Harvard Varsity to Play Ay Ay er Today
Harvard varsity faces Ay Ayer and Portland Naval Reserves in a service clash. Coach Duffy plans to split pitching duties between O Keefe and Erb for Saturday's Yale game, with the Crimson traveling to Ayer by auto.
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Harvard
AY Ayer
Ayer
Harold Janvrin
Camp Devens
Jack Barry
Navy Yard
Portland Naval
Duffy
O'Keefe
Erb
Yale
Crimson
Convention Opens as Knights of Pythias Hear War Aid Plans
The 49th annual Massachusetts Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias opened at Ford Hall with 3800 delegates. Grand Chancellor Clifford E. Jones urged keeping service members in good lodge standing for sick and death benefits while Worcester plans for continued support and war aid were discussed. John Ballantyne's bid for supreme vice chancellor was defeated by George W. Penniman. officers to be elected at today's session.
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Massachusetts Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Ford Hall
Clifford E. Jones
Massachusetts
Clifford
John Ballantyne
Boston
George W. Penniman
Mattapan
Quincy Machine Gun Company Launches Over the Top Campaign
The Quincy Machine Gun Company of the 14th Infantry will begin an over the top campaign next Sunday through June 1 to raise 500 associate members at $3 each. A dummy machine gun will travel from Atlantic to City Hall as members are secured, ending with a drill on Atlantic Common.
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Quincy
14Th Infantry
P. A. Horton
Atlantic
City Hall
Atlantic Common
Woman Burns From Tipped Lamp At Home
Mrs. Clovis Dion, 63, was severely burned when a kerosene lamp overturned at her 245 Essex Street home in Haverhill. She was taken to Hale Hospital and is expected to die before morning.
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Haverhill
Clovis Dion
Essex Street
Hale Hospital
New England Soldiers Named In Smallest Casualty List
The War Department released 41 casualties yesterday, the smallest daily total in weeks. Only six New England soldiers are named: three from Greater Boston and three from Connecticut, with most names coming from Middle and Western States.
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New England
Greater
Boston
Connecticut
War Department
Theoldiers
Middle
New England Casualties Reported in War List
The casualty list shows 41 names with 4 killed in action 2 died of wounds 6 died of disease 1 died of other causes 15 severely wounded 13 wounded slightly 1 missing in action. Corporal Orlando L Graham Avon is severely wounded and among early landings in France from A company First United States Engineers. Lieutenant Edmond J LaPorte Plainfield N J died of disease. Corporal James O Whalen Jr Hartford died of disease from pneumonia. Sergeant Lewis R Ziegra Deep River reported missing. 25, former bookkeeper.
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New England
Orlando L. Graham
Avon
Edmond J. LaPorte
Plainfield
N. J
Connecticut
Lewis R. Ziegra
Deep River
War Department
James O. Whalen, Jr
Windsor Avenue
Hartford
Camp Devens
Alice Dolen Whalen
Casualty List Published With 41 Names Revealed
Washington May 7 The casualty list shows 41 names with 4 killed in action 2 died of wounds 5 died of disease 1 died of other causes 15 wounded severely 13 wounded slightly and 1 missing Corporal Herman Bjormhang Taft Minnesota Private Oscar C Griffith Gadsden Alabama Private Marcus Jones Minneapolis Minnesota Private Julius R Muller Missouri Valley Iowa Edmond B LaPorte Plainfield Connecticut James R Whalen Jr Windsor Avenue Hartford Connecticut Private Claude Henderson Hanna Oklahoma Private Andy Martin Lang Arlington Avenue Racine Wisconsin Private John Peet Hollygrove Louisiana Private Willis Boothe Hanson Oklahoma Private Giovanni Cavallari Torrington Connecticut
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Herman Bjormhang
Taft
Minn
Oscar C. Griffith
Gadsden
Ala
Marcus Jones
South Dupont Street
Minneapolis
Julius R. Muller
Missouri Valley
Edmond B. LaPorte
Plainfield
James R. Whalen, Jr
Windsor Avenue
Hartford
Conn
Claude Henderson
Hanna
Okio
Andy Martin Lang
Arlington Avenue
Racine
Wis
John Peet
Hollygrove
Poslam Promises Quick Eczema Relief and Healing
An advertisement touts Poslam as instantly soothing for eczema and speeding healing. It claims the product reduces disfigurement, covers large areas with little quantity, and shows clear improvement soon. Free samples offered by Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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West 47Th St
New York City
New England Boys on Casualty List
A New England roster lists service members with status updates. James P. Whalen Jr. is reported dead of wounds. Giovanni Cavallari severely wounded. Orlando L. Graham missing. Louis R. Ziegra Alexander B. McTear Edward Fleming Edward Heffernan and Harry J. Robinson appear with unit affiliations and hometowns.
