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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
5
A wartime appeal calls for support as American soldiers face danger and disease in France. It stresses the Red Cross $100,000,000 fund and urges New England to donate seven million dollars in seven days to equip and aid ministering workers and wounded troops.
A suitcase seen at Clyde street pier in East Boston at low tide drew the harbor police to wait for lower tides. At half ebb a police boat grappled the case and surfaced an empty bottomless trunk, prompting plans to search the harbor floor at very low tide.
A wartime relief note urges prioritizing military efforts before aid to the Red Cross, emphasizing support for servicemen before humanitarian assistance in the home front effort.
Police report a record number of bodies recovered from the harbor. The latest discovery by Navy Yard Commandant Rush yesterday morning is described as a light mulatto female child aged six, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and 140 pounds, wearing blue serge, striped shirt and cloth button shoes.
Miss Thelma Hilton daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett S Hilton of 27 Cushing Avenue Belmont married Charles J Strobel of Cincinnati in a chapel ceremony on Colonel Everett C Benton estate officiated by Rev Burke Leavitt.
At a meeting of the price committee of the New England Milk Producers Association and H P Hood and Sons the date for a price revision to members was left in abeyance until the joint committees decide on a definite buying system. Committees to start work immediately. Producers had demanded a July 1 effective date.
General Edwards travels to Lawrence tonight to address mill city tailors at a Mass meeting at the State armory. He will be greeted by the Mayor, dine at the Lawrence County Club, then lead a procession with military detachments to the armory for a patriotic demonstration before speaking.
The outdoor show at Wentworth Institute Grounds ends after twenty days. Due to repeated requests and prior transport arrangements for exhibits, the directors decided to close the event last night rather than wait until today.
The Red Cross pledges care for wounded soldiers and appeals for help to fund this relief effort. Community donations and volunteers are urged to assist in providing medical aid, shelter, and comfort to those injured in conflict.
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