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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1919
Page
20
In Marlboro April 27 the Victory Memorial Bell honoring Lieutenant William M. Brigham Jr. of D Company 104th Infantry was dedicated at the First Baptist Church with impressive ceremonies. More than 150 men from the 26th Division attended.
Soldiers from the 104th Infantry 101st Infantry 101st Engineers and 103d Infantry await discharge with papers and pay by early afternoon three discharge stations operate at Buildings 1 2 and 3 under Lt Murphy Swanson and Barker. Trains for Boston Worcester and Nashua arranged. crowds gather as hundreds visit in spring sun.
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker sailed for the United States today aboard the transport George Washington from Brest. The April 27 AP report notes Baker, returning from wartime duties, travels with unnamed officials and crew as they head home to America.
The Chatham Naval Air Station announced that rescue hopes for Lieutenant John Buchanan and two crewmen lost when a disabled seaplane crashed in a violent storm between Plymouth and Provincetown are almost over. Coast guards found wreckage washed ashore at Provincetown and Race Point, confirming the missing plane’s fate.
Washington reports show public school teachers rapidly joining the American Federation of Teachers. By late April the national rate of chartering local unions reached 70, with many localities now fully organized. Aims include school democratization and fair pay, as averages hover around 600 a year while thousands earn 300 to 400.
Camp Devens April 26. Daddy Johnson a Y M C A worker received the Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre for aiding wounded under fire. For more than 15 months he served with the 103d Machine Gun Battalion, going over the top with them, praying with the fallen, and remaining with the troops through trench hardship until demobilization. The unit presented him a 23 jewel gold watch inscribed To Benton V Johnson You delivered one of the few who did.
Colonel Joel T. Goldthwait, organizer of the Massachusetts Reconstruction Hospital in France, urged universal military service and health training through public schools as lessons from the war during services at Central Church Berkeley and Newbury streets. He is a parish member and has been recommended for a Distinguished Service Cross.
Labor leader Samuel Gompers suffered a non critical injury when a taxicab crossed Broadway at 31st street and was struck by a northbound car. He was removed to his hotel and a bulletin on his condition would be issued. The AFL said no one should be blamed as the collision was an accident.
A patient remains in weakened condition and an X-ray examination is planned for tomorrow to determine if there are any internal injuries.
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