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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1917
Page
2
Attorney William A Hanley of Barristers Hall died suddenly yesterday at his Roxbury home from pneumonia. He was a former Harvard football star and long active in athletics. He was the son of Court Officer Peter Hanley.
Police arrested eleven men and detained 28 others after a mass meeting in a Harlem hall by the No-Conscription League. Those held could not produce military registration cards and claimed they would not register. US Marshal Thomas B. McCarthy led the arrests, saying none would suffer serious harm.
Goldman derided so called ginger snap soldiers and the home guard as unworthy of respect. Her declarations drew cheers while two hundred uniformed police guarded the hall exterior.
Vincenzo Del Iacono of Mainstreet Mansfield, New Haven railroad employee and noted citizen, was freed of charge by a New Bedford grand jury after being accused of hypothecating flour from a freight car. The same day he bought flour at a local grocer and a boy wheeled it to his home. Buy a Liberty Bond be fore it is too late.
The Mullen blockade at Revere Beach boulevard near the Broadway crossing in Everett is referred to Assistant Attorney General Nelson P. Brown for action. Metropolitan Park Commission chair W. B. de las Casas announced the move upon returning to Boston. No statement from Attorney General Attwill’s office was issued, but court action is expected to be filed in the Supreme Judicial Court this morning.
Governor McCall buys Caliban tickets at the State House as Red Cross volunteers expand the drive in hotels, stores, and districts. A Parkman Bandstand concert by the Kiltie Band and 300 voice chorus supports the Red Cross and ROTC fundraisers for the June 28 to July run at Harvard Stadium.
President Wilson's note to Russia was published in Germany with no immediate comment from German officials as comment was postponed until tomorrow. Reports say the document caused a sensation in Germany.
An official circular issued yesterday by International Typographical Union President Scott and Henry N Kellogg of the American Newspaper Publishers Association announces concerted action by employer groups to protect the positions of employees serving in the military.
The International Board of Arbitration and allied associations endorse contract clauses allowing foremen to fill wartime vacancies with restoration on return. They urge publishers and unions to amend contracts. The APN A approves this action, urging similar clauses in local agreements. Union bonds and Canadian force casualties noted.
A rare yellow rose brought from China by Professor E A Wilson will be shown today at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society outdoor show at Wentworth Institute grounds opposite the Art Museum on Huntington Avenue.
London June 11 Chancellor Bonar Law told the House of Commons that government daily outlay in the first nine weeks of the fiscal year averaged over 89 million dollars.
The Gilchrist firm presented two Gilchrist Rifle Club companies with a large silk emblem flag at a special drill in the store recreation room. Felix Vorendberg treasurer announced the firm will uniform members who pass October physical tests. F S Leavitt, club president, led the drill.
The appeal emphasizes that a nation needs both money and personnel to win, urging readers to buy as much Liberty Loan as possible. It frames financial support as essential for sustaining the war effort and securing victory.
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