Famed Tiger Athlete Killed in France While Saving Soldier
Lieutenant Samuel J. Reid Jr., a Princeton baseball star from the class of 1906, died on the French battlefront when a shell exploded at his feet as he tried to rescue a wounded comrade buried in a dugout. He later practiced law and served as Assistant U.S. District Attorney in Brooklyn.
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New York
France
Samuel J. Reid
Princeton
Sammy” Reid
Reid
United States
Brooklyn
Death of James T. Geary Chief Water Tender on U S S Sampson
Jeremiah Geary of 17 Clinton avenue Middletown learns of the death by lobar pneumonia at Portsmouth Va Navy Hospital Monday of his son James T Geary chief water tender aboard the U S S Sampson. Survived by parents four brothers two in the service and four sisters including a nurse at an army camp in Alabama. He had been recommended for meritorious conduct by his superiors.
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Middletown
Conn
Jeremiah Geary
Clinton Avenue
Navy Hospital
Portsmouth
James T. Geary
U. S. S. Sampson
Alabama
Buy Bond On Day Of Opening
Executive Chairman N. Penrose Hallowell urged early bond purchases at the Fourth Liberty Loan organization meeting of the Boston ward committee. The committee remains intact with two exceptions and aims to exceed New England's quota, more than doubling the April loan of 250 million dollars.
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N. Penrose Hallowell
Boston
New England
Liberty drive targets Boston quota with intensified local canvass
Charles F. Weed chairs a Boston district executive group as ward chairmen pledge intensified organization to meet the city quota. The third loan's success signals broader district effort with immediate subscription drives replacing parade displays to boost canvassing efficiency across New England.
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Charles F. Weed
Robert C. Morse
Joseph T. Lyons
Malcolm Lang
John R. Macomber
Weed
Boston
United
Hallowell
Wbngland
Liberty Organization
Aliens Ordered to Hold Passports for Port Exit
The Food Board warned that starting September 15 all aliens must carry passports and citizens an identification card to leave port. Fishermen across deep sea and Great Lakes regions were urged to obtain credentials to prevent disrupt ions to the industry.
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New York
Deep Sea
Great Lakes
Federal Food Board
Fish as War Food Prompts Conservation Resolutions
New York September 10 resolutions urged federal action to protect food and game fish by stopping pollution of fresh water streams. The American Fisheries Society emphasized fish as vital war food under current conditions.
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New York
American Fisheries Society
Rollins Back in France
Robert J. Edwards of Winthrop and his wife Mrs Edwards report their son Private Charles E Edwards of the 101st Infantry in France. He writes from the front under the date August 1 detailing his situation and experiences.
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Robert J. Edwards
Cottage Park Road
Winthrop
Allied advance in France claims Chateau Thierry and rapid gains
A WWI diary entry reports 17 kilometer advance, control of the main road at a French salient, and Allied bombardment near Rheims and Soissons. It notes losses including Dick Metcalf of Winthrop, relief after six months in trenches, and Chaplain Rollins returning to France. The Aug 7 note describes harsh weather, day and night fighting, and French praise amid German stands on the Aisne and Vesle.
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Chateau Thierry
Soissons
Boches
Rheims
Dick Metcalf
Winthrop
Rollins
France
United States
Aisne
Vesle
Arlington Teacher Appointed District Superintendent
Stephen G. Bean of Somerville is named district superintendent of schools for Hanson Hanover and Norwell. He resigns as principal of Arlington Heights Locke school and begins his new duties while Flora Fuller serves as acting principal until a successor is named.
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Stephen G. Bean
Somerville
Hanson
Hanover
Norwell
Bean
Locke
Arlington Heights
Arlington
Flora Fuller
Compers Calls Big War Meet
London Sept 10 representatives of labor and Socialist groups from allied countries are to meet next week in a conference called by Samuel Gompers head of the American Federation of Labor. They will discuss the federation views on the war and alignment with the British labor memorandum on war aims.
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London
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Boston Elevated Trustees Weigh Fare Relief and Hiring Change
Trustees of the Boston Elevated Railway Company may seek legislative aid to ease financial trouble. They consider hiring women as conductors and may curtail transfers or implement a zone system instead of raising the seven cent fare, according to a yesterday meeting.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Gompers Reaffirms Labor's Resolve Before Luncheon Club
Mr Gompers stated American labor will not meet enemy labor representatives until victory is achieved and imperialism is crushed. He defended delayed entry to war, praised President Roosevelt, and pledged sustained labor support for a victorious outcome while noting gaps between talk and action.
