard
Montigny-le-Roi
France
101St Infantry
Neufchateau
Chemin Des Dames
Toul
Meaux
Chateau Thierry
42D
Rainbow
St. Mihiel
Hold Services in Brookline for Maurice W. Kelliher
Maurice W. Kelliher, 33, a Brookline native with ties to theater and war film displays, died in Kansas City after influenza. He served as advance agent for George M. Cohan productions, was Garden Theatre manager there, and recently oversaw war picture displays. His body returned home with his brother Sergeant Thomas Kelliher of Fort Sill. He was the son of the late Thomas and Rose E. Kelliher and brother of Mrs. Joseph J. Driscoll.
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Maurice W. Kelliher
Brookline
Holyhood
Kelliher
Kansas City
George M. Cohan
West
Garden Theatre
Middle West
Thomas Kelliher
Regular Army
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Thomas
Rose E. Kelliher
Joseph J. Driscoll
Solemn Requiem Mass at St Marys Church Thursday
On Thursday morning a solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated at St. Marys Church of the Assumption for the repose of his soul.
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St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption
Diplomats Depart Petrograd As War Unfolds
Washington Dec 30 All diplomats have left Petrograd except Swiss and Persian legations. Ministers from Sweden and Norway have departed, leaving clerks in charge of their missions in the Russian capital.
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Washington
Petrograd
State Department
Sweden
Norway
Red Cross Unit Returns to St John from Serbia
Eight United States army officers and Red Cross workers who went to Serbia last April arrived in St John on the Sicilian from Liverpool. The group, organized in New York, includes Lieutenants Louis Eagle Alexander McNab H B Fleming Walter Hallowell James N Hurley C B Kimball Thomas White and Thomas J Walsh.
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Red Cross
St. John ST. John
N. B
United States Army
Serbia
Canadian Pacific Line
Liverpool
New York
Louis Eagle
Alexander McNab
H. B. Fleming
Walter Hallowell
Philadelphia
James N. Hurley
Cambridge
Mass
C. B. Kimball
Boston
Thomas White
Stamford
Conn
Thomas J. Walsh
Sbridgeport
Old Trees on Boston Common Are Being Cut Down
Over the last days many ancient trees on Boston Common have been chopped down by woodcutters. After removal, new yew trees will be planted to maintain the same outline along the Common paths, preserving the familiar shaded avenues.
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Boston Common
Boston
Boston Debarkation Point Confirmed for Troops
War Department letter to Senator Weeks confirms Boston remains a debarkation port when suitable. The note from Benedict Crowell states Boston will be used as needed. A Navy review shows many young women stay in navy jobs for higher pay and subsistence allowances, with about 30 requesting civilian releases.
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Boston
War Department
Louis A. Coolidge
State Comittee
John W. Weeks
Weeks
Benedict Crowell
Crowell
Senator Weeks
Fortsmouth Navy Yard
Navy
Forest Fire Loss Tops Record in State History
The state forester reports total timber fire losses at 205,827 this year, surpassing 1915’s high. There were 2,555 fires scorching 37,658 acres, with prior year losses much lower. Legislation is urged to require 100 foot clearance between slash and standing timber or buildings.
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State Forester’s Department
Scannell Buried With Military Honors in Woburn
The body of James Dennis Scannell, ex aviator, who died while attempting a rescue of Mollie and Esther Good man sisters drowned at Arlington Heights reservoir, was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Woburn, with military honors yesterday.
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James Dennis Scannell
Goodman Sisters
Mollie
Esther
Arlington Heights Reservoir
Calvary Cemetery
Woburn
Modern women blamed as unfit for wifely roles by Boston lecturer
Miss Louise Cutts Powell, a Boston color-psychologist, declared that most modern women are not fit morally spiritually or physically to be wives or mothers. She spoke yesterday at the Hotel Brunswick on The Paths to Power, urging change in outlook and behavior.
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Nero
Verdun
Germany
Louise Cutts Powell
Boston
Hotel Brunswick
Miss Powell
Miss Powell Advocates Modern Womanhood And Inner Strength
The speaker argues against domestic confinement for women, stating modern women begin to live anew after 50. She introduces a future-telling method using letters and numbers to analyze character and fate, asserting love today is superficial and that spiritual symbols, like an aqua marine jewel, empower inner strength.
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Miss Powell
Brockton Wool Shoe Cutters Win Wage Increases
In Brockton on December 30, the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration granted wage increases for about 1000 shoe factory cutters. Outside cutters will receive 35 dollars for a 50 hour week and cloth lining cutters 30 dollars. A prior agreement had set 82.50 and 28 dollars respectively, but the men requested a reopening.
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Brockton
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
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