Maynard Cold Spell Delays Trains and Brings Frozen Pipes
The bitter cold, reported as the longest stretch in memory, dropped to 24 below in places with 15 to 16 below in others. Pipes froze in homes and on streets. Concord, Hudson and Maynard trains struggled and locals hauled papers by auto from Concord Junction. Weather prophet Bert Haynes predicts a milder spell soon as groundhog shadows hint at end of winter.
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Concord, Hudson & Maynard Railway
Westvale Woods
Concord
Boston
Concord Junction
Bert Haynes
W. A. Haynes Co
New England
Bert
Bill
Reading Matter Wanted for Soldiers in France
Local appeal urges citizens to mail daily papers and magazines to Maynard soldiers in France. Readers are asked to form a club or adopt a soldier boy to ensure regular mailings of books and periodicals to boost morale at the front.
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Maynard
France
Red Cross Women Seek Help for Surgical Dressings
At the Maynard branch the Red meets every Wednesday at Summerst school to sew for soldiers. Great demand on the nation’s women to prepare surgical dressings. industrious members have done much but more supplies are needed. All women who wish to join are urged to attend the meetings and help in the war effort.
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REQ Gross
Maynard
The
Red
Summerst
Keegan Home Leave Details Logged in Camp Report
The record notes Keegan of the Over win detachment returned home for a 24 hour leave from Camp sat at the residence of his parents Mr and Mrs Richard Keegan.
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Keegan
Richard Keegan
Physical examination of first class registrants nearly concluded
The Exemption board of District 16 nears completion of physical exams for first class men and will publish a list with classifications soon. About 15 percent remain to be examined. Massachusetts contingent induction shifted to February 15. Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered boards to resume exams to fill the deferred quota promptly.
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Exemption Board
District 16
Massachusetts
Washington
Crowder
Coal Shortage Strains Maynard Fuel Supplies
Maynard faces a dire coal shortage as dealers cannot meet the surge in demand from Arctic days. Residents queue at William Litchfield’s office for limited 200 pound bags while stocks run dry and a local order restricts sales to small lots to prevent widespread hardship.
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Maynard
William Litchfield
Main St
Maynard Fuel Committee
Soldier Edward Ledgard Sends Warm Christmas Note From France
Private Edward Ledgard writes to P. H. Murphy of Main Street shoe shop in France on December 26 thanking for a package. He recalls a bright Christmas with tree lighting, singing, speeches, a turkey dinner, visits with Maynard boys and old company mates, and notes good health and many useful presents.
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Edward Ledgard
P. H. Murphy
St. Shoedealer
France
Maynard Boys
Connie ‘Moyn
Bat” Nelson
Mike Lesage
Gene Manning
Assabet Mills Resume After 10 Day Coal Shutdown
Assabet mills restarted operations Tuesday after a 10 day coal shortage. All departments except spinning were active. Mill No. 5 faced starting problems due to extreme cold. A shipment of 21 carloads arrived, with optimism for more fuel though no guarantee. Wage losses reached $9000 daily, plus about $1000 daily to maintain idle facilities.
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Assabet
C. Dreschler
Soe
Married Hudson Man Elizabeth Kelley Weds Arley Lawrence
Miss Elizabeth Catherine Kelley daughter of Mrs Mary Kelley Prie street and Arley Bertram Lawrence son of Mr and Mrs Frank Lawrence of Hudson were married at St Bridget s church. Rev John J McHugh officiated with Rose Mahoney as bridesmaid and Michael Kelley as usher. They will reside on Walcott Street after a wedding trip. Mrs Lawrence from Maynard worked for New England Telephone and is active in St Bridget s Young Ladies Sodality. Mr Lawrence is a Hudson shoe maker.
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Elizabeth Kelley
Arley Lawrence
Walcott St
Elizabeth Catherine Kelley
Mary Kelley
Prie St
Arley Bertram Lawrence
Frank Lawrence
Hudson
St. Bridget’s Church
John J. McHugh
Rose Mahoney
Michael Kelley
A. A. Hilferty
Lawrence
Maynard
New England Telephone Co
Young Ladies’ Sodality
Funeral for 11 year old Esther Kalander
Esther Kalander died after a two week illness from blood poisoning and pneumonia at Deaconess hospital. Funeral services were held at her home and Walput street Mission church with Rev. John Vanaanen officiating. Pupils from Main street School and members of the Children's Temperance society attended, with bearers Albert Kansanaja John Launola John Tervo and Leander Kaattart. Burial followed at Glenwood cemetery.
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Esther
Hugo Kalander
Main St
Walput St. Mission
Uesday
John Vanaanen
Rose Wallace
Mattie Hekkala
Children’s Temperance Society
Albert Kansanaja
John Launola
John Tervo
Leander Kaattart
Glenwood Cemetery
Private John Dunn Reports Across Atlantic Voyage
Private John Dunn writes from France to the Overseas committee dated January 5. He describes a two week Atlantic crossing without submarine sighting, daily life boat drills, a rough Channel crossing, and a captain who once commanded the Lusitania. He notes cheerful reception in a French town, good barracks, ample food, and a turkey dinner on New Year.
