Bar Oil Stoves Banned at Camp Devens Amid Orders
At Camp Devens an official order bans oil stoves in the cantonment and directs immediate emptying of all stoves whether private or government property. Privately owned stoves must be locked away while government issued stoves are turned in to the quartermaster's stores. The order notes stove lights prohibited and cites broader camp actions including insurance totals, entertainment plans, and disciplinary sentences for absent soldiers.
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Devens
01St
302D Infantry
01St Infantry
Camp echoes mark fire damage and loan shark warnings
After a New Year bar fire destroyed C Company 303rd Infantry racks, a fourth blaze in camp was traced to portable oil heaters. A Treasury warning targets loan sharks seeking Liberty bonds with $50 to $75 loans on $100 bonds at up to 10 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
303D
Treasury Department
Two Injured In Crossing Accident In Ashburnham
At Naukedy Crossing in South Ashburnham the Vermont express struck a sleigh, injuring Almond Manufacturing Club Superintendent Thomas P. Fredenburg and his nine year old son George. Both were taken to Winchendon hospital. the superintendent is in serious condition with concussion and the boy has both legs broken.
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Ashburnham
Thomas P. Frédenburg
Almond Manufacturing Club
Winchendon
George
Naukedy Crossing
South Ashburnham
Vermont Express
Fredenburg
Trail Hitters to Hold Reunion Sunday in Upham's Corner
Billy Sunday trail hitters of Boston will hold an anniversary meeting Sunday afternoon at 2 30 in Winthrop Hall Upham's Corner. John P Doty and W H McFawn will be among the speakers. Billy Sunday hymns will be sung and testimony from the converts will feature the meeting.
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Billy Sunday
Trail Hitters of
Boston
Winthrop Hall
Upham’s Corner
John P. Doty
W. H. MecFawn
Mayor Signs 450 Tons Coal Contract for Pumping Station
Mayor Curley signed a contract for 450 tons of soft coal at 9.20 dollars per ton. The New England Coal and Coke Company will supply the coal to Calf Pasture pumping station, meeting a pressing need in the area.
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Curley
New England Coal & Coke Company
Calf Pasture
Overcoat Shortage Ending at Most Camps
Washington Jan 4 Secretary Baker reported overcoat shortages at National Guard and national army training camps ending except at Camp Beauregard in Jia. He told the Senate military committee that steps should be taken promptly to provide soldiers with adequate winter clothing as many camps still lack woolen blouses.
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John Jacob Rogers
Lowell
Kenneth Robbie
Erma Seidel
Boston
Tomorow
Washington
Vernon Stiles
Lee F. Hammer
National Council of Training Camp
Walter RB. Spaulding
National Guard
National Army
Camp Beauregard
Jia
Baker
Senate Military Committee
War Department Advices Highlight Army Clothing Shortages
Telegraphic advices report emergency shipments and local purchases to ease shortages. Secretary Baker attributes delays to transport. camp commanders authorized to buy locally. Testimony criticizes new clothing specs for lowered standards and shoddy garments and blankets.
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War Department
Baker
Camp Kearny
Senate
House
Department of Munitions
Elmer Lindsley
Quartermasters’ Depot
Philadelphia
Council of National Defence
Chilean Consul disputes post office cancellation claim
David G. Montt, Consul of Chili in Boston, writes to the Post denying a Dec. twenty eight item claiming the parcel post convention with the United States ended over indemnity. He says Chile requested changes and the US rejected them, noting no US complaint about American parcels in Chili.
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Chili
United States
David G. Montt
Boston
Prof Fay Guest of Tufts Club Tonight
Professor Charles E. Fay, Tufts class of 1868, after six years teaching at Tufts College, and William Rice, Tufts class of 1905 and new dean of Tufts Dental School, will attend the Tufts Club of Boston and Tufts Alumni Association meeting at 6:30 tonight in the Hotel Brunswick.
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Charles E. Fay
Tufts College
William Rice
Tufts Dental School
Tufts Club of Boston
Tufts Alumni Association
Brunswick
91 Year-Old Mrs Pellissier Makes Her Own Clothes
In Malden, 91 year old Mrs Catherine Pellissier celebrates by finishing a heavy handmade quilt. She notes wartime dressmaking as proof that women can be self reliant without patterns and condemns dependence on ready made garments.
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Malden
Catherine Pellissier
Suffragists Proud of War Work Record
Massachusetts suffragists outline wartime contributions from home front efforts to Red Cross service, food conservation, war bonds, canning kitchens, and hospital unit pledges. The statewide movement coordinated drives across towns, funded relief for Halifax victims, and supported the 102d Field Artillery with a major bazaar profit, highlighting loyalty and patriotism.
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Massachusetts
Leagues
Red Cross Service
Springfield League
State Association
Worcester Suffrage League
Farm Bureau
Red Cross
New York
102D Field Artillery
Ayer
Army and Navy Bazaar
Committee On Americanization of
Halifax
Old Pioneer Pellissier Defies Time In Self Made Wardrobe
The 36 year old New Brunswick born Mrs Pellissier, living with her family in a bustling home, showcases hand tailored outfits from minimal fabric. She sews all her clothes, recalls Civil War era kin, and pins pride on Trish roots while critiquing modern laziness and reliance on shops.
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St. John
New Brunswick
Portland
Fredericton
Wexford
Ireland
Mary A. S. Pellissier
Henry D. Carver
Chester N. Carver
Massachusetts Women’s Suffrage Push Seeks Fair Vote
A nearly 150000 member organization argues for ballot inclusion as a numerical claim in the community. The text urges Congressman to support the federal woman suffrage amendment, saying Massachusetts men’s votes will be watched on January 10 and that women remember fairness.
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Massachusetts
Congress
Aoe
Noted Speakers Planned for Brookline Forum
Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale, once with Sir Henry Irving, will lecture on Woman Suffrage and Democracy at the Brookline Civic Forum in Harvard Church with an organ recital by Arthur H. Ryder. Thomas Mott Osborne speaks on The Great War and Prisons, Jan. 13, and Katherine B. Davis discusses The Value of the Interminate Sentence.
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Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale
Henry Irving
Ellen Terry
Brookline
Harvard
Arthur H. Ryder
Thomas Mott Osborne
Katherine, B. Davis
Parole Commission of
New York City
Sea Captain Dies After Rescue From Ice-Bound Ship
John Gunnison of St. John New Brunswick, a sea captain, died in a New York hospital today after being rescued from his ice-bound lumber schooner in Long Island Sound. The vessel from Nova Scotia sent distress signals four days earlier, seen only yesterday by a naval patrol boat which sent relief across the ice.
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New York
John Gunnison
St. John
N. B
Long Island Sound
Gunnison
Nova Scotia
Pinex Cough Syrup Claim Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement touts a homemade cough syrup using Pinex to treat coughs and bronchial issues. It claims rapid relief and healing of throat membranes, with a 214 ounce Pinex dosage and a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co Wayne.
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United States
Canada
Pinex Co
Wayne
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Wilson
Boston Equal Suffrage Association For Good Government
Boston Equal Suffrage Association
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Hoover
Sty
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Plattsburg
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