Veteran’s pension denial shocks old soldier in Andover
John Crombie Hall, a 7 year British Army veteran with nine nephews and a son who fell in Flanders, is denied a Canadian army pension claiming no dependency. He lost an arm to 1917 poisoning while a Pacific Mills watchman. Daughters cannot help. local Scots Charitable Society may arrange return to Aberdeen.
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Andover
John Crombie
Flandersfield
Pacific Mills
Hall
Scots Charitable Society
Aberdeen
Scotland
Lloyd George cites worsening conditions in Hungary
In the House of Commons Premier Lloyd George says the British representative in Budapest reports that conditions for Jews and Communists are deteriorating. He notes Budapest has been informed to the Hungarian government, and he would consider sending a special commissioner to investigate.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Hungary
Budapest
Women Not to Picket Democratic Convention
Washington June 17 The National Woman's Party rejects picketing at the Democratic national convention. The campaign will focus on interviewing delegates and state delegations before and during the convention. The party aims to secure pledges from Democratic leaders to press the North Carolina Legislature to ratify the amendment at July's special session.
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Washington
National Woman's Party
Chicago
San Francisco
North Carolina
Tablet in Honor of Corporal W. L. Harris Dedication
A bronze tablet honoring Corporal William Leo Harris the sole Santa Maria Council K of C Malden member killed in World War I will be dedicated Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock in Harris Delta Malden.
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William Leo Harris
Santa Maria Council
K. of C
Den
Harris Delta
Mal
Malden Honors Corporal Harris With Delta Park Tablet
Park officials in Malden renamed Old Way Delta Harris Delta to honor Corporal William Leo Harris who died September 12 1918 at St Mihiel. A bronze tablet set in a boulder marks the dedication postponed by weather. Harris’s sister Mrs Frank Driscoll and former comrades formed William Leo Harris Post 196 of the American Legion to keep his memory alive.
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Corporal Harris
Boston
American Legion
William Leo Harris
Bartholomew E. Griffin
Boston News Bureau
Santa Maria Council
K. of C
James J. Harris
Wentworth Street
Malden
Ringling Brothers Circus Draws Massive Crowds in Huntington
Crowds packed the Huntington Avenue circus tent for matinee and evening shows by Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey. The paper lauds the event as wholesome education and thrilling entertainment, noting the farewell performance is set for Saturday night.
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Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey Circus
Huntington Avenue
Ringling Brothers
Man Runneth
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