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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
6
Members of the Senate military committee cross examined Major General Crozier chief of ordnance for three hours seeking explanations of delays in arming the army. Tomorrow in executive session questions will be pressed that the general objected to answering in public.
General Crozier says no delay in equipping troops and cites weapon shortages in France and training camps. He pins machine gun delays on Baker and notes a June adoption of the Browning gun. He disputes Congress and labor as sole causes, mentions rifle factory changes and increased production. Senatorial questions continue with executive session pending.
A blaze in Canton last night gutted Charles P. Grimes’s livery stable and carriage house, with damage estimated at $20,000. Firefighters from Canton, Canton Corner, Ponkapoag and Stoughton battled the flames for over an hour, sparking fires on Washington street and damaging nearby homes, a church, and shops.
A memorial tablet for Phillips Brooks was unveiled at the birthplace site 86 High Street Boston by Massachusetts Episcopal figures and citizens. Episcipalian Club President Charles C Coveney led the ceremony with Bishop Lawrence delivering the address.
A runaway horse hitched to a delivery wagon tied up subway traffic at the Massachusetts Avenue station on Boylston Street last night. The horse used inbound tracks as a racecourse until a soldier on the platform halted it. Driver Daniel Kennally left the horse at Audubon Circle and returned to retrieve a bundle. The horse entered Kenmore station and was held at Massachusetts Avenue station a half mile away until the driver arrived, delaying subway cars about 15 minutes.
Greater Boston Austrians crowded the federal building asking U S Marshal Mitchell if they must register. He said no orders had come from Washington and advised avoiding waterfronts and government sites while laws are observed. Subjects promised to aid the government.
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