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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
6
Private Carl Mathews of B Company Sixth Regiment Fitchburg died of pneumonia after a brief enlistment. He received full military honors and was to be buried after funeral services Sunday at City Hospital where he died yesterday.
Francis P. Whittemore, long recognized as one of the nation’s oldest printers, died in Nashua New Hampshire at age 92. He began as an apprentice in 1841 and remained active in the trade until shortly before his death.
Frank A. Furst of Baltimore, head of Maryland Dredging & Contracting and Boston Dredging Company, offered to Secretary Daniels the services of both firms for any and all emergencies during the war. The companies have executed major dredging work along the Atlantic coast.
The Technology Engineer Corps departs this afternoon for a second weekend encampment at Tuttle's Farm near Bedford. Two weeks earlier the corps built a bridge and dam over a small stream and now will finish those structures while adding a corduroy road.
Examination of the Holland-America liner Ryndam with Count Adam Tarnowski and the Austrian diplomatic party aboard returning under safe conduct to Austria was completed last night and the ship sailed immediately. The Ryndam left New York May 4.
Captain E J Schneider of I Company and Captain B C Titelbaum of G Company were chosen as colonels of their regiments at the annual prize drill of the English High School corps. Hundreds of parents watched as cadets performed maneuvers in Mechanics Hall while Major Bogan presented medals and banners from the Ninth Regiment National Guard.
Officers in First and Third Regiments won lieutenant colonel and major ranks based on drill scores. Captains G P O Neil A T Connolly S E Hunter W B Daly J Greenblatt named leaders for parade honoring General Joffre. Prizes awarded to companies and individuals including buglers and drummers.
Two young women admitted drug addiction and testified at the Superior Criminal Court trial of Dr. Thomas Walsh of Washington Street who is charged with illegally prescribing drugs. Their names were not released.
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