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John Dunn
Overseas Committee
France
Overseas Commit
Atlantic
English Channel
England
Channel
Maynard
John *Dunn
Overseas committee seeks twenty dollars for second shipment
The Overseas committee 56 plans fundraising to cover about twenty dollars needed for the second shipment to soldiers overseas. Past shipments cost eighty five dollars and eighty nine cents with postage twenty seven dollars. A balance of sixty five dollars and seventy one cents is on hand after recent contributions. Residents may donate to treasurer T F Parker or Harry H Bates or the reporter for The Enterprise. Suggestions include whist parties and dances by local youth to raise funds and send gifts to soldiers as long as money or goods allow.
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Overseas Committee
Sen
Maynard
T. F. Parker
Harry H. Bates
Mill Office
Mrs Mary Connelley Dies in Cambridge Hospital
Mrs Mary Connelley of High Street died at Cambridge Hospital Monday night after a brief illness. The body was brought to Maynard Tuesday night for funeral services at St Bridget's Church Thursday morning. She had long been a resident of Maynard and is mourned by relatives including two sons, her mother, and three brothers and three sisters.
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Mary Connelley
High St
Cambridge
St. Bridget’s Church
Connelley
Maynard
Bedford Boy Praises Christmas Box From Bedford Folks
A Bedford soldier Albert Pfeiffer thanks Mr Blinn and Bedford residents for a Christmas box sent by the Public Safety committee. He notes the box lifted spirits at Camp Logan while troops ready for transfer to the 5th Division and expresses gratitude to home for support. He mentions Gettysburg beginnings and the northern wind, ending with warm regards.
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Bedford
Public Safety Committee
Camp Logan
Field Hospital
Blinn
F. H. 17
United States
Mass
Washington
Gettysburg
Mrs. Blinn
Albert Pfeiffer
Postponed Ladies Benevolent meeting at Congregational Church
The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies Benevolent Society at the Congregational church, to be hosted by Mrs. Fred W. Taylor in Great Idaho, is delayed due to extreme cold. It will now be held Thursday afternoon Feb 14 at the same residence unless announced otherwise.
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Ladies’ Benevolent Society of
The
Congregational Church
TORN FROM MOORING CROSS RIP LIGHTSHIP THREATENED
Nantucket Mass February 6 grave fears for the Cross Rip lightship and her ten crewmen as ice drifts push her toward dangerous rips east of the island. Government ships failed to reach the vessel due to the ice field. Also in Westfield Massachusetts February 6 Mrs Raffael Canomerata held without bail for accessory after the death of her husband found shot dead in their East Mountain road home.
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Nantucket
Mass
Westfield
Raffael Canomerata
Canomerata
East Mountain Road
Senate approves badges for exempted draftees
Washington February 6 the administration bill passed by the senate authorizes the secretary of war to issue distinctive badges to men of draft age who have been exempted or rejected ensuring clear identification of exempted draftees.
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Washington
Administration
Secretary of War
Senate
Red Cross reports on relief funds and activities
Washington says the American Red Cross has appropriated 79 million dollars for relief work since entry into the war. Foreign relief totals 44.66 million with France receiving 80 million dollars. salaries and admin costs are paid from membership dues, and 50 percent of executives in14 divisional offices are women.
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Washington
American Red Cross
United States
France
Belgium
Russia
Roumania
Italy
Serbia
Great Britain
Red Cross
National
Red Cross War Fund
The
Fuel Crisis Extends Daily Coal Deliveries
Boston faces a nearly full day’s coal shortage as the fuel committee again limits coal deliveries for business use. The order, effective from 4 am today until 4 am next Monday, mirrors last week’s restriction after two extensions.
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Boston
Garretson Claims Railroads Plot to Defeat Government Eight Hour Law
B G Garretson representing conductors' brotherhood testified before the federal wage board that railroads are delaying trains and raising costs to sabotage government operation and overtime limits. He alleged widespread dispatch delays, side-tracking crews, and bank links as proof amid claims of a collapsing system and criticism of rail management.
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Washington
Federal ‘Wage Board
B. Garretson
New York
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood
President Wilson weighs shipfront for American troop movement
Wilson and Hurley discuss shipping needs for overseas troop and supply transport. They review government plans to acquire allied ships and negotiate with neutrals to release American vessels. The aim is to ensure enough ships and materials before the army deployment.
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Washington
Wilson
Hurley
Shipping Board
Tite
War Department
Rintelén Convicted in Conspiracy Case Eleven Faces Maximum
Franz Rintélen, a German naval officer linked to the German staff, was found guilty with ten others of conspiring to destroy Allied ships by placing fire bombs in cargoes. Judge Howe imposed the maximum sentence of eight months in a federal penitentiary and a $2000 fine per prisoner. The sentences reflect the old law as the espionage act had not yet been applied.
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New York
Franz Rintélen
Ent
Howe
Fed
Atlanta
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Hartwell
Main Street
Maynard, Mass
Pening
National Cash Register
Mass Street
Hartwell Company
Mills
Garretson
Rintelen
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