New England Troops See Light Casualties After June 16 Action
Newcastle field report notes New England soldiers of the 26th Division suffered very light losses after fierce hand to hand fighting near Xivray on June 16. The official casualty list named only a small number, most dated June 16, amid the Tour front engagement against German shock troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xivray
New England
Tour Front
Green Mountain
Greater Boston
Maine
Vermont
New
Pine Tree region sees further casualties among farmer lads
Additional casualties are reported among the husky farmer lads from Pine Tree area. The update notes renewed losses amid ongoing rural work and harsh conditions affecting youth workers in the countryside.
New England Casualties Reported in June Xivray Fight
The article lists several wounded and dead from Maine Vermont and New England units amid the 103d Infantry action near Xivray on June 16. Notable names include Lieutenant Edgar Seeley Dorchester. Private Ludger Rochefort Woonsocket. Sergeant Ebenezer Bull Fair Haven. Lieutenant Daniel J Carney Charlestown. Corporal Arthur Garber Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Shaw, JR
Franklin, N. H
Simple Hair Removal Paste Advertisement
An ad claims a delatone paste made with water removes facial neck and arm hair in two to three minutes. After use wash skin to remove residue and reveal clear skin. Promises reliable results if real delatone is obtained from a druggist.
New England boys listed as casualties and returns
Casualty list entries name several New England servicemen by town and unit. Killed in action are Louis Croteau Fred Kearns George Pelkey Raymond Walker and Ebenezer Bull died of wounds Daniel Carney Arthur Garber died of accidents or other causes Ludger Rocheford Edgar Seeley Fred Watson returned to duty Stanley Bager and Edward Prunier are listed as prisoner or returned statuses with unit and location details.
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Ebenezer Bull
Fair Haven
Europe
Fort Logan
Col
Douglas
Ariz
Camp Stanley
Tex
Yale
Cornell
Margaret Walker
First Springfield Jewish Boy Killed in War Named Fred Kearns
Corporal Fred Kearns aged 24 of Ludlow dies in action while serving with 61 1 Company 103d Infantry. His home was Nashua New Hampshire where he married a Nashua girl during a camp stay at Westfield last summer. He served five years and leaves a wife, a brother Cornelius, and an infant.
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Fred Kearns
103D Infantry
Cornelius Kearns
Windsor Street
Ludlow
Nashua
N. H
Westfield
Prisoners and Rail Yard Bombing Reported Near Chateau Thierry
Washington reports 240 prisoners captured by American forces in the Chateau Thierry region on Tuesday, including five officers, as American aviators bomb railroad yards and stations at Conflans.
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Washington
Chateau Thierry
Conflans
Sullivan testifies in defense in Clinton child murder case
Worcester jury hears Patrick J. Sullivan declare before God he did not murder 6-year-old Stella Soldi as the Superior Court session ends. The State rests its case and Sullivan begins recounting his life with his attorneys.
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Worcester
Stella Soldi
Patrick J. Sullivan
Clinton
Superior Court
Sullivan
Sullivan testifies in Clinton murder case with cross examination to follow
The defendant described arriving in Clinton the night before the murder and spending the night in a deserted house on the poor farm. He admitted finding a letter to Thomas Williams, discarded it, and later claimed a voice in the house told him to cut out the light. He spent the morning in saloons and later visited Depot square for bread and soup before more drinking.
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Edward T. Esty
Sullivan
Clinton
Thomas Williams
Williams
Depot Square
Celia Prue
Ethel Burbank
Man’s travel chain linked to murder indictment
The narrative traces a suspect's travels from a Clinton hotel to Worcester Springfield Thompsonville Hartford New Britain and Meriden as the day of the supposed murder unfolds. He says he read the morning story and continues drinking and roaming until arrest and indictment follow.
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Clinton
Worcester
Springfield
Thompsonville
Hartford
New Britain
Meriden
Hunt for Meanest Thief Targets Charlestown Widow
Police seek a man who visited Mrs. Rosanna Horta at 7 Joiner Street Charlestown and persuaded her to give $150 from government back pay for her husband in France. He promised a larger payment and returned with a fake check. she cashed it, alerted neighbors, and the thief vanished. The loss burdens her family with several children.
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Rosanna Horta
Joiner Street
Charlestown
France
Coastwise Fish Prices and Fleet Arrivals Reported
More than 400000 pounds of fresh mackerel and 530000 of ground fish entered port. Seiners loaded from 500 to 10000 dollars each. Ex vessel prices for haddock and cod listed with ranges. A four masted schooner arrived from Lagos with 320 hogany logs and 12000 bags of palm kernels on its maiden voyage. The return voyage lasted 72 days.
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Haddock
Had'k. L. Cod. M
J. O’hara
Athena
SR Ae
Gabral
Ns Ue
Progress
Schrod
W. M. Goodspeed
Valerie
del. Cabra
Lagos
Africa
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New York
Whitman
Legislative League of New York
Joyce Bros. & CO
JOYCE
Wilson
America
N. England
Washington Street
Hollis ST
Boston
Market St
Lynn
Mass
Elm §T
Manchester
Pleasant St
Malden
Park Pl
Pawtucket
R. L
Granite St
Quincy
Westminster St
Providence, R. 1
Lieut
Edgar Seeley
Dorchester
Cuthbert Seeley
Columbia Road
Seeley
Boston Latin School
Harvard
Plattsburg
M Company
16Th United States Infantry
Private Ludger Rochefort
I Company
Camp Merritt
N. J
Sergt
D. J. Carney
Daniel J. Carney
Patrick Carney
Medford Street
Honolulu
Arthur Garber
Elliott Garber
Bancroft Street
26Th Infantry
3D Infantry
Stanley L. Buck
K Company
10T d Regiment
Polac Company
NEW England Boys IN Casualty List
Louis M. Croteau
High St
Holyoke
D Co
N. H. I Co
George L. Pelkey
Newport
Raymond L. Walker
Patten
Fair Haven, Vt
Reg
F. A
Medford St
Bancroft St
U. S. Inf
Ludger Rocheford
Rath
Bun St
Woonsockets Co
Dorchester, Co
16Th
Fred Watson
Eustisst
Roxbury
Stanley Bager
Chicopee, D Co
Germany
Edward W. Prunier
West Hazel St
New Haven
C Co
L. M. Croteau
Dora Croteau
High Street
War Department
D Company
104Th Infantry
Crateau
Ware
Fisk Rubber Company
Waterfront
U. S
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Jamerson
St. Louis
Kansas City
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Palm Beach
Jamerson Clothes Shops
Dexter
Washington St
Edwards Credit CO
Winter St
Boyle Bros
Kielty Credit CO
Candard Cyles
Big Boston
Edwards
Mtro
Edwards Cri
DS Credit Rorya
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