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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
8
A tablet will be erected at Coolidge Corner in memory of Albert Edward Scott a 16 year old Brookline boy killed overseas in July 1918 by German forces Scotty was the youngest doughboy attached to the 101st Infantry Regiment.
Albert Edward Scott of 218 Freeman Street Brookline will be commemorated with a bronze memorial tablet at Coolidge Corner within a month. The Liberty Loan Newsboys Association will host a musical event to raise funds for the tablet with leaders Louis Newman and Reuben Diner coordinating. General John H. Sherburne provided support after witnessing Scotty’s death. Hoskins’ painting “Scotty and his beloved sho shogun” will be engraved on the tablet.
Open air markets opened yesterday selling fresh garden truck at prices better than grocers. The army warehouses at South Boston hold tons of canned goods awaiting sale. Acting Mayor Francis J. Ford announced municipal funds will be used to buy army foods for direct sale to the public.
Tomorrow in Boston a large surplus army food sale will run at many sites including South Boston municipal buildings Bowdoin street Codman square and Dorchester parishes. Sales start at 10 am with 1 pm at Daughters of the Nation Hall and Charlestown High School. The women’s volunteer committee led by Miss Mary Barr plans a Labor Day break and may resume if feasible.
Arlington assessors announced a record tax rate of 27.40 reflecting a $44,930.37 share of the Boston Elevated Railway deficit. The rate rises from 24.20 last year as town obligations, state and county taxes and a large town grant push the total. Valuation tops 20 million dollars for the first time, with real estate at 18,289,714 and personal property at 2,067,920. The town loses about 18 in state income tax but gains 22,950 from the state for schools and faces a 44,550 state tax apportionment.
Death notice for Fannie M Lovell 60 years 11 months 2 days wife of the late Albert Fr Lovell. Sudden passing August 20. Funeral services from residence at 440 Bride Pond Road Weymouth Friday. Relatives and friends invited to attend.
Albert Bigelow Paine recalls a fishing trip with Eddie where one canoe cannot serve two men without straining friendship. After a sharp rebuke from Paine, they returned to shore. The anecdote centers on temper and humor rather than a dramatic event.
In a Canadian wilderness trek, the narrator and Eddie, with guides Charlie and Del, camp by Lake Pescaness after Mountain Lake. They fish crowded pools with treetop casts and tangled lines, facing mosquitoes, poison ivy, and a growing sense of rivalry as Eddie pursues a good catch while the narrator learns patience and technique.
The narrator tests flies like Jenny Lind and Montreal over a rocky pool. A sudden strike hooks a real trout as the reel sings and the rod bends, while a Remington jab about mosquitoes appears in a referenced Outing Magazine piece.
The note indicates ongoing coverage across Daily and Sunday Post editions until the story is completed, with updates continuing on subsequent days tomorrow and beyond.
Rev. John F. X. Murphy S J urged teachers in the Boston archdiocese to avoid sarcasm and cold water in guiding students. He spoke at the parochial schools institute in Boston College High School, noting education means knowing right from wrong and taking a stand. The program ends Friday with two lectures on history geography and religious instruction, plus a music lecture by Pio De Luca.
The Ruhr region begins coal shipments to France with about 1,000,000 tons expected in the first month. Berlin reports the delivery started on Tuesday August 19.
Sergeant John R O Brien, Croix de Guerre and French Military Medal recipient, returns to Watertown. The report notes his reluctance to seek hero status and emphasizes his modest stance amid wartime honors.
Sergeant John R. O'Brien, awarded the Croix de Guerre and French Military Medal for bravery in the July 1918 American drive, arrives in Water town. He refuses hero treatment, despite a Joseph Cummings Chase cartoon and Liberty Bond posters that made him a national figure.
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