Patriotic Mechanic Designs Ammunition Outfit for Browning Gun
In Fall River at St Patrick's Church Labor Day fete, Richard H. Long recounted Thomas F. Harney, a Framingham cutter, who built an ammunition outfit for the light Browning gun after his son Corporal Ralph Harney was captured early in the war. The tale underscored wartime labor ingenuity alongside soldier valor.
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Richard H. Long
St. Patrick’s Church
Fall River
Thomas F. Harney
Mr. Long
Framingham
Ralph Harney
Hun
Massachusetts Cavalry
Harney
Mexican smugglers kill U S officer near Brownsville
Customs Officer Fred Tate was shot and killed by Mexican smugglers on the main road two miles north of Brownsville while he and two colleagues searched a wagon. The incident occurred last night as officers halted the vehicle for inspection.
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Brownsville
Tex
Fred Tate
Rejected Men Found Work At Camp Devens Drill Day
At Camp Devens on September 2 a public note exposed loan shark schemes charging ten percent to enlisted men pledging Liberty Loan bonds as collateral. The order urges dealing with reputable firms and warns action will be reissued to inform all. Major General McCain and staff remain on duty as passes are issued. Preliminary target practice and supervised drills begin the next day.
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Camp Devens
McCain
A. G. Lott
Camp McClellen
Ala
12Th Artillery
United States
Moloney
United States District Court
John Sanders
Groveton
N. H
Henry Mitchell
Middlesex Street
Lowell
Edward Blood
Central Street
Frank Lowe
Fred Courahene
Harry Leavitt
Nashua
Leopine Daigie
Louis Cardin
Dover
War labor boards steer rejected men to war work
Captain George C. Tait sent a list of July draft rejects to the State board of labor. Investigation shows some men took vacations from work after being turned down for military service, prompting cooperation to redirect them to war production.
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War Labor Boards
Army
George Co. Tait
State Board of Labor
Song Leaders Rehearsing for War Service Day Chorus
Song leaders in naval and military camps across the state rehearse over 10 000 service men for a War Service Day songfest at Harvard Stadium next Saturday. Five brass bands will accompany the fighters as they sing, promising the largest chorus ever staged in the nation.
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War Camp Community Service
Army
Navy
McCall
Miliket
Maine
W. G. Waldron
War Service Day Committee
Harvard Stadium
Woburn Soldier Dies of War Wounds at Home
Holgar Robert Johnson age 22 of 15 Sturgis Street Woburn died at home from wounds suffered in World War I. He was wounded twice at Ypres and in the Bailluel engagement, later invalided home from the McGill University Company Princess Patricia Canadian Regiment. He enlisted May 1916 and served two years. Funeral tomorrow at 2 PM. he is survived by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Johnson.
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Holgar
Robert Johnson
Sturgis Street
Woburn
McGill University
Princess Patricia Canadian Regiment
Johnson
Bailleuil
Ypres
Peter Johnson
Unhurt After 20 Foot Fall At South Boston Tree
Fifteen year old Jimmy Pitt of 3 Bay View Place South Boston fell 20 feet from a tree during a listening post stunt for approaching service with General Pershing. He was taken to Carney Hospital where doctors found no injuries and sent him home after tests. He questioned why people overreacted and climbed back to his observation tree.
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Jimmy Pitt
Bay View Place
South Boston
Public Buildings
General Pershing
Jimmy
Carney Hospital
Powder Company Building Blown to Bits in Explosive Blast
An explosion at an American Powder Company building near Maynard broke windows for miles and toppled the structure. Homes within two miles were shaken. occupants were thrown from beds but no fatalities are reported. Company officials offered no statement on the cause or property damage.
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Maynard
American Powder Company
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