Canadian veterans visit Boston to urged enlistment for war
A delegation of trench worn Canadian veterans arrived in Boston and met Mayor Curley who urged British subjects in the area to consider serving in the war. The visitors, led by Lt. G A McKenny, seek recruits among the British-born residents and were welcomed as Americans and Canadians alike. City officials planned official entertainment while the soldiers are quartered in a downtown hotel.
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Boston
Curley
Fioldiery
Wilson
Aldermanic Chamber
Canada
Chile
Argentine
St. John
G. A. McKenny
City Hall
McKenny
Richard F. Johnston
Intercolonial Club
D. J. MacNichol
Canadian Club
Walter Ballantyne
Great War Veterans' Association
N. B
Knights Urged to Follow President During Crisis Banquet
The Mediora Knights of Columbus heard Rev. Michael Burke declare allegiance to the President's decisions and the church's duty to follow the legal head of the nation at their annual banquet last night.
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Knights
America
Michael Burke
Mediora Knights of Columbus
Father Burke
Russian Offensive Advances on Galicia Fronts
Official reports show Russian troops breaking forward across the Stripa heights in Galicia and widening their northward advance. They claim 6000 more prisoners taken and activity toward Zlochoff as Austro German forces retreat west of the Little Stripa River. Parallel fighting persists on the Ypres front and along the Aisne as Germans renew assaults.
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Galicia
Berlin
Ypres
Zlochoff
Petrograd
Preseyce
Zoeroff
Korshidov
Stripa River
Aisne
Ailles-Paissy Road
Paris
Greetings to Russian Army from Congress of Delegates
July 3 in Petrograd the Congress of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates and peasants' delegates issue fraternal greetings to the army. They urge bread for the army, steady munition supply, and reinforcing detachments at the first order. Citizens are urged to perform their duties for Russia, liberty, and peace.
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Petrograd
Congress of Workmen's and
All
Russia
Russians Press Advance Toward Lemberg in Galicia
In eastern Galicia the Russians push forward toward Lemberg as Austro German forces reportedly retreat from Brzezany, a center of heavy fighting in recent days.
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Galicia
Lemberg
Brzezany
Allied and Central Forces Clash Across Eastern Front
General Brussk’s troops seize three villages north of Brzezany and east of Lemberg, pushing Austro German forces beyond the Little Stripa River. Berlin concedes a Russian counteroffensive and reports around 20 000 prisoners. Russians eye Volhynia offensive amid clashes near Kovel and along the Kovel Lutzk railway. Increased raids occur on the western front including Champagne and Verdun while no major actions are reported elsewhere.
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Brzezany
Lemberg
Brusskoff
Stripa
Berlin
Volhynia
Teuton
Kovel-Lutzk
Kovel
Riga
Smorgon
Pripet
Western Front
Champagne
Meuse
Verdun
Flawed alibi probes in Miss Varney case and murder evidence
Police release a taunting letter claiming Miss Harriet Varney aided by a crumpled motive in the Keyes murder. Investigators link her to Brookline sightings, the New England Kitchen lunch with George Keyes, and a possible North Grafton to Boston route. A special grand jury gathers as Varney faces Brookline court and potential Superior Court trial.
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Miss Varney
Brookline
Brookline Village
George H. Keyes
New England
Charles Street
Women's Educational and Industrial Union
Keyes
West
Washington Streets
Bunker Hill
Mrs. Morrison
West Upton
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Dedham
Morrisons
Sergeant Rutherford
Katzmann
Hyde Park
Grand Jury
Dedham Court
Mrs. Keyes
Boston
North Grafton
Morrison Farm
David O'Connell
Daniel P. Callahan
Worcester
Metropolitan Hill Parade Opens Celebration With Flag Raising
President Doyle of the Metropolitan Hill Improvement Association announced five companies of State Guards a large Boy Scout contingent and other military bodies will join the morning parade. General Butler Ames will be chief marshal and John A Kelcher will speak at the flag raising. Afternoon children's parade events and a band concert follow.
