301st Will Be On Show In Boston
Camp Devens reports the 301st Infantry battalion from Boston will lead the Harvard Stadium parade on Nov 3 as part of the army and navy carnival. Jim Crow the mascot crowning A Company will be featured atop the regimental colors. The event, seen by Gov McCall and other dignitaries, marks the first public parade of national army troops in uniform.
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Jim Crow
301St Infantry
National Army
Jim
New England
Boston
N. A
Hodges
Dorchester
South Boston
Chelsea
East Boston
Brighton
Frank Tompkins
Harvard Stadium
Rhinelander Waldo
Plattsburg
Guy H. Lee
Harvard
Camp
Maine
New Hampshire
308D Field Artillery
202D Artillery Command
302Nd Artillery
Clark S. Boynton
Quincy
Retailers Deny They Are Gouging Public
The article reports on sugar shortages and price practices by retailers during wartime. Food Administrator Endicott rebukes sellers who limit sugar to certain customers and warns of action if abuse continues while noting broader trends in beans, potatoes, and beef pricing and supply.
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Endicott
Food Commission
Massachusetts
Hoover targets unlicensed retailers in food price drive
Washington reports the food administration sent a telegram to all state food administrators warning that publicity must control unlicensed retailers. Hoover said wholesale food prices had turned a corner and blamed retail dealers for high consumer costs, noting Congress cannot regulate them. State reps of retail grocers endorsed licensing of staple food dealers and pledged cooperation with rules, licensed or unlicensed, in staple foods per the President's proclamation.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
Hoover
Congress
Jewish autonomy and international solution proposed
The manifesto calls for independence for Jewish communities in Russian, Austrian, Romanian, and Polish districts with protection for the Palestine colony. It supports compulsory arbitration, general disarmament, ending economic warfare, and broader parliamentary control of foreign policy.
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Europe
Belgium
Flanders
Germany
Hague
Serbia
Bulgaria
Greece
Saloniki
Macedonia
Vardar
Poland
Austria
Finland
Russia
Bohemia
Aussia
Italy
Ireland
Great Britain
Turkish
Armenia
Rumania
Palestine
Boy Killed by Doctor's Auto in Biddeford
In Biddeford Maine on October 17 7 year old Hervey Lia Rochelle son of Pierre La Rochelle was struck by Dr Caleb J Emerys automobile and died shortly after witnesses said the boy darted into the street while playing
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Biddeford
Hervey
Lia Rochelle
Pierre la Rochelle
Caleb J. Emery
Plot to blow up transport on New York charge
Charles W. Walnum, named as German and alleged conspirator, was held without bail for Oct. 24 examination on charges of plotting to place an explosive on a United States converted transport. Walnum claimed Norwegian birth and said he is not a spy, having worked six months as chef on a yacht owned by Harry Payne Whitney.
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New York
United States
Charles W. Walnum
Walnum
Harry Payne Whitney
Machinist Dies In 75 Foot Factory Elevator Fall
Henry L. Hesse an 80 year old machinist of 2 Armstrong street Jamaica Plain fell 75 feet from the Schrafft factory elevator shaft at 160 Washington street while repairing it yesterday afternoon. He was killed instantly.
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Henry L. Hesse
Armstrong Street
Jamaica Plain
Schrafft Factory
Washington Street
Economic Crisis Warning Raises Alarm Over Currency
Nationwide message warns that failure could erode the value of all money, highlighting risks to savings and pricing stability. Officials urge calm and reforms to restore confidence and prevent collapse.
Germans Lose Four Warships in Moon Sound Action
Petrograd reports two German torpedo boats sunk in Moon Sound mine fields. In a naval battle Wednesday the Russian Slava was sunk, two German trawlers were lost, and Russian battleships struck German dreadnoughts. Not fewer than ten German dreadnoughts participated.
Baltic Sea battle reports and enemy losses
The communication notes battles in the Baltic during a Wednesday engagement at Moon Sound with our battleships sinking two enemy dreadnoughts and two torpedo boats hit by mines. It lists German forces including 10 dreadnoughts and 10 cruisers, with numerous destroyers and submarines, plus trawlers and auxiliaries. It mentions troop landings on Dago Island near Serro and ships seen off Kutwast on Moon Island.
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Baltic Sea
Moon Sound
Admiral Bakhireff
Dago Island
Serro
Kutwast
Moon Island
General Young visits Boston on way to Camp Devens review
Gen Young arrives in Boston en route to Camp Devens to review the New England division of the draft era army. He advocates a permanent national army and expects Congress to pass his plan, praising the draft army's early performance.
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S. B. M. Young
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
National Association For Universal Military Training
Boston
Camp Devens
New England
National Army
Young
Congress
General Young backs universal military training plan
An amendment proposing universal military service for men ages 19 to 31 would select three classes in June for training. General Young estimates about 640,000 men yearly could enter training, forming an effective new reserve. He believes the plan will gain congressional support and provide strong physical training for recruits.
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Mls
General Young
America
Congress
Ayer
Germans Land Troops On Dago Island
On October 19 German forces began landing troops on Dago Island near the Gulf of Finland entrance, signaling a new operation south of Petrograd.
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Island OF
Petrograd
Dago Island
Gulf of Finland
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