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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
3
Rochester Minn July 9 Billy Sunday evangelist arrived for a serious hernia operation in a local hospital and said his planned trip would be indefinitely postponed.
More than 200 mechanics from colleges nationwide arrive daily to join the 76th Division as electricians, blacksmiths, auto repairers and wiremen. Chaplain Rev. S. S. Robins joins the depot brigade as Kingston churches plan united services. Three new schools train privates and corporals with Major Ralph Lowell ordering guard duty and noncommissioned officer instruction. Lester W. Waite of the 19th company dies of pneumonia at the base hospital. Three quartermaster sergeants receive 81 each for last month’s pay, the highest among enlisted men.
Miss Agness Fitzgerald hosts a charity whist at Windemere Hull on Wednesday July 17 at 2 15 pm to aid the Cecilian Guild. The event supports expenses for the guild of which she is president assisted by Mrs Arthur Grimes Miss Alice Hurley and Miss Mary Clune as officers.
By order of President Wilson the naval militia and the National Naval Volunteers are moved to the Naval Reserve Force. Officers and enlisted men keep their ratings and precedence is set by commission dates.
A man identified as Jesse Mur phy, imprisoned in Pennsylvania, is linked to the murder of George E. Rollins. Rollins had confessed to killing Ordway R. Hall at the Dorchester tea store and is now seeking a new trial.
Attorney William G. Todd contends yesterday that Rollins is innocent as a jury found him guilty of murder. The argument occurred in the Superior Court before Judge Keating.
Attorney Todd charges Assistant District Attorney Gallagher kept a police-supplied file that could implicate a suspect but was not shown at trial. He seeks a new trial so a fresh jury can hear Mrs. Helen McPhail of Dorchester testify about identifying Murphy after the Hall shooting. Judge Keating heard the matter and reserved decision.
PITTSFIELD July 9 Two members of F Company 104th Infantry now in France came home today one to stay Sergeant Russell L May honorably discharged because of trench foot Corporal Guy F Smith one of the American soldiers sent home to help in Liberty Loan drives spent a few hours here and left for Fort Meyer Va expecting to return to France shortly.
Miss Mary J Evans head nurse at Deer Island hospital married Timothy P Shaughnessy of Dorchester last night. The ceremony took place at St. Margaret's Church rectory and was private with a few close friends present.
Colonel Joseph Boyle of Nome Alaska is hailed as a hero in Romania for saving several Romanian deputies from exile and probable death at Bolshevik hands. He secured the deputies’ release after they faced exile to Sebastopol following anti-Bolshevik accusations and Russian-Romanian tensions.
A special steamer carried the deputies and Colonel Boyle to Sebastopol. After days of hardship the party was held by Russians but Boyle proved the Rumianians innocent and all were released.
Ottawa report lists names from New England among today casualties with J W Malone of Pawtucket Rhode Island and L J Pickette of Bedford as killed in action.
The notice promotes a weekly American army news service via the Personal Service Bureau. The subscription costs $2 for six months and can be mailed to any U S address, delivering all army news each week.
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