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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1918

Page

3

Acton Roll of Honor Names Military Dead and Missing

Extensive list of American Expeditionary Forces personnel, including Ernest Allsopp Ardgay Scotland and many others, with units such as 55th Regiment C A C and Camp Devens. Entries include ranks, postings at France Ardgay Scotland Newport R I Langley Field and Ft. McHenry and shipboards in Europe.

Ernest Allsopp Ardgay Scotland Ernest Berry Devens Webster Blanchard Alexander Bresth Desk Moines Ia. R Jesse A Briggs 55Th Regt E. F France Edward L. Burke Onry Burke Jacksonville Fila George H. Briggs Q. M. Corps Langley Field Hampton Robert S. Christie Metropolitan Hospital Ft. McHenry Baltimore Heniry Byer Norman Campbell Harold Coolidge Co. I 104Th Inf William Coughlin 26Th Div A. M. GC Lowell H. Cram 55Th Artillery C. A.C Donald H. Currier Camp Greene N. W Bryant Camp Devens James Madison Fairbanks American Ambulance Corps Paris Harland Flacé Newport R. I Boston Walter Gilmore Coppersmith U. S. Inf Carl Hoar Hugh. Hodgen Galley A William Huntoon Mt. Vernon John Kenney Philip Klein, Wagoner 101St Eng Bat San Antonio Texas Howard B. Quimby James Quinlan R. Earl Randall U. S. S. Lenape Everett Reed G. Howard Reed John P. Sisson Allentown Howard K. Tuttle Post Hospital Garden City Long Island N. Y Walter H. Welch U. S. S. Wyoming Charles S. West Charlestown Navy Yard Lyman M. Wetherbee Corp Ernest Whitcomb Frank Woodward Raymond BE. Wright Baking Co John J. Young Dorothy Bradford

Concord Junction Soldier Gordon MacKenzie Dies in France

Concord Junction native Gordon K. MacKenzie 14 died from wounds received in France while serving with the U S A A S section 626. He had earlier volunteered with the American Ambulance Field Service and the New York Stock Exchange unit. He is survived by a sister and a brother.

Death Notice of Lieut Robert E Ball at Camp Oglethorpe

Word has been received from France of the death of Lieut Robert E Ball who was seriously wounded by shrapnel in action June 15 and died June 17 Acton Centre people will remember him as the oldest of the Ball boys He was born and educated in Cambridge and employed by Stone Webster Co of Boston He was sent to Columbus Ga where he enlisted He trained at Camp Oglethorpe where he was given his commission as first lieutenant He went overseas in April attached to the 4th Infantry He was adjutant of the First Battalion at the time of his death

France Robert E. Ball Acton Centre Ball Cambridge Stone & Webster Co Boston Columbus Camp Ogiethorpe 4Th Infantry

Aging and humor shift as veterans of 98 fade

The quote notes how a man’s sense of humor changes with age when hearing about the veterans of 98. It suggests growing solemnity or detachment as time passes and the memory fades.

West Acton supports Red Cross Home Service for families

West Acton details how the American Red Cross Home Service aids soldiers families through communication, benefits, and funeral support. It highlights roles of Mrs R Gates Baker, Bertram E Hall, and local committee members in Acton for assisting with allowances, insurance, and contact during wartime.

American Red Cross Red Cross Army Navy France Atlantic Home Service Acton Home Service Department R. Gates Baker Bertram E. Hall Annie Kingsley Hobart Mead Bertram D. Hall West Acton Charles Clark F. Edney South Acton

Lusitania cry for swift retribution above the trenches

A poem urges swift revenge for the Lusitania disaster. It frames the sinking as a dastardly deed by Berlin and vows relentless retaliation by a powerful nation. The verses invoke battle in Flanders and vow to avenge every lost soul aboard the ship.

France Anon Lusitania Flanders Berlin Elward

Quote on juries of ladies sparks judge remark

A Louisville Courier-Journal quote captures a judge noting juries of ladies reach verdicts without male hesitation. The remark suggests women jurors avoid deadlock, contrasting traditional male delays in deliberation.

Louisville Courier-Journal

Pupils of Edith Johnson stage charity recital at Colonial Hall

Recital by Miss Edith L Johnson’s pupils at Colonial Hall raised funds for the Red Cross. The program featured violin, piano, saxophone, and vocal pieces by numerous named students and pianists, with prizes awarded for memorization and practice. Ushers wore Red Cross costumes. Mizpah Rebekah lodge meets Thursday evening.

