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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1918
Page
12
Massachusetts editors outside Boston respond to a Gaston gubernatorial bid. Opinions range from favorable to cautious, with endorsements for Long and Coolidge noted, and some editors urging Gaston as a strong future candidate.
Boston Democrat H T Schaeffer confident Colonel William A Gaston will win the gubernatorial nomination and be elected governor. He urges Mansfield and Long to withdraw in Gaston, claiming broad support from Democrats and many Republicans to back Gaston and endorse Wilson’s administration.
Second Class Seaman Edmund J. Gilligan of Newton, former Post reporter and former assistant secretary to Congressman Gallivan, has been recommended for the ensign school at Pelham Bay New York. Gill entered the service a month ago with three weeks at Hingham and is now at Wakefield learning rifle handling. Additional courses at Bumkin Island and probable sea work will precede his entrance to the ensign school.
The first hotel dance for servicemen will be held at the Vendome under Boston War Camp Community Service. Tonight hostesses include Mrs. A. Lincoln Filene and girls from patriotic organizations will join soldiers and sailors as dancing partners.
The Boston Post announces a no-return policy since March 17 1917 and urges readers to place advanced orders with news dealers to help gauge demand and ensure regular receipt of Posts.
Irwin F. Wilson a private on furlough from Kelly’s Field Texas posed as a lieutenant in the engineers signal corps and used fake checks to obtain property. He was arrested by Inspectors Finn and Flaherty in Huntington avenue and faces charges including forging a $414 check and larceny of a $414 diamond ring tied to his fiancée.
Industry leaders at the Boston Shoe Style Show in Copley Plaza say government restrictions will force producers to unite for smarter buying and reduce production costs, likely lowering shoe prices next year. F. R. Maxwell of the Thomas G. Plant Company notes women’s footwear shifts and styles will continue, with continued appeal of the short skirt.
Washington reports a German communiqué stating the sixth American bomber was shot down over Coblenz. Surviving five aircraft were said to be in German hands, with officers guessing they landed under storm or fuel exhaustion and destroyed their planes to avoid capture.
Elsworth Smith aged 17 of 30 Havre Street East Boston drowned in four feet of water at Wood Island Park while swimming with a companion on the U S North Carolina. He was seized by cramps and sank before James Sasola could help.
The National War Labor Board issued a decision for Worthington Pump and Machinery Company machinists in Cambridge. Workers will be paid time and a half for overtime after an eight hour day, following a strike by about 700 employees. The board delayed ruling earlier as a rebuke to the strike. A Wells Memorial meeting urged returning to work with no decision given while the strike continued.
A German submarine about 300 miles off Cape Race on July 6 captured the 1729 gross ton Manx King and ordered 19 crew to abandon ship. Survivors were taken to a British steamship and said they do not know the fate of the bark. The Manx King, built in 1884 in Stockton, left a U.S. Atlantic port two weeks earlier and was registered in Frederikstad. Captain Helgesen commanded the vessel.
Congressman Peter F. Tague of Boston introduced a House resolution urging President Wilson to intercede with Great Britain for Ireland to obtain home rule. The move follows Britain’s plan for Indian home rule reportedly being prepared for early implementation.
President Wilson vetoed the $28 million agricultural appropriation bill that would raise No 2 Northern spring wheat to 2 40 per bushel. He warned the plan would lift flour prices and ripple through the 1918 wheat crop and cost of living while stating flexibility better serves producers and consumers.
Washington July 12 The House is set to pass the agricultural bill with the price fixing amendment removed leaving a guaranteed price of 2.20 a bushel. Some wheat state Senators urged the Senate to pass the bill over the President's veto while others proposed adding the price amendment to the 11 million dollar emergency agricultural appropriation bill with the prohibition amendment attached.
Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, tells shipping officials and wood yard reps in Philadelphia that America will deploy the merchant marine after the war to spread American goods globally. He stresses fair play fair prices and quick deliveries as the guiding slogan.
Washington July 12 Great Britain was granted an additional $175,000,000 credit by the Treasury Department bringing total loans to Britain to $3,345,000,000 and total allied credit to $6,266,590,000.
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