Engagements By U S Marines In Haiti Reported In Letter
Maynard Howard King, with the U S Marines in Haiti, describes recent clashes with insurgents near Cerca La Source and losses along the border. He notes nightly firing from cactus and rocks, mentions Browning machine guns, Camp Hooker reinforcements, and ongoing danger while signaling he is okay.
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Howard King
Tim
U. S. Marines
Haiti
Thomas King
Tomone
Cerca la Source
O. K
Losskaholus
Marrabelais
Howard
Bedford Burgeoning Business and Local Visits
The Bedford Depot square welcomes a new variety store. Local visitors include Miss Lillian FitzGerald of Concord Junction and Miss Gertrude Kelley of Boston. Miss Zelma Wetherbee ends Boston services and vacations locally. The Neville sisters from North Cambridge vacation in Bedford. Curtiss Aeroplane Co buys land in south Bedford for a landing station. Madeline Meagher takes a two week vacation from Middlesex Coal & Grain Co.
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Depot Sq
Lillian FitzGerald
Concord Junction
Bedford Friends
Gertrude
Dorothy Kelley
Boston
Bedford
Zelma Wetherbee
Mary
Winifred Neville
North Cambridge
Curtiss Aeroplane Co
Madeline Meagher
The
Middlesex Coal & Grain Co
Death of Mrs Lillian B Challies at Arlington
Mrs Lillian B Challies 20 wife of Clifford E Challies Springs rd Arlington died at Symmes hospital on Tuesday July 29. Survived by husband and two sons Gordon and Robert. Funeral from the home of Harry G Charlies Springs rd on Thursday July 31 at 3 pm with Rev Dr Garton officiating.
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Lillian B. Challies
Clifford EB. Challies
Springs Rd
Symmes Hospital
Arlington
Public Service Panel Eyes 10 Cent Fare Trial
The Public Service commission favors allowing Middlesex and Boston Street Railway to implement a 10 cent fare for a three month trial, to see if the increase should continue. It notes that reworking Lexington to Boston division fares would need a detailed study lasting two to three months and that Bedford residents currently paying 25 cents would face 30 cents.
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The
Public Service Commission
Middlesex
Boston St. By. Co
Lexington
Boston
Bedford
St Michael’s Lawn Party Aims For Aug 23 at Old Pollard Grounds
The annual lawn party by St Michael's church will be on Saturday August 23 in the grounds around the Old Pollard Tavern on North Road. Mrs Henry D Lyons chairs the entertainment committee and Mrs Charles W O'Dowd leads the refreshment committee. A whist party will be held Saturday evening at the church grounds as part of the lawn party events.
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St. Michael’s Church
Pollard Tavern
North Rd
Henry D. Lyons
Charles W. O'Dowd
Athletics drop Emblem: Mackmen shed elephant nickname
Connie Mack team players and manager abandon the white elephant moniker calling it unlucky and a jinx. After removing the Pachyderm from uniforms, the Athletics defeated the crippled Tigers the first day, fueling hope in the Mack camp.
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Connie Mack
White Elephants
Tigers
Drug Team 01 Edges United Drug In Thrilling Maynard Game
A 12 inning pitching duel at John Ark Saturday afternoon ended with Billy Oates driving in the winning run for United Drug of Boston after a tense back and forth. Fitzgerald held the visitors to three hits through six innings, Lent and Marsden turned key double plays, and Oates sprinted home on a bunt and RBI single as the crowd of about 250 went wild at the plate.
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Oatesy
Billy
Oates
Maynard and Unites
John Ark
Pontood
O’brien
Maynard
United Drug
Fitzgerald
Rindge Tech
Don Lent
Smith
the Woods
Ryan
Marsden
Morgan
H. O’brien
Fitz
F. O’brien
T. Marsden
Billy” Oates
Chester Arthur
Brookline
Boston
New Heating Method Touted as Century Invention at Patent Office
A radiator boiler described as one of the greatest inventions of the present century was recorded at the U S patent office in Washington. It is praised for use in farms, schools, cottages, suburban stations, small urban dwellings, and large city flats where each tenant supplies his own heat.
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United States Patent Office
Washington
Rates Under Fire In Public Service Commission Probe
The Public Service Commission investigates telephone rates set under Burleson after privatization. William H. O'Brien says the study will take weeks and aims to determine if wartime high rates can be reduced, examining toll and measured services, intrastate and interstate charges, and district-system continuance.
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Public Service Commission
Burleson
William H. O’brien
Telephone and Telegraph Department
Commission
O'Brien
Army veteran Blaine Webb praises service and seeks jobs
Blaine Webb of Yonkers recounts enlisting in Hospital Unit H in 1917 and returning as a sergeant in 1919. Col. Arthur Woods notes over a million ex soldiers share Webb’s view that army service builds confidence and discipline and should fill vacancies with employers urged to contact War Department agencies.
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Blaine Webb
Buena Vista Avenue
Yonkers
Arthur Woods
jSecretary of War
Ita
War Department
Blaine Webble
Army
Washington
Portable heated water system from a soldier engineer
A soldier engineer devised a packable hot water heating system for barracks and hospitals without basements. The radiator boiler feeds piping to radiators in other rooms, all heated by the same fire, and the unit is designed to be moved as easily as a piano.
Presentation of Croix de Guerre to Major General Edwards
Major General Clarence R. Edwards received the Croix de Guerre from his wife Mrs. Edwards in a brief ceremony at the Edwards home on Commonwealth Avenue. The citation, approved by Marshal Petain and the American Expeditionary Forces, lauds Edwards for boosting the 26th Division’s spirit and its actions at Chemin Dames, the Woevre, and during the St Mihiel operation.
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Clarence R. Edwards
East
John W. Hyatt
Edwards
General Edwards
Marshal Foch Announces Edwards Elected to Legion of Honor
General Headquarters reports Marshal Foch advised Major General Edwards of his election to the Legion of Honor. The letter from Marshal Foch expressed strong congratulations on the high French military honor.
Traction costs puzzle dominates Wilson commission hearings
A Federal Commission appointed by President Wilson holds hearings in Washington to resolve what to do with the nation’s traction systems. The high cost of living has hit traction, and experts seek remedies beyond fare hikes, aiming to keep trolleys running amid rising operating costs.
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Federal Commission
Wilson
Washington
Euclid
Ann
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Mass
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Sudbury
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