Heart Balm Suit Brought in Portland
Marion D. Castner of Portland has filed a $50,000 breach of promise suit against George E. Lane Hollis granger claiming he promised to marry her on February 23, a day after her divorce from Ensign Harold W. Castner US Navy. Lane is son of former Cumberland County Superior Court judge and heir to the old United States Hotel property in Portland’s main business square.
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Marion D. Castner
Harold W. Castner
United States Navy
George E. Lane
Hollis
Ensign Castner
Lane
Superior Court of
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United States
All aboard for the Berlin Limited
The Gilt Edge Liberty express runs as Uncle Sam steers the throttle urging readers to buy bonds. This wartime appeal promotes government savings and patriotism with bold transport imagery and a direct call to action.
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Berlin
Uncle Sam
Soldiers All Seeking Books in Overseas Camp Libraries
Major Murray Baldwin reports soldiers abroad favor standard literature over popular novels, seeking substantial works. About 1,000,000 books have been sent overseas, over 400,000 educational, many technical titles. This builds on 3,000,000 public-donated books via the Library War Service, which also distributed more than 5,000,000 copies of Burleson magazines.
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Murray Baldwin
Library War Service
Burleson
Boy 12 Fatally Struck By Car In City Street Collision
John Frederick aged 12 of 89 Bellingham Avenue Beachmont was fatally injured on Bennington Street between Orient Heights and Beachmont when struck and knocked down by an automobile owned and operated by Frank Dearne of 130 Mt Vernon Street Boston.
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Bellingham Avenue
Beachmont
Bennington Street
Orient Heights
Frank Dearne
Mt. Vernon Street
Loston
Sloan's Liniment for Rheumatic Aches Relief
Advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as fast warming relief for rheumatism neuralgia and lumbago. It claims deep penetration reduces inflammation and stiffness without staining skin, and promotes easier use versus plasters. Generous bottles available at druggists.
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Sloan’s
Francis A Hurley dies in Louisville military camp
Francis A Hurley longtime Post staff reporter and South Boston native dies at Camp Zachary Taylor Louisville Kentucky where he trained as an officer in the United States Field Artillery Death follows influenza and pneumonia at age 27 He came to the camp Aug 27 as one of a dozen Massachusetts men chosen to lead in the branch He is survived by his mother Mrs Catherine E Hurley of 532 Fifth Street South Boston district.
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Post
South Boston
Camp Zachary Taylor
Louisville
United States Field Artillery
Hurley
Camp
Zachary Taylor
Massachusetts
Catherine E. Hurley
Fifth Street
South
Boston
Frank Hurley remembered for wartime service and newsroom leadership
Frank Hurley rose from an influential Boston automobile executive to a trusted Post journalist. He covered major draft stories from June 6 1917 and aided draft boards with his expert reporting. Known for loyalty, generosity, and a sunny disposition, he aided colleagues and stood as a respected figure in New England.
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Frank Hurley
New England
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Hurley
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National Army
New
Remembering Frank Hurley A Post editor and war volunteer dies
Frank Hurley renowned for his cheerful quips and draft reporting dedication dies after a brief illness while training as an officer in the artillery. Born in South Boston he is survived by his mother, brother Joseph D. Hurley, and sister Catherine F. E. Hurley. Funeral plans to be announced.
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the Post
Catherine FE. Hurley
Boston Public
Noted Lecturer R. E. Hatch Dies in Attleboro
Professor R. E. Hatch of Leon Iowa a widely known lecturer died in Attleboro after a brief illness He lectured recently in Maine and had come to give a series of talks He was born in Maine and was a Bates College graduate
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Attleboro
R. E. Hatch
Leon
Maine
Bates College
Italians Reach Elbasan City in Albania Advance
Italian troops pushing northward in Albania entered Elbasan on Monday after crushing Austro-Hungarian resistance, the war office reported. Elbasan, a chief southern Albanian town with about 15 000 people, hosts many mosques and a Greek bishopric.
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Rome
Albania
Elbasan
Italian War Office
The Real Life of General Pershing Chapter Preview
In Laclede locals joke that he is “Johnny Pershing” as they read a Boston Post chapter titled The Real Life of General Pershing. The piece hints another installment will run next Sunday in the same paper.
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Laclede
Johnny Pershing
General Pershing
Boston Post
Bonds Drive Homefront Effort With Public Support
Citizens rally to back war bonds, pledging strong financial support to fund national defense. Officials praise collective resolve and urge ongoing contributions through local drives and installments.
Americans Capture Two German Batteries Near St Quentin
American forces near St. Quentin seized two German 155 mm batteries with stores and ammunition. They then fired the captured guns at retreating units and used German ammunition. Similar actions occurred in other areas as Anglo American armies advanced.
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ST. Quentin
British Fourth Army Closes In With 6800 Prisoners Reported
British fourth army reports 6800 prisoners and 35 guns captured with many more to count. Malincourt fell after brisk fighting as British forces push east of the town. Germans retreating and surrendering in scattered groups as Anglo American lines advance.
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Malincourt
Walincourt
Cambrai
Villers-en-Artois
Bohain
Premont
Tennessee
Exchange Club Strike Settled After Wage Dispute
The Exchange Club strike by 15 union waiters and 15 women waiters ends as the club board grants all Local 34 demands. Women workers previously paid $6 per week will now receive $10, restoring equal pay for equal work per government policy. Striking workers return to work without discrimination.
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Exchange Club
John J. Kearney
Berlin Admits Breaks in Cambrai St Quentin Line
Berlin reports breaches in German lines on both sides of the Roman road toward Levateau and a withdrawal to Fresnoy le Grand as the Cambrai St. Quentin battle unfolds.
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Cambrai-St. Quentin
London
Cambrai- St. Quentin
Levateau
Fresnoy le Grand
Government to Pay Dividends on Western Union Bonds
Washington reports an agreement with the Western Union Telegraph Company whereby the government will cover all interest on outstanding bonds and dividends on subsidiary stocks, taxes and operating charges, plus 8 million dollars annually to maintain current dividend levels. The pact, approved by Postmaster General Burleson, extends during government control and follows a prior contract with American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Western Union Telegraph Company
Newcomb Carlton
30 000 Beds Ready for Yankee Wounded
Washington reports thirty thousand beds prepared for American wounded in new hospitals in Southern France under Major W. H. Browne from Detroit. Hospital units of American doctors and nurses are deployed to Nice and other Riviera cities, per a despatch to the American Red Cross.
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France
W. H. Browne
Detroit
Nice
Riviera
American Red Cross
Wilson Brooks Dead
Wilson Brooks national secretary of the Improved Order of Red Men died in Chicago from injuries after being struck by an unidentified car Monday night.
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Chicago
Wilson Brooks
The
Improved Order of Red Men
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