Reunion of Thaw and Hall Weathers Boston Tonight
William B. Thaw and Bert Hall, veterans of the Lafayette Escadrille, planned a reunion in Boston. Thaw, now with the American Air Service, and Hall, recently a French flying lieutenant, were delayed by orders to Washington. Hall recalled Norman Prince and praised Boston as the Lafayette group’s birthplace while detailing their wartime experiences and honors.
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Thaw
Hall
Orginal Lafayette Escadrille
Escadrille
Boston
William B. Thaw
American Air Service
Bert Hall
Washington
Norman Prince
Copley Plaza
France
Prince
Lafayette Escadrille
General Pershing
Russia
Flying Corps
Bach
Prince of
Sherman
Verdun
O. K
Lafayette
Troop Repatriation Ships Sail From Brest
Washington reports cruisers Huntington and St Louis left Brest January 2 and reach New York about January 15 with about 3000 troops. The 57th Artillery unit from New York National Guard and the 346th Field Artillery crew will demobilize at Camp Lewis. Other ships Rhode Island and Virginia carry anti aircraft units and support detachments to Newport News.
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Washington
Huntington
St. Louis
Brest
New York
6Ith Artillery
Coast Artillery Corps
29Th Coast Artilery Brigade
57Th Artillery
New York National Guard
Field Artillery
Camp Lewis
Rhode Island
Newport News
Virginia
Aero Construction
Marine Casual Company 206
How Uncle Sam Cleans His Money
For years United States notes are cleaned and recirculated, saving government pounds yearly in paper ink and labor. The money moves on endless bands between copper rollers washed with soap, then rinsed, dried and ironed. From entering dirty to emerging crisp and ready for spending takes about two and a half minutes.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Pershing Bride Story Promised in Boston Sunday Post
H E Wheeler writes in Life of General Pershing a detailed portrait of the general’s marriage and private life, described as intimate and revealing. The Boston Sunday Post will publish the full feature next week.
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General Pershing
Boston Sunday Post
Franklin Park Bison Named Buffalo Bill in Quirky Tale
The Franklin Park Zoo bison earns the nickname Buffalo Bill from a young woman, a parable on history and fur coats. The piece recalls the species’ early encounters with explorers Marquette and La Salle, and notes the impact of white settlement on native peoples and the fur trade.
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Franklin Park
Buffalo Bill
Franklin Park Zoo
Bill
Maine
New Hampshire
Marquette
de *Oto
la Salle
Great
Mississippi Valley
Louis XIV
New England
Bng
Great River
France
New Portable Fare Boxes to Aid Bay State Railway
The Public Service Commission approves a new portable fare box system for Bay State Railway lines outside city zones. Conductors will carry compact devices weighing about 20 parts that register passenger fares as coins are inserted, simplifying conductor accounting and future fare collection while passengers keep their coins visible.
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Public Service Commission
Bay State Railway
Bay State
Aroun
Providence
New Bedford
New England
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Bay State Street Railway
The Flying Poilu serial in Boston Post Magazine
Marcel Na daud details a French Flying Corps ace in an early periodical adaptation. The story follows a thrice wounded veteran, retired from combat, framed as a major literary war work.
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Marcel Nadaud
Boston Post
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Theodore E. Hedlund
Aviation
Foreign Legion
Aero Club of America
Perlor
Rockers
Oak Buffet
Oak Dresser
Tomer
Brussels
William and Mary
Seway
the House of Dignified Credit
Shade
N. Y
BISON
Bay State Lines
Brooklyn
G. Kuki
Joseph
M. G. Kukey
Verans 4 Chemical Company
K Place
Copeland Gata Sands
W Frummings
Brooklyn Food and Drug Division
Walter B. Drennan
Verandah Chemical Company
Drennan
Copeland
Kukay
Eas
Bayer
Saistae
Bayer-labiets
Rey
Rillitis
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