British and Canadian recruitment shift to Boston
Kilties plan permanent New England headquarters in Boston for British recruiting. Canada to use its own examining physicians for enlistments. ages 18 to 41. Colonel Guthrie and Captain Black oversee New England operations. 1300 applicants in past week, with 600 to be enlisted as 120 depart for Fredericton today.
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Army
England
Canada
Colonel Guthrie
Boston
H. A. Seeley
Bosworth Street
Fredericton
N. B
Man Held After Firearm Charge With No Registry Card
Angelo Di Bito of Lexington Avenue Fitchburg was arrested on Hanover Street for carrying a revolver without a permit. He could not show a war registration card at the station and was held pending investigation.
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Angelo di Bito
Lexington Avenue
Fitchburg
Hanover Street
di Bito
Sinn Fein flag disrupts memorial for Major Redmond in New York
A woman waving a Sinn Fein flag interrupted a memorial meeting for Major William H. K. Redmond in New York. She was seized by United Irish League members and ejected after the audience demanded her removal. Mayor Mitchel urged restraint as he continued tributes amid the disruption.
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New York
Sinn Fein
William H. K. Redmond
John Redmond
France
United Irish League
Mitchel
Draft of Physicians Urged for War Armies
Washington June 24 Officers of the New York National Defence Committee urged selective drafting of physicians and surgeons for the war armies. Major Karl Connell reported that out of 140000 doctors fewer than half are available or desirable for military service. He warned volunteerism fails to protect local needs and could cause confusion and waste.
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Washington
Defence Council
General Medical Board
New York National Defence Committee
Karl Connell
United States
Final Sermon by Pacifist Pastor at Melrose Unitarian
The Rev. Henry W. Pinkham delivered his farewell sermon at the Melrose Unitarian Church urging self improvement and civic unity. Pinkham, pacifist pastor for two years and three months, resigned after his sermons prompted requests to resign. The church hosted a farewell reception with most members bidding him god speed, and he will remain in Melrose for now.
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Henry W. Pinkham
Melrose Unitarian Church
Pinkham
Unitarian Church of
Melrose
Luce seeks 15 member State Senate reform plan
Former Lieutenant Governor Luce files with the constitutional convention today an amendment to reduce the State Senate from 40 to 15. Five districts would elect three senators each with staggered six year terms and annual sessions. The plan aims for an administrative Senate that still checks the House.
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Luce
State Senate
Senate
Red Cross Aims to Save Thousands of Lives
A statement extols the value of every life and the Red Cross mission to protect and preserve life through aid and relief work, underscoring the organization’s humanitarian imperative.
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Red Cross
Brava Portuguese Deportations Prompt Farm Work Refusal
About 200 of 325 Portuguese from Brava face deportation after immigration authorities detained them under the literacy test era. They refused six months to stay and work on farms, seeking jobs in munitions factories for higher pay.
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Brava
Burnett
Take Your Family Vacation to Colorado with Burlington
A sales pitch urges wives and children to join a Colorado summer vacation. It touts easy travel on Burlington routes with special state service, open-air recreation, and guaranteed fun in two to three weeks. Contact Alex Stocks at 264 Washington St Boston for a booklet and map.
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Colorado
Burlington
Alex
New England Pass
C. B
Germantown Flag Raising Sparks Patriot Speech
Attorney John J. Walsh of the City Planning Board denounces partisanship and old-world hatreds as seditious, urging traitors be stripped of public and private trusts. He hints at critics who oppose sending troops abroad until allied nations conscript. Mayor absent. crowd of about 1000 applauds as Ruth Hickey unfurls the flag at Crowe and Washington streets.
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John J. Walsh
City Planning Board
Germantown
T. W. Gunning
Ruth Hickey
Crowe and
Washington Streets
West Roxbury
Boy Hit by Auto Escapes with Minor Bruises
John Caporato aged years from 174 North Street was struck by a motor vehicle in front of his home yesterday afternoon. He escaped with minor bruises and was treated at Relief Hospital.
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John Caporato
North Street
Relief Hospital
Fishermen Tow Derelict Four Mast Schooner Off Maine
A four masted schooner drifted derelict with rigs trailing over the side was towed off Ingalls Island by fishermen who spotted it near Libby Island Light. The vessel, possibly the Edgar W. Murdock, was wrecked June 18 near Grand Manan New Brunswick. Efforts to lighter the cargo were made.
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Machias
Ingalls Island
Libby Island
Edgar W. Murdock
Old Proprietor Ledge
Grand Manan
N. B
Cathedral Festival Planned at Arena on July 15
The Rev. William B. Finigan announces the Cathedral of the Holy Cross will hold a parish festival in the Arena building on July 15 instead of the usual field day. The event aims to bring together parish members for a day of celebration and community activities.
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William B. Finigan
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Red Cross Urges Quick Help Over Wartime Casualties
A call echoes to aid now rather than wait for more lives lost as the Red Cross appeals for support to assist wounded soldiers and bolster relief efforts.
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The
Red Cross
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