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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1918

Page

2

Met Opera Songbirds Arrive in Boston for Week-Long Run

The Metropolitan Opera stars led by Enrico Caruso arrive from New York for a Boston Opera House engagement. Claudia Muzio debuts in Boston while Geraldine Farrar and other principals prepare for rehearsals and a Liberty bond sale.

Metropolitan Opera Company Songbirds New York Boston Opera House Enrico Caruso Geraldine Varrar Boston Opera Claudia Muazio Muzio Boston Back Bay Copley Plaza Lenox Touraine Caruso Farrar Manager Gatti-Casazza Margarette Matzenauer Antonio Scotti Giovanna Martinelli Anna Gerber Richard Ordynski Rosini Galli Florence Easton Gallo Rossi Angelo Bada Matfield Lenora Sparks Didur Pompilio Malatesta Jose Mardones Pasquale

England asks citizens to lend money to government

The speaker contrasts lending to the government with giving money, noting a difference between loans at interest and mere donations. The remark highlights financial policy and public scrutiny of state funding.

England

All Star Cast for Red Cross Tour Announced

The American Red Cross unveils a remarkable stage company to tour the nation east of the Mississippi for three weeks during the May Red Cross drive starting May 20. The troupe will perform Out There a tragi comedy by J Hartley Manners built around the Red Cross idea.

The American Red Cross Mississippi River Red Cross J. Hartley Manners

Notable Charity Theatre Benefit Plans Announced

A major charity tour will present performances with celebrities donating services and covering their own expenses. All proceeds go to the Red Cross as stars like George Arliss George M. Cohan H B Warner Chauncey Olcott James Hackett Laurette Taylor and others participate. First show May 18 at the National Theatre Washington with a tour that includes Baltimore Philadelphia Hartford Boston Springfield Buffalo Pittsburgh Chicago St Louis Indianapolis Cincinnati Detroit Cleveland.

Frivery The Red Cross George Arliss George M. Cohan H. B. Warner Erb Little Annie Hudd Chauncey Olcott James K. Hackett James T. Powers Monty George MacFarlane Laurette Taylor Annie Grace George Viola Allen Arnold Daly Fiske Trafalgar Monument Wilson American Red Cross National Theatre Washington Baltimore Philadelpia Hartford Boston Springfield Buffalo Pittsburg Chicago St. Louis Indianapolis Cincinnati Detroit Cleveland

Weigh All Boston Babies Under Five Years Initiated

Committees of men and women begin mass weighing of children up to age five in Boston starting May 1. About 100000 babies expected. Cambridge to weigh about 15000. Charts will be sent to Washington and mothers receive duplicates to aid defect correction. Volunteers will staff 100 weighing stations across the city for a three week period.

Commonwealth Boston S. Burt Wolbach Public Safety Committee Cambridge Washington Children’s Bureau Department of Labor

Chance to join Marines during May in France

Major-General George Barnett dispatches the Post with urgent notice that 8007 of 40000 Marines for France will be needed in May under War Department authority. He says 1800 more commissioned officers will be created for enlisted men, and that recruitment seeks American citizens 18 or older with fighting spirit. The Marine Corps emphasizes high standards and rapid training of new recruits.

George Barnett Marine Corps France War Department

Unitarian Minister Preaches at Warren Avenue Church

The Rev Henry Hallam Saunderson secretary of Liberal Evangelism of the American Unitarian Association preached yesterday at Warren Avenue Baptist Church marking the first Unitarian pulpit there. He urged bonds as a moral test and urged the congregation to act for mankind.

Henry Hallam Saunderson Department of Liberal Evangelism American Unitarian Association Warren Avenue Baptist Church Baptist Tabernacle

Boston Wool Committee to Attend Washington Conference

Charles J. Nichols named an eleven member Boston committee to represent the wool trade at a Washington meeting tomorrow morning at 10 30 o clock. The gathering follows a April 6 Washington session between government officials and wool leaders. Melrose raises two service flags amid rain with 625 stars representing local boys in the U S service.

Washington Charles J. Nichols Boston United States Nichols C. F. Cross R. 0. Studley Jacob F. Brown Melrose St. Mary’s Church City Hall Francis J. Glynn Cardinal O’connell Memorial Hall Senator Weeks Dallinger Frederick W. Paisley

Brockton Soldier Seriously Gassed in War News

A Brockton family learns their son Charles H. Sabean of the Tenth Canadian Battalion is severely gassed and hospitalized for the third time. He was wounded at Vimy Ridge and the first Somme battle, with three years in service. his condition is described as very serious.

Brockton Ottawa Canada H. C. Sabean Wheeler Avenue Charles H. Sabean Vimy Ridge Somme

Military funeral honors for former Missouri sailor

Maurice C. Fitzgerald, former Navy Quartermaster of the battleship Missouri, received military honors at his funeral in St. Joseph's Church Somerville yesterday. He disappeared from the ship January 3 and his body was later found in York River Harbor Virginia.

Maurice C. Fitzgerald Missouri St. Joseph’s Church Somerville York River Harbor

Death from illuminating gas poisoning at Camp Devens

Timothy Lynch aged 55, father of Corporal T. P. Lynch of the 23 Company 6th Battalion Depot Brigade Camp Devens, died at Guy Hospital yesterday afternoon from illuminating gas poisoning. He was found unconscious.

Timothy Lynch T. P. Lynch 23 Company 6Th Battalion Depot Brigade Camp Devens Guy Hospital

Unconscious Man Found at Brookline Street Residence

A man was found unconscious in his room at 2 East Brookline Street on Saturday afternoon. Emergency responders were called, but the condition and subsequent details are not provided in the readable text.

East Brookline Street

Tube Leads to A Pair Of Disconnected Sections

A tube runs to two separate sections that are not connected, creating a split condition in the system. The article notes the unusual configuration and potential implications for flow or function.

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