Battleship Montana Returns With 314th Engineers Body of Welch On Board
The Montana docked at Commonwealth pier with 41 officers and 140 men from the 314th Engineers of the 89th Division. Chief Machinist’s Mate Welch of St. Louis died from injuries after a motor generator belt strike during the NC flight misadventure. 314th Engineers, many from Missouri and Kansas, served in St Mihiel and Argonne campaigns. 100 naval aviation ground crew were aboard, erecting portable Belgian relief camps. One Boston man, Alexander Abramowitz of Roxbury, was aboard.
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Montana
314Th Engineers
8Th National Army Division
Leonard M. Wood
Commonwealth Pier
Welch
St. Louis
Stockton
Atlantic
Missouri
Kansas
89Th
St. Mihiel
Argonne
National Army
314Th
Belgium
Belgian Relief Commission
Daniels
The
Navy
Boston
Alexander Abramowitz
Intervale Street
Roxbury
Victory Loan totals or oversubscription figure released
Treasury reports total Victory Loan subscriptions at 5.249 billion dollars with an oversubscription of 749.908 million. Boston district pledged 20.109 million through 48,656 pledges in final wards committee tabulation showing detailed wards and pledged amounts.
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Treasury
Boston
Quruyuyuive
Uncle Sam
High Wages Linked to Rise in Tuberculosis Deaths
Seymour H. Stone of the Boston Association for the Relief and Control of Tuberculosis cites new figures showing a tuberculosis rise in Boston. He attributes the increase to wartime employment and high wages, noting his return from Red Cross duty in Italy to assess the situation.
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Boston
Seymour H. Stone
Boston Association For the Relief and Control of Tuberculosis
Stone
Red Cross
Italy
Tuberculosis Death Rate Rises in Boston 1916 to 1918
Secretary Stone notes labor demand at high wages drew sick workers from treatment, shortening lives. He cites food costs and local physician and nurse shortages as other causes for the rise in TB deaths from 13.82 to 16.12 per 10,000 residents between 1916 and 1918. From 1882, when the germ was first discovered, public health measures followed.
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Stone
Boston
Tuberculosis Death Rate Declines Since 1915
Mr. Stone urges public health emphasis to curb tuberculosis. He notes the disease is curable with early treatment and advises consulting a competent physician when symptoms appear. Fresh air and wholesome food are key preventives.
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Stone
Brookline Board Considers Free TB Consultations
Dr Francis P Denny urged free medical consultation for tuberculosis cases at a Brookline Board of Selectmen meeting. The board named Dr Cleveland Floyd and Dr Horace K Boutwell as examiners to assist families seeking advice. They also appointed patrolmen Joseph P Mahoney John F O'Brien Cornelius Horton and J McNeilly as reserve patrolmen.
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Francis P. Denny
Brookline Board of Health
Brookline Board of Selectmen
Cleveland Floyd
Horace K. Boutwell
Floyd
Boutwell
Board of Selectmen
Joseph P. Mahoney
John F. O’brien
Cornelius Horton
J. McNeilly
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Germany
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