Mayor Peters Welcomes Yankee Division Veterans to Boston
The mayor announced a July reunion for the Yankee Division here. He hailed its New England roots and historic battles like Leiche prey, Chemin-des-Dames, the Argonne, Chateau Thierry, and St Mihiel. Major-General Clarence R. Edwards will attend as leader and guest. Veterans will come from Alaska Cuba South and Central America New England and many U.S. states.
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Peters
New England
Leicheprey
Chemin-des-Dames
Argonne
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Boston
Clarence R. Edwards
Alaska
Cuba
South
Central America
Union
Hot Iron Brand to Save Love Romance in New York
A New York report recalls a Russian tradition where a woman unfaithful yet seeking her husband’s love may purge her sin by branding a cross on her breast with a hot iron. The story frames this as a rarity found in magistrate court cases and contrasts it with modern ethics.
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New York
United News
Russia
Cross marked by Vera Hoynoski in a plea for forgiveness
In a West Side court Vera Hoynoski described how she pricked herself with a crude iron cross after a coerced “penalty” by her husband Benjamin. The couple, who had two children, were found still loving and kissed goodbye in court.
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Joseph
Stanley
Vera
Russia
West Side Court
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New World
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Judge Day Retires as State Head of K of C in Massachusetts
Judge William J. Day of South Boston retires as state deputy of the Knights of Columbus in Massachusetts. He led the order during the war period, doubled its size in the state, and earned wide respect for his leadership and oratory.
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Judge Day
K. of C
William J. Day
South Boston
Knights of Columbus
Massachusetts
Order
Commonwealth
K. C
Navy yard reform blamed for slow repairs and high costs
Captain J K Robison of the Bureau of Operations says Charles Town navy yard stalls repairs when a mechanic brings a helper and foreman, lowering efficiency. He praises Mare Island where 100 percent efficiency and on job mechanics win the repair workload. He supports the apprentice system but opposes the helper setup.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
J. K. Robison
Bureau of Operations
Mare Island Navy Yard
Women appointed to city posts in Dorchester
Miss Dorothy V. Hennessey of Dorchester was appointed by Mayor Peters as a park department stenographer at twenty dollars a week. Miss Mary T. McNamara was named temporary clerk in the soldiers relief department.
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Dorothy V. Hennessey
Geneva Avenue
Dorchester
Peters
Park Department
Mary T. McNamara
Soldiers’ Relief Department
Steamers Collide In Fog In Harbor
Dense harbor fog caused a collision between the Delanos outbound to Hamburg and the Sagua from Tela Honduras with 42000 stems of bananas. Both ships were damaged but not seriously. In Pittsburg the Rt Rev Hugh C Boyle was consecrated bishop at St Pauls Cathedral with Cardinal Dougherty present.
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Delanos
Hamburg
United Fruit Company
Sagua
Tela
Honduras
President Roads
H. C. Boyle
Pittsburg
Hugh C. Boyle
St. Paul's Cathedral
Cardinal Dougherty
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