Fifty Men Sent to Canadian Training Camps
Fifty men were dispatched to Canadian training camps from the British and Canadian recruiting mission at 44 Bromfield Street last night.
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Bromfield Street
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1918
Page
3
City Council Rejects Plan for Elevated Zone Fare Study
The City Council yesterday declined Councillor Hagan's demand that Mayor Peters convene a conference with state appointed trustees over a proposed zone system. The measure would raise a five cent fare and extend long distance rides, but opponents argued it is not municipal business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagan
Peters
Elevated
Soldiers Paid Quickly As Pay Delivers Promptly
Washington reports troops are paid within five days or less after month start and voluntary allotments reach relatives with slight delay. Brigadier General Wood, acting Quartermaster General, announced the change today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Wood
Pay delays eased as Lord halves wait times abroad
Brigadier General H. M. Lord and the quartermaster finance division reduced pay delays in camps from late month to pay by Sept 5 for August. In France payments are managed by local officers, with a $40 million monthly payroll per million personnel. Casuals remain the main delay source, while individual pay cards lessen the burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Lord
Quartermaster Corps
France
General Lord
General Pershing
Wood
Red Cross
Pershine
Miss Stockwell Is Bride Of Lieutenant Pattison
Sharon September 22 Lieutenant and Mrs Willis E. B. Pattison wed at First Baptist Church in Sharon. The bride Helen Elvira Stockwell is daughter of Mr. and Mrs E T Stockwell. The groom is the son of Mrs M Pattison and the ceremony was conducted by Reverend Clifton Wolcott. The newlyweds plan a short honeymoon before army duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Willis EB. Pattison
First Baptist Church
Pattison
Helen Elvira Stockwell
E. T. Stockwell
M. Pattison
Clifton Wolcott
Bishop Currier Dies on Train En Route to Baltimore
Bishop Charles Warren Currier of the Catholic church died on a train tonight while traveling from Waldorf Maryland to Baltimore. He had just confirmed at Waldorf and served as pastor of St. Marys Church in Washington before his 1913 appointment as bishop of Matanzas Cuba. He was active in Indian missions and a member of the National Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Charles Warren Currier
Catholic Church
Waldorf
Currier
Maryland
St. Mary's Church
Washington, D. C
Matanzas
Cuba
National Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions
Comerford Brothers Promoted for Bravery in France
Brookline learns two Comerford brothers, John T. and Charles A., have been promoted after service in France. John, former town assessor and Brookline Machine Gun Company lieutenant, rose to captain. Charles, Yale football captain and Exeter graduate, became a second lieutenant after joining the Summer Artillery School in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
France
James Comerford
Harrison Street
John T. Comerford
Charles A. Comerford
Yale
John Comerford
101St Infantry
Boston & Maine Railroad
Brookline Board of Assessors
Charles
Exeter Acada
Major Gatchell Dies After Influenza in Newport
Major Walter Gatchell of Pawtucket who served in France until recently due to physical disability died in Newport from pneumonia after Spanish influenza. He fell ill while visiting Newport and passed away today amid wartime illness concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Walter G. Gatchell
Pawtucket
France
Newport
Gatchell
Aviators Rescued After Days Lost in Everglades
Lieutenant Walter Smith of Davenport Iowa and Sergeant Thomas O Connors of Rochester New York from Dorr Field near Arcadia arrived at the Marine aviation field near Miami after several days lost in the Florida Everglades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Walter Smith
Davenport
Thomas O'Connor
Rochester
N. Y
Dorr Field
Arcadia
Marine ‘Aviation
Here
Florida Everglades
Gallivan at Forty Rallies in South Boston District
Congressman Gallivan completed a whirlwind district tour ending at Maynard Hall with a massive crowd. He spoke brief five minute many times, attacking his opponent as an outsider and praising Roosevelt, loyalty to the boys, and his congressional record. Washington awaits returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallivan
Maynard Hall
Boston
Halle
Albert Burleson
Texas
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
Barry Confident He will be Nominated for Governor
Former Lieutenant-Governor Barry ended his campaign for the Democratic nomination with rallies in South Boston and visits to Chelsea Cambridge Hyde Park Roxbury Dorchester and the South End. He declared I am absolutely certain that I will be nominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Boston
Chelsea
Cambridge
Hyde Park
Roxbury
Dorchester
South End
Officers Wanted in Coast Artillery
The War Department seeks 2000 men for a 10 week training course at Fort Monroe Virginia to earn commissions as second lieutenants in the Coast Artillery. Eligible are draft age men who can pass algebra geometry trigonometry and logarithms. age 18 not 21 required for commission. Two schools will train officers and non coms. further information available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Artillery Service
War Department
Fort Monroe
Virginia
Coast Artillery District HQ Details Listed
The memorandum locates the North Atlantic Coast Artillery District headquarters on the ninth floor of the Textile building at 99 Chauncy Street or at any coast fort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic Coast Artillery District
Textile
Chauncy Street
Coast Fort
Child Struck by Auto in Newburyport
Three year old William Croteau of 28 Waterstreet was struck by an auto driven by Robert Grey of Raymond New Hampshire. The child suffered a fractured skull and was hospitalized with likely fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Robert Grey
Raymond, N. H
William Croteau
James Croteau
Waterstreet
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