Cleveland physician flees Serbia journeys home with sword
Dr. Richard L. Letts of Cleveland arrived in Boston from Genoa aboard the Canopic after being driven out of Serbia by Bulgarian and German forces. He left with only a sword and a shirt, yet filled with vivid tales of the war zone while smiling at his bare baggage.
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Cleveland
Serbia
Richard L. Letts
Boston
Genoa
White Star Line
Canopic
Dr. Letts
Wounded Red Cross Doctor Recalls Serbia Retreat
Dr Letts of a British Red Cross unit describes the rapid Bulgarian and German advance in Serbia, moving wounded refugees toward Greece then Monastir, with colleagues Dr Miles and Dr Shewbrook aiding typhus relief before joining the wounded evacuation aboard the Canopic to Genoa.
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Letts
Red Cross
Serbia
Pirot
Dr. Letts
Bay
A. H. Miles
Lancaster
D. M. Shewbrook
Ware
Monastir
Italy
Genoa
Canopic
Miles
Shewbrook
Tylose Hearing Clashes Reach Boiling Point
A Finance Commission hearing on Tylose pricing descended into a heated clash between Coakley and Chairman Murphy over city contracts. Kane and Emmons testified on price quotes for Saums preservative used on major city jobs. The session paused as officials debated whether to adjourn and inspect the Riddles' factory.
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Coakley
Murphy
Commission
Charles J. Kane
W. H. Riddle & Son
Saums
Fin, Com
Sughrue
Kane
Summer Street
Emmons
Mr. Coakley
Finance Commission
G. H. Riddle
Massachusetts
Mr. Sughrue
Tylose Firms Testify In Boston Finance Commission Probe
Officers and owners of Tylose companies testified on the floor preservative supply chain from manufacture to sale to city departments. Despite questions from Finance Commission Counsel Sughrue, the secret Tylose formula remained unrevealed.
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City of Boston
Finance Commission
Sughrue
Tylose Companies Under Scrutiny At Finance Commission Hearing
The testimony centers on the Tylose firms and their hidden ingredients inquiries. Goulston objects to private data and the commission delays such questions. The elder Riddle asserts no political influence or improper profits and explains the family controlled entities and intended amalgamation.
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Heeler
Riddle
Finance Commission
Orth
Murphy
Bowen
Corlew
Tylose Contracting Company
Tylose Products Company
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