Home Again by Heck Narrative of a Soldier in New York
A returning soldier writes his mother from New York about narrowly avoiding a risky $3 per day city job with the White Wings corps and seeking safer options. He describes the welcome committees for veterans, dining at Infants' lunchrooms, and his plans to find stable work while adjusting to civilian life in the city.
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White Wings
N. Y
U. S. Govt
Chesf
O.K
White Wings Dept
Sth Ave
5Th Ave
Major Highland
America
France
Ex-Doughboy Seeks Employment in Upcoming Post Series
A note says another letter from the Ex-Doughboy seeking a job will appear in tomorrow's Post and continue daily until the series completes, outlining the ongoing effort to highlight veterans' job pursuits.
War fliers to have own club and nickel bread policy
Plans for a club for American aviators who served on the western front and in the United States were announced by lawyer Lawrence L. T. Driggs for aces including Hayward Rickenbacker and Douglas Campbell. The group would use the International Air Service Club of America quarters for a permanent exhibit of war relics and battle souvenirs.
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New York
Western Front
Lawrence L. T. Driggs
Hayward Rickenbacker
Douglas Campbell
William Thaw
International Air Service Club of America
Girbattle
Doctor Heber Bishop joins Franklin Park Zoo advisory board
Mayor Peters names Dr. Heber Bishop a member of the Franklin Park Zoological Garden Advisory Board. He collaborates with Curator George F. Morse as part of a rotating group that includes Dr. Barbour Augustus Hemenway Herbert Parker Alexander Pope William Brewster Professor Edward I. Marks Dr. John C. Phillips and John E. Thayer.
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Heber Bishop
Copley Square
Peters
Franklin Park Zoological Garden
George F. Morse
Peter’s
Thomas Barbour
Augustus Hemenway
Herbert Parker
Alexander Pope
William Brewster
Edward I. Marks
John C. Phillips
John E. Thayer
President Wilson Informed Daily Of Paris Peace Talks
Paris March 7 President Wilson is kept fully advised daily by wireless on developments of the peace congress so that on arrival in Paris he will be as informed as those who attend the sessions of the council of the great powers.
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Paris
Associated Press
Wilson
Peace Congress
Council of the Great Powers
Boston
Debussy
Calvocoressi
Nuages
Moussorgsky
Wilson to Attend Conference in Paris as Peace Talks Advance
War and peace planning details reveal President Wilson’s Paris arrival aboard the George Washington on March 13 with a security escort and a presidential train to Paris. French officials will host, with early drafts coordinating military, naval, aerial terms and postwar German accountability ahead of a March 20 finish target.
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Wilson
William W. Harts
White House
Paris
Brest
Pichon
Marine Leagues
Andre Tardieu
Edward M. House
George Washington
Place Des Estats Unis
Brussels
David Lloyd George
England
Place Des Etats Unis
Rioting at Kinmel Camp Leaves Many Dead in Wales
A Liverpool des patch reports 8 to 27 killed and 25 to 73 wounded in three days of rioting at Kinmel military camp in Rhyl Wales. Large property damage is also noted.
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Liverpool
Chester
Abergele
Rhyl
New Brunswick
The
Daily Mail
London
Kinmel Park
Canada
Kinmel
Wales
Bond Robbery at Adams Express Company in New York
Robbers in a brightly lit Adams Express Company corridor on lower Broadway robbed a broker's messenger of $50,000 worth of Liberty bonds and other securities. The messenger, a boy, was severely beaten during the attack.
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New York
Adams Express Company
Lower Broadway
Italian peace mission foresees frontier reopens Monday
A member of the Italian peace mission said the Jugoslav frontier would likely be opened on Monday enabling revictualizing Serbia Montenegro and Albania. Negotiations between Serbia and Italy aim to resolve the clash at Laibach and restore railway service.
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Paris
Associated Press
Serbia
Montenegro
Albania
Italy
Laibach
Italy Sees Serbian Blame For Laibach Food Crisis
The Italian Bureau of Information states Italy will claim the Serbian government bears responsibility for Laibach incidents that stalled food relief to Czecho-Slovaks. It describes protests by Serbian troops, expulsion of Italian officials, and Italy’s frontier closure hindering joint relief efforts.
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Italy
New York
Italian Bureau of Information
Laibach
United States
Allied Commission
Base Hospital opens new War Camp theatre on Friday night
Base Hospital No 10 unveils a real stage and theatre built by the Red Cross for wounded servicemen. The new facility allows larger show attendance with Friday programs by volunteer vaudeville acts and war camp community talent. The setup includes removable chairs for dancing and nurse assisted cots, wheelchairs, and a reading area with books.
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Boston War Camp
Base Hospital No. 10
Red Cross
War Camp
Copley Theatre
Cold relief tablets promise quick feverish relief
Advertisement notes headaches and body pains from a cold are relieved by LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. The box bears E. W. GROVE'S signature. Price 30 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Debussy Nocturnes Highlight Boston Symphony Concert
The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henri Rabaud performed in Symphony Hall with soloist Josef Malkin. Debussy's Nocturnes for orchestra impressed with three distinct moods, while Tschaikowsky variations and Beethoven and Mendelssohn pieces complemented the program. The performance drew praise for its artistry and the nocturnes' enduring modernity.
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Wth
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Henri Rabaud
Symphony Hall
Beethoven
Collin
Coriolanus
Tschaikowsky
Debussy
Mendelssohn
Josef Malkin
Stephen Townsend
Boston Behind Quota in $500 Million Certificate Issue
The Treasury announced that the $500 million certificates of indebtedness issue closed subscriptions over by $32.341 million. All but Boston met or exceeded quotas, making this the most successful district outcome except for one Victory Liberty Loan issue. The total subscriptions reach $4.378 billion not counting the new $500 million issue.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Boston
Jugo Slavs Recognized by Swiss Government
The Jugo-Slav committee in Paris said the Swiss government officially recognized the kingdom of the Serbs, Croatians and Slovenes. No formal boundaries were set pending peace conference decisions.
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Paris
Jugo-Slav Committee
Associated Press
Benton Bequest Begins To Reach Boston Library
A $100 000 instalment of Josiah H Benton’s bequest was paid to the Boston Public Library via the city treasury. The funds include $99,882.26 in bonds and a trustee check, to be used for children's books once the city meets an 8 percent annual appropriation condition. The estate totals several millions with most residue to the city for library use upon Mrs Benton's death. Mayor Peters planned an official statement.
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Josiah H. Benton
William W. F. Kenney
Public Library
Mr. Benton
Kenney
Boston Public Library
Benton
City Treasury
Children’s Department
Treasury
Last Days of Sale At F Gray Co Washington Corner Hanover
Advertisement announces final sale on suits overcoats and pants at half price. Prices shown include $60 suits now $30 $50 suits $25 $40 suits $20 $30 suits $15 and $20 suits $10. Mens pants pricing also listed with fur lined overcoats included. Sale ends Saturday March 15.
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F. Gray CO
Washington
Hanover St
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