Yankee Division Veterans Open Quarters in Boston
Temporary offices for the Yankee Division Veterans Association open in the Textile building at 99 Chauncy Street with Lt. James W. Boyer in charge. A meeting of the YD club executive committee chaired by General Charles H. Cole is set for Friday October 17 at the Boston City Club to discuss further plans for the New England veterans group.
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Yankee Division
Veterans’ Association
Textile Building
Chauncy Street
Department of the Northeast
James W. Boyer
Adjutant-General’s Department
YD Club
Charles H. Cole
Boston City Club
Veterans of
New England
Boston Nurse Receives South Dakota Health Commission Post
South Dakota honors Boston girl Miss Catherine Owen Beagin with a commission under Governor McCall in 1918 as second lieutenant. Daughter of Patrick J. Beagin of Stoughton she leaves Monday for Mitchell to organize and direct a county department of public health.
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South Dakota
Boston
Catherine Owen Beagin
McCall
Beagin
Patrick J. Beagin
Stoughton
Mitchell
Department of Public Health
R. N
Health Department of
Hotel Man 10 Pay Alimony In New York Suit
Henry Douglas Brown former manager of the Hotel Vanderbilt was sued in the New York Supreme Court for separation. His wife Mrs. Margaret B. Brown alleges Brown failed to continue paying 30 a week under a 1917 separation agreement after his alleged friendship with Mrs. Katharine L. Mellen. Justice Luce ordered 30 weekly alimony.
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New York
Henry Douglas Brown
Vanderbilt
Charles
Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Katharine L. Mellen
New Haven
Supreme Court
Margaret B. Brown
Brown
Luce
Poster Contest Open to Fine Arts Students
The Salvage Bureau of the Savings Division in the First Federal Reserve District under Mrs. H. Parker Whittington invites Museum of Fine Arts School students to submit posters to promote war savings. A War savings stamp will be awarded for the best design, and the winning poster will be used in general exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvage Bureau of the Savings Division
First Federal Reserve District
H. Parker Whittington
Museum of Fine Arts School
Thornton W. Burgess
Helen P. Whittington
Salvage Bureau
Gotham Leading in Drive for Harvard Endowment Fund
Harvard men in New York led fundraising for Harvard University with $2,050,000 raised, $350,000 more than Boston's $1,700,000 total. Boston reported $491,000 for the day toward the $15,250,000 goal.
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Harvard
New York
Boston
Harvard University
Harvard Endowment Drive Boosts Boston Total
Boston captains and canvassers pushed toward a 1.4 million goal as Harvard fund volunteers report Boston totals rising to 1.7 million after including voluntary gifts and team clearings. Spalding urged daily progress reports and cautioned that delays depress donor enthusiasm. New committees including non Harvard benefactors and a mixed gender group will expand fundraising outreach.
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Spalding
Boston
Harvard University
Mr. Spalding
Harvard
Robert H. Gardiner
Harvard Welfare Fund Subscribers Include Noted Donors
A Harvard welfare fund notes notable subscribers in New York and Cambridge. Contributors include Rudolph Weld of Boston with 25 000 dollars and Edward M. Weld of New York 25 000, Vincent Astor 100 000, Gordon Hammersley 25 000, Arthur Lehman 25 000, Francis M. Weld 25 000, Herbert N. Strauss 10 000, and Prof. F. W. Taussig 1 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
New York
Rudolph Weld
Boston
Edward M. Weld
Vincent Astor
Gordon Hammersley
Arthur Lehman
Francis M. Weld
Herbert N. Strauss
Prof
F. W. Taussig
Cambridge
Two Ex Service Men Lead Boston Building Inspectors List
The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission announced the eligible list for Boston building department inspectors after the July 22 examination. Two war service men head the list, including William Q. Rhodes and Henry Slocum, followed by Frank F E Whitecross, Theodore W Souther, Wilfred H Smith, and William A Harrigan with their addresses in Rosendale South Boston Roxbury Dorchester Dorchester.
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Massachusetts Civil Service Commission
Boston Building Department
War Service
William Q. Rhodes
Cypress Street
Rosendale
Henry Slocum
I Street
South Boston
Frank FE. Whitecross
Minden Street
Roxbury
Theodore W. Souther
Audubon Road
Boston
Wilfred H. Smith
Corona Street
Rope Makers Furloughed at Charlestown Navy Yard
Two hundred men, about two thirds of the rope walk workforce at the Charlestown navy yard, were furloughed yesterday due to lack of work. The yard supplies rope for all navy yards, and the surplus rope led to the action.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Saving junk two fold help
Boston schoolchildren salvage attic junk to exchange for Thrift and War Savings Stamps. Fire Prevention Day national support aids the effort, with 60,000 copies of a Burgess story distributed to schools. Fire Prevention Commissioner Frank Lewis and Mrs. Helen P. Whittington note lectures and active child participation.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Fire Prevention
Salvage Department
Savings Division
First Federal Reserve District
Frank Lewis
Cambridge Art Director Peter Roos Dies at 69
Funeral services for Peter Roos Cambridge schools art director will be held tomorrow at Shepard Memorial Church with Rev. Raymond Calkins officiating. Burial follows at Woodlawn Cemetery Everett. Roos 69 born in Lyngby Sweden came to the U S at 22 and led the Cambridge art department 23 years. He is survived by his wife Ella F Roos and daughter Annette.
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Peter Roos
Cambridge Schools
Shepard Memorial Church
Raymond Calkins
Woodlawn
Everett
Roos
Lyngby
Sweden
Sacramento Street
Cambridge
Ella F. Roos
Annette Roos
Auto Crash Kills Man as Five Riders Go Off Road
On the New Britain Plainville highway at 7 am a car skidded and hit a telegraph pole. Driver John Alex of New Britain and four passengers were injured. Victim Redal Musquinsky died at New Britain General Hospital from a fractured skull and internal injuries. Bedel Emes, Sargis Kalachurian, and Redal Varton were listed with cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
New Britain-Plainville
Bedel Emes
Bristol
John Alex
Prospect Street
New Britain
Redal Varton
Sargis Kalachurian
Alex Musquinsky
New Britain General Hospital
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Elgin
Waltham
Polyaroa
Ree
Dakota
Nood
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Peetenay
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Boylston
Washington St
Franklin
Gotham
Harvard Grads
Philip W. Spalding
Greater Boston
Harvard Endowment Fund
Exchange Club
Robert Cummings
Navy Yard
Father John
Lee A
Tremont St
Park St
American Legion
Braves Field
Prerless Dye Works
Mill St
Dorchester
Hart Schaffner & Marz
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Boylston Street
Washington Street
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