Last Night of Fighting in the Great War
The narrative recalls America's final night of combat in World War I from Sedan to Stenay and Buzancy. Soldiers recall silence as guns fell silent at the hour, with American troops entering towns and the happy crowds celebrating the imminent end of four years of war. Many places along the Meuse are mentioned, including Stenay and St Mihiel, as weary troops march into town.
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Sedan
Tith Division
Meuse
Stenay
St. Mihiel
No Man’s Land
North Sea
Switzerland
America
Buzancy
Rome
Meuse and
42D
France
16Th Infantry
Arracourt
Lorraine
Nancy
How the Great News Came to the Trenches
A vivid reflection on victory in World War I. Soldiers emerge from muddy trenches in a world suddenly at peace. Former enemies exchange smiles and souvenirs as cities lace with new flags. Memories of battle give way to homeward hopes and relief.
Rainbow Division Reaches Sedan After Prolonged Frontline Campaign
The Rainbow Division arrives on the outskirts of Sedan after 175 days in trenches and major battles. In a brick chateau once German headquarters, officers settle in for a meal, candles in wine bottles. windows broken, walls scarred, yet they dine as seasoned veterans.
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Sedan
Last Night of War as Sixty-Ninth Marches Home
Soldiers trench-worn and mud-splashed recall the war’s end while the Sixty-Ninth Regiment leads the final march through ruined towns. Reports say armistice takes effect at 11 o clock with heavy shelling ceasing by 10 55. News spreads as units of the 42d and 16th Infantry celebrate and Bar le Due lights glow in victory.
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Germany
Sixty-Ninth
France
Buzancy
Meuse
42A
Beaumont
Bar le Due
Weather calendar and fishing notices from The Landsman
The issue lists a November calendar by date with tides moon phases and weather stats compiled by J. W. Smith, meteorologist. It reports ex vessel sales at the fish pier with Haddock and cod prices and pounds, plus a 725,000 pound groundfish figure tied to a Canadian customs protest. It notes a collision near Castle Island between the Josephine De Costa and the Eureka, describing damage and continued movement. It also mentions the Spanish schooner Esther taking cargo for Spain as restrictions ease and its deployment to Mediterranean fisheries.
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Haddock
Boston
Portland
United States
Division of Customs
Treasury Department
Josephine de Costa
Eureka
Castle Island
de Costa
Scituate
Mureira
Esther
Holy Ghost
Us Society
Spain
Death notices from Boston area November obituaries
A long list of obituaries and funeral notices from Waltham to East Boston includes names such as Ann Bannon Margaret Barter Thomas Bell Catherine Curley Theresa Qua Ley Michael Cros b y and many others. The notices give funeral hours dates and church services with mass times and burial details across multiple parishes and towns.
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Bannon
Waltham
Ann
Thomas Bannon
Selton St
St. Mary's Church
Calvary
St. Joseph's Church
Costello
Boston
Annie
John Curley
Hampden St
Roxbury
St. Patrick's Church
Dudley St
Dillon
Chelsea
Malachi
Maria
Broadway
St. Rose’s Church
Bay State Court
Donahue
Margaret Donahue
Mary Keegan
T. J. Mahoney & Son
Fletcher
Roslindale
Sacred Heart Church
Edmund
Nellie Edmund
Wilton J. Stokes
Centre St
West Roxbury
ESTEY
France
Mareld W. Wstey
A. S. Engineers
Berkeley St
Marlboro St
Fitzpatrick
Dorchester
William KE. Fitapatrick
Clarkson
St. Peter’s Church
Holliston
Grogan
Everett
Theresa Qualey
Thomas Qualey
Ferry St
Immaculate Conception Church
Holy Cross
Guilfoyle
Watertown
Marareth
Cunningham
William T. Guilfoyle
GO Olney St
Hennelly
Patrick F. Hennelly
St. Mary’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Little
Portland
Thomas J. Little
Massachusetts Volunteers
Amelia Hixon Little
Chapel
Newton Cemetery
Newton Centre
Mass
Logan
Brookline
Louise
Hiram H. Logan
Late Lome
Tappan St
M'Carthy
Josephine McCarthy
Felix Mc Carthy
Dunphy
St. Rose's Ee
Spinoza
Isaac D. Spinoza
Edith Spinoza
Comber
Morse St
Swett
Justin
Mary Swett
Fast Broadway
Wellfleet
Thurston
Jamaica Plain
Katherine C
James YT. Thurston
Everett St
Newport
R. I
Townsend
Munson
Alice Vrances
James J
Mary Alice Townsend
Holbrook
Thayer
St. Joseph's
Wallace
John H
Mary M. Wallacenee Powers
Adams St
St. Anne's Church
Walsh
Lawrence C
Mary Walsh
Redmond
Paris St
James F
Margaret E. Ward
High St
St. Charles’ Church
Weldon
John F
Elizabeth
Charles Weldon
Gove St
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Worcester
William J. Worcester
Commonwealth Ave
Funeral notices from Boston fraternal orders and families
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices for John Hapenié Thomas Bell James T. O Donnell and others from Boston lodges Clans MacKenzie Knights of St Brendan and families request attendance and thank supporters. Services set for November with church and undertaker details and secretary contacts.
