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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
1
June 22 Washington report notes prohibition advocates plan a strong dry provision before the final vote on the food control bill. The debated section would empower the President to limit regulate or reduce supplies of materials used to make alcoholic liquors, but falls short of anti liquor demands.
Fifty American aviators arrived at the seaplane depot at Nice to undergo instruction while French comrades greeted them warmly. A Washington despatch noted 100 Navy flying corps aviators had reached France earlier, marking the first American air forces arrivals in the country.
In Plymouth on June 22 Stephen A. Allen longtime Aller ton Street resident and wealthy landowner was reported dead at Jordan Hospital. Dr W G Brown confirms the death while the Allen household insists the man remains alive, leaving a puzzling question of identity and a strange tale to unfold.
The undertaker warns all connected with the death to speak nothing. No death notice will be printed. Locals report the body may be moved tonight in secret. Allen built a grand Allerton street home but hardly any have seen him or his supposed relative Miss Emily Allen. Only a Japanese servant has been seen. The servant is said to have relayed levying- information and grocery orders left outside the rear door. A woman’s voice answered calls saying Mr. Allen is not dead and cannot talk.
Liberty Loan subscriptions totalled 3 035 226 850 with an oversubscription near 52 percent and more than 4 000 000 buyers. The Boston Red Cross War Fund mobilizes for a 3 000 000 week campaign as veterans join the effort to push New England past its goal by next Tuesday.
Yesterday's Red Cross War Fund drive in Greater Boston spurred strong local backing. Yet organizers warn that over a million residents have not yet donated, and continued appeals are planned to sustain the emergency relief effort.
Reports from Petrograd say sailors of the Black Sea fleet at Sebastopol have shown disorders as the American mission to Russia began a visit on Monday. Only confused reports outline the scope of the trouble.
The Red reports disorders tied to Admiral Kolt Chak's retirement. Birzheviya says extremists moved sailors to arrest officers and disarm others. Minister Keren sky orders firm action to restore order, while Premier Looff downplays the outbreak as exaggerated.
The message calls for support for the boys on the firing line and urges readers to subscribe to the Red Cross.
Miss Katherine Morey of Boston and Miss Lucy Burns of New York were arrested at the White House gates. They refused to comment on the arrest or future plans. Pickets remain unsettled with some favor waiting the trial outcome while others prep a new banner accusing President Wilson of deceiving Russia by labeling America a democracy.
An American liner reported a fierce battle with a German submarine two days out of Liverpool. A torpedo glanced off the liner but did not explode, prompting an order to abandon ship before the submarine surfaced to finish the attack and was destroyed by the crew's gunfire.
Suffragists resumed demonstrations with banners quoting President Wilson to drum up support for democracy. They claimed Miss Burns and Miss Morey acted peacefully and only exercised citizenship rights to argue their cause.
Nationwide updates show the Red Cross mercy fund reaching 77 million dollars with 33 million from New York City and 44 million from the rest of the country. Regional totals list North Central 18.96 million Middle Atlantic 11.45 million West 5.62 million New England 5.80 million and South 2.39 million.
A warning from Charleston on June 22 states German agents employ a small, ingeniously constructed fire bomb. The alert continues on page 2.
Washington reports the National Guard draft for war service may shift from July to Aug. 5 to avoid unfair officer rank placement under the three step plan. The deferral aids camp site readiness and equipment assembling for mobilization.
Stockholm dispatch says T. St. John Gaffney, ex American consul at Munich, arrived via Berlin to press Dutch and Scandinavian Socialist delegations to discuss Irish freedom at the upcoming international Socialists conference.
A plea urges citizens to back the Red Cross to fund medical care and comfort for servicemen in the trenches. The message emphasizes every donation helps protect soldiers and aid families at home.
A wireless operator reports the crew discharged cargo at Liverpool and began homeward travel on June 1. The ship sailed with no lights at night and prepared for action, hoping for luck on the return journey as in crossing the prior voyage.
Today marks St John the Baptist Day and recalls the 1848 outbreak of Red Republicans in France. The item also notes that wheat fell below $1 a bushel for the first time since 1914 one year ago today.
The forecast calls for fair conditions in Boston Saturday with cooler showers and variable winds Sunday for northern and southern New England. Overcast Saturday and cooler interior are expected in northern New England, with Sunday showers.
Fragmentary OCR notes record temperatures and figures with references to Thompson's Spa and dated values. The text contains mixed numbers and garbled words, making precise details difficult to extract. No clear events, dates, or named entities beyond the spa reference are evident.
In the American League Boston beat New York 2 to 1 and Chicago defeated Cleveland 4 to 1. Detroit won 9 to 3 against St Louis in game one while game two ended 3 to 2 for Detroit. Washington edged Philadelphia 6 to 5. In the National League New York topped Boston 8 to 5 and Philadelphia won 5 to 3 while Brooklyn defeated Pittsburg 4 to 3 in 10 innings. Cincinnati beat St Louis 5 to 2.
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