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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1919
Page
8
Chief Yeoman Theodore C. Howe of the district detail office Boston navy yard is described as a remarkable naval figure. He will be 73 on May 4 but plans to stay on active duty as long as the government needs him, remaining hale and vigorous despite his age and long service.
The narrative recounts a veteran who served in Civil War times through the present conflict. He enlisted December 7, 1863, as a private in K Company, Third Massachusetts Cavalry at Braintree, served detachments until June 12, 1864, and fought in major campaigns under Sheridan including the Shenandoah operations and the Richmond campaign. The regiment joined the Grand Review under General Custer in Washington after Lee's surrender.
Ipswich man Chief Yeoman Howe is cited as possibly the oldest on active duty in the United States Navy. His record spans cavalry service in 1805 through five wars, including the Spanish American War and Cuban pacification, with later posts in paymaster duties aboard the Ranger and service records at naval headquarters. He also taught at Bryant & Stratton College and worked at Ipswich Woolen Mills.
Army Signal Corps researchers report experiments with an audible beacon combining wireless telephone and phonograph tech. The device broadcasts position signals to pilots in all weather and could identify landing sites, with Langley Field as a test beacon.
Major General Harry C. Hale announces the 26th Division will continue training at Camp Devens with four hours of drill daily until the triumphant review in Boston. A formal unit review will precede the parade. Each unit will drill on parade grounds, spend at least one hour marching, and 15 minutes in close order formation. Remaining time belongs to the men for athletic games and baseball.
The article describes military leisure and discipline with inter company games and band concerts planned as troops prepare for permanent quarters. It also reports Dr Charles W Eliot and Rev Dr Samuel Crothers urging a League of Nations with a call for a small, workable structure to insure lasting peace.
Boston mobilizes mass entertainment for the Yankee Division on leave from Camp Devens. The mayor's committee plans a week of free shows hotels and rides with 1000 autos and spectacles at Fenway Park Braves Field and theatres. Officials aim for an April 25 parade with 30 bands and wide civic participation.
Massachusetts aviation circles restart after years of quiet with the Air Pilots Club planning a June aerial meet at a new airdrome. The 200 member group includes veterans from the army navy and Marine Corps and aims to broaden by inviting observers engineers navigators and bombers. Committee members and fundraising drives were formed to secure land for facilities and to promote aviation education and technical information.
Dr. James J. Walsh told Notre Dame Alumni at Roxbury that Irish loyalty and wartime service were strong, noting 45 percent of Revolutionary troops and the Pennsylvania Line of Work. He praised Ireland’s contributions to civilization, music, poetry, and education, and defended the Irish brogue.
Mrs. Clarence A. Webster of 6 Gardner Street Lynn sustained a broken left arm yesterday afternoon when she and her husband and two children were thrown from their automobile as it crashed into a tree on Woodland road Medford. Other occupants were uninjured. The machine was partially wrecked.
East Boston police led by Sergeant Magrath caught two men after a nearly mile pursuit partly by car. Patrick Barrett, 24, and Thomas Curran, 22, both of Saratoga Street, were arrested after a plate glass window was broken at a jewelry store on Meridian Street and jewelry was found on one suspect.
Thousands of school children in Lawrence walk out protesting alleged anti strike bias by teachers and using ghosting tactics by women mill workers to exaggerate employment. The march and walkouts lead to expected clashes with authorities and possible compulsory attendance steps as William M. Wood of the American Woolen Company is urged to end the dispute.
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