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NEW England Boys
Casualty
Alexander B. McTear
Beach St
Wollaston
A Co
U. S
Cook Harry J. Robinson
Shepton St
Dorchester
Eng
Edward M. Fleming
Summer St
Medford
Holqes
List of War Casualties and Home Addresses
A long list of soldiers and one musician presumed dead or wounded with hometowns and street addresses. Names include Malcolm Collum Naborton Clarence Baugher Orlando Graham James Cutter Joseph Schubert Homar Jenkins John Kennedy John Maxfield Henry Monaco Jack O Connor Clarence Odell John Potter Thomas Rodwanski Leslie Sexton George Undutch Maurice Walters Kardasenic Edger Buchen Harry Robinson Herbert Clark Carlton Coons Raymond Gwynne Britton Harrison Adolph Hirsch Carl Hoffman Clarence Kellogg Patrick McTear William Pinkston Patrick Luby Louis Ziegra.
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Clarence A. Baugher
Elkton
Orlando L. Graham
Avon
Mass
Cook James P. Cutter
Second Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Joseph Schubert
Ford City
Penn
Homar
B. Jenkins
Stanley
John A. Kennedy
Rhone Street
Portland
Ore
John E. Maxfield
Fifth Street
Salt Lake City
Utah
Henry Monaco
New Rochelle
N.Y
Jack W. O'Connor
Ross
Cal
Clarence Odell
Columbia Street
Spokane
Wash
John I. Potter
Orient
Thomas Rodwanski
West 22d Street
Chicago
Ill
Leslie Sexton
Huntsville
Tenn
George C. Undutch
Webster Street
Baltimore
Maurice Walters
Ford Street
Detroit
Mich
George R. Kardasenic
Auburn
Edger L. Buchen
Eldorado Street
Decatur
Pil
Cook Harry J. Robinson
Boston
Herbert A. Clark
Sacramento
Carlton S. Coons
Elk Grove
Raymond E. Gwynne
Mentor
Britton O. Harrison
Greeneville
Adolph Hirsch
West 118Th Street
New York
Carl P. Hoffman
Oregon City
Clarence C. Kellogg
South Franklin Street
Patrick D. McTear
Wollaston
William J. Pinkston
Christiana
Patrick J
Luby
Elizabeth
N. J
Waterfront May Calendar and Boston Fishing Prices
The may waterfront calendar notes war days and lunar details while a fleet of 14 vessels brought about 612000 pounds of fresh groundfish to South Boston pier. Haddock and cod prices are listed with vessel tallies for L Cod M Cod Pollock and other species. Calumet arrives damaged in Brazil, guano cargo affected. James R Clark wreck cost repair in Gloucester.
