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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
3
A Boston advisory outlines daily care for horses in heat. Tips cover watering, shade, feeding, washing, harness care, head cooling, and signs of heat stroke, with instructions on remedies and when to move the animal to cooler conditions.
Mayor Curley announces a patriotic meeting in North End Park as part of the Italian war mission visit program. The event features a concert and moving pictures with local Italian leaders as speakers while delegates attend a banquet at Copley Plaza.
The Finance Commission bonding hearing was postponed again until Thursday morning. Chairman John R. Murphy said Attorney Henry F. Hiurlburt needs a few days to review books checks and material from Peter J. Fitzgerald Insurance Agency.
Springfield hosts the Industrial Exposition and Export Conference at West Springfield grounds. Prominent industrial and financial leaders join daily conferences from Monday through Saturday. Governor McCall and Frank H. Page preside with Secretary Redfield delivering the principal address on after the war.
Governor McCall issued a proclamation requesting the display of the Italian flag in this state during the upcoming visit next week by members of the Italian war commission.
Police seek two men who lived in an attic room at a Pemberton square office building for questioning about the disappearance of 17 year old Rose Caton of 35 Charles street Wakefield. A note on their door reads Out, will return July 2.
Rose vanished from her Wakefield home on June 10 with a letter saying she would move to Portland to work as a face powder demonstrator earning three dollars weekly. Police seek clues from a man called Billie who urged her to return a borrowed machine. sightings and office clues link a Pemberton Square attic to the case.
Walter F Russell a delegate to the constitutional convention from the 10th district and a strong advocate of initiative and referendum died at his Brockton home at 51. A well known labor figure he led with the Boot and Shoe Workers Union and served in the Massachusetts Legislature in 1913 1914 and 1915. He was defeated in 1915 in an attempt to win a Senate seat.
A Rhode Island grand jury returned four indictments for murder. Charles Carlow is charged with shooting Hiram Hart. Elliott A. O. Young with throwing Daniel B. Carrigan down stairs. Manuel Carreiro with killing Jacantho R. Mello. Andrew Borges with killing Francesco Senetomorelo.
The message urges volunteers to assist those on the firing line and encourages readers to subscribe to the Red Cross for aid. It emphasizes immediate help and the call to action for support.
Providence report says William Mulvey mistook his dead son Henry for George, a younger boy killed in a Wednes day night crash. Police correct the manslaughter warrant against driver Forrest Banks after the misidentification surfaced.
Patrick Kelley an iron worker residing at 2742 Washington Street died yesterday afternoon after a fall from the eighth floor of a building under construction at the corner of Charles and Beacon streets.
The Red Cross urges immediate support highlighting American aid and unity. Call to action emphasizes national generosity and readiness to assist when needed.
The First Massachusetts Engineering Regiment is ordered out for service next week to Ayer Junction to assist regular army officers in starting and advancing the construction of a large cantonment camp. National Guard engineers will aid in building national army cantonment camps as the War Department calls one company from each of 16 states. Yesterday the adjutant-general’s office announced B Company of the First Corps Cadets.
Next fall's entering class at Technology will be the largest in school history. About 80 men took entrance exams this week and roughly 6500 will be admitted. The class size will be about 2 percent larger than before, largely due to the war. A faculty member noted that war is an enormous factor.
A clipped quote argues technology trains men for war, suggesting rather than closing up, industry attracts more manpower daily. The line reflects wartime urgency and calls to harness tech for national defense.
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