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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
11
New York reports that at 8 15 tomorrow evening Boy Scouts nationwide will rise salute and repeat the scout oath pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes in observance of the organization eighth anniversary.
W F Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen says he will file statements from employees to back his claim that some railroad managements hinder government operation. He refused to reply to a telegram from New York banks challenging proof of four banks aiding eight hour law delay.
Augustus Phillips, Holland's new minister to the United States, arrived aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam in an Atlantic port and urged that the Netherlands gain more shipping to avert supply shortages and industrial shutdowns.
James M. Hines of Worcester trudged 12 miles through snowdrifts after trolley service stopped, to be examined by the Exemption Board. He arrived assuming the check was today but found the examination postponed, claiming he hadn’t read the newspapers with the notice.
Alverne Dilutino faced charges for allegedly stealing a turkey from a cold storage warehouse near the market. A witness described turkey remnants and missing fowl, while the defendant denied the theft. Judge Murray fined him five dollars and allowed time to pay.
John J Fleming of Lowell Place Arlington Heights for 14 years a starter for the Boston Elevated Railway Company was fatally injured in an unknown incident at the Arlington Heights car barns yesterday and died hours later at Symmes Arlington Hospital. Fleming was found on the barn floor by Michael Coughlin a pit man at the car barns after a trailer car left for the shed across the street.
District Attorney Nathan A. Tufts of Middlesex County launches a campaign against wife deserters. He will prosecute offenders criminally and has sent Cambridge inspectors to Texas to retrieve three deserters, signaling a hard line approach to this misconduct.
Miss Gertrude H. Crocker daughter of Mr and Mrs Matthias K Crocker will marry Lieutenant Edward B Luitwieler in the Ordnance Department Washington on Saturday evening Feb 16 at the Crocker home 86 Dexter street Malden. Lieutenant Luitwieler is the son of Mr and Mrs Clarence S Luitwieler of 24 Duncklee street Newton Highlands. He graduated from Dartmouth class of 1912.
Provincetown Feb 7 Frank K Williams US Naval Reserve Force received word he had been made lieutenant junior grade. Williams enlisted at 14, served as turret captain, joined reserves at the war outbreak, and served as gunnery officer at Marblehead Training Station before leading target practice at Provincetown.
James T. Penniman, Quincy’s oldest resident and the city’s veteran fireman, died yesterday at 38 Irving Place after a long illness. He was twice married with nine children by his first wife. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2:50 PM from his home.
Seventy six men enlisted at Boston stations yesterday with 26 joining the United States army 14 entering British forces 25 entering the merchant marine 9 in the staff reserve corps and 2 joining the marine corps Jerome D Cohen of Brookline a former amateur swimmer now training to become a balloon pilot left Scollay square for the training island off Port Royal South Carolina
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