Haverhill Man Dies In Head On Crash At Stevens Corner
A Haverhill man C. W. Meader of Kingston avenue was killed when a flour truck collided head on with his touring car at Stevens Corner. Two truck crew members, Jacob Aronson 28 and Morris Leviten 38, both of Boston, suffered multiple cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Andover
Boston
Haverhill
Stevens Corner
C. W. Meader
Kingston Avenue
Jacob Aronson
Barton Street
Morris Leviten
Brighton Street
Car Crash on State Road Near Boston Leaves Man Dead
Meader died from internal injuries after a head on collision with a stalled Boston truck on a state road to Boston. An unnamed occupant of the touring car suffered minor facial cuts. Aronson and Leviten expect to go home in a few days. Both vehicles were badly damaged.
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Meader
Boston
Lawrence General Hospital
Aronson
Leviten
Marines in New Uniforms Shock Boston Residents
The army abandons dress uniforms while marines debut a summer recruiting uniform in Boston. The white cap and pants paired with a blue coat draw attention at recruiting stations as the marines explain this new outfit. Officers retain the white or blue undress uniforms.
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Army
Hell Hounds
Marine Service
Boston
Marines
Red Cross Nurses Return From France After Bohemian Raid
A Boston program notes 49 Red Cross nurses and staff returned from France after a Gotha raid on Paris Sept 15 1918. The hospital housed 800 but cared for 2000. Nurses calmly evacuated patients despite danger including a bomb landing 200 feet away. Dr Juan Bustillo Rivera and others aboard the Bohemian are named among returning officials and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gothas
Red Cross
Burr
Florence Hayford
Boston
Charles H. Fillis
Helen G. Brown
Jamaica Plain
Judith E. Lumpkin
Brookline
Jane Talmadge
Charles T. M. Law
Herbert L. Smith
Magnolia Street
Dorchester
Army Transport Service
Europe
Juan Bustillo Rivera
Honduras
Liverpool
United States
Washington
Rivera
Hill on payroll of G. O. P. committee
Washington July 15. In an executive session of the special House panel probing War Department spending Representative Doremus MI questioned if George G. Hill the committee publicity agent was on the Republican National Committee payroll. Members confirmed Hill is on the payroll and suggested the Democratic National Committee may also employ a publicity agent with access to records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee
War Department
Doremus
Michigan
George G. Hill
Republican National Committee
Hill
Democratic National Committee
Orient Heights Swimming Carnival Set At Yacht Club
The Orient Heights residents of East Boston plan a Saturday afternoon carnival at the Orient Heights Yacht Club. Races range from 50 to 440 yards for under 14s and adults with special races for married women. Diving and tilting contests are featured. Some events welcome East Boston residents from other sections. Organizers include Mathew M. Leary, Charles Campiano, Arthur McInnis, and Joseph Burnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient Heights
East Boston
Orient Heights Yacht Club
Mathew M. Leary
Charles Campiano
Arthur McInnis
Joseph Burnett
Red Cross Nurses Return From War Service in Liverpool Voyage
A group of 89 Red Cross nurses arrived at East Boston aboard the Leyland line steamer Bohemian from Liverpool. Many wore service chevrons, insignia by branch, and they come from across the United States after long wartime duty in France. They were greeted by friends and whisked to Berkeley Street headquarters by Red Cross cars. One member, Mrs Elizabeth R Burr, was in New York city and attached to Military Hospital No. 5 in Paris during the Paris air raid night.
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Red Cross
Leyland Line
Bohemian
East Boston
Liverpool
France
Union
Berkeley Street
Elizabeth R. Burr
New York City
No. 5
Paris
Can't Break Into Prison In Berkshire Tale Of Bill Haynor
Pittsfield July 165 The notorious Bill Haynor known as the bad man of South Berkshire faces limited options as prison authorities in Charlestown Rutland and the county jail reject him due to his paralysis. In Superior Court Judge Nelson P Brown delays ruling pending consultation with prison commissioners as Haynor cannot rise in the dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer Clapp
Monterey
P. J. Moore
Bill
Rutland
Lily
Pittsfield
Haynor
South Berkshire
Charlestown
New Marlboro
Nelson P. Brown
Beverett
Getting More Members At Perkins Fost Of The American Legion
Members of the Michael J. Perkins Fost of the American Legion organized a drive for new members. Major-General Clarence R. Edwards is a member of the post. Sixty-five new members were added in the past two days as bonus blanks distribution continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Perkins Fost
American Legion
Clarence R. F@wards
Atrocities in Korea Confirmed by Christian Commission
A federal council statement confirms reports of brutal Japanese rule in Korea. It cites massacre, torture, and mass casualties among Koreans and Christians, with calls for reform and moral support for anti militarist movements in Japan.
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Korea
Commission of Federal Church Council
New York
Commission On Relations With the
Orient
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
William S. Haven
Sydney L. Gulick
Japan
Paris
Wilson
Eli M. Mowry
America
Federal Council
Takashi Hara
Commission On
The
Viscount Uchida
Tokio
Hara
Haven
Mr. Gulick
China
Edmund Knowlton pursues a third four year Marine enlistment
Edmund F Knowlton of 68 Eastern Ave Lynn is again seeking service after two prior enlistments and discharges. His first stint came via the S A T C before armistice. He then volunteered for overseas duty with the army of occupation and was discharged a second time. He now returns to Tremont Row Marine Recruiting for a four year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund
Marine Recruiting Station
Edmund F. Knowlton
Eastern Avenue
Lynn
Marines
Army of Occupation
H Edmund
Baker
Marine Recruiting Office
Tremont Row
Fire Chief Norris Releases 1918 Yearly Report
Lawrence fire department records for 1918 show total calls, responses, and expenditures. Chief Frank J. Norris presents the year’s performance and notable incidents, outlining firefighting activity, equipment status, and budgetary notes.
City Fire Department Alarm Record Highlighted
The department answered 560 bell alarms, a city record, noting efficiency since 1886 when 74 alarms caused $103,000 in losses, while last year showed a different outcome.
Mining firms restore war wages in Calumet region
Calumet and Hecla and the Mohawk Wolverine mining companies announced restoring war time wages to workers in Calumet Michigan. The 15 percent pay raise affects 12 500 men across the two firms.
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Calumet, Mich
Calumet & Hecla
Mohawk-Wolverine
Bitro Phosphate Promoted As Nerve Strength Remedy
An article touts Bitro-Phosphate a dry spell nerve booster from a French scientist. It claims the organic phosphate improves fatigue sleep loss and vigor and cites Dr Frederick Kolle endorsing its use in hospitals and by doctors. The piece notes widespread druggist familiarity and imports of phosphoric elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popeidene
Frederick Kolle
New York
Who’s Who
United States
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No. Andover
Fighty
E. C. Hiscoe
Elizabeth C. Burke
Holyoke
Gertrude Friend
Brooklyn
Winifred Buck
Jersey City
Edith Hornell
Asbury Park
N. J
Knowltow
the Bovinine CO
W. Houston St
Terre Haute
Rochester
Los Angeles
James R. Quirk
Taffeta
Chandler
Tremont, Near
West St
Cearmist
Fred E. Hall, Inc
Cranston St
Providence
R. I
Nadindla Cream
National Toilet CO
Paria
Tenn
Soffery
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