Rest House for Folks from Home at Camp Devens
Ayer will soon host a rest house for soldiers from Camp Devens run by the Boston Equal Suffrage Association and the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association. The two story building with 18 rooms will offer reception rooms, a restaurant, reading and recreation spaces, and a women's retiring room. Mrs. Teresa A Crowley leads the project with other prominent organizers.
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Camp Devens
Ayer
Boston
Cantonment
Teresa A. Crowley
Boston & Maine
Crowley
I. P. Boyer
R. Co. Shaw
George Fearing
R. L. Coe
Mary Hutcheson Page
Mean Thief Dupes Widow With C O D Package
Mrs Cornelius Doyle of 53 Decatur street Charlestown widow four days robbed of 75 cents when a man delivered a package marked C O D for her late husband valued at 50 dollars. The box contained only a tin container with a tag promising a key by mail and, upon opening, the box was found empty.
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Cornelius Doyle
Decatur Street
Charlestown
Liberty Bond Drive Encourages Patriot Support Now
A civic notice urges citizens to demonstrate loyalty by purchasing a Liberty bond to aid the United States in winning the war, calling on every conscientious objector to participate and help the country.
A O H Leaders Highlight 15 Percent In Service
President Richard Dwyer reports Massachusetts A O H membership of 2000 with about 15 percent or more than 3000 men serving. State secretary D J Slattery notes 230 divisions and assets near $800000. The board backs widows and orphans fund and urges service flags and support for the second Liberty Loan.
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Massachusetts
Richard Dwyer
South Boston
State Board
Quincy House
D. J. Slattery
Weymouth
John Hayes
Widows and Orphans’ Fund
Liberty bond drive urged to aid the war effort
A wartime appeal promotes buying a Liberty bond at a dollar per week as the key to victory. Citizens are urged to support the bond drive, highlighting collective responsibility and funding for the war effort.
Miles of ruins in France described by letter from soldier
Sergeant William P Flavin of Concord with the Massachusetts Railway Engineers Regiment in France sends a letter to his mother describing graphically scenes witnessed just behind the front by the soldiers with General Pershing. The letter, in part, follows.
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William P. Flavin
Concord
Massachusetts Railway Engineers
France
General Pershing
WarCorrespondent Diary From England to Frontline Camp
A soldier details his journey from England to France, rest camp life, gas mask fitting, and a nine hour train ride. He describes a destroyed town, trenches, barbed wire, shell holes, and a distant concrete crucifix, with nearby shelling and air attacks. He notes mass at open air, cold rains, dugouts, souvenirs, and encounters with German prisoners while observing daily frontline activity.
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England
France
Boston Diet Costs Seven Percent Less Than Chicago
A health department comparison shows a family of five needs 9.14 dollars weekly in Boston for a wholesome diet, less than New York 9.67 and Chicago 9.89, among 24 cities. Bread and meat prices are high in New York, and officials urge more meatless days to cut costs.
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New York
United States
Health Department
Chicago
New York City
New Orleans
Boston
San Francisco
Exquisite mahogany chair offered for dining room use
High grade chair described as solid mahogany with oil rubbed finish and tapestry upholstery. Limited to 6 pieces, priced at 19.90 each, suitable for dining room sets or individual pieces.
Season Opener at Ford Hall Voices Free Speech Guard
Ford Hall Folks opened a season with George W. Coleman urging protection of free speech amid fears radicals could shut down forums. He outlined lectures on topics from The Elimination of Fatigue in Infantry to The Effect of World War on Progressive Ideas, stressing sane, open discourse.
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George W. Coleman
Ford Hall
Russia
Federation and
World Organization
The
New Democracy
Ireland
Bay State Railroad
Food Conservation Conference Tonight in Somerville
The Catholic Woman's Club of Somerville hosts a food conservation conference this evening at the Knights of Columbus building on Highland Avenue. An exhibition of members canning work from the summer will be shown as part of the event.
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Catholic Woman’s Club of Somerville
Knights of Columbus
Highland Avenue
Work All Sunday to Load Big Liners at East Boston Piers
Dock freight handlers to load four transatlantic liners at East Boston for over a week. Another arrival crowded the waterfront to capacity, forcing one ship to shift to Charlestown. Night and day crews organized to clear thousands of dollars worth of cargo.
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East Boston
Boston & Albany
Charlestown
Liberty Bond Push Appeals to Boston Citizens
A wartime appeal urges Boston residents to buy Liberty Bonds as the quickest path to ending the war. The message links frugality with patriotism, suggesting sacrifice now will secure a happier peace.
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