General Wood and Harvard President to speak on military training plan
Major-General Leonard Wood and Harvard President A Lawrence Lowell will be invited to address the state commission studying military training for boys and a reserve militia. The invitation was decided at the commission meeting in Room 440 of the State House yesterday afternoon.
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Leonard Wood
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Special Commission
Walsh
State House
Military training plan debated by Wisconsin commission
A commission discussed Swiss style school training and formed three sub committees. Meetings will be Wednesdays at 2 PM with public hearings initially. Debated topics include militia enrolment, state militia records, and reserve force plans. veterans and labor voices seek balanced views. Key appointees include Meiklejohn Lyons Stopford Pew Sullivan Green and O'Hare.
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Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Alexander Meiklejohn
Amherst College
Charles W. Lyons
S. J
Boston College
William Stopford
William A. Pew
Walton A. Green
The
Boston Journal
J. Frank O'Hare
Organized Labor
John J. Sullivan
Harold E. Sweet
Attleboro
Milton B Whitney of Westfield Dead
Milton B Whitney the oldest Hampden County attorney and a Williams College alumnus died in Westfield aged nearly 90. He served 16 years on the State Board of Education and was a former State Senator and 1868 Republican presidential elector. He leaves a widow.
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Westfield
Milton B. Whitney
Hampden County
Williams College
State Board of Education
Senate
Experience Still Breaking Records at Shubert Boston
The modern morality play Experience at the Shubert Theatre draws packed houses in Boston with clergy and civic figures raving. Managers report absolute capacity, widespread mail orders, and affordable pricing fueling record attendance and strong community impact.
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Shubert Theatre
Boston
Old Homestead
The
Shubert
E. D. Smith
Miss Murphy Weds John A Moley in Roxbury Ceremony
Miss Annie E Murphy daughter of John J Murphy of Roxbury wed John A Moley son of Mrs Ellen Moley of Warrenton street Boston. The ceremony took place at the Mission Church with Rev Father James Lynen officiating. Moley a noted New England newspaper photographer, and the bride a Brookline Telephone Exchange operator. The couple live in Roxbury after a honeymoon.
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Annie E. Murphy
John J. Murphy
Roxbury
John A. Moley
Ellen Moley
Warrenton Street
Boston
Mission Church
James
New Commander for British Air Service
London September 8 Rear Admiral C L Vaughan Lee named director of the air service as the Royal Naval Air Service expands. Commodore M F Sutter becomes superintendent of aircraft construction in charge of material work.
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London
Royal Naval Air Service
Admiralty
Air Service
C. L. Vaughan-Lee
M. F. Sutter
Naval
Asks Walsh to Act for Idle Labor
Caleb Howard an I W W organizer and unemployed leader urged Governor Walsh to act on unemployment this winter. Walsh said he sympathizes with workers but warned any action could be seen as seeking political favor or prestige.
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Boston
IF. M. Gracey
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Walsh
Caleb Howard
Mr. Howard
Howard Sees Coming Winter Unemployment Crisis Urgent Action
Mr. Howard told the Governor that unemployment will rise this winter due to industrial conditions and war orders. He urged preplanned relief for workers, noting 13 percent drop in building trades since 1914 and 40 percent war order work in Brockton. He urged organizing a machinery now to avert distress and potential unrest.
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Mr. Howard
Brockton
Massachusetts
Grand Army Veteran David K. Gage Funeral at Quincy
The funeral for David K. Gage a longtime Quincy resident and prominent Grand Army man was held yesterday at his Willard street home. Rev Willis H German pastor of Hall Place Methodist Church conducted the services with Paylievere Post G A R members in uniform in attendance.
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David K. Gage
Quincy
That City
Willard Street
Willis H. Germany
Hall Place
Paylievere Post, G. A. R
Gage
Uniform
Joe Toye’s Verses Featured with Flagg Cartoon
The Sunday Post promotes Joe Toye’s new verses paired with James Montgomery Flagg’s cartoon in a forthcoming issue. The item highlights the collaboration and the publication date for readers.
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Joe Toye
James Montgomery Flagg
Guild Estate Near 300000 Revealed in Probate
Inventory of the late Curtis Guild lists an estate totaling 299879.08 with over 200000 in bonds and stocks. It shows 146 bonds including 64 municipal issues and 16 stock types, led by a 12805 Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad bond. Largest municipal holding is 3720 in Duluth.
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Curtis Guild
Suffolk Probate Office
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Iowa
Guild
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
American Telephone & Teliegraph Company
Duluth
Estate inventory lists diverse property and interests
The enumeration includes an interest in Curtis Guild & Co valued at $10,000 a collection of armor and weapons $1200 jewelry $500 a certificate of membership in the Boston Chamber of Commerce $90 a one third interest in a collection of autographs and books $1,666.67 and cash $3414 totaling diverse assets.
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Curtis Guild & Co
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Peary Seeks Return to Navy Service
Admiral Robert E. Peary, retired with the rank of rear admiral, offers his services to the Navy Department. He is at Eagle Island Casco Bay and eager to participate in national defense and preparedness programs.
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Portland
Robert FE. Peary
Congress
North Pole
Navy Department
Admiral Peary
Eagle Island
Casco Bay
Boat Halved in Harbor Mystery Claims Two Fishermen
Harbor police found a motor dory cut in halves off Commercial wharf. The vessel towed to Constitution wharf had no owner marks but likely belonged to fishermen, possibly Italian or Portuguese, or rented to pleasure seekers. the crash with a steam er suggested fatalities.
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Commercial Wharf
Constitution Wharf
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By C. M. Payne
Wan
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Julia Arthur Cheney
New York
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Curley
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White Mountains
Charles Wesley Casson
Roslindale Unitarian Church
Edward Marsh
Saratoga Street M. E
Benjamin J. Allen
North Cambridge
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Johnson W. Hill
St. Stephen's Church
State Board of Health of
Minnesota
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Miss Murphy
Post
Annie B. Murphy
John F. Moley
British Air Service
Sunday Post
Howard
Boston News Bureau
Peary
NAVY
Wellesley
Radcliffe
B. A
Tufts, Colby
Oberlin
Vassar
Mt. Holyoke
Smith, Simmons
Filene’s
Filene Personal Service Bureau
Post and Telegraph
Filene
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