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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
8
Italian troops on the Piave front report the Capo Sile bridgehead was completely reoccupied and extended, with the gain held against Austrian counterattacks. Nearly 400 prisoners were taken during the fighting. Announcement from the war office.
Report from British headquarters in France dated June 26 notes unusual sickness among German troops. It credits British airmen with delaying German plans by striking at vital points in enemy communications.
The text quotes witnesses claiming hearing restoration and general health improvement after Osmo-Chemic treatment. Elizabeth Bernard reports regaining hearing including clock ticks across the room, while A B Litchfield credits life-saving recovery from deafness and stomach troubles. An elderly man credits renewed strength and vitality after treatment.
Ralph J. White of Revere testified that his wife Gertrude White threw the Christmas dinner at him, hit him with meat and an alarm clock, and threatened to shoot. A boarder noted the missing dinner. Judge Wait reserved ruling on the divorce.
Harvard reports the Shaker colony, founded 137 years ago, abandoned after surrendering to Camp Devens artillerymen. The land and homes are locked as government requisition ends the peaceful community, whose looms fall quiet and whose members face an upheaval caused by wartime needs.
United States fuel administration weighs gasoline conservation plans in a communication to James J. Storrow. Mark L. Requa says it is unlikely necessary to restrict freight vehicle use, and that public conservation could prevent government action.
Georgia becomes the 12th state to ratify the federal prohibition constitutional amendment as the Legislature approves the measure in Atlanta on June 26.
The article extols Chalmers engineers for evolving two key features seen as of immense value and revolutionary impact on automobile engineering. It also asserts Chalmers as among the best motor cars ever built, implying notable Space-related demonstrations.
An American pilot in the Lafayette Escadrille describes a 1914 Balkan bombing run toward Sofia Bulgaria. Clouds and rain hindered sight while bombs struck the King Ferdinand palace, Parliament, and nearby areas, with casualties visible as comrades claimed hits and the narrator vowed further action.
A World War I diary excerpt details a 540 mile round trip raid from Galatz to Sofia and back, escorting none and facing a lone enemy plane. The narrator recalls weather clearing near the Romanian frontier, landing at Galatz, and praise from King Ferdinand after the mission. The entry notes casualties from Parliament attacks and expresses resolve to defeat foes. The writer travels to Jassy for leave then resumes exploits.
A list of reserve men appointed as patrolmen with effect starting today. Names include William F J Barry William J Gibbons Francis J O Rourke in Division 1 George F Brown William J Crimmins Daniel F Dwyer William L Kendrick John F McGovern Division 3 Thomas H Boyle Patrick J McFeeley John J O Connor Joseph D Sullivan Division 4 Henry J Foley Peter F Neary Division 5 James Downing John K Molineaux Richard A Roache Division 9 Bernard J Lyons Division 11 John T Murray Division 12 William E J Driscoll Division 16 John J Martin Division 18 John J Conley.
Arlington High School graduates in plain uniform dresses gathered for the annual commencement in the school hall. Deputy Commissioner of Education Frank W. Wright delivered the address. Over 100 in the class, three already serve in the navy and a fourth has enlisted and awaits his call.
Treasury agent Thomas F. Finnegan led a major New England narcotics seizure. Alfred Carni celli of Arlington was arrested on drug smuggling charges after over 25000 dollars worth of opium and morphine were found in a large trunk at the defendant's South End apartments.
An official chemical test on the black bread eaten by Austrian soldiers reveals 82 percent oat flour with the remainder consisting of ground wood fibre straw hay and other unidentified ingredients.
In Amesbury on June 26 Raymond Therrien 81 years 2 months and his brother Arthur 51 years 2 months sons of Peter Therrien of 136 Mill Street drowned while playing ball on the river bank. The ball fell in the water and the brothers slipped in while trying to recover it. Oscar Ducharm 6 attempted to help but was warned back. The bodies were recovered about 30 minutes later by Officer Murray of the Amesbury police.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled pawnbrokers must pay a 6 percent income tax on interest earned from loans. The tax commissioner assessed 6 percent on $871 from Meyer Goldman, who sued to recover the tax.
Mayor Peters vetoed a City Council approved raise for 16 municipal court clerks and assistants. The proposal would have boosted salaries by 300 to 800 dollars.
Lieutenant Cyrus F. Chamberlain son of local banker F. A. Chamberlain and last Lafayette Escadrille member was killed in a French air accident. A Princeton graduate he received a lieutenant’s commission days earlier after several air battles. Details of his death are pending.
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