German 77-gun gifted to Lakeville by French for Wounded Fund
Middleboro May 28 a big German 77 gun will be presented Monday in Lakeville as a gift from the French republic through the French High Commission. The award honors the Soldiers' Aid Society of Lakeville for support to the American fund for French wounded during the war.
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Middleboro
Lakeville
French Republic
French High Commission
Soldiers’ Aid Society
American Fund
Summer's Not Asking A Single Thing About Beginnings
A 1920 lyric from The Bentztown Bard extols summer’s arrival beyond calendars and almanacs. The poem contrasts human dates with nature’s timing as bluebirds and robins herald warmth, turning scientists into a joke.
National Spun Silk Plant Moves to Five Day Week
Notices posted at the National Spun Silk Company announce operation on a five day week until further notice. The curtailment affects 500 operatives.
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New Bedford
National Spun Silk Company
Vice Probe Gains New Defendant
The Newport vice crusade inquiry closes its sessions with Lt. Lester W. Cooch added as a party in interest, extending scrutiny of methods used in prosecuting the 1919 campaign.
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VICE
Westerly
R. I
Court of Inquiry
Newport
Lester W. Cooch
Naval District vice crusade figures include Daniels and Roosevelt
Rear Admiral Dunn declares Cooch a party in interest in the anti vice squad case. Five defendants and over twenty parties in interest are named, including Navy Secretary Daniels and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. Witness Cooch testifies he directed the report and briefed Captain Hyland on its general contents.
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Cooch
First Naval District
Herbert W. Dunn
Newport
Postpone Pleadings on Alleged Wool Profiteers
In New York on May 28 pleadings in the case against the American Woolen Company of New York and Massachusetts and William M. Wood, president of both firms, charged with profiteering, were postponed in Federal Court until next Tuesday.
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New York
American Woolen Company of
Massachusetts
William M. Wood
Radcliffe Chooses Jane Hubbard College Song Leader
Miss Jane Hubbard of Taunton class of 1921 is named Radcliffe College song leader for next year after leading juniors in a recent song contest. She helped author the winning song and directed music for the Idler Club outdoor production of Jeanne D Arc staged last night.
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Jane Hubbard
Taunton
Radcliffe College
Percy MacKaye
Jeanne D'Arc
Idler Club
Overseas veterans address West Roxbury High pupils
Five wounded veterans spoke at patriotic exercises at West Roxbury High School. Private Norman D. Mackay Roxbury. Private Ernest L. Mann Boston. Private Charles W. Berry Somerville, all recent Parker Hill Hospital patients. Pupils gave candy and fruit as a memorial tribute.
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Parker Hill Hospital
West Roxbury High School
Norman D. Mackay
Roxbury
9Th Infantry
E Ernest L. Mann
Boston
Charles W. Berry
Somerville
5Th Regiment
U. S. Marines
Cigarettes for Wounded Soldiers Arrive at Hospital
A shipment of cigarettes is reported to have reached the hospital to benefit wounded servicemen. The donation aims to ease discomfort and boost morale among patients recovering from injuries.
Tag Day Ends Big Salvation Army Drive in Boston
The $170000 goal for the Salvation Army Home Service faces a closing night finish with favorable weather and public generosity. Colonel Adam Gifford predicts the largest drive yet in Boston as hundreds of girls, brass bands and entertainers go citywide on auto trucks under the slogan Help the Salvation Army Home Service Wear a Memory Way. Headquarters are at 67 Milk Street with Adjutant Myrtle Nungesser in charge and assistance from Miss Irene Getty and many volunteers.
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Salvation Army
Greater Boston
Adam Gifford
Greater
Boston
Salvation Army Home Service
Milk Street
Myrtle Nungesser
Irene Getty
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H. S
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Revere
American Legion
Whitfield Tuck
Henry Ryan
Edison Cylinder Records
Edison Amberol Records
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Victor
Columbia Records
Conclave Phonograph Co
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Jordan Marsh Company
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