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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
7
Felix Vorenberg urged Liberty bond purchases to Jewish workers in Boston during the 4000 membership campaign for the Central Y M H A. The drive aims to fund a $300,000 building in central Boston and reported 544 new names, bringing total membership to 1793.
Col Estaban Cantu is reaffirmed in the governor’s post amid continued leadership. The move confirms his ongoing authority and policy direction in the region as political circles react.
In Yuma on May 10 Colonel Estaban Cantu is reappointed military governor of the northern district of Lower California, per a telegram from Governor Cantu's secretary.
General Edwards says investigations show no discrimination in selecting Plattsburg candidates at 42 Water Street. He asserts the process treated applicants equally from start to finish, with success based on merit. He adds rejected candidates will be considered for future training camps.
Major William P. Wooten, U.S.A., arrived in Boston to recruit the Fourth Regiment of Army Engineers for France. Offices are in Barristers' Hall room 406. About 1000 railroad men including train dispatchers, masters, superintendents, engineers, telegraphers and train crews are to join the regiment amid urgent wire requests from Washington.
Senate leaders moved to limit debate and allow a final roll call on the censorship section of the administration espionage bill. An amendment authorizes wartime rules to prevent disclosure of military movements and fortifications with penalties. Congress members excluded from rules. mail protections and anti treason provisions also adopted to bar certain publications.
More than 200 Newton High School boys volunteered to work in local residents’ gardens during spare time. The Newton Public Safety Committee guarantees the boys 20 cents an hour as payment.
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