Weather and town notes from August issue
Cc W Hubbard reports July high 94 and low 47 with mean 69.9. Rain on 11 days totaling 2.16 inches. 5 storms were electrical. North College to be emptied and renovated via John E Andrus gift. South Farms M E Sunday school took trip to Savin Rock. B O P Clothing ads Wachusett flannel suits at 5.97. Portland fishing party fared well with bluefish. smallest 6 1/2 pounds, total 100 pounds. July arrests totaled 26 by Officer Ghent. Charles R Lewis and family at Westbrook outing. Commodore George H Bishop sails engine aboard for New London. A lunatic’s thought on the side track. Reports of a possible new bomb found near Perth Amboy, later handed to naval intelligence. liquid not preserved to confirm.
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Cc. W. Hubbard
Old North College
John E. Andrus
New York
M. E. Sunday School
South Farms
Portland
Ghent
Charles R. Lewis
Westbrook
George H. Bishop
New London
Stamford
Perth Amboy
N. J
George Dixon
Naval Intelligence, Department
Dixon
Allied counterdrive slows in Aisne Meuniere wood area
Seven cranes noted east of Fere en Tardennots report no major change in battle lines as Allied pressure concentrates on high ground fortifications in Meuniere wood about 5 1 2 miles from Fere en Tardennois. German defense along the Ardre river near Rheims remains stubborn as the third Allied counterdrive begins. guns and terrain slow progress and heavy local engagements continue.
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Matio
Soste An
Fere En Tardennots
Meuniere Wood
Fere En Tardennois
Lyeen
Jaulgonne-Fismes
DormansRheims
French and British Reports From Front Lines July 1 Acknowledged
French official statement notes repulsed assaults near Rheims Mount Bligny and Meuse sectors with prisoners taken and casualties. British report of intensified artillery along Picardy fronts includes raids near Lens Villers-Bretonneux Bucquoy Merris and Meteren with successful actions.
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Aisne-Marne
Rheims
French War Office
Mount Bligny
Ostile
de Paris
Meuse
Picardy
Villers-Brettenneaux
Merris
Meteren
Lens
War Office
Bucquoy
Germans Driven From Meuniere Wood At Point Of Bayonet
American forces attacked Meuniere Wood southeast of Fereen Tarden and drove German troops from the area at bayonet point. They repelled repeated German counterattacks by General von Scholler’s division, advanced along the southern edge where guns had been abandoned, and forced a retreat after a fierce, rapid clash.
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Meuniere Wood
H. G. Wales
Meuniere God
Fereen Tarden Ss
von Scholler
Tre Sicans
Hamh
Cierges
Meetings Called To Vote On War Labor Board Proposal
Aug. 1 Lynn mill strike ends as workers plan to vote on a proposal from the National War Labor Board. Leaders urge return to work and anticipate federal arbitration. Also reported: 209 sick and wounded from the American expeditionary forces arrived for treatment. Gorgas notes onward hospital care for week ending July 25.
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Mass
Lynn
General Electric Co
Wor
National War Labor Board
Tharers
National Board
Ikers
Washington
Falion
Rct
Gorgas
Wari Hospitals
Six Volunteer Firemen Die in Peekskill Blaze
In Peekskill New York six volunteer firefighters were killed when the Economic Feed company warehouse wall collapsed during a blaze. Five others were injured and hospitalized. The deceased were Dr. C. F. F. Green Clarence J. Lockwood George H. Casseles Louis A. Barmore J. R. Silleck and X J Torphy.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Economic Feed Company
C. F. F. Green
Clarence J. Lockwood
George H. Casseles
Louis A. Barmore
J. R. Silleck
X. J. Torphy
Still Extraordinary in Baltimore’s Evening Columns
A Baltimore American note recalls a sequence where Smith’s attention to a dining companion is described as extraordinary. The quoted lines discuss the man’s behavior and reveal the companion is his wife, highlighting a persistent claim of his exceptional attentiveness.
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Baltimore American
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