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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1918
Page
2
Boston reports a surge in coal supply as barges from Hampton Roads and trains reach the port. Officials expect 20 000 tons more by rail and water, reducing heat outages and allowing distribution to households and businesses.
Nine Boston school buildings closed yesterday due to fuel shortages. Students across districts received new arrangements for classes, with some groups meeting at alternate sites and others continuing lessons in shifts or with weekly teacher meetings.
Railroads report coal train movements including arrivals and en route handling as fuel moves toward Boston through New England lines with ongoing dispatches and logistics updates.
The New England fuel committee rebutted criticisms of James J. Storrow and the administration over coal buying guidance. It cites Storrow’s July 26 27 statements stressing that those with resources should stockpile now to prevent shortages next winter, a point echoed in pamphlets statewide.
President Pearson of the New Haven system says the eastern terminal holds about 105000 tons of coal based on Dominion Coal Company and New Haven engineers measurements. He warns of further train suspensions if supplies fall further and stresses protecting coal for New England transportation and war effort.
An Ohio physician promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel to stimulate the liver and bowels. The ad claims improved complexion energy and buoyancy, selling at 25 cents per box through all druggists.
Mrs Marguerite Ginn widow of Edwin Ginn is to wed Dr Hunter Robb of Cambridge a surgeon famed in the middle West The ceremony will be performed by Dr Walter Lawrie of St Pauls Rome Italy A special marriage permit was granted by Judge Stone The Ginn family is prominent in Beacon Hill Back Bay with two children Gretchen Ginn and Edwin D Ginn
After a prolonged conference President Wilson, Dr. Garfield and Mr. McAdoo indicate the aim can be met by extending preferential coal transport and existing railroad embargoes. A final decision was not reached and another meeting is planned for Tuesday.
Philadelphia February 1 production of anthracite coal is at near maximum with 152,000 miners. Yesterday's output exceeded 250,000 tons, or about 7,000,000 tons per month. The Anthracite Operators' Committee says increasing labor could raise annual production by more than 15,000,000 tons.
Officials report ongoing discussions on suspending the Monday closing order after a Monday conference. Embargoes and a five day shutdown aim to ease coal movement, with 13 state fuel administrators to report next week on the closing order's impact and potential rescission.
Thirteen fuel administrators from the hardest coal shortage states were ordered by Fuel Administrator Garfield to travel to Washington for a Monday conference on February 4. They will discuss fuel conditions and how state administrators may implement local measures.
The fuel administration exempted magazines and other periodicals from Monday closing. Officials cited publishing and mail handling complications as key factors in the decision.
Colonel George F. Quinby selected by the War Department to command the 66th Regiment of Artillery now being organized. Quinby has 38 years of service in Massachusetts militia and regulars, serving in the Spanish war and most recently at Fort Warren in Boston harbor before his Fort Monroe transfer and current appointment.
A war emergency board representing each Central Labor Union in the state will be created to protect organized labor during the war. The Massachusetts State Branch A F of L and the Boston Central Labor Union approved the plan at a joint meeting on 987 Washington Street. State officials will convene representatives to finalize the board membership in Boston.
Measles quarantine at Camp Dix New Jersey forces the first Liberty theatre performance to be postponed from Wrightstown to Camp Devens Ayer Massachusetts on February 11. Anti-Saloon League and No-License League officials arrive at Camp Devens to back the dry cause as Ayer votes on liquor licenses next Monday night.
Third battalion of the 301st Infantry known as the Milk battalion tested today at the camp. The exam covered soldier duties from cleaning and gun drills to maps and first aid with the men performing brilliantly. Francis Ouimet sought a second lieutenant commission in the quartermaster's department. Louis Warren of Chestnut Hill earned a commission as second lieutenant in the Engineers' Corps after attending officers' training school. Several court martial sentences were announced for the 804th Regiment for offenses including absence without leave and failing to retrieve mail, ranging one to three months hard labor and loss of pay.
Harry Manster, under arrest at Charles Street jail for the murder of Mounted Officer Reiser and multiple Boston burglaries, is believed by witnesses to have been a former Boston drug clerk. Identifications at the jail may link him to past robberies in Framingham while home loot contacts are being reported. A fund for Reiser’s widow and children gains daily, with contributions from donors including Metropolitan Trust Company and John F. McDonald.
About 40 people from six families were driven to the street when a blaze began on the second floor of the 12 story frame dwelling at 246 West Court Street South Boston. The fire ate through the roof and spread to the tenement at 191 C Street. Damage estimated at $2000. Mrs. Catherine Cahill 80 years old on the Court Street building had a narrow escape half suffocated by smoke and was carried to the street by Patrolman George Gould.
Rail lines in New England will begin dispatching 25 coal trains ordered by Director-General of Railroads McAdoo this afternoon. At least 25 trains will traverse the Boston and Albany and New York and New Haven routes, with many expected to arrive by tomorrow morning.
Boston fish dealers told the American-Canadian Joint Fisheries Commission that luxury species like halibut, sea bass, and salmon were rising in price while demand for hake, pollock, shark, and dogfish grew. Despite frozen stocks, home demand outpaced local catches since the war began, prompting calls for government promotion of whiting.
Worcester Massachusetts resident Mrs F H Stone credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending her monthly weakness and pain after doctors failed. She says the remedy restored her health, allowing full housework and caring for her baby. The ad urges women with displacements irregularities inflammation backache headaches and nervousness to try the product.
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