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Gompers
Mr. Gompers
America
American
United States
Workers of America
Germany
Nat Goodwin Single Again After Fifth Divorce
Nat Goodwin becomes single again as his fifth wife Margaret Moreland obtains a divorce in New City Rockland County New York. Friends predict a sixth marriage, mentioning a brunette as a possible reason, while Nat quips about never say never and cites his play Why Marry as proof of being cured.
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Nat” Goodwin
Margaret Moreland Goodwin
New City
Rockland County
N. Y
Nat
Margaret Moreland
Bertha Clay
California
Miss Moreland
Massachusetts Jews Won’t Be Drafted Before Yom Kippur
Massachusetts youths of the Jewish faith will not be called for military service until after Yom Kippur. The postponement follows a conference between Isaac Fishman, executive secretary of the Jewish Welfare Board, and state army and navy officials.
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Massachusetts
Jewish Welfare Board
Isaac Fishman
Welfare Board
Army and Navy
Dr Burpee Ordered to Fort Oglethorpe Medical School
Dr Carroll C Burpee of 47 Washington Street Malden received a telegram from Washington directing him to report at once to Fort Oglethorpe Georgia to enter the Officers Medical School with the rank of captain. Burpee is a Malden native.
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Carroll C. Burpee
Washington Street
Malden
Washington
Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia
Officers’ Medical School
Burpee
Quincy Man Dies of Wounds from Labor Day Shooting
Joseph Dupont of 68 Washington Street Quincy died at Quincy City Hospital from wounds suffered when he was shot on Labor Day at his boarding house.
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Joseph Dupont
Washington Street
Quincy
Quincy City Hospital
Elijah Sandford in Boston Prompts Debate on Transit Fares
Trustees hesitate to raise seven cent fares amid looming War Labor Board pay decisions. Boston transit plans include possible hiring of women conductors and addressing 370 vacancies while subway and roadway maintenance costs press on. Elijah Sandford, leader of Shiloh group, returns from Atlanta prison to celebratory homecoming.
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Boston
Burdett Engagement to Foss Reported in Woburn
Mr and Mrs Charles A Burdett of Mishawum Road Woburn announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Camilla Burdett to Walter A Foss of Wooster Ohio Miss Burdett is a sophomore at Wellesley College Foss was a Harvard 1919 class member who resigned in his junior year to join the army He trained in the ROTC at Plattsburg and Providence and will be on duty at Camp Lee Virginia for several months
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Charles A. Burdett
Mishawum Road
Woburn
Camilla Burdett
Walter A. Foss
Wooster
Burdett
Wellesley College
Foss
Harvard
R. Oo. T C
Plattsburg
Providence
Camp Lee
Return of Sandford to Shiloh Colony Sparks Prodigal Son Parable
The Boston based Sandford returns to the Holy Ghost and Us colony at Shiloh amid ceremonial plans for the homecoming. Convicted in spring 1911 of causing six deaths among followers, he spent time in prayer at society headquarters and planned a visit to his son at Camp Devens. He had been jailed after a swift verdict of six counts of manslaughter.
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Frank W. Sandford
Elijah” Sandford
Holy Ghosters
Shiloh
Atlanta
Boston
Sandford
Holy Ghost
Washard
Androscoggin
Franklin County
Society
Massachusetts Avenue
Camp Devens
New England States
British Captain Warns U S on War Rumors and Peace Offense
Captain Alister St. Clair Campbell of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders cautions Boston readers about overoptimistic war news and the risk of a peace offensive aimed at undermining industrial support behind American troops. He notes German resistance on the Western Front and highlights the danger to industrial morale from propaganda.
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Alister St. Clair Campbell
Boston
Argyll and Southerland Highlanders
America
War Time Resolve Calls for Increased Production
The text urges workers and industries to resist pacifist proposals and to sustain munitions output through winter, stating America must ignore harmful peace moves and show greater determination and production to drive ahead.
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America
Pink Pills Promise Relief From Indigestion and Nerve Fatigue
A Hartford man credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing four years of indigestion marked by sour belching and night pain. The tonic supposedly rebuilds blood and nerves, improves appetite, and eases digestion. Free books on nervous diseases and diet offered. pills sold at 50 cents a box or $2.50 for six by mail.
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Williams
L. W. Bowen
Alban Avenue
Hartford
Conn
Mr. Bowen
Dr. Williams
N. Y
Quick Facial Hair Removal Paste Promises Painless Results
Beauty culture article touts a fast method to banish hair by mixing delatone powder with water into a stiff paste. Spread on the skin, wait 2 to 3 minutes, rub off, wash. One application often suffices, especially for non stubborn growths.
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Liberty Loan Board
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Elijah”) Sandford
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Hudson
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Special Shoppers Store
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Jersey
Northfield
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Gilee
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