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Metropolitan Hill Improvement Association
State Guards
Boy Scouts
Metropolitan and
Augustus Avenues
H. C. Hansen
Butler Ames
John A. Kelcher
Patriotic Programme at the Pops Tonight
A Symphony Hall concert features a patriotic program led by Stephen Townsend with a 50 voice male chorus. The set includes Light Cavalry Overture, The Skaters, The Rosary, My Country ’Tis of Thee, The Red Mill Selection, Stars and Stripes Forever and Sousa selections.
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Fantasy
America
Tschaikowsky
Stephen Townsend
Ester Ferrabini
Martha Atwood-Baker
Chilean Flag Raised at Boston Navy Yard Over Submarines
The Chilian flag was hoisted at the Boston navy yard over six submarines built for Great Britain just before the war and sold to Chile amid possible international tensions. The ceremony featured the band playing the Chilean anthem, cheers from Chilean officers and sailors, and American sailors and Marines in attendance. Captain William R. Rush welcomed Admiral Gomez and others. luncheon followed with Mayor Curley and his wife.
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Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy
Great Britain
William R. Rush
Navy Yard
Admiral Gomez
Albert Gomez
Alfredo Andonaegan
Yeaza
Marine
Curley
Rush
Hindenburg Sees Austria Firm in War End
Field Marshal von Hindenburg, returning from Austrian HQ, predicts in a Berlin despatch that Germany will force enemies to seek peace soon. He says holding ground until submarine warfare bites will win the war and that the alliance with Austria remains unshakable.
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Amsterdam
von Hindenburg
Berlin
Germany
Austria
Recruiting Dips As Enlistment Slows Before Fourth
Recruiting dropped again with few applications as officers aimed to enlist. By end of day the Army saw a hard climb beyond single figures, the Navy enrolled two men—the smallest in months—and the Marine Corps picked up five amid Fourth of July tensions.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Gen Kaledines Chosen Leader of the Don Cossacks
PETROGRAD July 3 General Kale dines who captured about 80 000 prisoners in a forward movement last year and who is known as the breaker of the Lutz front has been chosen hetman leader of the Don Cossacks.
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Petrograd
Kaledines
Lutz Front
Don Cossacks
Improvement drives progress in invention and daily practice
The text argues that progress comes from ongoing improvement and adoption of new methods. It cites Watt’s early steam engine and Mennen’s shaving methods as examples. It suggests if a change makes shaving easier and quicker, its value is clear and worth trying tomorrow morning.
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Mennen
G A R Guarantee Fund Reaches Nine Thousand Six Hundred
Finance committee of the G A R national encampment gratefully acknowledges additional subscriptions to the guarantee fund. Names include Hotel Vendome A Shuman Brown Durrell Go Houghton and Dutton Co Rousmaniere Williams Co J S Barnet Sons Daniel W Field Thomas Kelly Co Slattery Co Stearns Lumber Holt Bugbee Leonard Barrows Dean Chase Adams Beggs Cobb Leviseur Conway Shreve Crump Low Northwestern Leather Commonwealth Shoe Conrad Wm Parker Co Walton Co Lawrence Leather Frank Whitcher De Se ther Co and others. Fund totals nine thousand six hundred dollars.
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A. Shuman
Brown, Durrell
Go. Houghton & Dutton Co
Wrowe
Rousmaniere, Williams Co
J. S. Barnet & Sons, Inc
Daniel W. Field
Thomas Kelly & Co
Slattery Co
A. T. Stearns Lumber C
Holt & Bugbee Co
Leonard & Barrows
Dean, Chase Co
Adams
Beggs & Cobb, Inc
Leviseur & Conway
Shreve Crump & Low Co
Northwestern Leather Comp
Commonwealth Shoe & Lea Conrad & Co
Wm. G. Parker Co
Walton & Co., Inc
Lawrence Leather
Frank W. Whitcher
Death notice of Hugh McCloskey in Somerville
Hugh McCloskey died in Somerville July 8. Beloved son of the late Arthur McCloskey. Funeral from sister Mrs Jeremiah Donovan 8 Buckingham St Thursday at 8 am. Requiem and Mass at St Joseph's Church at 9.
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Somerville
Hugh
Arthur McCloskey
Jeremiah Donovan
Buckingham St
St. Joseph's Church
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