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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1916
Page
2
Colonel Roosevelt plans a 12 000 men division with four brigades including infantry cavalry field artillery and support units. He seeks a commission from President Wilson to command a volunteer force, aims to recruit in Texas and the West, and intends a modern, well equipped unit ready within a month.
The Vermont Infantry First Regiment led by Colonel Ira J L Reeves entrained in Burlington for Eagle Pass Texas with 900 men. Three hundred failed medical exams and were left behind with another 300 held at Fort Ethan Allen for drill and equipment. Priests heard confessions for Catholic soldiers before departure. Nights were spent on bare ground due to tent shortages.
A dynamite explosion in the Everett city yards shattered walls and windows within a 2000 foot radius. Fragments blasted through dwellings and the city stable, with several residents narrowly escaping serious injury. An electric light pole was toppled and structural holes were photographed as proof of the blast’s reach.
John D. Gillis blamed miscalculation of ledge composition for a blast that ripped through the pit area. High 14 foot holes loaded with dynamite unleashed rock and debris, injuring Richard Davis, W. L. White, Mrs. J. M. Ryan, Joseph Morse, J. J. Mahoney, and Superintendent Wood as rocks crashed through nearby homes and yards.
Musicians are badly needed in the First Artillery Band. Any musician may enter service by applying to Sergeant Chapman, bandmaster of Battery A. Call Framingham 596 for information.
Edith H. C. Kimball of 32 Westland Avenue Back Bay reports her bulldog Buddy missing. Last seen Tuesday night sprinting through the Fenway wearing a heavy black leather collar engraved with his name and address.
Camps Whitney urgent appeal as Colonel Sweetser urges citizens to ship underclothing to state armories for 2100 recruits lacking proper wear. Senators Lodge and Weeks pledge help. Governor McCall weighs a possible special session. Governor seeks Captain J R McGinness reinstatement in the Ninth Massachusetts Regiment.
Henry Weston, state house guide, marked the 53d anniversary of his return to Massachusetts from the Civil War with the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment in North Carolina. His son Henry G. Weston Jr. left Framingham with the regiment, serving as a sergeant, headed to Mexico. Edward A. Horton of Gloucester, famed as the blacksmith orator, returned from the Spanish War with G Company of the Eighth Regiment and left for the front yesterday as a private with the same unit. Horton, a probation officer, had recently reenlisted. Governor McCall received two women war nurse applications, referred to the Red Cross. He lamented the last minute rush hindered sending men in tourist cars and noted possible weather needs and blanket shortages, with government likely to provide equipment. He had heard no word from the Relief Committee. a lengthy report was expected today.
The New York Central railroad and its subsidiaries will pay full salaries to married employees and from half to full salary for unmarried employees with dependent families who were National Guard members on June 17 and are in United States service after July 1. Indefinite leaves without affecting pensions are granted. Full pay continues for June. Maximum monthly payment after July 1 capped at $100.
A call to readers about a double page in the next Sunday Post Magazine highlighting people from every nation who contribute to all fields of life. The feature promises striking portraits and a celebration of international workers.
Governor McCall wired Senators from Massachusetts to urge against breaking the state’s brigade under federal service. He also pressed to keep Brigadier General Sweetser in command, noting the risk of an officer above him taking Massachusetts troops for another unit.
Mrs. Morey reports a telegram from Captain L. S. Morey stating he is somewhere in Mexico via Columbus New Mexico and has no plans to come out. He says he is very well, and the note mentions hot weather and rough conditions impacting decisions.
Reports indicate Captain Morey will stay in a temporary hospital on the Pershing line until he has recovered enough to travel. The move suggests caution about his condition and readiness for deployment.
Captain Burrage said the tender Dixie crowded with American refugees sailed from Tampico for Galveston and should arrive Friday. Two American-born children were born aboard the Dixie. Consul Guyant said he would reach New Orleans soon. Refugees at Ciudad Carmen also departed for New Orleans.
A proposal to launch a moving picture weekly news service to boost navy recruiting by showing American ships at Vera Cruz was approved by Secretary Daniels. Secretary Baker proposed sending movie operators to General Pershing's camp to aid army recruiting, with films censored by military authorities before theater release.
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