Boston offers West department for New England wounded
Mayor Peters urges War department to use the new West Roxbury buildings of Boston City Hospital for New England wounded soldiers returning from France. He asks the government also to accept adjacent land for a state hospital for sick and convalescing men, arguing Plattsburg is unsuitable for visitors and climate. The hospital trustees originally planned the site for children and it could accommodate about 165 patients.
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Boston
West Department
Boston City Hospital
New England
France
War Department
Mayer Eters
Oneland Hospital
Peters
Sovernment
Plattsburg
West Roxbury
United States
American Effort Told in Vienna via Airplanes
Rome reports Gabriel D Annunzio quoted in a recent clash with Italian air forces over Vienna stressing the American war effort. The message says over a million Americans fight in France and that the U S is building ships faster than submarines sink them. It questions Spain as a neutral and mentions hospital control plans in the city.
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Vienna
Rome
Gabriel D'Annunzio
Vicory
America
Cooper Spends Seventeenth Birthday with Fighters
Cooper aged 16 trains for the Aviation corps in France. His parents Mr and Mrs Edwin Cooper of 472 Laurel Avenue received a letter of welcome from King George to U S soldiers abroad. The picture was taken at Bridgeport railroad station as Cooper left for an American training camp.
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Cooper
Aviation Corps
France
Edwin Cooper
Laurelavenue
George
England
United States
Bridgeport
State Firemen Convene in Bridgeport This Week
Firemen from all parts of the state arrive in Bridgeport Wednesday and Thursday for the annual State Firemen’s convention and the association of state fire chiefs. The gathering will begin Wednesday and end Thursday afternoon with the chiefs’ meeting. Due to war conditions no entertainment is planned beyond automobile rides for the visitors, who will be guests of the city for the two days.
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Bridgeport
State Firemen's
Association of State Fire Chiefs
Ridge Port
Falls from Viaduct Injures Man at Station
Carl O Portfers of 192 Federal Street fell about 25 feet from the viaduct near the railroad station to the street below. He was treated by K H H Wels at the emergency hospital and taken to Bridgeport Hospital with contusions to his left lip and possible internal injuries. Large items on the viaduct broke the fall, possibly preventing more serious harm.
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Carl O. Portfers
Federal Street
Bridgeport
K .H. H. Wels
Portfors
Government urged aid for Panama crusade funds
Aug 11 report shows 76 percent drop in courts martial among American soldiers in Panama since the vice cleanup began. The Panamanian government, long bearing crusade costs, may be forced to stop due to money shortages. Americans are circulating a petition to Congress to appropriate 1,000,600 dollars to continue the cleanup effort.
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Panama
Enanglione Re
Congress Sets War Revenue Plan Amid Tax Debate
Washington Aug 11 The House Ways and Means Committee drafts a twenty four billion dollar war revenue bill to fund the coming year. Senate revision and a conference committee shape the measure into a final form before a White House signature. The article outlines the five stages from committee framing to presidential approval and notes the bill aims for an equitable tax spread to support Allies and finance the war effort.
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Washingdon
Congress
Ways and Means
House
Senate
Ways and Meiis
America
Comer
Thes
Lnvs
Rifle Soldier Meilroy Heads Overseas with 304th Unit
Cards arrive for Corporal Thomas Fr Meilroy now overseas with the 304th Rifle Assembler. Formerly with a Somers city league baseball team and known as a popular figure among friends, he worked at Remington Arms as a rifle assembler. Earlier, he played quarterback for the 104th Infantry team from Camp Devens during last fall’s visit.
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Womas FE
Mehlrox
Thomas Fr. Meilroy
Remington Arms Ecompany
104Th Infantry
Camp Devens
Ed Tip
Eli
July Fire Loss and War Revenue Talk in City
The month saw fire losses at the A. W. Burnst Lumber co totaling around 60 thousand with 178 alarms citywide. Fire department handled 143 bell and stil alarms and 9 false alarms. Separately a discussion on war-time revenue outlines Liberty bonds, tax shifts, and efforts to raise 8 billion dollars without crippling business.
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A. W. Burnst Lumber Company
Sanford Barn at Greenfield Hill Hit by Lightning
Large barn owned by Attorney Idavard Sanford burned after a lightning strike during Friday’s storm. The blaze destroyed seventeen meres of rye harvest plus hay. Nearby, two cows were killed by the storm while grazing on Clarence H. Banks’s property. Several locals and relatives are noted in daily life items and travel updates.
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Creenfield
Idavard Sanford
Clarence H. Banks
Arther Merwin
Merwin
Reto Point
Reton Point
Oliver Meeker
Jig
Dr. Winchester
Congregational Church
Washington
Ginee Burr
Bridgeport
Fotts
W. Beach Co
Bronson Avenue
Arthur J. Hull
Camp Fire Girls
Thornton Belden
Dorothy Banks
Banks North
The
Guardian
Preston Merwin
George H. Merwin
Paris
William H. Wilson
David
Bordeaux
France
Connecticut Men to Receive Gift From Pershing Fund
Hartford August 11 Captain Witfred N Dresser state secretary of the Pershing Fund received no letter from Captain Matthew Coughlin of the M A units in France telling of the recall of the 42000 sent from Connecticut Money was cable dated June 24 for use of Connecticut soldiers and sailors for celebrating the Fourth of July but not at Captain Coughlins disposal until July 8 due to war conditions Coughlin wrote that each Connecticut soldier in France and sailors in French waters would receive between 4 and 3 from that fund portion
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Hartford
Witfred N. Dresser
Pershing Fund
Matthew Coughlin
Wrance
Connecticut
Coughlin
Bonding Decision Delayed on Bridgeport Bond Proposal
Capital Issues Commission has not completed its investigation into Bridgeport's plan to raise 900000 in bonds. Mayor Clifford Wilson urged the committee to act quickly in a second letter.
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Clifford 3. Wilson
Capital Issues Commission
City of
Bridgeport
Wilson
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Tsk
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