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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
3
The Shipping Board announced that in the week ending May 5, ten steel ships totaling 57 695 tons and six wooden ships of 21 500 tons were launched by American yards. Twelve steel ships totaling 80 180 tons were delivered completed in the same period.
Officials report weekly totals rising with two tankers of 10 475 tons each delivered and total annual output surpassing 4 500 000 tons. Delays in steel deliveries persist while fabricators meet demand. nine more 7800 ton Faith type concrete freighters will be built for government use, bringing ships to 19.
Lieutenant Henri De Man a 32 year old Belgian mortar battery commander and Belgium Mission on Industrial Management member arrived in Boston to corroborate reports of German barbarities in Belgium. He described witnessing a six year old girl who had both hands cut off at the wrists.
The Sherwood bill passed by the House would give a minimum pension of 25 dollars a month to Civil War veterans and move to the Senate. It offers graduated payments from 25 to 39 dollars per month based on age and service, boosting short term soldiers by about 50 percent and long term by about 30 percent. It excludes those earning 100 dollars or more annually and those in soldiers' homes.
Electrical Workers Local 104 appointed a committee to confer with Edison Electric Illuminating Company at Henry B. Endicott's office Thursday morning to resolve a wage controversy. A strike by linemen had been looming for weeks.
Chaplain Arthur W. Stone, previously stationed at Charlestown Navy Yard, is ordered to duty at Commonwealth Pier. He will also oversee the students at the Harvard radio school.
A fragmented OCR item mentions breakfast cereals including corn flakes and references milk and a misread place name. The readable bits suggest a supermarket display or ad snippet without clear date or price.
The National War Work Council calls for middle aged men to join war work in England France and Italy. It seeks 31 to 50 year olds, especially bilingual English French or Italian speakers, to fill about 1200 openings in May and 1200 in June as American troop needs grow.
Miss Sarah Emerson claims Frank O. Squire, Boston millionaire, wooed her after his wife’s death and supported her by daily shopping trips and nightly visits. Counsel Solomon Lewenberg says Squire introduced her to friends as his intended wife and furnished her Brookline apartment with items from his former home. The suit was filed yesterday in Brookline.
A Tremont Theatre review lauds the breezy light comedy General Post with William Courtenay as Smith the tailor advancing to brigadier general. Thomas A Wise shines as Sir Dennys with Cathleen Nesbitt and Cynthia Brooks in supporting roles. The piece satirizes British society changes and draws a large, appreciative crowd.
The review notes a love story set among England’s upper class showing social change as war arrives. Sir Dennys Broughton’s family embodies prewar privilege while his tailor Smith falls for Betty Broughton. Smith joins the war, rising to colonel, challenging class ties as the Strife ends and worth becomes personal.
Dorchester School Centre presents Real Folks on Wednesday evening aimed at outdoor loving audiences. The centre invites all Boy Scouts in the Dorchester district to a Friday 8 pm event with Major Patrick F. O Keefe as presiding officer and Dr John F Fitzgerald as speaker.
William C. Brosseau, 64, of 41 Davis Street, fell from a scaffold at the Crocker division of the American Writing Paper Company in Holyoke at 4:30 PM. He fractured his skull and died three hours later at Holyoke City Hospital.
The 1918 Pop concert season opened with a large audience drawn by a warm evening. The crowd was attentive to the music and enthusiastic, requesting several encores after the performance.
A large audience in uniform applauded Agide Jacchia conducting selections from Sousa to Bizet and Wagner era pieces. The concert opened with Solid Men to the Front and featured Mignon Pagliacci Carmen Tha is selections Hoffmann violin solo Marche Miniature Nutcracker Suite and more. The performance showcased unity between nations through shared air and spirited singing.
The notice highlights an attractive programme billed for tonight featuring performances by Carolle and Meacham's American Pa tnal, promising a memorable cultural event.
The body of an unknown woman was found in the harbor near Broad Way Extension bridge yesterday. She stood about five feet four inches tall and wore a black fur coat, red coat sweater, white waist, black skirt, white cotton underwear and black leather slippers.
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Ann Elizabeth Fisher, longtime Boston public school teacher, announced from 35 G Street South Boston. Services set for tomorrow at Hawes Unitarian Congregational Church on East Broadway at 4 PM conducted by Rev James Huxtable.
The death occurred yesterday afternoon from a heart attack, taking a local resident by surprise and prompting a formal obituary notice.
Fort Worth Texas May 6 Lieutenant Fred A Keep of East Milton Massachusetts a flying instructor at Taliaferro Field died today from injuries suffered when his aircraft fell last week He had been stationed here since November after receiving his commission at a Canadian field
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