Last of Unit No 55 Home From World War I Service
The last of Unit No 55, 38 nurses mainly from Boston, arrived at South Station after discharge. Known as Dr Balch's Unit, it mobilized May 1 1918, trained at camps, sailed Aug 30 as a Red Cross division, then joined Base Hospital No 56 in Toul. Miss Grace Malloch died of influenza overseas. Jessie Grant led the unit. Dr Balch and Dr Hoyt led the medical staff.
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South Station
New York
Mobile
United States Army
Toul
Dr. Balch
Franklin Balch
Jamaica Plain
Newton Hospital
Anna Jacques Hospital
Newburyport
Massachusetts General Hospital
American Red Cross
Base Hospital No. 56
Grace Malloch
Waldeck Street
Dorchester
Malloch
Balch
Argonne
Jessie Grant
Daniel M. Hoyt
Bayer Aspirin Warning and Packaging Instructions
A consumer alert emphasizes buying Bayer Tablets of Aspirin only in genuine Bayer packaging with the Bayer Cross on box and tablet. It warns against counterfeit talcum powder tablets and outlines uses and available forms including small pocket boxes and bottles.
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Bayer
Brooklyn
Cepesae Et Eee
Otis
Leopold Morse Company Mutual Benefit Banquet Honors Veterans
The Leopold Morse Company Mutual Benefit Association held its annual meeting and banquet at the American House. The event saluted 26 employees who served in the war. Retiring treasurer Joan J. Delea received a gold watch for 12 years in office, with guests including Louis Strauss Julius C. Morse Leon Strauss and others.
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Leopold Morse. Company Mutual Benefit Association
American House
Joan J. Delea
Louis Strauss
Ferdinand Strauss
Leopold Morse Company
Julius C. Morse
Leon Strauss
Mark Gallagher
Joseph Ascher
E. J. Goulston
George Sherman
B. Strang
R. Goldberg
S. R. Casey
Dakotan Leaves for Brest With Army Supplies
The Dakotan, heavily laden with army supplies for the American Expeditionary Forces in France, departed Commonwealth Pier yesterday afternoon bound for Brest and is to arrive May 10. It previously arrived from Bordeaux carrying the 4th Railway Engineers Regiment.
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Dakotan
Commonwealth Pier
Brest
Bordeaux
Two Army Transports to Arrive at Boston Today
The Canadaigua with 18 officers and 697 men of the 302d Field Artillery Regiment, 76th Division, sails to Boston from Brest and arrives at 2 pm. The Wilhelmina carrying the 120th Field Artillery and more units will reach May 5. Troops greet from welcoming boats. applause follows at Commonwealth pier.
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302D Field Artillery
Brest
Wilhelmina
120Th Field Artillery
New York
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Monitor
Rogday
Actus
Commonwealth Pier
Red Cross
War Camp Community Service
Knights of Columbus
Salvation Army
Camp
Devens
12Th Field Artillery
57Th Field Artillery Brigade
324Th Bakery Company
Newsboy Brings Gompers Greeting to Union Leader
Philip Bernstein a former Boston Newsboys' Union vice president and stand holder at Milk Street subway returned to Boston with a bouquet from the union for Samuel Gompers. Gompers, convalescing at Hotel Continental New York after an automobile injury, sent thanks and asked to be remembered to his Boston friends.
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Bernstein
U.S
Gompers
Boston Newsboys’ Union
Boston
Boston Union
Troops from 302d Field Artillery Arrive at President Roads
The Canadaigun carries field and staff officers, supply and ordnance detachments plus three batteries A D F, plus 145th Machine Gun Company, ordnance and sanitary detachments, and First Army units. State and city reception committees await arrival at President Roads today as crowds gather.
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302D Field Artillery Regiment
145Th Machine Gun
First Army
Air Service
President Roads
Senate votes to raise pay for state officials and costs of transit deals
The Senate approved raises for Herbert H. Boynton and Peter Larny staff salaries at 4500 and 3500 dollars. It concurred on recommitting bills letting the Bay State acquire Boston Elevated Co rights in East Boston tunnel and trolley properties. It also advanced land purchase in Dorchester for historical use and extended consolidation time for Boston & Maine rail firms to July 1, 1921. Public bodies approved Swansea tax support for the street railway and a grade-crossing plan for Quincy with shared costs. Governor Coolidge vetoed a ballot sample transfer bill and a court is urged for Everett. A child welfare conference is planned at the State House May 15–16.
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Herbert H. Boynton
Peter Larney
Secretary of State
House
Bay State
Boston
East Boston Tunnel
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