Two Men Die After Harbor Fall in South Boston
Clarence H. Campbell of 108 Broadway Arlington and Martin Christopher a lighter watchman died when they fell from a wharf ladder into the harbor behind the U S Quartermaster’s building in South Boston yesterday. Workmen say heat left them weak and immersion shock proved fatal.
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Clarence H. Campbell
Broadway
Arlington
Martin Christopher
United States Quartermaster’s
South
Boston
Cotting seeks aid for Boston infant care fund
The appeal notes a large family of babies estimated at about 3000 in crowded Boston districts and asks donors to send checks to treasurer Charles B. Cotting Jr at 9 Boylston Street. Receipts will be acknowledged and funds used to prevent illness among the babies.
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Boston
Charles B. Cotting, Jr
Boylaton Street
Governor backs $1000 pay for recess committee members
Governor McCall, away from the State House on vacation, sent a message to the Executive Council declaring support for paying $1000 to each member of the six recess committees and commissions. He based his stance on the Legislature's apparent belief it has authority to set salaries and has suggested the $1000 figure.
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McCall
State House
Executive Council
Akron Boy Scouts Meet the President
President Wilson greeted 50 Akron Ohio Boy Scouts and leaders returning from Boston where they aided in a war savings stamp drive. The gathering took place in Washington on July 24.
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Washington
Wilson
Akron
Ohio
Boston
Pooling All Food Supplies Directed by Hoover
Washington July 24 Hoover in London will direct chiefly a pooling of all food supplies for the allies. This forms a phase of pooling American and allied resources for the war under consideration by President Wilson with allied governments. Meat sugar and wheat pooling has been a fact for several months.
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Washington
Hoover
London
Wilson
Germany
Michaels Now Commands a German Brigade on Western Front
A prisoner reports that Dr Georg Michaelis former German chancellor now leads a German army brigade with the American Army in France during the war.
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Michaels
France
Associated Press
Georg Michaelis
War time desserts praised as nourishing substitutes
Mrs. John Amee spoke at Demonstration Cottage on wartime desserts that omit forbidden ingredients and provide nourishment. She highlighted Newton tapioca as a sugarless option and described a recipe using pearl tapioca, milk, Indian meal, molasses, fat, and salt baked into a pudding, plus Irish mossy blancmange as another dessert choice.
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John Amee
Amee
Allies Win in Albania
Paris reports a Balkan operation success with Serbian detachment penetrations on the Derna but gains in Albania dominated by the Devoli river. Troops captured 642 prisoners including six officers on July 21 22, while Albanian positions and villages Izgyuba and Kokosshove were secured amid heavy weather.
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Paris
Balkans
Derna
Albania
Devoli
Holta
Izgyuba
Kokosshove
Ex Newspaper Man Joins U S Tank Corps Recruitment
Louis M. Marks, a former Boston newspaper man, arrived in Boston from Camp Colt Gettysburg to assist in the tank corps recruitment drive. The corps offers commissions and active service. local office at 3 Tremont Row under Lt. John R. MacMillan. Many college men have signed up.
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Louis M. Marks
Boston
United States Tank Corps
Camp Colt
Gettysburg
Tremont Row
John R. MacMillan
Cent Flat Fares on All Elevated Cars
Boston Elevated Railway Company trustees announce from Aug 1 1918 a new 7 cent fare for all lines replacing 5 cent units with 2 cent fare increases planned to raise about 6.15 million dollars in the year ending July 1 1919. The move aims to cover rising operating costs while warning of possible future changes and urging public cooperation.
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Board of Trustees
Boston
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Efficiency Scope Under Existing Conditions
The board discusses the degree of efficiency obtainable under current conditions as presented by the Boston Elevated Railway Company. The remarks focus on operational effectiveness and potential improvements within the system.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Horse Bites Baby in Carriage Injures Six Week Old
Six weeks old Catherine Green of 104 Union Park street is badly injured after a horse tied to a post near her home bites her while she lies in a baby carriage. The horse, owned by Dorothy of 29 South Market street and driven by Isaac Goldstein of 48 Highland avenue, caused the incident and the child was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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Catherine Green
Union Park Street
Dorothy
South Market Street
Isaac Goldstein
Highland Avenue
Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign Set for Sept 28 to Oct 19
Washington reports the Treasury plans the Fourth Liberty Loan drive in a three week span from Saturday September 28 to Saturday October 19. The move targets broad public support and fundraising for wartime needs.
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Washington
the Treasury
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Henfield
Young America
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John T.connorco
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