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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1917
Page
8
Extensive rack of women and misses suits coats and dresses in serge gabardine velvet and taffeta. Includes tailored one of a kind pieces, sport coats and dresses with pockets belts and trim. several price points from $8.50 to $25 with accessories and children’s garments also on offer.
Extensive discount sale features 86 inch dress silks and prints in navy black and white. 98 inch silk and wool dress fabrics. 86 inch silk and satin taffetas. remnants of crepe georgettes chitons and poplins. priced from .30 to 1.50 with many items marked down. Includes white wash habits crepes and corduroys in assorted colors.
A lengthy sale list outlines 52 inch Silverblooms and St Nicholas Cloths and many 44 to 86 inch dress fabrics priced from .49 to 1.00. It notes remnants, towels, sheets, and crex rugs among home textiles and includes linoleum, curtains, lace, and upholstery goods with varied discounts. The catalog also lists furniture pieces and household items with prices.
The Stars and Stripes led the way as the Red Cross flag followed on every battlefield, signaling the presence of aid and neutrality across combat zones.
Claire L McCarthy 10 testified before City Council about injuries from a bolt protruding from a concrete walk at Charles Perkins School St Botolph Street. Senator Malcolm Nichols explained the left arm paralysis and the McCarthy family seeks city compensation for moral negligence. Action postponed one week to consult the school house department. Isabel Best of Dorchester wed Henderson Magee of Dorchester in a quiet Center Street ceremony.
The life of one American is precious and the Red Cross aims to save thousands through emergency aid and humanitarian service. The message stresses collective action and lifesaving work during disasters.
Williams College conferred honorary degrees at commencement with 61 of 106 graduates in government service. Hoover received a Doctor of Laws, Hamilton College president Dr. Ferry a Doctor of Laws, Robert Grant Aiken a Doctor of Science, Rev. John Neher Lewis a Doctor of Divinity, and Captain Thomas H. Gimperling a Master of Arts for his Williams unit.
A wounded soldier pleads for mercy while a Red Cross relief effort expands. The appeal underscores humanitarian aid and relief measures during ongoing conflict.
June 23 report from an American destroyer in British waters cites the distress call from a British merchantman under submarine attack. The vessel abandoned ship after shelling, leaving only wreckage. The destroyer searched for two days but high seas and distance likely prevented rescue.
Ottawa reports two New Englanders wounded in action with names listed as Kearney Danvers Massachusetts and B T Bolton Greenwich Connecticut among overseas casualty records.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 15 cent per ton increase in freight rates for bituminous coal from Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia Virginia Kentucky Tennessee and Ohio producing fields to points east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio River. The tariffs were exceptions to carrier requests for a flat 15 percent rise.
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