Roll of Honor names from World War I service lists
Acton Roll of Honor from Ardgay to Newport lists numerous service members with units such as Am. For. Exp. Unit 3 Camp Devens 55th Artillery 26th Division and depots. Many entries note France Italy Scotland and the United States as postings with churches hospitals and training camps referenced.
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Ardgay
Scotland
Ernest Berry
Devens Webster Siancuwry
Alexander Brésth
Des Ware
Jesse A. Briggs
55Th Regt
E. F
France
Edward L. Burke
Henry Burke
Juktonville
Fla
William Coughlin
26Th Div
A. BE. F
Lowell H. Cram
55Th Artillery
Donald H. Currier
Camp Greene
N. C
W. Bryant Currier, Jr
American Ambulance Corps
Paris
Harland Flagg
Newport
R. I
Crandall Forbes
David Foley
U. S. Inf
Camp Devens
Michael Foley
Thomas Foley
U. S. Marines
313 Barracks
Quantico
Thomas C. Gallagher
Quartermaster Dept
Jacksonville
Joseph Gallant
Carl Hoar
Hugh Hodgen
Sta
Theron A. Lowden
Camp Meigs
Washington
D. C
Soren Mekklesen
Frank McCarthy
John D. McWayne
Buchanan Nims
Wagoner
F. A
Fort Oglethorpe
Pliny Nims
U.S. Inf
South Carolina
William O’connor
Camp
Devens
Oscar Olsen Edward Pendergast
36Th
Bat
San Antonio
Texas
Howard B. Quimby
James Quinlan
R. Earl Randall
Lenape
Everett Reed
G. Howard Reed
John P. Sisson
Ambulance Corps
Allen
Scotlan
Frank “Woodward
Raymond ‘B. Wright
Crow at Home on the Earth according to Burroughs
The excerpt quotes John Burroughs from An Idyll of the Honey Bee noting the crow walks with a self possessed gait and claims dominion over its domain. It contrasts the hawk and game birds on ground with the crow’s confident presence.
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John Burroughs
Air Raids and London Life Under Fog and Fear
Londoners endure air raids with calm routine as fog thwarts Zeppelins and searchlights. Buses and subway trains run as usual while some foreigners flee to safety zones. A seven and a half year old girl steadies her siblings through a Gotha raid reading a Bible.
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Floyd Macgriff
London
America
Huns
English
Thames
Broadway
Bishop of
Chicks Hatch Under Steam in Shamokin Mine
Pumpsmen at a Shamokin coal mine attempted hatching without a hen using 18 eggs placed in a catt-filled box under even temperature steam pipes. Twelve chicks emerged, showcasing an improvised incubation method in the colliery.
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Pittsburgh
Shamokin
Probate Court Appointments And Estates Noted In County Records
Concord and surrounding towns record appointments of administratrix executrix and guardians. Rosalie L. Lowden as administratrix of Andrew Lowden's estate bonds $10000. John Hughes estate allowed with Mary J. Hughes as executrix bond $10000. Other filings include Frank Kenrick estate administrator bond $5000 and guardian duties for Richard J. Loftus and siblings with bond $600. Additional inventories cite estates of Katherine Gallagher Acton $578.19 and Sarah Schofield Maynard $591.62, plus Chase and Ladd executors for Sidney R. Chase South Acton with $8000 bonds and $8000 total value.
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Rosalie L. Lowden
Concord
Andrew S. Lowden
Lawton
John Hughes
McIntire
Mary J. Hughes
Fred F. Cook
Bedford
Frank P. Kenrick
Margaret J. Loftus
Richard J. Loftus
Alfred P. Loftus
Frederick M. Loftus
Elizabeth Stokes
Maynard
Charles Stokes
Katherine J. Gallagher
Acton
Sarah Schofield
Maynord
Sidney R. Chase
So. Aton
Pribate Court
Addie M. Chase
South Acton
Sethene E. Ladd
Somersle
Poem by a Marine Calls for Support in War Effort
A Marine writes to a stranger about why Marines stay ready for combat. He questions scarcity and deployment while affirming democracy and Uncle Sam as a trusted ally. He asks the reader to help defeat the Kaiser and defend freedom across the sea.
