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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
4
Ottawa reports the recruitment tide is rising and within weeks Canada will have about 160000 men in uniform. Current figures include 135000 to 140000 under arms and accounts cover personnel abroad at sea, in nine training camps, at arsenals and military plants, and garrisons in Bermuda and St Lucia.
Promote a Personally Conducted Burlington Route tour to the California Expositions. Highlights include through Pullman sleeping cars, scenic views, safety, comfort, and a conductor guide. Alex Stocks offers free pictures maps and a descriptive folder from 264 Washington St Boston.
Mayor Curley clashes with the Finance Commission over obtaining a complete transcript of all evidence from the Franklin Park refreshment bids investigation. He plans to demand the full record, alleging suppression of material evidence and partial publication in reports. The commission has released only material from its reports. observers await the outcome.
The mayor directed chief clerk Francis Brennan to obtain all evidence the commission gathered in this case and in the probate building removal contract it criticized, but Brennan was refused this evidence by the commission.
The Massachusetts Association of Elks held its first annual convention in Pittsfield on June 17. Delegates from twenty-two of twenty-eight lodges passed resolutions praising President Woodrow Wilson for his European policy. Officers elected: President Edward M. Davis, first vice-president Edward K. McPeek, second vice-president C. Adam Porter, secretary J. Clifford Entwisle, treasurer Dr. William Hayes.
Two sisters Annie E Driscoll and Katheryn Driscoll married in a double wedding yesterday. They are daughters of Mr and Mrs Jeremiah Driscoll of Medford Hillside. The ceremony united two romances from high school and Tufts College in one event.
Miss Annie Driscoll and Emile H. De Montigny, schoolmates from Milford New Hampshire, married after Annie’s 1913 Medford High graduation. Dr Katheryn wed Dr Humbert A. Giovanetti of Bell Isle Newfoundland, Tufts Medical School classmate of the bride. Rev J J Lyons officiated.
Ephraim D. McIntosh age 89 of Cambridge led the 731st New England Associates California Pioneers of ’49 reunion at the Revere House as rain and frail health reduced attendance to seven survivors. William B. Wilbur, president, and McIntosh, both octogenarians, shared memories and jokes while the storm raged outside.
Berlin reports a decisive battle spanning 1100 kilometres along the Russian front from the Rawka River through central Polish territories. German and Austrian forces press the attack in Poland Galicia and Bukowina as big results are expected.
General Carlo Pagani, buyer-in-chief of the Italian army, is in Boston after supplies for Italian forces. He has made large purchases and will likely leave more thousands in Boston before heading to New York. He is accompanied by two fellow Italians and is said to be a close friend of the King of Italy.
Flour fell to 75 cents a bushel week by week, the lowest since the war began, with buyers awaiting new Southwest wheat. Government reports project a bumper crop of 950 million bushels, and foreign demand remains timid. If demand strengthens, prices could rise again.
The next Sunday Post Magazine features Sewell Ford delivering another Torchy tale praised as his best. The piece highlights Ford’s wit and craft in a standout feature set for readers.
An advertisement touts Poslam as a rapid, dependable skin treatment for eczema acne itch scalp scale herpes pimples rashes and minor blemishes. It claims visible improvement after each application and offers free samples from Emergency Laboratories New York. Poslam soap and antiseptic sold at 25 and 15 cents.
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