Chapman Positions Against Harvard War Memorial
John Jay Chapman of New York sent two letters to President Lowell at Harvard urging that German soldiers be omitted from any memorial list. Harvard officials stated the 1916 vote authorized a monument to all of the university’s dead regardless of their affiliations.
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John Jay Chapman
New York
Lowell
Harvard
Cambridge University
Chapman
Harvard Corporation
Harvard Roll of Honor dispute over German names
Harvard President A Lawrence Lowell replies to John Jay Chapman denying any plan to include German names in a memorial roll. The exchange began after Chapman urged removal of his son Victor Chapman, Lafayette Escadrille, from a Roll of Honor rumor. The Harvard Corporation had not authorized Germans on any memorial.
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Chapman
Barrytown
N. Y
Harvard
Kaiser
Lowell
Victor
Lafayette Escadrille
Harvard Memorial Society
Harvard Corporation
A. Lawrence Lowell
John Jay Chapman
Chapmans
Pay Tax or Stay in Jail in Massachusetts Delinquents Targeted
Massachusetts citizens who fail to pay income tax may be picked up on sight and jailed until they settle the tax plus state costs. Attorney General Attwill orders warrants prepared to arrest delinquents without court proceedings and release after payment.
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Massachusetts
Attwill
Stettinius Reported for Possible Allied Ordnance Mission
Washington June 7 Assistant Secretary of War Stettinius may depart abroad on an important mission regarding ordnance and ammunition supply for American forces. Secretary Baker said such assignment for Mr Stettinius is under consideration.
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Washington
Stettinius
Baker
Allied Cabinet Plan for War Supply Unity Reported
Mr. Baker avoided details while a London dispatch described a British backed scheme to form an allied cabinet on war supplies. The plan would create five programme committees with experts from Great Britain France Italy and the United States to oversee key materials.
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Baker
London
Great Britain
France
Italy
United States
National Tuberculosis Association Keeps Gorgas at Post
The second business session of the National Tuberculosis Association unanimously approved retaining Surgeon General Gorgas. New resolutions renamed the group, endorsed relief agencies, and allowed trust fund receiving via incorporation. Thirteen new directors were elected, including Hodgson, Canfield, Billings, and McCrae.
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Gorgas
National Tuberculosis Association
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Rockefeller Foundation
Boston
F. C. Hodgson
Atlanta
George F. Canfield
New York City
Frank Billings
Chicago
Alfred Henry
Indianapolis
Ind
Boston Smith
Memphis
New Haven
Framingham
Protestant Churches Week of Religious Services
The Rev. Edgar Jones will preach at St James Episcopal North Cambridge Sunday 10 30 a m. Dean Rousmaniere speaks on Germanys Ambition at St Paul Cathedral 7 30 p m. Nurses Guild service at Trinity Church Tuesday 8 p m with Bishop Lawrence. A church work conference set for Cambridge Episcopal School June 21 to July 26 features lectures by W H Jefferys Leicester C Lewis Harvey Officer and others.
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Edgar Jones
St. Thomas’ Church
Union Square
Somerville
St. Johns
Newfoundland
St. James’ Episcopal Church
North Cambridge
Dean Rousmaniere
Germany
St. Paul
Guild of St. Barnabas For
Trinity Church
Lawrence
Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
W. H. Jefferys
Philadelphia City
Leicester C. Lewis
Western Theological Seminary
Harvey Officer
Wallace B. Rollins
Virginia Theological Seminary
Boston Man Now an Earl Heir to Camperdown Title
The Hon. George A. P. Haldane-Duncan becomes Earl of Camperdown after the death of an elder brother. A Boston resident at 62 Commonwealth Avenue, he has long lived in America and holds extensive estates in Britain. He married Laura Dove Blanchard and has several children from prior unions. he served as Lord of the Admiralty starting in 1870.