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Boston Aerie 45
John Hapenié
J. W. O'Brien
Dorchester St
Boston
J. J. Kearney
W. L. Brown
Knights OF ST. Brendan
James T. O'Donnell
East Fourth St
South Boston
John F. O'Donoghue
Sec
J. $. Waterman & Sons
Frank S. Waterman
Josephs. Waterman
Washington Street
Dudley St
Harvard Street
Coolidge Corner
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Kealy Mats
Tremont Theatre
Klaw & Erlanger
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Henri Ebabaud
Newman
Paris
Josef Hofmann
Chateau
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Boston Opera
Charlie Chaplin
Schooler & Dickinson
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MAE ‘Curtis &O
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Norma Talmadge
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Olga Petrova
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Mary McLaren
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Cavanaugh Everett Go
Fern, Bigelow & King
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Charles Trio
Herbert Rawlinson
Vandeville
Douglas Fairbanks
Eddie Dale
Ever
Ada Lum
Helen Gibson
Harry Peterson
Lew Hawkins
Chesterfield
Crook
Paglia
Mack
Charlie Mackie
Seaburys
Madam Flower
Howard
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Stuart Walker
Booth Tarrington
Lalode Dorchester
Gordon Theatre Circuit
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Wallace Reid
He Abe Sete
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Montague Glass
Jules Eckert
Coodman
Barney
Alexander Bernard
Carr
Selwyn's Beach
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Shubert
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Eves
Elliott
Comstock
Morris Gest
Rue Centur
Charles J. Rich
Com & Harris
Masi Uber
Sita
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Mate
Charles Purcell
Peggy Wood
WM. Norris
Hollis
Otis Skinner
Charles Lovenberg
Sealy
Estelle
Adelaide Lovenberg
Simon Neary
Wellington Cross Clark
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Robert Swann
Charles Maddocks
Crosby’s Corners
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Corey Henry Jewett
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Firenese
Jordan
Hindle
Laneuville
16Th
Novart
Summerall
Fifth Corps
Fifty- Sixth Coast Artillery
Fort H. G. Wright
New York
Harry C. Carpenter
Norwich
N. Y
Varennes
Boston Post
New York Sun
Hart
Tulliver
Vaudeile
Charles Ray
North
Lew Kelly
Onary
Bryant Washburn
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Venus
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J. W. Smith
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E. P. Reid
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Washington
CASH
United Cigar
Jackson
Winter St
the Post
Winthrop Centre
William H
Margaret
Callahan
St. John’s Church
Bell
Thomas
Janie Bell
Collard
Bismarck St
St. Peter’s
Paul Gore St
Charlestown
Princes A
Patrick
Catherine McCarthy
Margaret Rafferty McSorley
Lee St
M’vey
Colfax
Wash
George
James P
Mary (Foran) McVey
Aliee G. Twigg
Somerville Ave
Somerville
Holywood Cemetery
Auto Cortega
Morong
Naval Hospital
Brookyn
John Arthur
George H
Annie Morong
Nee. Smith
Mary I. Dudley
Monument Sq
Norton
City Hospital
John B. Norton
Woburn St
West Medford
Silvia St
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Bartenders’ Union
Prino
Belmont
Joseph
Harry
Margaret Prino
Trowbridge St
Quirk
John J
Annie Quirk
O'Brien
Haynes St
Church of the Assumption
Rawson
Alanson M. Rawson
Chapel of Massachusetts Cremation Society
Walk Hillst
Forest Hills
Flowers
Promerty
Canada
Tremont Street
Monuments Deane Monument CO
Morton ST
Front Entrance
Jamaica
Louis Oestrelcher
A. L. Eastman CO. Undertakers
Beacon Street
Tremont St
Tel. B. B
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Irving H
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