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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1916
Page
2
A drowned man was found in the water with a blue serge suit, gray coat sweater with a red border, black shirt, laced shoes, and black ribbed underwear. In his pockets were 30 cents, rosary beads, and a towel inscribed B. & M. R. R. The body appeared submerged for only a few hours.
The Sun day Post previews a collection of British wartime cartoons by a noted artist. The humor targets military life and the home front with sharp satire.
A 15 foot dinosaur model named Jingo appeared on Broadway as part of an anti preparedness protest. The armored creature weighed 10 tons and carried armor like skin, prompting claims it would be extinct. The exhibit toured Western cities with speakers Dr Stephen Wise and Rev John Haines Holmes.
An exhibit of plates illustrating Shaksperean characters is now open in the Widener Memorial Library treasure room at Harvard. Drawn from R G Shaw’s collection, the exhibit will run for two weeks and is open to the public.
A man who claimed to have found a German spy at Fort Banks was sentenced to 10 days in jail by Judge Joseph H. Barnes in East Boston. George Otis Stewart gave Chelsea Square as his residence and said he had chased a man named Schmidt with maps of fortifications. He was fined for drunkenness and his sanity will be observed.
Hundreds of new voters will take The Freeman's Oath at the Old South Meeting House tonight. Dr David Snedden will preside on civic education while Channing Cox gives the principal address and Judge Frederick P Cabot administers the oath.
Arthur E. Cunningham a 28 year old East Boston street car motorman appeared in East Boston court on a manslaughter charge in the death of seven year old Pasquale Rosania struck by a car on a street in East Boston. The case was continued to next Monday as witnesses are summoned and Cunningham posted $2000 bail at 285 Lexington Street East Boston.
The Harvard Medical School unit has grown to 100 members and has conducted drills over the past month. Members are now receiving foot drill instruction deemed essential by military authorities for medical units, with litter practice and first aid training planned once perfection in footing is achieved.
Prominent Boston business and professional men have enrolled for the Fort Oglethorpe Georgia military training camp opening May 3. The volunteer list includes bank presidents lawyers and leaders from various city activities. The schedule shift was caused by the Mexican expedition prompting a temporary withdrawal of officers and a postponement to May 3.
The article notes a regional enrollment of 62 from Massachusetts with additional participants from Connecticut and Rhode Island. It highlights the push to train civilians as officers for national emergencies, cites the Georgia camp as a destination for several enrollees, and lists many Boston area names along with several others from across Massachusetts and neighboring states.
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