Bayonet Wins for the British in Night Fight
British forces seized a position at night along a 0.75 mile front without firing a shot to avoid warning the foe. The desperate attack relied on bayonet assault under cover of darkness.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1917
Page
4
Home remedy for catarrh promises deafness relief and tone
An advertisement describes a cheap home treatment for catarrh and related deafness using Pariint double strength, hot water, and sugar. The piece claims quick improvement and cites ear problems caused by catarrh while separately recounting wartime bayonet drills and sergeant guidance.
Boston School Board Dismisses Aliens May 1
The Boston School Board voted to discharge all non citizens or those not filing for citizenship by May 1. The superintendent panel also barred non citizens from entering the school service examinations. Several aliens employed as janitors aides were named, including Rose Cavileri Margel Gracico Mary McCarthy James Lynch, with positions at Paul Revere High School Fenway Tileston School and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United States
Fred L. Bogan
Ninth Regiment
National Guard
Rose Cavileri
Margel Gracico
Humphrey C. Mahoney
Paul Revere
North End
Mary McCarthy
Ireland
Miss McCarthy
Charles J. Hurlbert
High School of Commerce
Fenway
James Lynch
Lynch
William H. Cook
Edward P. Tileston
Rosewood Street
Picked Draft for Farm Boys At City Club Meeting
Professor L A Clinton urged selective conscription of high school boys to aid farms this summer. He warned against promiscuous drafting and argued farmers must maximize output from existing acreage. George L Farley cited Brockton’s youth garden program as a model for future solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Clinton
Department of Agriculture
City Club
Clinton
George L. Farley
Brockton
F. W. Kane
Josiah Quincy
Francis A. Donaghue
Herman C. Bumpus
Tufts
Donaghue
Boston Commons
Driver Tells Of Fatal Wagon Accident In Charlestown
Horace Milton of 6 Piedmont Street Salem was fatally injured when a wagon owned by Hugh Nawn Construction Company and driven by Frank Carter of 147 Blue Hill Avenue Charlestown ran over him at 295 Main Street Charlestown. Carter, 57, was arrested on manslaughter charges after Milton died at Relief Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Milton
Piedmont Street
Salem
Main Street
Charlestown
Relief Hospital
Frank Carter
Blue Hill Avenue
Hugh Nawn Construction Company
Carter
Western Navy Recruits Arrive at Commonwealth Pier
Four hundred regular navy recruits from the Great Lakes training station in Chicago reached Commonwealth Pier in Boston last night, elevating quartered men to nearly 3000. The raw recruits were enlisted in Western states and mistakenly marched to Charlestown Navy Yard before being sent to the pier. They form the first detachment of about 2500 men slated for arrival from Western recruiting stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Chicago
Commonwealth Pier
Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
Grant Neutral Ships Passage
A Berlin statement says Germany will allow neutrally flagged vessels detained in English harbors to depart on May 1. They must carry safety signs, stay on a fixed route, and face minefield exclusions. The ships aim to deliver foodstuffs to neutrals, awaiting Britain's approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Active Campaign for Joseph J. Leonard in Jamaica Plain
Friends in Wards 22 and 23 press Joseph J. Leonard for the constitutional convention. They cite his 1904 05 legislative record and his presidency of the United Improvement Association as proof of fitness, and his supporters advocate initiative and referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Leonard
Jamaica Plain
United Improvement Association
Suffolk
Baroness Huard to Lecture on the War in Boston
Baroness Charles Huard author of My Home in the Field of Honor will give an illustrated lecture at the Hotel Somerset ballroom next Sunday evening at 8 30 for the Villiers Fund and the U S naval coast patrol Sailors. Her talk will cover the war and be illustrated with photographs. Tickets are available at the Somerset Touraine and Herrick's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Huard
Somerset Ballroom
Villiers Fund
U. S. Naval Coast Patrol
Boston
France
William R. Rush
William Carel Cole
Roland Clough
Helen Burnham
Rudolph Weld
Philip Gardner
Henry Kidder
C. R. Rodgers
Frank Wells
Guy Lowell
R. S. Russell
Ashley Robertson
John H. Gibbons
Senate Move To Final Vote On Army Bill
The Senate committed to a final vote on the army bill before midnight Saturday while the House remained in session late into the night aiming to vote tomorrow if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Senate moves to pass conscription bill amid wartime debate
The Senate aims to approve the draft bill by a large majority while opposing amendments. House leaders expect volunteers to be routed, with debate continuing in both chambers. Senator Stone endorsed the bill with changes to ages 21 to 40 and to sunset presidential powers, stressing immediate action to meet wartime demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Martin
Dent
Military Committee
Kahn
Cannon
Mann
Kitchin
Hale
Beckham
Meyers
Stone
Sherman
Medford Amateur Bouts Highlight Chipman Hall Card
George Delano avenged a prior loss by defeating Tommy Fallon in the three round feature. Harry Loring Medford won the 115 pound title while Bert Williams Charlestown claimed the 128 pound class and Louis Grey Boston took the 145 pound crown. Willie Corbett Somerville defeated Harry Ginsberg in a four round special.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Delano
Tommy Fallon
Medford A. A
Chipman Hall
Medford
Harry Loring
Bert Williams
Charlestown
Louis Grey
Boston
Willie Corbett
Somerville
Harry Ginsberg
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Belgium
England
Arras
Vorenberg
Woman’s Department
Young Men’s
AN Bloch
Western Navy
Germany
A.W. Jones CO
Chauncy ST
Summer St
Cambridge Subway
Baroness Huard
Europe
Missouri
W. &. Hill
Next Sunday Post
Peyey
Vely
F, King, M.D
Eckman
Liggett’s Riker-Jaynes Stores
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