Man on Day Off Rescues Family in Brighton Fire
A Longwood avenue aerial fire truck crewmember on his day off rescued Benjamin Dagoslino and his children from a fire at 23 Winship Street Brighton. Dagoslino's lamp caused a paper to ignite as he read in bed and the interior迅 rapidly filled with flames. O'Leary on his porch and Lieutenant Laffey of Ladder 11 aided in the rescue.
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Longwood Avenue
Benjamin Dagoslino
Winship Street
Brighton
Dagoslino
O'Leary
Lieutenant Laffey
Ladder 11
Casualty List Reports 565 Names In World War I
The War Department lists 565 casualties nationwide including killed in action and missing in action with a mix of wounded and died of wounds. New England names appear among the lists as American units advance with General Foch in France. Corporal John Dalton of the 101st Infantry and Private John T. Fenn of the 102d Infantry are cited among the fallen. Private Arthur L. Socia of the New Haven Blues is also reported killed in action.
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War Department
New England
Wesle
Foch
D Company
102D. Infantry
New Haven Blues
Arthur L. Socia
Local Soldier Dalton Killed in Action with E Company
Corporal John Dalton, a South Boston youth, was killed in action while serving with E Company of the 1st Infantry. The report notes his service and death during the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dalton
South Boston
E Company
1St Infantry
Private George H. Tanner Killed in Action
Private George H. Tanner of C Battery 101st Field Artillery was killed in action. He was 22, born in East Boston, resided in Somerville for three years, and is survived by his mother Mrs. Alice M. Pearson and one sister. Tanner had long connections with the State militia of Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Tanner
C Battery
101St Field Artillery
Alice M. Pearson
Glenwood Road
Somerville
Tanner
Boston
New England Boys on Casualty List
Military casualty list from New England shows multiple servicemen from Massachusetts towns. Names include Lt Frederick M Atwood of Quincy and Lt John Frank Smith affiliated with International College Springfield, with others from Lawrence Boston Hull Jamaica Plain and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW England Boys
Casualty
War Dead From New Britain and Surrounding Areas
List of casualties and dying soldiers from Connecticut and nearby towns. Names include Pt Edolph Eskart of New Britain Pt Raymond Sherman Glastonbury Set Charles A MacKenzie Franklin Corp William Ackerman Stafford Springs Pt Arthur Sweet South Williamsport Pt Amos White Lynn Pt Karl Holt Beverly Corp Henry Mongeau Cherry Valley Pt Eugenio Iannetta Providence Rhode Island with home addresses and ranks noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond G. Sherman
Main St
Glastonbury
Conn
Charles A. MacKenzie
Union St
Franklin
William H. Ackerman
Stafford Springs
Arthur Sweet
South Williamsport
Amos L. White
Newhall St
Lynn
Karl F. Holt
Judson St
Beverly
Henry J. Mongeau
Olay
Cherry Valley
Eugenio Iannetta
Charles St
Providence
Unofficial Casualty List From War Department Reports
The unapproved list cites names of soldiers notified by letter or War Department channels as casualties. Entries include Corp John Dalton of South Boston, Pt John T Fenn from Mt Carmel Conn, Arthur L Socla of New Haven Conn, and several others with hometowns such as Providence Greenfield Stamford and West Springfield.
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War Department
John Dalton
Sixth St
South
Boston
E Co
John T. Fenn
MT. Carmel
Conn
D Co
Arthur L. Socla
New Haven
ID Co
Frank J. Duquette
Stokes St
Providence
R. I. F Co
Maciz Kowalski
Chicopee
G Co
Frontline Casualties and Missing Soldiers Listed by Towns
A compiled list names soldiers from Fitchburg and nearby towns by company and unit including H Co 16th Inf Pt Alfred Maguay 104 Clarendon St Fitchburg D Co 104th Inf Pt Emil Papazian 36 Beeth St Fitchburg D Co 16th Inf Corp Joseph Currano 129 Haven St New Haven Conn Mach Gun Co 1 1st Inf Pt Joseph C Nahan Newport R I Mach Gun Batt Pt Irving C Young Sunapee N H M Co 101st Inf Missing in Action Pt Joseph Mazzacone North Easton D Co 104th Inf Sgt J W Anderson Cushman RB Co 23d Inf Pt Fred W Lange West Holyoke Mach Gun Co 58th Inf GASSED Sgt A J Campbell Middletown Conn Med D Section 38th Inf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wm
Leidinger
Boston
IL Co
Alfred Pick
Ames St
Greenfield
C Co
Carl L. Houghton
Greenfield. L Co
John F. Tobin
Atlantic St
Stamford
Conn
E Bat
66Th Artillery
John J. Jearde
Willimantic
K Co
Inf. Corp
Edward J. Leahy
Main St
West Springfield
Mach. Gun Co
Ing
George H. Laurent
Circle St
Fitchburg
H Co
Alfred Maguay
Clarendon St
D Co
Emil Papazian
Beeth St
Joseph Currano
Haven St
New Haven
Joseph C. Nahan
Newport
R. I
Irving C. Young
Sunapet N. H. M Co
Joseph Mazzacone
North Easton
J. W. Anderson
Cushman
RB Co
Fred W. Lange
West Hol Yoke
Auction to raise funds for 101st Regiment on Boston Common
Charles S. Baxter will auction a large Allies poster he secured in France to benefit the 101st Infantry regimental fund aiming for $100,000. The sale happens at noon in front of the Salvation Army on Boston Common as part of the regiment’s daisy drive.