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Sam
Stranger
Notice of Public Tax Sale in Maynard Massachusetts 1918
The collector of taxes for Maynard Massachusetts announces that unpaid taxes on listed parcels in Maynard Middlesex will be sold at public auction on August 10 1918 at 3 PM unless discharged. Properties include 16 Nason Street and 44 Nason Street with detailed boundaries and tax years 1917.
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Maynard
County of
Middlesex
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Albert Hodges
Nason
Jake Reed
Thomas Naylor
Concord Captain Lauds Mount Everest Military Police Actions
Captain Michael J. Dee praises Concord based Mount ed Military Police and 26th Division in France. He notes officers like Col. Sweetser and Lt. Mansfield, Lt. Dolan and others perform bravely under fire, with good health, food, and hospital care for troops. He mentions promotions, reassignments, and a note of compulsory service.
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Mounted Military Police
Michael,Dee
I Company
Concord
A. P.O
France
Murray. Ballou
Board of Selectmen
A. EF. F
W. B. Sweetser
Sweetser
Dolan
Col. Sweetser
Olga Olsen
Old Co. I
Set. Lee
Pvt. Hansen
Pvt
Bergeron
Wm. J. Ryan
Concert
Army Candidate School
11Th
U. S. Infantry
Chester Elms
Jas. J. Mansfield
J. ‘Dolan
Boche
Beanieey
Thomas Mansfield
Lucky Boy
George L. Prescott
A. E. F. Garden Service
Massachusetts Reformatory
Bent
Derby
Michael J. Dee
Stars and Stripes
New York Herald
Commendation Letter Praises 26th Division Police
From Advanced Headquarters March 17 1918 Lt Col Gleaves commends Military Police units especially at Soissons for soldierly bearing and duty performance. A directive copy sent to 26th Division authorities notes favorable officer reports and appreciation from the 1st Army Corps.
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First Army Corps
1St Army Corps
General Pershing Message to 26th Division Officers
A dated 1918 dispatch from Major General C R Edwards forwarding Pershing greetings and congratulations to Colonel Warren J. Sweetser and the 26th Division. Content includes signatures and references to the First Army Corps and 101st Train Headquarters.
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Sweetser
Col
First Army Corps
Control Lice in Middlesex Gardens Warned
Middlesex County Farm suggests immediate spraying for potato aphis spreading through mid county. Lice appear on turnips lettuce cucumbers squash and flowers. Recommended mix 40 percent nicotine sulphate with water and soap. apply to undersides and stalks then reapply in three days.
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Middl
Bordeaux
Paris
Middlesex
Erview
Middlesex County Farm
Moody
St., Waltham
Unclear Fragment Stirs Curiosity in Freeform Text
A fragmented line features unclear dialogue about a fairy, happiness, and a missing subject. The readable bits hint at a literary or lyrical fragment without a cohesive event or named entities.
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Benjamin C. Brown
Ep dl Estate
Main ST. Maynard
Maynard Upholstery CO
Nason St. Tel
FORD
W. C. Grosby
A. J. Hicks
Concord Junction
Howard Hamblen
M. D
Maynard Block
Louis E. Sullivan
Fowler Block, Main
St. Maynard
Milton’ C Bean
Nason St
Boston
Tremont St
Ds, R
Garland
Maynard, Mass
Sfrout
Concord ST
Maynard Marble
Granite Works
Creighton’a. Block
H. B. Morse
Bee
Albert Smite
J Telephone
Sudbury, Masa
County Court News
Concord and
U.S
Office of ‘the
Harvey Broadbent
Fitchburgh Company
W.i
Orf
George CiAes
Ae Wits
William
U.S. Marines
Continental Congress
Army
Navy
Goodrich
Servce Tires
Nevce
Silvertown
Boylston St
Mass
Vaauigsar
Capt
Dee
26Th Division
Warren E. Sweetser
A.E. F
A. P.M
Bhi
A. W. Brewster
N. A
A. B. Fy
Pershing
Frank
Burnett
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