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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
7
Massachusetts readies for Army Week with a deficiency of 1800 men to reach the quota. Recruits begin to apply at 3 Tremont Row Boston to fill the Hub’s 1500 shortfall for the regular army.
Massachusetts campaigns mobilize public enlistment for infantry artillery cavalry and allied branches. G A R Spanish War Veterans and women groups join district drives with 10 000 fliers in Suffolk County and pay details for non commissioned officers and corps. Navy Marine and other corps seek volunteers while reserve engineers and forestry units begin recruitment at Boston locations.
Bay State City residents protest military recruiting saying business was good and jobs should not be disrupted. Manager Endicott warns the city faces a quota shortfall and urges reader support to fill the shortfall. The letter to the Post editor recounts the request for assistance two days ago.
An executive letter from H. B. Endicott of the Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety urges all towns to intensify recruiting for the regular army. He condemns anti recruiting sentiment and calls for universal civic duty to meet enlistment goals before July 4. He warns exemption boards should not excuse essential service.
The Massachusetts Agricultural College faculty voted to lower the entrance age from 21 to 18 for special students. The change aims to help youth obtain practical agricultural training without completing the full four-year regular course. Applicants must have completed a four-year high school program or its equivalent.
Giuseppi Maurinani Angelo Loretto Nichola Cappuccino and Giuseppi Prigone of the North End were arraigned before Judge Bennett in Municipal Court and each jailed in ten thousand dollars for the grand jury. They are accused of fatally shooting Angelo Savoia during a running gun duel on Battery Street.
Former Mayor Fitzgerald wrote to President Wilson urging action to require aliens in the United States to share wartime duties. He cites 350000 aliens in Massachusetts, 125000 residents five years or more, and 100000 allied-country subjects, arguing Congress has done nothing to equalize obligations with native born citizens. He notes low allied enlistments and cites his own family as example of the issue.
A letter from John F. Fitzgerald urges action on alien exemption in the upcoming draft. He cites three men on call for the Naval Reserve and a Boy Scout, noting two neighboring men born under a foreign flag who face no service. He argues one million registered aliens are exempt and calls for compassionate yet firm leadership to address alien responsibilities.
Judge Fox in the Superior Court equity session issued a mandatory injunction directing Max Cohen a barber at 299 Bryant street Malden to return the union shop card hung in his shop window The complaint was brought by James Dacey and members of the Journeymen Barbers International Union Cohen defended claiming he kept his shop open past noon last Christmas to tend a ill customer receiving a tango haircut Mistaken timing on a holiday and a competing barber's complaint prompted the ruling
President Wilson welcomed the Russian mission led by Special Ambassador B A Bakhmetieff to a state dinner with Cabinet members and top officials. The ambassador accepted Vice President Marshall’s invitation to address the Senate next Tuesday and was visited by William J Bryan this afternoon.
The Red Cross urges readers to subscribe and support aid efforts through donations and membership. The appeal highlights emergency relief, disaster relief services, and the organization's community outreach programs.
Lawrence Sparks, a Black man condemned to die for the murder of Charles Dixon, a fellow Black man, in Halifax, N Y, was granted a reprieve today just before his scheduled execution. The case drew attention as appeals and orders paused the death sentence.
A court granted a petition for reprieve pending further action, citing newly discovered evidence. The decision extends relief until July 27, delaying subsequent proceedings and reviewing the new information.
A note expresses the value of Red Cross aid in saving soldiers during conflict. It highlights citizen volunteers and organized relief as vital to preserving lives. The message promotes service and support for wartime humanitarian efforts.
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