Navy Host to Mothers Night at Newport Station
Newport October 7 for the first time in the American navy a night is set aside as Mothers Night. Commander Rufus K Johnston announces October 12 the training station will be opened to mothers and sisters so they can see how their boys are cared for and trained. During the day the men will be on leave to spend time with families and in the evening they will dine with home folks then a vaudeville show will follow with the boys performing.
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Newport
Rufus K. Johnston
Naval
National urged on drying produce as patriotic duty
The National Emergency Food and Garden Commission in Washington urges women nationwide to dry fruits and vegetables for winter use. The Women's City Club promotes the commission's propaganda at 69 Bedford Street, calling drying a national need and patriotic duty.
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National Emergency Food and Garden Commission
Washington
Women's City Club
Bedford Street
Commission
Drying Home Gardens To Boost Winter Food Supply
The note urges 2 000 000 home gardens to yield a large summer surplus and stockpile for winter. It details a drying manual supervised by Charles Lathrop Pack and others, methods from sun drying to electric fan, conditioning, and storage in pasteboard containers with labels. It covers moisture restoration, pickling tomatoes, outdoor storage, and communal cellars for several families.
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America
Charles Lathrop Pack
Charles W. Eliot
John Hays Hammond
Soldiers and women disrupt pacifist meeting at Kingsland church
A large crowd breached the Brotherhood Church in Kingsland London as pacifists met. Soldiers and women lit a bonfire on the floor. police extinguished flames after damage to carpets pews and pulpit. The pastor was pulled from the pulpit and expelled from the auditorium amid crowd chants and war songs.
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London
Brotherhood
Kingsland
Roxbury War Aid Fund Forms for Last 15 Percent Drafts
Boston draft boards push to complete the last 15 percent quota for the national army despite limited lodging at Ayer. Roxbury residents form a welfare association to aid enrolled soldiers and their families with gifts and support. A benefit concert was held as business leaders join the effort led by G Frank McDonald and Leo Shen. The Division 18 processing continues with plans to send men to camp Tuesday.
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Ayer
Boston
National Army
Roxbury
G. Frank McDonald
Leo Shen
Tday
Cambridge Chief of Police Position in Doubt
Cambridge faces a constitutional snag as Frederick M. Ellis fights to be recognized as chief. The Civil Service Commission denied his tenure, halted pay, and Mayor Rockwood insists Ellis remains chief while Ellis seeks full bench review. The dispute began when Lt Fillis was appointed chief with city council confirmation, bypassing several captains.
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Cambridge
Frederick M. Ellis
Rockwood
Supreme Court
Ellis
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Fillis
Knights Hold Benefit for War Fund in Roxbury
The Dudley Street Theatre in Roxbury hosted a patriotic fundraiser by the Knights of Columbus and friends to support their war fund. Rose Croix Council No. 1331 of Roxbury organized the event with speakers William H. O'Brien of the Dorchester Council and Mayor Curley addressing the crowd.
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Dudley Street
Roxbury
Knights of Columbus
War Fund
Rose Croix Council
William H. O’brien
Dorchester Council
Curley
Charity Sunday Collections In Archdiocese Churches Return
Catholic archdiocese observes Charity Sunday with collections at all masses and a letter from Cardinal OConnell read in each church. Last year’s drive raised slightly over 24000 dollars across parishes.
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Cardinal O'Connell
Open Defence of Wakelins Opens Trial Week
The Wakelin couple Joseph and Sarah Ann of Melrose face trial for the death of their 7-year-old daughter Loretta. Professor William F. Whitney and Medical Examiner George B. Magrath begin the second week with key testimony as the State plans to reveal examination findings on blood stained leaves saw dust and Tootsie Wakelin clothes. The defense preparation begins the following day.
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Joseph Wakelin
Sarah Ann Wakelin
Melrose
Loretta
William F. Whitney
George B. Magrath
Nathan A. Tufts
Whitney
Tootsie” Wakelin
Oppose Extradition of John Johnson in Boston Case
The National Equal Rights League Boston branch plans to oppose John Johnson extradition. It petitions the Attorney General and Governor for a hearing after the state attorney-general agreed to hear Johnson’s lawyers William H. Lewis and Charles L. Rayson at the State House tomorrow at 2 o'clock. The group argues Johnson is likely innocent and warns that a Black defendant accused of offending a white girl would face lynching or worse rather than trial in the South.
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John Johnson
Boston
Charleston
W. Va
National Equal Rights League
Johnson
Attorney-General
William H. Lewis
Charles L. Rayson
State House
League
South
War News In The Schools Debate Sparks Education Panel
Superintendent Franklin P. Dyer rejects Dr. Philander P. Claxton’s call to shield children from war news. Claxton warned that wartime schooling can harden imagination and blunt empathy, while teachers weigh how to address brutal realities without sensationalism.
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Franklin P. Dyer
United States Commissioner of Education
Philander P. Claxton
Claxton
High School Teachers’ Association
New York
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Jordan
Seersucker
Chambray
Philadelphia
Ussu
UUM
DMA
California
New Haven
Royal Axminster
Eeeeseveuerer
Marcus Ward
Royal Irish
Pata
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Oxford
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Meredith, N. H
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Maine
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