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Charles S. Baxter
101St Infantry
Allies
France
Bay State Soldiers’ Information Bureau
Salvation Army
Boston
101St Regiment
Captain Belvidere Brooks Killed Near Fismes
Captain Belvidere Brooks of the American Army in France was killed August 22 by a German shell during an attack west of Fismes. He was the son of the former Western Union Telegraph Company general manager.
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France
Associated Press
Belvidere Brooks
Western Union Telegraph Company
Fismes
Winthrop Jews Celebrate Temple Anniversary
The Jews of Winthrop will tonight celebrate the third anniversary of Temple Congregation Tiffereth Israel on Shirley street. Dr. M. Feinstein will officiate. The main temple, seating 500, is now completed.
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Winthrop
Tiffereth Israel
Shirley Street
M. Feinstein
Post Pressman Goes Into Artillery At Camp Upton
David Keane a Roxbury pressman who has worked at the Post for a year and a half has enlisted in Uncle Sam's service and left yesterday for Camp Upton to join an artillery unit. He is a Boston College High School and Dearborn School graduate and lives at 26 Winslow Street Roxbury. His coworkers presented him with kit as he departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Keane
Uncle Sam
Camp Upton
Mr. Keane
Winslow Street
4Roxbury
Boston College High School
Dearborn School
Roxbury
British Claims Proofs Of 150 U Boats Sunk
British authorities publish proofs claiming the sinking of 150 German submarines. The report lists several officers including Kapitan-Lieutenant Schweiger of U-20, the submarine that torpedoed the Lusitania in 1915, with U-20 later lost off the British coast in 1916.
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Kapitan
Schweiger
Notable U-boat commanders and swift British reprisals
Schweiger survived and led U 80 which was lost with all hands in September 1917. Wagenfrahr sank the steamer Elgran Prifiée and drowned 40 crew after ordering them to line up on deck. his U 44 soon went down with all hands. Schmeich er torpedoed the steamer Arabic in 1915. The article notes that authors of atrocities are quickly expiated and that the British admiralty tracks such men, while some escape retribution through short postings. It names Falentienere, Werner, and Freiherr Von Forstner as several commanders on Britain’s list who contributed to multiple sinkings.
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Schweiger
Kapitan
Paul Wagenfahr
Rudolph Schmeicher
Korvetten- Kapitan
Max Falentienere
British Down 665 Planes Since Aug 8
An official aerial operations report says since August 8 Allied forces destroyed 465 enemy aircraft and disabled 200. It lists 61 hostile balloons destroyed and 911 tons of bombs dropped on various targets. Two hundred sixteen British planes are missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pittsfield Man Arrested in Crutch Assault on 15YearOld
George C. Quinn, 30, described as a cripple, was arrested in West Pittsfield after allegedly breaking into a home and striking Gertrude Martin, 15, with a crutch. He faces an assault with intent to kill charge and was held on $2000 bail for a Sept 17 hearing.
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Pittsfield
George C. Quinn
Gertrude Martin
Patrick M. Martin
West Pittsfield
Quinn
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Man
Daniel O'Leary
S. S
Filene
Emmy Lou
Goodyear Welte
Eer Sa AO
Seeees
Emia Ber Eels
Corporal John Dalton
Peninsula District
Patrick Dalton
Dalton
102D Infantry
Genn
Thomas Mazza
Walter L. Maher
State Militia
Connecticut
Frederick M. Atwood
Putnam St
Quincy
Inf
Joseph H. Boyle
Saratoga. St
Lawrence
Michael J. O'Connell
Carolina Ave
Jamaica Plain
Oscar Mitchell
Hull
Gun Batt
James A. Oliver
Bridgeswater E Co
Emil Parila
Sunst
Gardner
Edward Regan
Middle St
Leominster
Headquarters Co
John Frank Smith
International College
Springfield
Glenwood St
C Batt
101St Art
Louis W. Spaulding
Federal St
Louis I. Diebner
Gloucester
Wlias Kolofias
Fisher St
Lowell
George W. McIntosh
Great Plain Ave
Needham
Michael J. Maloney
Melvin St
Wakefield
River Rd
Norman Renne
West Housatonic St
E. Abercrombie
Olive Ave
Bagdasar Choolfian
First St
Henry F. Smith
School St
Waltham
Alfred Levine
Revere St
Wuaveley Paparzian
Beach St
Edolph Eskart
Webster
New Britain, Conn
Boston Wholesale Millinery CO
Boston Wholesale Millinery Co., Inc
Blake Building
Washington St
A. J. Campbell
Middletown, Conn
38Th Inf
101ST
Brooks
Post Pressroom
Onrad
Winter Street
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