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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1917
Page
6
Miss Corinne Lebeau twenty of 51 Pecker street was shot during a scuffle at a Georgetown Byfield road camp. She was taken to Gale Hospital. Two men and another girl in the camp party reported the incident to police.
Bishop Lawrence urged Technology's senior class in a Trinity Church baccalaureate sermon to serve in the war with duty as motive. He spoke to the class of 1917 about an uncertain outcome and hoped for a day when war ends.
The Saturday midnight shooting at John Eaton’s wooded Georgetown camp left Miss Lebeau wounded in arm and leg. Miss Emma Hayes and Miss Lebeau were at the scene with Ralph Webster and Albert Fabourin. Hayes allegedly grabbed a gun, Eaton warned her, a shot fired, and Lebeau fell unconscious. The group fled to Dr. Root and Dr. Schreiber before Lebeau was taken to Gale Hospital. Police investigate motive and whether multiple shots occurred.
Arthur Hackett will be soloist at the Pop concert tonight performing a varied program including Overture The Sicilian Vespers Waldteufel Fascination Carmen Suite and Lohengrin narrative Also featured are Caprice Tilla Valse Caprice and Turkish Patrol among others plus a Liberty Bonds plea urging support for the war effort.
Testimonials from Hiram Whiting of Massachusetts and others claim severe chronic rheumatism cured or eased by Var-ne-sis. Individuals from Lowell Lynn and Hildreth Street recount long pain, bed rest, and eventual mobility return. Advert says $1000 reward if testimonials not genuine. Free story offered from W A Varney, Lynn Massachusetts.
A speaker outlines personal change toward abstinence from alcohol, arguing it lowers morals and efficiency. He urges loyalty first to hometowns and then to the nation, stressing the rising national idea since the Civil War and placing God and Christ at the center of life, work, and ambition.
In Butte Montana twenty eight men trapped in the Speculator mine since Friday night were brought to the surface alive at 1 40 pm. One of the rescued men was beyond resuscitation. The rescue success boosted teams and raised hope that more lives might be saved.
The Congress of Peasants Delegates of all Russia in Petrograd joined the movement for a republic. It adopted a resolution favoring a federal republic on democratic lines.
Mayor Mullen ends 24 hour operation and resumes traffic after removing wooden horses. He warns they will return next Saturday unless the Metropolitan Park Commission supplies a policeman at the boulevard crossing.
Traffic along the boulevard was diverted by a mayoral blockade amid a dispute with the Metropolitan Park police. Mayor Mullen urged state protection at the Broadway crossing while state officials argued the city should maintain the detour. Police managed the upheaval as Nelson P. Brown offered to pay for damages from the night incident.
Charles Edward Russell a leading Socialist and member of the American war mission to Russia was expelled from the Socialist party by the New York local central committee. The two thirds vote followed two weeks of deliberation after the grievance committee recommended action for accepting a government post without party consent and failing to resign when asked.
Prince Peter Kropotkin, Russia's exiled socialist leader, arrives in Christiania on a London to Petrograd trip. He warns true friends of peace against hindering Germany's defeat and says Alsace Lorraine must return to France and Poland gain independence. He notes Russia’s improved outlook and claims a separate peace would have followed the old regime. He will be met at Tornea by War Minister Kerensky and proceed to Moscow after days in Petrograd.
Harvey Petreault, 22, died at Blackstone Hospital from injuries after an early morning incident at 7 in Cumberland. Pawtucket authorities report the man was taken to hospital where he succumbed this afternoon. Companions deny racing at the scene.
An auto overturned at about 2 a.m. killing a passenger named Petreault. The other three occupants escaped unharmed. Local witnesses say the car was racing another vehicle before it skidded and flipped. the companions deny any racing.
A touring car driven by Jacob Kirkerilan of 522 Central Street overturned on the Lowell Nashua turnpike. Four passengers escaped. Avidian Kishigian of 15 Tyler Street was thrown from the vehicle and is listed on the dangerous list with a fractured skull.
A wartime rallying cry emphasizes the nation needs funds and soldiers, urging citizens to buy Liberty Loans to sustain the war effort and bolster defense capacity.
A Dorchester family traveling to Worcester in a car collided with a passenger train at an unguarded crossing south of the South Sudbury station. Miss Caroline Anderson and Edward Anderson died, Edith Anderson died later. Mrs. Anderson and Arthur Ekberg were seriously injured. The car and family were from Dorchester. the crossing is obscured by trees.
Public appeal urges immediate purchase of liberty bonds to support wartime finances. Officials warn delay could weaken funding and security.
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