Registration Day Scenes at Boston Precincts From West End to Dorchester
The article sketches chaotic yet orderly registration across Boston with many foreign born registrants. It highlights language barriers and the use of interpreters, notes notable participants like Judge Wm. J. Day and former Mayor James M. Curley, and depicts aides from Red Cross and Boy Scouts aiding at Curtis Hall and other sites.
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Arthur N. Towne
Superior Court
Curtis Hall
Jamaica Plain
William J. Corcoran
Middlesex County
James M. Curley
Robert B. Stone
James M. Curley, Jr
Mr. Curley
Gruebey Tile Company
Dedham
Walter W. Chamber
Norfolk County
Joseph R. McCoole
John S. Taylor
Red Sox
George D Gibb
John W. Worthington
John J. Smith
Dennis J. Hurley
Frederick BE. Grant
Joseph H. Soliday
Dedham School Committee
Don Gleason Hill
James R. Nulty
St. Mary’s Church
William H. Parker
Unitarian Church
William H. Hitchcock
Lombard Williams
Boston
Mass State Registration Surpasses Officials' Estimate
Boston and across Massachusetts report registration surging past expectations as about 485000 men, roughly 35000 more than anticipated, sign up for the draft. Officials praise orderly process, with many registrars, interpreters, and volunteers aiding in Boston, Cambridge, and towns like Dedham and Revere.
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New England
Voter Turnout Across Towns Reveals Registration Totals
The south shore drew strong turnout yesterday with registrations listed as Hingham 614 Weymouth 1749 Holbrook 300 Cohasset 214 Hull 221. The tally reflects broad participation across multiple communities.
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Weyrngouth
Holbrook
Cohaeset
Hull
Americans in Mexico City register under new act
Ambassador Fletcher led by example as the first American in Mexico City to register voluntarily under the new man power act. The State Department said nearly all Americans in the capital over the new age limit followed suit, though registration is not mandatory for foreign nationals abroad. If they return to the United States they must enroll within five days.
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Phillips Street
West End
Robert G. Dodge
Louis Berkowitz
Lighouiyos
George Penogiolopoulos
George
Greece
Boston
Murray
United States
John J. Mitchell
United States District Attorney
Boynton
Judd Dewey
Dan’ Shea
Louis Goldberg
James A. Hatton
John E. Howard
Francis G. Goodale
Alonzo H. Garcelon
John F. Malley
Internal Revenue
Custom House
Joseph A. Maynard
Customs
Long Wharf
Skeffington
Cambridge
Quinn
Henry
Washington
Fletcher
Mexico City
State Department
Nationwide draft evaders rounded up by Justice Department agents
Washington reports a national drive to seize men who did not register for the draft. A specialized corps of Justice Department agents will act quietly and thoroughly, using information from hundreds of sources to stop evasion and arrest resisters. Many volunteers from the American Protective League join the campaign to ensure effective enforcement.
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Washington
Department of Justice
New York
American Protective League
Citizens’ Organization
State Upholding Her Best Traditions
Reports from yesterday's draft indicate registrants responded patriotically and promptly. Massachusetts has upheld its traditions and added lustre to its reputation as a leading state aiding the national government in its hour of need, according to Samuel McCall.
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Crowder
McCall
Roger Welcott
Massachusetts
Wolcott
Samuel McCall
Pinkham Brothers Registered After Bank President
Arthur W. Pinkham, president of the National City Bank of Lynn and chair man of the division one exemption board, registered exactly at seven by his wife Ruth G. Pinkham. He then registered his two brothers Daniel R. Pinkham age 18 and Charles H. Pinkham 19 at a registration table.
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Boothbay
Benjamin F. Haines
Medford
Jasper N. Johnson
Frank G. Volpe
Board of Aldermen
John J. Conway
Board of Registration
Frederick W. Fosdick
Arthur W. Pinkham
National City Bank of Lynn
Ruth G. Pinkham
Daniel R. Pinkham
Charles H. Pinkham
City Bone Day on Registration Day
Boston shut stores during registration hours as hotels and saloons complied with the Governor. A few opened after 9 pm, the official closing time. Liquor dealers earned praise from those who had speculated about their actions. Matthew Cummings, president of the Fourth Class.
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Boston
Matthew Cummings
Saloon Closings Hatched by Licenses Leaders
Liquor dealers said last night no saloon is operating while the Massachusetts Liquor League headquarters and Fletcher Ranney, chairman of the Boston Licensing Board, shared the sentiment.
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Massachusetts Liquor League
Fletcher Ranney
Boston Licensing Board
Registration total 7049 in Quincy with munition workers
Final registration figures in Quincy show 7049 registrants an unexpectedly large total. Munition workers from Fore River and Squantum assisted in filling the ranks without difficulties.
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Quincy
Fore River
Squantum
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