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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
5
Newport R I May 10 The British oil tank motor ship Sebastian sank today while towed by an American gun boat to a New England port. A marine gunner attached to the government vessel, Thomas Jones, was lost as the hold burned fiercely.
An unverified report circulated that a submarine was sighted off Cape Ann as a British steamer sought harbor in Rockland Massachusetts. The captain met a naval official but details remained undisclosed.crew members offered no confirmation beyond saying something sensational occurred last night off Cape Ann.
Senate Naval Committee backs a House bill to expand the navy to 150000 and the Marine Corps to 30000. An amendment ties enlisted pay to the war army raise, giving privates at least 25 dollars monthly. Acting Chairman Swanson to report. action possible next week.
Marshal Joffre and Rene Viviani led a pageant of France’s heroes in New York with crowds cheering as they toured Riverside Drive to Joan of Arc, visited Columbia University, and received honorary degrees at Grant's Tomb amidst demonstrations of Allied resolve.
In a day noted for extraordinary honors Abraham Lincoln received the highest degree amid thunderous applause. The audience rose for the national anthems as the procession moved onward, with M Viviani offering a brief grateful speech to university officials, before the party proceeded to Grant's Tomb.
A reader argues General Sweetser cut the parade route short in Boston downtown. The letter urges a longer route to showcase the crowd and civic spirit, noting downtown congestion and the public’s right to view the reception.
A call to give maximum emphasis to the parade route with bold print in Saturday morning papers. The goal is to ensure the parade in Boston streets comes off strongly and avoids a fizzle, prioritizing the participant who has led the Boston procession.
George Blaisdell an elderly widowed shoe cutter of Haverhill was found dead in the cellar of his Amesbury road home after being missing since last Saturday. Neighbors discovered the body tonight, authorities received word.
Arvin J. Duval and William J. Stewart were held for the grand jury after police from Boston and Brookline pursued them into Jamaica Pond Wednesday night. They face larceny charges for three automobiles stolen within six weeks.
Mrs. Aug. Doellefeld of Carlyle Illinois writes Dr. Caldwell in Monticello Illinois praising Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for keeping her four children healthy. The laxative product uses simple herbs with pepsin to regulate bowel action and is sold in drug stores for fifty cents a bottle with a free trial bottle by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell.
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