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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
2
A bill to provide instruction on citizenship in public schools was reported favorably by the legislative committee on education yesterday. The committee also advanced a bill to extend benefits of the teachers retirement system.
A brief notice to members of the retirement association who pay assessments from September 1914. The item records the ongoing obligation of members to submit dues on schedule and reminds them of the payment timeline established by the association.
In City Hall election department, Mayor Curley joined officials and staff for a flag ceremony featuring a flag-raising between pillars. The event included a bugle call, poem, and patriotic singing. A dispute arose over the flag’s orientation, with Capelle asserting the flag was hung correctly and McGlenen opposing the method.
A person asserts a bungled flag suspension in right to left fashion with the blue field of stars on the right, challenging the proper display method and prompting review of the flag orientation standards. The statement emphasizes the correct protocol for presenting the flag.
Mr. McGlellen, 92, objected that the flag should be removed and replaced properly, claiming flag raiding experience from three years in service. Mayor Curley declined to rule, noting the flag is suspended between two pillars and avoiding a direct opinion on the display.
Mayor Curley said President Weed notified the Chamber of Commerce that Boston merchants and their employees should attend a patriotic mass meeting and flag raising on Boston Common next Monday at 1 30 p m A formal attendance call will appear in Current Affairs The mayor urged participation across all industries for the event
Mayor Curley considers forming an auxiliary fire department in Boston as a preparedness measure. Fire Commissioner Grady and department chiefs will confer with veteran firefighters and Box 52 Association members on steps to form the auxiliary unit.
Mayor Curley may bring a proposal to gift two machine guns for police use before the Boston Woolmen's Association. Jacob Spitz, a member, notified City Hall that the wool workers will hold a patriotic meeting at 260 Summer Street, in the building loft, on April 4 at 3 p.m.
Ernst Becker one of six Germans on trial in New York for scheming to destroy ships leaving American ports with munitions for the Entente testified that Germans are used to doing as they are told. He said he helped make shell parts used in bombs but did not know their purpose. Becker, an electrician aboard the Friedrich der Grosse, tied up at Hoboken since the war began, said he had served in the German army.
An advertisement touts a homemade Pinex based cough syrup made by mixing 2% ounces of Pinex with granulated sugar to fill a pint bottle. It claims fast healing of throat membranes, relief from coughs, and suitability for children and adults, with a money back guarantee and directions from a druggist.
A collapse of staging at 610 Seventh Street South Boston hurled two workers about 20 feet. Robert Martin of Howe Avenue South Boston died from a broken back. John Purcell of Dorchester Avenue South Boston escaped with a fractured left foot.
An advertisement notes Bromo Quinine as the remedy in a box labeled with B. W. Grove’s signature. The copy highlights grip cords and the product price of 25 cents.
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