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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
12
John Carroll and Thomas Williams of Gloucester, crew members of the fishing schooner Cavalier, reached St. John’s tonight after drifting in a dory for five days. Heavy fog prevented locating their vessel off the Grand Banks.
United States Marshal Charles J. O'Neil suffered a paralytic stroke on a train en route to Concord New Hampshire. Five Italian men, described as alleged slackers, who had been arrested by O'Neil in New Ipswich, aided his care aboard the train.
In Boothbay Harbor Maine on July 19 announcement stated the Townsend Marine Railway and Construction plant was sold to a new corporation named Atlantic Coast Company with 2 million dollars capitalization, half paid. The company also leases a yard at Thomaston where four new ships are built for Crowell and Thurlow. The Boothbay Harbor Shipbuilding Company bought Irving W. Reed’s yard, with Capital 200,000. Mayor Z. E. Cliff of Somerville Massachusetts and city auditor Howard H. Wemyss are investors in the new firm.
Financiers and industrial leaders in New York discussed systematic saving to enable government wartime funding. A plan to form an organization to promote saving emerged, though details remain unpublished. Participants included A. M. Anderson and T. W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan & Co, C. L. Close of United States Steel, Pierre Jay of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, A. L. Aiken of Boston Fed, and Everett Morss.
A general staff letter in Petrograd alleges radical socialist leader Nikolai Lenine is a German agent. It cites Ermolenko’s confession of front duties for peace propaganda with the Sixth Russian Army. Funds moved via a Stockholm-based German liaison. claims a chief agent, Koslovsky, holds two million roubles.
Paris officials grant a free site to a Franco American committee to build a clubhouse for United States students in Paris. The Municipal Council action on July 19 signals support for a dedicated student center in the French capital.
National Guardsman Joseph Scopa of H Company Fifth Regiment and Patrolman John D McDonald captured Frederico Spirito 21 after a long chase through North End streets and roofs. Spirito fired at an unnamed man at Prince and Salem streets. revolver misfired. Spirito taken to Hanover Street station charged with assault.
Firemen from Fort Hill station, aided by Ladderman John T. Angel, climbed 85 feet to remove a 48 pound steel chain snagged by a halyard from an American flag at the Boston Elevated Street Railway offices on Pearl and Milk streets. A cheering crowd watched as the chain was lowered safely to the street after ten minutes of perilous work.
Storm clouds gathered over the constitutional convention as sectarian amendments faced floor debate. Advocates of the Anderson amendment sought postponement to next Tuesday, a postponement motion was ruled out, an appeal was withdrawn after lengthy discussion.
The convention debated adjournment until Tuesday after a fierce vote on the Curtis Lomasney amendment. Proponents of the amendment clashed with others, and an adjournment to 10:30 this morning was approved to stage the next round. Delegates Pillsbury pressed for compulsory arbitration in labor disputes amid lengthy committee discussions.
The committee, opposed by Delegate Donovan, rejected the compulsory arbitration suggestion by an 11 to 0 vote, shelving the proposal.
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