Relief Efforts Expand Across Greater Boston Area
Community groups and volunteers push practical relief for soldiers and families as 150 aid cases remain unresolved. Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association coordinates funds and shipments while local chapters in Everett Cambridge Medford Waltham East Boston and Winthrop organize drives lectures sewing kits and comfort bags. Proceeds from a Fenway Park baseball game go to the aid association. multiple towns plan lawn parties concerts and tag days to sustain support.
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Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Volunteer Aid Association
Boston
Everett
Mexico
Dependents’ Relief Fund For
Cambridge
Scenic Temple
Frederick A. McKenzie
Medford
G. A. R. Hall
Medford High School
Fulton Street
E Company
Fifth Regiment
Waltham
Watch City Company
McCall
George C. Lee
Lee, Higginson & Co
Arlington
Special Aid Society For American Preparedness
Arlington First Parish
Concord
American Red Cross Society
Arthur B. Hitchcock, Jr
Mildred M. Edgarton
Edward F. Loughlin
Concord Board of Selectmen
Murray Ballou
George W. Hunt
Elmer E. Shattuck
Militia Families Receive Pay Through General Electric Aid
Members of F Company Second Massachusetts Infantry totaling 38 have two weeks of salary paid to their dependents by General Electric. Welfare superintendent Sidney W. Ashe seeks authorization from Captain Am brose Clogher at Columbus New Mexico for payments to the remaining 17 men listed as having enlisted in the militia. Over 1000 dollars a week is paid to dependents here. No want exists among families of local militiamen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
Pittsfield
F Company
Second Massachusetts Infantry
General Electric Co
Sidney W. Ashe
Ambrose Clogher
Columbus
N. M
G. E. Company
Monkey chase in Back Bay draws crowd near Copley Plaza
Betsy the year old monkey led a train of New Yorkers and local residents through Back Bay yesterday morning near the Public Library and Hotel Lenox. The scene included social figures taxi drivers porters a policeman and a newsboy as onlookers.
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Betsy
Copley Plaza
Public Library
Hotel Lenox
Back Bay
Gotham
Monkey on the Run Delights Back Bay Crowds
Early morning commuters from New York and Boston chased Betsy the monkey from Dartmouth Street toward Copley Square Hotel Nottingham and Hotel Lenox before a Station 16 officer halted the playful escape. Manager T. J. Lynds said Betsy often roams by day and this was her first night away.
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T. J. Lynds
Betsy
Monkey from Portugal Joins Maine Sailor Tale
Betsy the 1 year old monkey, brought from Portugal by Captain Humphrey T. Newcomb of the Harwood Palmer, ends up with Mr. Lynds who obtained the creature from the captain. A nearby florist shop by the sea grill hosts the playful animal after it was found swinging from a rubber plant in the store at night.
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Lenox
Huntington Avenue
Station 16
Dartmouth Street
Betsy
Portugal
Humphrey T. Newcomb
Harwood Palmer
Maine
Newcomb
Lynds
Sea Grill
India
Hughes Keeps Eye on Moose
Bridgehampton New York July 16 The New Jersey State Progressive committee rejected a resolution endorsing Charles E Hughes. Everett Colby conveyed the action to Hughes saying the nominee was not disturbed and that the committee acted on personal views. Hughes kept in touch with Progressive party developments and rested plus rode in the afternoon.
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Bridgehampton
N. Y
New Jersey State Progressive Committee
Charles E. Hughes
Everett Colby
Colby
Republican Campaign Committee
Hughes
Progressive Party
City debate over a women’s park in Boston
Boston officials and suffrage leaders clash over a plan to create a park exclusively for women The mayor says there is no demand while suffragists oppose segregation A local clubwoman and park superintendents weigh the practical and social implications Kansas City examples are cited as a contrast.
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Kansas City
Boston
Curley
Fort Hill Square
City Square
Charlestown
John 3B. Shea
Franklin Park
Charlesbank Park
Caroline J. Cook
Women’s City Club
Boston Equal Suffrage Association
Agnes E. Ryan
Henry B. Stevens
Alice Stone Blackwell
Dorchester
Absurd Street Idea Debated Among Residents
Residents question a proposed street plan arguing it is impractical and unsafe. The exchange reveals concerns about traffic, access, and impact on nearby homes as officials seek public input.
Tieup Now Complete Across Boston Towboat Fleet
Three tugs of the Boston Towboat Company joined eight other striking tugs to halt operations. About 100 workers demand higher wages from captain to crew, with a meeting set at Lewis Wharf to seek an amicable agreement.
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Boston Towboat Company
Pallas
Zetes
Diane
Boston
Lewis Wharf
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Aid Association
David H. Gibson
Male Nurses Association
Old Council Chamber
City Hall
St. Mary’s Parish
St. Mary’s Lyceum Hall
Catholic Guild
Inman Square Theatre
Charles
Chapman
Joseph J. Avery
Lieutenant Avery
Brookline Street
Cambridge Battalion
Council Chamber
Texas
Special Aid Society
James Chambers
Relief Committee
Nathan A. Tufts
Waltham Relief Committee
East Boston
Woman's Relief Corps
Winthrop
Winthrop Machine Gun Company
Harry W. Aiken
William Donovan
William Clisby
Winthrop Woman's Soldiers’ Relief Fund
Elks Clubhouse
W. W. Colson
Cuthouc
St. James’ Church
Southend
Michael Ryan
Villanova College
Villanova
Penn
Biea
Catholic Chinese Mission
Robert J. Lee
St James’ Parish
Spring Grove
Wellesley
Church of the Holy Trinity
T. J. Lynds and
Chase
Copley Square
Nottingham
Moose
Women’s Park
The
Filene
Palm Beach
Lincoln-Bennett
Panama
Bangkok
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