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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
2
A composite US Army regiment of 3400 soldiers under General Pershing will lead the Victory march in London on Saturday. The allied nations march in alphabetical order with Americans first, starting from Hyde Park and moving along the south bank of the Thames after the Belgian contingent.
George T. Perry of 54 Rogers avenue Somerville an attorney was in the Somerville Police Court yesterday charged with the larceny of an automobile from a garage on Bickerstaff street Boston. His case was continued until July 22 and he furnished $1000 bail. The car was found in Perry's garage behind his home altered beyond recognition but identified by the piston rings in the engine which had been overhauled.
Washington July 16 Final plans for reorganizing the National Guard on a sixteen division basis with divisional areas following the same limits as the formations used in World War I were approved today by Secretary Baker.
Major General Carter, head of the bureau of militia affairs, announced readiness to recognize units after inspection. The table shows 47 infantry regiments and 18 battalions, six cavalry regiments, 17 squadrons and 19 cavalry troops, 10 artillery regiments, 20 battalions and seven batteries, plus 74 coast artillery companies and support units. Potential expansion to about 440000 troops.
The plan provides for 65 men per infantry company and 900 men per senator and representative, setting the guard’s overall authorized strength around 106000 for the fiscal year 1920. It outlines unit organization and funding parameters tied to congressional representation.
Admiral Henry B. Wilson will base the Atlantic fleet’s big ships in Provincetown Portland and Gardiner’s Bay for most of the summer. Newport residents report families disappointed by the shift from Narragansett Bay. Rear Admiral Plunkett confirms destroyer squadrons will be based in Newport and operate in Buzzards Bay and nearby waters.
Se al Harbor Me July 17 The noted pianist Har old Bauer spends summers at Bay Ridge Cottage where tennis offers the chief recreation. After hours of study he finds nothing refreshes mind and body like a fast game, aided by the island’s finest court just across the street.
The article describes a musical colony at Seal Harbor where Bauer and Bodansky of the Metropolitan Opera mingle with artists. It notes plans for a fall tennis program, ongoing five o’clock gatherings, and conversations about modern American music. Bauer, active at the piano, focuses on American compositions and maintains ties to Boston and Maine press.
After hours with the citizens committee inquiry into municipal resale of federal canned meats and vegetables, Acting Mayor Ford announced the first concern would be supply quality. He warned against offering cut price foods if any portion proves impure from fermentation or other causes, amid War Department objections to expert inspections before purchase.
Republican leaders in the House and Senate move to repass the agriculture appropriation bill with a daylight saving repeal rider despite the President's veto. The measure would keep the IO C time zone provisions while restoring daylight repeal, with Haugen reintroducing the bill and committees set to meet to push action Friday.
In line with this decision made by the Republican executive steering committee and after assurances obtained that the rules committee would proceed, the action advances within party processes and reflects internal governance dynamics shaping subsequent steps.
More than 400 Jewish men and women from nearly every New England Jewish community will attend the regional convention of New England Zionists in Revere next Sunday. Delegates will discuss Zionist Organization of America policies on establishing Palestine as a Jewish homeland and organizational matters affecting New England Jewry.
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