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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1917
Page
12
Robert H. Holt counsel for the Elevated road said the company remains unwilling to pay rent for the proposed Arlington Street station until the L line is financially able to justify the burden. He noted new legislation will not yet put the line in such condition, but the road will agree to pay once finances permit.
A brief notice urges readers to buy a Liberty Bond this morning. It emphasizes quick action to support defense funding and mentions timely purchase benefits.
At the suggestion of United States Marshal John J Mitchell a prominent American manufacturer offered to employ all Germans who had complained to the marshal about discharge. He stated the offer would help maintain public peace amid fears of mass German unemployment and pledged to hire all who the marshal deemed desirable workers.
Cardinal O Connell ordained 18 young men from the Boston archdiocese to the priesthood. Two studied in Baltimore and South Dakota and will serve in the Leeds diocese of Dakota. Rev. John F. Bigneron of Cambridgeport and Rev. Edward Henault of Fitchburg among the new priests.
Mrs. Glenelda Lowell Chaplin Gillespie of Arlington Heights claims injuries after being struck by a Brookline Taxi on Beacon Street near Jordan's Steps at 7 P M on April 28 1916. A nurse at Brooks Hospital she testified she was en route to Park Street Church Boston with a friend. The case opened in Judge Sisk's court with a jury present.
Buoy from druggists promotes Neal's Gas Tablets as a quick relief for stomach gas. Advertisement states relief is fast and available at local druggists.
The Department of Agriculture predicts the 1917 wheat crop will be 656 million bushels, 16 million more than 1916 but still insufficient for war needs due to abroad demand and minimal reserves. Spring wheat expected at 283 million, winter wheat at 373 million, both below normal despite higher May forecasts.
A public appeal urges citizens to purchase Liberty Bonds. The campaign promotes the bond as a standard household item and stresses civic duty and national effort during the war.
Washington June 8 Senate Finance Committee spent the day considering a war tax bill. Discussion covered rates on sugar and a publishers tax as an alternative to postage or ad levies. Senator Hardwick urged taxing advertising portions of publications as a substitute.
Advertisement from Beekman Tourist Company Boston offers discounted fares for students traveling to Chicago and beyond. Tickets can be arranged by any route with stops and layovers allowed marked through baggage checked to destination with choice Pullman accommodations.
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