Edith Johnson Red Cross Edith L. Johnson Colonial Hall Olga Kajander Gertrude Suoisa William Klemela Oda Peterson Repaz Agnes Anelons Ruth Rothberg Edna Brill Edith Boulder John Moore Laura Hekkala Lovely May Esther Fonsell M. Colombo Dreamland Gertrude Gudisa Darktown Mabel White Woodland Miss L. Kaupi Mendelssohn William Kiemela Kate Hindan Margaret Walsh Annie Durkee Forest Green Olga Granberg Alice Newton Edith Anderson Clara Laffin Margaret Christoferson Lucia Mary Newton Edelweiss Jennie Durkee Mary Morin Géorgianna Walcott Francis Coady Kate ‘Lindstadt Walter Olsen Ruth White Bessie Kierstead Josephine McCormack Irene Wood Annie Hanson Gertrude Reynard

Maynard Pays Tribute to Ernest Russell in War Death

William M. Wood of American Woolen Co announces half mast at Washington Mills in Lawrence for Ernest Russell killed in action in France. The policy will extend to all 53 company mills as a wartime honor for former soldier employees and their families.

Ernest Russell William M. Wood American Woolen Co France Washington Mills Lawrence Wood Mr. Wood

Gus Gilroy Poster Boy Returns as Soldier Pitcher

Harold Sheridan reports meeting Gus Gilroy a former Maynard pitcher and famed diamond star now serving as a soldier. He is described as pitching hand grenades at the Huns, signaling his continued strong right arm in combat.

Probate Notice of Estate of Henry Barker Acton

Middlesex Probate Court issues citation to heirs and interested parties in the estate of Henry Barker late of Acton to show cause why Frederick H. Temple may sell the real estate at private sale for distribution. Court in Cambridge, July 19, 1918. publication in Acton Enterprise for three weeks.

Middlesex Henry Barker Acton Frederick H. Temple Cambridge Acton Enterprise Charles J. McIntire Esquire F.M. Esty Register

Concord Petition Calls for Repairs on Fitchburg Turnpike Route

June 13 1918 Concord Massachusetts petition to Middlesex County Commissioners requests alterations and specific repairs on the main road southerly part of Lincoln into Concord known as the Fitchburg Turnpike and on the Lincoln continuation of Walden Street including Bakers Bridge to South Lincoln with map showing locations and a request for action.

Concord Massachus Middlesex, County Lincoln Nine Acre Corner Fitchburg Lee’s Bridge Concord and Weston Walden Lake Walden Bakers Bridge South Lincoln

Massachusetts Middlesex County notice of hearing on Lincoln station view

At a June 1918 meeting in Cambridge the Middlesex County Commissioners ordered notice for a public view and hearing on the Lincoln Station Fitchburg Railroad petition. The sheriff must publish three weeks in Concord Enterprise and Waltham Daily Free Press Tribune and post notices fourteen days before the view on July 29 1918 at 10:00 AM, returning results to the commissioners.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Cambridge Lincoln Station Fitchburg R. R Lincoln Concord Enterprise Waltham Daily Free Press Tribune Concord

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Benjamin C. Brown Weag Estate Main ST. Maynard Maynard Nason &T FORD W. C. Grosby A. J. Hicks Concord Junction Howard Hamblen M. D Maynard Block Louis E. Sullivan Fowler Hoagland Main St Concord Jct Mass Milton C. Bean Optometrist Nason St Tremont St B. Garland Maynard, Mass W. C. Strout Concord ST Board of Selectmen Creighton’s Frank Bines Albert Smite Gordon _MacKenzie War Department Washington, D. C H. A. Bass Gordon K. MacKenzie Oge Henry W. Johnstone MacKenzie Mac Newcomb Carter Frances Webster Stone & Webster Kenneth T Adelaide H. MacKenzie United States New York New York Stock Exchange Kontza Albania Lafayette Lodge Roxbury Herbert A. Bass Main St. Concord Junction Leslie D. MacKenzie Dorchester I For F. L. Gile Lexington L. P. Goulding Sudbury Goodrich Boylston Us Peery Aos whCta AKR Auos Los Iai Mizpah Rebekah Lodge Gus Gilroy Wm. C. Dillingham George F. Leslie
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