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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
8
Major John Brooks commanding officer of Scott Field was injured in an airplane accident last night in which Lieutenant R Bardwell of New York City was killed. Brooks suffers a broken jaw and several severe bruises but will recover, officials said today.
The War Department weekly summary reports five deaths from aviation accidents during the week ending June 1. Fatal incidents occurred at Taliaferro Field Fort Worth Texas Taylor Field Montgomery Hazelhurst Field Mineola and Kelly Field San Antonio.
A vintage advertisement touts Gmore Snap Fasteners with a value angle for women, comparing quality to money and offering 15 for the price of 12 in 5c and 10c grades. It emphasizes comfort, security, and perceived savings per dozen.
President Wilson described open diplomacy as publicity of completed treaties. Senate rejected Senator Borah's plan for public treaty consideration by 50 to 23 as Underwood of Alabama moves to limit Senate debate. Agreement set to vote tomorrow at 4 PM.
A Times correspondent reports large American air forces in France with huge production depots and flying schools. He notes pilots considered among the best, and describes an air service department spanning six miles by one and a half, where assembly and repair will begin on an unprecedented scale.
Boston Mayor Peters calls for building coal carrying barges in the city. He writes to Emergency Shipbuilding Corpora tion chairmen Schwab Hurley and to Fuel Administrator Garfield, noting local ship facilities are underused. The move aims to ease New England coal transport for the coming winter.
Ground was broken yesterday for construction of the Jewish Welfare building at Camp Devens. When finished the facility will be open to all men in the service and will be supervised by the Jewish Welfare Board, with cooperation from the Y M C A Knights of Columbus War Camp Community Service and other welfare agencies.
Miss Sarah Marsden of Roxbury testifies in a $50,000 breach of promise suit against William Todd Meek. She says she never lived with a clairvoyant, recalls intimate relations at the Atlantic boathouse, and describes years of correspondence and visits while the case unfolds in Superior Court.
Private Fred Sirois of Caribou Maine a member of B Company 102d Machine Gun Battalion passed through Boston on his way home wounded by gas describes how American troops surprised the German line at the Italian front and took 1500 prisoners after the German assault.
Private Sirois recalls a line of 19 men passing a single cigarette in Italy last fall as 5000 American troops faced German attacks. He describes Italian retreat to the third line, American morale lifting the Italians, and a 10 minute exchange before crossing to the top. The Germans fled when confronted by U S uniforms leaving 1500 prisoners. Italian allies shouted with the Americans as they fought.
Massachusetts Governor Samuel W. McCall issues a wartime proclamation under chapter 284 of 1918. The act requires male residents aged 18 to 50 to engage in useful occupations during the present war and authorizes the Governor to issue further proclamations during the war.
Governor Samuel W. McCall invokes wartime policy requiring every able man aged 18 to 50 in the Commonwealth to engage in regular work at least 36 hours weekly until the war ends. The proclamation calls for strict registration, enforcement by police, and active support from designated registration agents, issued June 12, 1918.
Market report lists abundant onions spinach lettuce potatoes radishes beet greens and other staples including asparagus cucumbers rhubarb scallions cabbage and strawberries. Scarce items include dandelions oranges grapefruit peas and lemons.
The text records an official act under Governor Samuel W. McCall with Albert P. Langtry named as Secretary of the Commonwealth, indicating an executive or administrative proclamation in 1900s-era context.
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