Roll of Honor names for American Expeditionary Forces
Long list of service members with units and locations in France, Scotland, and the U.S. from World War I. Includes Ernest Allsopp, Ernest Berry, Alexander Bresth, Jesse A. Briggs, Henry Burke, George H. Briggs, Robert Christie, Samuel Coughlin, Harold Coolidge, William Coughlin, and many others from Am. For. Exp., 55th Regt., 26th Div., Depot Brigades, Camp Devens, Newport, Fort Crockett, Langley Field, and U.S. Navy yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Allsopp
Ardgay
Scotland
Ernest Berry
Devens Webster Blanchard
Alexander Bresth
Des Moines
Jesse A. Briggs
55Th Regt
Edward L. Burke
Aviation Corps
France
Henry Burke
William Coughlin
Lowell H. Cram
55Th Artillery
A. C
A. B. EF
Donald H. Currier
Camp Greene
N. C
Bryant Currier
12Th
U. S. Cavalry
Army Y. M. CG. A
Camp Devens James
Madison Fairbanks
American Ambulance Corps
Paris
Harland Flagg
Newport
Texas
Harry Heath
U. 8 Inf
Camp Devens
Carl Hoar
John D. McWayne
Buchanan Nims, Wagoner
80Th F. A
Hort
36Th Depot Brigade
Bat
San Antonio
Howard B. Quimby
Camp
Devens
James Quinlan
R. Earl Randall
U. S. S. Lenape
Everett Reed
G. Howard Reed
John P. Sisson
Ambulance Corps
Allentown
Howard K. Tuttle
Post Hospital
Garden City
Long Island
N. Y
Walter H. Welch
U. S. S. Wyoming
Charles S. West
U.8
Charlestown Navy Yard
Lyman M. Wetherbee
Corp
Furnishing the Girls Home Faces Frantic Debate
An all female committee debates how to spend 2000 on furniture for a new girls home. The discussion covers light oak versus wicker, esthetic values, and the rush to conclude before the North side departure. The chair resigns to a hasty exit as the group disperses.
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Lady In Blue
Julia
Boston
Hampsteads
Wicker and Cretonne
Lady In Plaid
Valley of Great Natural Wealth in Peru Coal Deposits
The Santa River valley near Chimbote in Peru holds extensive anthracite coal deposits. The river, the largest entering the Pacific within Peru, could supply power to industries and irrigation for a vast area. The coal is described as good quality for briquet manufacture.
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Pacific
Peru
Santa
Chimbote
Santa Valley
Tiny the Smallest Dog Ever Known
Tiny, a black and tan terrier owned by an army officer in England, is described as the smallest dog on record. The creature measured under four inches in length and could nap in a common glass tumbler. A finger ring served as a collar, and a baby’s hand could rest safely under him when sitting. He could not fight rats but barked at a dead one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
St. Nicholas
New Corn Shocking Tool Cut Labor Time in Field
Popular Mechanics describes a device using a rod and crank handle to compress corn shocks. A rope with hooks passes around the bundle and winds tight as the crank turns, easing tying and saving time for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics
Army Mule Training Showcases Remount Lessons
A Louisville remount station scene at Camp Zachary Taylor shows mules following the bell mare, illustrating early training aims. Officials explain mule tasks, animal weights, and the need for teamwork, loyalty, and specific roles for horses and mules in war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Camp Zachary Taylor
Camp Zachary
Taylor
Alch
Never Judge by Appearances Lesson From an Old Man
An elderly philanthropist, visiting an asylum, speaks kindly to a resident and learns the man is the medical superintendent. She apologizes, realizing appearances can mislead and resolves to avoid snap judgments in the future.
It Joggled Just Right
A visitor describes a chair altered by a cabinetmaker to Mr Bryant. The visitor reports the man said the equilibrium is now admirably adjusted and that the chair “juggles just right,” prompting Mr Bryant to laugh at the precise wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant
Miss Roberts
Christian Register
Boy cheering trench hero inspires bond buyer’s motive
A reader recalls a wounded boy’s return to the front and contrasts his resolve with a donor’s pledge. The exchange frames patriotism and financial support through Liberty bond purchases as a personal measure of obligation.
Australian syndicate plans world’s largest Oregon timber raft
An Australian syndicate arranges the rafting of 60 000 tons of Oregon timber to the Antipodes. The raft will be the biggest in world history and reach its destination if plans succeed, aided by large sails and tug diesel power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Timber
Antipodes
Oregon
Diesel
Acton Man Sued for 5000 in Auto Tort Case
Christian Monsen of Acton faces a 5000 tort suit by Florence Bennett of Cambridge after claims of a severe injury from an April 5 collision with his car near Tremont and Bromfield streets in Boston. Attorneys Ropes Gray Boyden Perkins filed the papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Monsen
Acton
Florence Bennett
Cambridge
Attys. Ropes, Gray
Hudson
Maynard Trust Co
Charles P. Tucker
Sruller
Stow
Walter A. Wright
Concord
Abbie L. Hartwell
Some mustache, believe me shouted by boy at lion cage
At age four Thomas visited a menagerie with his party. When stopped before the lion’s cage his sister explained the animal was a lion. He stared at the flowing hair and exclaimed that the lion must have a mustache, uttering the remark with surprise.
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Thomas
Notice of License to Sell Real Estate in Acton Estate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Probate Court cites heirs and all interested in Henry Barker late of Acton to appear July 19 1918 in Cambridge to show cause why license to private sale of the deceased s real estate for distribution should not be granted. Petitioner Frederick H Temple administrator must serve citations fourteen days before court or publish weekly for three weeks in Acton Enterprise. Witness Judge McIntire and Register F M Esty. Jy3-10-17
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Sa
Henry Barker
Acton
Frederick H. Temple
Cambridge
Middlesex
Acton Enterprise 4
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
F. M. Esty
Register
Petition for road alterations in Lincoln and Concord
Middlesex County Commissioners hear a petition from residents asking alterations and specific repairs to the Fitchburg Turnpike sections through Nine Acre Corner in Concord and Lincoln. A July 29 1918 viewing and hearing at Lincoln Station is ordered with notices to townspeople, plus newspaper publications and postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
Lincoln
Nine Acre Corner
Fitchburg
Lee's Bridge
Weston
Walden Street
Lake Walden
Concord and Lincoln
Bakers Bridge
South Lincoln
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Benjamin G. Brown
Main ST. Maynard
L. P. Goulding
Spara
Sudbury
Mass
A. C. Baggesen
Main ST. Concord
P. O. Box
Howard Hamblen
M. D
Maynard Block
Louis E. Sullivan
Fowler
Hoagland
Mainee Concord Jct
Milton C. Bean
Optometrist
Maynard
Nason St
Tremont St
MS. R
Garland
Maynard, Mass
Maynard Marble E Granite Works
J. P. Goulding South
Mase
C. Crosby
South Acton
A. J. Hicks
Concord Junction
Eets
Board of Selectmen
Creighton’s Block
Frank-Binks
H. B. Morse
Albert Emit
ARMY
Salo Goodrich
Stern
Nhey
Nceterettes
Goodrich
Servalue
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
Boylston St
Akron
Ohio
County Court News
Acton, Bedford, Concord
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Lincoln Station
Fitchburg R. R
Waltham
Wm.c. Dillingham
Wm. C. Dillingham
George F. Leslie
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