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George A. P. Haldane-Duncan
Earl of
Camperdown
Eng
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
London
Scotland
America
Laura Dove Blanchard
Andover
Haldane-Duncan
Cliff Street
Nahant
John A. Blanchard
John A., Jr
Harold
Archibald Blanchard
Rosamond Blanchard
Carlo von Courten
Third Earl of
Eton
Balliol
Admiralty
40000 Barefoot in Budapest Amid Shoe Shortage
London dispatch notes Vienna Zeit statistics reporting 40000 people in Budapest are barefoot due to a severe shoe shortage.
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London
British Admiralty
Wireless Press
Vienna Zeit
Budapest
Ex-Hospital Men Arrested in Worcester Robbery Case
Matthew Tierney and Arthur Barrett, both 19 and former Boston Insane Hospital staff, were arrested in a South End hotel on charges they robbed Korkor Baganegian of 800 dollars in Worcester Thursday night. Inspectors traced them via movements, found them in a hotel room, and discovered them dressed in fashionable attire with stencilled eyebrows and youthful complexion. They will be handed to Worcester police.
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Matthew Tierney
Arthur Barrett
Boston Insane Hospital
Mattapan
Crawford
Cavagnaro
Donovan
South End
Korkor Baganegian
Worcester
Boston
Tierney
Barrett
Hospital escape ends fugitive's chase after rail plunge
John R. Mahoney, fleeing on a fugitive warrant from Providence, leaped from a fast train at Sharon and was found under guard at Massachusetts General Hospital suffering shock and minor injuries. He is charged with breaks and larcenies in South End and Roxbury, allegedly using a car in robberies. Providence police tracked him by description.
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John R. Mahoney
Providence
Sharon
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mahoney
South End
Roxbury
Chalmers
South Station
Constitutional convention adjourns until after the war
Concord New Hampshire June 7 The constitutional convention which organized here Wednesday adjourned until after the war. Members voted to take their pay in government Thrift Stamps.
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Concord
N. H
Arlington Mills raises wages by ten percent
Lawrence June 7 Arlington Mills announces a ten percent wage increase to take effect June 17.
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Lawrence
Arlington Mills
South Boston Exempted From Draft After Oversubscribing Quota
South Boston bragged of oversubscribing its draft quota and funding drives for Liberty Loans and Red Cross. Divisions 9 and 10 are exempt from furnishing any men under the latest provost marshal general call. Class I men in those divisions are excused for the present month. Divisions 42 and 43 on Cape Cod will also be exempted under the new method.
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Red Cross
South Boston
Cape Cod
Operator Robinson Saved From the Lincoln
Radio operator Robinson aboard the torpedoed steam ship President Lincoln was rescued along with other crew members. The peril on the夜 sea was reported as part of the ship assault incident.
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Robinson
Lincoln
President Lincoln
Robinson Son Rescued From Torpedoed Steamer Lincoln
Relatives of John W. Robinson of Robbinston Massachusetts report he was rescued after the torpedo attack on the steamer President Lincoln. He is the son of Alvin W. and his wife and was on his fifth Atlantic crossing when the vessel was blown up by German forces.
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Robbinston
John W. Robinson
President Lincoln
Alvin W. Robinson
Navy Night Raises Boston Lodge Fund For Service Members
Volunteers of America boosted a $10,000 lodge fund with a Victory Cottage rally on the Common. Navy Night drew thousands of carnations as parents and soldiers donated to establish a lodge for sailors and soldiers in Boston amid high liberty prices. Army Day today will feature soldiers contributing. Rallys were delayed by permit issues and will run two more days next week.
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Volunteers of America
Victory Cottage
Uncle Sam’s Blue
Lindsay
Boston
American Sergeant Cited for Bravery in France
Sergeant Wiseheart of the American Expeditionary Forces is cited for bravery in French army orders for killing with one shot a German sniper who posed great danger to allied troops during action in France.
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France
Associated Press
Wiseheart
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