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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1917
Page
2
Scores of residents visited the Wakeling home in Melrose as Middlesex county officials and State police gathered evidence in the murder case of 7 year old Loretta Wakeling. Indictments against the child's parents were anticipated by the grand jury.
John Fletcher was brought to City Hospital by the Adams Street police in Dorchester after being found near Edward Everett Square at daybreak. He was delirious and unable to give details about his condition.
Mrs. C. E. Fitzgerald of Providence writes a testimonial in support of Vitalitas claiming dramatic health gains from nervous indigestion rheumatism and kidney trouble. She says weight rose from 106 to 122 pounds after using the remedy and urges readers to visit Woodward's Drug Store or Klein's Drug Store for information.
The Rev. W. J. Rutledge urged Orangemen to enlist during the Plymouth Rock L. O. L. 423 service at People's Temple in Boston attended by about 300 Orange supporters. Speakers included A. Rideout and James Jaynes as part of the annual gathering highlighting Orangeism's appeal and enlistment call.
The Sacred Heart procession at St. Joseph's Church Roxbury drew over 1200 parish children. Mer. Splaine led the march and presided at a 6 o'clock mass where about 800 youths received first holy communion. Children wore red roses and green wreaths as hymns filled the grounds.
Master George Banster and the Reverend A. H. Nazarian of the People’s Temple spoke at a gathering, drawing a large local crowd and highlighting community concerns.
Berlin despatch reports the Aeronautical Club will open a Zeppelin line from Hamburg to Constantinople for passengers and mail. The route will include eleven stations and is priced at 40 million marks.
Riots in Lisbon, sparked by bread scarcity and rising food costs, left two people dead. The unrest spread after reports via telegraph from Paris, with shortages and high potato prices fueling the clashes.
Anarchist agitators sparked disturbances in Lisbon as long lines formed for bread. Rioters looted bakeries and stores, with damages tallied at tens of millions of pesetas. Martial law restored order. 27 killed and hundreds arrested as authorities secured relief shipments from the United States and Spain.
Captain J Douglas Black of the Two Hundred and Thirty-Sixth Overseas Canadian Regiment proposes a staged trench warfare event at Braves Field. He plans a night reproduction by regiment members of Western Front fighting methods as part of recruiting duties and for public display.
A musicale and reception by members of the John Boyle O Reilly Reading Circle took place yesterday at the Hotel Somerset. Monsignor Splaine gave an address on the Catholic summer school work at Cliff Haven New York. The Rev Richard Neagle Joseph J Reilly Ph D and Hugh A Carney also spoke.
Lieutenant Colonel Percy A Guthrie of the 236th Overseas Battalion arrives in Boston to recruit British subjects. The first enlistment day yields 21 volunteers for immediate enrolment in Sir Sam's Own, the Maclean Kiltie unit of Canada operating across the boundary.
War Department approves a Canadian recruiting drive in the United States with a tent at Boston Common. Colonel Guthrie arrives with veteran officers to lead a high profile campaign backed by an 84 piece bagpipe band and daily noon rallies six days a week.
George Small of Somerville sustained a broken leg yesterday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by T. F. Ward of Roxbury in Central Square Weston. He was transported to Waltham Hospital for treatment.
Manufacturer’s samples of beautiful $18 and $20 women’s suits on sale today for $9.50 at Wolf’s, “My Clothier,” corner Hanover and Portland Streets. All alterations free with every purchase.
Thirteen canoeists, all men, ducked when their crafts overturned on the Charles River at Riverside. None were seriously hurt. three rescues occurred as Officer William Coombs assisted two near Weston Bridge and rescued another near Norumbega Park. The river crowd set a yearly record with many canoes out during the afternoon.
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