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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
8
July 4 crowd at Anawan Park large turnout. Former Boston Mayor John F. Fitzgerald delivered the principal address for the St Vincent Orphan Asylum fundraiser drawing about 15 000 attendees in Fall River.
The Rev. James Donovan presided at the outdoor gathering and lauded Fitzgerald as a leading New England citizen devoted to public welfare. Fitzgerald followed with remarks on the duty to advertisement.
A travel notice extols Glacier National Park as ideal for summer tourists with plush mountain inns Swiss chalets and tepee camps. It highlights attentive service, guides, saddle horses, and government concessions, promising a well run, comfortable experience and offering an illustrated booklet through Alex Stocks, New England Pass Agent.
A speaker urges immediate unified effort in war preparations warning Germany aims to mislead the nation. He stresses each citizen bears a personal stake and that procrastination would cost the United States and democracy its safety.
Boston logged the quietest Independence Day in years with 60 fire alarms and 60 bell and still alarms in 24 hours. Only nine hospital treatments occurred, none seriously hurt, and aggregate losses were $350. Five alarms were false, two needless, and nine linked to fireworks.
Paris reports June naval activity showing 31 engagements by French patrol vessels with enemy submarines. French seaplanes fought eight battles and shore batteries three with U boats while 12 merchant ships were sunk by torpedoes and two by shell fire. seven attacked by torpedoes and 13 by shell fire escaped.
On July 4 the British flotilla in British waters raised Old Glory beside the Union Jack to honor Independence Day. The British commander-in-chief sent greetings to American officers and sailors, with exchanges between British and American commanders aboard ships. Vice Admiral Sims led calls on the British crews, and floral tributes were sent to American officers. In the evening hundreds of American bluejackets enjoyed a concert at their clubhouse ashore.
At a Roxbury Tammany Club gathering Mayor Curley warned the city must cover between 1 and 3 million dollars to support soldiers' dependents, claiming no widow or orphan will lack food or money under his mayoralty. He touted a city surplus and higher salaries while predicting reelection.
An 11 year old Boston resident Michael Masiello of the North End led a Fourth of July parade as drum major, appearing in Newspaper Row with cocked hat, flag, and horn. He described himself as a Yankee Doodle Boy and posed for photos before the march continued.
Michael, born on the Fourth of July and aged 11, paraded with a crowd forming on Cornhill at about 1 pm. The procession moved via Tremont, School, Washington, State, Court, and Tremont to the Common before dispersing. a single police halt occurred when an officer warned about the horn.
Reported U-boat sinkings in a recent week drop sharply as convoy protection limits merchant shipping losses. Allied anti submarine actions and ongoing patrols are cited as reducing submarine effectiveness, with observers noting German claims and British naval assessments.
A Cambridge resident claims five years of indigestion and dyspepsia were cured by Plant Juice. She reports improved appetite sleep and energy after using the herbal remedy sold at Houghton & Dutton Drug Department. Local testimonials describe symptom relief including bloating pain and breathlessness.
In Arlington Heights the Liberty handicap medal play saw James E. Doughty post a 106-30-76 for the 18 hole event. Truman L. Quimby and Cyrus L. Doe tied for honors in the afternoon best nine holes with 338 in the one half handicap event.
Arthur B. Brooks won the Liberty tournament at Concord Country Club in full handicap medal play. Andrew H. Hepburn posted the second best net score while Sewell had the lowest gross with 97, leaving Brooks and Hepburn tied for second gross honors with 100 each.
Colonel William Cornwallis West, lord lieutenant of Denbighshire since 1872 and honorary colonel of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, died at Ruthin Castle North Wales aged 68. His wife Mrs William Cornwallis West faced army scandal criticism earlier this year involving an Irish lieutenant.
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