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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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