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South
Boston
Haddock
Pollock
L.cod
M.cod
Pollock Morning Star
Jos E de Costa
Nat'lie J. Nelson
Robert & Rich
Ellen & Mary
Ruth
W. M. Goodsp'd
Genesta
Olivia
Sears
Marsella
Elizabeth Nunan
Weymouth
Brazil
American Agricultural Chemical Company
James R. Clark
Gloucester
Sedition Bill Nears Law Amid War Time Debate
Final action approved by the House and sent to the President after a conference report. The measure grants broad new powers to punish disloyal acts and utterances, seen as a threat to free speech yet argued essential for order at home during the war.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Wilson to Sign Anti-Disloyalty Bill to Tame Mob Outbreaks
The President is to sign promptly as DoJ officials pledge vigorous enforcement to curb mob violence. The bill imposes penalties of up to 20 years in prison or a $10,000 fine or both for uttering or printing disloyal or abusive language about the United States or government or flag and for supporting Germany or its allies in the present war.
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Department of Justice
United States
Germany
Peace signed by Rumania The Peace of Bucharest
Amsterdam May 7 The peace treaty between Rumania and the central powers was signed yesterday morning in Bucharest under Dr von Kuehmann The Peace of Bucharest will be published soon Rumania ceded Dobruja to the central powers and agreed to frontier rectifications totaling about 5000 square miles Besarabia was tacitly assigned to Rumania as compensation amid protests by Ukraine and Russia.
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Amsterdam
Rumania
Central Powers
Bucharest
von Kuehmann
Russia
Dobrudja
Danube
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Constanta
Austria
Besarabia
Ukraine
Tyler and Medora Sunk Off France Amid War Peril
New York reports say the American steamer Tyler was torpedoed and sunk off the French coast on May 8 with eleven crew dead or drowned. Also confirmed is the destruction of the Canadian steamer Medora, owned by Canadian Pacific, both labeled victims of war peril.
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New York
Tyler
Medora
Marine Insurance Company
Germans Hold Back Offensive as Allied Forces Reinforce Front
Canadian forces near Neuville-Vitasse claim a successful strike killing Germans and taking three machine guns as French troops in Amiens sector repulse a German attack. Heavy rain slows German preparations while American troops increasingly reinforce the line. Clemenceau reports sustained American arrivals in the battle zone amid heavy weekly British casualties totaling £% ,691 with 6555 officers and men killed or wounded.
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Arras
Neuville-Vitasse
Amiens
M. Clemenceau
Paris
Western Front
America
Henry Sousa
Ludlow
Red Cross
Twenty three Pershing wounded march through Philadelphia
Twenty three General Pershing’s wounded soldiers passed through Philadelphia en route to Lakewood hospital New Jersey. They included a man with a skull fracture and two shell shocked veterans led by Lt H F Sutton all speak of returning to fight with courage.
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Philadelphia
General Pershing
France
Army Hospital
Lakewood
N. J
Gordon Cooper
Boston
United States
Camp Stewart
Washington
Baltimore
Cooper
Spanish steamer Luisa torpedoed by German sub
A Barcelona despatch reports the Spanish steamer Luisa torpedoed by a German submarine. The captain said the ship sank in broad daylight and that the Spanish flag was flying, visible to the submarine's commander.
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Washington
Luisa
Barcelona
Coul
Kidney Trouble Remedies Promised by Jad Salts
An advertisement claims uric acid in meat irritates kidneys causing backache and frequent urination. It promotes Jad Salts, a grape and lemon acid lithia mix, to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acidity, and restore activity. Gists report high sales to those seeking kidney relief.
Fight this menace at its source flies and germs
Fight this menace at its source with Sylpho-Nathol a disinfectant for waste-pipes garbage can and scrubbing. It claims three and a half times stronger than the US Public Health Service standard and has been used by New England women for thirty years. Four sizes 10c 25c 50c and 1.00 prepaid order via druggist grocer or department store with booklet.
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Public Health Service
New England
The
Sulpho-Napthal Co
Medford Street
Boston
Mass
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Rompers
Penhagen
Willis Boothe
Hanson
Oklo
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Torrington, Conn
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Windsor Ave
N Co
First Motor
Torrington
Louis R. Ziegra
Deep River, Conn
D Co
Edward J. Heffernan
Pleasant ‘St
Watertown, Co
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Naborton
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Saturn
Mars
Venus
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pho-Nathol
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