Boston priest recalls Fifth Marines famed Exermont barrage
Rev Father Richard A. O'Brien, chaplain of the Fifth U S Marines in France, writes from across the Rhine about the October 31 1918 barrage near Exermont. He details the night assault, heavy shelling, and the brutal toll on American and enemy lines, praising fallen soldiers and the unit’s bravery.
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Fifth Marines
Exermont
Hun
Rhine
Father O'Brien
France
Boston College
New England
Phelan
Fifth United States Marines
Germany
Debate over stunt flying risks vs civilian aviation progress
Boston era opinion pieces urge curbing aerial acrobatics at fairs and in civilian use. Advocates push scientific, safety minded flight while critics fear public danger and loss of confidence in aviation.
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New England
Boston
Army
Navy
Air currents and early aircraft designs explained
The discussion defines air bumps on hot days and how pilots handle them. It contrasts Time-Triplane with a three-wing setup and a standard two-wing biplane. It explains tractor versus pusher engine configurations and notes an aviators’ meeting open to balloonists and veterans.
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Army
Navy
Dorchester Vet Dr O Connell Stationed on Southwestern Border
Dr John A O Connell of Dorchester has been transferred from Fort Lee Virginia to Murpha on the Southwestern border for three months or more with the forces. He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the army veterinary corps and has lived in Dorchester with his parents James and Mrs. O Connell at 12 Bowdoin Street. His brother Captain Daniel T O Connell, formerly Army Service Corps, is completing a labor department tour in Southern camps at Washington.
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Dorchester
Fort Lee
Petersburg
Texas
Murpha
O'Connell
Veterinary Corps
Army
Camp Lee
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
James O'Connell
Bowdoin Street
Daniel T. O'Connell
Army Service Corps
Labor Department
Washington
Philadelphia Mayor Acquitted in Fifth Ward Political Row
Thomas B. Smith, mayor of Philadelphia, the last principal figure in the fifth ward political row tied to the 1917 primary election killing of a policeman, was acquitted tonight by a jury on charges of misdemeanor in office and conspiracy to violate an election law prohibiting active political participation by city office holders. The trial lasted nine days and the jury deliberated under two hours.
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Philadelphia
Thomas B. Smith
Fifth Ward
Three Exonerated Of Conspiracy In Stock Scheme
After a two day trial in Municipal Criminal Court John Granskie Paul Radiakowski and Walter Wilichowski were acquitted of conspiracy to defraud and larceny charges tied to selling stock. Attorneys James E. O Connell and Charles J Brown defended the defendants while C B Loud led the prosecution.
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John Granskie
Paul Radiakowski
Walter Wilichowski
James E. O'Connell
J. F
Baron Lambert Rothschild Dies Aiding Belgium Relief
Paris reports Baron Lambert Rothschild a Brussels banker who helped form the Belgian Relief Commission died in Paris yesterday. The noted financier supported Belgian aid efforts and relief operations through the commission.
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Baron Rothschild
Belgium
Paris
Baron Lambert Rothschild
Brussels
Back on the Job Flags Gain Popularity in New England
Boston and New England embrace blue rimmed white stars on service flags to honor returning soldiers. Employers many patriotic, some slackers, adopt the emblem to mark workers back at jobs as thousands display flags. Governors and military leaders urge continued flying of American and service flags.
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Boston
New England
Massachusetts
Unbor
Ermblems
Uncle Sam
Navy
Maine to Honor Roosevelt Memory on Memorial Day
Governor Milliken proclaims Sunday February 9 as a state memorial day for Theodore Roosevelt. Congress will conduct memorial services at noon, with nationwide and local observances urged at the same hour. State buildings to display colors at half mast from sunrise to sunset.
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Augusta
Milliken
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Tiny Lady's Bantams Win Blue Ribbon in 1919 Show
Hope Estella Smith of Mattapan wins the 1919 Boston Quincy Hall poultry show with white game bantams admired for their tame display. Her father A Geoffrey Smith of 20 Houston Avenue entered the birds, earning her the Blue ribbon and a $100 Liberty bond as best ornamental pair.
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Boston
Quincy Hall
Hope Estella Smith
Mattapan
Jis
A. Geoffrey Smith
Houston Avenue
Quincey Hall Poultry Association
Hope Estella
Hopeéstella Smith
Quincy Hall Association
France Lifts Sugar Ration For Confectionery Makers
Paris Jan 31 The minister of provisions M Boret announces starting tomorrow sugar rations rise by 250 grammes per person and confectionery manufacture restrictions are repealed with sugar allocated for confectionery production.
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Paris
M. Boret
Belfast Triplets Lose Member in Pneumonia Death
Belfast Me January 31 Roy B. Cunningham 29 died this morning from pneumonia after influenza. He was one of the Cunningham triplets of Belfast and died a week after his brother Ralph. Sister Mrs Rena Cunningham Dobson is ill, as is older brother Roscoe and their mother Mrs Harvey S Cunningham.
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Belfast
Roy BE. Cunningham
Cunningham
Ralph
Rena Cunningham Dobson
Roscoe
Harvey
Robber in uniform robs Indianapolis office plaintiff
A man dressed in army officer uniform robs the H. F. Campbell office on the 13th floor in Indianapolis. He overpowers Campbell with a revolver, extorts $5000 from bank employees via Campbell's secretary, and escapes with $6000. He claimed to be gassed and asked for a $10,000 loan. Campbell will investigate the case.
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Indianapolis
H. F. Campbell
Campbell
H. R. Grubb
Grubb
Runien
Girls Recreation Centre Opens in Cambridge to Unite Local Groups
The Girls Recreation Centre, a new community project, will open this afternoon at the old Houghton residence on 1000 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. It aims to bring together all city organizations concerned with girls activities, including longstanding groups and postwar clubs formed during the war to expand opportunities for girls.
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Houghton
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
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